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Nº 140 SEPTEMBER 2014

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CREDITS Front Cover Model: SHYANNE AZZOPARDI, MISS GIBRALTAR 2014 • Photography: Jayden Fa Makeup: Nyree Chipolina • Art Direction: Guy Baglietto Swimsuit: SK Couture GLOBE MAGAZINE is published by Globe Magazine Registered Address: Suites 31 & 32, Victoria House, 26 Main Street, GIBRALTAR Tel/Fax: 20041129 E-mail: jazamm@gibtelecom.net No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from Globe Magazine Printed by Gráficas Piquer - Designed by 70 PRINT If you wish to advertise in tis magazine, please phone: (00350) 58369000. - (0034) 620 182224 Tel/Fax: (00350) 20041129 E-mail: jazamm@gibtelecom.net

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DRY EYE SYNDROME

THE WAY IT USED TO BE

THE 2014 KIA PRO_CEE’D GT

BINGE DRINKING AMONG THE YOUTH

HOW A RIGHT CAN MAKE A WRONG

A REFLECTION ON SUMMER NIGHTS 2014

6TH OUTING FOR GIBRALTAR’S CHARITY CARDBOAT BOAT RACE

THE 3RD GIBRALTAR MUSIC FESTIVAL

THE GIBRALTAR BEER FESTIVAL 2014

THE GIBRALTAR FAIR 2014

THE BEST RECIPES OUR CUISINE

WHAT’S HAPPENING DOWN TOWN?

GIBRALTAR FINALISTS ATHE 2014 WORLD SHOW DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

GIBTELECOM COMPLETES CONVERGENT BILLING TRANSFORMATION IN A YEAR

TWO EVENTS WERE HELD IN THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER

JAZZ IN THE PARK

THE GIBRALTAR INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2014

JEAN JACQUES DUHOT APPOINTED SENIOR INVESTMENT ADVISOR AT HYPERION WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD

JAZZ WORKSHOPS

OUR GIBRALTAR

THROUGH THE LENS WITH DOMINIQUE AT THE 2014 GIBRALTARFAIR

HALLOWEEN

THE DEATHS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD FOREVER

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Dry Eyes Dry Eye Syndrome – also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca or sicca syndrome – can have many different causes All of us have probably suffered the sensation of dry eyes at some point. The dry, gritty feeling can be brought on temporarily by lack of sleep, a dry climate, and many other environmental factors. But in some people, dry eyes can be a constant problem, and one that requires treatment to bring relief. Dry eye symptoms If your eyes constantly feel dry, gritty or sandy, you may suffer from dry eye syndrome. Other symptoms include red, irritated or sore eyes and difficulty wearing contact lenses. Sometimes, watery eyes can actually be a symptom of dry eyes, as the body produces excessive tears in response to the dryness and irritation. Causes of dry eyes Dry eyes are caused when the eyes cannot produce enough ‘normal’ tears or when tears evaporate quickly because of a problem with the ‘tear film’. There are a number of reasons why this might occur. Age and gender: As we age, our eyes produce fewer tears, which

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monly associated with dry eyes, including arthritis, diabetes, asthma, thyroid disease and lupus. Sjögren’s Syndrome is the name given to the combination of symptoms that includes dry eyes, dry mouth and arthritis.

is why dry eyes affect around 75% of all people aged over 65. Gender is also a factor, with women more likely to suffer from dry eyes than men. Women may also suffer dry eyes as a result of hormonal changes associated with pregnancy, lactation, menstruation and menopause. Using a computer: People, who use a computer tend to blink less frequently than normal – about 7 times per minute, rather than the normal rate of around 22 times per minute. This can cause increased evaporation of tears, and hence dry eyes. Positioning your monitor below eye level can help, as it allows the upper eyelid to cover more of the eye’s surface. Being aware of blink

rate, air circulation and glare can also help. Wearing contact lenses: Dry eye is the leading cause of contact lens irritation. It is most common among soft contact lens wearers, and can cause irritation, protein deposits and red eyes. Use of some medications: There are some medications that can lead to dry eye symptoms. If you use decongestants, antihistamines, blood pressure medications, oral contraceptives, antidepressants or eye drops for ‘red eyes’, these may contribute to your dry eye symptoms. Diseases: Some diseases are com-

Inflammation of eyelid glands and eyelash follicles: Inflammation of the eyelid glands (called meibornian glands) and eyelash follicles can compromise the quality of the tear film, which causes tears to evaporate more quickly. This is sometimes caused by over-growth of bacteria normally found on the eyelids. If this is the case, it can often be treated with warm compresses, good eyelid hygiene and sometimes special antibiotics. Treatment for dry eyes Because there are so many different causes of dry eyes, your treatment will depend on your individual symptoms and the cause of your condition. Most treatments for dry eyes involve either replacing tears, or reducing tear drainage.

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The way it used to be Today most people can afford regular holidays – even if only short breaks up the coast. That apart, opportunities for leisure and entertainment are many. When I was young, going to the cinema was the highlight of the week, if not the month

Text by Richard Cartwright

Life, I suppose, was always busy, just like today: people went about their daily routine of rising to `face another day.’ Going to work was the first activity for most I guess. Thousands to the Dockyard and the MOD, Government departments, offices, shops, Barclays Bank and one or two other places that are not there anymore like, ‘La Fabrica de Tabaco,’ as we knew 8 SEPTEMBER 2014 GLOBE MAGAZINE

it – it was situated at Chatham Counterguard. That was where slabs of tobacco were prepared and packed for export. Another place of work, that is no longer, was the coal cranes on the North Mole. They supplied the many liners and cargo ships that stopped here on their way into the Med for onward passage to India, the Far East and Australia, or outward bound to Northern Europe and the United States. But whatever the job, that activity

at some stage during the day, had to give way to other activities like rest and play. On an allowance of five shillings a week – 25p today, that was my pocket money - no, I didn’t surf the net to see what holiday destination I might choose, as you may do now. I went around the cinemas to see what was showing. Maybe it was The Cruel Sea at The Naval Trust Cinema (where Regal House is now),

or Where The Boys Are starring Connie Francis at The Rialto Cinema in Turnbull’s Lane – four pennies worth of chips, from the fish and chip shop opposite the cinema were a delight to end a great evening out. There was also The Theatre Royal – I think you know where that is, or where it was! Later, The Queen’s Cinema and The Prince of Wales in Bayside Road were two more cinemas you could go to. As an extra, in summer, a portable

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open air cinema would be erected in Grand Parade and on some occasion where St Martin’s School is today. Cinema going was an event you looked forward to eagerly. I remember queuing up for advance bookings for the latest big film coming our way in the next few weeks such was the enthusiasm for cinema going then. The Robe or The Man Who Never Was posters were billed as “COMING SOON” and that created a buzz. Tickets cost between nine pence and two and six, in ‘old’ money, of course. I would go for the cheaper seats of course and the Theatre Royal had a wonderful ‘far from exclusive’ top seating section known as ‘El Gallinero’ – The Chicken Coop……I’ll say no more. Oh yes, there was another cinema on the Rock. The Globe was the Services cinema at Europa Point. Together with a friend we managed to get in once to see The Tommy Steele Story – loved it. I was a choirboy at The Holy Trinity Cathedral in the 60s and if I was a good boy and attended all services and choir practice evenings, you would get paid! I’d receive about two shillings and nine pence a month! So come pay day, off we’d go to Tony’s Ice Cream, near the courts in Main Street, for another treat. Walks up the Rock were not uncommon in the spring or the autumn. During summer, apart from beach going, the Montague Sea Bathing Pavilion was the place to frequent with your friends. Four old pennies to get in, and if you were there early, you’d get a lock up cubicle all to yourself; if not, you shared a communal changing room where personal belongings might be at risk. But I have to say, I very rarely heard of anything going astray. At the 10 SEPTEMBER 2014 GLOBE MAGAZINE

Montague, there was a men’s side and a ladies side, with an area for mixed bathing in the middle. Each side had a short platform type of walkway that led to a diving board. There, you could be seen clearly from the sun terraces, which you would check out casually to see who was looking, before you performed your show off ‘jack knife’ dive. The showing off continued, when you surfaced and swam `freestyle,’ with `motorised’ feet producing that little mound of surf, towards a raft that was about 50 or 60 metres away. The Frontier was open then, and yellow and blue – or were they yellow and brown - buses would ferry you to and from La Linea for an afternoon out. The Algeciras ferry was also running if you fancied going further afield. I remember having another spot of leisure activity when a friend, offered me a ride up to Marbella on his spanking new, bright red Honda motorbike. Marbella was a fishing village then Sabinillas now, was like Monaco by comparison - and youngsters gathered round the bike as if we’d arrived from planet Pluto! Other trips to Spain would include popping over to Getares beach, just past Algeciras, with the Ace Youth Club during its short life. There was, of course, the yearly fair in La Linea then, as there is now. That was fun, if you could scrape together a couple of hundred pesetas for the rides and some `granizada’, a lovely, lemony icy drink. In Gibraltar, the fair was held at Laguna Estate originally, where the Adventure Playground is now situated. Later it moved to the Alameda Grand Parade. But the best trip across the border had to be the day trip to ‘La Almoraima’ or The Corkwoods. I remember

Gibraltar Theatre

The Old Regal Cinema

Getares Beach, Algeciras

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Queen's Cinema, Boyd Street,Gibraltar

it was hot, but it couldn’t have been summer, it must have been during late spring or early autumn. We’d hire a coach, with family and friends for about five shillings each, and go to a picnic area, past San Roque round the back there somewhere, about a thirty minutes drive. There, we would have a fantastic time: going for walks, playing games, swimming in the river and even hiring horses or donkeys for maybe, a hundred pesetas an hour. To top it all, plenty of food and drink to go round; and that made for a marvellous day out,

with the Boy Scouts, went Bob-aJobbing every year and attended an international scout jamboree in the UK when I was twelve. Apart from the popular dance venues, like the CSCA the DSA and the Victoria Stadium in summer you had `las verbenas’, which were held in the old Police Barracks and other places like, Humphries and the car park by the Naval Trust Cinema. We would go to coffee bars in town - the `in’ places in those days were, The Monaco in Irish Town, where the Clipper is now, the Ascot in Main Street – Monsoon

La Almoraima The Naval Trust Cinema Programme

returning to the good old Rock in the early evening. Closer to home, there was more contact with neighbours. Bingo and other group games were played regularly during warm summer evenings in the communal patios. Radio was extremely popular. Radio Gibraltar, La Linea and Algeciras radio stations were tuned into all the time, even at night. Listeners took part in competitions and followed South American radio soaps like, Yo amo a un Canalla and Ama Rosa, on Radio Gibraltar daily.

