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RECRUITMENT FOR THE 2020 MISS

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46 PRO LIFE MOVEMENT RALLY

GIBRALTAR PAGEANT 48 THE BEST RECIPES OUR CUISINE 8

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WORLD HIJAB DAY 2020 TESTIMONIALS

50 WHAT’S HAPPENING DOWN TOWN

WOMEN UNITE FOR WORLD HIJAB

52 COSMETIC SURGERY: REAL LIFE

INTERNATIONAL DAY 16

WORLD HIJAB DAY 2020 GIBRALTAR

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ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN AND YOUNG

PATIENT CASE STUDY 54 SCIENCE SHOWS HOW GUITAR PLAYERS’ BRAINS ARE ACTUALLY DIFFERENT FROM EVERYBODY ELSES’

PEOPLE SHOW SIGNS OF ADDICTION TO SMARTPHONES

56 ROYAL GIBRALTAR REGIMENT HOLDS

INSIGHT WEEKEND

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1906 RED VINTAGE ‘LA COLORADA’

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THE CHEEKY PANDA

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THE CHEEKY PANDA – THEIR PRODUCTS

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13 UNBELIEVABLE COINCIDENCES THAT

58 GIBRALTAR MARKS EU DEPARTURE 62 A TRIBUTE TO ADOLFO RAMIREZ 66 A JOURNEY TO SEEK JUSTICE LEAVE US WITH MANY QUESTIONS

68 GIBRALTAR TANGIER EXCHANGE

ABOUT THE WORLD 72 MY MEDITERRANEAN VEGAN KITCHEN 36

VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITIONS IN LA LINEA

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ELIO CRUZ: ONE MAN, MANY TALENTS

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ELIO CRUZ: ONE MAN, MANY TALENTS

74 BREXIT: HERE’S WHAT HAPPENS NEXT 78 VISUAL ARTS THE EXHIBITION

82 TICKETS FOR THE GIBRALTAR INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL 2020

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Recruitment for the 2020 Miss Gibraltar Pageant

IS GIBRALTAR CULTURAL Services is inviting young women to sign up to the 2020 Miss Gibraltar Pageant.

This year’s Pageant will be held on Saturday 6th June 2020 at the

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and not more than 26 years old (as at 31st December 2020). The first 10 contestants to sign for the Pageant will each receive £500.

The winner of the Pageant will Contestants must be aged represent Gibraltar at the Miss between 17 (as at 6th June 2020) World Pageant, later in the year.

John Mackintosh Hall Theatre and organizing it this year is the Gibraltar Cultural Services and Gibmedia.

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World Hijab Day 2020 Testimonials Ferdaows Bouchekouf

Thank you World Hijab Day for giving me the chance to share my inspirations towards my CROWN.

Sara Catania

Boutaina Boulaich Mesbahi

FERDAOWS BOUCHEKOUF 24 YEARS OLD WORKS AT THE ELIOTT HOTEL My Hijab is the crown I wear every day of my life. It has a big impact on me since I started wearing it when I was 7 years old. I never looked back on taking it off because it was my choice and it fulfills the person I am today and every day of my life. I love it and I cannot live without it, that’s why I did it. My advice is do it because you feel inspired that you want to wear it but not because someone told you to wear it because as you wear it today you could take it off tomorrow...

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SARA CATANIA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MINISTRY OF EQUALITY Hijab to me reflects personal identity. Hijab is having the freedom to live and express myself in my own way while still holding on to my beliefs and values. Hijab is beautiful, I My hijab inspires me; I have worn the hijab wear it with love and pride. since I was 12 years old and it has a big impact on me and shows the person I am SANAE BEGDOURI from inside and out.

'I’m a devout Muslim and hijab is part Thank you Hijab World Day for letting me of my faith, hijab is not just what you are wearing but it is also what you do and representing myself the way I am.

BOUTAINA BOULAICH MESBAHI 25 YEARS-OLD STUDENT

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Sanae Begdouri

love it. I feel more comfortable and satisfied when I wear it...And I am proud of it.

Dikra Laghrich

Alae Ziani

you say. it's who you are, my hijab is the oyster and I'm the pearl.

Insafe Sarghini

ALAEE ZIANI BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST The hijab means a lot to me. Not only is it a form of commitment to my faith and one of my many forms of identity, but it’s the way I show the world that any woman, no matter her race or religion, can accomplish everything she sets her mind to.

Fatima Zahrae Errouas

DIKRA LAGHRICH STUDENT

INSAFE SARGHINI ARABIC TEACHER

I made the choice to wear hijab as part of my religious journey. It has since become entwined with my identity. It also serves as constant reminder to myself of what my character should be like as a Muslim and that I am more than just my outward appearance. Hijab doesn’t deter me from having aspirations, it actually motivates me to work harder towards them. Women have a right to choose to cover or show their bodies and oppression starts when you deprive them of that choice.

It is called Hijab. But what does mean? Some people think is Islamic Wear. Yes. It is but the FATIMA ZAHRAE ERROUAS most important thing is worship and part of the STUDENT Islamic religion. Hijab is morals and Politeness...

It isn't tradition nor habit. Hijab is Islamic wear-I The Islamic principle behind 10 GLOBE MAGAZINE

encapsulates behavioural and physical modesty, and personally, I am in a stage of my religious journey that doesn’t satisfy this principle yet. I will have the honor to practice hijab one day when I will be capable enough to represent it in the best way possible. I personally think the most empowering aspect about wearing hijab is the fact that I make the choice myself, which is something all Muslim women deserve to have.

hijab

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Women Unite for World Hijab Day Her purpose was to introduce her pain to others in hope that no one will ever have to go through the emotional trauma simply because of the love they have for their faith

WORLD HIJAB DAY is an annual event founded by Nazma Khan in 2013. The event takes place on February 1st each year in 140 countries worldwide. Its stated purpose is to encourage women of all religions and backgrounds to wear and experience the hijab.

Females of all faiths invited to wear headscarves for one day in solidarity with Muslim women worldwide.

the president and founder of the World Hijab Day Organisation explained. "Perhaps, this one day experience will make them see the hijab in a different light."

BREAKING STEREOTYPES Since its inception in 2013, more than 70 global ambassadors from over 45 countries have been involved and women from around 190 countries participate in the annual event.

Growing up in the Bronx in New York City with a hijab covering her head, Nazma Khan says she is all too familiar with religious discrimination from a young age.

The Bangladesh native migrated to the United States at the age of 11 and was constantly bullied throughout middle and high school.

The bullying took on another level after the deadly coordinated attacks of September 11th 2001. "Every day, I would face different challenges just walking on the street," she told Al Jazeera. "I was chased, spit on, surrounded by men, called a terrorist, Osama bin Laden, etc."

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Nazma Khan

to share their experiences of discrimination on social media.

"As I read through the stories, I saw my own struggles in my sisters," the 35-year-old said. That is when Khan decided to launch the World Hijab Day (WHD).

Each year on February 1st, Khan's non-profit organisation invites

females of all faiths, backgrounds and ethnicities to wear the hijab for a day in solidarity with Muslim women worldwide. The hijab is a headscarf worn by Muslim women, who feel it is part of their religion.

"By walking in my shoes for one day on February 1st, women would see that I am no different from them,"

Although Khan was hopeful, she was bowled over by the success of her first World Hijab Day, pulled off after only a few weeks of planning. She had 11,000 Facebook participants from sixty-seven countries. Khan was contacted by non-Muslim women all over the world who posted photos of themselves wearing the hijab. These women shared their newfound respect for the hijabi and felt they now better understood. Women were eager to share why they wanted to wear the hijab for a day: Ellie Lloyd, a British Christian, and her 11-year-old daughter are among those donning the hijab. "I

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believe women should be free from prejudice and discrimination for their choice to cover their hair," said Lloyd, who is also Qatar's WHD ambassador. "If I choose to wear a hat, I am not judged," she told Al Jazeera. "If I choose to wear my hair up or down or braided, I am not judged. So why is it fair for a woman, who chooses to wear a scarf to be judged?"

Afaf Nasher, executive director for the New York chapter at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), believes the yearly initiative helps break the "false stereotypes" about the religious head covering.

"A Muslim woman wearing a hijab is hypocritically viewed as foreign, submissive, and backwards," says Afaf Nasher.

