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CREDITS Front Cover Models: Julia Costa, Sian Holmes, Julia Horne, Melanie Anne Lett, Jeslyn Ferrary, Aisha Benyahya, Jem Rocca, Kristy Torres, Faith Torres, Demi Francesca, Kayley Mifsud, Sinead Benson, Natalia Nuñez, Larisa Volitskaya, Maxine Cano, Emma Jane, Maria Jimenez, Marta Jimenez, Denille Patterson, Alex Williams, Amores & Bousayna Laoudy · Photography & Designer: Charlene Figueras · Assistant: Aroa Nuñez · Production: ‘Fighting Battles With Fashion’ – No 1 Models · MUA’S: Amy Jane Gavito, Nyree Chipolina, Cerys Jane, Naomi Phoenix Faces, Siobhan Jay Parody-Ellis, Tarryn Gomez and ‘Sparkle & Shine’ · Crew & Stylists: Aroa Nuñez, Gail Howard, Gabriella Sardeña and Paul Perez
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OUR COMMUNITY PICKS THE MOST POPULAR ROLEX MODELS
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MIND ME, PLEASE!
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FIGHTING BATTLES WITH FASHION
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BASSADONE MOTORS NOW OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTOR FOR FIAT AND FIAT PROFESSIONAL IN GIBRALTAR
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HOW ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE SPREADS THROUGHOUT THE BRAIN: A NEW STUDY
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FAREWELL BELIEF, QUIVERING POETS AND A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
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SINGER/SONGWRITER COMPETITION 2017 ATLANTIC SOLO ROW BY FORMER MARINE
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A CHRISTMAS CRACKER
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THE 2018 THREE KINGS’ CAVALCADE
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THE BEST RECIPES OUR CUISINE
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WHAT’S HAPPENING DOWN TOWN?
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ONLY WEAR LOVE
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THE 10 MOST COMMON NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
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ISOLAS’ LLP’s JOEY GARCIA RECOGNISED AS GLOBAL DLT EXPERT
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ROYAL GIBRALTAR POST OFFICE RECEIVES HERITAGE AWARD
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WINTER PARTY IN TOWN 2017
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GIBRALTAR SHORELINE CREATURES FIELDTRIP AT CAMP BAY
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THE 2017 POLAR BEAR SWIM
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WHY TEENAGE GIRLS ROLL THEIR EYES
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HOW DO CHILDREN DEVELOP A SENSE OF SELF
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THE ACQUARIUS TRUST TROPHY
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Our Community Picks The most popular Rolex models Text by Simon Schneider Editor for Watch & Bullion
Rolex is bigger than watchmaking. Even if you know nothing about watches, you know that a Rolex stands synonymous for high-end timepieces. The brand is so connected to the image of success, that when thinking about what they would do with their riches, most people picture a Rolex on their wrist.
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In sixth place, we find the YachtMaster, pictured above on the wrist of BRAD PITT. Although it doesn’t get that much spotlight, it offers for many a colourful alternative to the submariner. Similar in function, it goes more under the radar than its iconic brother and offers a wide range of different sizes and colour variations. 8 GLOBE MAGAZINE
While a Rolex is certain, which one isn’t. With a lineup stacked with icons, it isn’t the easiest choice either. To determine which Rolex is the king of the crowns though, we took to our community and asked for your favourite models! Before we delve into the results though, it’s time for some honourable mentions which composed the majority of the other Section.
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Next up in fifth place is the Explorer. Many consider it the purest watches of the Rolex current lineup. With no unnecessary fluff, this timeonly classic has stood the test of time to make up an essential piece of the Rolex collection. Here we see TOM HANKS wearing his Explorer.
These are, in no particular order, the Air-King, the Milgauss, the
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In fourth place, we find the SeaDweller, in this picture on the wrist of TIGER WOODS. Known as the big-daddy among the Rolex watches, this watch is anything but quiet. The purest representation of form follows function, this watch has only one job, and that is to be tough. While too loud for some, this classic dive watch has gained a following for its uncompromising attitude.
Datejust, the Day-Date, the Skydweller, and the Cellini Prince.
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Moving into the top three, the watches we find aren’t particularly surprising, but their order may be. Third place goes to the GMT-Master. Since 1954 this has to be one of, if not the coolest watch Rolex made. With the colourful bezel, and originally made for Pan-Am pilots, this watch was always to be found on the wrists of trendsetters, as above on the wrist of TOM SELLECK in Magnum P.I.
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Second place goes to, rather surprisingly the Rolex Submariner, pictured above on the wrist of AL PACINO. Without a doubt the most famous watch Rolex ever made, and despite Omega’s
efforts, it will always be remembered as the James Bond watch. While in the dive watch segment second to none, on our list it will have to satisfy itself with the silver medal.
EXPERT CONTRIBUTORS We were lucky enough to get the insights of some industry professionals on what their favourite models were and why. Here are some of their replies! TIM STRACKE Tim’s favourite model is the Milgauss. Why? “Because it was a present for my 40th birthday from my wife and my friends!” Tim is Co-CEO and Founder at Chrono 24. BERRY HARLEMAN Berry’s favourite model is the Milgauss ref 1019. Why? “A very simple and clean model. The red arrow is very cool and I like the story about the scientists.” Berry is a watch auctioneer at Catawiki. CHRISTIAN DANNEMANN Christian’s favourite model is the 15200. Why? “3135 movement, and the right size for my small wrist!” Christian runs a great blog at watchguy.co.uk, where he posts about his work in servicing / fixing watches. TENE SOMMER Tene’s favourite model is the Cosmograph Daytona Plati-
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And the first place goes to …. the Rolex Daytona. Ironically the Daytona was rather unpopular on release. Thanks to strategic marketing, however, it managed to elevate itself to become the Rolex to own both in the
vintage and in the retail market, where one regularly encounters 2-year waiting lists. Pictured above on the wrist of the man who will for ever be synonymous with the Daytona for watch-lover, PAUL NEWMAN himself!
num. Why? “I love the style of this model and the silvery whiteness of this watch. My favorite part is the ice blue dial. Even though it was designed for professional racing drivers, I find it very elegant – suitable even for a princess!” www. tenesommer.com is another great blog, relating to lifetstyle, beauty, fashion, health & more. Check it out! NATE BORGELT Nate’s favourite model is the 5100. Why? “This isn’t just a quartz watch, this is the culmination of almost a decade of R&D which also incorporated many firsts for the company (hacking and quickset among them) in a design that is bold but indisputably Rolex. For a company that (rightfully) is known for their sport watches this piece for me solidifies Rolex’s place in horological history and always being on the forefront, which many people do not realize that they still do today. The 5100 does, however, have tight competition from the 16550 cream and the 14k 6241…” Nate is International Senior Specialist at Sotheby’s. He also has an Instagram page which a lot of our readers will love – we encourage you to follow nb.horology on Instagram!
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Mind Me, Please! der, who they could be and if are they being helped enough, or maybe not at all? The problem is that many people suffer in silence and put on another mask to cover their mask of melancholy. There is no health if we choose to ignore mental health in the hope that issues will go away - they don’t and we should all be concerned and need to reach out in any way possible to anyone, who shows any signs of disenfranchisement. We have to be alert and on the lookout.
A book review by Joe Adambery Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja
What an appropriate and urgent request of a book title for a collection of works edited and published by Barrister Christian Rocca. Launched just a couple of weeks before Christmas and driven purely by his concern at the rising number of preventable deaths in the last year, which can be linked to mental health issues. In the 80 page book, Christian has edited contributions and testimonials by many, including some of his own. Some spine chilling descriptive narratives by sufferers of depressions, victims of abuse, of self harm tendencies and families of suicide victims make for essential reading aimed at the public conscience. The contributions are sometimes in poetry, which drives home the despair and addresses many issues in colourful des-
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criptive language as only poetry can, but it’s in the testimonials of
anonymous sufferers where your reading will linger as you won-
A tall order when your best friend or family member is to all outward appearances of a ‘normal’ disposition and ‘happy’ and then you get the sledgehammer phone call that says that neither of those perceptions is accurate and the ultimate tragedy has unfolded. Reading a book such as this page turner will raise your awareness about the many masks of melancholy and maybe you can make
a helpful suggestion to someone, who knows someone, or going further, resolve to get involved and do something about depression, this silent enemy in our midst. I cannot recommend enough that this book should be taken to heart and that it becomes essential reading in the new year and help reverse the trend, which has seen a number of suicidal deaths and moved concerned citizens to shine a light in dark places where ‘stigma’ rules over certain health complaints, which are ‘difficult’ to bring forward. You will be spellbound - I read the book in one sitting - that’s how compelling it is. Everyone, who contributed to this book has already put in their grain of sand. We can all add ours
too by buying ‘Mind me, please’ and also by getting involved. I would dare suggest as a new year’s resolution. Schools and the younger generation have to be supported without delay in bringing a simple message home. ‘It’s good to talk’- How are you? How can I help? When? Somebody’s heart is aching as you read this and not from love heartbreak. Someone is too scared to talk or simply can’t. Call the Gibraltar Samaritans or a close friend / relative. In these cases silence is not golden, it’s an unforgiving warning that all that glitters is not gold and we have to help, sooner and better than in 2017 – ‘Mind me, please’! Book is on sale at Hammonds TV shop in Watergardens and from the author, Christian Rocca at Isolas in Portland House for £10.00.