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I took part in most of the above, as I recall, and also went camping

today - and another little coffee bar up some wooden steps in a yard, which was opposite Tuckey’s Lane in Main Street. We managed to have plenty to do somehow, and we got our exercise too. I, and many others, used to walk home and back to work every day for lunch. We had an hour. I lived in the upper town and my place of work was way inside the Naval Dockyard: twenty minutes each way and twenty minutes for lunch. Didn’t mind a bit! So things have changed quite a bit in every which way I suppose, for better or for worse? I don’t know. They say, “Life is what you make of it...” So happy living, and Go for It!!!

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The 2014 KIA Pro Cee’d GT

As befits the pinnacle of the range, the GT gets a range of cosmetic and mechanical upgrades and is also the first to use the brand's 201bhp turbocharged 1.6-litre petrol engine

The most eagerly anticipated new model in Kia’s history, the highperformance three-door Kia Pro_ cee’d GT, is now on sale. For five years, Kia has been pursuing a design-led revolution, which has transformed its image, public perception and sales performance. With the arrival of the Pro_cee’d GT, Kia is adding performance to the mix. Since the Kia Pro_cee’d GT made its public debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, performanceminded drivers have been keen to get their hands on Kia’s first overtly sporting model. Now they 14 SEPTEMBER 2014 GLOBE MAGAZINE

can, and from only £19,995. The Pro_cee’d GT will be followed in early 2014 by a GT version of the five-door Cee’d. The already sporty lines of the Pro_cee’d have been embellished with performance-car additions, which give the GT a unique look and it is the same story for the high-quality interior The Kia pro_cee’d GT is powered by a new turbocharged version of Kia’s 1.6-litre ‘Gamma’ engine, developing 201bhp and 265Nm of torque. It is the first turbochar-

ged petrol engine to be offered by Kia. A normally aspirated version of the direct-injection ‘Gamma’ engine is already available in the Pro_cee’d, but the addition of an exhaust-driven turbocharger raises its power output by 51 per cent and the amount of torque it develops by 61 per cent for truly scintillating performance. The ‘T-GDi’ (Turbocharged Gasoline Direct injection) engine develops its 201bhp at 6,000rpm, but what really gives the ‘GT’ its instantaneous response and rapid acceleration is the 265Nm of torque available without interrup-

tion from 1,750rpm to 4,500rpm. The Pro_cee’d GT accelerates from 37 to 60mph in fourth gear in only 5.4 seconds and from 50 to 75mph in fifth gear in 7.3 seconds - indicators of the supreme flexibility and immediacy of the ‘T-GDi’ engine. More than 80 per cent of maximum torque is available from less than 1,500rpm. The 0-60mph acceleration time is 7.4 seconds. Performance benefits from the integration of the twin-scroll turbocharger into the exhaust manifold, a design which improves responsiveness - eliminating the ‘turbo lag’

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between the driver pressing the accelerator and the turbocharger building up boost pressure - while simultaneously improving petrol flow and reducing heat losses for maximum efficiency. The ‘GT’ may be first and foremost a performance car, but it also contributes towards Kia’s goal of improving its fleet’s average environmental credentials thanks to the combination of small engine capacity, direct fuel injection and exhaustdriven turbo-charging. The GT’s combined fuel consumption is 38.2mpg, while CO2 emissions are 171g/km. The engine drives through a slick-shifting six-speed manual transmission featuring revised ratios and a lower final drive to allow the GT to make the most of its torque with minimal fuel consumption. Dressed to thrill: GT gets a unique look inside and out Two extensively equipped variants of the Pro_cee’d GT - the ‘GT’ and ‘GT Tech’ - will be available but to mark the introduction of Kia’s first performance model, there will be a limited production launch version, the ‘GT 1st Edition’. Just 500 examples of this uniquely specified car will be produced worldwide. The ‘GT’ is the entry-level version yet it comes with anything other than a base-level specification. The exterior benefits from a number of unique styling touches including new front and rear bumper designs, side sill mouldings, dual exhausts, ‘ice-cube’ LED daytime running lights and 18-inch graphite grey ground-effect alloy wheels with red brake calipers. On the inside the ‘GT’ receives Recaro seats finished in leather and suede, and with power lumbar 16 SEPTEMBER 2014 GLOBE MAGAZINE

adjustment, with red stitching that is also applied to the leather steering wheel and gear knob, a black headlining and several gloss black trim items. Providing driver comfort and convenience are a host of standard items, including air conditioning, cruise control and speed limiter, automatic lights, cornering lights, reversing sensors, Bluetooth phone connectivity with music streaming and voice recognition, a six speaker radio/CD player with iPod connectivity, a unique ‘GT’ ‘TFT’ ‘LCD’ dash binnacle display, electric windows, electrically operated and heated folding mirrors with puddle lights and privacy glass on the rear windows and tailgate. The comprehensive safety specification includes Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Vehicle Stability Management (VSM), Hill-start Assist Control (HAC), anti-lock brakes (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist (BAS), six airbags with a cut-off switch for the front passenger’s seat, a seat-belt reminder warning, impact-sensing door unlocking and ‘ISOFIX’ child-seat mounting points. The ‘GT Tech’ adds a seven-inch ‘touch-screen’ with satellite navigation and European mapping; a reversing camera display integrated into the navigation screen, heated front seats and a heated steering wheel, an engine start/ stop button with a smart entry system, exterior door handle illumination, rain-sensing front wipers, dual-zone automatic air conditioning with an ioniser, an automatic de-fog system, an automatic-dimming rear-view mirror and xenon adaptive headlights with headlight washers and automatic levelling, in place of the cornering lights on the GT.

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Viewed from any angle, the GT is unmistakably a European-style performance car with a coupé-like stance and proportions, sporty touches and premiumcar detailing. Its arrival will have a halo effect on the entire Cee’d range The phenomenal rise of Kia in recent years is due in no small way to the design-led revolution instigated by the company in the middle of the last decade. Kias are now renowned for their style, detailing, quality and emotional appeal as much as for their value, reliability and industryleading warranty. They are also perfectly aligned to the markets where they are sold as a result of Kia’s

policy of creating specific cars for specific regions of the world. The Pro_cee’d GT is manufactured at the company’s Žilina plant in Slovakia and will be sold only in Europe. For the GT, the already sporty and athletic lines of the Pro_cee’d have been layered with visually exciting additions at the front, rear and sides. Viewed from any angle, the GT is unmistakably a European-style performance car with a coupé-like stance and proportions, sporty touches and premium-car detailing. Its arrival will have a halo effect on the entire cee’d range. 18 SEPTEMBER 2014 GLOBE MAGAZINE

In line with the Pro_cee’d ‘S’ and ‘SE’, there is a driver-centric dashboard layout. Haptics, how things feel and move, and ergonomics, the placement of controls and inter-relation between them, were of paramount importance and played a large part in the design. The controls and switchgear are ergonomically arranged and intuitive to use, with the temperature, airflow and infotainment switches easily accessed by the driver or front-seat passenger. The controls are clearly grouped and reveal superb attention to detail. Kia’s familiar three-dial sporty instrument layout is enhanced by a TFT LCD multi-function highdefinition display, which allows the driver to switch between ana-

logue or GT performance digital information. The latter shows the car’s speed, engine torque, turbo boost pressure and water temperature as well as important trip information. It can display speed in miles per hour or kilometres per hour. A button on the steering wheel allows the driver to change the display without taking a hand off the wheel. Tuned for driver satisfaction with no loss of comfort The new Pro_cee’d GT is a highperformance road car designed for

everyday usability and civility. It is not a track special. So, the highly praised chassis of the regular Pro_ cee’d needed only relatively minor tuning changes to achieve the balance that Kia wanted for its first performance car. Chief among the changes are retuned springs and dampers and a thicker rear anti-roll bar. The front damping forces are 10 per cent higher in compression and 30 per cent higher in rebound, while the respective figures for the rear dampers are 200 per cent and 50 per cent. There are slightly stiffer springs, while the rear anti-roll bar thickness has been increased by 1mm to 19mm. There are also stiffer front suspension bushes to sharpen

steering response and longer bump stops to reduce body roll. The result of this detailed engineering is the most agile car Kia has ever made. Along with the rest of the cee’d range, the Pro_cee’d GT is still one of the few cars in its class with independent rear suspension in place of a more common, and less expensive, simple twist beam. This brings inherent advantages for ride and handling and is a major contributor to the GT’s fun-todrive character, which is now even sharper without impairing the finesse of the standard car’s ride.

The variable Flex Steer steering system, which in other versions of the Pro_cee’d allows drivers to select from three different levels of power assistance, has been removed in the GT so that the Motor Driven Power Steering always delivers maximum feedback to enhance driving enjoyment. The Kia Pro_cee’d GT also has the largest brakes fitted to any cee’d model, 300mm x 28mm discs at the front and 262 x 10mm discs at the rear. The Pro_cee’d GT has the best braking performance of any Kia ever made, with the ability to pull up to a full stop from 62mph in less than 35 metres, at least one metre shorter than the best cee’d until now. They are fitted

with red brake calipers to emphasise the sporty nature of the GT. The braking system features antilock brakes (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist (BAS) and Hill-start Assist Control (HAC). The ABS and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) have been subtly retuned to complement the choice of tyres and the suspension revisions. Comprehensive active and passive protection Kia takes a uniform attitude to the safety and protection of its custo-

mers. Regardless of the size of car or the price paid for it, Kia does not differentiate when it comes to trying to avoid accidents, or to shielding occupants from injury if at all possible when one is inevitable. So, the flagship model in the Pro_cee’d range does not come in for special treatment in terms of the safety features fitted to it. Right from the start, the Pro_cee’d has led the way for active and passive safety. It had Electronic Stability Control (ESC) as standard long before many of its rivals, and also featured Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) to keep the car stable when accelerating or braking on roads with different levels of grip from left to right, plus Hill-start

