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CREDITS Front Cover: DURAN DURAN Photograph Courtesy Of: G.M.F. GLOBE MAGAZINE is published by Globe Magazine Registered Address: Suites 31 & 32, Victoria House, 26 Main Street, GIBRALTAR • Tel: 20041129 E-mail: globemagazine@gibtelecom.net

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INFANT SUMMER SAFETY

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THE FOURTH GIBRALTAR MUSIC FESTIVAL

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MARK RANDALL: DIARY EXCERPTS FROM THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME

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THE ALL NEW HONDA HR-V EU VERSION

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LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND

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CONQUERORS OF THE HIGH SEAS

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A LOOK AT THE NEW ROCK BASTION

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MISS GLAMOUR 2015

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THE THIRD ANNUAL GIBRALTAR WINE FESTIVAL

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REACH AT THE G.M.F.

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MRS GIBRALTAR 2015

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I.D.O. VICE-PRESIDENT IS CHAIRMAN OF JUDGES FOR THE I.D.O. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015

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CHRISTIAN SANTOS: GIBRALTAR’S REPRESENTATIVE IN THE WORLD CHOIR COUNCIL

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THE BEST RECIPES OUR CUISINE

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WHAT’S HAPPENING DOWN TOWN?

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CHARLIE’S DREAM CRUISE: THE WINNER’S STORY

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A DAILY DOSE OF COD LIVER OIL

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CITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BEAUTY

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LASER THERAPY FOR PETS AT THE GIB VET CLINIC

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LA LINEA FAIR 2015 – FIESTAS Y VELADAS

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FITTED PERFECTION

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SUMMER NIGHTS

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SUMMER NIGHTS 2015

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WHITLEY NEILL

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FOCUS ON: LA SERRANA

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THE LAVAZZA COFFEE TROPHY

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ACIDIC OCEANS IMPLICATED IN EARTH’S WORST MASS EXTINCTION

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Infant Summer Safety Have fun during the summer while protecting your baby from the most common health and safety risks that amusement parks, aqua parks or other crowded locations carry the added risk of kidnapping. While this is unlikely to happen, it is important to be aware of the risk and take a few basic precautions.

Watch your infant at all times.

If you are using a stroller, be sure and keep it close by.

Summer time is a fantastic time to play together as a family and create wonderful memories, but the sun and heat of summer can also create some risks for infants. A few simple prevention measures will help everyone in the family to enjoy summer activities safely.

LIMIT SUN EXPOSURE

Babies have sensitive skin and sunburn easily, however, that does not mean that they need to be left out of the fun. Limit the time that your baby is in direct sunlight. Use sunhats, stroller covers, umbrellas, and other items to help shade your baby from the sun. Use a sunblock that was made for babies on infants over 6 months old and sparingly on infants under 6 months.

overly sleepy or fussy, it may be a sign that he or she needs to cool off. Give your baby plenty of water or formula to help her stay hydrated. Breastfed babies should be nursed more often to ensure that they are getting enough fluids. A small amount of water or juice can be given to babies to help keep their fluids up but don’t overdo it.

STAY COOL AND HYDRATED WATER SAFETY

Babies dehydrate and overheat more easily than adults because they are smaller. Watch for signs that your baby may be overheating or dehydrated while you are outside. If your baby becomes

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Water can be a major safety hazard for babies if safety precautions are not followed. Do not become overconfident in floatation devices. Infant rafts and

other floatation devices are never foolproof and your baby should be supervised at all time. Infants can drown even in shallow water.

If your baby is prone to ear infections, try to limit the amount of water that he or she gets in the ears. Chlorine in pools can irritate a baby’s sensitive skin. Be sure and rinse your baby’s skin with clean water after swimming and immediately apply whatever skin cream you typically use on your baby.

STRANGER DANGER

It’s a sad fact in today’s world

Mobile toddlers should be watched closely. Consider using a harness or stroller to keep your toddler safe. Toddlers are too young to understand what they should do if they get lost. Personalized child safety tattoos can be ordered with your child’s name and phone number in case of an emergency. As an alternative, you could place an index card with your contact information in your child’s pocket in case you are separated.

Infants and toddlers love being a part of the things you do as a family. By taking a few basic precautions, your infant can enjoy summer activities safely.

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Sat 5th & Sun 6th September 2015 www.gibraltarmusicfestival.com · @GibMusicFest

The Fourth Gibraltar International Music Festival “The footprint of the site can allow 15,000, if we make some alterations and increase the number of exits, which we will! The other factor was that when talking to possible headliners, Kings of Leon were only available on Sunday; this is a band, which headlines all the major festivals in the world and it takes us to the next level, so we thought we would bite the bullet and do a two day festival.”

Although the first one was not technically a festival, more of an open air concert, the Gibraltar Music Festival is now in its fourth year and growing. In fact, this edition, now barely three weeks away by the time you read this Globe Magazine edition, is destined to be even bigger and better. It will spread over two days with fifty acts including Duran Duran headlining on Saturday 5th and Kings of Leon headlining on Sunday 6th. Two Days? Surely double trouble - I asked Jonathan Scott, one third of the organizing team of Owen Smith and Dylan Ferro.

“Double trouble for the producers and the large team of people, who’re putting it all together, but hopefully double the fun for the many thousands, who will enjoy it.” I couldn’t have put it better myself at 9am as we both 10 AUGUST 2015 GLOBE MAGAZINE

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sip our coffee. “It’s a tall order but as last year, we sold out (12,000), we knew that this time we would have to put our thinking caps on and grow it. We thought that we can make it grow.”

“The footprint of the site can allow 15,000, if we make some alterations and increase the number of exits, which we will! The other factor was that when talking to possible headliners, Kings of Leon were only available on Sunday. This is a band, which headlines all the major festivals in the world and it takes us to the next level, so we thought we would bite the bullet and do a two day festival.”

It’s a brave decision and before anyone thinks it was reckless, at the time of writing (August 1st) advance ticket sales are 75% up on last year. VIP tickets are all sold out for

both days already and that includes double the number of VIP seats on last year (1,600).

The balance of local acts to international ones is about one third on both the main stage and the Radio Gibraltar stage. With tickets costing ÂŁ65 for one day and ÂŁ79 for two days, anyone, who attends similar festivals overseas will find these cheap.

The health and safety aspects of potentially holding a 15,000 crowd at Victoria

Ella Henderson

Stadium are taken very seriously and an ever- increasing number of meetings with the police, fire brigade and the GSLA strive to achieve the maximum peace of mind that Gibraltarian families can have when planning their festival weekend. It will require planning because there are so many acts to see over two days so that pacing yourself and your little ones will be important if you want to get maximum enjoyment out of it.

Paloma Faith

Innovations this year will include a completely revamped food court, which will reduce queuing time and hopefully wow festival goers. Due to modifications to the site, moving quickly from one stage area to the next will also be easier. There will be merchandising stalls and a myriad of curious stalls selling a million little things that add colour to any festival experience, but at the end of the day, the great variety of music on offer, both from the interna-

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Duran Duran tional stars and from our own stars is what will make the memories.

“Doors open at two and music starts at two thirty, the main entrance will be north of the Cepsa petrol station and because it’s September and the sun is still strong, we will again be handing out free sun cream. We have taken steps forward this year, not least with the level of artists, Kings of Leon will be mind blowing, whether you are a fan or not. Their 90 minutes show will include video, lights and music in a set, which will attest as to why they are so big internationally.”

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Kings of Leon

“I mean, last year, we were privileged to have The Script who are really big and proved it to us, but this year we are sure that with Duran Duran on Saturday and Kings of Leon on Sunday, we will have taken the GMF to new heights.” I can only sum up my breakfast encounter with Jonathan Scott as one of quiet optimism. On his shoulders (and Owen’s and Dylan’s and Government’s too) rest the hopes of many, in fact potentially, a half of Gibraltar’s population, that we are all going to have a good time and at the end of the day, good times is what we all live for. Roll on GMF 4 and thank you for reaching for the ‘Stars.’

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Mark Randall-Diary excerpts from the Journey of a Lifetime When someone sets out to walk over two thousand kilometres and raise £10,000 for charity you take your hat off and wish them good luck. Former Royal Gibraltar Regiment C.O, Mark Randall set out on 21st April and arrived here on July 4th after walking for sixty eight days from Cardiff to Plymouth and then from Santander through Spain!

Mark Randall, recount tales of his epic journey and shares excerpts from his diary DAY 50-52: CACERES TO ALMENDRALEJO

Compiled by Joe Adambery

DAYS 25, 26, 27: EMBALSE DE SALIME TO LUGO

-walking with James Gracia (2 IC RG) “Up at 0545 hrs, slick routine and on the road by 0620 hrs. We observed the most beautiful sunrise from La Plaza Mayor. In half an hour we were at the periphery of the city and on the Nacional 630. James understood how difficult it was to try to follow the Camino in reverse. By 0750 hrs we passed a military barracks with no sign of life. We laughed our heads off when 10 minutes later we heard reveille played over loud speakers. What? Late start or time for ‘churros and coffee’?”

Day 26: What, is that another climb I see? Yep and possibly the steepest section of the whole ‘Camino Primitivo’. Not long, only about 2 km, but this was ‘Hole in the Wall’ meets ‘Rock Gun’ for a laugh! Tightened my sandal straps, took a deep breath and stepped off to a rendition of ‘Popcorn’ on my clattering teeth; a nasty habit of mine. Mind you, I have a whole repertoire. I see pilgrims with headphones, clearly they haven’t got my musical talent or possibly better taste than ‘Popcorn’. I was walking above the clouds which lay nestled between the mountains. Everything is blooming, a mixture of, yellow, magenta, green and much more.

DAYS 28, 29, 30, 31: LUGO TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

Day 31: I am not at the end of my journey, not even halfway!

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DAY 54: ALMENDRALEJO TO CATIBLNCO DE LOS ARROYOS

Plaza de Obradoiro Santiago de Compostela

with my progress I embrace the challenge ahead. Tonight I shall take on the ‘Paris-Dakar’; another challenge, running the gauntlet of the bar/pub avenue, most frequented by pilgrims.

At one extreme a venue named Paris and at the other a bar called Dakar. Michelle (wife) will join me for the weekend. At least, I shall have someone to drink and have a few ‘pinchos’ with.

“By 1000 hrs the sun was beating down on me. I passed some lovely sunflower fields, lots of olive trees and vine. I had to wet my head and neck constantly as I didn’t want to get another headache. But, this didn’t stop the physical drain of energy. My reserves went right down below 30%. I had to stop, I had to eat to rest, I had to get to the town. “

Camino Primitivo.

Embalse de Salime in the background

Approaching Lugo

With wife Michelle approaching No 6 CM waiting in the background

Tammy by a marker stone

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“Walked over some lovely countryside, very similar to what I am used to down south. I now got my first view of Seville still quite far away. My intention was to get to Santiponce (Italica), and then tomorrow walk the short distance into the city. As I walked through a large estate with rows of orange trees on both sides I passed the only pilgrim of the day; Got to the

road and 2 km later to my first stop, the town of Guillena. It was only 0930 hrs, I had walked 19 km so I stopped for a good breakfast,’ tostadas con ‘aceite y tomate’. I had 13 km left to make it to Santiponce across undulating countryside” Day 66-67

“Walked to the bull ring at Los Barrios where I was meeting James and the RG gang. It was 0630 hrs and they were there

waiting for me. Salutations over, we drove back to Monte Coche to commence our walk to Los Barrios. I felt great and very proud to be accompanied by such a team. We walked at a fast pace and spoke about everything. James Gracia was wearing his new sandals, breaking them in for his trek to Everest Base Camp later this year (take me with you....).

Then, there was Jamie Allen, Company Commander – the best job in the world! What a fit

fellow, with so many positive ideas for the Regiment and his soldiers - an inspirational leader. Jose White, Company 2IC, keen as mustard; bright, young and the future. Jon Cartwright, the ‘old guard’, at the end of his career.”