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Fighting Battles with Fashion
No1 Models’ production team presented the inaugural ‘Fighting Battles with Fashion’ show on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th December, 2017 at the Inces Hall Theatre. Over 100 models (and numerous, additional cast and crew) participated in this special event aimed at contributing towards the team’s wider, on-going fundraising efforts for Cancer Relief Gibraltar.
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No1 Models deliver weekly classes to models of different ages. All of these models participated in the show, whose catwalk routines were choreographed by the school’s Director, Kelvin Hewitt. They sported clothing from local stores, Flash Boutique, Hearts Boutique and Purple Rain, and donned makeup by ‘The Makeup Room’ By Anna Scott.
Special guests were invited on the two different evenings. Thai Designer Chirawan Lewis came all the way from Thailand for the first evening. She was supported by her 12 Thai Models, Media and makeup artists. She presented her new collection, based on Thailand’s traditional culture (and boasting big and colourful designs) and these were thoroughly enjoyed by the Wednesday
evening audience. Thursday evening saw local designer, Charlene Figueras, showcasing a collection from her latest foray into the fashion design field in the form of the new brand O.W.L “ONLY WEAR
LOVE”. 28 models walked the catwalk and enamoured Thursday’s audience with a sultry and lovingly curated red collection. No1 Models’ Kelvin Hewitt would like
to thank everyone, who made the show possible, especially the 104 models from his No1 Models school for working so hard throughout the three months of rehearsals.
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Bassadone Motors Now Official distributor for FIAT and FIAT Professional in Gibraltar Fiat S.p.A., or Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin), was an Italian holding Company whose original and core activities were in the automotive industry, and that was succeeded by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA). The Fiat Group contained many brands such as Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, the Chrysler Group, and many more. On 29th January 2014, it was announced that Fiat S.p.A.
FIAT 500
When it comes to one of the largest automaker in the world, FIAT Chrysler Automobiles certainly knows what they’re doing - with exceptional new models being introduced, there’s never been a better time to find a vehicle that really stands out and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles became reflects what type of driver you the new owner of Fiat Group and are. on 1st August 2014, Fiat S.p.A. received necessary shareholder Fiat’s brand has never been approval to proceed with the stronger - with a huge array of merger (which followed board 500-branded models of which approval). The merger became two will be available in Gibraltar effective on the 12th October 2014. the 500 and 500X respectively, (the former owner of Fiat Group) was to be merged into a new Netherlands-based holding company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA); this took place before the end of 2014.
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on some of the key features of its precursor on the inside too, like the ivory ambiance, the white dashboard fascia and the elegant two-tone Poltrona Frau vintage ink-effect tobacco colour leather upholstery, ivory leather inserts
Let’s take a moment and look at what the FIAT brand has to offer you this year:
the rims and on the steering wheel.
FIAT 500
Retro styling and a cheerful character make the 500 a fashionable choice among city cars. The new 500 version is a homage to the 1957 model and a contemporary interpretation of the stylistic elements, which made the Italian icon famous in the '60s and '70s. The 12 body colour palette features pastel blue, which perfectly combines with the white roof, spoiler, aerial and mirror caps. The 16' white and chromeplated retro style alloy rims, which are an unmistakable reference to those of the classic 500.
the loveable Panda and the Punto now backed by the new 124 Spider sports car - so what are you waiting for? We invite you down to Bassadone Motors distributors in Gibraltar for FIAT to test drive the lineup as you work with a team of professional, friendly, automotive experts that want you to find the perfect match in the FIAT brand.
and the tobacco leather embroidered '500' logo, which is one of the distinctive traits of the model. Brown ‘Terra di Siena’ interiors are alternatively available. The vintage look is accented by the old-fashioned Fiat badges on the outside, on
The homage to the past stops at its looks. The Fiat 500 is packed with modern standard equipment, like a climate control system (either manual or automatic according to the market), a ‘Blue&Me’ handsfree system with Bluetooth, voice recognition and digital audio file player with USB/AUX port, eco:DriveTM software, CD+MP3 radio, ABS with EBD, seven air bags, ‘Start&Stop’ system, ESP complete with ASR/MSR, HBA and Hill Holder. The available standard and optional equipment will be differentiated to satisfy the needs of each single market. Marketed throughout Europe, the new 500 will be available with va-
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rious engines and standard and optional equipment to satisfy the needs of customers in different countries. Customers in the EMEA area can choose the 1.2 litre 69 hp, 0.9 Twin Air 65 hp, 0.9 Twin Air 85 hp or the 0.9 Twin Air 105 hp petrol engines, or alternatively the 1.3 Multijet 95 hp diesel. Characterized by complete standard equipment, the new special series complements the Fiat 500 range, which today includes two configurations (saloon and convertible), four trim levels (Pop, Lounge, S and Vintage '57), two transmissions (manual or Dualogic) and six engine versions (the petrol/LPG 1.2 litre 69 hp EasyPower in addition to the engines available for the Vintage '57). With the Vintage '57 special series, the 500 will keep making headlines as befits an authentic timeless Italian style icon capable of satisfying everyone who wants to have fun and drive a car packed with charm, thrills and history. Some products created by the Italian industry after the war, like the 500 or the Vespa, cannot be viewed for their good looks only nor can they be simply ruled off as examples of good engineering in which form follows function. On the contrary, they are examples of a powerful alchemy of revolutionary design and concept, which redefined common beliefs to become firmly rooted in our collective memory for ever. When this occurs essential masterpieces of industrial history are born. Fiat 500, an Italian icon in the world, is one of them.
and all-weather capability while retaining its classic Italian style. Recently added to the FIAT 500 lineup is the incredible 500X. Offering a spacious interior with ample seating for five, you can expect more out of this modern FIAT model. Designed by the Centro Stile Fiat, the new 500X represents a new dimension of the unmistakable 500 in which iconic style and the modern crossover concept collide, with the addition of the respectable off-road capability of a version that's perfect for outdoor pursuits. The unequivocal expression of "Made in Fiat" design, the 500X offers flexibility, rationality and quality, all firmly embedded in its compact dimensions, in its ample interior space and the choice of
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premium materials and fabrics, as well as, the most sophisticated technology at the service of safety, comfort and on-board wellbeing. The Fiat 500X is a casual, fun vehicle you can "wear" every day, an original piece of clothing featuring soft shapes for maximum freedom of movement, sure to reflect the personality of its driver thanks to the host of customization options available. The solid, robust appearance of the car finds its perfect stylistic counterpart in the harmonious lines, which emerge in dimensions ideal for customers looking for the comfort, space and equipment typical of a compact saloon. At the same time, the new 500X also gives a nod to those, who need to tackle urban traffic every day, thanks to
Compact outside, welcoming inside: a spacious, protective environment with extensive use of high quality materials and finishes, and a host of practical storage compartments. A comfortable passenger compartment, which is unmistakably Made in Italy and available in no fewer than seven interior configurations, comprises a selection of different fabrics, leather, finishes and colours. Optimum functionality is ensured by the seat adjustment options and the spacious luggage compartment (350 litres). Finally, the customer can choose from 12 different liveries to emphasize the Fiat 500X’s sensual form, further enhanced by a choice of eight different designs for the 16-, 17- and 18- inch alloy wheels.
FIAT TIPO The Fiat Tipo family was presented in full at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, where the 5-Door and estate versions were given their world première. The launch marks Fiat's grand comeback to the medium-compact segment with an offering that appeals directly to the heart of the market, thanks to a simple but comprehensive range that meets the needs of private as well as business-to-business customers.
