Globe Magazine Gibraltar
Nº 130 NOVEMBER 2013
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WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT WHEN YOU DIE?
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LA PARRILLA
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THE SUZUKI SX4 S-CROSSOVER
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THREE JAZZ NIGHTS, ONE FESTIVAL
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THE 2013 GIBRALTAR INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL WITH SKYE
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ONE ON ONE WITH KIRSTY ALMEIDA
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THE MASSIAS JAZZ SUITE
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CINCO JOTAS JABUGO HAM TASTING EVENING AT THE MEDITERRANEAN ROWING CLUB ORGANISED BY LEWIS STAGNETTO LTD AND COURTESY OF SANCHEZ ROMERO CARVAJAL
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WINE TASTING AT GRAND BATTERY HOUSE ORGANISED BY LEWIS STAGNETTO LTD AND COURTESY OF BODEGA CAMPILLO
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BODEGAS CAMPILLO – THE WINES SAMPLED
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BODEGAS CAMPILLO
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TOGETHER WE CAN GET OUT OF THIS PICKLE
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FOCUS ON: YOGURICE
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THE MISS WORLD EXPERIENCE – MAROUA’S SUCCESS AT THE MISS WORLD
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GIBRALTAR DAY IN LONDON 2013
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ENT SPECIALIST DOCTOR ROSARIO MANCHENO FERRERAS NOW A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
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FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH
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THE BEST RECIPES OF OUR CUISINE
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WHAT’S HAPPENING DOWN TOWN?
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WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE THIS CHRISTMAS: THE PERFORMERS
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WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE
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BEAT THE SOCIAL PHOBIA
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THE MG ESTATE TROPHY
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SELLING CARS UNDER THE BRIDGE
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GUY VALARINO’S CHARITY ‘GIGATHON’
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OCTOBER SAW THE LAUNCH OF THE GIBUNCO GIBRALTAR INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL
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WALK, WALK FASHION BABY – RUNWAY’S A HIT!
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RED CHRISTMAS
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What Happens to Your ‘Facebook’ Account when you Die? ‘Facebook’ is never far from our smartphones, tablets or laptop screens, but it seemed like a very long way away when I first read the news about a friend of mine. Tragically, he’d been killed in a road accident while serving in Afghanistan and, unfortunately, I first got knowledge of news of his death by SMS on a train midway across the Iberian Peninsula, en route to Madrid while on holiday last July Of course, the innermost workings of ‘Facebook’ are going to be the last thing on the minds of those, who have lost a loved one, so to its credit, the hugely successful social networking outfit has produced a useful page, full of links, that can help you decide the best way forward.
Text by Natalia Montes
We hadn’t been in touch on a regular basis, but ‘Facebook’ was the place to keep tabs on this distant friend. I had an inkling he may have been back in Afghanistan on a tour of duty, but this grim confirmation was the worst way of finding out. Prior to that, I’d dip into his page on ‘Facebook’ every so often, just to see what he’d been up to, be it ice climbing in some chilly location or simply relaxing at home, where he looked so happy with his girlfriend. That’s the best thing about ‘Facebook’, it’s always there and always on, assuming you have Internet connection that is! And, in that respect, ‘Facebook’ can also be a little creepy, because a couple of weeks after his funeral, I got a notification from the social network that it was my deceased friend’s birthday. How close family and his partner must have felt by being gi-
ven this news doesn’t bear thinking about, and it underlines the fact that this is still a computerised system, with no concept of feeling, or compassion. So, what does, or should happen to a ‘Facebook’ page when someone dies? It’s a commonly asked question, and with two possible outcomes. ‘Facebook’ states that it can either delete the account or memorialize it. Going down the latter route means that the deceased users’ privacy is protected and only confirmed friends can see the timeline or find it in a search. It also prevents anyone from logging into the account. Perhaps, more importantly,
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friends and family can leave posts in remembrance, which could prove therapeutic in the dark days that undoubtedly follow a bereavement. ‘Facebook’ also aims to remove any sensitive information, such as contact details and status updates. That said, the fact that family and friends can still leave posts on the profile Wall in remembrance can often help those involved share their grief. Interestingly, the social network also states: Where families wish to maintain the narrative of someone’s life in their status updates they will have a five day period to download these and save them for prosperity.
Hopefully, you may never need to use it, but with so many people now signed up to ‘Facebook’, this type of scenario is probably one that’s depressingly commonplace. So my real friend is gone but, it seems, his virtual persona lives on in the shape of his ‘Facebook profile’. I used to joke with him that he’d joined the army on his own terms, but he’d dedicated his life to the British military ever since. Sadly, his luck ran out at some dusty checkpoint in Afghanistan and that’s that. But, in some ways, seeing him there on screen as if it’s business as usual is strangely comforting...
La Parilla
La Parrilla Restaurant is the Place to Be THERE’S much to like about La Parrilla, not least, its unstuffy crusade to get people enjoying, good food using wholesome ingredients at a reasonable price. The ingredients used are not only wholesome but are sourced from the very best of suppliers, with Argentinian and New Zealand beef being of top quality and the fish regularly brought from ports nearby. The service is second to none with our moto being the old 10 NOVEMBER 2013 GLOBE MAGAZINE
fashioned outlook of “the customers always right”. We pride ourselves on customer service and strive to be the best. The ambience during the week is chilled with soft lighting with café music to create that home from home feel. Then comes the weekend when the ambience uplifts to a more celebratory feel. The décor is modern with a Red and Green theme throughout with the charcoal grills being in
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the middle of the restaurant you can see the staff producing the wonderful fresh dishes right in front of your eyes. The menu is made up of prime cuts of the best meats, intensively flavoured dishes that will make your mouth water. The Chef at La Parrilla likes nothing more than a challenge so with some notice, dishes specifically to your requirements can be sourced and prepared
We always welcome walk in bookings, but suggest pre-booking for weekends. La Parrilla’s celebratory atmosphere at the weekend has ensured that the restaurant is the place to be. We look forward to welcoming you very soon! For bookings or reservations, phone La Parrilla on (+350) 200 66555 or email: mail@laparilla.gi
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The 2013 Suzuki SX4 S-Crossover The new Suzuki SX4 Crossover’s design embodies three key themes: emotion, quality and aerodynamics
Suzuki’s 2013 SX4 S-Crossover is a value-laden compact car line that offers a blend of versatility and utility that many of its betterknown competitors can’t match The new Suzuki SX4 Crossover is a production model based on the S-Cross, which Suzuki showcased at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. Suzuki’s designers and engineers began developing the new model as a successor to the current SX4. However, through the pursuit of responding to customer expectations with regard to crossovers in Europe and other parts of the world, they realized that they needed to “think bigger”. While moving into the C segment with its increased size, the new model inherits the “SX4” emblem to show that Suzuki (represented by the letter “S”) is a pioneer of both
crossover and ‘four-wheel’ drive (indicated by the “X” and “4” respectively). Suzuki created the new Suzuki SX4 Crossover by uniting its compact car know-how with technologies honed for sport utility vehicles. As a result of focusing on giving the new SX4 Crosso-
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ver distinctive crossover styling, class leading space for passengers and luggage, next generation ‘4WD’ performance and one of the lowest CO2 emissions in the segment, it achieves a remarkable combination of styling, utility, performance and fuel economy. It is a model which can offer great driving enjoyment and versa-
tile family usage for even more people in an even wider range of situations. The all-new SX4 S-Cross marks Suzuki’s first venture into the lucrative crossover market. It shares its name with the smaller SX4 hatchback, and that model will continue to be sold alongside the newcomer. There are 1.6-litre diesel and petrol engines to choose from, as well as, the option of ‘four-wheel’ drive. Entry-level cars will come with alloy wheels, electric windows, cruise control and manual air-conditioning as standard, while the top-spec versions get heated leather seats, a huge sliding panoramic sun roof and upgraded auto headlamps. Some crossovers tend to add a
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few subtle off-road styling cues, while others go the whole way. The SX4 S-Cross is in the first category, and from some angles, it doesn’t look like much more than a pumped-up Swift ‘super-mini’. Up front, the rounded nose has hints of Suzuki SX4 hatch and Kizashi saloon about it, while black plastic cladding plus silver skid plates and roof rails add a touch of ‘4X4’style. Overall, the S-Cross looks awkward next to its rivals! Inside, the Suzuki gets minimalist styling. The SZ5 model has ‘touch-screen’ ‘sat-nav’ as standard, so the centre console is uncluttered by buttons, while the straightforward climate controls are taken from the Swift. The blue-ringed dials stand out, plus the standard panoramic glass roof lets in plenty of light. The high driving position and tall windscreen mean visibility is good and the seats are comfortable if slightly firm. The steering wheel adjusts for reach and rake but getting positioning behind the wheel can be a truncated process due to the stepped seat adjustment. Suzuki has a strong reputation for building fun-to-drive city cars and ‘super-minis’, and it has managed to pull off the same trick with SX4 S-Crossover. It feels eager to change direction, while there’s decent feedback through the wheel and plenty of grip from the chasis. As you might expect from a high-riding crossover, there’s some ‘body roll’, but it is not as pronounced as in some of its competitors. Push it to the very limits of grip, and the Suzuki’s stability control system will cut in, even if you’ve switched it off. Take it easy and the SX4 S-Cross is relatively comfortable. The longer travel suspension boosts comfort in town and on the motorway. It’s also pretty quiet, as the noise of
serious ‘Off-roading’. However, the SX4 S - Cross doesn’t have the best ground clearance which doesn’t make it suited for driving in mud! Suzuki is one of the few Japanese manufacturers that have not been affected by a major product recall in the last twelve months. Both the engines on offer, although tweaked for efficiency, have been used elsewhere in the Suzuki range and have a proven track record.
the diesel engine is well isolated. There are two 1.6-litre engines to choose from in the SX4 S-Cross – one is petrol and one diesel. Both produce 118bhp but there is a massive difference in torque as the petrol produces just 156Nm (less than half of the diesel’s 320Nm output), which means that the diesel is much more relaxing to drive. The petrol comes with a five-speed manual gearbox or a CVT automatic, but feels strained and often underpowered
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when driving up steep inclines or when loaded with passengers. The diesel is much better and, although it can be a bit noisy, is a more capable cruiser. ‘Fourwheel’ drive versions have four different driving modes to help deal with tricky conditions. Leave it in ‘Auto’ and the system defaults to ‘front-wheel’ drive to help save fuel. Switch to ‘Sport’ and the throttle response is improved and torque can be sent to the rear wheels if required. The ‘Snow’ and ‘Lock’ settings are for more
Inside, the cabin feels fairly robust, part of the appeal of its basic design, and it feels sturdier than some of its more immediate rivals and it did perform exceptionally well in the reliability and running costs categories, which bodes well for the S – Cross. As for safety, Euro NCAP gave the SX4 S-Cross their full five stars in their crash tests. It performed particularly well, with a score of 92% in the adult occupant test, 80% in child occupant, 72% in the pedestrian test and 81% for safety assist – probably thanks to the seven airbags, ‘ESP’ and stiffer and lighter high-strength steel body shell. Unlike most crossovers in this segment, the SX4 S-Cross should be very affordable to run, all but the petrol ‘four-wheel-drive’ model produce less than 130g/km of CO2 and diesel models get ‘StopStart’ as standard, which helps to drop that figure to just 110g/km for the ‘front-wheel-drive’ car. Economy varies but even the petrol versions manage a claimed fuel economy figure of more than 50mpg, while the diesel variants nudge closer to 70mpg. The Suzuki SX4 S-Crossover can be viewed at Bassadone Motors, 42 Devil’s Tower Road, Tel: 200 79004, distributors in Gibraltar for Suzuki.