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By the frontier before entering Gibraltar 04 Jul

Camino del Norte with Francis Brancato

Entering Merida with roman aquadact in the background

Medieval bridge in Dartmoor Monte Coche approching Los Barrios with RG FROM LEFT Jose White, James Gracia , on Cartwright, Alec Spooner and Jamie Allen kneeling

Relaxing with James Gracia at the end of a long day

Cardiff Castle

strong sense of belonging to my Regiment and Gibraltar. We exchanged a few words and he joined the march carrying his eldest son. On my other side, Samantha Sacramento, who had been in Cardiff for the Gun 16 AUGUST 2015 GLOBE MAGAZINE

Salute and to bid me farewell.

As we advanced the pipes and drums of Lowland Division, together with our own were formed up facing us. The Drum Major stepped forward, saluted and welcomed me”.

DONATIONS: The PAYPAL - email is bufandboy@gmail.com Face Book - page Mark Randall or Charity walk to Gibraltar2015 - click on Shop Now - click Link and it takes you to the PAYPAL account. Cheques - Captain John Pitto, Adjutant Royal Gibraltar Regiment, Devil’s Tower Camp, BFPO 52 Cheques to: RG Benevolent fund

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The All-New Honda HR-V EU-Version Class-leading and versatile interior space

Introducing a new generation of subcompact SUV to the marketplace, the all-new Honda HR-V delivers a unique proposition to the crossover segment: characterful coupé looks with the tough stance of an SUV, the space and versatility of an MPV, sophisticated-yet-fun driving dynamics and fuel-efficient performan Honda anticipates that 70% of new HR-V customers will be conquest buyers from other brands, predominantly from MPV and Csegment hatchback owners. The 4.3-metre long HR-V is designed to appeal to young singles and prefamily couples, who value their lifestyles and are design conscious.

From the very first glance, the new HR-V portrays a characterful youthfulness, with the distinctive, boldly-sculpted lines of a coupé merged with the tough, stance of a robust SUV. The HR-V’s taller 18 AUGUST 2015 GLOBE MAGAZINE

stature (height is 1,605 mm), combined with its solid design and strong presence, provide a feeling of safety, security, confidence and useability.

Inside, the new HR-V offers occupants class-leading interior space and - thanks to Honda’s innovative ‘Magic Seat’ system - high levels of versatility. High quality soft-touch materials and sophisticated design define the HR-V’s interior where Honda’s designers have married expansive spaciousness with the feel of a sporty, enclosed cockpit.

The ‘Magic Seat’ system allows each of the 60:40 split second-row seats to adopt numerous configurations to maximize the people and load carrying versatility of the cavernous interior. The Magic Seat system can adopt one of three ‘modes’ from the standard seating position.

Utility mode – the rear seat back folds forward as the seat base itself lowers into the rear passenger foot well, creating a maximum 1,845 mmlong flat floor.

Tall mode – the front of the rear seat

base rises up and back and is locked in a vertical position to leave a cargo height of 1,240 mm from floor to ceiling, allowing tall objects to be placed behind the front seats.

Long mode – the front passenger seat back folds back to a horizontal position, while the rear seat back folds forward, forming a ‘tunnel’ to accommodate items up to 2,445 mm long.

Occupants will appreciate the classleading cabin space, with headroom, legroom and shoulder room in the front and rear so generous that they

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match the dimensions more commonly found in larger vehicles.

The cargo bay also offers impressive space, challenging for best-in-class honours with a capacity of 453 litres with the rear seats upright, increasing to 1,026 litres with the rear seats folded. The new HR-V’s wide tailgate opening (1,180 mm) and low loading height (650 mm) ensure that the capacious cargo space is easily accessible.

The new HR-V is part of the wave of next-generation and ‘all-new’ vehicles from Honda demonstrating the brand’s pioneering approach to technological innovation, which makes life better for its customers. Honda’s all-new HR-V line-up, which will feature a choice of three equipment grades, will go on sale across Europe in the middle of 2015.

Honda’s designers paid attention to ensuring the new HR-V also exudes a reassuringly robust presence. Deeply sculpted lower body panels and the strong horizontal orientation of the front and rear bumpers convey the toughness, solidity and sure-footedness associated with larger SUVs. A new class-leading aerodynamic performance is brought to the crossover segment by THE new HR-V. AN ENGAGING DRIVE COUPLED WITH EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE

fuel consumption, the 1.5 litre ‘iVTEC’ petrol engine produces 130 PS at 6,600 rpm and maximum torque of 155 Nm at 4,600 rpm. Honda’s VTEC (Variable Timing and Lift Electronic Control) and VTC (Variable Timing Control) technologies combine with direct injection, strong tumble intake ports and an optimised piston shape to provide benefits in output and efficiency. Weight savings are made through a reduction in weight of the crankshaft and the adoption of independent bearing caps.

Honda’s all-new HR-V will be available with choice of highly efficient 130

With this 1,498 cc petrol engine, the new HR-V powers from 0-to-100

HR-V’s coupé-like body shape creates a dynamic and sporty look, complemented by rear door handles ‘hidden’ in the C-pillar. Distinctive, sharply defined lines run the length of the body, giving the HR-V a purposeful, forward-leaning stance and a sense of movement and agility, even at standstill.

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Powered by the diesel engine, which generates 120 PS at 4,000 rpm and 300 Nm of torque at 2,000 rpm, the new HR-V can accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 10.0 seconds, placing it among the most dynamic vehicles in its class. With manual transmission, fuel economy is an impressive 4.0 l/100 km (combined cycle) with CO2 emissions of 104 g/km.

Both the petrol and diesel engines are equipped with a six-speed manual transmission as standard, featuring several improvements for their application in the new HR-V; optimisation of the physical gear width and layout arrangement allowed engineers to shorten the gearbox, while a lightweight and higher-rigidity shaft improves overall efficiency. The feel and quality of the gear shift is enhanced, improving the oblique shift operation and achieving a smoother, onemovement shift pattern. The effort required to engage reverse gear is reduced and the gear noise when driving in reverse is minimised.

For Honda’s design team, the all-new HR-V’s design concept was summarised as ‘Dynamic Cross Solid’.

The concept was to combine the elegance and fluidity of a coupé with the utility and strength of an SUV. The all-new HR-V is a product borne of the determination to offer something fresh and innovative but with the real lives of real people and families at its core. The HR-V has a coupé-like cabin profile, with a powerful nose and strong lower body forms, together with finely sculpted surface detailing - creating a characterful look that will produce an emotional appeal among a target audience which highly values style and practicality.

logies that reduce friction, improve emissions and increase fuel economy.

The 1,597cc engine features a small, high-efficiency turbocharger, lowpressure EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) system and a high-intake flow, high-swirl cylinder head port. A new high-strength, lightweight slender crankshaft and all-aluminium, opendeck, high-pressure, die-cast engine block reduce the engine’s weight.

PS (96 kW) 1.5 litre ‘i-VTEC’ petrol and 120 PS (88 kW) 1.6 litre ‘i-DTEC’ diesel engines, driving the front wheels. Both four cylinder engines are part of Honda’s ‘Earth Dreams Technology’ series, engineered to deliver responsiveness performance together with high levels of efficiency. Both engines comply with the stringent Euro 6 emissions standard.

Combining a high output with low

km/h (62 mph) in 10.7 seconds (manual) and 11.2 seconds (CVT). Fuel economy can be up to an impressive 5.2 l/100 km (combined cycle) with CO2 emissions from as low as 120 g/ km - both achieved using the highlyefficient CVT transmission.

The 1.6 litre ‘i-DTEC’ engine is unique to Honda vehicles on sale in Europe. The common rail turbo-diesel unit incorporates extensive techno-

Fitted to the new HR-V, Honda’s popular optional CVT is available with the 1.5 litre ‘i-VTEC’ petrol engine.

An all-new CVT control logic was developed specifically for European markets to deliver the direct and linear feeling expected of a manual transmission. This results in vehicle speed matching accelerator pedal position more closely for a more direct feel, while engine speed increases proportionately to accelerator pedal position for a more linear feel.

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The CVT’s driveability is given a more natural ‘multi-gear’ feel through the use of new control software exclusive to Europe, which simulates seven speeds and provides optimised gear change mapping. Two new additional programmes provide situationspecific enhancements.

‘Early Downshift During Braking’ (EDDB) utilises the engine to assist the driver during braking. When the system recognises a deceleration, downhill, or cornering situation initiated by the braking system, ‘EDDB’ automatically increases the engine speed to provide engine braking. This then allows for quick re-acceleration after slowing or quick acceleration after cornering.

This newly-developed ‘CVT’ unit delivers impressive fuel economy in conjuction with these significant improvements to driveability. The ‘CVT’ gearbox allows the engine to operate within its most efficient range more of the time by continuously varying the gear ratio instead of adjusting the engine throttle opening. Automatically managed by the engine management system, the CVT gearbox selects the optimal ratio within the simulated seven speeds depending on engine speed, throttle position and driver input. Economy is boosted further by the transmission’s wider ratio range and reduced weight, the result of a rationalised design with reduced pulley pressure. Reductions in friction have been achieved through an optimised oil pump capacity, reduced oil resistance, a low friction reverse brake and a reduced friction from the rotational sliding parts.

The platform and body-shell of the new HR-V form a highly rigid structure, with 27% of the body made of high-strength steel and featuring improved frame joint rigidity. The stiff bodyshell gives the suspension (MacPherson struts at the front and an H-type torsion beam at the rear) 22 AUGUST 2015 GLOBE MAGAZINE

and visual warning will occur, eventually followed by full autonomous braking to bring the car to a stop.

a solid foundation, which, together with a low centre of gravity and minimised body roll, delivers a reassuring solidity and inspires a feeling of security when driving.

The feeling of agility is augmented by a new motion adaptive electric power-assisted steering system with a brushless motor. To minimise understeer, the front suspension features a lower front roll centre to enhance stability and the rear suspension has a raised roll centre. The result is exceptionally linear driving behaviour making new HR-V one of the most confidence-inspiring cars in the crossover segment, especially when driven enthusiastically.

Powerful and stable stopping power for the new HR-V is assured with an all-disc braking system featuring 293 mm ventilated front discs and 282 mm solid discs at the rear. Electronic aids, which boost braking power and enhance vehicle stability, include: Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist, Vehicle Stablity

Assist and Hill Start Assist.

Every new HR-V in Europe is fitted with alloy wheels with base and mid grades feature 16-inch wheels with 215/60 R16 tyres, while upper specification models are equipped with 17-inch wheels shod with 215/55 R17 tyres.

As with all new Honda vehicles sold in Europe, the HR-V is fitted with a wide range of active and passive safety technologies designed to make driving both easier and safer, while maximising occupant and pedestrian protection.

Every new HR-V sold in Europe will be equipped with Honda’s City-Brake Active System. Specifically designed to help avoid or mitigate low speed accidents, the system uses laser radar technology to scan the road ahead, automatically applying the brakes if an imminent risk of collision is detected. The system is designed to operate at speeds below 32 km/h (20 mph). If the system identifies a risk of collision then pre-braking, as well as, audible

Mid and upper grade models will feature Honda’s ‘Advanced Driver Assist System’, which uses radar sensors, plus forward and rear facing cameras, as standard. This comprehensive suite of active safety technologies includes: Forward Collision Warning, Traffic Sign Recognition, Intelligent Speed Limiter, Lane Departure Warning and High-beam Support System.

Every all-new HR-V incorporates Honda’s proprietary Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure technology to form the foundation for excellent passive-safety performance, enhancing occupant crash protection.

A network of connected structural elements distributes crash energy more evenly throughout the front of the vehicle, reducing the forces transferred to the passenger compartment. ‘ACE’ also helps minimise the potential for under-ride or override situations that can happen during head-on or offset frontal impacts with a larger or smaller vehicle.

Every new HR-V sold in Europe is equipped with a total of eight airbags, maximising occupant protection. The front, side and full-length curtain airbags are all advanced ‘intelligent’ designs and are triggered only when absolutely necessary. The front seat head restraints are designed to reduce the effects of whiplash injury.