"WHD shines a positive countermessage by highlighting the diversity and strength of Muslim women, who observe hijab." Meanwhile, others have raised concern that one day in a hijab does not give outsiders the true sense of being a Muslim.

Zahra Billoo, CAIR's executive director of the San Francisco Bay area, welcomed the effort from non-Muslim women but added:

Islamophobia and hate crimes in recent years. Los Angeles resident Ojaala Ahmad says "hijab makes women more visibly Muslim and therefore an easier target for Islamophobes."

"Others are sometimes concerned that the hijab is not an accessory, and so even wearing it for a day, in solidarity, doesn't really give someone the full experience and can actually risk tokenising the experience of Muslim women."

ISLAMOPHOBIA

message over my windows: 'this is not your country!'"

MUSLIM WOMAN IN INDIA DENIED JOB FOR WEARING HIJAB Globally, advocacy groups have reported a rise in apparent

Miroslava, a Czech native, who works in the UK, has had derogatory slurs hurled at her like "bitch", "ISIS", received death threats, been spat in the face and followed ever since she started wearing the hijab four years ago.

"Walking on the streets, I get time to time funny questions such as: 'Don't you feel too hot in this?'" said the 35-year-old divorcee. "Few weeks after I moved into a new place, I came home and found a sprayed

Afaf Nasher, Council of Amerrican-Islamic Relations. The World Hijab Day Organisation is working on building an educational programme called "Corporate Anti-Islamophobia Program (CAIP)" to lessen discrimination against Muslims in the corporate sector.

Beata Rocska, a Hungarian convert 14 GLOBE MAGAZINE

living in the capital Budapest, said her boss at a multinational firm was warned against hiring her for being a "terrorist". "Everyday insult is such a common thing, especially since our politicians started to build their campaign upon hatred towards the (Muslim) immigrants," the 26 year old said.

Civil rights activists in the country are worried about the trend. "We have a president, who doesn't care and is attacking the Muslim community on a daily basis and so I am concerned about the people that are emboldened by his racism and bigotry," said CAIR's Billoo.

Meanwhile, Muslim women in the UK are three times more likely to be economically inactive, a government-commissioned report found in September 2017.

"I am particularly very concerned about discrimination women, who wear the hijab, face in the job market," said Khan.

A Muslim woman wearing a hijab is hypocritically viewed as foreign, submissive and backwards

There was anger among Muslim women in Europe last year when the European Court of Justice ruled that employers are entitled to ban staff from wearing visible religious symbols.

After President Donald Trump’s election, the number of antiMuslim hate crimes in the US rose 91 percent in the first half of 2017, compared with the same period in 2016, according to a CAIR report.

"A Muslim woman's headscarf was a trigger in 15 percent of incidents," the group said.

#StrongInHijab Despite the challenges, Khan is optimistic that social media has given

Muslim women a platform to voice their discontent. By marking World Hijab Day, the non-profit organisation is looking to build bridges of understanding, awareness, and education about the hijab. "Hijab is not just a piece of cloth I use to cover my head," said WHD's founder. "It's much more than that. Hijab represents, who I am as a person."

In the month leading up to February 1st, women shared their experiences of wearing the hijab on social media under the hashtag #WorldHijabDay. This year's slogan is #StrongInHijab.

by Saba Aziz

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World Hijab Day 2020 Gibraltar Photographs by GYPT (Gibraltar Youth Production Team)

THE GIBRALTAR YOUTH SERVICE recently celebrated World Hijab Day by hosting an intercultural awareness day with Muslim young people who are members of the local youth clubs.

Predominately our Muslim young members wanted to challenge people’s perception as many feel the hijab is oppressive when in fact it is a cultural choice for women to choose. The organisers of the event were keen to inform people of their views with some quoting: “It is my choice and fulfils the person I am today” , “The hijab gives me the freedom to live and express myself while still holding on to my beliefs and values”.

The aim of the day was to raise awareness and understand the Hijab garment with people attending from other religious groups given the opportunity of wearing the headpiece.

Alongside this, the young people produced a variety of traditional Moroccan food to taste The event was supported with a visit from the Minister for Equality, the Hon Samantha whilst listening to some background music.

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Sacramento and the Principal Youth Officer, Mark Zammit who, said, “World Hijab Day has great importance. We must stand up and recognise women having the right to choose what they want to wear. World Hijab Day is an event to be celebrated not for religious tolerance but for women’s rights around the world.”

If you are a young person and would like to get involved in any of the events or activities provided by the Youth Service, please contact Mark Zammit, Principal Youth Officer on mzammit@gibraltar.gov.gi or call 200 78637.

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One in four children and young people show signs of addiction to smartphones Text by Ben Carter (Senior Lecturer, King’s College London) & Nicola Kalk (Clinical Lecturer, King’s College London)

www.theconversation.com

LOVE THEM OR HATE them, smartphones have become ubiquitous in everyday life. And while they have many positive uses, people remain concerned about the potential negative harms of excessively using them – especially in children

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and teens. In 2018, a whopping 95% of 16-24 year-olds owned a smartphone, up from only 29% in 2008. However, alongside this increase in smartphone use, studies have also shown mental health has become worse in this

age group.

We conducted the first ever systematic review investigating what we called “problematic smartphone usage” in children and young people. We defined problematic smartphone usage as behaviours linked to smartphone

use that resemble features of addiction – such as feeling panicky when the phone isn’t available, or spending too much time using the smartphone, often to the detriment of others.

Based on our findings, we estimate that a quarter children

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and young people show signs of problematic smartphone usage.

While numerous large-scale studies have found there’s no link between the amount you use your smartphone and harm to your mental health, the popular perception that smartphones are addictive still persists. Previous studies investigating their harm often had contradictory conclusions.

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This is partly because many studies lumped all technology use together under the umbrella term ‘screen time’. This overlooks the fact that harm often comes from the way we interact with technology, not from screens themselves.

For example, watching TV is very different to experiencing cyberbullying on Facebook. Other studies often only measured the total length of time spent in front of a screen, instead of perhaps looking at

what effect engaging with certain apps or websites had on people.

common this was in children and young people.

FEATURES OF ADDICTION For our study, we decided to use a different approach.

We decided to analyse other studies, which had investigated smartphone use in children and young people, looking for findings that reported instances of behavioural addiction to smartphones – and how

We analysed 41 different studies published in Asia, Europe and North America since 2011. In total, we looked at 41,871 children and young people between the ages of 11 and 24 – though most studies typically looked at young people in their early 20s.

However, because each of the studies looked at different

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individual features of a behavioural addiction, we decided to use the umbrella term “problematic smartphone usage” to describe all instances where these features occurred.

Most questionnaires agreed that the central features of a behavioural addiction include:

studies, we found that between 10% and 30% of children and young people exhibited problematic smartphone use.

Although studies used different self-report questionnaires, most defined addiction not by the length of time they spent using their smartphone, but by

problems with sleep. However, most of the studies we looked at measured addiction and mental health at the same time – making it unclear if smartphone addiction causes mental health issues, or vice versa.

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studies

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Before we can say whether problematic smartphone usage is actually smartphone addiction, we would need to show that a person’s pattern of use is consistently dysfunctional – and that the health harms are significantly worse when compared to regular smartphone use.

• Having an intense urge to use your phone • Spending more time on it than you first intended to • Feeling panicked if it runs out of battery • Neglecting other important things to use it

more

• Having other people complain about how much someone used their phone • Continuing to use it despite knowing how much it affected other areas of your life, including sleep or school work.

In order for a young person to be defined as exhibiting problematic smartphone usage, they had to exhibit at least two of these features.

After looking at all of the

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on mental health had varying degrees of reliability because responses were from self-report questionnaires, as opposed to formal clinical diagnoses.

This meant that there was a possibility of participants over or under-exaggerating their experiences.

what are known as “domains”.

These are certain patterns that indicate addiction, such as experiencing withdrawal symptoms when their phone is taken away.

Studies looking the affect that smartphone use had on mental health found participants in the “addicted” range were more likely to report symptoms of depression, anxiety and

consistent link with smartphone addiction and mental health.

For example, six of seven studies on sleep found that children and young people who exhibited problematic smartphone use had poorer sleep. This was also the case for problematic smartphone usage and experiencing higher levels of anxiety, stress, and depressive symptoms. However, the evidence from these studies

But until there’s more research, we can’t say that smartphone addiction is a condition – and it’s premature to call for clinics to be opened to treat sufferers.