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Three Jazz Nights, One Festival An appreciation by Joe Adambery / Photographs by Skye Montegriffo The second Gibraltar Jazz Festival was a resounding success and paved the way for another one next year. A host of local and international artists played at the Queens Cinema over three days and although attendances could have been better, an average of three hundred Jazz fans per night lived their dream. This year it was better as Jazz music is more intimate when played indoors and Casemates was not the ideal venue for it as happened last year. On Thursday the first night, ‘The George 20 NOVEMBER 2013 GLOBE MAGAZINE
Posso Band’ featuring a host of local musicians opened the billing and broke the ice with a select set of Jazz standards featuring vocals from Holly Buhagier, Nigel Palmer and Angela Jenkins. The Eli Massias Quartet followed them and premiered the ‘Jazz Suite’, which Eli had written especially for the festival - I have never seen Eli happier and more melodic in ages - and his ‘Jazz Suite’ gave us seamless modern Jazz written for highly skilled players, who with only one rehearsal were able to interpret the complex music and dynamic time signatu-
res to a receptive audience, who rewarded them with warm applause after every solo. The ‘Juan Galiardo Quartet’ followed on to close the first evening with a classy and sophisticated set of ‘late night Jazz’. Featuring the amazing Arturo Serra on Vibraphone, their music was pure velvet jazz that oozed melody and class. Juan, the 2004 Berkley graduate pianist, has many friends here and is no stranger to local Jazz. He introduced his band as Jose Lopez ‘el peluca’ from Cadiz on bass and David Xirra on drums. What classy players, they make it seem so
easy and effortless - and that is what good Jazz is all about - players at the top of their game.
music around Kirsty’s melodic songs. Their album ‘Deja Voodoo’ deserves more success and recognition as it oozes pure class.
The success of the first night and led the way for day two with our very own Kirsty Almeida and the Troubadours opening the billing. This lady songstress held everyone almost spellbound with the quality of her music and for this she got a well deserved standing ovation at the end. And what a good band the Troubadours are. It’s a joy to watch and listen to them as they weave their
‘The Dan Moretti Band’ topped the bill on Friday the second night, and they featured Juan Galiardo on piano and Marcelo Saenz on guitar, as well as, two of the Troubadours on drums and bass, with Dan on the tenor sax leading. They kicked off their set in a flurry of up-tempo jazz, which featured some of Moretti’s own compositions dedicated to Thelonius Monk and also to his own
daughter, as well as, the late John Porter a regular pianist and friend of the local Jazz scene. Smooth talking Dan is an American Jazz legend and teacher, who has been instrumental in bringing Jazz to our schools, and he blows a sweet tenor too as we heard during their set, which saw the best inspirational jazz stew, cooked to perfection and blown with a lot of love. The miracle of Jazz is that his band had just one rehearsal (which guitarist Marcelo Saenz missed due to the frontier queues!). GLOBE MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2013 21
Fellow Berkley Graduate, Juan Galiardo was clearly enjoying himself and getting the gracious nods from Dan but it was Marcelo’s guitar playing, which for me who provided a musical highpoint of the set. No question that Dan Moretti is a fountain of inspiration as his compositions are always adventurous and in complex time signatures too. His band cooked the best jazz stew of the festival especially in their extended last tune ‘Compared to What’, which was dedicated to John Porter. Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues 22 NOVEMBER 2013 GLOBE MAGAZINE
Orchestra with special guest Melanie C from the spice Girls played on Saturday, the final night and the Queens was sold out. The band’s vocalists Louise Marshall and Ruby Turner gave their all, bringing melodic class to an exhilarating and varied vocal repertoire. Jools Holland also gave a musical nod to Wagner on his 200th Anniversary and showed considerable classical piano skills bringing Wagner touches ‘up to date.’ The two hour concert (without an interval) was almost seamless and Jools’ pianistic
band leader qualities shone throughout the set as the punchy starts and snappy endings of the band melded into one long tune almost. The show ended with two encores, which could easily have been two more with people dancing in the aisles and standing to clap in time to a great programme. Although not strictly a ‘jazz night’, the right cord was struck and as the crowds dispersed at midnight on Saturday with promises of not missing the Jazz festival next year. That can only be a good thing and we will hold them to that so that the Jazz Festival can prosper and continue as an annual event.
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The 2013 International JAZZ FESTIVAL with Skye Photographs by Skye Montegriffo
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Text by Justine Fava-Cartwright
One on One with Kirsty Almeida
Born in Scotland in 1976, Kirsty spent the first four years of her life growing up in Gibraltar and then travelling extensively due to her father’s work. Venezuela, Miami and Chicago were but a few of her homes away from home. Her education was mainly back in Gibraltar where she attended Governors Meadow School and St Josephs but during her family travels, and English songs but she also she attended up to 21 different recalls that what she loved most schools before she furthered was the style of ‘World Music’ her education at University in the UK. Throughout her school life, Kirsty’s fast growing love for music shone in her involvement in School Choirs and productions. She felt her safety net was in music and with a sharp ear and good pitching, she headed straight for music schools. Her first recollection of a thirst for music came with the popular children’s programme Seasame Street. She was in Venezuela at the time and loved the Spanish
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the songs depicted and it is this style, which she still loves and is inspired by to this day. She lear-
ned to play the violin from the age of four and became involved in orchestras wherever she was being schooled at the time. She soon stood out from the crowd and was often asked to do solo’s. I asked Kirsty if she saw herself more as a musician or a vocalist and she told me that she doesn’t actually see herself as either but more as a ‘creative’ where she could lend her hand to anything that used that energy productively. She does find singing easier as she feels naturally expressive but was quick to say that her real passion lies in writing. Kirsty started studying art but later progressed to studying music at a prominent University thanks to a close friend in Christian Hook, whom she saw as a mentor at the time. It was Christian, who gave her the encouragement to go for music after listening to Kirsty’s compositions and the potential he could see in her writing. After getting her degree and
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with the full knowledge of how hard the music industry is to make a living from, Kirsty applied all her energy into making it work. Putting in extra hours in the morning and adding some more to the end of her day, being tenacious and driven, she took on all kinds of work in the field to survive. She toured for four years with a musical ‘Carnival Massiah’, which took her abroad and all over the UK. During this time, Kirsty carried on with writing her own songs and released five albums over a period of time.
although she knows that to sustain a career, it is part and parcel. Kirsty is a diverse musician but although she has had many opportunities in the Jazz world playing the big festivals and in smaller venues like the famous Ronnie Scott’s, Kirsty still feels her first love and the vein that runs through her own music is world folk, something Gibraltar is yet to see.
A band Kirsty fronted at the time called ‘Descarga’ were given a great opportunity to break the Latin American market and be signed but there was something that didn’t sit right to Kirsty about the offer even though genuine. She knew that if she went into the Latin world of music, she would never come out and would feel very pigeon holed. Although she has a love for Latin music, it is not everything that she is about or made of. She didn’t want to have her wings clipped in this way. She felt she had to listen to her instincts and in this case, they said no. So she bravely pulled out of the offer and moved to Sheffield. After winning an award for an up and coming new Jazz artist, Kirsty went on a sabbatical, which she tends to do every few months. Renting a remote cottage with little other than songs to write, Kirsty concentrated her efforts on another album. Kirsty’s albums are a collection of her own private work and collaborations with other writers and musicians like Guy Chambers, who has written many songs for Robbie Williams to name but a few. But Kirsty also
writes for other people too. One of her latest commissions is for Ashley Roberts from the ‘Pussy Cat Dolls’. It is down this song writing route that Kirsty feels
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most at home. She feels being in the lime light is hard and a fake world and although in it for a short period of time, Kirsty admits it just wasn’t for her
Gibraltar has Kirsty back home at the moment to grace our stage at the Annual Jazz Festival, headlining with massive names in the Jazz world such as Jools Hollland. Kirsty was quick to say it is an honour to be asked back to play and how Gibraltar is fast turning the tide when coming to musical events and productions. Her band members are very close colleagues of hers and excellent musicians that she has worked with for years. She explained finding musicians, who have longevity in a band is very hard and she has been lucky enough to have had that with her band members. It is with this same band that Kirsty has toured and performed on major stages like Glastonbury. For however much I prodded Kirsty to name drop and sing from the rooftops about her achievements, she remained modest and softly spoken. A trait her father had instilled in her from an early age. So having spent a good hour talking to Kirsty, I can tell you that Gibraltar has yet another reason to be very proud. Kirsty is a seasoned musician with a hefty musical CV. She is humble and almost shy and as you might find with creative souls, nothing like the talented confident women, who commands her stage.