Assist Control (HAC) to prevent it from rolling backwards when setting off on steep gradients. The ambitious target with the new model was to make even greater strides and provide class-leading protection, not just a five-star Euro-NCAP rating, but a higher score than any class competitor. To achieve that, there have been major advances in body engineering and pedestrian protection, while features previously found only on expensive premium cars are available. The remarkably stiff ‘body-shell’ is

a result of a comprehensive package of reinforcements in critical areas. Even the windscreen is now bonded in rather than mounted in a sealing strip, which aids both rigidity and refinement. In total, 57 per cent of the body is made from hightensile steel, with ultra-high-tensile steel in the B-pillar structures. There is an ‘i-type’ sub-frame with more rigid side members, front apron and dashboard. Horizontal and centre tunnel supports are incorporated in the dash area. The A-pillars, inner door rail and upper and lower body structures have been reinforced. New transverse cross-members link the front and rear suspension mounts, new pressings attach the boot floor

to the tailgate opening and there is a new floor cross-member. All of this serves to provide a safety ring around the tailgate area. There is a further safety ring around the Bpillars. At the front, the side crash members have shallow slant angles which help to disperse collision energy more effectively, while side impact protection is boosted by reinforced front door belt inner rails, hot-stamped B-pillars and roof sides, ultra-high-tensile steel lower body sill structures and a roof gusset connecting the side in-

ner panels and the roof rails. There are also thick door beams. The GT comes as standard with six airbags - twin front, side and side curtains - to provide all-round chest, face and head protection. Seat-belt recognition monitors detect if the belt on an occupied seat is not fastened or is released during a journey. To reduce the cost of repairs after low-speed (9mph or less) collisions, there is a crash box integrated into the front bumper rails to minimise deformation of the front side member, while at the rear the side members have been reinforced so that they are better able to resist deformation at similar speed. Improved pedestrian safety comes through collapsible headlamps, a stiffer lower bumper lip and shock-absorbing structures in the bonnet and bonnet hinges. The extensive standard and passive safety equipment, including ‘ESC’, ‘VSM’ and ‘HAC’, has been supplemented with Emergency Stop Signalling (ESS), which causes the rear brake lamps to flash in an emergency stop to alert following drivers. Brake Assist (BAS), which ensures maximum stopping power in an emergency regardless of the force applied to the pedal by the driver, is also standard. The GT has distinctive ‘ice-cube’ LED daytime running lights. Static cornering lights which provide a broader beam when steering to ensure quicker recognition of roadside objects at night are fitted to the entry-level GT model. They operate through separate lights built into the headlamp units, and activate when the steering angle is more than 35 degrees at speeds of 6mph and above, or 50 degrees when the car is stationary. They switch off if the steering angle falls below 20 degrees. The GT Tech

has xenon adaptive front lighting with automatic levelling and headlight washers. An LED high-level rear stop light is standard and there are LED combination rear lamp clusters. Reversing sensors are standard, while the GT Tech has a colour reversing camera display integrated into the seven-inch colour navigation screen. It’s a Kia, so even a performance car has to be affordable to own Power with responsibility and performance with efficiency; the Pro_cee’d GT may be the most exciting and dynamic car Kia has ever produced, but the principles, which have carried the company to the position it occupies today have not been overlooked while developing the performance flagship of the Pro_cee’d range. Servicing and insurance costs - with an emphasis on repairability - were taken into account during the design and development stage, while the decision to adopt a small-volume directinjection turbocharged engine ensures that fuel consumption and emissions are kept to a minimum. The new 1.6-litre turbocharged ‘Gamma’ engine develops 51 per cent more power (201bhp) and 61 per cent more torque (265Nm) than the naturally aspirated version previously on offer, yet it remains extremely efficient. Combined fuel consumption is 38.2mpg, while CO2 emissions have been pegged at 171g/km. These are impressive figures in a car, which can accelerate from 0-60mph in a shade over seven seconds on the way to a top speed of 143mph. The 2014 Kia Pro_cee’d can be viewed at Bassadone Motors, 42 Devil’s Tower Road, Tel: 200 79004, distributors in Gibraltar for Kia. GLOBE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2014 19

Binge-Drinking among the youth Like it or not, alcohol is considered a drug by most health authorities. A drug, which is widely glamorised and promoted throughout society, and the most commonly used by adults and young people alike

Text by Henry Valerga

Regardless of each one’s own personal reasons for engaging in alcohol feasting, pleasureseeking youngsters will tell you that alcohol is readily available and easy to obtain. Whether 20 SEPTEMBER 2014 GLOBE MAGAZINE

it’s sitting wide-open within the ‘drinks cabinet’ at home or whether it’s been bought and imported from the outside by friends into another friend’s house while parents are out, most young drinkers will find a way to access it without much

effort. Not surprisingly, the growing culture of binge-drinking amongst our youth over the past few years has spearheaded into an issue not to be ignored, which leads to the real concern that juveniles and teenagers are actually drinking

even before they set-off on their trail of night-time fun. Young drinkers, who naïvely engage in the dangerous behaviour of binge-drinking are not only putting themselves at risk, but can without realizing, also

jeopardise others, who inadvertently cross their path; for many a drink-driving accident and other serious injuries have been attributed to alcohol use. By over-indulging, some lose control and become violent, others lose consciousness, whilst some may even end up choking in their own vomit, thus earning themselves an early exit from this world.

soars considerably. In the UK “students are not just sipping alcohol, they’re gulping it down like water” says a report. In sharp contrast, students returning to the Rock from the UK for their Christmas, summer or mid-term breaks organise themselves well. They get their heads together and plan their pub-crawls and other alcohol related outings such as the celebrated ‘Wild Wednesday’ event with consideration. Inspector Finlayson talks proudly of them, adding that “student leaders actually come to the RGP so that we may liaise with them, thus ensuring we are aware of their ‘social events’, such as beach parties and BBQs being organized by the various student groups: this ensures we police them (if necessary) in an appropriate manner”, and it is because of this special rapport, that so far, there has never been a serious incident involving local students.

It is therefore crucial that our youth be educated about the dangers of alcohol. Sensible, preventative measures and promotion of the facts will ensure they understand the seriousness of the problem and consequences of its misuse, even before they consider experimenting with it. And that is precisely what RGP Chief Inspector Tunbridge and Inspector Finlayson, together with their team of dedicated officers, have for some time now been embarking upon. They are working very hard to bring awareness on the existing problem of binge-drinking amongst our youngsters.

‘Neighbourhood Policing’ in Gibraltar is all about local policing, and includes a team of School Liaison Officers, who will identify a potential problem and tackle it through prevention before it can get out of hand. Supported by the Care Agency, these officers are given specific training on the matter, and are there to work together, not only with the schools by giving regular talks within the classroom, but also to reassure parents, whom they would immediately contact should any issue of concern be detected.

In Gibraltar, as in many other places, excessive drinking habits have doubled in the past few years, and according to British Government statistics, in the UK alone, the problem is costing the NHS more than £3 billion per year. Thankfully, it is nowhere as costly here, but the dangers of binge-drinking can far outweigh the benefits it offers, for according to health experts, there aren’t any benefits at all: binge-drinking is dangerous, it can be life-changing, and it can be lethal”. Traditionally, in the season of graduation and other student rites of passage, the amount of alcohol young people consume,

Inspector Brian Finlayson

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‘Alcopops’ (Bacardi Breezers, Vodka Ice, etc.): alcoholic drinks that have the desired effect, but curiously, do not taste of alcohol. According to recent figures, young people today are drinking twice as much as they did ten years ago. They are drinking more, more often, resulting in heavier binge-drinking and drunkenness. Older teenagers tend to drink stronger, more expensive forms of alcohol, whilst younger ones tend to buy and share relatively cheaper booze packaged in large plastic bottles. These are mainly used for the purpose of a new phenomenon known as “El Botellon”, a late Friday-night culture, which has become very popular in recent years, and which involves the getting together in groups, buying a mixture of booze, and then drinking it in parks, benches, back-streets and beaches. 22 SEPTEMBER 2014 GLOBE MAGAZINE

As an example: by law, a 15 year old is not allowed to buy or consume alcohol from a licenced establishment; 16 and 17 year olds, accompanied by an over-18 and by showing (if asked) their personal ID card are allowed to enter licenced premises and buy and consume alcoholic beverages; albeit, the deal restricts them to beer, lager, wine, cider and ‘Alcopops’. Importantly, the alcohol content of these must not

exceed the legally set limit of 15%. The RGP recently produced and distributed a leaflet aimed at creating awareness to owners and staff of licenced premises and retail outlets. In it, they state that they are committed to working together with the drinks’ industry and retailers to make Gibraltar an even better place to live and work in. Through partnership, they want to promote a

reasonable attitude to prevent the sale of alcohol to young persons and to those already found to be under the influence of drink. They are committed to tackling alcohol related crime and disorder, but emphasise that this is not a problem they can deal with on their own, they need the assistance of those, who supply the bevvy to ensure a ‘joined up’ approach. Officers rely on them to be their eyes and ears, and inform them of the goings-on in and around their establishments. Underagedrinkers will go to any lengths to enter premises where there is drink available, and some are there for the purpose of binging. Certain individuals have even been known to forge their ID cards in order to access and carry out this activity, but thankfully, in Gibraltar, we don’t have a knife culture, nor are we subjected to the more lethal type of weaponry carried around at night by youths in other countries.

Inspector Finlayson says that enforcement is a key plank of their strategy, and working closely with licence holders, Government agencies, Tenants’ associations, community groups, private businesses and the media to help them abide by the law is essential, but stresses that they are prepared to enforce the law in relation to any licensee, who doesn’t comply with legislation. For any person that sells alcohol to a person under the age of 18 is guilty of an offence and could be liable to a penalty of up to £5,000, and could also have their trading licence revoked. Binge-drinking is defined as consuming five or more drinks of alcohol in any one session for boys and four or more for girls. For many, getting drunk is the thing to do, as they associate it with fun. But as mentioned before, the fact remains that underagedrinkers are hitting the bottle in greater numbers these days, and that is enough to worry the authorities, who through various campaigns are trying to warn parents about the rise in alcohol consumption amongst minors.

to do and say things that he or she might later regret. Often, the person doesn’t even remember what was said or done in their drunken stupor. But others do, which brings up a good question, and that is “why are young people binging?”

1) Where are you going? 2) What will you be doing? 3) Who will you be hanging-out with? 4) How will you get home? 5) At what time will you be home?

and expectations against drinking, and consistently enforcing those rules they can deter the likelihood of underage-drinking. If they keep alcohol in their home, it is always a good thing to have it locked-up and know exactly how much there is in each bottle or flask. By taking random inventories, they can ensure their children know that it is off-limits. But for it to make a difference, vigilance and proper guidance is required at all times.