The new HR-V is designed and engineered to achieve a top scoring five-star safety rating in the latest and toughest Euro NCAP crash tests.

The all new Honda HR-V can be viewed at Bassadone Motors, 42 Devil’s Tower Road, Tel: 200 79004, distributors in Gibraltar for Honda.

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Leave It All Behind You It’s the time of the year when many of us jet off to foreign climes for our holidays and for a well-deserved break.

And yet lately, we seem less inclined to give ourselves a real break and leave our office lives at the airport.

Information’s stock has never been higher, and being cut off from our daily stream of news, mails and calls leaves many of us in mourning.

Although you would do well to find a country that doesn’t have internet cafes, this simply won’t do for the thousands that take their PDAs, mobile phones and laptops on holiday with them.

But then why on earth are we so disinclined to use our precious holiday time to forget all about the daily rigours? I personally think that e-mails have a case for being as addictive as hard drugs! How else would you explain the desire to check work e-mails every 15 seconds with a BlackBerry, iphone or Wi-Fi?

I understand that some people feel that the only way they can keep on top of things is by dealing with everything in real time, cutting out those dreadful backlogs that inevitably occur when you have time out of the office.

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And yet, we are now polluting even this sacred time with bits and pieces of work that, let’s be honest, should wait.

When this article idea originally came up it was about escaping from your mobile phones, but the honest truth is that I would never leave it behind! A mobile is far too useful in case of an emergency and cutting yourself off from your loved ones is very different from cutting yourself off from work.

things well-oiled and stress free at our desk.

You don’t need me to point out that this isn’t the case. The

constant grind of work, however much you enjoy your job, is draining; it’s one of the reasons that we look forward to our holidays so much.

But, if you are using your work mobile for your personal life (or vice versa), then it’s probably worth thinking about getting a second handset and making a definite mark in the sand as to where your work stops and your life starts.

If you have a BlackBerry or a laptop then think very hard about your true motivation for taking it away with you.

Are you really going to resist the urge to just check a few emails to lighten the load when you get back? If you take a laptop and find a Wi-Fi hotspot are you really going to be doing casual surfing or is it going to be a brief check of things that interest you and a longer foray into sorting a few things out for the office?

It seems to me that honesty with yourself about these things is the first step in the tricky battle of making sure your holidays give you the break you truly need.

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There was a time, before the technology for always-on e-mail or even mobile telephony became ubiquitous, when a holiday meant just that. People left their work behind because they didn’t really have any other choice. After a short time on the plane, all their problems were 40,000 feet beneath them, and people could relax in the knowledge that the most difficult decision they would have to make for a week or two was Piña Colada or Sex on the Beach!

In some ways we can never get back to those halcyon days (in holiday terms at least), but we can use technology to make sure that we minimise the potential interruptions. I’ve already mentioned having separate mobiles for work and personal, but an out of office macro on your mail means that people aren’t expecting immediate attention.

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Screening your calls is also a good idea, try to make sure your loved ones are ringing from phones that show up the caller so that you can instantly tell if it’s your Gran or your boss trying to track you down.

However vital you may be to your work, there’s a reason why you are given holiday time; to step away from work and relax.

Just remember that stressed and burnt out workers are not nearly as productive for companies, and even the most hard-nosed bosses understand that a happy worker is always likely to do a much better job.

So the next time you are preparing to put your laptop in your suitcase, ask yourself: can I manage without it? Because the chances are you can, and your work can probably manage without you for a couple of weeks a year as well.

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Conquerors of the High Seas The first to sail around the world AGE OF DISCOVERY The Age of Discovery was led by the great sea adventurers in their search for a route to spice markets of the Far East when the eastern Mediterranean was blocked by powerful rivals. When Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to reach India in 1488, the Portuguese concentrated their efforts to the south and east. The Spanish, who agreed to divide the world in two with the Portuguese in the Treaty of Tordesillas on 7th June 1494, sailed west. They were not aware of the American continents and no one knew there was a Pacific Ocean.

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), an Italian, who had moved to Spain, theorised that since the earth was a sphere, a ship could reach the Far East from the opposite direction. He convinced the monarchs to sponsor his search, setting sail in August 1492.

After ten weeks, he sighted an island in the Bahamas, which he named San Salvador. Thinking he had found islands near Japan, he sailed on until he reached Cuba (which he thought was China) and Haiti. He encountered

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island he called Vinland (present-day Newfoundland) where he established a colony and traded for 3 years with the native population known as Skraelings. The Skraelings eventually forced them to leave, but the Vikings continued to sail to Canada for timber.

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Christopher Columbus

dark-skinned peoples whom he called “Indians” because he assumed he had been sailing in the Indian Ocean.

Columbus made three more voyages to the New World, which he thought was the East, in 1493, 1497 and 1502, exploring Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Jamaica, and Trinidad. He never reached North America, and until he died, thought he had reached Asia.

NORTH AMERICA ALREADY DISCOVERED Viking ships reached North America

Ferdinand Magellan

almost 500 year before Columbus set sail. Sailing from Iceland in mid990, Biarni Heriolfsson was blown off course and located an unknown land. He did not explore or name it. In 1002, Leifr Eiriksson backtracked Biarni’s course and reached the coast of present-day Canada. He then sailed south and discovered an

In 1497, King Henry VII granted John Cabot (1450-1498) a charter to explore. On 2nd May Cabot and a crew of eighteen left Bristol, England in a small ship called ‘Matthew’. He sailed farther north than Columbus did, out of the way of the Spanish territories. On 24th June, the crew sighted land. Cabot was convinced he had found an island off the coast of Asia and named it “new found land.” It was the first documented landing in Newfoundland since the Viking voyages. Cabot returned to England on 6th August 1497, and although he brought no spices or treasure back with him, he was the first to map out the North American coast.

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ran through the Atlantic with Spain gaining lands to the west, including the Americas. Brazil was granted to Portugal, who gained eastern Africa and India. But without accurate measurements, the question on the exact line persisted. In 1501, King Manuel I of Portugal dispatched fleets to Brazil, one of the officers being the Italian Amerigo Vespucci.

He was among the first explorers to report that South America was a continent, not an island, calling it the “New World”. An excellent mapmaker, Vespucci sold copies of his maps to German cartographer Martin Waldseemuller, who, when reproducing it in 1507, gave Vespucci credit by writing his first name on the South American continent. Thus the southern continent became known as “America”.

THE FIRST CIRCUMNAVIGATION The first circumnavigation of the globe was led by Ferdinand Magellan, who was born in Oporto, Portugal in 1480. In 1505, he enlisted in the navy where he learned seamanship and naval warfare under Portuguese viceroys in India. In 1509, he took part in the Battle of Die, which gave Portugal supremacy over the Indian Ocean. For seven years, he traded from Cochin, China and Malacca.

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After befriending an island king, Magellan foolishly got involved in a tribal war and was killed in battle on 27th April 1521. Sebastian del Cano took command of the ships and 115 survivors. Because there were not enough men to crew 3 ships, he burned the Concepcion.

Sir Francis Drake

Portuguese king, Magellan convinced the Spanish king, Charles I that at least some of the Spice Islands lay in the Spanish half of the undiscovered world. In September 1519, Magellan set sail with 280 men on five ships (San Antonio, Santiago, Trinidad, Victoria, and Concepcion) on a voyage fraught with hardship and mutiny. An Italian nobleman on the ship, Antonio Pigafetta, kept a diary of the voyage.

The Golden Hind

Santiago was sent to explore further south and was lost in a gale.

In August, Magellan decided it was time to move further south to look for a passage through to the east. By October, they sighted a strait. During the passage, the captain of San Antonia turned his ship back toward Spain, taking most of the fleet’s provisions.

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They crossed the equator on 20th November 1519 and sighted Brazil on 6th December. Magellan thought it unwise to go near the Portuguese territory since he was sailing under the Spanish flag, and anchored near present-day Rio de Janiero on 13th December. They were greeted by Guarani Indians, who believed the white men to be gods and showered them with goods. After stocking up, they sailed south, reaching Patagonia (Argentina) in March 1520. The

The three ships emerged from the strait to the Pacific by end-November.

Magellan thought the Spice Islands were a short voyage away, but they sailed for 96 days without sighting land. Conditions aboard the ships were abominable. The crew survived on sawdust, leather strips, and rats.

Finally, in January 1521, they stopped off at an island to feast. In March, they reached Guam. They sailed on to the Philippines, arriving on March 28th.

They sailed to the Moluccas (Spice Islands) in November, loading valuable spices. To guarantee that at least one ship would make it back to Spain, the ‘Trinidad’ went east across the Pacific, while the ‘Victoria’ continued west. The ‘Trinidad’ was seized by the Portuguese and most of her crew were killed. The ‘Victoria’ managed to elude the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean and rounded the Cape of Good Hope.

On 6th September 1522, almost three years from the day it began its historic journey, the ‘Victoria’ and 18 crew members (Pigafetta among them) arrived in Spain. They were the first to circumnavigate the globe. When the Victoria’s spices were auctioned, the income was high enough to cover all the expenses of the voyage and even produce profit.

THE SECOND CIRCUMNAVIGATION The second circumnavigation of the globe was accomplished by the pirateturned-explorer Englishman Francis Drake (1540-1596). Seeing Spain amassing a new vast empire, Queen Elizabeth I secretly sent Drake to the

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west, with the added intent to harass the Spanish. On 13th December 1577, Drake sailed from Plymouth, England with six ships under his command.

In September 1578, five of the ships turned back at the Strait of Magellan, while Drake sailed on in the Golden Hind. By June 1579, he had reached the coast of present-day California and sailed as far north as the presentday United States-Canadian border.

He then turned southwest and crossed the Pacific Ocean in two months. He voyaged through the Indies, across the Indian Ocean, and around the Cape of Good Hope. With the Golden Hind laden with gold and spices, he sailed into Plymouth on 26th September 1580, the first captain to circumnavigate the globe.

and heavy seas as he sailed around Australia, the Cape of Good Hope, and across the Atlantic.

On 27th June 1898, more than three years and 74,000km (46,000 miles) later, Joshua Slocum entered Newport, Rhode Island, as the first man to sail around the world solo. He described his remarkable voyage in his book “Sailing Around The World”.

Captain Cook

FIRST SOLO CIRCUMNAVIGATION

FIRST AROUND WITH ONLY ONE STOP

Joshua Slocum, who was born in Nova Scotia in 1844, became an American citizen and Captain Slocum at age 25.

On 24th April 1895, at 51-year old, Slocum sailed out of Boston in his 11m (37ft) sloop ‘Spray’, a decrepit oyster dredger that he had rebuilt himself.

The honour of being the first to sail around the world alone with only one stop went to Francis Chichester (1902-1972). In 1966, the 64-year old Chichester sailed his 16m (53ft) ketch ‘Gypsy Moth IV’ from England. The steering mechanism broke 3,700km (2,300 miles ) from Australia. Soon after leaving Sydney, the Gipsy capsized but righted itself. Around the Cape Horn, Chichester faced 15m (50ft) high waves. But he was not a man to step back from a challenge. In 1960, he was the winner of the first single-hand transatlantic race. He also made the

CAPTAIN COOK Another famous circumnavigation was that of James Cook. He sailed from England on 25th August 1768 aboard the Endeavour with 94 crewmen and scientists. On 11th April 1769, they reached Tahiti. On government orders, they sailed south, reaching New Zealand on 6th October. By April 1770, Cook explored and documented Australia. The Endeavour then made its way to Java, sailing on past the Cape of Good Hope. On 13th July 1771, Cook sailed into Dover. Following the historic 3-year journey, he was appointed Naval Commander by King George III.

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Slocum crossed the Atlantic toward the Suez Canal. In Gibraltar, he was warned of pirates in the Mediterranean.

So, he started back across the Atlantic, and headed down the Brazilian coast, through the hellish Strait of Magellan.