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The Massias Jazz Suite Text by Joe Adambery Photographs by Skye Montegriffo
When the Eli Massias Quartet took the stage on the first night of the festival, it was with joy and perhaps a little apprehension. Eli had written a ‘Jazz Suite’ especially for the Festival and his opening musical broadsides on guitar
and vocals were exciting and vibrant. He was a man on a mission - supported by a top flight Spanish tenor sax player, an awesome bassist and a truly colourful drummer, who had stepped in at the last minute I have never seen Eli happier and more melodic in ages - and his ‘Jazz Suite’ gave us seamless modern Jazz written for highly
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skilled players, who with only one rehearsal, were able to interpret the complex music and dynamic time signatures to a receptive audience, who rewarded them with warm applause after every solo. On the eve of the festival, there was a session at the Eliott Hotel and that’s where I caught
up with Eli to find out what he had in store for us musically speaking, this time round. “I’m very glad that I bring different people to the festival each year, it would be easy to do the same thing, but as I only get to play here once a year, it’s only fair that I do something new. Last year, I played with a big
band and this time I bring a quartet. We have a tenor sax, I’m going play guitar, soprano sax and sing also, we have a brilliant drummer from Barcelona and also a great friend of mine, whom I went to Berkley with, Masaka Magushi, he’s a Japanese bassist, who’s been living in Barcelona for a while. So we put this band together and I wrote a ‘Jazz Suite’ especially for this quartet. We play this suite seamlessly and we go from one song to another. Pedro, the sax player, will be using some effects in between tunes and we create these textures. It’s a collective improvisation with brilliant musicians, that’s why I chose them to do this. They are excellent musicians, whom I trust and we are going to do this collection of tunes which are the Jazz suite.” The last time Eli Massias played
ten songs in English for a while and there are two in this suite. When they first asked me what I would do for the festival, I told them that I was writing a ‘Jazz Suite’ especially for this, and it’s so great to come back to play it here. In the future, we can look back and say that these were the things we came to do here. I want to make sure that we don’t put out anything random. This is all thought out and written and with these guys, we can pull it together. I can hear it and that is the concept.” soprano sax here, he created sonic soundscapes, which to me sounded like movie themes and I wondered whether this free form jazz was going to feature this time around. “In fact, we were talking at rehearsal that we would curtail the experimentation a bit so that it doesn’t get too wild. There is going to
be improvisation but I want it to stay accessible to the listener. We don’t want to lose the musicality of it and these guys are all going to get their chance to shine. I want to do many things with this quartet and we want to explore all the possibilities of textures so that’s what we’re going for. I haven’t writ-
True to his word and true to his music when the untitled suite was played on the night, there were many fans, who agreed with me that we had never seen Eli play so happy and assured. His quartet was sensational and the music went down as a high point in this our second Jazz Festival.
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‘Cinco Jotas’ Jabugo Ham tasting evening at The Mediterranean Rowing Club organised by Lewis Stagnetto Ltd and courtesy of ‘Sánchez Romero Carvajal’ It was going to be a special evening, hosted by a unique partnership based on trust, commercial sense and long friendship. Lewis Stagnetto Ltd and Bodegas Osborne had invited a selected group of clients and friends, some from our leading hotels and restaurants, to an evening set aside for gastronomic delight; a tasting of the finest ‘Jabugo Pata Negra’ ham, the renowned Cinco Jotas (5J’s) produced by ‘Sanchez Romero Carvajal’.
cations and Jabugo ham expert. After the opening address by Maurice Stagnetto, his sales manager, Alfred Lavagna, introduced the wine that was to accompany the tasting. A Campillo Crianza was uncorked as the showpiece 7.5 Kg ham was carved by Maestro Javier Quintero, brings with him years of experience as a ‘cortador’ and the finest techniques and tools to prove it. The carving is not only considered an art form but is essentially the best way to ‘degustar’ (savour) the different cuts available from the king of Jabugos.
In his opening remarks, Maurice Stagnetto said that this was the ‘Rolls Royce ‘of Spanish hams and his words were echoed by Rafael Tejada Arce, Osborne Sales chief, who said that although there were various kinds of ‘Jabugo Pata Negra’ hams, there was only one ‘Cinco Jotas’ that stood out as the best traditional ‘Bellota’ (acorn fed pig) ham. For the event, a ‘Maestro Cortador’ (master cutter), Javier Quintero, one of the best in Spain, had been brought in to perform the ritualistic cutting and sharing out that can be achieved with a top product. The ham facing us on display was a handsome specimen and after ceremoniously peeling off the 1.5
cm of fat like wrapping paper off a parcel, Javier started turning out the traditional wafer thin slices at a considerable speed and with uniform quality. Maurice Stagnetto had earlier said
that Javier was capable of carving a ‘Jabugo’ inside of forty minutes but he had asked him to slow down for us so that we could be guided by the expert commentary from Ivan Llanza Ortiz, the director of communi-
‘Cinco Jotas’ is the prime ham produced by ‘Sanchez Romero Carvajal’ and the secret of its superior quality lies behind over 130 years of tradition in breeding the ‘Cerdo Iberico’ (Iberian pig), which they castrate after three days from birth and rear indoors up to a weight of 100 kilos before releasing them into the wild in the care of a ‘Guarrero’ (pig shepherd) for the ‘montanera’the acorn season, usually from September till January. This traditional pig shepherd’s role also includes using a long stick to
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occasionally shake off the acorns ‘marear las bellotas’, as pigs will always feed on fresh fallen fruit, but this diet also needs rain and new grass so that the gorging of acorns puts the weight on the pigs. This is only half of the story. Once the pigs reach the target weight, they are herded and put to sleep before being slaughtered so that their prize meat will not be stressed. ‘Pata Negra’ comes only from their rear quarters and the elaborate process of curing the ham includes burying the meat in mounds of Atlantic Sea salt. Special care is taken controlling the drying conditions after washing off the salt, which has not permeated into the ham. Limiting the light and humidity are closely guarded secrets as the hams hang in huge vaults called ‘bodegas’ for the stipulated curing period. This
is adjusted according to the weight of each ham (5.5kgs -7.5kgs) or thereabouts. Hams spend between twenty-four and thirty months curing in ‘Bodegas’. Jabugo is in the province of Huelva near Sevilla, sixty miles North-west of the city itself and almost the entire town is dedicated to the production of ham. The biggest producer of all is ‘Cinco Jotas Sanchez Romero Carvajal’ founded in 1879, who are currently butchering one hundred thousand pigs a year. The pigs are first reared indoors and once released, they will eat approximately twelve kilos of acorns per day until slaughter weight has been gained. The air in Jabugo is pure mountain air, cold and dry by day and humid by night so that the curing process even allows for a unique mould to grow on the hams adding its own
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flavour to the meat. So much for the history, so as they say, the proof of the pudding… needless to say the ham was exquisite with some of the different cuts affecting the rear of the pallete in a peculiar but pleasing way. This aftertaste effect on the taste buds is called ‘retranqueo.’ Thus, we were treated and invited to sample the four or five different cuts that can be obtained from a leg of finest (5J’s) Jabugo. Without exception, all the gathering was very impressed, as well as, fed and wined with some great bottles of Rioja (Campillo Crianza) courtesy of Lewis Stagnetto Ltd to wash down the fine fare and kindly sponsored by Bodegas Campillo. Everyone present agreed that they had indeed tasted something special in this ham. The fact is that
the expert commentary from Ivan Llanza Ortiz pointed out what we should be looking for in each of the cuts from the different parts of the ham, but ultimately, the taste buds don’t lie and when you eat the ‘Rolls Royce’ of hams you just know it! The object of the tasting was to elicit orders at a special pre- season offer simply too good to refuse! A truly unbeatable offer due mainly to the efforts of both Bodegas Osborne and Lewis Stagnetto Ltd, who should be congratulated for a really well organized ham tasting evening. As the punters were eagerly putting their names to the seasonal order books, I took the opportunity to chat to Rafael Tejada in order to share with Globe Magazine readers the unique insight, which only an expert can provide about one of the finest
preserved meats that you could ever have the pleasure of eating. Could there be commercial shortcuts in ham production? “Impossible because we cannot interfere with the curing process. Indeed, we have tried to cure hams from the same animal using identical methods but at a different location (Gijuelo-Salamanca). The result was that the Salamanca ham cured to a sweet taste and the Jabugo ham retained the traditional aftertaste ‘el retranqueo’ even though both legs had come from the same pig! Why, because of the micro climate of the location where the curing takes place.” They are adamant that the curing process can’t be altered in any way otherwise the ham is spoilt. I ventured that such a tradition would not export to many countries, which do not allow imports of uncooked meat nor would they allow it to hang like
the Spanish hams do. “We scratched our heads to break into the US market until we sold them the ham cut into slices and vacuum packed. Then, they just can’t get enough of it. China is quite happy to take our hams as supplied and also happy to use them as the tradition intended. Nowadays, although there is a marked increase in seasonal sales, our hams are consumed all year round in many countries.”
in not increasing cholesterol levels. “The ham is sweet, rich and nutty, with a seductive creamy fat. Despite having been cured in it, the ham is very low in salt, yet high in mono-unsaturated fat and oleic acid (a feature of olive oil), which stimulates ‘good cholesterol’ and helps reduce ‘bad
cholesterol’. The other thing is that 100g of ‘Jabugo’ ham contains only 190 calories.” Sánchez Romero Carvajal’s ‘Cinco Jotas’ or ‘5J’ ham is available by the leg or in vacuum packs from Lewis Stagnetto Ltd. For orders, please phone: (+350) 200 78666.
I couldn’t resist a jibe at the claim that the ‘Jubugo’ ham is good for both kinds of Cholesterol- surely this was a sales gimmick? “No sir, we could not make that claim unless it can be defended medically and scientifically, but it’s true that such is the purity and quality control that we impose on our production methods and the way we keep our pigs’ pedigree intact that eating our ham has been proven beneficial
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Wine tasting at Grand Battery House organised by Lewis Stagnetto Ltd and courtesy of Bodegas ‘Campillo’ On 3RD October 2013, ‘Bodegas Campillo’ presented three of their top wines at a wine tasting organised by their local agents and distributors Lewis Stagnetto Ltd at Grand Battery House. A further two wines from Bodegas Valcarlo (Navarra) and Bodegas Portia (Ribera de Duero) respectively, were also presented on the night. The Event was well attended by over sixty wine enthusiasts from a cross section of our community and restaraunteurs. The wines were presented by Bodegas Campillo’s ‘Export Manager’, David Nicholas Robinson, who
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went through the different stages of the wine making process in detail followed by the presentation of all five wines namely, ‘Campillo Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva’, ‘Fortius Chardonnay’ and ‘Portia Crianza’. After the presentation, the guests were able to compare their views of the different wines with the experts and amongst themselves whilst savouring the well prepared canapés and ‘specially’ prepared for the occasion by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment caterers. It turned out to be a truly enjoyable and interesting event.
Bodegas Campillo
Campillo Crianza The Campillo Crianza wine is made from the ‘Tempranillo’ grapes which are picked from their very own vineyards and then aged in American oak casks for a period never less than 12 months. It is dark cherry coloured, yet clear and brilliant; fruity with a toasted oak nose, a good character with a variety of aromas - in the mouth it is fruity with wood tannins. It is a very well structured wine.
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Fortius Chardonnay
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The Fortius Chardonnay is a subtle ensemble of freshness and smoothness emphasized by the wild aromas of the Viura grapes in conjunction with the delicateness of the Chardonnay.