FIAT 500X Grown up but still cheeky, the 500X complements its minuscule sibling, the Fiat 500, by offering more space
its modest dimensions: it's 4.25 metres long (2 cm more for the leisure version), 1.8 metres wide and 1.60 metres in height (or 1.61 and 1.62 metres respectively with roof bars or four-wheel drive).
FIAT 500 X
FIAT TIPO
The 4-Door version went on sale at the end of 2015 and has already sold more than 35,000 units in the EMEA area: its success is based on an economical ethos
combined with best-in-class passenger and luggage space, which have reopened the door to the medium-compact saloon market in many countries. Thanks in part to these characteristics, the Tipo family has collected the prestigious ‘Autobest’ "Best Buy Car 2016" award, chosen by a jury of 26 journalists from the most authoritative European car magazines. This accolade underlines the model's standout traits of design, quality, comfort and versatility and rewards an exceptional offering that is squarely focused on value for money, a crucial concept in Fiat's functional family strategy, as summed up by the slogan "You don't need much to get a lot". The Fiat Tipo 4-Door, 5-Door and estate share the same values but each have unique personalities as diverse as their respective target audiences, from families and couples to young people or professionals. The Tipo family was developed around the brief "Skills, no frills" and combines the Fiat brand's historic concepts of functionality, simplicity and personality in an extraordinary ‘value-for-money’ offering. Personality-wise, the Fiat Tipo projects a dynamic style and a strong character in all its versions. The simple choices provided to the customer result in a linear range of engines and trim levels that appeals directly to the heart of the market. Functionality has been a hallmark of Fiat for more than 80 years and has contributed to a back catalogue of highly successful models. In this case, the carefully designed internal spaces offer unbeatable liveability and boot capacity for this category, as well as, great versatility of use, which is best expressed by the estate version.
The five trim levels, Pop, Easy, Lounge and the new GBT and ‘TwinAir’, reflect this. The Pop version has been designed to appeal to price sensitive customers, who don't want to forego style just because they're buying a very affordable car. The interior boasts stylish denim inserts on the seats, all models get Daytime Running Lights and the ‘Blue&Me’ ‘TomTom’ LIVE infotainment system can be specified.
FIAT PUNTO
FIAT PUNTO The new Fiat Punto builds on the Italian company's heritage of producing mould-breaking, class leading small cars. Aimed at the most competitive and dynamic sector of the car market, the Punto cements its hard-won reputation as a stylish, technologically advanced super-mini. Available with either three or five doors, the new Punto features a wider range of planet pleasing engines, more equipment, and more choice of specification than ever before. This enables it to meet buyers' ever more demanding requirements for smaller, more environmentally friendly cars that are affordable to run, easy to live with, yet still chic, safe, comfortable and fun to drive.
FIAT PANDA
The simplification of the name to simply Punto, matches the rationalization of the look, with a new exterior design, a new range of exterior colours, new alloy wheel designs, new colours and materials inside, and a new engine with the ground-breaking ‘TwinAir’ joining the line-up. The importance of the new Fiat Punto shouldn't be underestimated. The super-mini segment accounts for approximately a quarter of all the new cars sold with around 30 models from Europe, Japan and Korea all vying for a share of the market. Since its launch in 1993, the Punto has been a leader with more than 8.5 million vehicles sold throughout Europe. The new Punto is tasked with developing this while appealing to a younger customer profile.
FIAT PANDA Ever since it was first introduced, Panda has stood in tune with the characteristics that have made it successful and that are the cornerstones of the Fiat functional family: personality, practicality and simplicity. Its unmistakable personality and characteristic agreeability developed to emphasize three different expressions of the model: city car, 4x4 and Cross. These temperaments are united by functionality and simplicity: very compact exterior dimensions, interior space exploited to the max and configurable to all transport needs, a wide choice of engines and interior and exterior colour combinations able to meet every requirement. Finally, the simple offer is complemented by the new ‘UconnectTM’ infotainment system, the specific Panda ‘Uconnect’ app and the active safety contents. The design of the Fiat Panda is as fashionable and versatile as ever. New features are the two fresh body colours and the two novel rim patterns. The two contemporary liveries perfectly reassert the different expressions of Panda. The pastel Amore Red emphasizes the dynamic nature of the city car, and the metallic Colosseo Grey, with its modern technical underGLOBE MAGAZINE 19
FIAT DOBLO CARGO
FIAT TALENTO tones, highlights the all-rounder mood of the city-SUV range.
has become a benchmark in its category.
On the commercial vehicle side, the brand name Fiat Professional distinguishes the commercial vehicles produced by Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. and with over one hundred years of history and a one-of-a-kind heritage, Fiat Professional is the brand entirely dedicated to the light commercial vehicle market, offering a full lineup, which recently underwent a complete renewal.
Due to a wide range of products able to meet the most diverse mobility and transport needs, and also with over a hundred years of experience, Fiat Professional has become a leader in its own sector. Over 430,000 commercial Fiat Professional vehicles were sold worldwide in 2008 alone, giving it a market share of well over 43% in Italy and 12% in Europe.
Fiat Professional is the stand out professional in the light commercial vehicle industry, providing a wide range of transport solutions, customized to satisfy every single business and recreational need. Fiat Professional also offers a comprehensive range of services and solutions to meet every working need of both large and small businesses. The Fiat Professional range of vehicles is versatile and reliable, designed to keep professionals on the move and allow them to focus on getting the job done. Setting a new industry standard when it was launched in 1981, the Ducato is now available in more than 80 countries around the world. Ducato is a segment leader in Europe and with more than a 70% share in the recreational vehicle segment, it 20 GLOBE MAGAZINE
Particularly instrumental in achieving these results was the aforementioned Fiat Ducato, the top model in the range, which has always been very popular with European customers, and the number one favourite of Italians. That is not all. In recent years, Fiat Ducato has become a European leader in the leisure vehicle
FIAT DUCATO
conversion sector: two out of three campervans are Ducato versions, and all the major European body shops have a version based on the Ducato in their range. Other models of interest are the Fiat Talento and the Fiat Doblo respectively:
FIAT TALENTO With the Talento, Fiat aims to offer a much stronger option to buyers in the mid-sized van segment with this more sophisticated and spacious model. If your business is trying to decide between an affordable compactsized van and a spacious larger one, Fiat's Talento could prove to be the perfect compromise between the two. It's as spacious as most users will ever need, yet affordable, both to buy and to run.
FIAT DOBLO Meet the Fiat Doblò, the new Fiat that is all about space. A space to be shared with family and friends, a liveable space for travelling and socializing, for whoever chooses the Fiat Doblò as a partner for leisure or work. It was designed with practicality and comfort in mind to make the best of space on board and accommodate up to seven occupants; an authentic ‘family space’ vehicle that can rely on top-class safety, cost-effective running and environment-friendliness. All vehicles in the Fiat Professional range are designed and built to meet professional requirements as effectively as possible. Fiat Professional vehicles are currently produced in 8 plants all over the world, including the Sevel factory, in the Val di Sangro, where the Ducato is produced - the largest light commercial vehicle plant in Europe (in 2010 it achieved the goal of 4 million vehicles produced). Fiat vehicles and the Fiat Professional range of commercial vehicles can be viewed at Bassadone Motors, 42 Devil’s Tower Road, Tel: 200 79004, distributors in Gibraltar for Fiat.
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How Alzheimer’s Disease spreads throughout the Brain – A New Study Text By Thomas E Cope (Academic Clinical Fellow, University of Cambridge) www.theconversation.com
Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating brain illness that affects an estimated 47 million people worldwide. It is the most common cause of dementia in the Western world. Despite this, there are currently no treatments that are effective in curing Alzheimer’s disease or preventing its relentless progression. Alzheimer’s disease is caused by the build-up of two abnormal proteins, beta-amyloid and tau. Tau is particularly important be-
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cause it causes neurons and their connections to die, preventing brain regions from communicating with each other normally. In the majority of cases, tau pathology first appears in the memory centres of the brain, known as the entorhinal cortex and hippocampal formation. This has been shown to occur many years before patients have any symptoms of disease. Over time, tau begins to appear in increasing quantities throug-
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hout the brain. This causes the characteristic progression of symptoms in Alzheimer’s diseases, where initial memory loss is followed by more widespread changes in thinking and behaviour that lead to a loss of independence. How this occurs has been controversial.
