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Mad March

March in Valencia means only one thing; Fallas. A Valencian institution and one huge excuse for a party. Love it or loathe it, there is no escaping it and to fight it is futile. With it's early morning Despertàs (particularly annoying when you're trying to sleep, it has to be said), parades, Mascletàs, fireworks, flowers, statues, the infamous Cremà and the large influx of tourists both from other parts of Spain and abroad, you become part of it simply by being here.

So, enjoy!

Our Fashion pages presents an interview with local designer Rosa Palomares discussing amongst other things, her Ethic Rose fashion label.

As you can see, there's plenty of interesting information for you to enjoy packed into the pages of March's inVLC. Don't forget to check out inVLC on Facebook for additional content and news; www.facebook.com/invlc

This month we have an exclusive insight into the Fallas thanks to Have a Merry Mad March.

Zach Frohlich and his interview with Manolo García along with a timetable of events. Also we have our regular German Corner and News pages along with our Monthly Essentials.

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Did you know

that in March...

1847 Telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Bell and his father were involved in teaching deaf people to speak. Bell developed an interest in the vibrating membrane as a method of electrically transmitting sounds. His very first sentence spoken on the newly invented telephone on March 10, 1876, was to his assistant, "Mister Watson, come here, I want you."

1890 The opening of the Forth Bridge Railway line over the Firth of Forth, 9 miles west of Edinburgh Scotland, was officially opened by The Prince of Wales (later Edward Vlll). It spans a total length of 8,296 feet and connects Edinburgh with Fife; it took 7 years to complete with the loss of many lives. Although modern trains put fewer stresses on the bridge than the earlier steam trains, the bridge needs constant maintenance. A recent repaint involved the application of 230,000 m2 of paint with a total cost of £130m. “Painting the Forth Bridge” is now a colloquial expression for a never ending task.

1904 On the 1st of the month Alton Glenn Miller was born in Clarinda Iowa USA. He was to become famous not only for his arranging, composing and trombone playing but as the leader of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Among his best known recordings are In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, Little Brown Jug and many many more, all in the late 1930’s early 1940’s. In 1942 he headed up the USA Army Air Force Band which entertained world war ll troops, he was stationed in England in 1944 and in December of that year , on route to Paris, his plane disappeared over the English Channel, neither the plane nor the body of Glenn Miller was ever recovered.

The spill eventually covered 1,300 miles of coastline and 11,000 sq miles of ocean in which salmon, sea otters, seal and seabirds lived.

Approximately 11 million US gallons of crude oil was spilt and the clean- up operation was long and difficult. Exxon was fined hundreds of millions of dollars in both criminal and civil settlements, some of the money going to the enormous bill for the clean-up.

1994 The Church of England ordained 32 women as its first female priests.

In protest, 700 male clergy members and thousands of church members left the church and joined the Roman Catholic Church which does not allow women priests.

2001 The Eden Project in Cornwall UK was officially opened for the first time to the public, by June of the same year over one million people had visited the centre. Its biome domes contain plants collected from all around the world. The two largest domes emulate Mediterranean and tropical landscapes, there are also outdoor areas. Apart from plants which are exhibited in their natural surroundings, there’s sculptures, a train that takes the strain off some of the outdoor walking, and restaurants, they even have evening concerts. There are plans to open a new third biome dome that will replicate a dry tropical environment these plans are still in the making.

2011 In Japan, the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant went into meltdown after damage was caused by a tsunami; three of its six reactors were damaged releasing radioactive material into the atmosphere.

Thousands of people had to be evacuated from the area and put into temporary housing. The tsunami quickly flooded low-lying rooms 1989 where emergency generators were housed, power failure meant Exxon Valdez oil tanker that was bound for Long Beach California, the reactors would over heat, which they did and caused multiple struck a reef at Prince William Sound Alaska, it was to become the hydrogen air chemical explosions to occur over the following few largest human caused environmental disaster in American history. days. There is still an on -going clean-up process at the plant.

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News & Monthly Essentials NEWS

MONTHLY ESSENTIALS

It's official! Spanish drivers really are that bad, but not the worst.

Mother’s Day

Spanish Italian and French drivers are the worst in Europe – it's official, according to research.

French motoring foundation Vinci Autoroutes and the Europe-wide market research firm IPSO surveyed 7,000 people in seven European countries, and 50 per cent believe Italians are the most dangerous drivers.

A total of 16 per cent felt Spaniards were the worst, and 14 per cent considered the French to be the most dangerous.

Swedish drivers were seen as the most responsible drivers, with 47 per cent naming them as the safest, followed by the Germans, who got 26 per cent of the votes, and the British, with 13 per cent.