Bodegas Portia Ribera de Duero (Faustino Group) Portia Crianza
Campillo Gran Reserva The Campillo Gran Reserva is a carefully made wine right down to the last detail. Its secret lies in the origin of its grapes from hundred-year-old, low-yield ‘Tempranillo’ vines that are harvested into small picking boxes and selected on arrival at the winery. The wine is aged 24
It is cherry-red in colour with purple tones in the rim; it opens up its aroma after gentle oxygenation in the form of generous notes of red fruit combined with nuances of oak. It has a good attack with moderate acidity. It is full-bodied with a good tannic structure moving towards a long, pleasant aftertaste.
Bodegas Valcarlos Navarra (The Faustino Group)
Campillo Reserva The Campillo Reserva is an exceptional wine due to its origins; its roots lie deep in a winemaking area of longstanding tradition. It is made from the ‘Tempranillo’ grapes which are picked from their very own vineyards. It is aged in American oak casks for a period never less than 20 months and it is then refined in the bottle for as long as their winemaker decides necessary in order to achieve a perfect balance. It is intense cherry-red in colour with a tawny rim. Its ripe fruit aroma stands out, finely blended with spicy, toasty notes from the cask. It is long and complex in the mouth, with a persistent finish.
months in Allier oak casks that have been dried for 3 years The Gran Reserva stands out for its power and freshness.
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Bodegas Campillo Owning large extensions of vineyards allows us to make wines of great quality, a trait that is maintained throughout our range, with a style and a unique personality Bodegas Campillo belongs to the internationally renowned Grupo Faustino, a 100% family owned business. The group is headed by Julio Faustino Martínez, a fourth generation Faustino family member, and his sons/daughters and they aim at excellence through quality. Bodegas Campillo, which is nestled in the foothills of the breathtaking Cantabria Mountain Range in the incomparable setting of Laguardia, was established in 1990 and is an example of the integration of architecture and vineyards. This showcase 125-acre winery, with its stunning setting and architecture, was envisioned by company CEO Julio Faustino Martínez. With no expense spared in the execution of its design, Bodegas Campillo’s magnificent cellaring facility houses over three million bottles of hand-crafted Rioja wines of exceptional quality. So the story goes CEO, Julio Faustino Martínez, dreamt that one day he would build a state-of-theart winery in one of his vineyards and in 1990, Bodegas Campillo became a reality. Sñr Faustino Martínez himself sketched the layout, a Y-shaped building around a spiral staircase, with each arm of the Y housing barrel-ageing, bottle-ageing and bottling. Bodegas Campillo is the result of Julio Faustino's passion for wine, which is the reason he contracted an architect to give shape to his dream. The winery is the first
stone, granite, slate and wood, all of which are carefully placed. Ageing cellars From the mezzanine floor, one can observe the combination of modern, traditional, luxury and sobriety in the Campillo winery´s ageing cellars. Gothic stone vaults protect the wines as they age in oak casks. Carefully-stacked French and American oak casks are housed in two symmetrical galleries. Above these casks, numerous others are stored in silence under a spectacular wooden roof. Bottle ageing
in Rioja to be built with special emphasis on an architectural project, something that has become common nowadays in that architecture and wine are closely linked. The winery, which is surrounded by 50 hectares of vineyards, appears as a Bordeaux “chateau”, following a careful aesthetic line that is never at odds with the functionality of the building and the making of high quality wines. The main building stands at the heart of one of the best plots of land in Laguardia, an exceptional zone thanks to its rich soils. Since the quality of a wine is intimately related with the quality of the grape and of its origin, the site of the vineyards is essential. This is why
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they selected a privileged enclave. The winery, which is built of natural stone contains a gallery with seven round arches, wooden overhangs and ashlars masonry, and an immense slate staircase that protects it from the elements. The elegant and pleasant interior houses thousands of barrels and hundreds of thousands of bottles that are patiently waiting to reach their optimal level of maturity to be enjoyed. A large hall opens out when you open the doors to Bodegas Campillo, giving a view of the five levels into which it is divided and the cantilevered spiral staircase that forms the heart of the winery. There is a great variety of elements in all the floors, arranged in an inverted T-shape, including
Perpendicular to the ageing cellars, millions of bottles are stacked to form high walls of dark glass, bright geometrical circles in which the wine refines inside each bottle. Wine tourism All in all, Bodegas Campillo has become a benchmark for wine tourism in Spain. Certainly, visitors can experience a wide range of tailor-made, seasonal activities, including a unique tasting course in which participants are taught to use their five senses in sequences in order to discover which wines they like and why. An educational and interesting itinerary from the vine to the glass, with the process of wine making and aging as the guiding elements that will transmit the delicacy and respect with which their wines are treated.
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Together we can get out of this pickle Let’s work to beat prostate cancer Text by Dr Jonathan Mañasco
In the United Kingdom, Prostate cancer has overtaken lung cancer as the commonest cancer in men, excluding non melanoma skin cancer. It often grows slowly, especially in older men. The prostate gland is found at the base of the penis, surrounding the tube that carries urine out of the body, and it is a gland that adds food and fluid to sperm to make semen. It functions and grows with the help of testosterone, and so treatments can use this to help stop the growth of the cancers. Symptoms of prostate disease (not always cancer) are the same as those for cancer of the prostate. These include: • Rushing to the toilet to pass urine. • Difficulty in passing urine (having to strain, or poor flow). • Passing urine frequently and more than once at night. • Pain on passing urine. • Blood in the urine or semen. • Back pain is sometimes due to prostate cancer. (longstanding back pain needs to be investigated and this includes a PSA in men)
will not be due to prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is rare in men under the age of 50. Most cases occur in men over 70. Men with a family history of prostate or
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breast cancer are more at risk, as are Afro-Carribeans. Diabetes might lower the risk of prostate cancer, as well as aspirin and anti-inflammatory drugs. The effect of diet is currently being looked into, with knowled-
ge in this area increasing all the time; tomatoes may lower the risk. Recently, there have been some studies implicating omega-3-fish oils in prostate cancer, but again, further information is required. It seems like high doses (as in vitamin supplements) could be involved in causing it, but looks like low doses (as in normal food) might be ok. There is no clear screening test for prostate cancer. Prostate checkups include a digital examination of the prostate (by inserting a gloved finger in the back passage) and a blood test for the PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen). As a general rule, the higher the PSA, the more the prostate tissue there is. However, infections and sexual activity can increase the PSA. The PSA is not used alone to diagnose or screen for prostate cancer in a general population as: 1. Men with prostate cancer can have a normal PSA 2. 2 of 3 men with raised PSA do not have prostate cancer 3. Some early prostate cancers grow slowly and do not cause problems 4. Doctors are not sure as to how best treat early prostate cancer 5. Some treatments cause unpleasant side effects and reduce quality of life. However, men at increased risk can be screened for prostate cancer with a PSA or a digital
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rectal examination as from age 40 to 45.
cryotherapy (ice treatment). ‘HIFU’ (ultrasound therapy) is also being offered on a trial basis to some suffers.
Using the above and following NICE guidelines, GPs can decide who needs to see a specialist for further investigation of their prostate gland. 99% of prostate cancers are found in men over 50, and 75% in men over 70.
The most commonly used treatment option is hormone therapy but the final decision has to be tailored to the individual. This is something that needs to be decided together with the specialist to obtain the best possible outcome minimizing side-effects and impact on quality of life. Thankfully, most prostate cancers occur in older men and are slow growing responding well to hormone treatment so patients tend to do well with a simple treatment of three monthly injections though needing regular review.
When following NICE guidelines, a two week appointment is requested if: • Lumps can be felt in the prostate by examination. • A raised PSA • A borderline PSA which if repeated keeps rising. • A raised PSA with other symptoms Further tests would be done to diagnose/exclude prostate cancer, by the specialist. These would include a digital rectal examination and repeat PSA are performed, as well as, an ultrasound examination of the prostate gland. This is a painfree procedure, though may be uncomfortable. If the results are confirmed, then a prostate biopsy is done. This is a more invasive procedure performed under local anaesthetic, which may cause some discomfort but is over fairly quickly. A number of tissue samples of the prostate are taken and antibiotics are used to prevent infection. It is these tissue samples that are then looked at to identify if there is cancer in the prostate or not. If the samples are negative, then all is good though further PSA monitoring and follow up might be required. If the samples are positive, then further tests are essential to fully assess the cancer and decide which mode of treatment is
the best. This is called ‘Staging’ and involves Xrays of the Chest, Bone Scan, CT or MRI of the pelvis (area around the prostate) as well as, ultrasound scans. These tests provide crucial information that allows the clinicians to decide which treatment option best suits the individual
patient and taking the age of the patient into consideration too. Thankfully, there are a number of treatment options available for prostate cancer sufferers including surgery, hormone therapy (very common), radiotherapy, chemotherapy and
We can get out of this pickle together, let’s work to beat prostate cancer Grow your moustache this November and join the Gibraltar Prostate Cancer Support Group for the Annual Shave Off at Casemates, on the Saturday the 30th November, helping us all raise funds for our cause. Acknowledgements: The above article is based on leaflets available from Cancer Research UK. I would like to thank the individuals that have proof read it for me (they know who they are) and the Gibraltar Prostate Cancer Support Group for asking me to get involved and support them. Special thanks for Maroua Kharbouch and the Gibraltar Reenactment Association, as well as, ‘The Pickles’ for their contribution to the campaign poster. Special thanks to the Ministry of Culture for their support in the process. Poster photo by Jonathan Mañasco; Jack Sparrow makeup by Deborah Manasco and Maroua Kharbouch responsible for her own makeup.
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In essence, prostate cancer is common and anyone with any symptoms should see their GP and get checked out as nothing is worse than having a cancer that is undiagnosed as it can then grow out of control and nothing is done about it. Most individuals with the above symptoms will not have prostate cancer but some will and so, it is worth seeking help. If this article raises any concerns in you regarding the possibility of having prostate cancer, please make an appointment to see your GP within the next few days. If you want to discuss any issues with the Gibraltar Prostate Cancer Support Group or donate any money or get involved, please contact Anthony Manasco on julio.manasco@pcsg.gi, phone 58009161 or find us on Facebook (Gibraltar Prostate Cancer Support Group) or visit our website on www.pcsg.gi . The support group meets at Cancer Relief Centre on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm.