While future research is needed, the current findings do show that problematic smartphone usage is common, and likely to be linked to poorer mental health in children and young people.

Samantha Sohn, a fourth-year medical student at The GKT School of Medical Education at King’s College London was the lead author of this study and a contributor to this article.

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1906 Red Vintage 'La Colorada' Legends that come back to stay

THE 1906 RED VINTAGE is actually a blast from the past – a recipe that was almost lost to time. Long ago, the brewery produced a beer named ‘Especial Extra’, though it was better known as "La Colorada" (The Red One).

The ‘Hijos de Rivera’ brewmasters managed to recover this recipe, one of the firm’s old historic recipes, and began brewing the beer again recently, bringing it back to life.

The old golden colour, clean and transparent appearance with creamy and white foam has a definite myriad of beer-loving followers world-wide. An intense and equilibrated beer, with medium body,

Red Vintage, which is brewed in the style of a German doppelbock, presents an attractive ruddy-gold/amber colour in the glass, with a fine-bubbled head and crystal clarity. It possesses a delightful caramel and roasted malt profile, subtle hop bitterness and a slight warming finish. The addition of Nugget hops, which is an American variety and, thus, a departure from a traditional ‘doppelbock’, offer some herbal spice notes, along with a touch of woodiness.

taste is a near mirror image to the smell and has flavours of pale malts and dark fruits.

Although no bitterness is detectable, the hops mostly serve to mask any malty sweetness, and also contribute a bit of herbal flavours. It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation. Although the description of this beer says it's brewed in the style of a ‘German Doppelbock’, it tends to be more of a hybrid between a ‘Euro Strong Lager’ and a ‘Doppelbock’. The feel is crisp with a light to moderate body and slight carbonation.

Estrella Galicia™ 1906 Red Vintage is distributed in Gibraltar by Bon Milk of Unit 50, Harbours Deck, New Harbours Tel: 200 45644/200 47924, email: bonmilk@ gibtelecom.net AROMA The balance shifts slightly in favour of malts, with pleasant sweet notes, caramel-like APPEARANCE An intense

1906 Red Vintage, affectionately known as “La Colorada” has established itself as a reference premium beer from ‘Estrella Galicia’ on an international level, backed by the greatest experts in the sector. Less than a year after its launch, two of the most prestigious beer contests in the world backed the quality of the Hijos de Rivera beer.

amber beer TASTE The bitterness balances the intense alcohol content and the light piquant aftertaste ALCOHOL CONTENT 8% IDEAL TEMPERATURE 5-6ºC FORMATS 11.2 oz. bottle FOOD PAIRING SUGGESTIONS Cheese (Blue cheese), Seafood (Octopus –Galician style–, fish and squid stew), Fish (In smoked preparations –salmon, trout–, marinated in bri-

1906 Red Vintage was awarded the Gold Medal in the World Beer Challenge after having obtained the highest marks for taste and quality from among three hundred beers from around the world. The ‘World Beer Challenge’, which is a prestigious annual contest, is held to judge and award the best beers in the world. An expert jury evaluates the different beers, awarding them points within their particular category.

The points are awarded for taste, appearance, aroma and the finished product.

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ne –sardines, anchovies– or tuna tataki), Meat (Rich and intense meat –like Iberian

and characterized by its malty and toasted aroma and its persistent bitterness. Its subtle caramel notes lead to coffee hints, and later on to floral notes reminiscent hops. This ingredient brings a singular bitterness, which accompanies every sip, harmonizing its high alcoholic content and its pleasant pungent aftertaste.

It possesses light aromas of pale malts, which are present in the nose along with some hints of dark fruits. The

pork– pickled small game, strong marinades).

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The Cheeky Panda Eco friendly, hypoallergenic facial, toilet paper tissue rolls and wipes made from organic bamboo

CHRIS FORBES AND JULIE CHEN, Co-founders of the Cheeky Panda, explain that the inspiration behind the business came while on holiday in Szechuan, China in a trip to meet Julie’s parents. The couple visited a bamboo plantation and realised that bamboo had huge potential to create a sustainable tissue product. They knew that sustainable products had become hugely popular in the UK, so the couple set about working on a sustainable toilet tissue brand. Since the couple always shared a passion for a more sustainable future, they market tested the concept and after achieving their target, the business concept became a reality.

Bamboo is awesome! It’s the world’s fastest growing plant and it is a type of grass so it doesn’t create soil erosion, unlike trees, which need to have their root system dug out in order to re-grow. It also doesn’t require chemicals or fertilizers; it’s just an incredibly fastgrowing, ultra-sustainable, soft 26 GLOBE MAGAZINE

and natural product. What’s not to love?

Chris continued, “We sell a sustainable alternative to traditional tissue and toilet paper products. Made from virgin bamboo kun, ‘Cheeky Panda’ products are rich in natural goodness and free from harsh chemicals – while also saving thousands of trees and natural animal habitats around the world. Our products are also the first of their kind to be Veganregistered in the UK. Responding to the rapidly growing demand for sustainable, eco-friendly and natural alternatives to household items, we offer a range of highquality products from toilet and facial tissues to kitchen towels and baby wipes. Founded by myself and Julie in 2016, The Cheeky Panda is now one of the UK’s top 100 start-ups,” WE MAKE ULTRA SUSTAINABLE 100% BAMBOO TISSUE AND WIPES. WE'RE A YOUNG AND DYNAMIC COMPANY INSPIRING

POSITIVE CHANGE FOR OUR FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS The Cheeky Panda is an innovative company offering the tissue market a sustainable and health conscious alternative.

Making tissues from virgin bamboo kun, a hybrid of the bamboo species The Cheeky Panda tissues are pure and rich in natural goodness. Free from harsh chemicals found in regular tissues and saving thousands of precious trees and animal habitats around the world.

The co-founders, Julie Chen and Chris Forbes, are dedicated to preserving the natural environment on which we all depend and are set on keeping it cheeky! Four years on, ‘The Cheeky Panda’ is a profitable multi-million pound turnover tissue business operating in 12 countries.

‘The Cheeky Panda’ products are distributed in Gibraltar by Nature’s way of 15D1 North View Terrace, Devil’s Tower Road Tel: 200 44764. All Nature’s Ways’ products are available via the RockHero APP. (www.naturesway.gi)

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Their Products • Silky soft • Pure & natural • Kind to skin • Eco friendly • No harsh chemicals • Biodegradable

sustainable switch for the environmentally conscious, and a fantastic inclusion for any kitchen.

Introduce a little piece of nature in your kitchen, with this ultra sustainable 100% bamboo 2 roll kitchen towel pack; perfect for any kitchen and ideal for multi-purpose use.

THE CHEEKY PANDA TOILET TISSUE PAPER The Cheeky Panda offers a sustainable and healthy alternative to regular toilet paper with this 100% FSC certified bamboo toilet tissue.

Bamboo is an incredibly sustainable material as it grows faster than trees whilst producing 35% more oxygen and absorbing 35% more carbon dioxide. It also has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties whilst being odour resistant and hypo-allergic.

THE CHEEKY PANDA BABY WIPES

The Cheeky Panda wipes are proudly vegan and never tested on animals; it adores babies’ sensitive skin. Completely natural, Panda’s wipes are hypoallergenic and wonderful for babies – made from 99% purified water, 1% aloe juice and fruit extract for clean antibacterial qualities. These wipes are whipped up This eco-friendly toilet paper from The from biodegradable bamboo (instead of nonCheeky Panda uses waste bamboo and gives biodegradable, ocean-polluting polyester). farmers an extra income whilst offering job opportunities to local people. It is a healthier, THE CHEEKY PANDA KITCHEN fairer and more sustainable option. Our TOWELS bamboo is not the same type of bamboo pandas eat; our tissue is free from de-inking A natural bamboo variety not eaten by pandas chemicals, B.P.A. (Bisphenol A), chlorine sourced from 100% FCS certified bamboo forests is all that makes up this strong super bleach or fragrances and carbon balanced. absorbent kitchen towel. With no tissue dust, The Cheeky Panda: Our Mantra; Eco Friendly, fragrance, pesticides, bleach or BPA, it is both soft and hypoallergenic. Each pack also has a Skin Friendly, Carbon Balanced features zero carbon footprint and helps to protect the Vietnam rainforest by donating a portion of its • Toilet tissue made from 100% sustainable cost to the World Land Trust. This is an ideal bamboo 28 GLOBE MAGAZINE

• 100% bamboo 2 roll 2 ply classic white kitchen towel pack • Average sheet count: 100 sheets per roll • Average roll length: 22m •Average sheet size: 220x 225mm • Average roll weight: 208g • Natural Bamboo • Soft, Strong and Super Absorbent • Carbon Balanced • Ultra Sustainable • Bamboo FSF Certified ‘The Cheeky Panda’ products are distributed in Gibraltar by Nature’s way of 15D1 North View Terrace, Devil’s Tower Road Tel: 200 44764.