He faced deadly currents, rocky coasts Chay at Sea

Francis Chichester

world’s first solo long distance flight in a seaplane (England to Australia). On 28th May 1967, after 226 days at sea, he was welcomed back by a half-million people at Plymouth, England.

AROUND ALONE Today, sailing single-handedly nonstop around the world still grabs the imagination. Chay Blyth, nicknamed “the man of steel” became one of few when he sailed against the winds around the world from east to west aboard the ketch ‘British Steel’ in 1971, completing the voyage in 302 days. Two years later, Frenchman Alain Colas, aboard his trimaran ‘Manureva’ circumnavigated around the three great capes, taking only 129 days to complete the voyage.

The first woman to sail around the world is Englishwoman Lisa Clayton.

She set sail aboard the 11m (38ft) steel-hulled ‘Spirit of Birmingham’ from Dartmouth, England on 17th September 1994, completing the gruelling voyage 285 days later.

Jonathan Sanders circumnavigated the globe five times single-handedly. He also achieved a remarkable non-stop triple circumnavigation between May 1986 and March 1988, covering 128,000km (80,000 miles). Circumnavigation had become the rage, as with the Whitbread race. Then Frenchman Philippe Jeantot launched the idea of a single-handed non-stop race around the world.

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The New Look Rock Bastion With so many restaurants/snack bars/takeaways/bars and others, it’s sometimes not surprising running this type of business can become a struggle...The Rock Bastion however has gone from strength to strength and ready to go further...!

Text by Richard Cartwright

Manager, Lucia Gomez has been running the show for a number of years now and is excited about how things are going and positively optimistic about the future... “We’re in the middle of redecorating some of our units to make them a little more colourful and brighter.

We’ve just finished the bar area, which is now more spacious and lighter making it more welcoming. Other works are ongoing.”

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Local custom has been on the increase in the last couple of years and their popular restaurant and snack menu is as enticing as ever and ‘Rock Bastion’ is going for more on the menu. They’ve been keen on breakfasts for the past year or so and the clientele is building.

Full English breakfasts and lesser morning choices are there to be enjoyed. A brand new breakfast menu is now ready for your perusal so if you fancy a change, Rock Bastion is the place!

At lunchtime, supper time or any other moment of the day, the kitchen is open and friendly staff are ready to serve: Burgers are an all time favourite - 50s Classic, Flaming Mexican, Gourmet Lettuce and onion, Southern, Healthy Burger and so many more are listed and if you double or triple them, you’ll get a free drink refill. More favourites like ‘Buffalo Wings’, ‘Moroccan Skewers’, ‘House Pil-Pil’ and there’s more...Peppered Steak, Prime Sirloin, and Surf and Turf! What’s that? Vi-

sit them and find out!!

Kids Choices...? They’re there too. Yes, there are lots of choices to look at on the blue and white menus including pizzas, pastas and quick snacks and there are special menus for groups and events... And all that cooking comes together in the kitchen under the supervision of Chef James Trico of many, many years experience as an army chef, for the MOD, heading his company T.T Caterers and for the past two years or so not just

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40 years of catering experience - Gary Christie, also of army fame! “There’s no doubt we’re all kept very busy. We also attend to between 500 and 600 tourists a week, who arrive by coach as part of their Rock Tour,” Lucia and James tell me, “There’s

the inside terrace, outside terrace, bars and eventually, when all the redecoration is completed, three more internal salons to look after, as well as, corporate functions that come our way when there are bowling tournaments and other activities. And don’t let us forget tea time at

Rock Bastion,” Lucia reminds me, “All cakes and desserts, in fact, are homemade. ‘Smoothies’ and ‘milkshakes’ have now been introduced. Kids’ parties are becoming more and more popular here also. Summer is when, after spending a few hours on the beach, popping in here for tea

or an early ‘supper snack’ helps mums not having to bother cooking after having spent a hot day at the beach or by the pool.”

Adding to the attraction of what The Rock Bastion has to offer, is the fact that they are ‘married,’ so to speak, to The Leisure Centre:

Cinema, Gym, King’s Bowling Alley, Bouncy Castles, a great selection of video games of all kinds and the Ice Rink help to make your day out a fulfilled one!

Coming soon, Ice Bumping Cars upstairs and, at the end of the year, the ever popular, Christmas Grotto...all supplied by the Lei-

sure Centre, which is a separate concern... “That’s correct,” Lucia says, “It provides a sort of ‘cross business’, which benefits both companies or businesses. We provide the food and drinks and they the entertainment!”

About 20 staff run The Rock

Bastion seven days a week...

They’re open for breakfast, ‘elevenses,’ lunch, afternoon tea, dinner or meals at ANYTIME, from 8am straight through to midnight and the amiable staff is always ready to please... Phone in for Reservations on 200 52442 and 54033044.

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Glamour Creations - 13th Anniversary

Miss Glamour 2015

Izzi Tattersall is Gibraltar’s New Teen Queen!

Text by Justine Fava - Cartwright Photographs by Ulookfierce.com

I have said it before but it truly is hard to believe that another year has gone by since the last Miss Glamour Show and my annual review. Bianca Zammit and Glamour Creations yet again produced the tried and tested format, which has fast become a success locally. Filling the Alameda Gardens on a way too hot summer evening,of the 10th July, the audience waited for a glimpse of the girls, who had entered this year’s 13th pageant.

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out in their droves to cheer on the girls, making what should be a very nervous time for them, an ice breaker that helps inject more of a fun element to the show.

Ten young girls entered this year to take part in the contest, which is broken into several mini competitions. This is one way of making sure all the girls show a strength and can come up trumps in another category and not just the top title. By doing this, each contestant gets to shine in her own way, have her own input and show her personality off to its best.

Making that an easier job for

them is the ever faithful Andy Coumbe, who has hosted the show now for several years.

Also a firm fixture to the show’s entertainment lineup is the popular Urban Dance, who add that vibrant energy that they have become so well known for. It also becomes a stage for up and coming vocalists to make a name for themselves like Aouatif Ghabroui, Alex Williams and World Dance Champion, Ileana Martinez and Shaine Israel, giving the show an all round feel of nonstop entertainment dotted with different catwalk shows by the contestants in between the acts.

So the lucky winner this year was 18-year-old Izzi Tattersall. Izzi, who also won Miss Bikini and Miss Vogue, described herself as a cheerful person, who enjoys modelling and baking and aims to become a nursery teacher. Izzi was crowned by Miss Glamour 2014, Denille Patterson.

Other winners on the night were Maxine Cano, who won 1st Princess and Miss Catwalk, whilst Daniella Morillo was chosen 2nd Princess by the panel of professional judges: Renowned photographer Joanna Kustra, Miss Glamour 2006 Noelle Lopez, Miss Glamour 2008 and Miss Gibraltar 2014, Shyanne

Opening

Miss Vogue

Miss Bikini

Azzopardi, Miss Gibraltar 2012 Jessica Baldachino and Miss Gibraltar 1995 Monique Perera.

Prizes were handed out by the producer/director of Glamour Creations and the winner of Miss Dream Girl 2015. This kicked off with the Miss Friendship award that was won by Josiane Casciaro, who also received the ‘Miss Best Effort’ and ‘Miss

Elegant’ prize. Ailin Kroh was then awarded ‘Miss Cover Girl’ and ‘Miss People’s Choice’ was won by Chanelle Measey.

Daniella Morillo was crowned 2nd Princess, 1st Princess and Miss Catwalk was won by Maxine Cano and lastly, Izzi Tattersall, who was also awarded Miss Bikini and Miss Vogue was also crowned Miss Glamour 2015 by last year’s winner

Denille Patterson. Her years’ reign sees her working closely with Glamour Creations and B Magazine for the next 12 months.

I asked Bianca what is the message behind the show……

“The Miss Glamour programme is to provide an opportunity for young ladies between the ages of 15-20 to better themselves. Each year Glamour Creations work

to provide a fair environment in which the contestants have the opportunity to compete not against others, but against themselves.

The pageant encourages the contestants to build self-confidence, individual pride, and a greater selfawareness. The Miss Glamour program is not about encouraging young women to “win” a pageant, but to encourage them to develop

Miss Elegant

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Miss Glamour 2015 Official Results Miss Glamour 2015, Miss Bikini & Miss Vogue

Izzi Tattersall

1st Princess & Miss Catwalk

Maxine Cano 2nd Princess

Daniella Morillo life skills, that will ultimately help them win in life by giving their personal best in everything they do. Whilst their program places an emphasis on excellence, achievement and personal growth, they also strive to make the pageant experience fun.”

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money for different charities over the years, Bianca is pleased to say that this year’s show was in aid of RICC Gibraltar. She would also like to say a very big thank-you to everyone that made it possible including stage back and front, generous sponsors and contestants.

Miss Friendship, Miss Best Effort & Miss Elegant

Josiane Casciaro Miss Cover Girl

Ailin Kroh

Miss People’s Choice

Chanelle Measey

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The Third Gibraltar Wine Festival Here’s an event that has grown year on year in popularity and size and has fast become one of my favourite and is most certainly one of the best attended events included in the National Week celebrations and its free entry!!

Text by Justine Fava - Cartwright

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road in the historic Chatham Counterguard area will once again be closed but this time all the bars and restaurants will be extending their terraces onto the road to cater for the large numbers that turn up every year. These units will be offering a vast array of different food and tapas on the day so

you will be spoilt for choice.

From here, you can wonder down the road to the car park opposite Ocean Heights, which will be cleared to accommodate all the Wine Stands from Saccone and Speed (Gibraltar) Ltd, Vinopolis Gibraltar, My Wines and others, who support the event every year. At these

stands not only can you brush up on your wine tasting skills but buy your favourite bottle and accessories too. There will also be a closed ticket only event, which you can grab the very few tickets available at My Wines, to watch at close hand, cooking demonstrations by some of Gibraltar’s best Chefs.

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Have a shop around the arts and crafts stalls for that special little something uniquely made locally or dance ‘till the early hours with some of our finest musicians playing live. Expect to see the likes of ‘Headwires’, ‘Giles & Stephen’ from Reach and Shotbreak, Jessie & Jeremy and Tom Scott amongst others. Lots more is planned to go on throughout the day including visiting experts from international Bodegas, who will gladly give you informative talks on wine and matching the best wine with different foods so you know exactly what to buy for your next dinner party!

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The Gibraltar Wine Festival has a certain magic to it and that comes mainly in the form of the atmosphere it creates. Geared more for a more adult evening out and an interesting event for tourists, it is a very well run and planned event and a very sociable one that has created a vast amount of interest in a very short time. Visitors can and are reaching numbers of up to 3,000 so it is not one to be missed. The event starts at 5pm and carries on until the early hours so there is plenty of time to come down and find a seat.

Drinking sensibly is always advocated by the organizers

and being set in the heart of town, walking or taking public transport is advised so please leave your cars at home!

The first thousand guests to arrive will get a bonus ‘goody bag’ full of wine related products and other little surprises so don’t miss out. The Gibraltar Wine Festival has its own webpage so you can keep up to date with everything that is planned this coming Friday 4th September. If in doubt on any information or how the event is run, then Tony and Glen are always at your disposal down at My Wines in Chatham Counterguard.

Of course, Glen and Tony couldn’t make this happen all on their own…..with an efficient and dedicated team of friends and family, who they would like to thank and the support of generous sponsors namely Jyske Bank, HM Government Gibraltar, Smart, Mercedez Benz, Gib Oil, Ibex Insurance, Landrover and Jaguar, who they are indebted to for their faith in the event’s success, Tony and Glen are able to make plans for future Wine Festivals bringing Gibraltar a wonderful cultural and educational event year on year.

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Reach at the GMF Text by Justine Fava – Cartwright Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja

It was just two years ago that fans gathered in their droves to sing along to their favorite REACH songs at their reunion concert up at Lathbury Barracks. That night, the original line up of lead singer Giles Ramirez, lead guitarist Stephen McLaren, bassist Michael Martinez and drummer Francis Pecino, shared the stage with Adrian Pisarello and Keyboard player Trevor Guilliano, who back the band when playing live.