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Focus on: Yogurice These days we’re often overwhelmed with ‘clarion calls’ for healthy and natural eating. ‘Don’t ignore it,’ we’re constantly told, ‘do it now!’ Advice on leading a beneficial lifestyle is very much in vogue nowadays and what you eat is top of the list... Text by Richard Cartwright
Nourishing, wholesome and very tasty is one way to describe ‘Yogurice’ products now available in La Linea. Its appearance may lead you to believe it’s just another yogurt but, according to manager and proprietor Jose Antonio Sanchez, ‘Yogurice’ is more than frozen yogurt, it’s healthy, natural and very importantly, is suitable for all ages... “Oh yes, our star product – our natural frozen yogurt – as
well as all our other products available to our customers, are natural and healthy and low in fat and calories.” This delicious frozen yogurt can be combined with any topping you like. You can choose a mini tub with one topping, a ‘perfect pot’ with two toppings or a maxi tub with three toppings. Jose Antonio says the various sauces, chocolates, sweetie titbits, nuts, fresh fruits and much more added to your refreshing yogurt make your ‘different’ yogurt expe-
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rience a very tasty affair whilst still maintaining those healthy ingredients in the product. All ‘Yogurice’ products are excellent for your digestive system too and, despite enjoying those sweet, delicious flavours ‘Yogurice’ is not fattening! ‘Yogurice’ is a franchise with more than 40 establishments throughout Spain and Portugal. ‘Yogurice’ in La Linea runs parallel to the Main Street in the centre of town and a few me-
tres away from ‘La Plaza Fariñas’ and has been open for just a few months. It’s situated in a pedestrian area and includes a terrace with outside seating, great for a tranquil family day out. They’re open from morning till after midnight and bearing in mind the quality of the products at ‘Yogurice’, prices are more than reasonable. So what else is on offer at ‘Yogurice’? ‘Taste and fantasy’ is one way to describe delicious,
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frozen yogurt with slush mixed with sauces and fruit: also on offer, an incredible variety of ice cream and slush accompanied by a choice of cold drinks. Then, there are tender and tasty waffles with any combination of those mouth watering toppings, there’s a delicious blend of cereals and frozen yogurt simply called, ‘Yogurt & Fitness’ served in a glass and of course, with the fitness conscious in mind! The list of what’s available goes on and on... Jose Antonio says his star customers are the kids, “That’s true, and I tell you it’s easy to see why, they love our natural,
frozen yogurt topped with fruit and bits of chocolate, which tastes wonderful. You can see their eyes light up when they watch our staff prepare their treats and the amazing look of satisfaction when they devour their chosen delight. There’s also a nut, fresh fruit and yogurt mix, containing innumerable properties. You can try Slush and discover the flavours from a choice of fruits... Their Crepes can’t be given a miss. There are discoveries to be made by filling your pancake with what you like from their incredible selection of toppings from basic through
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to the maxi crepe with more toppings and frozen yogurt. ‘Browns’ and ‘muffins’ are also on the ‘menu,’ so to speak. It’s true we’re not unfamiliar with ‘smoothies’ but ‘Yogurice smoothies’ are ‘tops.’ They’re creamy, healthy and delicious: yes, you’re invited to combine them with fruits of your choice and ‘Yogurt Smoothies’ are even tastier. Fruit and salad is another teaser and their popular toppings, Jose Antonio reminds us, are innovative, healthy, gluten free and will no doubt make your frozen yogurt experience an unforgettable one like no other!
Jose Antonio has the final word, “When I decided to take on this business, I felt it was a great idea to be able to offer customers in La Linea and the surrounding area a new concept of frozen desserts based on a natural, frozen yogurt. Ice creams and yogurts don’t necessarily have to be packed with calories and unhealthy. Our products are tasty, non-fattening and very healthy.” Yogurice is awaiting your call in La Linea’s town centre for a wholesome breakfast, healthy snack after lunch or nourishing dessert after dinner!
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The Miss World Experience
Maroua’s Success at the Miss World apart from everything, she needed to be mentally prepared and extremely organised.
Text by Samantha Acris
The Miss World Beauty Pageant is the oldest major international pageant, which has been around since the 1950s. Each delegate must win her national title in order to represent her country in the competition. The event normally lasts a month where a various number of fast track awards are held before the big night. These include ‘Beach Fashion’, ‘Miss Talent’, ‘Miss Sports’, ‘Top Model’, ‘Beauty with a Purpose’, ‘Multimedia Award’ and ‘Miss People’s Choice’. Our current reigning Miss Gibraltar 2013, Maroua Kharbouch, won her place to attend the Miss World Pageant in Bali, Indonesia after always wanting to enter the pageant. “It is something that has been at the back of my mind for many years, I know this is said quite often but it's true. I had participated in pageants in the past and enjoyed the experience having made lasting friendships and gained confidence, Miss Gibraltar was really a long time coming.” Maroua was no stranger to the stage after taking part in a number of pageants in the past, and on the night, her confidence lit up the stage, never the less after the incredible journey preparing for the competition never did she think it would end so spectacularly. “You work your way through the competition
Furthermore, Maoua was also involved in a number of fund raising events and even managed to organise a few herself. Part of the Miss World programme includes the award given for 'Beauty with a Purpose'. “My only preparation for Miss World was my wardrobe really, that and my ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ portfolio, which came relatively easily because I've always enjoyed doing charitable work and volunteering for a good cause.”
along with the other girls, whom you have now created a strong bond with as well as a lasting friendship, you laugh together, you cry together and you enjoy yourself so much that the idea of it being a competition goes completely out the window. You honestly need a constant reminder that at the end of the day you're competitors, and all very worthy ones, which makes winning all
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the more overwhelming, so when you do it's extra special.” The months after the Miss Gibraltar show, Maroua needed to prepare for the Miss World contest. Preparation for the show was extremely hectic for the beauty queen, as it meant a lot of shopping for a number of different outfits for the occasion. There was no time to waste, as
The time arrived in early September for her to jet off to the other side of the world and represent little Gibraltar, whom, in recent years, are continuing to be placed on the map by a number of international events. As most of the community were aware of this year’s Miss World pageant had a new fast track category, ‘Miss People’s Choice’, which allowed you to vote for your favourite contestant and by the night of the competition, the one with the highest number of votes went straight into the final. This link was posted all over social media forums like Facebook and Twitter; the people of Gibraltar seemed determined that our girl would win and so we did! Placing Maroua in the final while we all watched at home hearing cheers and screams when her name was announ-
ced. “It was breathtakingly amazing! To be honest, it was more a massive sigh of relief achieved if not for me but for all of us. It was such a beautiful team effort and being called on stage as the ‘People's Choice’ absolutely made the whole month worthwhile!” This amazing story doesn’t end here, much to everyone’s disappointment, due to the recent border crisis, Miss Spain was also alongside us in the final, and at the end of the show Miss Gibraltar and Miss Spain stood side by side and held hands while singing the Miss World theme song. “At the time as it was happening, it just came naturally; there was no thought process behind it at all. I am glad it did happen the way it did though and can only hope that the message people receive is a positive one. Don't judge a person by where they come from in the world, that there are good and bad people everywhere you go. And standing on that stage, we were just two
girls, no borders and no politics.” Maroaua continues to thank the people of Gibraltar for their overwhelming support throughout her journey. “Thank you again to every single person that individually voted for me and for those that went above and beyond to spread awareness and bring us to victory. Your determination, generosity and kindness have touched my heart and will continue to inspire me to do great things in the future. Congratulations to everyone for making Gibraltar the Miss World People's Choice! Thank you” Summing up the whole experience, there was blood, sweat and tears. “My Miss World experience was a mixture of so many things. There was laughter and there were tears; it certainly wasn't all glitz and glam. It was very hard work, long hours of rehearsal and 5 or 6am wake ups almost every day! But at the same time, the food was absolu-
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tely amazing and the giggles we had backstage during rehearsals are what kept us going. I would like to thank every single person reading this for your continuous love and support, every single one of you has helped me in some way and I will forever be grateful.”
After such an incredible experience and journey that some people can only dream about, it can’t be easy to decide on just one special moment or a favourite memory but Maroua tried to explain which moment captured her heart. “There are so many wonderful moments that I will take with me for the rest of my life: all the girls singing happy birthday to me, releasing baby turtles into the wild and receiving roses from my boyfriend, just to name a few. But I have to say, winning the People's Choice award was definitely the icing on the cake.”
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GIBRALTAR DAY IN LONDON 2013
Service at our Lady of Dolours servite Church in Fulham Road on Sunday 20th October Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja (Courtesy of The Gibraltar Chronicle)
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GIBRALTAR DAY IN LONDON 2013
Lunch Reception at the Old Library, Guildhall for the Finance Sector on Monday 21st October Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja (Courtesy of The Gibraltar Chronicle)
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GIBRALTAR DAY IN LONDON 2013
Evening Reception at the Great Hall, Guildhall on Monday 21st October Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja (Courtesy of The Gibraltar Chronicle)
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GIBRALTAR DAY IN LONDON 2013
Sunset Ceremony performed by the Band and Corps of Drums of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, The Band of the Royal Engineers and by the Pipes & Drums of the London Scottish Regiment on Monday 21st October Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja (Courtesy of The Gibraltar Chronicle)
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GIBRALTAR DAY IN LONDON 2013
Breakfast Briefing at Moorgate Place for the Gaming Industry on Tuesday 22nd October Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja (Courtesy of The Gibraltar Chronicle)
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E.N.T. Specialist Doctor Rosario Mancheño Ferreras Now a Member of the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom Have you ever suffered from recurring chronic ear infections? Struggle on and off with a sore throat? Live with allergies, nose or sinus issues, or are susceptible to problems with all three of these areas? Well, at the Valmar Medical Clinic, ENT (Ears, Nose and Throat) Specialist Dr. Rosario Mancheño Ferreras is ready, willing and able to help countries abroad where ordinarily doctors without a GMC licence would not be allowed to practice.