Survey subjects were asked about their own dangerous habits, and it was found that 86 per cent regularly broke speed limits whilst 62 per cent failed to respect safety distances.

Spanish drivers are more likely to use their horns in stressful situations – 67 per cent of motorists in Spain admitted to doing so, compared to the European average of 47 per cent.

Two-thirds of French and German drivers admitted to insulting other motorists, whilst the European average is just over half.

The seven countries in which the survey was released were the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Sweden, Germany and Belgium.

March 30th is Mother’s Day in the UK. Mothering Sunday is held on the fourth Sunday of lent. It is exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday and usually falls in the second half of March or early April.

Traditionally people visited the church where they were baptized but Mother’s Day is now a celebration of motherhood. So, don’t forget to call home and to send your Mother a card and a special gift to mark the occasion.

St Patrick’s Day March 17th is St Patrick’s Day and it isn’t just a day to celebrate getting inebriated and drinking beer laced with green food colouring.

St Patrick’s day was originally a religious holiday to mark the life and works of St Patrick who is believed to have died in the year 493 and according to legend, is buried under Down Cathedral in Downpatrick, County Down. In 1903 it became a public holiday in the whole of Ireland, however the degree to which people celebrate the day varies depending upon their religious and political affiliations. Pubs were not allowed to open on March 17th until the 1970’s and it is only recently that St Patrick’s Day has become a secular holiday.

Spring forward, Fall back

Service station gang arrested.

Gang members who targeted tourists at service stations along the AP-7 motorway, have been arrested.

The 15 Romanians and one Spaniard were charged with stealing from cars and is believed to be responsible for at least 18 separate robberies across Valencia, Murcia and Andalucia.

Police also carried out house searches recovering cash, drugs, travellers cheques and jewellery.

The arrests mark the end of a police operation which began last Autumn.

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Don’t forget to change your clocks on March 3oth as this sees the first day of ‘summer’, I know this means an hour less of sleep but it also means an hour more of daylight YAY! How will you be spending your longer evenings? No doubt we will be walking in the park enjoying the last hours of light and sunshine.

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns the set on, I go into another room and read a book. :: Groucho Marx

German Corner

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M.C.

Zurück zum Ursprung!

Die Evolution des Menschen schlägt doch teilweise perverse Wege ein. Die moderne Landwirtschaft der letzten rund 100 Jahre hat unsere Nahrung derart verformt und vergiftet, dass wir wieder den Weg “zurück zur Natur” suchen. Was hunderttausende von Jahren völlig selbstverständlich war, ist mittlerweile aus der Norm und elitär. Unter dem Deckmantel der Grundversorgung für einen möglichst großen Anteil der Weltbevölkerung werden Lebensmittel verfälscht, mit Chemie bearbeitet, mit Medikamenten gefüllt, künstlich schmackhaft gemacht, mit Farben bemalt, vor allem aber mit enormem finanziellen Aufwand beworben und in unsere Köpfe gepflanzt.

die dafür geschaffen wurden, um den zuvor angerichteten Schaden an unserem Körper an allen Ecken und Enden zu lindern? Gibt es eine Kombination aus Schadstoff freier Ernährung und gezielter Bewegung, die unserem Körper die Kraft gibt, die er braucht, um sich auf die erfreulichen Dinge des Lebens zu konzentrieren?

Mit der Eröffnung eines großen Bio-Supermarktes bietet Valencia eine neue Möglichkeit auf der mühsamen Suche nach gesunden Produkten. Was im Norden Europas schon zur Selbstverständlichkeit geworden ist, beginnt auch hier zu fruchten. Immer mehr Produzenten erkennen, dass die Zukunft in qualitativ hochwertigen Produkten liegt, die sich nicht mit Billigstimporten aus dem Ausland herumschlagen müssen. Immer mehr Konsumenten erkennen den Wert gesunder, hochwertiger Lebensmittel. Das Angebot wächst und damit einhergehend die Akzeptanz und das Wissen. Valencia lernt und gedeiht. Die Stadt und seine Bevölkerung entwickelt sich. In diesem Fall - zurück zum Ursprung!

Abseits der Diskussionen über Gesetze und Regelungen hinsichtlich Inhaltsstoffe, Verarbeitung, Transport und Gen-Technik, stellt sich ganz allgemein für jeden einzelnen von uns die persönliche Frage was wir eigentlich mit der Nahrungsaufnahme erreichen wollen. Ist nicht die Ernährung die Basis jeglicher Lebensfunktionen? Brauchen wir nicht gesunde Lebensmittel, um das allerseits so verzweifelt angestrebte lange und glückliche Leben zu erreichen? Können wir Sagt die Milch zum Kakao: "Willst du mich heiraten?" Der Kakao: uns nicht durch mehr Investition in unsere Nahrung auf der anderen "Lieber nicht! Erst heirate ich dich, dann wirst du dick und hinterher Seite enorme Kosten für Medikamente und Behandlungen ersparen, bist du sauer!"