All Nature’s Ways’ products are available via the RockHero APP. (www.naturesway.gi)

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13 unbelievable coincidences that leave Us with many questions about the world Life sometimes brings us strange surprises that are seemingly impossible to explain simply by referring to theories of probability.

We at Globe Magazine never cease to be amazed by the coincidences that occur in this world, which demonstrate just how unpredictable and mysterious it is.

ENZO FERRARI

MESUT ÖZIL

Enzo Ferrari, who founded the Ferrari company, died in 1988. About a month later, the footballer Mesut Özil was born. Looking at their portraits, you could be forgiven for thinking they’re twin brothers.

Is this a case of reincarnation?

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ZUBAIDA THARWAT

JENNIFER LAWRENCE

Jennifer Lawrence is a spitting image of a silver age Egyptian actress Zubaida Tharwat

A premonition of the Titanic In 1898, 14 years before the sinking of the Titanic, fantasy writer Morgan Robertson wrote the novella Futility, which told the story of a ship that was sunk — and which bore the name The Titan. But it wasn’t just the name where we can see an eerie coincidence.

Both the fictional and real ship were described as unsinkable, had similar technical characteristics, lacked a suitable number of lifeboats, and collided with icebergs in the North Atlantic. After the sinking of the Titanic, the book was republished with the title Futility, or The Sinking of the Titan.

The Tragedy on the Hoover Dam One of the first people, who lost their life during the construction of the Hoover Dam was George Tierney, who died on December 20, 1922, when carrying out preparatory work. The last person to die during construction was Patrick Tierney — George’s son. He also died on December 20.

GEORGE HANDEL

JIMI HENDRIX

Neighbours living in different centuries The famous composer George Handel was a neighbour of famous guitarist Jimi Hendrix — admittedly, they were separated by two centuries. Handel lived in London at 25 Brook Street, whilst Hendrix lived for a time at 23 Brook Street. They were both incredible musicians, who had a major influence on the development of music in their respective eras.

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The Cars that found each other In 1895, in the state of Ohio, two cars collided. The peculiarity of this particular accident is to be found in the fact that during this period, automobile production was only just beginning to take off, and there were only these two cars in all of Ohio. Unfortunately, at that time automobile accidents still weren’t documented, and so the official records of this case haven’t survived.

Coincidences in the biographies of Lincoln and Kennedy

just before Easter; Kennedy on the eve of Thanksgiving). Each was accompanied by his wife and another couple.

• Both had four children.

• Both had a friend called Billy Graham.

A multitude of strange coincidences exist in the biographies of two American presidents: Abraham Lincoln and John Kennedy. Here are just a few of them: • They were both killed by a gunshot wound to the back of the head, on a Friday, before a celebration (Lincoln was killed

• Kennedy had a secretary called Mrs. Lincoln. President Lincoln had a secretary called John.

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• Their successors in both cases were vice presidents called Johnson, who were both southerners and Democrats.

The First and Last Soldiers The graves of the first and last British soldiers killed in the First World War are located 6 metres from each other, and their headstones face each other. This arrangement was not in any way deliberate.

Rumours of Edgar Allan Poe’s Time Machine In the book The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, written

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the case. 46 years after the book was written, an actual boat did sink, and the members of the crew, who were saved recounted how they had eaten a shipboy called...Richard Parker. This led to rumours that the famous American writer had owned a time machine!

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Anthony Hopkins and a Rare Book Once, the actor Anthony Hopkins urgently needed to get hold of a book so that he could study for a role in a film he was starring in: The Girl from Petrovka, written by George Feifer. He couldn’t find the book in a shop anywhere, but then completely coincidentally he came across a forgotten copy in the subway.

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When Hopkins later met Feifer, the latter told him that he didn’t have a copy of the book himself — he had lent his last one to a friend, who had lost it somewhere in the subway.

In July 1975, Erskine Lawrence Ebbin, a 17-year-old inhabitant of the Bermuda Islands, was riding along the road on his moped when he was hit by a taxi. Almost a year before, also in July, Erskine’s brother — who was also 17 — was killed. He was riding the same moped and he was killed by a taxi as well. Behind the wheel was the same driver, and he was carrying the same passenger.

A special name for the Roman Empire The city of Rome, the foundation of the Roman state, was founded according to legend by Romulus and Remus. Consequently, Romulus became the first king of Rome. The last ruler of the Western Roman Empire was Romulus Augustulus, although he was born as Flavius Romulus Augustus. Nevertheless, one can say that one of the most powerful empires of the ancient world began and ended with the name "Romulus."

A Prediction of Donald Trump’s Election Victory in The Simpsons The creators of The Simpsons made an episode in the year 2000, which made a joke about Donald Trump becoming president of the United States. Could they ever have guessed that one day it would become true? Even more amazing is the fact that the show presented Trump’s election campaign in a way that was almost identical to scenes from real life when he launched his presidential bid.

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Visual Arts Exhibitions at La Línea VÍSTEME: DE LA ALTA COSTURA AL ARTE

Ayuntamiento of La Línea de la Concepción.

The exhibition ‘Visteme: de alta costura al arte’ will be held at the ‘Museo Cruz Herrera’ from the 6th of February until the 10th of May. The exhibition is organised by UIMP in conjunction with the

On exhibition is a private collection belonging to Fernando Saavedra; the exhibition itself is composed of ninety haute couture and prêt-à-porter garments from internationally acclaimed designers such as

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Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Balenziaga, Balmain, Paco Rabanne, Carolina Herrera, Jesús de Pozo or Manuel Piña.

At present, the exhibition has already toured extensively around various Spanish cities and exhibits from the extensive collection of 900 garments from Fernando Saavedra’s collection,

will be on show temporarily throughout the next few months.

This exhibition forms part of the activities organized by the ‘Área de Promoción Sociocultural, Juventud y Deportes’ in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the city (La Linea de la Concepcion)

2ND EDITION OF ‘AQUÍ PINTAMOS TODOS/AS’ ASANSULL is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year whilst the city of La Línea celebrates its 150th

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION The third Photographic Exhibition ‘Colectiva de Socios de AFAL, Agrupación Fotográfica Artística Linense’ will be exhibited from the 14th of February to the 12th of April at the ‘Sala Temporal’ of the ‘Museo Cruz Herrera’.

‘CON BARBAS Y A LO LOCO’ EXHIBITION The artist, Guillermo Anguitta, will captivate and delight

anniversary as well. From the ‘Delegación de Cultura’, in fact, more precisely from the ‘Galería Municipal Manolo Ales’, they will collaborate whenever possible with the ‘asociación de discapacitados’.

us with this entertaining exhibition toying around with the different ways

For the second edition of ‘Aquí pintamos todos’, we would like both users and artists to paint one same piece. The object of this project is an exhibition at the Gallery planned to take place towards the end of February or the

beginning of March.

Artists participating are: Yeypo Argüez, Sylvain Marc, Pepe Cano, Paco Conti, Santi Cervera, Ada García, Julio Castilla, Javier Plata, Gema Larios, José Antonio Millán and ASANSULL users.

of seeing beards! This exhibition will between the 21st of take place at the ‘Museo Cruz Herrera’ February and the 22nd of March.

THE LUIS MAGARIÑOS SCULPTURE EXHIBITION The Sevilla sculptor, resident in La Línea for quite a few years, will exhibit sculptures made out of clay of diverse subject matters. This exhibition can be visited as from the 13th of March to the 10th of April at the ‘La Comandancia’.

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Elio Cruz (1931 – 2019) One Man Many Talents Celebrating the Artistic Life of Gibraltarian Artist Elio Cruz Text by Joe adambery - Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja

I CATCH THE ELIO CRUZ exhibition at the John Mac Hall on a quiet midweek morning.