Parents have it in their power to sway whether or not their young offspring drink. By setting rules

Weekends are usually treasured by most young people, as they are looking forward to their big

So, what can parents do to try and keep their young sons and daughters from binging? Well, there are five essential questions every parent has the right to ask should they suspect and/or be worried… these are:

plans. Some may be chilling-out with friends, catching a movie, going to a concert or planning to party. Regardless of their schedule, one thing is for certain; alcohol will be on the agenda, and there is now research to substantiate that fact. Binge drinking is scary business. That powerful liquid known as alcohol has the ability to transform the meaning of being alive, and not necessarily in a good way. Intoxication can cause havoc on a person’s life and even change it permanently, if not fatally. Alcohol impairs judgment, causing the person

As children move from adolescence to young adulthood, they face major changes, not just in the process of development, but also in the emotional and physical stages of growing-up. The transition into puberty brings about a desire for independence. Many turn to risk-taking and experimentation, as they navigate through their passage of youth into adulthood, which can lead to drinking. Many convince themselves that there is nothing wrong with drinking. They’ve made it into an acceptable activity that they engage in when they are out with their friends. Some will find themselves in that imaginary stage where they claim that “bad stuff cannot happen to me… I am invincible!” and may even continue by asking “what is the big deal in downing half a dozen drinks?” Regrettably, there exists the possibility that it can turn into one heck of a big deal, but a negative one at that. For it is most unwise not to have the ability to realize the long-term consequences that drinking can bring. Binge-drinking is extremely dangerous, because consuming large amounts of what turns into liquid toxin at any one time can lead to alcohol poisoning, rape, coma, and the worst case scenario… death! And it’s no use saying afterwards… “He/She just wanted to know, what it would make him/her feel like!” GLOBE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2014 23

How a right can make a wrong Hitler’s fateful encounter with private Henry Tandey, VC Private Henry Tandey, V.C. at Marcoing, September 28th 1918 The annals of history are full of fateful moments, which scholars refer to as the great “what if’s” of history; where if events had taken only a slight deviation the course of human affairs would have been dramatically different. Such a moment occurred in the last moments of the Great War in the French village of Marcoing involving 27 year-old Private Henry Tandey of Warwickshire, UK, and 29 year old Lance Corporal Adolph Hitler of Braunau, Austria In the dying moments of the First World War, Henry Tandey had pointed his rifle at a wounded German soldier trying to flee a French battlefield. Their eyes met and Henry lowered his gun. The German nodded in thanks then disappeared. In that moment of compassion for a fellow human being, Henry, then 27, let 29-year-old Corporal Adolf Hitler walk free. Free to become the most reviled dictator and mass murderer of all time! Henry Tandey was born in Leamington, Warwickshire, on the 30th August 1891, son of former soldier, James Tandey. After a difficult childhood, part of which was spent in an orphanage, he became a boiler attendant at a hotel in Leamington before enlisting in the British Army, joining the Green Howards Regiment in August 1910 and embarking on a ‘Boys Own’ adventurous life.

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Private Tandey had served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa and Guernsey before the outbreak of war in 1914. He fought in the lst Battle of Ypres in

October 1914, two years later he was wounded in the leg during the Battle of the Somme and when discharged from a military hospital in England, trans-

ferred to the 9th Battalion in Flanders and wounded again at Passchendaele in November 1917. Once out of hospital, he joined the 12th Battalion in France in 1918. His unit was disbanded in July 1918 and he was attached to the 5th Duke of Wellington Regiment from 26th July to 4th October 1918. It was at this time Private Tandey was awarded the DCM for determined bravery at Vaulx Vraucourt on August 28, the MM for heroism at Havrincourt on September 12th and Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery at Marcoing on 28th September 1918. After the Great War, he was posted to the 2nd Duke of Wellington Regiment in Gibraltar, Turkey and Egypt on 4th February 1921. He was discharged from the army on 5th January 1926 at the rank of Sergeant.” Leaving as the highest decorated private soldier in the British Army during the Great War, had he

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Berchtesgaden ! Hero Henry Tandey at 85 with his Victoria Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal

been a member of the officer class, there is little doubt a knighthood would also have been one of his rewards.

resigned to the inevitable. “I took aim but couldn’t shoot a wounded man,” said Tandey, “so I let him go.”

Tandey was mentioned five times in dispatches and certainly earned his VC during the capture of the French village and crossing at Marcoing; his regiment held down by heavy machine gun fire, Tandey crawled forward, located the machine gun nest and took it out. Arriving at the crossing, he braved heavy fire to place wooden planks over a gaping hole, enabling troops to roll across and take the battle to the Germans. The day still not over, he successfully led a bayonet charge against outnumbering enemy troops, which helped bring hostilities to an end. As the ferocious battle wound down and enemy troops surrendered or retreated, a wounded German soldier limped out of the maelstrom and into Private Tandey’s line of fire, the battle weary man never raised his rifle and just stared at Tandey

The young German soldier nodded in thanks and the two men took diverging paths that day and in history. Hitler retreated with the remnants of German troops and ended up in Germany, where he languished in the humiliation of defeat at war’s end. Tandey put that encounter out of his mind and rejoined his regiment, discovering soon after he had won the Victoria Cross. It was announced in the London Gazette on 14th December 1918 and he was personally decorated by King George V at Buckingham Palace on 17th December 1919; in newspaper reports, a picture of him carrying a wounded soldier after the Battle of Ypres was published, a dramatic image, which symbolized a war, which was supposed to have put an end to all wars and immortalized on canvas

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by Italian artist Fortunino Matania. Leaving the army in 1926 at the rank of sergeant, the 35 year old settled in Leamington where he married, settling back into civilian life. He spent the next 38 years as Commissionaire, or plant security chief, at Triumph, then called the Standard Motor Company. He lived a quiet life and although regarded as a hero by all and sundry wasn’t one to brag or boast, wouldn’t mention the war unless asked about it. In 1938, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940), Conservative PM from 1937-40, made his gloomy trip to Munich to meet Chancellor Hitler in a last ditched effort to avoid war, which resulted in the ill-fated ‘Munich Agreement’. During that fateful trip, Hitler invited him to his newly completed retreat in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, a birthday present from Martin Bormann and

the NAZI Party. Perched 6,017 feet up on Kehlstein Mountain, it commanded spectacular views for 200 kilometres in all directions. While there, the Prime Minister explored the hill top lair of the Führer and found a reproduction of Matania’s famous Marcoing painting depicting allied troops. Puzzled by the choice of art, Hitler explained, “that man came so near to killing me that I thought I should never see Germany again; but providence saved me from such devilishly accurate fire as those English boys were aiming at us”. Chamberlain’s thoughts aren’t recorded; World War II irrupted soon after and he lost power to Winston Churchill, dying of stomach cancer within months of that event. Although I feel safe in assuming he wished Tandey had pulled the trigger ridding the world of a venomous creature. Hitler seized the moment to have his best wishes and gratitude conveyed to

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World War I battle / Spared Corporal Adolf Hitler (front left) during World War I

Tandey by the Prime Minister, who promised to phone him on his return to London. It wasn’t until that time that Tandey got to know that the man he had in his gun sight 20 years earlier was none other than Adolph Hitler. It came as a great shock and given tensions at the time, it wasn’t something he felt proud about. The story first broke in 1940 but no one gave it much thought at the time. However, in recent years, it has generated greater interest. Some historians are doubtful as it sounds too good to be true, however it has an unmistakable ring of truth to it. No one in their right mind would make up a story about having spared the life of a tyrant, who at that time, had just fire bombed Coventry, was Blitzing London and mass murdering people on the continent. Hitler’s regiment was in the Marcoing region at the time although his presence cannot be verified. A great deal of German records for the 1914 Great War were lost in World War II due to the Allied bombings of Berlin, which resulted in the destruction of a significant amount of the State Archives.

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So documents showing Adolph Hitler’s exact whereabouts on 28th September 1918 are not available. However, Hitler biographers have differing opinions; there is irrefutable evidence that Hitler possessed a copy of the famous Matania painting featuring Tandey as early as 1937, acquiring it from Tandey’s old regiment. “Colonel Earle said that he had heard from one Dr. Schwend that Hitler had expressed a wish to have a large photograph of the Matania painting. Obviously, one was sent because Captain Weidmann, Hitler’s Adjutant, wrote the following to Earle: ‘I beg to acknowledge your friendly gift, which has been sent to Berlin through the good offices of Dr. Schwend. The Fuhrer is naturally very interested in things connected with his own war experiences, and he was obviously moved when I showed him the picture and explained the thought, which you had in causing it to be sent to him. He has directed me to send you his best thanks for your friendly gift, which is so rich in memories.’

The Tandey family were in no doubt of the story’s authenticity, they were present when Prime Minister Chamberlain phoned, “Tandey’s nephew, William Whateley, from Thomaby, calls to mind a mysterious phone call almost 75 years ago, when the storm clouds of war were brewing and Prime Minister Chamberlain was futilely appeasing Herr Hitler. One evening the telephone rang and Henry went off to answer it, when he came back he commented matter-of-factly that it had been Mr Chamberlain. He had just returned from a meeting with Hitler and, whilst at Berchtesgaden, had noticed the painting by Matania of the 2nd Green Howards at the Menin Cross Roads in 1914. Chamberlain had asked what it was doing there and in reply Hitler had pointed out Tandy in the foreground and commented, “that’s the man who nearly shot me” One crucial aspect of the event, which historians have overlooked, is the fact that Adolph Hitler and Henry Tandy both fought at the Battle of Ypres in 1914, a far more significant event in the life of Hitler. He distinguished himself in

combat several times and saved the life of a seriously wounded officer, his heroism resulted in him being promoted to Lance Corporal. The famous picture by Matania depicting Tandy carrying a wounded comrade to the first aid station at the Menin Cross Roads was painted based on that battle not Marcoing. It’s possible that places got mixed up, it may well have been Ypres not Marcoing where Hitler and Tandey crossed paths and parted on amicable terms. Tandey told a journalist that during the Great War, he had as a rule, spared wounded and disarmed German soldiers, so Marcoing wasn’t the first or last time he performed a humane deed in inhumane circumstances. The fact he was awarded the illustrious VC for heroic deeds at Marcoing may have affected Prime Minister Chamberlain’s recollections of Hitler’s war story, which may have included Tandey’s having won the VC at Marcoing, a fact, which would have undoubtedly impressed Hitler. One thing, which is clear and certain, is that there must have been some significant connection between Hitler and the Fortu-

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British Military Cemetary In Marcoing - Hitler - Fortunino Matanias Marcoing Painting - Adolf Hitler greets Neville Chamberlain upon the Prime Minister’s arrival in Munich

nino Matania painting featuring Tandey. The Führer of the demonic Third Reich wasn’t a collector of British wartime iconography and if he wanted propaganda images of the Battle of Ypres, he would have chosen one in which the German, not the enemy troops, were depicted as valiant heroes. At the outbreak of the Great War, Adolph Hitler (1889-1945) joined the 16th Bavarian Infantry Regiment and became a Dispatch Runner. He proved himself a capable and brave soldier, was twice wounded, once almost fatally gassed and awarded the Iron Cross in recognition of his bravery. He had a deep sense of destiny entwined with delusions of grandeur and a warped view of the world, influenced by melodramatic Wagnerian operas he cast himself as the saviour of the Germanic race. He believed Private Tandey’s benevolent action was part of the grand

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scheme of things, the god’s were watching over their emissary, which was also his sentiment upon surviving assassination attempts later on. Hitler never forgot the moment he stared down the barrel of death, nor the face of the man, who spared him; he stumbled across a newspaper featuring the famous image of Private Tandey, which noted his being awarded the VC for bravery. Hitler kept it and on becoming Chancellor of Germany, ordered government officials to obtain a copy of his service record and reproduction of the Matania painting, which he hung and pointed out to loyal disciples with pride. The reproduction was destroyed or stolen by allied troops, who ransacked, looted and badly damaged the Eagles Nest as the war approached its end. British troops were preparing a truck load of explosives to blow it off the face of

the earth when American officers arrived on the scene, appalled by the waste of time and munitions, and ordered them back to the real war. Tandey was haunted the remainder of his life by his good deed, the simple squeeze of a trigger would have spared the world a catastrophe, which cost tens of millions of lives. He was living in Coventry and serving as Air Raid Warden when the Luftwaffe destroyed the city in 1940, sheltered in a doorway as the building he was in crumbled and the city burned like a scene from Dante’s Inferno. He was also in London during the Blitz and experienced that atrocity first hand. He told a journalist in 1940, “if only I had known what he would turn out to be. When I saw all the people, woman and children he had killed and wounded, I was sorry to God I let him go”. When war irrupted, the 49 year old tried

to rejoin his regiment to see to it that, “he didn’t escape a second time”, but failed the physical due to wounds received at the Battle of the Somme. Nonetheless, he did his bit on the home front, volunteering wherever he could be of service but was always haunted by an act of decency to an indecent man. Henry Tandey, VC DCM MM, died without issue in Coventry in 1977 aged 86, and in accordance with his wishes, he was cremated and interred at the British Cemetery in Marcoing, alongside fallen comrades and close to where he won his Victoria Cross 60 years earlier. His widow sold his medals three years later for a record £27.000 and on Armistice Day 1997, they were presented to his old regiment, the Green Howards, by Sir Ernest Harrison OBE at a special ceremony at the Tower of London and are displayed with great pride at the Green Howards regimental museum.