Text by Justine Fava-Cartwright
Highly qualified in her field of expertise, she has new and ever progressing treatments and diagnosis methods at her disposal, which are breaking ground with these sometimes chronic conditions. With more in depth diagnosis, treatments and medication, her aim is to avoid invasive surgery, keeping that as a last option for her patients. Charming, friendly and very approachable, Dr. Mancheño Ferreras makes your consultation a positive and informative experience. Dr. Mancheño Ferreras had been welcomed by the team at Valmar Medical Clinic some time ago to hold her fortnightly clinics. Gibraltar only has very few ENT Specialists and she offers a service to those, who would like to delve into further investigating their problems
and alternative treatments, which have been tried and tested with progressively positive results for her patients. Her latest accolade is becoming a member of the presti-
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gious GMC (General Medical Council) in the United Kingdom. Being on this Specialist Register gives her the privilege to practice in the UK at any grade for the NHS including consultant, and also in other
Dr. Mancheño Ferreras animatedly told me of her latest strategies to combat some of the most tenacious of bacterial infections in the ears and throat.....”taking a swab of the bacteria where the infection is present in either the ears or the throat, I forward the same to my trusty lab. After pin pointing the exact bacteria I am dealing with, I work on an individual, let’s say, ‘secret recipe’ formulated by myself, and come up with a tailor made medication, which is administered orally by mouth or nose in the form of a spray or drops. This treatment has had very good results with patients and is showing a positive success rate in curing these very painful and recurring infections
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ultimately avoiding more invasive treatment like surgically removing the tonsils or implanting grommets in the ears.” For those patients, who want or prefer alternative treatments for their problems, there are some very effective natural products at Dr. Mancheño Ferreras’s disposal. She showed me two products, which are having incredible results when taken for four to six months and reducing if not eliminating, patient’s symptoms. Two examples are from the product called ‘Keriba’. One made from olives and taken over a period of time helps eliminate those struggling with Tinnitus. The
other made from Pomegranate, and taken for the same amount of time combats chronic Farengitis. These infections are often very painful and make many people’s life a misery as they have a tendency to come back time and time again. This often means that recurring infections have a very damaging effect on the area if not treated promptly and effectively. Dr. Rosario Mancheño Ferreras visits Gibraltar on a fortnightly basis. Appointments in advance can be obtained from calling the Valmar Medical Clinic on 200 44471 or popping in to their clinic at 11A Main Street (above Valmar Pharmacy).
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The Best Recipes of our Cuisine
Stir-Fried Pork with Mushrooms SERVES: 4
2 tsp sugar
PREPARATION: READY IN 25-30 M
3 tbsp water
INGREDIENTS:
Large handful fresh basil leaves
1 tbsp groundnut oil
2 tsp sesame oil
3 tbsp coarsely chopped garlic
FOR THE MUSHROOMS:
2 tbsp deseeded and finely chopped red chilli peppers 1 tbsp groundnut oil 225g minced pork
225g button mushrooms, sliced
2 tbsp finely chopped spring onions
1 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
2 tbsp light soy sauce
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Stir-Fried Fusilli alla Carbonara SERVES: 4
1 small onion, chopped
PREPARATION: READY IN 20 M
2 tbsp finely grated orange zest
HOW TO MAKE IT:
heat. Add the groundnut oil and, when it is
INGREDIENTS:
12 thin slices of panceta (or 12 slices bacon), chopped
1. Heat a wok or large frying pan over a high
very hot and slightly smoking, add the mus-
350g dried fusilli
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
heat and add the groundnut oil. When it is
hrooms and stir-fry them for about a minute.
3 tbsp olive oil
2 eggs, beaten
hot, add the garlic and chilli peppers and stir
4. Add the rice wine or dry sherry and some
3 tbsp coarsely chopped garlic
A handful of fresh chives, chopped
for 30 seconds. Then add the pork and stir-
salt and pepper and stir-fry for about 5 minu-
fry for 3 minutes. 2. Add the spring onions,
tes until the mushrooms are coged through
HOW TO MAKE IT:
stir-fry for 3 – 4 minutes until browned. 3.
soy sauce, sugar and water and stir-fry half
and have re-absorbed any remaining liquid.
1. Cook the fusilli in a large panof boiling
Next add the drained fusilli and some salt
the oil in a large frying pan. Add onions,
5. TO EAT: Return the pork mixture to the
salted water until ‘al dente’ (just cooked),
and pepper and stir-fry for 5 minutes over a
peppers and some seasoning if you want,
wok, combine with mushrooms and stir-fry
then drain well and set aside. 2. Heat a wok
high heat. Add the beaten eggs and stir-fry
and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Then add the ba-
for 2 minutes or until heated through. Just be-
or large frying pan over a high heat and add
until the bits of egg have set. Give the mixture
sil and stir-fry for another minute. Remove
fore serving, add the sesame oil and give the
the olive oil. When it is hot add the garlic
a good stir and turn on to a large platter. Gar-
the mixture from the wok and set aside. 3.
mixture a couple of quick stirs. Turn it on to a
onion and orange zest and stir-fry for 2 mi-
nish abundantly with the chives and serve at
Wipe the wok clean and reheat it over a high
warm serving dish and serve at once.
nutes. Then add the panceta or bacon and
once.
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What’s happening down town? 1. Ivan Strutting His ‘Churro Boogie’ at The Square Cafe 2. Recently Married on The Rock, Melanie Soiza and Lewis Stagnetto 3. Fringe Book Fair – L2R – Vinnie Mahbubani, Christiane Fagan, Elena Scialtiel and B. Young aka Jon Santos 4. The Williams Family – Ivan with Wife, Zillah and son, Ian 5. A new printing press in Gibraltar? Food for thought! 6. The Beautiful Soledad at The Champions Bar & Grill 1
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“Witness the Impossible” this Christmas The Performers Masters of Illusion’s brand new show comes to the Ince’s Hall Theatre this December The fifth edition will see World Champion of Magic Norbert Ferré headlining. There will be a great mix of Magic and a cast to make sure you don't blink all night...and there are five nights of performances making sure you don't miss your chance to enjoy this show with amazing international acts and tickets starting from £10.
NORBERT FERRÉ
BERKO
BERKO A performer, who takes traditional magic and turns it on its head. He delivers a dynamic and enchanting performance. We think he went to hogworts. FASTER THAN MAGIC
NORBERT FERRÉ Born in Marseille (France), Norbert discovered conjuring by accident at the age of 11; it was love at first sight. Norbert is a member of the Inner magic circle and has been awarded the Golden mandrake, magic’s biggest accolade. Norbert has performed his act in more than 65 Countries and his act has won him the more coveted distinction in the magic world Grand Prix, World Champion of Magic.
KARLUS
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Our local illusionist and also organisers of this event are back with brand new illusions. They have been working hard all year to bring you their most innovative inventions yet. ALEXANDER G A young magician with a very creative and different act; in fact, we can't even begin to explain what he does but it really is spectacular. Make sure you don't blink!
NUEL
ALEXANDER G
KARLUS Award winning comedy magic all based around the most famous magician of years gone by, Karlus will take you on a journey back in time to "Thurstons" dressing room as he prepares magically for a performance. NUEL Following on from a standing
new mind-blowing acts.
ovation performance in Gibraltar last year with his CD
and Laser show, Nuel is back by popular demand with
This is a show for all the family with profits donated to the GBC Open Day. The show runs from the 12th - 15th December at the Ince's Hall Theatre with matinees on the 14th and 15th at 3pm and an Evening show on the 12th- 14th at 7pm. Tickets at £10 and £12 on sale at Chique Boutique, Ocean Village
Experience the magic this Christmas!
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Text by Richard Cartwright
You could be forgiven for thinking that magic shows are now ‘things of the past’ seen at the circus or on television, but you have heard about the proverb, ‘the proof of the pudding...’ Yes, the fact is they’re becoming more and more popular and especially so here, on the Rock: Masters of Illusion are staging their 5th show at Ince’s Hall and for the record, the previous four have had SOLD OUT notices placed at the entrance to the hall for all of the four or five performances staged every year! “The response has been amazing”, GibMedia Director, Jordan Lopez tells me, “The acts coming over this year are again top class and audiences are simply fascinated by the
ALEXANDER
artists’ skill and professionalism.” Once again the five shows will be spread over four days with matinees on the Saturday and Sunday. Topping the bill this year is World Champion of Magic, Norbert Ferre. He is one of the world’s best, having performed in 65 countries no less... Karlus’ comedy magic takes you back in time to reproduce the magic of the most famous magician of the past...Wait and see to find out who! A mind blowing CD and laser show by one of last year’s performers – Nuel is back... Berko does wonders with his traditional magic... Alexander G doesn’t allow you to blink... Well, it doesn’t really matter if you do because what he does can’t be explained, he’s great..!
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And organisers and Gibraltar’s top illusionists – Faster than Magic – have had a tough year working on new illusions to mesmerise us all!! “This show is one for all the family not to miss”, an animated Jordan declares, “We’ve been asked to take the whole show to La Linea
by the Ayuntamiento and we’re very happy to do that which also serves as a pre-run for the Gibraltar shows.” The bottom line is that audiences love magic especially as a family treat at Christmas. Tickets are on
BERKO
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sale at Chique Boutique in Ocean Village priced at £10 and £12. Profits go to GBC’s Open Day fund...December the 12th at 7pm is your key date and time to keep in mind followed by more evening performances at 7pm on the 13th and 14th... Ma-
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tinees at 3pm are on the 14th and 15th only. Don’t try and work it out, just go, enjoy, experience the magic and ‘Witness the Impossible..!’ They are, after all, Masters of Illusion! Experience the magic this Christmas.
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Beat the social phobia
Many people suffer from social anxiety and feel terribly self-conscious when out in public, in groups, or just talking with one or two people (even when the other people are friends or family members). Indeed, this concern spans the gamut from mild shyness to full-blown social anxiety disorder (technically called Social Phobia); a potentially crippling condition that needlessly straight-jackets some people’s lives. Regardless of its severity, the roots of this problem are almost always
planted in the soil of fearing embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. And here’s what you can do to conquer your social anxieties: First, consider that many other people share your worry about shame and embarrassment to a greater or lesser extent, so you’re not the only one in the room who is feeling self-conscious and concerned about other’s impressions or potential embarrassment. Second, for various reasons, most people are very self-absorbed and so wrapped up in
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their own thoughts, feelings and sensations that they have a hard time seeing beyond the boundary of their own noses let alone how shiny yours might be. That is, they’re just not that into you! They’re much more into themselves. Third, self-conscious and socially anxious people often suffer from a sense of psychological transparency meaning they fear that other people can detect their anxiety as though they have psychological x-ray vision or the anxiety they’re is feeling is visible on the surface.
Well, let me assure you—unless you’re sweating profusely and writhing in pain like someone is interrogating you— your mental distress is not likely to be externally visible and nobody can look into you and see your inner discomfort or fear. Next, since socially anxious people have a heightened fear of embarrassment, it’s helpful to think of their anxiety as a sort of psychological allergy to shame. That is, if someone suffers from environmental allergies (like pollen, rag weed, pet dander, etc.) it’s because his or
her immune system is overly sensitive to those triggers (technically called allergens). So, instead of having a minor or no reaction when exposed to those allergens, an allergy sufferer’s immune system launches a dramatic reaction when exposed to them resulting in the misery of an allergy attack. In socially anxious people, however, it’s not their immune systems that over-react to the trigger of a “psychological allergen” (e.g., the threat of embarrassment or shame) but their nervous systems instead which often leads to the misery of an anxiety attack. And just like allergy sufferers can be successfully desensitized by exposure to gradually increasing doses of the very stuff they’re allergic to, people, who suffer from the “psychological
allergy” of social anxiety can be desensitized, too. This is accomplished by gradually exposing the anxious person to the very situations or events that evoke his or her anxiety. Over time, just like with literal allergy desensitization treatment, the anxious person’s nervous system tones down and eventually stops over-reacting to the “stuff ” that used to set it off. For more on this technique, the interested reader might want to take a look at some of the work of the late, great Albert Ellis (one of the grandfathers of cognitive-behaviour therapy), who wrote about “shame attacking” as a way to reduce social anxiety through psychological desensitization. Remember: Think well, act well, feel well and be well!