That was the way I wanted it to be able to record my impressions of coming to see the life work of the teacher, who inspired me the most when I was at St. Joseph's middle school in the fifties. 'One Man many Talents' was a long time coming as a retrospective exhibition that aims to honour the life work of the Rock's most prolific ‘Yanito’ playwright.

He was more than just that. A talented artist, poet, teacher and the lyricist of 'Virgensita de Europa', which his group 'Los Trovadores' recorded for posterity and, is still to this day, revered as our 'prayerful' national anthem if you like.

It will forever puzzle me that as a community we could not get our skates on and hold this glorious exhibition while he was still alive. We came close to recognising him properly when he was awarded, along,

with his Trovadores bandmates, a Mayor's Award to honour the outstanding contribution in the song which has stood the test of time, much the same as Pepe Roman's 'Llevame Donde Naci.'

His favourite classroom phrase to highlight our ineptitude as young learners was 'so and so. You Ass!' I am happy to count myself among many others, who were derided by him in the interests of education. He taught me to listen and to take an interest in reading. He awoke in me a sense for the arts as I later pleaded with my father to take me to see his early exhibitions. All my leanings into music, art musical theatre and poetry stem from this one teacher, who switched me on to them.

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he lived in UK most of his life, his heart was very much here.

By the time you read this Globe Magazine, the exhibition will have closed but the memory of

the man who wrote 'La Lola se va pa Londres' will live on as, year on year, our theatre community put on 'Yanito' plays which try to capture the essence of our idiosyncrasies as a close knit community so that we

can heartily laugh at ourselves (or cringe) and we do - but 'La Lola' was first! There were other plays

by Elio Cruz but 'La Lola' is the one that has endeared itself the most to the community at large.

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The Exhibition Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja

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Pro Life Movement Rally Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja

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The Best Recipes of our Cuisine Chicken and Chorizo Jambalaya A Cajun-inspired rice pot recipe with spicy Spanish sausage (Chorizo), sweet peppers and tomatoes Serves: 4 Preparation: 10 MINUTES Cook: 45 MINUTES INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp olive oil - 2 chicken breasts, chopped 1 onion, diced - 1 red pepper, thinly sliced - 2 garlic cloves, crushed - 75g chorizo, sliced 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning - 250g long grain rice - 400g can plum

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tomato - 250ml chicken stock HOW TO MAKE IT 1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan with a lid and brown 2 chopped chicken breasts for 5 – 8 minutes until golden.

2. Remove and set aside. Tip in the 1 diced onion and cook for 3 – 4 minutes until soft.

3. Add 1 thinly sliced red pepper, 2 crushed garlic cloves, 75g sliced chorizo and 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning, and cook for 5 minutes more.

4. Stir the chicken back in with 250g long grain rice, add the 400g can of tomatoes and 350ml chicken stock. Cover and simmer for 20 – 25 minutes until the rice is tender.

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What’s Happening Down Town?

1. A massive thank-you to the Bosom Buddies Cancer Trust, who donated £867 to the Pancreatic Cancer Awareness from the sale of their 2020 calendars. 2. Johnnie Bugeja with The Late Tony Avellano. RIP My Friend. 3. Sir Joe Makes The First Move at this Year's International Chess Tournament at The Caleta Hotel. 4 A & B. Dignitaries took part in a ceremony to mark Holocaust Memorial Day at Commonwealth Park. 5. The Gibraltar Tourist Board Team at this year's FITUR. 6. Gibraltar for ‘YES’.

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Cosmetic Surgery Real Life Patient Case Study We speak to Isabella from Gibraltar, who recently had a breast lift and augmentation with Aria Medical Group’s Dr. Marco Vricella at the HCI private hospital in Marbella

ISABELLA (we have changed her name to protect her privacy) works in Gibraltar in Financial Services, and for some years she had been considering cosmetic surgery. She explains, “After pregnancy, childbirth and breast feeding, I was unhappy with the way my breasts looked - I wanted my former figure back!”

THE CHOICE In Gibraltar residents have a number of options for cosmetic surgery, including local private clinics, private surgeons and hospitals in Spain, the UK and beyond. Like many men and women thinking about a cosmetic surgery procedure, Isabella had a few concerns about the operation and after reading some horrors stories in the media, was a little worried. “I had heard such a mixture of stories from different surgeons and clinics that I was very cynical. The only one I knew that had a consistent track record was Dr Marco Vricella of Aria Medical Group.

My friend had undergone a similar procedure with him and when I saw her results and learned how everything had gone so smoothly for her, I thought ‘why not me’? My friend was waxing lyrical about the whole thing!”

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addition, one can read case studies and testimonials from former clients and talk to somebody that has had the same procedure you are thinking about. Aria Medical Group considers this research essential for potential clients and is able to provide case studies and additional information for all clients at their private consultations in Gibraltar.

THE CONSULTATION IN GIBRALTAR College Clinic, the private medical practice on Queensway Gibraltar, is the venue for Aria Medical Group’s private consultations. All clients meet Dr. Marco Vricella

consider cosmetic surgery in the UK, but as Isabella explains, it is not always the most convenient option. “I could also have looked at flying over to the UK to have the procedure, but to be honest the cost as well as the thought of flying abroad and leaving my family behind for an operation was not a real option for me. One also has to think about post-operative check-ups and how and have plenty of time to discuss practical it would be to have those their requirements and concerns abroad!” with him in private and become fully informed before making the In addition, the Costa del Sol has decision to proceed. Isabella says become a centre of excellence for this was a distinct advantage, “The well-being and cosmetic surgery, fact that you can see Dr. Marco although possibly not everyone Vricella in Gibraltar for the initial shares the same commitment to consultation is just great; and then for excellence as Dr. Marco Vricella. each check up afterwards. It makes Isabella concurs, “I think southern life so much easier than having to go Spain has seen an increase in over to Spain or fly to the UK. You the number of plastic surgeons of don't have to worry about border late, due to the number of foreign queues - it really is ideal to be able residents who live on the coast. We to pop into the College Clinic to see are very lucky to have such a variety of experts at such a close him.” proximity to Gibraltar, but you Some Gibraltar residents also do have to do your homework - it is your body that you are dealing with after all!”

For Gibraltarians, nearby Marbella offers the perfect location for cosmetic surgery; close to home and family; yet discreet and private, so one can have a procedure without sharing the news with neighbours or colleagues at work. Just take a short break.

THE HOSPITAL “The Marbella International High Care Hospital (HCI) in Marbella, where Dr. Marco Vricella is Director of the Cosmetic Surgery Unit, offered me the right privacy to have the procedure” continues Isabella. “It was away from Gibraltar but not too long a drive. As well as the first-class care, my room was more like a hotel room with an ensuite bathroom; the meals were lovely; and I could not have asked for more from the staff.

The right balance was also the fact that I knew my ‘post op’ check-ups could be carried out in Gibraltar which was a definite bonus.”

THE PROCEDURE IN MARBELLA “My husband drove me up to the HCI private hospital in Marbella” explains Isabella. She continues to detail how things went, “Within ten minutes of arrival I had been shown to my room and had Louise (Aria’s Chief Patient Care Coordinator) explain the whole procedure to me again. Later I was wheeled into theatre and before I knew it, I was out like a light! The next I knew I had woken up and was holding hands with Louise. I was excited to see the results, but I had to wait as I had a full dressing on. I slept for a few hours and then had something to eat, and then spent the night at the HCI hospital. It’s a luxurious place to recuperate and I felt safe as I was checked on every hour by the nursing staff. The next morning Dr. Vricella, as well as their Specialist Nurse, and Louise came to see how I was doing and since everything was fine, I was allowed to leave for home.

My husband picked me up and we drove home to Gibraltar. I spent a week at home relaxing and taking my painkillers and antibiotics (to avoid any infection) and within two days I was itching to get out as I felt fine.

It is incredible how easy and painless the whole procedure was from start to finish.”

THE AFTERCARE IN GIBRALTAR Dr. Marco Vricella, and his team offer complete aftercare in Gibraltar.

In addition, included in the price is any revision surgery in the first year – a compelling service for residents of Gibraltar.

Isabella adds, “I had heard of many patients who had been to Dr. Marco Vricella and all had good things to say about their personal experience with his staff; the whole team made me feel comfortable from the word go.”