That night and for some weeks later on, social media and around town, the buzz remained…it was very apparent people wanted more. At the time, REACH had decided that their Reunion concert would be their final goodbye but as any of the band members will tell you, once you get a taste for it again that feeling of performing is a hard one to shift, so when they were offered the headlining act on May Day, the band found it hard to refuse.

It didn’t stop there. Shortly after they were given a slot in the Love Festival and it seemed REACH were back doing what they do best. Have things gone quiet since then? Well to an extent it has or at least for the fans it may seem that way but much has been going on behind the scenes.

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Giles, what has REACH been up to since we last saw you on stage?

“For starters we were surprised that the demand for Reach was still there, that we were still relevant and the response on those three gigs were amazing. Since then we have been asked many times to please continue what we do so we didn’t feel we were quite ready yet to hang up our instruments. In this last year we have all been involved in separate projects although REACH has been working quietly behind the scenes.”

The latest offer has been the Gibraltar Music Festival, how did that come about?

“We were approached by the organizers given the popularity of the band. It was a no brainer for us as the GMF is the largest stage for local acts and it is not every day you get to play alongside International well known acts too.

It is an important opportunity for us to get our original material out there as we have been working on new songs, which we are adding to the well known favourites.”

Tell me a little about these new

songs? Have they got the REACH stamp on them?

“These songs would have been part of our second album which we never got off the ground so we have been working hard to revamp and rearrange the songs in English so as to please a wider audience.Yes, the REACH stamp is definitely there and one, which our regular fans will pick up when we play them live. They still have a rocky edge to them and still include our trademark harmonies. They are all up tempo tracks so hopefully the crowd will feed off our energy on stage”.

What is the chemistry like between you in the rehearsal room?

“It’s always been the same. We are constantly joking but we get things done and are serious when it comes to performance and doing things properly. We have been rehearsing for the last two months we can spend up to four hours in the studio which fast turns into a sauna at this time of the year. We all look forward to getting together and like every band we have the odd disagreement but as long as the end product is as we want it to be, we understand it comes with the territory. Working together, even when things get tough, has never affected our relationship as friends. If it wasn’t enjoyable, we wouldn’t be doing it otherwise”.

What preparations do you have to have in place for a gig like the GMF? “Seeing that this time round all of the songs we are performing are up tempo rock songs,

the intensity in the performance will demand a higher degree of fitness but then again REACH has always been a visual performance as much a musical one so being fit definitely helps. Sound has always been our 100% priority so sound engineers, top notch equipment and sound checks are vital, this is supplied by the GMF in this case so we are dependent on their professionalism and that they deliver what we need to play to the standard we are used to. REACH have toured all over Spain so we have worked with professional sound, light and stage engineers and it is something we have never compromised on during those tours.”

How is or will social media

play a part in creating hype for the band?

“With social media being the massive window it is, we have received interest from as far afield as the States amongst other countries. Funnily one of our newest followers on TWITTER is Susan Bennett better known to most as the voice of ‘SIRI’! Social media is an important part of any musician’s life these days to get their work and name out there to a wider audience. Locally, although we use the medium to let our fans know when we are playing next, Gibraltar is great for ‘word of mouth’ so I am sure everyone that loves REACH will not miss the next chapter at the GMF”. The organizers do a great job at promoting all

the bands so although we will do our own PR, they are making sure we all get the exposure we need to make the gig a success”.

need the public to keep us doing what we love which is entertaining them, we need to keep music alive in Gibraltar and growing”.

What does the future hold for REACH? “We are constantly asked if we will record a second album, and at this time the answer is you really never know with REACH, what I can tell you is that the itch still needs a scratch every so often so realistically REACH will be around as long as we are wanted”.

The GMF is the ultimate stage for a local band but in my opinion talent in Gibraltar is no less than those International acts that grace the stage. Local bands including REACH are worthy of their moment in the GMF but I would like to see more support locally during the day and not just for the International acts. With bands like REACH we have every reason to be proud of the calibre of musicianship in Gibraltar so make sure you don’t miss out and be there for our bands at the GMF 2015.

Any last words?

“I would say, come down in your numbers and support ALL local groups. There is an awful lot of talent here in Gib and we

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Mrs Gibraltar 2015 Courage is what it takes to take on ‘lady’ Gibraltar pageants of whatever category when standards on the Rock in this genre are continually on the rise! Financial backing is certainly necessary to help achieve best results and that’s not always available Text by Richard Cartwright Photographs by Jonathan Mañasco

With that in mind, the Mrs Gibraltar 2015 show was of a good standard always bearing in mind, as I’ve often written in the past, these are amateur productions. Ideal Productions have a track record of presenting live shows, ‘Gibraltar’s Got Talent’ being the best known. I know Rossana and her team work very hard to stage these shows.

With so many events going on every week and every month of the year, sponsorships and donations are becoming more difficult to come by with firms and donors having to divide their cash between those knocking at the door... and there are many! Often, the Ideal Production team have to dip into their pockets (and handbags) to support their productions and to their credit, whatever’s left, goes to charity.

You will have heard or read by now, who the lucky winners were but in case you haven’t, here’s the list: There was a mix of local and foreign judges on the panel, who decided like so: The Mrs Gibraltar sash was worn by, Serika Garcia, 1st Princess was, Ivanka Howe, the 2nd Princess award went to, Lorraine Evans, who also received a prize for Best Interview. There were more

prizes for Mrs Photogenic – Ana Mor, Mrs Elegance and Mrs Catwalk – Nadiuska Serrato, Mrs Overall – Dawn Gaul, Mrs Friendship – Jayney Teese and the ‘Ana Luisa Award’ was to be announced at a later date. All the ladies performed with confidence on the night and were well rehearsed. Busy ladies, I might add, who spend their days looking after the home and in many cases, with children and full or part time jobs! That’s no mean task and all considered, with weeks of rehearsals and costume fittings for the big night etc, they did very well. Presenters on the night were fashion designer, Sean Vincent Acris and Miss Gibraltar 2012, Jessica Baldachino. They had a chatty rapport going on, perhaps a little drawn out on occasions, which could be better planned for ‘next time’ with a little more projection also. It’s advisable too, to wait for clapping to subside before continuing with announcements in order to be heard, but generally they did well.

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Mrs Elegance Nadiuska Serrato

Mrs Friendship

Mrs Overall Dawn Gaul

Mrs Photogenic Ana Mor

Mrs Gib with husband and kids

Best Interview Lorraine Evans

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Dancer Eden Andrades

Danza Academy

Dancer Jonathan Lutwyche

Danza Academy

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see new, up and coming talent given a chance to perform on nights like these and singer Ashley Baglietto is potentially on his way to becoming one of Gibraltar’s greats. His trip to perform in South Africa will help. Gibraltar’s Got Talent, 6th edition winner, Kirsty Vinent has a great voice, a la Kate

routine drawing the proverbial JB weapon with the famous Bond logo as a backdrop. The show pretty much followed the Miss Gibraltar routine with contestants commenting on their chosen charities (nice and short, that was good) costume changes and the short interview sequence to the James Bond

Presenters Vincent Acris and Jessica Baldachino

Ashley Baglietto

Bush, which she demonstrated singing Kate’s, Wuthering Heights – not an easy one to tackle and she performed that admirably!

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clearly said ‘9pm’ start time on the tickets not 9.33! Tightening up, from announcement to performance, singers are left standing there waiting for music to start – close the gap! Three or four seconds can seem like forever and have performers prepared with ‘standby’ material when time spent by panel of

ladies ‘beauty with a purpose’, showing their individuality and confidence and telling the world and especially themselves, ‘Hey’ I’m a proud woman with much to offer and appearing on a show like this and the run up to it, meeting other like minded women and getting into something different

Rossanna Ressa director, crowns 1st mrs gib

GGT6 winner, Kirsty Vinent

film theme, ‘Diamonds are Forever.’

judges deliberating what was expected...

It was a pleasant evening enjoyed by a lively audience, especially the girls’ husbands clapping, whistling and calling out their respective names...

What could improve? I don’t see why shows can’t start on time. It

This was Ideal Productions’ first attempt at a beauty pageant: Hard work is what it is and you learn from previous performances so the best is yet to come. Most important of all is the fact it’s given these

exceeds

has given me a great buzz and made me more sure of myself...

The cooking and washing? That can wait a little or better still, it’s HIS turn...!’

Good luck in Belarus Serika, to Ivanka at the Mrs World Pageant and chapeau to the other ladies...!

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IDO Vice-President is Chairman of Judges for the IDO European Championships 2015 IDO Executive Committee and being a full time mother, Fiona Johnson Kocjancic is the President of the Slovenian Dance Sport Federation.

The Gibraltar National Dance Organisation (GNDO) is delighted to announce that the IDO Vice-President of the World Governing body the International Dance Organisation (IDO), Fiona Johnson Kocjancic from Slovenia, will be will be the Chairman of Judges for the IDO European Show Dance Championships to be held in Gibraltar In October.

Mrs Kocjancic, who is one of the senior officials in the IDO, will be responsible to ensure that the European Championships are conducted in accordance with the IDO constitution. She will be responsible to oversee the judging procedure and supervise the dance performances throughout the competition to ensure that regulations and the specific dance techniques are being met.

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Commenting on the announcement, GNDO President Seamus Byrne said: “The GNDO is very excited that a senior member of the IDO Executive Committee will be leading the IDO delegation of officials and international judges at this year’s IDO European Championships. Mrs Kocjancic is one of the leading figures and Ambassadors of IDO in her role, not only as Vice-President but also in her role within the IDO as Director for the respective Sports, Education and Competition departments. We are confident that with the support of Fiona Johnson Kocjancic, our tourism-led event Championships on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar will be a success.”

The GNDO will be announcing shortly all the IDO International Judges that will make this year’s European Championships. Tickets will be on sale to the general public as from Wednesday 19th August 2015 at the On-Pointe Dance Shop in Casemates or www.buytickets.gi.

The 2015 IDO European Show Dance Championships that are being organised by the GNDO

and Santos Productions, will be held from Thursday 1st October to Sunday 4th October 2015 at the Tercentenary Sports Hall. For

further informatio please contact e-mail: gndo@gibtelecom.net or visit www.euroshowdance2015. com

Christian Santos, Gibraltar’s representative in the World Choir Council

Local, Award-Winning, Choir Director Christian Santos has been selected to become the Gibraltar representative in the World Choir Council.

After becoming Pop and Gospel Choir Champions of Europe in 2013 and achieving Gold and Silver at the World Choir Games in Latvia last year, Christian’s hard work with the Santos Productions Choir did not go unnoticed as he was approached to become part of the World Choir Council.

The council is part of the highest international advisory board of INTERKULTUR and confers with them on artistic matters. Interkultur are the

organisers of the biggest choral competitions in the world including the European Choir Games and the World Choir Games. In order to represent the worldwide choir community, the council aims for the participation of at least one renowned representative from each choral country of the world. 80 nations are already represented in the Council. The representatives meet regularly every two years during the World Choir Games and report on the choral scene in their respective country. They discuss jointly urgent matters in the choral world. Between the meetings they communicate through a monthly news letter, “Council Talk”.

This opens up the possibility of Gibraltar hosting an international competition as has been the case in the past with European Dance Championships. The Santos Productions Choir currently ranks 12th in the World in the fields of Pop and Jazz therefore demonstrating that Gibraltar is more than capable of competing on a worldwide scale.