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TRANSNEURONAL SPREAD
In our study, published in Brain, we provide the first evidence from humans that tau spreads between connected neurons. This is an important step, because stopping this spread at an early stage might prevent or free-
ze the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. This idea, called “transneuronal spread”, has been proposed before and is supported by studies in mice. If abnormal tau is injected into a healthy mouse brain, it quickly spreads and
causes the mice to manifest dementia symptoms. However, it had not previously been shown that this same process occurs in humans. The evidence from mouse studies was controversial, as the amount of tau injected was relatively high, and disease progression occurred
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much more rapidly than it does in humans.
LONG-RANGE CONNECTIONS
In our study, we combined two advanced brain imaging techniques. The first, positron emission tomography (PET), allows us to scan the brain for the presence of specific molecules. With this, we were able to directly observe the abnormal tau in living patients, to see exactly how much of it was present in each part of the brain. The second, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measures blood flow in the brain in real time. This allowed us to observe the activity produced by brain regions communicating with each other. For the first time, by scanning the same people with both methods, we were able to directly relate the connections of the brain to the distribution of abnormal tau in living humans with Alzheimer’s disease. We used a mathematical technique called “graph analysis” to analyse brain connectivity. This technique involved splitting the brain up into 598 regions of equal size. We then treated the connectivity between regions like a social network, assessing factors such as the number of contacts a brain region had, how
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many “friendship” groups it took part in, and how many of a brain region’s contacts were also contacts of each other. In a flu epidemic, people with a large number of social contacts are most likely to become infected and then to pass the infection on to others. Similarly, the transneuronal spread hypothesis predicts that strongly connected brain regions will accrue most tau. This is what we observed. This relationship was present within each brain network individually, as well as, across the whole brain. We were also able to exclude potential alternative explanations for the appearance of tau throughout the brain. It had previously been suggested that tau might appear at brain re-
gions that were vulnerable because of high metabolic demand or a lack of support from their neighbours. While it is possible that these factors are important in neuronal death, our observations were not consistent with them being the primary drivers of the initial accumulation of abnormal tau. In addition, by looking at patients with a range of disease severity, from mild cognitive impairment through to established Alzheimer’s disease, we were able to disentangle the causes of tau accumulation from its consequences. We showed that increasing amounts of tau in Alzheimer’s disease caused the brain to become less connected overall, and the connections that remained became increasingly random.
Finally, we contrasted the findings in Alzheimer’s disease to a rarer condition called progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), which affects approximately three in every 100,000 people. This condition is also caused by tau, but it remains confined to the base of the brain. We demonstrated that in PSP the evidence did not support transneuronal spread. This might be because of the different structure of abnormal tau pathology in the two diseases. In Alzheimer’s disease, tau is present in “paired helical filaments”, while in PSP it is in “straight filaments”. We showed that as PSP progresses, direct long-range connections are preferentially damaged, meaning that information had to take a more indirect route across the brain. This might explain why, when asked a question, patients with PSP usually respond slowly but correctly. Overall, evidence of transneuronal spread in humans with Alzheimer’s disease provides proof of concept for exciting new treatment strategies to lock up tau pathology before it can cause significant damage.
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Farewell Belief, Quivering Poets and a night to remember
Text by Joe Adambery Photographs by Rosie Thorn
opinion of the work as I see it and how it moves me.
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A couple of years back I was asked to review an album from Gabriel Moreno called ‘Love and Decadence’. It proved to be an introduction to the poetry and songs of a man, whose descriptive and fluid work constantly amazes me. I have seen him on a couple of recitals and regularly treat myself to reading the gems that he posts on Facebook . He fronts a UK band called ‘The Quivering Poets’ and they have recently completed an album, which they call ‘Farewell Belief.’ The project was successfully crowd funded and the CD was recorded in Figueras, BarcelonaSalvador Dalli’s birthplace and was an artistic omen I’m sure. I have been listening to the album and reading the lyric sheets from where I make my scribbled comments as the music and words hit me. This is not a blow by blow account of the songs but a rounded 28 GLOBE MAGAZINE
In no particular order…‘Joselin’ is a song about a friend beaten by life, but who should have been famous. It’s delicate and captivating and surrenders to pure imagery in lines as: ‘The last time you dreamed was 1913… and ‘Who cares for flash limousines’… ‘Let us write poetry in the rivers and streams of the night’… the poet had a deep friendship with Joselin, who was a guitarist/character from across the border. ‘Mary Magee’ is delivered in gentle waltz time with a traditional jazz flair and style reminiscent of Louis Armstrong, hence a beautiful muted trumpet solo by Sergio Contreras, evoking a fairground happiness, which I marked as a musical highlight for me… ‘Do You want me Here’ is quite beautiful with a lilting melody and fiddle cadences from QP Barbara Bartz then fades out on Gabriel’s spoken poetic best… ‘I want a map
to the city of your dreams, I want to travel through and I want to travel within… I want to lie where your thoughts lie, I want the hills of your breasts and the caverns of your eyes… Do you want me here’? This one is the dark horse of the album for me and Gabriel tells me that the band agree too. ‘Farewell Belief ’ is a gem of a title track and the opening track. With a gentle beat and beautiful harmonies in the chorus, it’s not a million miles from country music: ‘Farewell belief, good luck with your panache, I’m going South to sing with Johnny Cash’. The lyric is darker than that of course, but the magic of discovering it I leave to your repeated listenings. It’s a winner. ‘So long my true Love’ (closing track) is all about a melancholic piano set against Gabriel’s stark vocal and ‘Speak to the Tide’ is again a gentle waltz which is beautifully orchestrated and never lets you lose interest in the lyric… where you will find the poetry
throughout the album. Track 8: ‘Heal before we Love’ is perhaps another dark horse of this album and is set in the country vein…There is elegant and passionate poetry here and the song’s structure draws you into the poet’s passion. Barbara throws in some accomplished country fiddle lines which along with the vocal harmonies lift this track into the realm of my favourites. I still can’t decide if it is though I love it to bits. The Quivering Poets are Gabriel Moreno on guitar and lead vo-
cals, Barbara Bartz on Fiddle, Pablo Yupton on Guitars (which he showcases well in Track 2), Pablo Campos on Percussion, Adam Beattie on Bass, Sergio Contreras on Trumpet and Ricky Damiani on Backing Vocals. Everyone sings too so this album works well because there is an ensemble feel about songs which are staple diet and showcase of a touring band. The local launch took place at the Kasbar recently in a programme, which saw Rebecca Faller open for the Quivering Poets in a sung re-
cital, which was supported on guitar by her father and her daughter. She is a witty and observant writer and gave us poems on local themes like a funeral at ‘St.Theresa’s at Three’ and ‘Conchita Leon,’ the daughter of an amorous Llanito’s relationship in the brothel district ‘Gibraltar Street’ of our neighbouring town. She delivered a strong set to a legion of fans, who would always turn out to see her recitals but were about to be treated by Gabriel Moreno’s band of Quivering poets, so no pressure then. She rose to the occasion as did the Quivering Poets, who are a superb band of star musicians in their own right. We have never seen this sort of folk tinged/country style music played here before and it was a treat to see and hear the album ‘Farewell Belief ’ launch for which the rapturous acclaim was justly deserved. Well done all the local musicians, who rallied round and lent their equipment for the gig and to Rebecca Faller for organizing the great night of poetry. GLOBE MAGAZINE 29
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This past December 28th saw the 8th annual Rock on the Rock Club’s Singer Songwriter competition; the perfect platform for aspiring artists to showcase their material in Gibraltar. Despite its relative infancy, the Rock on the Rock Club’s annual Singer/Songwriter Competition has quickly garnered a level of respect amongst local musicians, many of whom have embraced its striped back approach to music and delivered truly soulful and inspirational performances of their own compositions to a largely engaging crowd. Organisers Allan and Gina Alman from Rock on the Rock have made this event grow from its inception and this year was no different. On this occasion Evan Torrente was the proud recipient of the first prize. Judging such an event is no easy task, entrants are judged on factors such as composition, stage presence, performance and originality; if you sit on the judges’ chair you will have your work cut out for you! This year, the honour fell on 2014 winner and former Afterhours front-man, Tim Garcia, one of Gibraltar’s most talented and original artists, Sista Dee and veteran guitar virtuoso and former Jade axe man, Chris Cavilla, who had the very difficult task of choosing the winners. Summarizing the event, eight very talented acts put on a fantastic show. Congratulations and well done to our winners, Evan Torrente, Kristian Celecia and Ethan Rocca. A special thanks to our judges and our fabulous host Kelly Bensadon for taking care of the night.