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Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that’s how dogs spend their lives. :: Sue Murphy

Fallas 2014 Fallas is one long continuous party with a multitude of processions with crowds in the restaurants spilling out into the streets.

Explosions can be heard all day long and often through the night.

Visitors may be surprised to see everyone from small children to the elderly throwing firecrackers in the streets, which will be littered with debris. The timing of the events is fixed and they fall on the same date every year.

the Mascletà begins. The Mascletà is almost unique to the Valencia Region, hugely popular with the Valencian people and found in very few other places in the world. Smaller neighbourhoods often hold their own mascletà for saint's days, weddings and other celebrations.

La Plantà The day when all of the fallas infantils and mayors are to be finished and if not completed, they face disqualification.

Here are a list of some the events that take place.

La Despertà Each day of Fallas begins at 8:00 am with La Despertà ("the wake-up call"). Brass bands appear from the Casals and begin to march down every street playing music. Close behind them are the Falleros, throwing large firecrackers in the street as they go.

La Mascletà The Mascletà, an explosive barrage of co-ordinated fireworks taking place in each neighbourhood at 2:00pm every day of the festival; the main event is the municipal Mascletà in the Plaça de l'Ajuntament where the pyrotechnicians compete for the honour of providing the final Mascletà of the fiestas (on March 19). At 2:00pm the clock chimes and the Fallera Mayor (dressed in her fallera finery) will call from the balcony of City Hall, Senyor pirotècnic, pot començar la mascletà! ("Mr. Pyrotechnic, you may commence the Mascletà!"), and

L'Ofrena floral The floral offering where each Falla Casal takes an offering of flowers to Saint Mary. This occurs all day during the 17th and 18th of March when a huge statue of Saint is covered with all the flowers.

Els Castells and La Nit del Foc Firework displays in the old riverbed in Valencia. Each night is progressively grander and the last is called La Nit del Foc (the Night of Fire).

La Cremà On the final night of Fallas, the Fallas are burnt as huge bonfires. This is known as the Cremà (the burning), the climax of the whole event, and the reason why the constructions are called Fallas ("torches").

Traditionally, the Falla in the Plaza Ayuntamiento is burned last.

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Timetable 1 March 2pm. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

2 March 2pm. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

5:30pm. Children's ninot parade: Glorieta - Calle La Paz - San Vicente - Plaza del Ayuntamiento - Marqués de Sotelo - Calle Jativa.

8 March 2pm. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

6pm. Mascleta (Las Arenas Beach).

10:30pm. Ninot Parade (Route: Calle Jativa Marqués de Sotelo - Maria Cristina - Plaza del Ayuntamiento - Marques de Sotelo - Jativa).

Firework display.

11 March 2pm. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

12 March 2pm. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

13 March 2pm. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

14 March 2pm. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

6pm. Closing ceremony of the Ninot Infantil Exhibition.

15 March 8am. Setting up (la Planta) of all the children’s fallas.

2pm. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

6pm. Closing ceremony of the Ninot Exhibition.

12pm. Setting up (la Planta) of all the Fallas.

1:30am. Firework display (Paseo de la Alameda).

16 March 2pm. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

4:30pm. Children’s Fallas Award Ceremony.

10:30pm. Cabalgata Folklórica (procession with examples of regional festivals).

1:30am. Firework display (Paseo de la Alameda).

17 March 9:30am. Fallas Award Ceremony.

2pm. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

4:00pm. Floral offering to Virgen de los Desamparados (Our Lady of the Forsaken).

1:30am. Firework display (Paseo de la Alameda).

18 March 11am. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

Tribute to the poet Maximiliano Thous (Calle Sagunto).

12pm. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

Tribute to Maestro Serrano (Avenida Reino de Valencia).

2pm. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

4pm. Floral offering to Virgen de los Desamparados (Our Lady of the Forsaken).

2:00am. Firework display (Paseo de la Alameda).

19 March 11am. Floral offering to St. Joseph (St. Joseph Bridge).

12pm. Solemn Mass to honour St Joseph the Patriarch (The Cathedral).

2pm. Mascleta (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

7pm. Procession of Fire (from Calle Ruzafa, Calle Colon, to end in Porta de la Mar).

10pm. Crema (Burning) of the children’s Fallas.

10:30pm. Crema (Burning) of the children's Falla awarded first prize in the Special Section.