THE NEXT STEP So, choosing cosmetic surgery with Aria Medical Group is a decision one can make with confidence.

Isabella simply adds, “My only advice is not to be scared; you can hear some horror stories in the media about cosmetic surgery but these I believe are one in a million and that's why they appear in the news. All you have to do is talk to the people you have around, and you will be surprised at the amount of people who have had procedures done and you would not even know about it. The results are natural looking and only makes you feel and look like a better you!”

Dr. Vricella holds free consultations in Gibraltar throughout the year (at College Clinic, Regal House) – for dates and to book an appointment please call + 34 671 639 353 or email info@ariamedicalgroup.com Procedures available from Aria Medical Group include: • Breast Augmentation • Breast Uplift • Breast Reduction • Tummy Tuck • Liposuction • Facial Injections • Face Lifts • Eyebag Removal • Rhinoplasty GLOBE MAGAZINE 53

Science Shows How Guitar Players' Brains are actually different from everybody elses’ WHETHER IT'S PLAYING "Stairway to Heaven" until your fingers bleed or always finding yourself in the centre of a group of people intent on singing "Wagon Wheel," some things are common to all guitarists including, as it turns out, their brain chemistry.

For starters, guitarists literally have the ability to synchronize their brains while playing. In a 2012 study in Berlin, researchers had 12 pairs of guitarists play the same piece of music while having their brains scanned. They discovered that the guitarists' neural networks would synchronize not only during the piece, but even slightly before playing. So, basically, guitarists can read each others' minds better than they can read music.

That synch happens in the areas of the brain that deal with music production and social cognition, so it makes a real difference in how tight a band sounds. When people talk about a band's chemistry, this may well be what they're seeing. It also explains why brothers are the core duo in so many famous rock bands.

But part of this ability to synchronize actually comes from one overarching truth about guitarists: they're more intuitive than most.

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deactivates the brain region that routinely shuts down when achieving big-picture goals, signalling a shift from conscious to unconscious thought.

And when mere mortals (non-musicians) Ritchie Blackmore

attempt a solo, the conscious portion of their brain stays on, which indicates that real guitarists are able to switch to this more creative and less practical mode of thinking more easily.

All of the research makes it clear that guitarists are just super spiritual, intuitive people. Think about anyone from the Jimmy Paige to the Edge right on up to Bon Iver. That sort of intuitive thinking runs all the way to how they learn. Unlike musicians who learn through sheet music, guitarists, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University, get a better grasp of a song by looking at someone playing it rather than reading the notes on paper.

The intuition might come from one truth every guitarist knows: playing guitar transcends basic brain chemistry. In a famous incident, Pat Martino, a renowned jazz guitarist from Philadelphia, had 70% of his left temporal lobe removed in his mid-30s due to a haemorrhage. When he came out of surgery, he couldn't play any longer.

But guitar-playing is about more than any one part of your brain. Within two years, Martino was able to completely relearn how to play the jazz guitar. Scientists everywhere have used his brain as an amazing example of cerebral plasticity. For guitarists, he represents something else — playing guitar isn't a skill.

It's a way of being.

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Royal Gibraltar Regiment Holds Insight Weekend THE ROYAL GIBRALTAR Regiment held its first Insight Weekend of the year at Devil’s Tower Camp and Buffadero Training Centre on the weekend of 24th January. The two day event included an overnight stay to provide potential recruits with a better understanding of the Regiment and what it could offer them.

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On the Friday, 26 potential recruits, three women and 23 men aged between 15 years old and 42 years old, took part in indoor activities and presentations as well as outdoor activities including a Night Stalk, a live shoot and more.

They will now receive a followup phone call with those still

interested in joining the Regiment invited to the Recruiting Office for an interview and completion of the relevant documentation, followed by a medical at the Princess Royal Medical Centre. Potential recruits will then be loaded onto Phase 1 Alpha training at which point contracts will be signed.

For Regulars, training will involve

Phase 1 Alpha, plus another 5 days prior to attending the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick, in the UK, to undergo Phase 1 and Phase 2 training. For the Reserves they will complete their Phase 1 Alpha training and then complete Phase 1 Bravo. All this must be completed within 3 months. They will then attend ITC within 12 months to complete their Phase 2 training.

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Gibraltar marks EU departure Photographs By Johnnie Bugeja

who is the Minister for relations with Europe and the Commonwealth, handed over the Commonwealth flag. This happened in the presence of His Excellency the Governor Lt General Edward Davis, as well as, the Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament Melvyn Farrell and The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo received the Leader of the Opposition Keith Azopardi.

The flag of the European Union was lowered the EU flag when it was lowered, and the The music was provided by the Gibraltar Band at midnight to the tune of “Ode for Joy”, Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, and Drums Association.

GIBRALTAR MARKED ITS departure from the EU with a short ceremony at midnight. The ceremony focused on the three flagpoles at the northern end of Gibraltar by the land frontier with Spain (land border with the European Union).

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which is the EU anthem, as a sign of respect and affection to Europe. It was immediately replaced by the flag of the Commonwealth, which was raised to the tune of the National Anthem, “God Save The Queen”.

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A tributo to Adolfo Ramirez It was a truly emotional evening After nearly 50 years, a group of football teammates from the early 1970s finally met up again to honour their manager, and thank him for the positive influence he’d had on them during their formative years Text by Stephen Neish

AS I WROTE IN A RECENT article for the Gibraltar Chronicle, Adolfo Ramirez is a man who’s lived and breathed football all his life. From his early days as a player

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with Catalan Bay-based Shamrock FC and then Gibraltar United to his stint as GFA Manager between 1993 and 1997, during which he gloriously steered Gibraltar to

silver medal success at the Gibraltar Sunshine Island Games in 1995. He gave his beloved game his all.

When he finally hung up his boots

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remember the very first match we played under him was against one of the top teams in the division.

We were 3-0 down at half time, got what’s today known as the hair dryer treatment during the interval, and ran out 4-3 winners in the end!

Adolfo’s commitment to “los Rovers”, as everyone called us, was absolute. When we had a fixture at one of the Europa Point pitches, he’d somehow pile us all into his tiny Honda Civic – the smaller ones like yours truly in the boot, if memory serves me correctly – and drop each of us at home after the match. I’d swear that car was actually a disguised version of Dr Who’s time machine the TARDIS, which as fans of the cult sciencefiction BBC TV series will know, was much larger on the inside than it seemed from the outside.

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conked out, and he had to buy a new set of wheels!

Mind you, Adolfo demanded a similar level of commitment from his players. We trained three times a week and you’d better turn up if you wanted to play at

the weekend. If he smelled alcohol on anyone’s breath (most of us hadn’t reached drinking age yet) he was sent home and dropped for the next game. Discipline That was one of the many values he helped instill in us. Teamwork and team spirit too - Playing

for each other- “Carrying” a player without complaint when he was having a stinker. It’s no exaggeration to say he helped us transition from boys to men.

Adolfo advocated a fast, attacking style of play and demanded a high work rate. He was proud when servicemen living in Chilton Court and Edinburgh House told him they went to see our matches at the Naval Grounds (remember them?) to admire the quality of our football, sometimes against older, taller and physically stronger opposition.

It wasn’t all work, however. He also rewarded us by organizing events like end-of-season parties to which our parents were invited, and dances - to which they weren’t!

I have fond memories also of all of us watching a film he’d managed to get hold of (VHS had still to be

invented) of the 1968 European Cup Final in which Manchester United beat Portuguese champions Benfica 4-1 after extra time, the first occasion on which an English team lifted Europe’s top trophy.

I’m sure Adolfo must have been heart-broken when “his” Rovers broke up, mainly as a result of so many members of the team going on to further education in the UK. But, back to that emotionally charged night of Saturday 11th January; it had been months in the making and was the brainchild of “Forty” Azzopardi, he of SDGG and Piazza Grill fame and a tough, uncompromising (to put it mildly) defender in his youth. He asked me if I’d help organize a surprise party for Adolfo and I was more than happy to oblige. We decided to hold it at the Casino Calpe, but how to get him there? Luckily

his younger son Colin already knew, although it hadn’t yet been announced officially, that he was to be appointed the new Chief Fire Officer and on that pretext he and his brother Giles said they were inviting their dad to a quiet, discreet celebration.