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Atlantic Solo Row by Former Marine DOUBLE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ROW Gibraltar to Venezuela, 18th January 2018
sees his disability as something that makes him special, which he wants to celebrate and make the world aware of on behalf of many injured soldiers like him, who are all ‘made of more’ as the famous Irish stout ad claims.
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Adventurers are dreamers of the impossible, who chase their dream and make it possible. Former Royal marine with twenty two years active service Lee Spencer, who saw action in Afghanistan on three tours, but ironically was badly injured in a roadside accident in UK while assisting at the scene of a car crash is one such. Two years ago during the final stages of a successful transatlantic row with three other marines, he dreamed that he could row the Atlantic solo. A few days later resting on the beach in Antigua, he broke the news to his wife Claire and the new dream started to become a reality in forward planning. In January this year, Lee gave himself nine months to take the project funding forward and as I sat sipping coffee with him at Casemates in mid September, he was already in the latter stages of logistical planning to begin the epic rowing adventure on January 2018. He will be starting from here with a tough sixty mile row to a point somewhere off the African coast, where he will join the Atlantic/Canary Islands current and give himself a fighting chance of going into the Guinness record books as the first physically challenged person to row across ‘the pond’ and hopefully in less than ninety days! ‘Easily stated’ I thought- as I look at his 34 GLOBE MAGAZINE
“This is by far the most difficult thing I’ve ever attempted, but here we are, I have the boat and most of the sponsorship in place, now I’m bulking up (two stones have to be put on whilst maintaining optimum cardiac health) and soon will start intense training for the row. My wife Claire gave up work to support me in the logistics and we’ve just spent two intense days here on the Rock raising awareness and tweaking the mission logistics.”
prosthetic leg - which he had unstrapped and parked on the chair beside him. The steely gaze of the ‘seen it, done it all got the T-shirt guy’ sat across from me convinced me that this marine is dead serious and capable but what’s more,
Is he or will he be well prepared enough for January, which is just round the corner? “I have a plan A , B and C and all of them depend on weather, currents and wind. Currents will be around two knots and I can row into four knots, the problem may be the wind and swell if I have to row against them as well. So hopefully, I get a perfect weather window and the wind veers to easterly, which will avoid those obstacles. Plan B might be the most likely, where I cut across the bay then take a left turn and hug the African coast where I can anchor in safety and wait for tides to help take me out into the Atlantic”. “Plan C is if weather is so atrocious that I can’t get across the strait from here, I still launch from
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here then get the boat towed up to Portugal and take a different route from there. That would only be if time is ticking by and the Atlantic weather window is closing. The latest I can leave here is mid February and I have to row approximately 3500 nautical miles, which equates to sixty or seventy days for an able bodied person. I hope to smash the record in less than ninety days and I’m confident I can do that”. Lee has secured a very sophisticated boat, which has auto helm to assist him rowing in a straight line, but he reckons that he may end up rowing in short bursts and then tweaking the course to correct the trajectory so that he doesn’t stray too much from the shortest possible distance to get across. He will be rowing backwards facing four instrument displays, which will help him row the straightest course. He will be pulling a boat that weighs nearly a ton and will be making his own water so his drinking stock will 36 GLOBE MAGAZINE
only be thirty or forty litres to keep the boat’s trim. He may well have to replace ballast with seawater if he drinks too much! “Most ocean rowers accept that capsizing is a distinct possibility so the boat’s trim and ballast are crucial for self-righting, which these boats are designed to do. I also have a radar footprint the size of an aircraft carrier so that ships will pick me up on their radars and avoid me. I will land in Venezuela on some remote coastline and the nearest point to meet my wife and family will be twenty miles away in Trinidad where I hope to have my first pint”. “I will carry food for ninety days so that’s how confident I am- but if the Atlantic Ocean says ‘not you, not this time’ with regret I will have to take that on the chin. I’m doing this for Prince Harry’s and our Royal Marines’ Charity, which helped me a lot, but most of all for ‘Redefining
Disability’. The further we get away from conflict the more society forgets the injured soldiers and I want to help by doing something amazing that ‘we are not defined by our disabilities’. I will be tweeting from my boat so that you can all track me. We have a facebook page too so check it out and keep in touch till launch in January.”
https://www.facebook.com/The-Rowing-Marine-605513926505337/ Lee Spencer - The Rowing Marine Double Guinness World Record Ocean Row from Gibraltar to Venezuela Jan 18 --- ‘Redefining Disability’ http://www.leespencer.co.uk/the-rowing-marine.html https://mobile.twitter.com/_leejspencer
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A Christmas Cracker Pull, pull, pull on three nights and the `Christmas Cracker,’ as promised, did reveal a song and dance extravaganza to a `full house’ on each night...What was experienced is an `indicator’ of things to come hopefully, in the not too distant future!
Text by Richard Cartwright Photographs by John Napoli
The festive flavour was alive and spread throughout the evening. It was lively, joyful and very celebratory. Singers, dancers and musicians really gave a good account of themselves paving the way for better things to come...The ‘House Band,’ as it were, performed incredibly well all night, made up of GAMPA tutors (I understand) and not a recognised band regularly playing together as a unit but just coming together for the event! I found their valuable contributions on the night in tune - my constant bug bear when groups and bands are playing – practised, disciplined and sounding very good: I always like to point out to complainers our shows are of an amateur, or in some cases, a semi-professional nature and not to compare West End standards when attending these performances and I felt the band, for a start, came across quite `professional’ on the night. It was an evening of seamless performances with no announcements as to who was on next with 40 GLOBE MAGAZINE
no song or dance titles being revealed by the customary presenter popping out on stage every two minutes. That was refreshing, innovative and worked very well... When reading the advertising posters I felt there were too many dance groups and choirs for the show...WRONG!!! I was pleasantly surprised to see how director Christian Santos had geld it all together interacting choirs, dancers, singers, GAMPA musicians and band right through the night. Performing in the show were, Transi-
tions Dance Academy, Mediterranean Dance School, Stylos Dance Studios, If Dance, St Paul’s First School Choir and Loreto Convent Choir on separate nights and The Gibraltar Youth Choir. Bang on 7.30pm (I like that) and the show got off the ground with the song and dance extravaganza sounding, dancing and coming across very capable. The younger dancers, as well as, the older ones put on a good performance as GAMPA singers sang a mix of Christmas favourites and others - some very
nice ones I didn’t recognise – to great applause. There were solo singers, boy duos and girl duos, a fabulous singing quartet and the whole GAMPA choir singing their hearts out with well rehearsed harmonies, which are always pleasant to appreciate and pick out, and not just have everyone singing in unison which, although fitting in some parts, is the easy way out for some choirs. The young singers were good and some, very good. ‘Performance’ is clearly a well defined doctrine in the GAMPA camp and it shows in every performance. When you hear someone saying, - always much appreciated I’m sure - `so and so sings very well,’ I would suggest that’s not enough when taking part in an onstage presentation. Body language, a little choreography when needed acted with emphasis in your movements, smiles and face expressions all of which demonstrate self-confidence or put another way, enhancing your `performance’ which is what I find GAMPA’s tutors and directors are endeavouring to have their students put across every time they climb that stage wherever it may be. And the
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same has to be said for the dancers on the night. They too, are improving in mannerisms and expressions as well as the actual dance routines, especially the older ones as they become more experienced. So when I say `an indicator of things to come,’ I’m saying having a Gibraltar Youth Orchestra which, in time, become our fully fledged Gibraltar National Orchestra is a matter that’s been a long time coming and now we have exactly that taking root! Apart from the main, what I call, `House Band’ we had GAMPA youngsters on violins and flutes, trumpet, trombone, French horn etc already doing well. Yes, violins still a little out of tune perhaps, but it’s a difficult instrument to master which takes a lot of practice but it’s the beginning and all will be revealed and come to fruition in a little time from now I’m sure. I don’t think we’ve ever had the mix of students learning the variety of instruments we’re seeing now for a long time...Full marks to those youngsters and their tutors, a great orchestra is in the making, but patience, is the word! It was a great Christmas show. GAMPA Director Christian Santos produced a well thought out presentation which at the end of the day, was a song and dance compilation but, ... with a difference and it flowed, even to the point of having the band play a happy festive tune whilst students set up music stands and chairs thus not creating a pregnant pause so often experienced in other local productions. ...Setting up GAMPA was a much needed and great idea and ‘A Christmas Cracker’ proved to be another winner...long may the academy live!