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A Reflection on Summer Nights 2014 by J2 Productions Text by Justine Fava-Cartwright Photographs by Karim Corby

The long hard slog of putting together and staging 11 events at Casemates Square over July and August has finally come to a close and all that is left to wrap up is paperwork and the last of the payments pending, (in some respects the boring aspect of events organising) and mulling over the memories. Jay Callejon and I have worked together for the last four years on several events and this wasn’t our first Summer Nights venture as we hosted back in 2012 too. What we tried to bring to Summer Nights that was different was in effect upping the ante with the quality and variety of evenings presented. Another thing that was unique to us as events organisers is our creativity in ‘theming’ our evenings and in doing so, being the first to bring novel acts with a difference like our ‘Pasa Calles’ entertainers, the best in local bands and dancers and live dinner and dancing. But let’s take you back to the beginning of our voyage this year…..Having had such wonderful feedback in 2012, we took the attitude ‘that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’! This meant that our first mission was to have those nights that were such a success the 34 SEPTEMBER 2014 GLOBE MAGAZINE

first time, return this year. That was our first port of call and we quickly booked our authentic Moroccan acts, circus acts, big brass band and Cuban band and dancers for our four main big nights. That done, we used the rest of our evenings as a platform for our local talent without whom Summer Nights would lack in more ways than one. Of course, events organising isn’t just about having an idea, calling up the act and offering the stage as a platform to show their stuff. It is about so much more that goes on behind the scenes. From Public Liability Insurance, to having your entertainment licence in hand to PRS, LPS, posters and advertising, acquiring sponsors, cleaners and loads of meetings, the list is endless when it comes to getting everything in place before we can have ‘lights, camera, action’! Then you have the difficulties of hosting a live event without any rehearsal, dependence on acts showing up on the night, being on time and creating a timeline you can rely on with the acts involved. All of it can be very much hit and miss and left to the luck of the night and lots of crossed fingers it will go swimmingly. That said, show business is exactly that and with it comes all the pitfalls. More often than not, something goes

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wrong and, as organisers, we have to be quick on our feet to trouble shoot the problem on the spot. Some things we can fix and others are harder to do so. This is nothing new to this line of work, hence the saying in light of these problems… ‘The show must go on’. And the show does go on invariably but that’s not to say we don’t get it wrong on occasion. To minimize this, you quickly learn to work with a reliable team and create good working relationships with those in the know. A big thank you has to go with the company ‘Fresh Entertainment’, who worked tirelessly with stage, light and sound and who we depended on greatly throughout our eleven events. You also have to get your head around your budget and how you budget. Unfortunately, for eleven events, our budget was very tight and much as we had ideas to blow you away, we could only go as far as the money reached. We do feel, however, that with that in mind, we had eleven wonderful and balanced nights with a little something for everyone and that was ultimately what we wanted to achieve. Now I couldn’t not

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thank our Sponsors because without them, we wouldn’t have had the breathing space to pump more money into the events; so thanks go to Saccone & Speed (Gibraltar) Ltd, Europa College Football, Zest, Giboil, Anglo Hispano, Lewis Stagnetto, and Gibtelecom. Thanks also go to the Ministry of Culture, who we worked in conjunction with and who gave us the opportunity to produce this year’s Summer Nights. Do I have a favourite night? Well, on both years we have produced Summer Nights, it has been the same for me. To see a proper dance floor laid in Casemates Square, an incredible full brass band

and people dancing the night away, made me feel more than proud and more importantly, it is a first in Gibraltar! I am sure if you asked Jay, for example, he would say our Moroccan night with our now firm friend the Fakir shocking everyone with his tricks, to the most amazing belly dancers and authentic African Band. Our local acts need a mention too, as they are never given the credit they deserve. They have entertained local audiences for many years now and the standard in Gibraltar is high to say the least. Within what was on offer this summer, we broke it down to an evening with our dance groups, an acoustic slot with some of our best loved vo-

calists, a night of our young up and coming bands, our Young Musicians Night, a night were music took us on a trip nostalgically through the ages and the kids from Gibraltar’s Got Talent, all of who we are grateful to for taking part and working with us. So, would we do it again?? Well, it’s hard work I will give you that and one of the difficulties in Gibraltar is trying to please everyone, which is impossible to do, but the pay off is a receptive crowd, the stomping feet, the clapping hands, the singing along and the enjoyment on people’s faces and for that alone, we would love to come back and do it all again. Here’s hoping!! GLOBE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2014 37

Sixth Outing for Gibraltar’s Charity Cardboard Boat Race The Best Year Yet? The sixth edition of Gibraltar’s Charity Cardboard Boat Race took place in Ocean Village Marina on Saturday 23rd August. Main organisers William Tilley Lodge RAOB, entrants and spectators all agreed it was a vintage year. Emilia Hazell-Smith, Marketing Executive at Ocean Village, said, “The enthusiasm and effort on display this year was quite incredible, and a buzz was already building at the pre-event cardboard boat showcase in Casemates Square. With the mercury reading 28ºC as the boaters hit the water at midday, the crowds were out in force, and I suspect some of the oarsmen were quite pleased when their cardboard creations sunk so they could cool off a bit. HMS Harry was one of the first to escape the heat as it barely got out the blocks before sinking.” Emilia continues, “Weeks of hard work clearly went into several of the boats, with winners of the Junior Race, The Black Pearl, also claiming Best Junior Boat Design for their unbelievable pirate ship construction and costumes. Meanwhile, Saxomania, although only managing second in the Adult Race, 38 SEPTEMBER 2014 GLOBE MAGAZINE

won Best Adult Boat Design for their lifelike HMS Victory complete with papier-mâché pirate puppet, who was given its own medal. O’Reilly’s won the adult race for the fifth consecutive year, and I am sure that fellow cardboard-constructors will be keen to learn the secret to success.” Second Princess of Miss Gibraltar 2014, Claire Nuñez, was on hand to give out prizes, shields and medals, to include Best Adult Fancy Dress for JP Haulage’s Mario Cart and the Junior accolade for the 3rd Europa Scouts. Best Titanic Sinking went to Mean Machine 2. Aside from hosts Ocean Village Marina, event sponsors came in the shape of The Ivy Sports Bar, JP Haulage and The Bridge Bar & Grill. There was also an array of prizes kindly donated by Sunborn’s Sky Restaurant, Dusk Nightclub & Cocktail Terrace, Casino Admiral, Shanghai Gardens, SUP specialists In2Adventures, The Bridge Bar & Grill, Pizza Express, The Cuban, The Island Restaurant and O’Reilly’s Irish Pub. Emilia finishes, “Boating aside, House of Bounce set up a bouncy castle for the youngs-

ters near Café Fresco and local sports recreation company, In2Adventures, led free Stand Up Paddle taster sessions. A couple of participants also decided to take the opportunity to jump on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge charity bandwagon with Claire Nuñez generously offering to do the dousing. I’m sure we’ll be talking about Saturday’s

events for a long time to come – a truly great day.” All proceeds went to the GBC Open Day and Prostate Cancer Support Group. Keep an eye on the Ocean Village FaceBook page for up to date information on events at Gibraltar’s foremost marina.

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The 3 Gibraltar Music Festival rd

Text by Joe Adambery Photographs by Skye Montegriffo

A lot of positives have been said and written up about the excellent third Gibraltar Music Festival, which was a great success and will live long in the memory of many thousands of music fans. I was there and will try to flesh out with words my own memory triggers as I wrote them down on the day. As I include them, the song titles will suggest what I was feeling and what I perceived the fans felt as many great performances by local and international artists played out on the three stages.Â Mostly everyone expected that headliners The Script would be amazing as were subheadliners Rita Ora and Roger Hodgson, but the list becomes long when so many brilliant acts gave their all on stage. We're concentrating on local talent first and we can all agree that there was plenty on offer to cater for wide ranging tastes. That's what festivals need - diversity. At midday, Orfila, a sibling folk trio based in Kent but with strong local connections, kicked off the main stage entertainment with a bouncy version of a Beatles cover 'I've just seen a Face' ably followed by two tracks from their just released CD 'Writing on the Wall'. Five songs including Albert Hammond's 'I'm a Train' went down well

with the early fans at stage front. I've heard their album and I like their harmonies nice one.

Rita Ora

Meanwhile, the Radio Gibraltar stage was hosting local grunge trio Orange Peel, who had already attracted Adrian Pisarello and the EC Band to listen in by the time I got there. Luke Bossano, guitarist and 'Peel' front man, has nailed some excellent guitar tones to his piercing solos, a pity that the GLOBE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2014 43

early revelers didn't get to their performance on time. It was good. A quick dash back to the main stage to see local (almost!) singer, Georgia Thursting fronting a really cool jazzy band and sounding not a million miles removed from Sade. I enjoyed her new single 'Took it all from Me' and also her moody last number, thinking she should have been booked for our forthcoming Jazz festival. Watch out for her career progress. Reggae outfit Heritage, a well -rehearsed eight piece, put on a creditable performance that had me admiring their sound for its authentic vibe. 'Life without Music' and Bob Marley' s'Jammin' had a few hundred fans stage front 'diggin' da beat.' It was going to be a mad dash for the next band on the main stage.

Rita Ora

This Side Up was next. I missed their first song 'Seven Seas' but not the rest of their captivating set. Their fan base keeps growing and the band's finesse and authority continues to impress. Their new EP got a suitable airing with 'Undercover,' a song that builds up after a moody start.' â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Floating through the Universe' had fans waving placards and chanting. We will miss them here as they now go off to UNI, but watch their progress these lads have extra sparkle. Local trio, Headwires, on the 2nd stage were on next, they were superb and confidently executed their own originals, although they

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also did a cover, 'Last Night.' Originals 'Too young' and '1975' followed on and 'Call Me' left no one in no doubt that they were not shy and louder than the BA flight taking off during their set! Ivan Torrente and his two sidekicks rule the local 'Indie'roost. Next up, the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;chillout stageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hosted Guy Valarino and his fans sat around in a circle stage front as he delivered an impeccable acoustic set, which included 'Blood on the Pillow' 'Sea Side' (a Kooks cover), and his always compelling looped songs, where he builds them up from scratch into full blown band songs, except that he is a one- man band, who always impresses with his melodic approach to music. Love him.