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The MG Estates Trophy
Med Golf members recently met at Al-
leaving a mere flick to the green on the
Tim on his 39 and Steve Munns who
group for up-to-date news and contri-
caidesa to play for a trophy from a new
very long par 4 17trh.
shot 37, these were the 4 outstanding
bute to on-going golfing discussions.
sponsor, MG Estates.
Best gross score on the par 3s was John
players of the day.
We created the page to enable mem-
Hunter, beating Peter on handicap at
bers and visitors to discuss anything
level par.
Here is the Top 20 of the new rankings
about golf, give feedback on courses
season took place on the Heathland
Best pairing was Tom and Dave Gib-
season
they have played, offer tips to others
course and thanks go to Alcaidesa
bons with their 71 combined points.
for accommodating us at late notice.
Our best senior this time was Dave
1. Warren Peter
You can find us on Facebook simply by
We held The MG Estates Trophy at
Pinniger.
2. Harvey Mike
searching for ‘Med Golf ’ or visit our
3. O’Toole Tim
website and navigate from there.
Our second event of the 2013/14
this popular local venue only a short
they have come across and much more.
drive away from Gibraltar. Weather
Our handicap category prizes were
4. Hunter Javi
conditions were changeable, cold first
won as follows:
5. McNee Ian
For more details on our full schedule
thing in the morning and then the sun
Category 1 (0-12) Runner up Steve
6. Pinniger Dave
and the benefits of joining Med Golf
came out and warmed the players up,
Munns 37; winner Peter Warren 37
7. Mitchell Tim
for just £30 per year on our current
but the wind also stiffened to become
Category 2 (13-22) Runner up Jon
8. Warren Chris
241 offer, please visit www.medgolf-
quite difficult playing conditions, for
Tricker 34; winner Tim O’Toole 39
9. Hunter John
group.com or contact Paul Appleyard
some… read on.
Category 3 (23 and above) Les Housley
10 Cowburn Mike
on Spain mobile 0034 627331712 or by
27 runner up; winner Tim Mitchell 28
11 Tricker Jon
e-mail at paul@medgolfsecure.com
Well done to all of you!
12 McEwan Steve
The MG Estates Trophy winner was
13 Molloy Alan
Tom Watson with 39 points, a spectacularly good score in the conditions –
The nearest the pin winners were Mar-
14 Housley Les
we feel a huge handicap cut on its way!
tyn Brown, Peter Warren (2) and Mike
15 Buchanan Steve
Tom won the trophy and 2 green fees
Harvey, Tom Watson getting the nea-
16 Blessett Russell
on the San Roque Old Course.
rest in 2 prize on a par 4.
17 Brown Martyn
Everyone has some scope for a little
18 Penalver Joe
Other prizes were won as follows:
improvement and our ‘Rabbit’ prize of
19 Murphy Tony
Best gross score was an equally specta-
a golf lesson went to Tony Murphy.
20 Watson Tom
cular 3 over par 75 from Peter Warren, who was the leader in the clubhouse
Our ‘worth a mention’ this time has
Med Golf has its own Facebook page
for a long time until Tom and Tim
to be the fact that Peter scored just 3
where you can see photos from the
O’Toole came in.
over par (including a treble bogey in
competition day.
there) in those very windy conditions, The longest drive was by Peter as well,
excellent golf Peter. Also well done to
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Selling Cars Under The Bridge Focus On: I.W. Motors Used Car Centre I can go back with certainty over forty years and cars have always been sold ‘under the bridge’ - Corral Road to you. I bought a Sunbeam Avenger there in 1969 and the car dealership tradition of the forecourt by the bend in the road is still alive and kicking today
Text by Joe Adambery
It has taken Ivan Williams four years to prepare but now that he took the plunge and opened ‘IW Motors Used Car Centre’ at the beginning of October, he hasn’t looked back. I can tell. And he has reason to be happy and optimistic. He’s been selling an average of two cars per day and has his diary full for viewings.
he doing different then? He will buy a used car from you for cash if he likes it-nobody does that here. He will also take in a used car and trade you for another used car from the dozen or so that he has in stock. That’s different too. His expertise is his guarantee beThat was in the UK where he cause he will check, tweak and later cut his teeth in the mo- repair the cars he takes in so tor trade from 1987. So what’s that they run perfect even if You see, Ivan has set out to be different in the used car trade. For starters, he can draw on a lifetime of experience as a panel beater, mechanic and sprayer. At age 16, he was buying battered Minis for £30 and doing them up to sell on.
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they have a valid MOT. ¡He can also undertake estimates for insurance claims and has garage contacts here and in nearby Spain to get the work done. Re-sprays, depending on car size and panel work, he can offer from £800 up and that’s a real money saver on the prices available here. Ivan wants to provide
a used car service second to none and he can because he has nothing to hide - you can bring your own mechanic to check him out, but importantly cars can’t hide anything from him because he knows his stuff ! Now, he’s thinking of expanding into motorbikes and currently has a beautiful Honda ‘Goldwing’ top of the range 1.8cc Grand Tourer (£35k new) for sale and my eyes popped when I saw it. It’s yours for
a good used car or want cash for your own motor or even want to trade up to a better used car, Ivan Williams is your man and you will find him as I did, selling cars’ under the bridge’ and doing it with a reassuring smile. Check him out soon. £15,900 and those, who know these machines, swear that it’s worth every penny. The cars that I saw in his forecourt are all clean and striking and just
by his firm handshake, I felt that I could trust him to sell me a good one if I was buying. If you are in the market for
For further information, call in at Corral Road or phone I.W. Motors on (+350) 200 740220, (+350) 54016427 or log onto www.iwmotorsgibraltar.com
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Guy Valarino’s Charity ‘Gigathon’ Local Musician Raised £3,000 for Charity last Summer The original ‘Couch Surfer’ and Gibraltarian Singer/Songwriter that needs to get picked up by some label somewhere in the World. It is too hard to ignore the talent Guy Valarino displays at any one of his gigs and so when he decides to do a beach ‘Gigathon’ for charity, we all sit up and take notice. Text and Photographs by James Culatto
On Sunday 25th August, Guy and his crew of roadies, documenters and fund raisers began hitting the beaches of Gibraltar starting with Sandy Bay. Although quiet, the sparsely populated beach goers were quick to show support and fund raising begun almost immediately with some of the ‘crew’ going rogue and exploring the residential areas for those few extra pennies! Next up was Catalan Bay where evidence of the weekend was beginning to show. A relatively large crowd gathered close to Guy’s portable venue/stage, a VW camper van, and soon enough, people were singing and clapping along to his 30 minute set list. With the heat settling in and the cool waters of Eastern Beach a skip and a jump away, host for the day, Ben Lynch and I make a b-line for the shore whilst the rest of the team are setting up. Upon our return, Guy is already in full swing and the promenade walls are full of spectators lapping up the good tunes and also donating a hefty amount of money towards Cancer Research UK. So as not to leave any of those down, the far end of the beach, out the whole set up is moved just a few meters down the road and Guy is already on his fourth set of the day.
down the small vehicle access ramp and park almost under the very umbrellas of inhabitants. Once again, the donations were flooding in and Guy had persons of all ages singing, clapping and I think most importantly, smiling. His music really did appeal to everyone and it seemed like he was winning over many new fans whilst, of course, building stronger
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bonds with the ones he already has. The next and final stop was Little Bay where a smaller, yet equally appreciative crowd gathered at the top of a small ramp. It had been a long day, several hours of hard work all round and Guy’s vocal chords were feeling the worst of it once he was packing his guitar away, but after everyone
dispersed to go their separate ways and recover, the final count came in and Guy had raised over £3,000 for Cancer Research UK. Once again, Gibraltar shows that it is steps up for charity and Guy gave six outstanding performances taking his show ‘on the road’ and giving the crowds around the Rock something to really remember.
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October saw the launch of the Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival
Photographs By Dominique Martinez-Lopez (www.gibraltarfocus.com)
The inaugural Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival launched on Friday 25th October last with a stellar lineup of international authors for its first programme. The Festival which was commissioned by the Gibraltar Government Ministry of Culture was curated by the organisers of the Oxford Literary Festival and the programme reflects the rich cultural heritage that comes from Gibraltar's location between
Europe and Africa and from the influence of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
king at some of his more recent controversial work on the 'Spanish holocaust'.
The Festival featured over 50 writers including prize-winning author Joanne Harris, Man Booker Prize winner Ben Okri and Carnegie Medal writer, Kevin Crossley-Holland. Novelist and former Moroccan culture minister, Mohammed Achaari took part in an event, as will a selection of Spanish authors including Mercedes Aguirre. Professor Paul Preston, the distinguished historian of 20th century Spain held an event loo-
Three of the world's most celebrated chefs and cookery writers braught flavours from around the globe to the Festival as Claudia Roden, Ken Hom and Madhur Jaffrey shared tales of the importance of the culture of food for family, memory, peace, celebration and love whilst Claudia prepared a feast for the closing night.
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Well-known globetrotters, who joined the Festival included ex-
plorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison and former BBC foreign correspondent Kate Adie, and, from closer to home, the Gibraltar mystery writing duo Sam Benady and Mary Chiappe. Other writers, who appeared at the Festival included Peter Snow, making a return to Gibraltar having lived there in the 1950s; actress Stefanie Powers; Patrick Jephson, Private Secretary to the late Diana, Princess of Wales; Mary-Jo Jacobi, Assistant Secretary to George Bush Senior; Gavin Hewitt, on his book ‘The Lost Continent: The
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Inside Story of Europe's Darkest Hour Since World War Two' and journalist William Chislett on Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know'. Matters of faith were addressed by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor and Professor Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch. Richard Hamilton recounted the tale of how he tracked down the last few remaining storytellers of the Marrakech Medina to record their tales for his book, ‘The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco’. Whilst Tom Mogford and Jason Webster authors of thrillers set in the Mediterranean braught a
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sense of danger to the Festival as they discussed crime in the sun. Peter Canessa, Director, Gibraltar House said: "We are delighted to be hosting the first ever literary festival in Gibraltar. Gibraltar has a unique cultural heritage and the Festival will showcase just some of this fascinating story." Sally Dunsmore, Festival Director says: "This will be a truly international festival. We have more than 50 writers coming from Morocco, Spain, France, Africa, the US, the UK, and, of course, from Gibraltar. We are
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putting together a programme of world-class writers and public figures that we hope Gibraltarians will enjoy and that will also put Gibraltar on the literary map." From the erudite and scholarly to the accessible and popular, the festival’s range of content, efficient logistics and standards of hospitality impressed participants, who are experienced veterans from some of the most prestigious and well established literary festivals in the United Kingdom and the world.” Minister for Tourism, Neil Costa, summed it all up at the end
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of three intense days of cultural activity, borrowing a phrase from the Booker prize-winning novelist and poet, Ben Okri regarding the festival, to state “It was a triumph.” All in all, the Rock’s first ever international literary festival said the government press statement had been “a resounding success. An eclectic mix of authors, historians and literary critics had delighted audiences with a varied and absorbing programme of lectures that delved into the most diverse range of cultural, literary and historical subjects.”