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The Best Recipes of our Cuisine Spiced Haddock Chowder

SERVES: 4

infuse with the heat off and a lid on. 2. Fry

Mustard and spice add zing to this milk-poached haddock

PREPARATION: 30 minutes

the onion on a low heat in a pan with some

COOKING: 10-30 minutes

butter. Add the carrot, swede and potato to

INGREDIENTS: 2 haddock fillets · 568ml/1

the onion and fry in the pan with the mus-

pint milk · 2 bay leaves · 8 peppercorns ·

tard seeds and turmeric, until lightly brow-

1 onion, chopped · 25g butter · 1 carrot,

ned. 3. Remove the haddock from the milk,

roughly chopped · ½ a swede, roughly chop-

set aside and reserve the milk. 4. Scatter the

ped · 1 waxy potato, roughly chopped · 1 tsp

flour over the vegetables and cook for a

black mustard seeds · 1 tsp turmeric · 1 tbsp

couple of minutes. Pour the infused milk

plain flour · 2 tbsp chopped flatleaf parsley

over the vegetables with the heat on and stir

How to make it

continuously until you are left with a thick sauce. Cook the vegetables in this sauce un-

1. Cut the haddock fillets in half and place

til they are soft. 5. Return the haddock to

in a pan with the milk, bay leaves and pep-

the pan to warm through and then add the

percorns. Bring to the boil and then allow to

chopped parsley before serving.

Plaice with Pea Purée, Bacon, New Potatoes and Asparagus

ven minutes. 5. Meanwhile, cut out a circle

A healthy and delicious meal of steamed fish and vegetables

bamboo steamer with it. Season the rolls of

SERVES: 4

leaf parsley · 100ml double cream · Salt and

on the paper. 6. When the potatoes have

PREPARATION: 30 minutes

freshly ground black pepper

been cooking for seven minutes, add to

COOKING: 10-30 minutes

of greaseproof paper to line the top basket of the bamboo steamer. Grease the paper with a little butter and line the basket of the plaice with salt and pepper and place them

them the asparagus and peas in their pods

INGREDIENTS: 3 whole plaice, filleted

How to make it

and skinned (for 12 fillets of plaice) · 8 ras-

1. Roll up each of the 12 plaice fillets and set

tender. 7. Place the top basket containing

hers smoked dry-cured streaky bacon · 200g

aside. 2. Fry the bacon rashers in a dry pan

the plaice on top of the vegetables and cook

baby new potatoes · 1 bunch asparagus ·

until crisp. Drain on kitchen paper. 3. For

for 2-3 minutes, or until cooked through

Handful of peas in their pod · 20g unsalted

the pea purée, add the butter to the pan used

(take care not to overcook them). 8. To

butter, softened for greasing · Pea shoots

to cooked the bacon. Heat until melted,

until you have a very smooth purée. Taste

serve, toss the pea shoots in a little rapeseed

to garnish · Rapeseed oil, for dressing pea

then add the peas, parsley, 50ml/2fl oz wa-

to check the seasoning and add more butter

oil and divide the plaice fillets between four

and steam for a further 2-3 minutes or until

shoots

ter and double cream. Season to taste with

if desired. 4. Put the new potatoes into the

serving plates. Add some pea purée, crisp

For the Pea Purée: 500g unsalted butter

salt and pepper. Warm through on a gentle

lower basket of a two-tier bamboo steamer

bacon and steamed vegetables. Garnish

200g fresh podded peas · Small handful flat-

heat and then transfer to a blender and pulse

set over a pan of boiling water. Steam for se-

with the dressed pea shoots.

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What’s Happening Down Town?

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1. The Wild Team; our fitness fanatics. 2. The Lovely Dominique Martinez-Lopez with Matt Cardle at this year’s Miss Gibraltar Pageant. 3. Miss Gibraltar 2015, Hannah Bado. 4. Tanya Wilkinson Takes The Helm at a recent seminar held by The European Financial Planning Group To Raise Awareness about the importance of planning for the future. 5. BLAST FROM THE PAST! Glasswar Creation in Their Heyday. 6. The triumphant Gibraltar Special Olympics Team return from Los Angeles. 7. Top Photographer at work 3

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Take Taxi to Sunborn Unplug Them and Enjoy

A deceptively simple piece of advice; what is it about ‘unplugged’ concerts that rate them so highly in the enjoyment expectancy of Rock Fans? Well for starters they are up close and personal in a smaller and more intimate setting where songs are toned down and stripped bare. Acoustic guitars ring out clearly and are not drowned by their electric distorted cousins. Fans sing their hearts out and the band, our very own much loved Taxi, respond in kind. Like I said just ‘unplug’ them and enjoy Calle’, Dani Bugeja played some tasteful electric slide guitar on this one. Much acclaim and embraces on stage as he left and then bassist Robert Perez was called up to do ‘Jamás Me Fui.’ We remember that he did a spell touring with Taxi and he certainly knew the ropes.

Text by Joe Adambery Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja

Half an hour later than advertised, as the Aurora ballroom in the Sunborn Hotel filled out with laid back Rock fans, Taxi took to the stage and brought the house down with a reworked version of ‘Por Ti’.

No delicate tinkering there, a thumping beat, a ‘plato fuerte’ as Dylan Ferro put it in his short announcement. From then on, it was a string of hits that everyone sang words to and the concert became a celebration. He later joked that no one is a prophet in his own land except Taxi.

When Danny Fa revealed that ‘El Hombre en el Espejo’ is fourteen years old it struck me that this band is part of Gibraltar’s Rock heritage – except that they don’t belong in a museum. They are still fresh and rocking it with a fully mature fat sound that explains their ‘Live’ success and compels me to expect to hear from them again, in spite of the fact that they are no longer a working band on the ‘Live circuit’ north of the border.

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Tristan Tonna was called up next to the drum platform for a rocking cover and then it was Chris Cortes’ turn as he was pulled up for piano duties in a powerful ballad ‘Desaparesida,’ that Dylan worked hard to tone the loud crowd down for. He succeeded and everyone sat down for three minutes or four. Piano, voice and emotion - leading to commotion!

They were gracious with our local Rockers too, many of whom were in attendance

waiting to be called. First up was Peter Chichon, who played ‘Cajón’ for ‘Perdido en la

The respite was short lived as ‘Niña del Sur’ thumped along and the ballroom floor was again heaving with jumping bodies. Cool air was in short supply by then, but mood and temperature was still rising for ‘El Camino de la Gloria’.

Dylan gave the crowd plenty of ‘solo’ opportunities and they took them all in full voice singing every line.

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The unplugged had become a full blown rock encounter with fat aggressive guitar riffs alternating on each side of the stage. The setting was impressive - a far cry from the austere elegant conferencing that the Aurora ballroom is used for, but mood lighting and a well positioned stage and bars

had done their magic.

Euphoric encores followed and wrung out the last ounce of energy from the band and the audience so that at the end of two hours of solid playing, Taxi had given their all and I can’t help thinking that an event like this has to happen

again. Olivier Six, the Sunborn general manager was ecstatic as was Danny Guerrero, both promoters and the band now onstage for pictures. The night belonged to Dylan Ferro, Dani Bugeja, Danny Fa, and their long-time Spanish backline support Juanito on drums and Edu on bass.

I paid my fare for this one and Taxi took me to where I wanted to be on a Friday summer night, taking in a memorable concert, which went from ‘unplugged to plugged,’ but the ride was worth it as the sparks were flying all night long and everyone enjoyed the event.

More like this one please.

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Charlie’s Dream Cruise The Winners Story

Text by Justine Fava - Cartwright

Once upon a time in a land far away, there lived a lady called Belinda Williams, who decided to arrange a celebratory dinner at her families’ favourite restaurant called Charlie’s Steak House and Grill, at the picturesque Marina Bay. That evening indulging the family in their favourite dishes off the menu, Belinda had no inkling 74 AUGUST 2015 GLOBE MAGAZINE

of the luck that was about to come her way. You see Belinda always thought tickets and raffles were a bit of a gimmick and were never really as they seemed so when the bill was paid at the end of the evening

and she was handed raffle tickets for every £25 spent, she folded them up and put them in her purse and as good as forgot about them.

Now sometime later, the pho-

ne rang at home and it was a good thing Belinda was sitting down because she was being told she held the lucky ticket to a luxury Mediterranean Cruise for two people courtesy of Charlie’s Steak House and Grill!! What to do? What to do? Belinda had never won anything so big before. She didn’t have to worry though as the Manager at Charlie’s, Menno Van Den Broek, took smooth

control of all the arrangements and set Belinda up for a personal meeting at Elite Travel to finalize all the details. Now to choose a travel companion and it had to be a close friend from her teenage years, Cathy Gavito. All set and ready to go,

Cathy and Belinda excitedly prepared for their Cruise leaving on the 14th June from Barcelona.

Looking up at the imposing height of the beautiful Allure of the Seas, Belinda and Cathy

boarded and checked in to their spacious cabin with a balcony. With so much to do over the coming week, they decided they would make the most of all the stops and enjoy the ship and the amenities in the evening. They were blown away

with the choice of food catering for all tastes and sipped away at glamorous cocktails in the Casino. They joined in with the ever popular Karaoke and didn’t miss the in-house shows like the fabulous Beatles Tribute that had them sin-

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ging along to all the famous tunes. So busy were they, that they only enjoyed the last day on board sunning themselves, watching the younger holiday makers test their surfing skills in the wave pool.

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Every stop was a cultural dream as Cathy and Belinda snapped away with their phones in Marseille, Rome, Pompeii, Pisa, Naples, Palma de Mallorca and Cathy’s favourite port, Spezia.

And so the end of the cruise

came and sailing home the girls had time to reflect on how lucky they had been to enjoy making such incredible memories all thanks to a wonderful meal and lucky ticket at Charlie’s Steak House and Grill.

What is the moral to the story?

Book your table well in advance at Charlie’s Streak House and Grill to be in with a chance to win the next cruise on offer and you too could sail ‘happy ever after’.

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A Daily Dose of Cod Liver Oil Helps ‘Cure’ Arthritis!!

‘Granny really did know when she insisted on a daily dose!’

Scientists have discovered that cod liver oil can repair arthritic joints, as well as, lubricating healthy ones. They say Granny really did know best when she insisted on a daily dose, because it halts the inflammation and destruction of joint cartilage caused by arthritis. And they believe supplements could help thousands of patients waiting in agony for hip and knee replacements by beginning a reversal of the degenerative process.

samples were treated with the substance for 24 hours, while others were not. A chemical was added to mimic an inflammatory response.

The researchers, at Cardiff University, say there are scientific reasons for the long-held belief that cod liver oil is good for joint health. Professor Bruce Caterson, who presented his findings in London, said it was never too late to start repairing the damage caused by arthritis.

“Cod liver oil can be very helpful and beneficial in arthritic diseases,” he said. “We’ve been able to show that we can slow down or remove the activities of the enzymes that degrade cartilage in arthritis and also keep inflammation down to a lower level.”

Fergus Logan, chief executive of the Arthritis Research Campaign, which partly funded the research, said: ‘These findings are extremely exciting and offer a scientific basis for why cod liver oil helps people with arthritis - and has done for many years.’

When researchers looked at the untreated cartilage, they found enzymes responsible for destroying it. But in the samples treated with Omega-3 fatty acids the enzymes had been ‘switched off ’.

FISH OILS

The latest research shows the importance to joint health of essential fatty acids, called Omega-3 fatty acids, contained in cod liver oil and other fish oils. These are incorporated by the body into the cartilage cells damaged in arthritis sufferers.

Cartilage is the protective material that covers bones around the joints to stop them grating. The scientists tested the effect of Omega-3 fatty acids on the cartilage from the discarded arthritic knees of patients, who had had knee replacements. Some

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Fish body oil and fish liver oil are rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids, which can help control your immune system and fight joint inflammation. Fish liver oil is also a rich source of vitamin A (a strong antioxidant) and Vitamin D (which is important for maintaining healthy joints) Evidence suggests that fish body oil can improve the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. Unconfirmed evidence also suggests a combination of fish body and liver oils might also be useful in the long term, particularly in reducing the use of non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). There isn’t enough evidence for the use of fish liver oil for osteoarthritis.

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WHAT IS IT?