The Script

Jetstream were on the Radio Gibraltar stage next and the crowds were filling up the venue to hear them. They have strong songs, now with two singles under their belt and other new songs from an album that they're working on. 'Stand Up', 'Let's Dance' (with a nod to David Bowie's classic) showed that Jetstream have a distinctly original sound and Nolan Frendo is a talented vocalist/ front man. Adrian Pisarello and the EC Band were the headline local act, the legend from Rock On The Rock Club, Adrian always turns out his urban rock with conviction, original 'Touch your Tattoo' followed by good Reggae, ('Stand up for your rights'), a dedication to the local bikers, and even a Pink Floyd cover, seeing as keyboardist Jonathan Bugeja and Soul Mates

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guitarist Peter Martinez were added to the ever changing line up. Always a good draw, this band deserves the almost cult status they hold even among the younger fans. Other local acts, who took to the ‘chillout stage’ during the day included songstress Megan Dallas, whose turn I missed due to too much going on at the same time. I made a point of not missing Craig MacDonald, whose bouncy set of tuneful songs included songs from his recent CD. Craig, now also front man with the Soul Mates, managed to hold a small audience with his gifted vocals and acoustic guitar. Hollie April is always guaranteed to please those with an ear for a fine voice, I particularly enjoyed her fine version of ‘Sweet Child of Mine’ and she ended her set with her own tune ‘Marionette.’ The last of the acoustic sets was given over to veteran Jamie Chiappe, who proved that a minstrel / troubadour, who is always working, matures just like a fine wine; a pity that there was too much temptation to stay away from these 46 SEPTEMBER 2014 GLOBE MAGAZINE

fine acoustic musicians by action on the two main stages. A thought – Newton Faulkner acoustic virtuoso should have been on the Radio Gibraltar stage as sub headliner to Roger Hogdson (formerly of Supertramp). Don’t get me wrong, Newton was the first of the ‘Internationals’ on the main stage and the younger section of audience knew his songs and everyone was dazzled by his guitar dexterity. He was supported by two voices on some songs and he had to shake the crowd out of the slumber produced by too much sun. He got us all to jump in the heat- what were we thinking? Away from the main stage, ‘Nothing but Thieves’ captivated everyone, who stopped by with the soaring melodic voice of their front man. I immediately thought of Travis or Keane and would venture to suggest that such vocal ‘awesomness’ as Keane’s should be on the organizer’s list for GMF4 2015. X- Factor winner, James Arthur, took over the main stage after five and he delivered a soulful account of his catalogue including his mega hit ‘Impossible.’ His own song ‘Recovery’ charts his fractured past year and ‘Waiting all Night’ (a ‘Rudimentary’ cover) was very well received by a crowd now swelling into thousands. Along came ‘Maxi Priest’ after all that soulfulness and he soon had the Radio Gibraltar stage and arena jumping up and down and swaying from side to side with his brand of Reggae. Although purists might disagree, this is what got the punters going 100% behind the music. Maxi had an animator rapper whipping up the audience to a frenzy. A few thousand fans, who I’m sure voted him highlight of the day so far…just how wrong they would be because what came next was Tony Hadley on the main stage. Spandau Ballet’s hit after hit delivered with an amazing vocal prowess. He managed to bring together a tight band sound and a fresh sounding classic repertoire, with ‘Gold’, ‘This much is True’, ‘Through the Barricades’ and even a Queen cover ‘Somebody to Love.’ He held some notes so high that many half his age would baulk at his vocal range. Scouting for Girls only got here on the day

as a replacement for Clean Bandit at the last minute, but boy did they just give an account and a half of themselves; hits like ‘Just a little bit lost without You, She’s lovely,’ Paul McCartney’s ‘Live and let Die’ followed by their own ‘I wish I was James Bond’ had all the young dudes singing all the words, and reacting big time at stage front. They seemed so grateful to be here and I daresay they were probably a better bet than the band, which they replaced. Again, they belonged on the main stage because they simply had the kudos and panache to be there. But John Newman and sub headliner Rita Ora had that honour. Sadly, I can’t review either of the latter artists as there was only one of me and too many of them, but from all accounts except for a misunderstood comment from Rita, they both went down a storm. Roger Hodgson (and his ‘Supertramp’ classics catalogue) was the long awaited headliner on the Radio Gibraltar stage. I have to confess that I expected him to be excellent, but his current band and his classics set exceeded my own and the audience’ expectations too. He should have been on the main stage, so universal was the loud acclaim. I know I speak for many, who heard the soundtrack of their best years unfold in front of their eyes. Too many hits to mention but ‘Take the long way Home,’ ‘Breakfast in America, ‘Logical Song’ and ‘Dreamer’ sounded magical or better said ‘Bloody marvelous’! In the end, I got emotional as I remembered my brother Eddie, who turned me on to ‘Supertramp.’ Victoria Stadium erupted as the crowds roared in The Script; the main act, the reason to finally rejoice in their songs, which are jewels and which have sold the band upwards of sixty million records. Danny O’ Donahue and his two friends from Dublin, backed by only a keyboard and a bass player poured out their hearts to Gibraltar and we loved them back so much so that Danny went down to the crowds and to the VIP area - a few times! He was given an Irish flag to great acclaim but soon swopped it for a Gibraltar one and they (we) went wild. The Script were clearly overwhelmed by the size of their fan base here. They were happy to let us sing a lot of their words and at one point GLOBE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2014 47

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Danny sat on stage front and simply got emotional about it. Hits like ‘Falling to Pieces,’ I’m not moving,’ ‘For the first Time’ and ‘Hall of Fame’ echoed through the summer night and the adulation didn’t let up from start to finish. This has been the best bill of all the three GMFs. The question begs, how will they top this next year? But not only that, we have to thank the faultless sound engineering, the refreshment and food stalls, the clockwork- like running of so many artists on multi stages. This festival just came of age at three and acts will be falling over themselves to be here next year! Let’s raise a glass to the organizers ‘Word of Mouth’ and ‘Axel Media’ while not forgetting the GSLA, the Ministry of Culture and the main sponsors. Hey, World-we got music if you want it served with sunshine and ‘ambiente’- come and get it here whilst on holiday… encore, encores.

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The Gibraltar Beer Festival 2014 Photographs Courtesy of Lewis Stagnetto

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The Gibraltar Fair 2014 Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja (Courtesy Of The Gibraltar Chronicle)

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The Best Recipes of our Cuisine

Salmon

Salmon is a popular choice due to its versatility. It can be grilled, baked, pan-fried, deep-fried or poached and pairs well with many flavours. It is excellent poached and served with hollandaise sauce, or deep-fried as tempura and cooked with

he salmon group of fish is extensive and can be found in both salt and

Asian flavours such as soy, sesame, chilli and ginger. Cooked whole or as sandwi-

fresh waters around the globe. The members of this group, which include

ched whole fillets, salmon is a good fish to use when catering for large numbers.

trout species, are versatile, oil-rich fish with varying flavours and textures.

Lesser-known members of the salmon group include char, which resembles trout but has distinguishing markings. This fish has a delicate flavour and was traditionally ‘potted’.

Teriyaki Salmon Salmon is a sea-going fish, but starts its life in freshwater. Atlantic salmon is the

SERVES: 2

1 small chilli

head of the salmon group. It has a deep-orange flaky oil-rich texture and is easily

PREPARATION: ABOUT 30 MINUTES

2 tbsp maple syrup

recognisable due to its heavily-scaled, silver skin and black, speckled back.

COOKING: 10 TO 30 MINUTES

1 fat garlic clove, finely chopped

Atlantic salmon was once prolific in the rivers of Northern Europe, but its popu-

INGREDIENTS:

1 sheet of egg noodles

larity led to its decline and because it is now a vulnerable species, conservationists

2 salmon fillets

Bunch of coriander, chopped

recommend avoiding wild Atlantic salmon. The fish is now mostly farmed and

4-5 tbsp dark soy sauce

1 tbsp sesame oil

due to concerns about the impact of fish farming, it is best to choose organic. It is

1 lime, zest and juice

Extra lime juice

1 chunk of ginger, finely chopped

sold whole, or as fillets or steaks, both fresh and frozen. It is also available hot - and cold - smoked. The Pacific salmon species are more abundant and sustainable in

How to make it 1. Heat some olive oil in a pan and fry the ginger, garlic and

the wild.

chopped chilli. 2. Add the zest and juice of the lime and pour in the soy sauce. Add the

Preparation Whole salmon are usually gutted: if you’re cooking a whole

maple syrup and cook for 1 minute or until reduced and sticky. 3. Meanwhile, pan-fry the two pieces of salmon for 2 minutes each side in a hot griddle pan. 4. When the sauce is

salmon, the gills should be removed. Salmon fillets usually require skinning; if

reduced add the salmon to the teriyaki sauce frying pan. 5. Cook and drain the noodles,

cooking salmon fillets with the skin on, be sure they’ve been scaled. Pin bones

adding the sesame oil, seasoning and coriander and a squeeze of lime. Serve the salmon on

can be removed before or after cooking.

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What’s Happening Down Town? 1. Jonathan Bear At Summer Nights 2014. 2. Shooting Kirsty Torres for Her Official Miss Internationa Profile – with Guy Baglietto, Jayden Fa, Kirsty Torres and Nyree Chipolina. 3. David Hind of Steele Pulse signing autographs. 4. They call me FLIPPER!! 5. Glamour Creations’ 9TH Annual Wedding Dress Competition Held on Friday 15TH August. 6A & 6B. Happy Birthday Nicholas, huge Headwires fan, had his heroes playing in his Rock Star Birthday Party. Seen here with Mum, Jade, and Headwires.