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The 2018 Three Kings’ Cavalcade Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja
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The Best Recipes of our Cuisine
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Simple Goan Chicken Curry Thai-Style Chicken Curry This mild Indian-style dish is spicy rather than hot and relatively low-fat. Marinate the chicken slowly for more flavour
A good curry is a harmony of many different flavours working together to become one
SERVES: 4 · PREPARATION: 1-2 hours
pieces and coat them in the paste. They
· COOKING: 10-30 minutes • INGRE-
are best left to marinate for around 30
DIENTS: 4 large skinless chicken
minutes to 1 hour, but if you’re in a hurry
breasts, cut into chunks - 3 tbsp vege-
a few minutes will do. 2. Heat the oil in
table oil - 1 tsp yellow or brown mus-
a deep frying pan and add the mustard
tard seeds - 1 large onion, sliced - 3
seeds. When they start to pop and jump
SERVES: 4 · PREPARATION: About 30
garlic cloves, finely sliced - 1 x 400ml
about in the pan, add the onion and
minutes · COOKING: 10-30 minutes •
can coconut milk - Salt • FOR THE MA-
garlic. Cook until they’re golden brown
INGREDIENTS: 1 tbsp vegetable oil -
RINADE: 1 tsp paprika - ½ tsp ground
before adding the chicken and any ex-
1 tbsp mild curry paste, from a jar - 4
turmeric - 1 ½ tbsp ground coriander
tra paste from the marinade. Fry over a
chicken breasts, boneless and skin-
- 1 tsp ground cumin - 1 tsp cayenne
gentle heat for about 8 minutes before
ned, sliced into strips - 250ml low-fat
pepper - 1 tbsp lemon juic - ½ tsp salt
adding the coconut milk. Increase the
coconut milk - 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce
- 75ml water
heat slightly and bring to a simmer. Cook
(nam pla) - 2 medium onions, sliced -
for a further 10-12 minutes until the sau-
2 green peppers, cored and seeds re-
ce has thickened slightly before seaso-
moved, cut into strips - Packet fresh
all the marinade ingredients to give you
ning with salt if necessary and serving
bamboo shoots - 1 tbsp chopped fresh
a loose, smooth paste. Add the chicken
with rice or naan bread.
basil
How to make it 1. Mix together
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1. Heat oil in
a wok over a high heat. Add the curry paste and stir-fry for one minute. 2. Add the chicken and stir-fry with the curry paste for 1-2 minutes, until browned. 3. Add the coconut milk, fish sauce, onions and bamboo shoots and simmer uncovered for about ten minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. 4. Add the basil and serve into bowls immediately.
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1. Singer/Songwriter Competition 2017 Winners: Evan Torrente, Kristian Celecia & Ethan Rocca. 2. Blogger, Bea Pla Became ‘Specsavers Opticas’ The Face of The Spectacle Wearer of the year competition 2017. 3. Camp Bay Field Trip with ‘The Nautilus Project’. 4. “Los Cinco” in Jersey, 1971; Denis Valerga, Arturo Murto, Richard Yeats, Richard Cartwright & ‘Fofi’ Falquero. 5. The ‘Rowing Marine’, Lee Spencer called in on Chief Minister Fabian Picardo during his last visit to Gibraltar. 6. The Gibraltar National Dance Team in Riesa 2017. 7. George Valarino during the Presentation of His Book, ‘This Is Gibraltar’
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The 10 Most Common New Year’s Resolutions microwavable Stouffer’s lasagna. The sky is the limit, and in this great world, there are so many fascinating things to discover. You may also discover, however, that the spittingsounds of the French language repulse you, that the average price of a clarinet is over $50 and that you’ll settle for Stouffer’s if it means you don’t have to do dishes at the end. Looks like you’ll be saving something new to learn for the following year after all.
EAT HEALTHY AND EXERCISE REGULARLY Ah, the infamous resolutions to eat healthy and exercise regularly, code word for “lose weight.” Generally, people use the holiday season as an excuse to binge one last time before the New Year. We rationalize that extra helping of Christmas dinner with the thought that it will be our last bout of unhealthy eating, for it is certain we will be at the gym every week post-holidays. In fact, each January, gyms offer promotions and deals to those, who want to take action on this resolution. However, according to Time Magazine, “60% of gym memberships go unused and attendance is usually back to normal by mid-February.” This statistic is undoubtedly due to the mere fact that we live in a world of lazy people.
in the toilet and your pounding headache and your makeup smeared down your face that goes unnoticed until Pauly at the neighbourhood deli/coffee shop points it out to you that morning. Drinking less kills many birds with one stone: It helps you lose weight, it helps your insides stay healthier, and it helps you make better life decisions. Why is this resolution always broken? Because most of humans’ social activities revolve around alcohol in some way, and the confidence/fun/innuendos that alcohol brings trumps caloric intake and liver protection any day.
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LEARN SOMETHING NEW It could be French, it could be the clarinet, it could be how to cook something other than
QUIT SMOKING To quit smoking is an ongoing resolution that reaches its peak at the start of the New Year. If you really want to, well, kudos to you. We know you know its harmful effects and inevitable death sentence. Yet, why is it that only an estimated 15% of people, who try to quit manage to stay cigarette-free six months later, according to Time? But hey, best of luck (cough you’ll need it cough) and as the saying goes, don’t quit quitting!
BETTER WORK/LIFE BALANCE Abraham Maslow’s ‘Hierarchy of Needs’ says we need both safety and belonging to reach self-actualization. Under safety comes
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who hasn’t been rewarded in some way after their volunteer efforts. Do it, I dare you.
employment, and under belonging, comes friendship, family, and intimacy. In looking at the hierarchy, accomplishing safety comes before accomplishing belonging, making the latter more prized, or more valuable. Working is great: it brings in income, the food on your table, and the vacation you take over the summer. Sure your mother might get on your last nerve, or your friends give you tough love about your semi-pathetic breakup. But it is those people, who embody the un-tangible items in life that simply cannot be ignored for your job as an accountant, lawyer, writer, and so forth. If you don’t believe me, read his theory on human motivation. Brilliant stuff!
VOLUNTEER A new year does not mean the diminishing of world problems, and volunteers are always needed. The season of giving is still swinging, so people feel inclined to volunteer and make their free time a bit more meaningful. Spending a few hours visiting sick children in hospital counts so does visiting the old age home. “Volunteering” doesn’t mean going to Nicaragua and building a school, nor does it mean attending every ‘Habitat for Humanity’ meeting and embarking on a weeklong journey to New Orleans. Anything counts really, for it is better than nothing at all. It’s rare you meet someone, 62 GLOBE MAGAZINE
READ MORE SAVE MONEY Do whatever you need to do to accomplish this, because with the inevitable debt you rang in over the best year, you don’t really have a choice. Be that person, who hoards coupons, take advantage of Dunkin Donuts’ muffin and coffee deal, or buy everything used: cars, books, clothes, you name it. While this too is another broken resolution, it actually is more doable than you’d think, just takes some effort.
You and I both know that we haven’t had time to sit down with a cup of tea and read a book. Our past year has been filled with deadlines and assignments and attempted sleep, but the New Year season is sort of an in between time to plant your worn out being on a couch and read for hours. That is why reading more becomes a resolution. It could be a biography of George Washington, it could be Fifty Shades of Grey, it could be a picture book. Only things not allowed are textbooks, policy briefs, and the like. You’ll be temped to watch some trashy E! show, but whip out a book instead; you’ll be happy you did.
GET ORGANIZED This might mean your kitchen, your bedroom drawers, your desk at the office, or your social life. You had your fun for the holiday season, and you probably just had a good chunk of time off of work, so there’s no excuse as to why this shouldn’t get done. Heck, getting your s**t together is like shedding the weight that has been on your messy shoulder for the last year. It’s a great feeling being able to sleep in your bed without the accumulated candy wrappers, or walk into work and being able to find a damned paperclip.
FINISH THOSE AROUND THE HOUSE “TO-DO” LISTS Making the physical list is half of it; you’re almost there! Things like cleaning out the gutter, planting mums for the spring season, organizing old pictures, or making piles of giveaway clothes to Good Will all sound easy enough, but you and I both know that for some reason, they just never get done. Set a day aside, early in the year so it comes a bit more realistic to get done, before your first to-do list is on the master, later on todo list.