The poor chap didn’t know what hit him. When the three of them climbed the stairs to the first floor, he naturally thought the intonation of “For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow” by a room full of people was meant for Colin.

It took him a few moments to

realize it was actually meant for him, and that those doing the singing were his Rovers United protégés. “I’m speechless” he eventually managed to utter, visibly moved. But he recovered as we tucked in to our paella and raciones, and we shared many stories, memories and anecdotes of bygone days.

Nor did he go home emptyhanded. Before cutting a cake decorated as a football pitch, we presented him with a football shirt of his favourite team, Athletic Bilbao, a football signed by the Rovers “Old Boys”, a framed photo of an actual Rovers line-up before a game and an inscribed glass plate. I can think of no better way to end than with a quote from it: “To Adolfo, much more than a manager: a mentor to all of us”.

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A long journey to seek Justice Politics, Bullies and You Text by Joe Adambery

IN HIS TWENTIES, Nicolas Napoli has just written his first book and it’s not a novel, it’s his life story so far and it’s not a happy one because it involves a long struggle against bullying at work,

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which saw him fall ill on account of stress and then developing epileptic fits. The long journey to seek justice and get his life back on track is a story worth telling and he has managed to pack this book with many well researched and interesting self help threads, which compliment his journey’s narrative and enrich the book’s content by digressing the reader away from the central theme and giving them a breather from what is a profound sketch of an unhappy time in the young man’s life.

In a nutshell, his problems started when he filled in an application to work in tourism and got the job. It was then discovered that the employers might have been too hasty to take him on and were unhappy with what he had written on the application form and wanted to divest themselves of him and couldn’t - so they made his life as miserable as possible to see if he could be pushed out, but he stuck to his guns and took the abuse.

It was always going to end in tears and it did much worse for young Napoli.

At the end of the rainbow, there is a pot of gold but the journey to reach it doesn’t always seem to be worth it depending on how strong you are and well prepared you are to take a series of curved balls and hard balls, which life will throw at you. If you can get up from the falls and run with them you will reach your goal but at what cost is a question only you can answer after the epic journey. The book can sometimes be a bit of a downer but if the sense of injustice has grabbed your attention, you will stick with it and the pages will turn quickly.

"Locally available at Saverland for £16.00 (Hard Cover)" or on-line at Amazon, W.H. Smith, Barnes and Nobles etc...

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Gibraltar Tangier Exchange Text by Mark Montovio

MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS from Morocco visited Gibraltar as part of the Gibraltar/Tangier Cultural exchange organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services in conjunction with The JM Memorial Foundation.

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The week started off with a musical/artistic presentation at GEMA where the traditional musicians, the Dakka Marackshia, presented several pieces to an astounded audience, Wadie Ismail sung a few of his latest songs, and painters Karima Jahidi and Sanae Alami

showcased some of their paintings.

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song by Adrian Pisarello and Liam Byrne from Gibraltar and Wadie Ismail from Tangier also took place during the week. The video directed and produced by Karl Celecia from Gibraltar, and filmed and edited by Soufiane El Habriri The recording of a music video of an original from Tangier, will be complete when the very well received by the students, and the Moroccan artists were very impressed by the talent displayed and the willingness of the young people to engage with them.

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Gibraltar artists go over to Morocco in April.

The first phase of the project has been a huge success with all of its aims met and the organisers are looking forward to the second phase in Morocco in the Spring.

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My Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen There is no spectacle on earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in the act of cooking dinner for someone she loves. Tom Wolfe (American Journalist) Text by Rosanna Morales

THIS QUOTE BY TOM Wolfe reminds me of how much we adored my mother’s cooking. We did everything in her kitchen. It was the centre of love, warmth and the deliciousness of Sicilian dishes.

My father, a very passionate and demonstrative man, would grab her around her waist and give her a big smooch as she stood at the stove testing if the pasta was al dente and ready to serve.

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the table and tell each other about our day. It is the time of day I cherish.

made with fresh ingredients hours of a demanding career with a sprinkling of love … and hence cooking became more and more of a chore. Eventually, gallons of olive oil!

I became a lazy cook. But no My mother taught me all her matter what I served up, our cooking techniques but I never family dinners were an important really took to being in the kitchen. part of our day. It is always a time I got caught up in working long for our family to gather around

It was only when I started on my journey towards a vegan lifestyle that I returned to my mother’s Mediterranean kitchen. I started to adapt her recipes to make them fully vegan. Although I did not grow up in a vegan family, it was really very easy to substitute animal products with plant based. I feel so much joy in bringing back mum’s aromas into my kitchen – my Mediterranean vegan kitchen!

Our kitchen cupboards now bare great resemblance to my mother’s. They are filled with herbs and spices, legumes, tomato tins, pastas, flours and oils. Our fridge is always

bursting with fresh fruit and vegetables. And just like my mother’s kitchen there is very little processed food.

Since living in Gibraltar, I have also introduced and ‘veganised’ many traditional recipes from this part of the world – the mythological ‘end of the world’ has so many influences from the many Mediterranean countries that reached the Rock. As I walk through the streets of Gibraltar, I love smelling the variety of aromas that come from restaurants.

I enjoy the aromas that drift into our kitchen window from my neighbours’ stoves. I love

being surrounded by food and Since becoming a more confident vegan cook, I have extended my history! skills to baking bread, cakes I also love cooking dishes from and biscuits. It has brought around the Mediterranean. I am back so many fond memories of always looking online for vegan returning home from school to versions of recipes and enjoy the aroma of my mother’s home trialling them. Fortunately, my baking. I was finding it difficult husband and son are not fussy to source good quality vegan eaters and they are always happy cakes and biscuits so I started to to be my in-house testers. My make versions of mum’s biscuits, family and friends love my vegan tiramisù, and her delicious Italian lasagne, Greek moussaka, trifles. It was so much easier Moroccan stews, Sicilian arancini, than I thought. I now make some Spanish empanadas, and falafels vegan cakes that my family and from Israel and, of course, my friends enjoy. As my husband vegan tortilla made with chickpea says: “What happened to the flour. I am proud to say I have cakes you used to make where created a yummy kitchen and new you bought a packet and added an egg?” I have certainly become centre of love and compassion.

more creative as a vegan when it comes to baking.

I now find great rewards in cooking a dish and feeding it to my family and friends. It is a means of communicating my love for them and making them happy just like my parents did.

It makes my soul beam! Grazie Mamma e Papà for all the love AND the food you share with us.

If you are interested in finding out more about starting your vegan journey, follow Rosanna on her Facebook page Keep Your Light Bright for inspiration and mentorship.

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Brexit: Here’s what happens next Text By Simon Usherwood (Professor In Politics, University of Surrey)

www.theconversation.com

ANYONE IMAGINING THAT the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union on January 31st might mean things will go quiet on the ‘Brexit’ front, they are likely to be disappointed.

It looks like 2020 will be just as packed as the past three rollercoaster years.

The fundamental reason for this is that while the UK has left the EU, it has not yet established a new relationship. This year

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is a transition period, during which not much changes. The UK will no longer be a member of the European Union but it will continue to adhere to its rules – including on freedom of movement.

During the transition period, the future relationship is supposed to be negotiated. There will be a busy schedule for all involved and a number of pinch points through the year.

FEBRUARY 2020: PRIORITIES AND TIMETABLES The first step in the ‘Brexit’ process involves arranging the negotiating table. This will take place in February, after the official departure. As the transition period gets under way, the Joint Committee of EU and UK officials starts its work to manage the day-to-day practicalities.

Meanwhile, both the UK and the EU will be concluding internal

discussions about what they want to come next.

A Political Declaration was attached to the ‘Brexit’ Withdrawal Agreement, signed by both sides.

This sets out the rough list of what needs to be agreed, with a trade deal occupying most attention.

But there’s a long list of other elements that need to be discussed, including how to make plans for the Irish border and how data will

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be shared between the UK and EU after ‘Brexit’.

The two sides need to agree on how access to fishing waters will be divided up and whether there will be a deal on financial services – an important pillar of the British economy. They will also need to decide whether the UK will continue to participate in EU funding programmes in areas such as scientific research, despite no longer being a member.