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Gibraltar finalists at the 2014 World Show Dance Championships

The Gibraltar National Dance Team returned to the Rock after representing Gibraltar at the World Show Dance Championships. The event was staged in Prague, Czech Republic, with nearly 2,400 dancers from 26 nations taking part. The event was organised for the renowned world governing body the International Dance Organisation (IDO) by the Czech Dance Organisation (CDO). The competition commenced with the Children Solo Female section with 46 dancers taking part. Gibraltar was represented in this section by Cailtin Ro-

driguez, Elisha Lang and Janelle Ticknell-Smith. Caitlin qualified for the semi-finals amongst the top 12 children soloists finishing in an excellent 9th place. 1st place went to Slovenia, 2nd place to Serbia and 3rd place to Slovakia. In the Children Duets section, Gibraltar was represented by Janelle Ticknell-Smith and Amy Avellano, Julianne Rodriguez and Siandayle Alman and Emma Wood and Maddison Baldachino. The duets by Siandayle and Julieanne as well as Amy and Janelle managed to qualify for the quarter finals out of the 35 entries. 1st place went to Russia,

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2nd place to Croatia and 3rd place to Italy. The Gibraltar National Dance Team also performed in the Children’s Group section to a piece called ‘Revolting Children’. The team performed in the semifinals finishing in 10th place out of the 32 entries. 1st place was awarded to Slovenia, 2nd place went to Serbia and 3rd place to Russia. 49 young ladies competed in the Junior Solo Female section. Gibraltar was represented by Alexandra Ballantine and Julia Francis. Alexandra qualified for

the quarter finals amongst the top 24. 1st place was awarded to an excellent dancer from Russia whilst 2nd and 3rd place went to Slovenia. Gibraltar was also represented in the Junior Duets by Zyanne Soiza and Gianne Rodriguez. Out of the 42 entries they did not qualify from the 1st round. 1st place went to Slovenia, 2nd place to Russia and 3rd place to Norway. In the Adult Solo Female section, Gibraltar was represented by Cora Ramirez, Jade Pau and Louise Gonzalez. Out of the 49 entries Cora qualified for the quarter fi-

nals amongst the top 24. All top 3 places were awarded to Slovenia. In the Adult Solo Male section, Duncan Grech and Richard De La Rosa were Gibraltar’s entries and out of the 18 entries Duncan managed to qualify for the semi final finishing in a remarkable 9th position. 1st place went to Slovenia, 2nd place to Italy and 3rd place to Slovenia.

the IDO Teachers Forum. The official choreographers for this project were: Paulette Finlayson, Gerald Rodriguez, Gillaine Alman, Genyka Celcia, Dulcie Edwards, Jolene Gomez and Jade Federico. Gibraltar National Dance Team Children Group - Semi Final

Gibraltar participated in the Adult Female Duets and was represented by Jade Pau and Louise Gonzalez. Out of the 28 entries the dancers performed in the quarter finals. 1st place went to Norway, 2nd place to Slovenia and 3rd place to Poland. In the Adult Couple Duets section, Gibraltar was represented Tyron Walker and Cora Ramirez as well as Richard De La Rosa and Rachel Almeida. Out of the 19 entries the both duets qualified for the semi-final finishing in 7th and 10th position respectively. 1st place went to Slovenia, 2nd place to Kazakhstan and 3rd place to Slovenia. And the best result of them all was in the Adult Groups by the Gibraltar National Dance Team group. Out of the 32 groups the Team managed to qualify for the grand final amongst the top 7. There piece ‘I AM MINE’ was choreographed by Jade Fedrico and managed to finish in an excellent 6th position. 1st place went to Slovenia, 2nd place to Russia and 3rd Place to Canada. Gibraltar was also represented by Tyron Walker and Duncan Grech at the IDO Dancers Forum, as well as, National Team Manager Paulette Finlayson with choreographer, Gerald Rodriguez, representing Gibraltar at

Rachel Alemida and Richard De La Rosa - Adult Coupl Duet - Semi Final

Tyron Walker and Cora Ramirez - Adult Couple Duet - Semi Final Caitlin Rodriguez Children Solo Female - Semi Final

Duncan Grech Adult Solo Male - Semi Final

GNDO President Seamus Byrne said: “I take this opportunity to thank all the sponsors, the Cultural Grants Committee and the donations through our fundraising programme from the general public for making our participation a reality. In Prague, our dancers faced tough opposition, with many countries providing a very high level of technique and incredible high standards of Show Dance. Nevertheless, Gibraltar once again proved that we can take part in international dance events organised by the IDO, at the highest level to the extent that the team managed to qualify for various rounds, culminating in 10 quarter-finals, 5 semi-finals and 1 final. The Team have being great ambassadors for the Rock especially in their promotion of Gibraltar by exchanging Gibraltar paraphernalia and promoting the Government’s www.vistigibraltar. gi programme. The GNDO is delighted with the results and the remarkable performances from the Gibraltar contingent. I would like to thank the dancers and choreographers for being a team at all times via the GNDO’s unity through dance initiative. We hope that the year will serve as an educational platform for future GNDO projects especially the European Show Dance Championships that will be hosted in Gibraltar in October 2015.” For the full results please visit: www.ido-dance.com GLOBE MAG SEPTEMBER 2014 67

Gibtelecom completes convergent billing transformation in a year Gibtelecom and Cerillion Technologies, a leading provider of next generation customer management systems, announced at the end of July last, the completion of a new computerised system for all customers’ services, billing and network records Going live in September last year, the new system, called CRM Plus, handles over one hundred million real-time communications records and supports all of Gibtelecom’s fixed line, mobile, broadband, and business enterprise services. Commenting on this major transformational project, Dino Cano, Cerillion programme manager responsible for the delivery of the project, said “Gibtelecom had been preparing and planning this complex project for well over a year, although the actual work to move from the old to the new system took just over six months.” He added “As a Gibraltarian based overseas, I have been involved with many similar projects of this magnitude and larger in a number of different countries. In my experience, the time it usually takes to migrate successfully from one system to another is well above that taken by Gibtelecom to accomplish this “mega” task. The fact that the changeover also went relatively smoothly and according to plan is a credit to the Company

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vice bundles and new enterprise offerings,” added George Gaskin, Gibtelecom’s Associate Director/ Technical. “And by providing a single point of reference for all services, the Cerillion system is also giving us greater visibility and intelligence of how our network is actually performing.”

and its dedicated personnel”. By moving to a single convergent billing platform for managing its entire portfolio of fixed, mobile, internet, and business enterprise services, Gibtelecom has reduced the time taken to process payments, as well as, halving the time taken to process Gibtelecom’s billing cycles, further improving operational efficiency and ensuring timely bill delivery. “Gibtelecom has been putting solutions across a broad range of industries including the telecommunications, finance, utilities and transportation sectors. These are used to price and bill subscriptions and variable usage for wholesale, retail and white label services; B2B and B2C offerings and multi-country

CRM Plus through its paces since it was introduced late last year, and we are already seeing operational benefits being achieved.” said Tim Bristow, CEO, Gibtelecom. “Customers seem to like the new bill format and are pleased with the streamlined interaction and experience with our customer services teams.”

“Completing a full, convergent billing transformation in less than a year is a tremendous achievement for Gibtelecom,” commented Louis Hall, CEO, Cerillion Technologies. “We are delightedto be their strategic billing partner and look forward to further close collaboration and success together in the future.”

“Since consolidating all services onto the Cerillion platform, we are now perfectly placed to leverage our convergent network capabilities with innovative serservice provider portfolios. Cerillion Skyline combines this heritage of providing high performance billing and transaction processing engines with an intuitive online user interface to provide a complete Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) billing

application for the next generation of digital and non-digital services. Scalable to support from a few thousand to many millions of subscriptions in any industry, Cerillion Skyline comes in four pre-packaged editions and is available for both public cloud and private cloud deployments.

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Two Events were held in the Height of Summer The 24-7 Recruitment Solutions Trophy and The Jyske Bank Trophy

July 27TH saw a new sponsor for Med Golf, 24-7 Recruitment Solutions; host our most recent event at Alcaidesa on the Heathland course. As expected at his time of year, it was hot and golfing conditions were pretty perfect, with scores to indicate this was the case. Med Golfers know we keep tight control of our handicaps and there were a few cuts to be made after this event! The 24-7 Recruitment Solutions Trophy winner was David MacGregor with a very big score of 44 points. David won the trophy and 2 green fees on the San Roque Club Old Course. Other prizes were won as follows: Best gross score was David’s under par 70! The longest drive was by Med Golf Director John Hunter. Best gross score on the par 3s 70 SEPTEMBER 2014 GLOBE MAGAZINE

was Mike Harvey at level par. Best pairing was David and Mike with a huge 86 points. Our best senior this time was David too. Our handicap category prizes were won as follows: Category 1 (0-12) Runner up Denny To with 40 points; winner Robbie Jones with 42 points Category 2 (13-22) Runner up Tim O’Toole with 38 points; winner Mike Harvey with 42 points Category 3 (23 and above) Denis Lafferty with 33 points runner up; winner Jon Rix with 39 points The nearest the pin winners were Dave Pinniger, Keith Johnson, Paul Cambridge and Geoff Slade with Dave MacGregor getting the nearest in 2 prize on a par 4 and Chris Warren nearest in 3 on a par 5. Our ‘worth a mention’ this time was from one of our guests George Lee. George scored a

gross birdie on the difficult par 5 6th hole WITH a penalty shot. His drive was fine but he hooked his second shot into a hazard, took a drop and then proceeded to smash a 3 wood right at the flag and into the hole, remaarkable! Our final event of the 2013/14 season was kindly sponsored once again by our Order of Merit sponsor Jyske Bank. Sunday 17th August saw the second Jyske Bank Trophy of the season, a fitting end to an exciting season and Order of Merit chase. The event was at our usual season ending venue, Estepona. Some may say it was more like November than August with howling winds throughout the day. Consequently there were only a handful of scores equal to or better than handicap. The Jyske Bank Trophy winner could do no more than take the maximum points for the

event in his quest for the ‘Order of Merit’ title, however Tim O’Toole’s magnificent 41 points to win the event left him inn 3 overall for the ‘OoM’, still a great achievement Tim. Tim won the trophy and 4 green fees on the San Roque Club Old Course, the first of many prizes enhanced for this event by our sponsor. Other prizes were won as follows: Best gross score was Matt Charlesworth’s 79! The longest drive was by Peter Warren. Best gross score on the par 3s was Mike Harvey at 1 under par. Best pairing was Tim and Javi Hunter with 70 points. Our best senior this time was Chris Hill. Our handicap category prizes were won as follows: Category 1 (0-12) Runner up David

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MacGregor with 31 points; winner Matt Charlesworth with 37 points. Category 2 (13-22) Runner up Steve Buchanan with 36 points; winner Mike Harvey with 36 points but a lower handicaps. Category 3 (23 and above) Jon Rix with 31 points runner up; winner Paul Mosen with 32 points. The nearest the pin winners were Norman Bradbury, Paul Mosen, Mike Cowburn and Paul Appleyard with Chris Purkiss getting the nearest in 2 prize on a par 4 and Tim O’Toole nearest in 3 on a par 5. The final positions in the 2013/14 Jyske bank Order of Merit are as follows. David MacGregor (OoM and Senior OoM Winner) Mike Harvey Tim O’Toole Peter Warren Geoff Slade Tom Watson Chris Watkins Javi Hunter Mike Cowburn Steve Stonefield Chris Hill Chris Purkiss Chris Warren Dave Pinniger Tim Mitchell Steve Buchanan Carlo Nuvoletta Chris O’Connor

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Russell Blessett Jon Tricker Our next event is The Sunborn Med Golf Masters at San Roque Club on 30th August and then we are back onto the Order of Merit trail for next season at Alcaidesa Golf. It will be held on 14th September with a 0900 shotgun start. You can enter the event by contacting Ian at meckeng@gmail.com All the photos from Alcaidesa can be found on our Facebook page. More news from Med Golf

Med Golf has its own Facebook page. We’d be delighted if you’d join our group for up-to-date news. We created the page to enable members and visitors to give feedback on courses they have played, offer tips to others they have come across and much more. You can find us on Facebook simply by searching for ‘Med Golf’ or visit our website and navigate from there. For more details on our full schedule and the benefits of joining Med Golf for just £30 per year on our current 241 offer, please visit www.medgolfgroup.com or contact Paul Appleyard on Spain mobile 0034627331712 or by e-mail at contact.medgolf@gmail. com

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Jazz in the Park Photographs by Mark Galliano Courtesy Of Gibraltar Productions

A mini Jazz concert was held at Commonwealth Park at 9pm on Wednesday 13th of August. The New Orleans Jump Band played popular jazz numbers from the bandstand and the entrance was free.