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Isolas LLP’s Joey Garcia recognised as Global DLT expert
Joey Garcia, Partner at ISOLAS LLP in charge of the Fintech/ DLT team has been recognised by Chambers and Partners as one of only 12 (twelve) Lawyers around the world in a spotlight table of the leading global lawyers in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. The listing highlights that Joey Garcia of ISOLAS is a pioneering distributed ledger lawyer, hailed as a “super” practitioner by market sources. He recently advised Gnosis on its ICO, the first time a ConsenSys project was run from Gibraltar, and Xapo on achieving its e-Money licence in Gibraltar. He is also deeply involved in shaping the regulatory environment in Gibraltar, co-chairing the government’s working group 64 GLOBE MAGAZINE
on distributed ledger technology.” ISOLAS LLP was also, earlier this year, recognised as a ‘leading law firm’ in Gibraltar for the first time by Chambers and Partners, one of the foremost directories in the legal professional context. Marcus Killick, CEO of ISOLAS LLP remarked that ‘this recognition by Chambers caps a truly remarkable 2017 for the firm and its celebration of its 125th anniversary. ISOLAS’ positioning in the crypto space is thanks principally to Joey’s leadership and we are grateful to him and the whole team for all their efforts – we look forward to 2018 and all the developments lined up in this space.
Royal Gibraltar Post Office receives heritage award The Royal Gibraltar Post Office (RGPO) received a prestigious, group award from the Gibraltar Heritage Trust at its annual ceremony, this year held at the Caleta Palace Hotel, on Wednesday 22nd November 2017. The award was granted “in recognition for the collection, restoration and placing of historical pillar boxes and accompanying interpretation”. The award reflected the work specifically carried out in relation to the “A Right Royal Street” project (a pun on “La Calle Real”, as penned by Richard
Garcia in his article to The London Philatelist, the Journal of the Royal Philatelic Society). Example pillar-boxes from all the monarchs (6), since their inception under Queen Victoria, are now on display at Main Street. A “Right Royal Street” brochure with photographs, location map and detailed information on the pillar-boxes is available from the RGPO at Main Counter, 104 Main Street and the Gibraltar Heritage Office at John Mackintosh Square. The collection includes a very rare Edward VIII pillar-box.
The Presentation Ceremony L to R David Ledger (CEO RGPO); The Hon Dr John Cortes MP (Minister responsible for Heritage); Tracey Baglietto (SPO RGPO). In the background Ian Balestrino, Chairman
The Project Support Team L to R Jaime Jesty (Terry’s); Johnny Crisp (Western Isles); Tracey Baglietto (RGPO; Jerome Mascarenhas (Guest); Trevor Dalli (AMCO); Francis Crisp (Western Isles)
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Winter Party in Town 2017 London performance and local DJ ‘Lazy Daiz’ playing tunes of all types of music genres to suit all ages.
Photographs by Hermida Photography
The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce, once again organized the ‘Winter Party in Town’ event on Saturday 9th December last.
A variety of traditional activities were on offer for the younger crowd including face-painting, bouncy castles and special appearances by various Star Wars and Disney characters.
The event, previously headlined by “Boney M” (Maizie Williams) in 2014 and “Remember Queen” in 2016 and which provied to be a huge success, was topped this year by the internationally renowned band “ABBA GOLD” (European Tour 2017); a two-hour musical tribute to one of the best bands in the world. The show includes a fantastic set up production with constant videos of ABBA via a gigantic LED Screen. This year, the main event kicked off at 4.30pm and was held at Chatham Counterguard. Once again, it was carefully designed to make it a family day event for all to enjoy. The
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Santa was also at the event meeting and greeting everyone in the Santa’s Grotto. Santa took your Christmas wish list letters and made sure that all presents will arrive on time by Christmas.
event also hosted local band, JETSTREAM, fresh from their London Calling 100 Club in
Food and drink stalls were also available all along the event. Both Ministries thanked all the private sponsors for supporting this year’s event and kindly invited the general public to attend in large numbers, as in previous editions, in order to enjoy this pre-Christmas family day event.
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Gibraltar Shoreline creatures fieldtrip at Camp Bay
The Nautilus Project held their popular ‘Gibraltar Shoreline Creatures’ Fieldtrip at Camp Bay on the 4th December. Following on from a school talk the previous week, year 2 pupils from St Joseph’s were able to encounter many of our amazing coastline creatures through catch, learn and release strategies. The aim of these voluntary school talks and fieldtrips are to raise students’ awareness on how much our coastline has to offer and the importance of preserving it. This is the 2nd year The Nautilus Project are offering them to all local schools.
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The 2017 Gibraltar Polar Bear Swim The Polar Bear Swim or Dip is an event held during the winter whereby participants enter a body of water despite the low temperature!
All in all, it was very much a festive affair, with groups and organizations coming together for the occasion, and many using the event as a means of fundraising for different charities. Those, who carried out the swim, were afterwards treated to mince pies and brandy, along with the annual Polar Bear certificate.
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Gibraltar celebrated its annual Polar Bear Swim on Boxing Day as an overwhelming number of entrants joined in at Catalan Bay, Camp Bay and Eastern Beach for the event. Hundreds flocked for the charity event be it because of their need to raise awareness for their favourite charity or simply because of the need to ‘detox’ due to over-indulgence on Christmas Day. Either way, the fact of the matter is that a lot of fun was had by all as they braved the chilly waters despite the brief panic on entry! The one at Catalan Bay saw the largest participation with hundreds turning up to take the plunge. It had been a chilly start to the day but despite the early downpour, the midday sun provided the ideal conditions for a dip into the sea. At Eastern Beach, the Lopez/ Asquez family all gathered early on Boxing Day to help raise funds for the British Heart
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Foundation whilst this year GASA members held a separate event at Rosia Bay; they raised money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. Aside from the regular enthusiasts and those, who feel obliged to take the plunge in aid of a charitable event, sometimes, there are one or two participants turning up still inebriated from Christmas Day celebrations and who have more than likely lost a bet but it is all part of the fun and done in the best possible taste! Nonetheless, the latter find that it is the best possible cure for a hangover!
For the record, the ‘Polar Bear Swim’ gets its name from the fact that polar bears are very strong swimmers and, according to research, are known to swim in Arctic waters for more than nine days at a stretch while humans in light clothing and a life-jacket can only handle about an hour maximum at such temperatures. Food for thought but it’s probably not a record worth testing! All in all, the heavy downpour on the day provided the brave swimmers with an extra challenge. Though it was cold, money was raised by the many different groups and individuals for many local charities.
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Why Teenage Girls Roll Their Eyes
Girls also use eye-rolling to communicate that an adult has crossed a line. If parents hold irrational expectations, make arbitrary rules, or recruit shame when ordinary anger would do, girls sometimes stick up for themselves by rolling their eyes. Teens who appear to be disrespectful rarely spur adults toward self-reflection, but eye-rolling may be the best defense a teenager can muster in a heated moment. When girls in my practice tell me about their fights at home, I’m often moved by how carefully they weigh the decision to sacrifice something in their relationship with their parent so as not to sacrifice something in themselves.
Many people can roll their eyes, but adolescent girls have practically monopolized the ocular gesture as a form of communication. Adults on the receiving end of an eye roll are often offended, and sometimes that’s just what the girl had in mind. But frequently, it’s not. Eye-rolling serves a variety of purposes, and the meanings behind the mannerism tell us a lot about what it’s like to be a teenager. Adolescents usually hate being told what to do, and will reflexively resist even suggestions with which they agree. Imagine a girl, who is planning to put on her warmest coat when her well-meaning mother urges her to bundle up. If the teenager is developing normally, not a cell in her body is inclined to respond with a sincere, “Great idea, Mum! I was just thinking the same thing.” (And her mum might be stunned, or at least wonder what her daughter was up to, if she did.) But the girl still wants to be warm. Enter the eye roll! One spin around the socket while donning the coat and the girl advertises her resistance while doing as she intended all along. Given that the drive for autonomy is a central force during adolescence, taking orders can be especially annoying for teenagers. So how should a girl respond when her parents say
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when a parent asks gently, “How’s Julia? She hasn’t come over for a while?” What seems to be a rude brush-off might actually be the girl’s valiant attempt to hold herself together. Teens can be easily overwhelmed by their own feelings, and they’re often ambivalent about leaning on parents for support. A girl might decide that irritating her dad with an eye roll beats dissolving into tears in his presence.
she can’t go out for the evening until she unloads the dishwasher? She may see no point in fighting back, but still feel compelled to broadcast her objection. Again, ophthalmic calisthenics offer a useful solution. By rolling her eyes while putting away the plates, the girl establishes that she’s an independent state electing to yield, for now, to the regional power. At other times, girls roll their eyes when adults poke at a sore spot. A teenager hurting over a fight with a friend might shoot a skyward look
Of course, girls occasionally use eye-rolling as an immature act of aggression. They attack one another and adults with the dismissive, demeaning gesture and can provoke reasonable people into retaliatory responses. When eyerolling is clearly meant as an insult, parents can try to raise the relational bar by saying, “That’s rude. I’m trusting you’ll soon find a more mature way to let me know what you’re thinking,” or something along those lines. But more often than not, teenage eye-rolling serves as an efficient solution to the typical challenges posed by adolescence. And it presents adults with a choice: We can take the behavior personally, or we can try to see things from their perspective.