Family: Nutritional supplement Scientific name: Fish oil (fish body oil and/or fish liver oil) Fish body oil is made from tissues of fatty fish like sardines, sprat, salmon, and mackerel whilst Fish liver oil is made by pressing the cooked liver of halibut, shark or, most commonly, cod. Both types are available from high-street retailers.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Fish oils are rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids, which have strong anti-inflammatory properties:

tant part in the production of proteoglycan in cartilage, as well as, helping to maintain a healthy musculoskeletal system.

shouldn’t use fish oil if you take anticoagulants because fish oil can interfere with blood clotting.

1. They significantly reduce the release of several elements that play a part in inflammation from your white blood cells.

IS IT SAFE?

It’s important not to take large amounts of fish liver oil because it can give you more than the recommended dietary allowance of vitamin A. Taking too much vitamin A can lead to liver problems and hair loss.

It may also harm unborn babies, so you should avoid fish liver oil and vitamin A supplements if you’re pregnant. Fish liver oil that hasn’t been well purified can contain some contaminants (like mercury, and dioxins), which can lead to health problems, but most supplement companies test fish liver oil for purity before it become publicly available.

2. They form the building blocks for prostaglandins, which regulate your immune system and fight joint inflammation.

Omega-3 fatty acids also play a role in lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels in your blood, so they can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke in people with inflammatory arthritis.

Fish liver oil contains high levels of vitamins A and D. Vitamin A is a strong antioxidant (meaning it can prevent cell damage in your body by interacting with harmful molecules called free radicals, which are produced within the cells). Vitamin D plays an impor-

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In the UK, dietary guidelines recommend eating two portions of fish a week, including one oily. This works out at about 0.45 g per day of omega-3 fatty acids. Fish oil is considered to be well tolerated at this dose.

However, certain environmental chemicals such as methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can contaminate fish supplies and there’s a concern that taking very high doses of fish oil can cause a buildup of these chemicals in the body. This is also a concern for people, who eat fish frequently.

At the correct doses, side-effects are usually minor and uncommon. The most common is stomach upsets, but flatulence and diarrhoea may also be experienced. You

This article does not constitute medical advice. All changes surrounding medications, diet and exercise should be made in consultation with a professional, who can assist your unique health circumstances.

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City International School of Beauty Text by Louise Marriot

Enroll now! City International School Of Beauty will provide a standard of excellence for your professional career. The School is in City Mill Lane in newly refurbished, highly equipped premises in the heart of Gibraltar.

ITEC accredited (International Therapy Examination Council) is a leading worldwide specialist examination board providing quality qualifications in all aspects of Beauty and Spa Therapy. ITEC is A nationally and internationally recognised qualification, preparing students for the workplace at home or abroad. City international school of Beauty is the only Internationally accredited private Beauty School in Gibraltar and is not only to provide international qualifications but to support your dreams and aspirations.

The career path in the beauty industry is rewarding, varied and diverse and it’s not only for the young; there is an increasing number of mature students entering the Beauty and Spa profession! Professional teaching with over thirty years’ experience, innovative learning, well-resourced and, most of all, in a fun, fulfilling environment are on offer here!

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quality employability and fulfilment! Entry into the School requires the students to have a good, general education and a sympathetic and caring nature. There are no pre-requisites in order to take the ITEC diplomas as they have been designed to accommodate students with no prior knowledge or for those with basic knowledge looking to up-skill.

ITEC was founded on 1973 with the goal of setting high standards in the practice of Beauty and Spa Therapy.

The ITEC syllabus is the result of our forty years’ experience and is recognised worldwide for its outstanding high quality, international examinations, having established and recognised levels of excellence throughout the world. These diplomas are regarded by those in the world of Beauty Therapy as representing the highest standards of training available, ensuring attention to detail in all aspects including

professionalism, appearance, client care and treatment skills.

City International School of Beauty are experts in Beauty training and

work towards gaining you world class qualifications to build your professional career.

“ITEC is a Certificate of Excellence AND Excellence is our School’s Standard”. For further information, please phone 200 61668 for September 2015 enrollment.

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Laser Therapy for Pets at the Gib Vet Clinic K-Laser Therapy – promotes increased circulation, creating an optimal healing environment

Text by Joe Adambery

The Gibraltar Veterinary Clinic (GVC) is now expanding its services with a revolutionary laser treatment for pets of all kinds.

“From a hamster to a horse that’s how effective and versatile this new laser therapy for pets is” said Mark Pizarro. We simply had to know more and after hearing Mark extol the virtues of this drug free and surgery free solution to painful conditions in pets, we wanted to try it out for Globe Magazine.

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There was only one thing left to do - volunteer for a demo and watch the laser in action on my perfectly healthy wrist. So safety goggles on and soon I was feeling a mild soothing warmth under my skin as the red beam was moved around the top of my left wrist. This was followed on by Mark showing us how (using the dog skeleton model) he had successfully treated a dog recently, which had come in dragging a rear leg in obvious pain - nearly paralysed, in fact.

A few sessions of the K-Laser treatment (Class 1V laser therapy) and the movement was restored in the leg, as the pain was gone, the inflammation went down and the natural healing was promoted by the laser. Does it sound too good to be true? This is modern medicine doing its best to help healing by using cutting edge technology on animals. “It’s just another step forward by Gib Vet Clinic to move with the times and keep up with advances in pet treatments.”

Mark explained the biomechanics behind this novelle treatment. Three things happen during K-Laser treatment; firstly, infrared laser therapy treatment helps reduce pain, reduce inflammation and enhance tissue healing—both in hard and soft tissues, including muscles, ligaments, or even bones.

Mark continued, “When we look at the basic mechanism of how it works, we are enhancing the microcirculation; we are actually getting more red blood cells

flowing to the area. But it’s not just the arterial blood supply to the area, which is being enhanced; we are enhancing the venous and the lymphatic return from the area too hence increasing oxygenation of those tissues. We are, therefore, stimulating the hemoglobin molecule to dump off oxygen at the treatment site in order to increase the oxygenation of those tissues.”

Finally, the treatment stimulates the ‘cytochrome oxidase’ enzyme in the cells’ mitochondria. This is really one of the key discoveries in the whole science of laser therapy. Specifically, injured cells are targeted because damaged cells are more readily accepting of photons of light, whereas healthy cells don’t need this extra energy.

“By stimulating the ‘cytochrome oxidase’ enzyme, we are utilizing that oxygen in the respiratory chain inside of the mitochondria, producing more ATP for that cell.

So regardless of what kind of cell it is, it’s going to function at a higher level. Now, we are not turbocharging. We’re not making your body do anything that it could not normally do. We’re just facilita-

ting the process. We are helping those cells produce the energy that they normally would, so they can function as they normally should,” he explained.

I asked Mark how he became aware of this laser technology and he told me that last year, he attended a Vets Congress and saw it demonstrated, so he

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signed up for a few lectures on K-Laser and subsequently put an order in for the machine. It’s a user friendly highly portable machine even for setting up,

as the display can be scrolled through an easy pictorial menu on a small screen and the exposures can be graduated to penetrate soft and hard tissue.

All the thinking and expertise has been factory programmed into a diverse menu which activates when the condition and the type of pet is input-

ted. In a nutshell, K-Laser Therapy can relieve pain, reduce swelling and increase range of motion for all kinds of pets.

Benefits of Laser Therapy for Pets: THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS The painless application of laser energy promotes increased circulation, creating an optimal healing environment. Treatment reduces inflammation-swellingmuscle spasm-stiffness and pain.

CELLULAR EFFECTS Laser interacts with tissues at cellular level. Increased metabolic activity stimulates transport of nutrients. Promotes healing process and relieves pain. It increases

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oxygenation of tissues and allows injured or damaged cells to absorb photons of light, which speeds healing. Class 4 laser therapy can be effectively combined with a number of other treatment modalities.

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY Laser light has an ‘anti-edemic’ (anti-swelling) effect as it causes vasodilation, but also because it activates the lymphatic drainage system (drains swollen areas). As a result, there is a reduction in swelling caused by bruising or inflammation.

Anti-pain (analgesia): Laser therapy has a high beneficial effect on nerve cells which block pain transmitted by these cells to the brain and which decreases nerve sensitivity. Also, due to less inflammation, there is less ‘edema’ and less pain.

Another pain blocking mechanism involves the production of high levels of pain killing chemicals such as endorphins and enkephalins from the brain and adrenal gland WHAT TO EXPECT Pet experience is usually pleasant

and comforting. Most sites require several treatments as laser therapy is cumulative. Treatments are 2-8 minutes long and best results are with three to eight treatments depending on condition.

BENEFITS Quick results- pain free treatments- very few side effects ever recorded - advanced laser engineering at the forefront of technology.

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The La LĂ­nea Fair 2015 Velada y Fiestas 2015 Photographs by Manolo Aspirina (0034 677 407 087)

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Summer Nights Activities and entertainment the whole family enjoyed together whole family could enjoy. The five weeks the varied line-up was available, every Thursday and SaThis year’s Summer Nights varied turday evening respectively, focuprogramme line-up focused on sed on nights full of music, dance, activities and entertainment the singing and not forgetting loads Photographs By Stephen Ignacio

(Core Photography)

of fun for the younger members the family with child friendly activities like jumping castles, face painting, magicians etc, etc.

Fresh Events set out to appease all

tastes by showcasing a spectacular array of local talent, who played music of all genres, as well as DJ’s and entertainers who provided Gibraltar with a diverse selection of quality entertainment.

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Summer Nights 2015 Photographs By Stephen Ignacio (Core Photography)

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Whitley Neill Inspired by Africa, Made in England "This gin is the product of two of my passions in life; the desire to make a truly great gin and the love of my wife's homeland of South Africa. These passions have inspired me to create a gin that blends tradition with a twist of vitality. The result is a unique blend of nine botanicals including two carefully selected from South Africa the wild citrus fruit of the baobab tree and aromatic Cape gooseberries." - Johnny Neill One of the latest arrivals to the burgeoning gin scene, Whitley Neill is a new premium London Dry Gin, independently owned and created by Johnny Neill, the eighth generation of the Greenall Whitley distilling family. Although it’s a relative newcomer, Whitley Neill is firmly embedded in the centuries old tradition of English gin making. Not surprising when one considers that distilling is in the blood of its founder!

Gin distilling is definitely in Johnny Neill’s blood. He is the latest in a long line of master distillers going back to 1761 and a direct descendant of the original founders of Greenall’s and Bombay Sapphire. That’s about as close to a gin making dynasty as one can imagine! So, when an 8th generation Gin maker produces a small batch variety that specifically aims to be different, whilst reflecting his passions tastes and interests, that’s something to pay close attention to. And that attention has been well rewarded because Whitley Neill is a truly great gin.

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distinctive - unusually smooth, so much so that you’d be happy to sip it ‘neat’. It’s light and has various citrus tones and a certain something you’d certainly enjoy but be hard pushed to identify - thanks to some unusual botanicals.

But why that merger between South Africa and an English gin?

In Johnny Neill’s own words, “this gin is the product of two of my passions in life; the desire to make a truly great gin and my love of my wife’s homeland of Africa. These passions have inspired me to create a gin that blends tradition with a twist of vitality.”

“I searched for a signature

botanical, which best captures the spirit of Africa and found it in the symbolic baobab tree.

Known as the ‘tree of life’, the baobab’s wild fruit brings energy to a blend that also balances the flavours of Cape gooseberry and seven other botanicals.”

The reason why Baobab is known as the Tree of Life is because of its ability to store water in its wide trunk. The Baobab fruit has a citrus pulp with a distinctive taste – something like grapefruit but not quite so harsh, and it contains more vitamin C than an orange. As the Baobab is the signature botanical, the distinctive silhouette of an upturned Baobab with the roots pointing up is the brand’s

so the flavours really bind together and the end result… well that speaks for itself.

symbol, with the logo adorning the gin’s individual and stylish matt black bottles.

Some of the other botanicals included, apart from the typical South African Cape Gooseberries, are ‘Angelica Root’, for its dry, earthy and woody notes, and ‘Florentine Iris’, where the bulbs of the blue flower add a floral note and help bond the flavours to the alcohol, and ‘Cassia Bark’, a cousin of Chinese Cinnamon, which also adds a woody bark note.