At the concert, the Minister for Culture, the Hon Steven Linares, announced the star-studded line up of this year's Jazz Festival that will be headlined by international acts: Eliane Elias with special guest Randy Brecker, and Fillet O Soul with special guests Mica Paris, Omar and Madeline Bell bringing together the inter-

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national jazz scene and its evergrowing public audience. The Ministry of Culture, in conjunction with the Gibraltar Jazz Society, is finalising details for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gibraltar International Jazz Festival, that will take place at Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cinema on the 23rd, 24th and 25th October

2014. It will feature 16 shows and events including concerts, street parades and workshops during that week. On the day, tickets for the jazz festival will commence to be sold from the park. For that evening only, any tickets bought will receive a 10% discount.

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Gibraltar International Jazz Festival 2014 Photographs by Skye Montegriffo

The Ministry of Culture, in conjunction with the Gibraltar Jazz Society, announces the star-studded line up for the 3rd Gibraltar International Jazz Festival. The Festival events start on 20th October and will feature sixteen shows and events including concerts, street parades, jazz workshops and jam sessions. The actual concerts start on 23rd running up to the 25th of October. The Festival will be headlined by international acts; Eliane Elias with special guest Randy Brecker, and Fillet O Soul with special guests Mica Paris, Omar and Madeline Bell bringing together the international jazz scene and its ever-growing public audience. The Festival itself will begin on Wednesday 22nd with a Launch party at O’Callaghan Elliott Hotel and a Pre-Festival Jazz Night showcasing local talent with the George Posso Trio and other musicians taking part in the jazz workshops. The trio will perform as part of the Festival itself on the 23rd of October prior to the main performance by Eliane Elias and featuring Randy Brecker as a special guest. Pianist, singer and songwriter, Eliane Elias is known for 76 SEPTEMBER 2014 GLOBE MAGAZINE

her distinctive and instantly recognizable musical style, which blends her Brazilian roots and her sensuous, alluring voice with her impressive instrumental jazz, classical and compositional skills. On Friday 24th, the stage of the Queen’s Cinema will showcase local talent, with performances by ever popular Levanter Breeze and The Soul Mates. The Gibraltar International Jazz Festival will close on the night of the 25th of October with performances by the Massias/ Galiardo collective, followed by Fillet O Soul, made up of musicians from Jools Holland’s orchestra and BBCs “Strictly Come Dancing” fame, with special guests Mica Paris, Omar and Madeline Bell. As from the 14th of August, tickets will be available at these prices: First night, £35; Second night, £25; Third night, £50. Season ticket for the three nights will be £100. Tickets will be sold from the Ministry of Culture at the City Hall or by calling +350 20066819, email: mschy.info@ gibraltar.gov.gi Jazz Workshops will also be offered from Monday 20th to Wednesday 22nd October headed by Elie Massias and with the participation of Pedro Cortejosa on sax, David Leon on

Minister Linares with George Posso in last year's press conference

drums and percussion and Jose Lopez on double bass at John Mackintosh Hall. Price will be £20 pounds per day or £50 for the three days. Those wishing to attend the workshops should contact the Ministry of Culture at the City Hall or by calling +350 20066819, email: mschy. info@gibraltar.gov.gi The Minister for Culture, The Hon Steven Linares MP, is quoted as saying: “The Gibraltar International Jazz Festival is once again a meeting point for the international jazz scene, taking place for the third time and once again affirming Gibraltar’s reputation as a jazz metropolis. With its extensive professional programme at Queen’s Cinema, as well as, the workshops, the event brings together the international jazz scene. I am delighted that this Festival has attracted great interest from many in the Jazz fraternity around the world and is a wonderful opportunity to highlight that ‘Gibraltar sounds

good!’ We recognize that these kinds of international events shall enhance the visibility of Gibraltar around the world.” George Posso, president of the Gibraltar Jazz Society, said: “The overwhelming reactions of the visitors and the artists, the promised support of the Government of Gibraltar and the help of our partners and sponsors, encourages us to plan more Gibraltar International Jazz Festivals and become part of the International Jazz Circuit. We aim to integrate into the life of Gibraltar, work together with institutions, companies and locals, in order to make the Festival even more attractive. We thank the Government of Gibraltar for hosting our Gibraltar International Jazz Festival, and we look forward to organizing many International Jazz Festivals over the years to come, so as to conquer many hearts with Jazz Music” Constantly updated info is available at www.gibraltarjazz.gi GLOBE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2014 77

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Jean Jacques Duhot appointed senior investment advisor at Hyperion Wealth Management Ltd Québec in Montreal, a US$160 billion Sovereign Pension Fund. In 2010, JJ joined CIBC, managing the Strategic Risk Division with teams in Toronto and New York. He was later hired by Millennium Capital Partners, a US$17 billion Multi Strategy Hedge Fund.

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The development of Quantitative Trading Strategies, while fostering Controlled Risk, has enabled JJ to have a broad analysis across different markets, giving him an insight into the linkages between them, including relationships with several Central Banks. JJ has completed Investment Banking programs at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management and the Geopolitical Studies Program at the ILERI Paris. JJ’s presence and expertise in Gibraltar can potentially offer various opportunities to the Financial Centre, in terms of network, systems and education. On the 27th of November at the O'Callaghan Eliott Hotel, JJ presents a seminar on Equities on behalf of GFIA.

Jazz Workshops

The Gibraltar International Jazz Festival will be offering Jazz Workshops from Monday 20th to Wednesday 22nd October at the John Mackintosh Hall, 308 Main Street. They will be headed by Elie Massias, with the participation of Juan Galiardo on piano, Pedro Cortejosa on sax, David Leon on drums and percussion and Jose Lopez on double bass. Price will be ÂŁ20 pounds per day or ÂŁ50 for the three days. Those wishing to attend the workshops should register at the Ministry of Culture at the City Hall, John Mackintosh Square, email: mschy.info@ gibraltar.gov.gi or call +350 20066819.

The 3rd Gibraltar International Jazz Festival events start on 20th October and will feature sixteen shows and events including concerts, street parades, jazz workshops and jam sessions. The actual concerts start on 23rd running up to the 25th of October. The Festival will be headlined by international acts; Eliane Elias with special guest Randy Brecker, and Fillet O Soul with special guests Mica Paris, Omar and Madeline Bell bringing together the international jazz scene and its ever-growing public audience. For further information: www. gibraltarjazz.gi GLOBE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2014 81

Our Gibraltar The 2014 Photographic Society Competition Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja (Courtesy Of The Gibraltar Chronicle)

A photograph depicting National Day festivities taken two years ago by local personality Sonia Golt, was the overall winner of this year’s National Week Photographic Competition. She took home the top prize of £300.00 for her photo

“Through the Keyhole” and an elated Sonia Golt commented that even though she had entered before as a former Gibraltar Photographic Society member, this was the first time she had ever won a photographic prize. She said, “I was looking at it and liked it and decided to give it a go”.; and as the saying goes, the

rest is history!” Second and third place respectively were “American Steps” by Nicola Howes and “Misty Morning” by Mabelle Imossi. “Top of the World” by Aaron Baglietto was fourth with “Reach Out” by Vera Francis, in fifth place. There were also seven awards given out for

Highly Commended photographs. This year’s Photographic Society competition was themed “Our Gibraltar” and in all, 140 photographs were submitted for the exhibition, which was held at the John Mackintosh Hall and run until the 9TH of September.

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1. First Prize. 2. Sonia Golt receiving her Prize from Minister Linares

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Through the lens with Dominique at the 2014 Gibraltar Fair Photographs by Dominique Martinez-Lopez (www.gibraltarfocus.com)

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The deaths that changed the World forever! 2014 marks the Centenary of the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand which indirectly led to the Great War hundred years ago, on June 28th 1914 and they have less than three hours to live. Young assassins, backed and armed by shadowy forces in Serbia, are waiting among the onlookers. Even then, the couple so nearly escaped their fate. One bomb missed and others among the plotters lost their nerve. Then, while trying to flee, the driver of the car took a wrong turn. As he fumbles with the gears to back up, the last of the assassins steps up and shoots the passengers, point blank.

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip set off a chain of events that ended in the outbreak of World War I. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on June 28th 1914 is widely seen as the central, precipitating event of the First World War: the spark that lit the conflagration. However, let us consider and reflect on this one single photograph of Franz Ferdinand and Sophie made just hours before their violent deaths and discern in the sunny scene the seeds of chaos 88 SEPTEMBER 2014 GLOBE MAGAZINE

and unfathomable destruction. We see a pleasant couple on a sunny morning. They are a little plump, perhaps, and well into middle age. Clearly, they are people of wealth and consequence. They are sitting in an expensive open car, a rarity at the time. She is elegant in a white dress and hat. Although the photograph is black and white, we know from other sources that the flowers she carries are roses, blood-red ones. He is wearing a military uniform. As she looks on approvingly, he shakes the hand of a local dignitary. The man leaning down from the car is Archduke Franz Fer-

dinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, that vast and ancient empire at the heart of Europe. By his side is his wife, Sophie. As it happens, they are about to celebrate their wedding anniversary. By all accounts, the marriage has been a very happy one. Nevertheless, the old emperor and his court disapprove of her because she comes from the wrong social class and they humiliate her at every opportunity. But today Franz Ferdinand and Sophie are in Sarajevo, far from Vienna and its rigid etiquette, and she is being received with full honours as his equal. The photograph was taken a

Five weeks later, Europe’s great powers were at war. AustriaHungary, with Germany’s backing, took the opportunity of the assassinations to move against Serbia; that in turn brought in Russia to defend the little Balkan nation; Germany went to war with Russia and its ally France; and Britain came to their defense. The fighting lasted for four years and drew in other powers, from Japan to the United States. It left more than 9 million soldiers dead, destroyed empires, and fueled ideologies such as fascism and communism. We cannot look at the photograph made on that sunny day in Sarajevo without the awful knowledge that the deaths of that smiling man and woman were going to change the world forever!