Importantly, this all needs to be covered by an institutional framework, which would include rules about dispute settlement. That could involve an ongoing role for the European Court of Justice – something many hard- of a sense of what is hot air and what is to be negotiated. For the EU, this might highlight any Brexit supporters oppose. internal differences of opinion between member Both sides will need to fix their own states, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson might negotiating mandate for each element, as find out how much room his MPs will give him. well as, a timetable and a sense of their own SUMMER 2020: TO EXTEND priorities. February will be the time to do it.

OR NOT TO EXTEND? To settle everything in the time available will be By the end of June, we will have had the an exceptionally tall order, so this is where we will first major dilemma: whether to extend the see the first tensions. Will one side want to settle transition period or not. The withdrawal a particular element, such as fisheries, first and agreement includes the option to extend the the other something different? That will become negotiation period for one or two years but that particularly difficult if either the UK or the EU decision must be made by July. Johnson has also tries to link progress in one area to progress in already said he does not intend to extend. another, for example by saying they won’t move on to talk about financial services until the DECEMBER 2020: CRUNCH TIME Whether or not Johnson sticks to that pledge question of data sharing has been resolved. matters deeply; if there is no extension, then the rest of 2020 will become a race to conclude as much MARCH 2020: NEGOTIATIONS of an agreement as possible before the December BEGIN March brings the start of formal negotiations, 31st deadline. Given the Christmas break, that when all of these issues will come to a head. This means getting to a text by mid-December, so that will be the moment at which we will get more it can begin a provisional implementation. This

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means allowing much of the agreement to come into effect, while the ratification by both sides trundles on in the background.

Since this truncated timeline makes it harder to reach a comprehensive relationship, businesses and citizens will have to think about preparing themselves for a marked change of circumstances at the year’s end. In the worst case, with no agreement at all, that might look a lot like the no-deal scenarios that were much-discussed in 2019. Only Northern Ireland will have a cushion.

ON TO 2021 OR EVEN 2022?

If there is an extension – which could be up to the end of 2022 – the second half of 2020 will be much more relaxed and the potential for a wide-reaching agreement more likely too. But this is not without its dangers.

The UK will then still be tied into the EU budget for 2021, when a new financial cycle begins, probably producing a marked increase in net contributions. There will, therefore, have to be a decision over whether the UK continues to pay into the budget and, if so, how much.

December is also the time for the annual review of fishing quotas, which the UK will have to abide by, but without a vote at the table. And more generally, the longer the UK remains in transition, the greater the chance that it has to implement a decision made by the EU that it would prefer not to do.

Either way, New Year’s Day 2021 is unlikely to mark the end of the Brexit saga.

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Visual Arts on the Up! Over the past few years, I’ve become very impressed by the creative style emanating from our young artists - those as young as 11 or 12 and especially Comprehensive, pre-university students, who are producing fabulous work...Not so young members of our community are coming out of the woodwork also, keeping the art galleries and themselves very busy...

Text by Richard Cartwright

‘VISUAL ARTS’, AMONGST other art forms, comprises painting, sculpture, sketching, photography and film making, most of which are alive and kicking in our community these days especially photography, in addition to painting. Many of us will have noticed the increase in painting exhibitions and art galleries that have sprung up over the years. Quite apart from the talents of our early renowned artists like Bacarisas, Azagury and one or two others, it’s Mario Finlayson (recently passed), who would instantly comes to mind as the forerunner of the many established artists we have today: Vin Mifsud, The Serfaty sisters, Ambrose Avellano, a number of others and lest we forget, Christian Hook, who must be more than an inspiration for our young artists, have really set the subject bubbling over! Mario taught art in school and was continually on the go creating his famous ‘Rooftops,’ spending 78 GLOBE MAGAZINE

Christian Hook

many hours in his daughter’s dance studio the Arts Centre - in Prince Edward’s Road. He obviously influenced many youngsters and others to take an interest in the paintbrush, easel or even palate, to while away leisurely

hours engaged in a pleasant pursuit. So for a start, I’m sure our past and present art teachers too, have had an important role to play in really bringing the subject to the fore and instilling the importance of the visual arts in our young people... It has to be said the creation of a separate ministry, as in the Ministry of Culture and in later years the Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS), have had an important part to play, as has the formation of the Fine Arts Association started in the late 90s, and then moving to the Fine Arts Gallery in Casemates in 2000, essentially linking visual arts to culture, which go hand in hand. Well, we’re clearly producing some talented artists not just on the canvas but in sculpting also. Art teachers and their imaginative charges are taking up the craft and producing some original and wonderful pieces appearing in exhibitions at our local galleries...

Gibraltar Fine Arts Gallery

So where do we exhibit? ‘Galleries’ that’s where! More of these have opened up in recent times allowing artists to display their wares in more locations, encouraging the prolific and even ‘dormant’ ‘painters’ to splash the paint some more! These venues also must’ve influenced interest in the art... In the past, we would make do with holding exhibitions at the John Mackintosh Hall – still used today – The Garrison Library and Mario Finlayson’s Art Centre. In those days, Civil Servant, Manolo Galliano and his small team would look after cultural events. Today, we have the Fine Arts Gallery, the Gibraltar Exhibition of Modern Art (GEMA), the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery and Arts and Crafts units next door, Mario Finlayson’s National Art Gallery, John Mackintosh Hall and some private ones like the Gibraltar Art Gallery, and smaller ones set up in places like Sacarello’s Coffee Shop and Kasbah.

Ambrose Avellano

Prizes at annual exhibitions are not to be snuffed at either. The Alwani International Exhibition – great and generous, philanthropic supporters of Gibraltarian cultural events, as is the Parasol Foundation

supporting community projects and we also have the Cultural Services’ Youth Exhibition early in the year, the Spring Festival in May or June, and a big International one round about November when the Ministry of Culture and SDGG come together for the National Identity Exhibition.

So how busy are the Gibraltar Cultural Services and our galleries promoting visual arts exhibitions...? Very busy it seems. There are many individuals employed in the GCS tackling, not just, exhibitions but so much more. At the Fine Arts Gallery they’re fully booked well into the year. First of all, there’s a need to set up and hang all the exhibits. The exhibition would run for a couple of weeks or so and then comes the dismantling. It’s pretty much a three to four weeks commitment for each event I’m told.

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Evidently, painting for pleasure is satisfying but can also be financially worthwhile when presenting your work at an exhibition.

Paintings - the right ones through the eyes of the beholder – sell: Englishman James Foot visits from time to time and exhibits his works at the Casemates Gallery and elsewhere and by all accounts does very well.

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The most important point is, as with many things, you have to work with a passion for the subject. Culture is healthy and builds on our national identity making us more enlightened. We now have a very successful Literary Festival, The Philharmonic Society is doing sterling work and in art, we have a vibrant scene especially amongst

the young and there are exchanges with San Marino, Ancona in Italy, Berlin, and now Greece.

And remember, we already have a creative Gibraltarian painter in the world of graphic arts. The internationally acclaimed artist...

Christian Hook!!

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Tickets for 2020 Gibraltar International Dance Festival FRIDAY 21ST FEBRUARY 7pm Session 5 Mini Kids Solos Classical Solos Children Acro Solos 9pm Session 6 Junior Acro Solos Tap Solos Show Dance Solos

M.O. PRODUCTIONS are very busy in organising the 18th edition of the Gibraltar International Dance Festival. The event takes place between Wednesday 19th and Saturday 22nd February 2020 at the John Mackintosh Hall Theatre.

Produced by Seamus Byrne and Alfred Rumbo, the Festival is accredited by the British Federation of Festivals for Music Dance & Speech. 224 dancers from England, Gibraltar and Spain will be taking part in nine sessions of dance. The international festival features the Ministry of Culture as main sponsor. Other supporters of the festival include Argus and Gibtelecom.

SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY 10am Session 7 Contemporary Improvisations Disco Solos 12 noon Session 8 Stage Improvisations Hip Hop Solos

The official timetable of the 18th Gibraltar International Dance Festival 2020 is as follows: WEDNESDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 7pm Session 1 Children and Junior Large Groups Flamenco Duets 9pm Session 2 Duets Adult Large Groups

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THURSDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 7pm Session 3 Flamenco Solos Jazz Solos 9pm Session 4 Contemporary Solos

SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY 7.30pm GALA Small Groups Bursary Final Tickets for the Festival priced at £5 per session and £15 for the Gala Night are on sale as from Friday 7th February 2020 at www.buytickets.gi

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