Together with these, there are some less unusual ingredients such as juniper, coriander, sweet lemon and sweet orange, which may be the reason why Whitley Neill works so well with anything on the ‘orange spectrum’, from slices of orange to a piece of orange peel.

Any great taste is a combination of ingredients and method.

Whitley Neill is made from a 100% grain spirit and is steeped with the botanicals prior to distillation in the still. Only the purest water is used and each of the nine botanicals is carefully sourced to ensure they are of the highest quality. To extract the full flavours from the botanicals, they are marinated with the grain spirit for several hours before the distillation begins.

Each small batch produced is checked by the Master Distiller to ensure it meets the standards of excellence the producers set themselves. The result is a premium London Dry Gin of consistently exceptional quality and a distinctively bold taste.

Whitley Neill gin is literally hand crafted, using only two antique copper pot stills.

Copper produces an even heat across the surface and doesn’t tarnish the gin’s flavour unlike some other metals. One of the stills used is England’s oldest copper pot still. The Langley still is over 105 years old and named ‘Constance’ after the master distiller’s late mother.

Unlike some stills where botanical elements are held in the neck so the gin is merely vapour infused, Whitley Neill uses the traditional method of placing a basket – the Gin safe – inside the still containing the ingredients,

Awards Double Gold Medal - San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007; Gold Medal 'Best in Class' International Wine and Spirits Competition 2007; Gold Medal - Chicago Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) Rated "Exceptional" - 91 Points

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The taste experience starts with a spicy freshness on the nose. Laid back juniper and citrus combine with the fresh tanginess of the wild African fruits of Baobab and Cape Gooseberry, which give the gin vibrancy and energy, creating robust yet delicate and clean flavours. A pleasant lingering finish holds these flavours in the mouth whilst an alcoholic strength of 42% abv ensures perfect balance.

Whitley Neill London Dry Gin is the first premium gin to be inspired by African botanicals and this sets it apart from others and brings a new twist to the traditions of gin making. The result is a distinctively smooth, light and citrusy Gin. Whitley Neill Gin is distributed

by Saccone and Speed (Gibraltar) Ltd – A Member of the Saccone & Speed Group of Companies, Tel: 200 70092 www.sacconeandspeedgibraltar.gi

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Focus On: La Serrana

He’s known as ‘Costa’ for short - a term of endearment, real name? Constantinos Ballesteros and he’s the boss at one of the best restaurants in the whole of the Campo de Gibraltar area...La Serrana...

Text by Richard Cartwright

This is not just Costa’s opinion but that of the majority of La Serrana’s clientele, who can vouch for the second to none flavoursome food when lunching, dining or just sampling their incredible variety of tapas.

At any time of the day, it’s the ideal venue.

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this fabulous eating house. Meson Serrano opened its doors in 2007 situated between ‘Calle Carboneros’ and ‘Calle San Pablo’ in La Linea de la Concepcion. The name is in honour of the very well known Bar Serrano, which was situated not far from where the business is today. They later changed the name to La Serrana and moved to the corner of ‘Calle Sol’ and ‘Calle Junco’. In 2010, they finally moved to their pre-

sent location in ‘Calle Sol’, which is just behind la Iglesia (church) de La Inmaculada Concepcion in La Linea... That, so far, is La Serrana’s journey!

The restaurant’s installations are simply great, boasting of no less than 250 square metres in which more than 200 hundred covers or patrons can be attended to simultaneously. The restaurant is air conditioned and

very tastefully decorated with first class fittings. The other end of the venue enjoys a splendid ‘terraza’ or patio for another one hundred people, who can spend pleasant evenings in the open air. There’s also a designated smoking area. Clients are simply taken aback by the attention afforded to them by La Serrana’s fifteen highly qualified members of staff, who are amiable, speak a number of languages,

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are professional and will provide a prompt service so you can enjoy your meal to the fullest.

The restaurant is open from midday to 4pm and from 8pm to half past midnight and what’s important...they’re open seven days a week! Booking tables at La Serrana by phone is, of course, possible and the venue is also available for functions of your

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choice, be it weddings, christenings, communion parties or other important occasions. At these events, they can accommodate seating for about 200.

And what is really, really important when frequenting a restaurant? The food of course! La Serrana’s kitchen is very comprehensive offering more than se-

venty different culinary delights on its menu! Costa tells us....

Top of the bill has to be, their delicious ‘Jamon Iberico’ or Iberian Ham, which is prepared in a multitude of ways. Many have commented on the excellent cuisine when savouring what this restaurant has to offer...Yes, ‘Excellent’ is their cry of satisfaction when choosing any of their

three great offerings: Canapes or Montaditos (little rolls filled with a variety of meats etc), hot, tasty food, meats and ‘embutidos’ (type of stuffed sausage).

Costa suggests what first timers to his restaurant should sample: they must try, ‘El Noruego,’ that’s crab, peppers, mayonnaise and anchovies or, ‘El Currito’

cream of cheese on ‘tacos’or tiny cubes of Iberian ham. Where meats are concerned, ‘Secretos Ibericos’ are a favourite, La Pluma Iberica and ‘entrecote’ or ‘solomillo’ (fillet) have to be included. Hot dishes are a-plenty highlighting ‘Huevos Rotos con Jamon Iberico’ (an egg, ham and other ingredients dish) or ‘La Carrillada Iberica.’ And

there’s no leaving the restaurant without tasting a plate of Jamon Iberico de Bellota...(Bellota Iberian Ham from acorn-fed pigs), it’s all to be savoured and enjoyed at the Campo’s favourite eating house...Fish, a variety of salads, cheeses, revueltos, (a `scrambled’ favourite) salazones (salted meat, or fish)...

Younger members of the family

are not forgotten either. There’s a special, children’s menu. Desserts are all made in-house...

Tocino de Cielo (a type of flan) and Dulce de Leche Argentino are two of the favourites.

To enjoy good food there’s a need for a good selection of wines to make the meal a great success. La Serrana’s `bodega’

is very well stocked with Ribera del Duero and Rioja wines as well as those from the Cadiz area...It’s a given, a great meal requires an excellent, accompanying wine...It’s the icing on the cake!

For bookings and reservations, phone La Serrana on +34 956 178179

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The Lavazza Coffee Trophy The second of two Med Golf tournaments in July was at Los Flamingos on Sunday 26th. A venue resurrected from the distant past for Med Golf, the course offered a great days golf in excellent surroundings for the 57 players to contest the Lavazza Coffee Trophy.

it was as it had been delivered by an outside agency. This was overruled by the on-line advice, which argued that, notwithstanding the action of the outside agency, as it was known that the ball had been OB before it was returned to the course, the ball was deemed not to be in play, and the normal stroke and distance penalty rule applied.

The winner of The Lavazza Trophy was Matthew Charlesworth with 39 points. Matthew won the trophy, 2 green fees on the San Roque Club Old Course. Matthew also wins a £150 voucher worth of Lavazza products courtesy of Charles Isola, our sponsor.

Thanks to everyone who supported this event and congratulations to the prize winners.

There will be many more events to come so why not make sure that you are included and work your way into the Med Golf Masters.

OTHER PRIZES WERE WON AS FOLLOWS

Here is the updated Top Twenty in the Jyske Bank Order of Merit

Best gross score was also Matthew Charlesworth with a score of 75.

The longest drive was won by Robbie Jones.

Best gross score on the par 3s, with a score of 1 over par, was Peter Warren.

Best pairing was Matthew Charlesworth and David Campbell with a combined score of 72 points .

Our best senior this time was Dave Pinniger with a score of 37 points.

Our handicap category prizes were won as follows: Category

1

(0-12)

Runner

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up with 35 points was Ross McQuater. Dave Pinniger was the winner with 37 points.

Category 2 (13-22) Runner up was Tim O’Toole with 35 points and the winner was Steve Stonefield with 39 points.

Category 3 (23 and above): Paul Vincent was runner up with 27 points and the winner was Ian Wood with a score of 28 points.

The best guest was John Groszek with a score of 33 points.

John receives a free membership of Med Golf for one year.

The nearest the pin winners

were: Peter Warren, Jordan Brown, David MacGregor, John Caruana, Sara Lees. Nearest the pin in 2 on a par 4 was Matthew Charlesworth and the nearest in 3 on a par 5 was Robbie Jones.

WORTH A MENTION

A useful lesson on the rules came up when John Hunter and his playing partners sought a ruling, first from the Pro, and then on-line. John had hit his ball OB into an occupied apartment and the ball was thrown back onto the course by one of the obliging occupants. Was the ball still in play? The pro ruled that

01. Russell Blessett 02. Matt Charlesworth 03. David MacGregor 04. James Lax 05. David Campbell 06. Dave Pinniger 07. Stuart Ferguson 08. Duncan Hamiltion 09. Peter Warren 10. Chris Hill 11. Mike Cowburn 12. Peter Lenderyou 13. John Hunter 14. Joe Sanchez 15. Paul Appleyard 16. Tim O’Toole 17. Steve Stonefield 18. Mike Harvey 19. Robbie Jones 20. Ross McQuater Our next tournament is the Fiduciary Trophy at Estepona

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Golf on Sunday 16th August.

It is also the end of year event which determines the final placings for the Med Golf Masters at SRC(Old) to contest the Order of Merit. You can enter the event by contacting us at medgolf.events@gmail.com All the photos from Los Flamingos can be found on our Facebook page.

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MORE NEWS FROM MED GOLF

Med Golf has its own Facebook page where you can see photos from the competition day.

We’d be delighted if you’d join our group for up-to-date news and contribute to on-going

golfing discussions. We created the page to enable members and visitors to discuss anything about golf, give feedback on courses they have played, offer tips to others they have come across and much more. You can find us on Facebook simply by searching for ‘Med Golf ’ or visit

our website and navigate from there.

For more details on our full schedule and the benefits of joining Med Golf for just £40 per year, please visit www.medgolfgroup.com or contact Josh Hunter on Gib mobile 00350 54016963 or by e-mail at contact. medgolf@gmail.com

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Acidic Oceans implicated in Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction It is one of science’s enduring mysteries: what caused the worst mass extinction in Earth’s history.

And, no, it is not the one that wiped out the dinosaurs Scientists said that huge amounts of carbon dioxide spewed from colossal volcanic eruptions in Siberia may have turned the world’s oceans dangerously acidic 252 million years ago, helping to drive a global environmental calamity that killed most land and sea creatures.

The researchers studied rocks in the United Arab Emirates that were on the seafloor at the time and contained a detailed record of the changing ocean one 65 million years ago cauconditions at the end of the sed by an asteroid impact that erased the dinosaurs and many Permian Period. other animals. The researchers “This is one of the few cases said ocean acidification had where we have been able to show that an ocean acidification event happened in deep time,” said University of Edinburgh geoscientist Rachel Wood, one of the researchers in the study published in the journal Science.

an immense region of volcanic rock called the Siberian Traps represented one of the largest volcanic events of the past half billion years, lasting a million years and spanning the boundary between the Permian and subsequent Triassic Period.

long been suspected but no direct evidence had been found until now.

Massive eruptions that formed

The prodigious amounts of carbon dioxide from the eruptions had awful consequences for land and marine life. The absorption of carbon dioxide lethally, but temporarily, changed the chemical composition of the oceans, the researchers said.

The mass extinction unfolded over a period of 60,000 years, they said. The horseshoe crablike trilobites and the sea scorpions - denizens of the seas for hundreds of millions of years were among the many marine creatures that vanished.

“This is significant because we believe our modern oceans are becoming similarly acidic,” Wood added. “These findings may help us understand the threat posed to marine life by modern-day ocean acidification.”

Land animals faced global warming and a general drying of the climate. Most of the dominant mammal-like reptiles died, with the exception of a few lineages including the ones that were the ancestors of modern mammals including people.

Various hypotheses have been offered to explain the mass extinction that exceeded even the

The mass extinction also paved the way for the first dinosaurs about 20 million years later.

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