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How do children develop a sense of self? Authors: Josephine Ross (Lecturer in Development Psychology, University of Dundee), Douglas Martin (Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen), Sheila Cunningham (Senior Lecturer In Psychology, Abertay University). By Courtesy of The Conversation UK www.theconversation.com
ge with their own body.
From the moment they are born, babies are exposed to information that can teach them about who they are. By touching their own face and body, or by kicking and grabbing things, they start to enjoy the influence of their actions on the world. But it is not until children approach their second birthday that they start to develop a sense of self and are able to reflect on themselves from the perspective of somebody else. One indication of this new objective self-awareness is that children start recognising themselves in a mirror or photograph – something most children do by the age of two. This kind of self-awareness can be 78 GLOBE MAGAZINE
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assessed scientifically by surreptitiously putting a small mark on a child’s forehead, such as by kissing them while wearing lipstick. The child can’t feel the mark so their sense of touch can’t alert them to its presen-
ce – but they can see it if they look in a mirror. If the child has the capacity to see themselves as another person would, they will reach up to touch the mark when shown a mirror, indicating that they equate the mirror ima-
Toddlers also naturally demonstrate their self-awareness by their ability to use and understand self-referential language such as I, me, you and my. Another example is when they claim something as their own property – the cry of “it’s mine” is the origin of many sibling disputes. The appearance of self-conscious emotions such as embarrassment, pride, guilt and shame also demonstrates that a child is developing self-consciousness. Parents may notice
and six-years-old were asked to sort pictures of shopping items into their own basket, and a shopping basket owned by another person. After the items were sorted, the children were shown a wider selection of shopping items and asked which ones they recognised from the previous game. Children accurately remembered more of the items that they “owned”, than items that had been sorted into the other person’s basket.
that by the time they are threeyears-old, their child is motivated to make amends for wrongdoing, can be proud of their own behaviour, or hides when unhappy about something they have done. Toddlers’ ability to think about themselves from the perspective of a second person also marks the start of their acquisition of what’s called “selfconcept” – stable thoughts and feelings about the self. Between their first and second birthdays, children will be able to produce simple self-descriptions and evaluations such as “I am a good boy”, which will become more complex over time. By the time a child is around eight-years-old, they will have a relatively stable idea of their own personality traits and dispositions, and whether they feel like a valuable and competent person. Individual differences in personality and feelings of self-worth can influence a child’s approach to social situations and academic achievement. Children with positive perceptions of themselves have the best social and academic outcomes, perhaps because they focus on success and aren’t deterred by failure. Parents can help their child develop positive self-esteem by reacting positively to them and their achievements, and helping them to overcome negative events. Psychologists think parents can also shape children’s self-worth right from birth: when they provide a positive response to an infant’s actions it provides them with their first experiences of having a positive impact on the world.
INFLUENCES ON MEMORY AND LEARNING
Regardless of how children feel about themselves, adding an “idea of me” to their cognitive architecture changes the way they process information. For example, as adults, we remember very few childhood events. One intuitive explanation for this “childhood amnesia” is that until memories can be related to our sense of self, they are very difficult to store and retrieve.
Once a child’s sense of self is established, they are more likely to remember information that is related to themselves. This is known as the “self-reference effect” on memory and emerges early on. From at least threeyears-old children are more likely to remember objects linked with themselves than those linked with another person. For example, in one experiment, children between four
The self-reference effect occurs because items linked with the self – such as “my apple” – attract additional attention and memory support within the brain, ensuring that information of potential use to the self is not lost. The self reference effect can be used to help children process and learn information, especially as it emerges early in life. So asking children to think about themselves while generating sentences to practice their spelling – such as sentences beginning with the word “I” – can significantly improve their subsequent spelling performance. Putting maths problems in the firstperson – for example: “you have four apples more than Tom” – also improves both the speed and accuracy of children’s responses. In summary, selfhood starts at birth, but children don’t start expressing an “idea of me” until toddlerhood. Children then start to gather information about themselves and store autobiographical material, starting a life narrative that guides their responses to the world. GLOBE MAGAZINE 79
The Acquarius Trust Trophy Sunday December 10th saw Med Golf returning to Alcaidesa to contest the Acquarius Trust Trophy on the Links Course. The Peter Aliss and Clive Clark designed course is famous for its spectacular views of Gibraltar and the African coastline and was in top condition. The event attracted 75 players, including 15 guests mostly members of Alcaidesa, who supported the event including the Captain and Lady Captain, Brian and Veronica Thompson. Suitably fortified by coffee and bacon rolls and clutching goodie bags from friends at Jyske Bank, everyone set out in a strengthening westerly wind. All the players completed the course in the dry and were welcomed home to Christmas drinks and tapas. The pin positions were challenging as were the greens which had been smoothed by a Green Iron. While true, the greens were very fast which made downhill putts something to behold; nevertheless, there were 27 scores of 30 points or better. The golf format was individual Stableford. The best result was 37 points scored by Peter Grüetter, which won him the Acquarius Trust Trophy and 2 green fees on the San Roque Club Old course. Peter also had the best gross sco80 GLOBE MAGAZINE
up with a score of 32 points. The winner was Paul Miles, the sponsor of the day, with 34 points. Category 3 (handicap 23 and above): Ian Collinson was the winner with 34 points and the runner up was Tommy Pearson with a score of 32 points.
re of 78 and won the best senior prize. The best gross score on the par 3s went to Matthew Charlesworth with a score of level par – better than it sounds given the speed of the greens and that there were 5 par 3s. Matthew was also the Category 1 runner up with 34 points. The longest drive was won by Richard Atkinson. The best team was Paul Appleyard and Roger Griffiths with a combined score of 65 points; a swan-song for Paul, the triple World Blind Golf Champion, as it was his last Med Golf event before leaving Spain. We wish him well. Roger went on to claim the Category 1 winner prize.
The three best guests were awarded a one year free membership to Med Golf. In ascending order they were: third, Veronica Thompson with 32 points; second, with 33 points was Brian Thompson and first was Dawn Milton with 36 points. Our handicap category prizes were won as follows: Category 1 (handicaps 0 to 12): Matthew Charlesworth, a familiar face on the podium, was the runner up, beating Louis Calvente on handicap, with a score of 34 points. The winner was Roger Griffiths with 35 points. Category 2 (handicaps 13 to 22): Andrew Lewis beat several players on handicap to be runner
Nearest the pin winners were: Russell Blessett, Paul Miles, Tim Mitchell, Dan Banister and Linda Fletcher. Duncan Hamilton won nearest the pin in 2 on a par 4 and Norman Savitz was winner of nearest the pin in 3 on a par 5. Prizes were presented by Paul Miles on behalf of the Sponsor. Paul also presented the card draw prizes as follows: one litre bottle of Johnnie Walker red label whisky was won by Andrew Lewis and golf caps were won by Pete Yeoman and Dawn Milton. Anders Østgergaard presented the Jyske Bank Draw prize of a presentation pack of special Danish beer. A very good time was seen to be had by all. John Hunter, Med Golf Director, thanked the Sponsor and the players for supporting the event and wished everyone the compliments of the season on behalf of the Med Golf Team. Guests are encouraged and made
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very welcome at all events. While they are not eligible to win the trophy or category prizes, they can win the many mini-competition prizes and even a Best Guest prize if warranted by numbers, and of course the scorecard draw at the end of the prize presentation. The Jyske Bank Order of Merit (Only the top 10 will qualify for next summer’s Med Golf Masters). Here are the current top 20: Matt Charlesworth Louis Calvente
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Richard Atkinson Roy Azopardi Mike Cowburn Chris Purkiss Daniel Lomax Joe Sanchez Kevin Jones Paul Nash Matthew Warner Nick Farr Nicky Sanchez Ian McNee Tim Mitchell Douglas Casciaro Peter Gruetter Matthew Robinson John Hunter Jon Bowden
INVITATION
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