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Walk, Walk Fashion Baby Runway’s a Hit! Text by Jemma Rocca
Calling all fashionistas! The most exclusive high fashion event to have ever hit Gibraltar returned with an air of pure sophistication. ‘Runway Select’ made a mid- year appearance and came with a bang. A smaller, more exclusive version of the bigger event, Runway was held at the unique and recently refurbished, Grand Battery House for those, who needed a fashion fix! Colourworks’ Naomi Quigley, in association with modelling agency, SO Management and Runway director, Shideh Olafasson, proved that with professionalism and great organisation, they would leave a fashion stamp on the Rock and set the bar for hopeful Fashion show directors. Duncan Quigley from Colourworks explained “Runway was most certainly necessary in Gibraltar; it’s a platform for Gibraltarian designers to showcase their collections with the professionals. Gibraltar
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has seen the rise of many new and exciting festivals over the past year and Runway just fills that fashion slot perfectly…. we can’t wait for the next Runway event in May 2014.” The Chief Minister’s wife, Justine Picardo and Miss World 2009, Kaianne Aldorino were amongst the guests on the night Opening the show was our very own Gibraltarian designer, the wonderful Christel Misfud with her ‘Shorji’ Collection. It must be said that after her win at the designer competition at the last Runway event, Christel has upped her game; a great ambassador for Gibraltarian designers. It was evident that Christel had over worked her sewing machine to create some outstanding pieces, which on the night, flew off the rails at the designer’s store as it was a great opportunity for guests to purchase the all designers catwalk collection. Her easy wearing collection was most certainly an off the runway
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onto the ‘high street’ collection. Shorji was a certain personal highlight of the night; Shorjis edgy prints gave a blast of colour and fun to the show. I can envisage great things in the future for Shorji so check out her website www.shorji.com for her upcoming online store! Next, it was the turn of the ‘High Street’ stores to grace the catwalk. The ever classic ‘Marks and Spencer’ Collection, which has now kept up the pace and is firmly holding its place in the fashion world by working in collaboration with the likes of Super Model Rosie Huntington Whitley to front their international campaigns. Locally, the models on the night were right up to their standard and wore the new collection with grace. Both Next and Oasis followed with beautiful wearable collections, which are available for purchase at their respective Gibraltar stores. The fashion show saw outfits from both these stores and these were styled together perfectly by Gibraltarian style-icon, Charlene Figueras. Charlene’s cleverly put together outfits has surely made shopping for full outfits much easier the next time you decide to pay a visit to any of the stores. (thank-you Charly!)
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I, personally, thought it was great to incorporate the High Street stores in order to showcase how to wear and match their season collections. As sometimes, a vast majority of us girls walk into these stores totally clueless, to say the least! Boux Avenue also joined in on the other stores’ catwalk with sexy and sultry lingerie /Night wear. One of the key ingredients of such a professional event is a great team official catwalk photographer; Jaydan Fa held his place at the end of the catwalk and produced some outstanding shots (as usual). Fronting the Revlon makeup team was head make-up artist on the night, ‘Naomi Phoenix faces’. She and her excellent team did a superb job on the stunning international and local models as did Miss Shapes Salon with their quick hair changes. All was pulled off without a hitch by the amazing team! International designers Arajan B and Edeline Lee brought the high fashion touch to Runway with all models carefully selected at castings. First out on the International Designers’ Catwalk was Arajan B and the audience were left flabbergasted with her stunning evening
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gowns. Arjan B’s attention to sequence detail and colour choices were superb; her pink and champagne collection was gorgeously feminine. Edeline Lee, the London-based Korean-Canadian designer, presented her Collection, which was filled with clean cut lines and daring patterns, all with that feminine oriental touch.
She started as an apprentice at the ‘House of Alexander McQueen, working under the guidance of John Galliano and is now the head designer. Her collection oozed high fashion class and was simply the perfect way to end such a professional runway. The evening saw a number of intervals, one of which Local
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Band ‘Fuse’ provided mid-show entertainment with a few covers and some of their incredible originals. Joining ‘Fuse’ on the night was the beautiful Carrie Haber, whose colourful rendition of ‘Sweet Dreams’ raised a few eyebrows. The VIP party was held at the same venue straight after the show, which saw one of the
world’s best Beat-boxers, Dana McKeon, blow the guests away with her incredible skills; a definite unexpected highlight of the night. Congratulations are in order to the whole ‘Runway Select’ team on such a successful event. If you missed this great event, the next one will be held next May on a grander scale. So be sure to get your tickets and do not miss out on such an event!
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Dreaming A dream can warn us of potential danger, and decoding our dreams can often help us to solve problems. Frequently, things that trouble us crystallize in a dream. Some dreams even predict the future. Studying and interpreting dreams isn't new, as they have fascinated man since the dawn of time but the dream will be cut short by an inbuilt desire to survive, for example, if they have started dreaming at the wheel. It’s long been accepted that the ideal position for a good night’s sleep is to be on the right-hand side of the bed. The bed should be facing north - south, so that the body can make maximum use of the lines of magnetism running from the Poles. Try running your hands in cold water before retiring as well, it can get rid of surplus static.
Dreams have been carved on cave walls, set in stone, and every Roman Legion had a soothsayer to try and make sense of ‘nocturnal visions’. In ancient times, priests consulted oracles and shrines for guidance, to try and make sense of dreams. Our ancestors believed that dreams were messages from the gods, and in days gone by, interpreters of dreams were visited much as doctors are today. Times may have changed, but the fascination of dreams remains. Many now-famous people have put forward theories of dream interpretation. Sigmund Freud thought that much of what we dream is in some way sexual. Another psycho-analyser, Carl Jung, recognized that man has other deep desires to drive him. In his fascinating book, ‘An Experiment with Time’, Professor Dunne put forward the idea that all time is like a river, and that it can be navigated backwards or forwards in the vessel of dreams. Sleep is the road to dreamland. And these days, thanks to
advances in medical science, we certainly know more about it than our predecessors did. On average, we sleep for a third of each day; by the time we’re 75, we have slept for 25 years, and dreamt for 10 of them. That’s a lot of sleeping, and a lot of dreaming! Recent studies show that what occurs in dreams takes place in a real-life time-span, so, for instance, simple things like shopping or eating take just as long
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in a dream as they do in reality. In more complicated dreams, however, where you’re, say, in far-flung places, you’re simply seeing the ‘edited highlights’. Studies also have shown that it’s possible to dream with your eyes open, which happens when the brain becomes overloaded with the toxins created by fatigue. In extreme exhaustion, the person will succumb to the need for sleep,
If you find it hard to sleep, try breathing very deeply in through your nose and out through your mouth. This is a very helpful technique for becoming calm. When we fall asleep each night, a complex series of changes in our consciousness takes place. Deepest sleep comes upon us almost immediately. This is followed by a shorter period of lighter sleep in which our eyeballs dart about beneath our closed lids. This period of Rapid Eye Movement or ‘REM’, is when we dream; it happens about five
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larly recorded their dreams and were inspired by them. In dreamland, many wonderful things can happen: we can travel to distant places, meet loved ones, even take tea with the Queen. Some dreams, however, can simply be scary, and a particularly frightening dream is called a nightmare.
times in an eight-hour period. We usually wake up after the last one, and naturally these are the dreams we remember best. There is some evidence that women dream for longer periods than men. Perhaps they simply enjoy their dreams more! Any kind of drugs whether stimulants or sedatives - diminish the amount of dream time, so if you’re ill or taking medication, you’re less likely to dream. Dreams that you have while ill can be discounted as you’re reacting to the illness rather than to a normal course of events.
and so we censor them.
Some people claim they never dream, but this is simply because they don’t remember their dreams as well as others. Clinical tests have proved that when so-called non-dreamers are woken during ‘REM’ sleep, they give vivid accounts of the images they have just seen, which are, like reallife events, in colour. Even our pets dream. If you watch a sleeping dog or cat, you can detect their Rapid Eye Movement.
Dreams are heavily loaded with emotion, and this can distort our memory. To help remember your dreams, try keeping a dream diary. On waking, don’t get out of bed or even change position. Keep a notepad and pen by the bed, or even a tape recorder, and note down or record everything you can remember. Try and recall, too, what you were preoccupied with before going to sleep as this can provide vital clues in interpretation. Try
Many people claim they can’t remember the content of a dream on waking. Because dreams are an expression of our true selves, including desires we can’t admit even to ourselves, let alone others - dreaming is the only way we have of expressing them. We sometimes find it hard to accept the messages that are being given in a dream,
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to recapture the mood of the dream, which is important. If you still can’t remember, but an event later in the day triggers your memory, write it down. It could be helpful in working out the meaning of the dream. Train yourself to do this regularly, and gradually memories of your dreams should follow. Dreams are a proven creative artistic source: some of our greatest writers and poets, like Robert Louis Stevenson and William Wordsworth, regu-
These severe anxiety dreams - where you wake up in a cold sweat, feeling very afraid - occur because what is happening in the dream is too overwhelming to be contained while asleep, so you wake up. True nightmares occur in the non- dream phase of sleep, and have little remembered content. Sex plays a major part in our dream world. That’s because it has an important role in our everyday lives. It’s a powerful driving force, like hunger and ambition. While we’re awake, sex is ruled by social restrictions and conventions, but in our dreams, even the most timid of us can have explicit and excitingly sexy dreams once our repressed selves are asleep. That’s why the prissiest of spinsters often uses filthy language when waking from an anaesthetic. Sex is a significant bodily need, and any unusual or enforced period without it might result in a sexual dream. Frank sexual dreams can occur frequently in adolescence, and often result in actual orgasm. In adults, everyday sexual needs and preoccupations are dealt with indirectly in dreams.
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