11pm. Crema (Burning) of the Plaza del Ayuntamiento children’s Falla.

00am. Crema (Burning) of all the Fallas of Valencia.

00:30am. Crema (Burning) of the Falla awarded first prize in the Special Section.

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Firework display (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

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Falla de Ayuntamiento

Zach Frohlich

Interview with Manolo García, Artista Fallero for this year’s Falla de Ayuntamiento.

Manolo García’s artistic carpentry dazzled audiences with his DaVinci for Na Jordana in 2012 and again with the Trojan Horse last year.

García’s workshop is known in the profession for his use of wood, a traditional falla element that he puts to creative and innovative new ends, and for his grandiose and classical subjects. This year he’s working on both the Nou Campanar and Ayuntamiento’s fallas. I sat down with him to find out more about his work and the technique behind the grand art monuments that he builds, the centerpieces of Fallas.

How did you get into the profession of making fallas?

I got started at the age of 12 as an apprentice painting in the workshop of José Molla. I've always been a fallero, and as a kid who lived near the Ciutat Artista I had always been curious about their work. I became an artistic carpenter, joining the Artists’ Guild in 1977 at the age of 18, working for decades in a variety of artistic carpentry workshops in the Ciutat. I collaborated on Molla’s “David de Miguel Ángel” for the Ayuntamiento in the 1990s and on the “Gitana” for the 1992 Sevilla Expo, among other notable works.

What is the process, from the initial concept to its final execution and cremà, for making a falla? How has this process changed in the years you’ve been working in the business?

It starts with a concept sketch (“boceto”). Once a casal accepts the concept, my team of 10 carpenters will spend months building the wooden structure, and I sometimes hire up to 20 or 30 workers depending on the size of the project. (Some fallas are so large, they have to be cut just to get them out of the workshop for la plantà.)

According to Manolo, the biggest change is that now with polystyrene (what they refer to as “corcho”), the detailed facades of a falla (the face of DaVinci or Moses, for example, grafted onto the structure) can be designed in CAD in the computer, printed out by 3D robot printers, and then painted by specialist painters, cutting out much of the work done before by the sculptor. Manolo’s workshop contributes the wood carpentry for the structure, and the wood sculptures.

Above: Manolo García workshop, with the 2014 Nou Campanar ‘Las meninas’ Falla Right: Manolo García and coworker pictured with the 2014 Nou Campanar ‘Las meninas’ Falla

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Can an artista fallero earn a living on fallas alone? If not, what other work do you do?

No, an artist cannot live off of fallas projects.

What is your signature mark or personal style when designing or building a falla?

I like to use long, thin wooden bars, made of poplar (“choplo”) or elm (“olmo”), which I wet in order to bend them into curved forms that I then combine and align together into the curved wood style I'm known for. It is at once very traditional, building fallas from wood instead of polysterene, but also innovative in its unprecedented scale and detail of woodwork.

In fact, Manolo claims that many of the fallas he creates cost him double what he is paid to make them. (Despite my asking several times, he would not provide me a precise figure for costs.) Instead, his company makes its money off of other projects: the hogueras centerpieces for Alicante’s June festival, special wooden interiors for rooms in the Diputación de Valencia or “Sala VIP” of the Valencia Open 500, and stage sets for Canal 9, exhibits for the City of Arts and Sciences, or Valencia operas like La Traviata a few years ago.

He joked that the reason he started making so many fallas in recent years is precisely because the crisis has given him more free time to pursue this hobby and personal passion.

Tell me about your latest three works: DaVinci, the Trojan Horse, and Why do Valencians burn the falla? this year’s Moses “Have you seen the Fallas documentary?” (referring to Flames, at the “The Leonardo DaVinci work I had already had in mind for 7 or 8 Hemisfèric, which features the plantà of his DaVinci falla.) “I gave my years,” he explained, “and had proposed {the idea} unsuccessfully answer there”. “If I’m a chef and I make a paella, and nobody ate it, to the Ayuntamiento for several years. Until, one year Na Jordana I’d be irritated.” In other words, the falla has to burn for the artists to accepted the sketch.” be able to move on, and to start thinking about next year’s canvas.

He had spent years dreaming about DaVinci’s inventions and how they would float around the master artist’s head. The “Caballo de Troya” (Trojan Horse) Na Jordana proposed to him because they wanted to do it in wood. His workshop only contributed the horse.

And this year’s “Moisës” Manolo had had in mind for several years, having proposed it for the Ayuntamiento before, but only being selected this year. It is based on Michelangelo’s sculpture of Moses.

Manolo is, of course, quite proud of the three works, but the day I interviewed him, he was particularly keen on showing me his latest triumph for Nou Campanar: a giant “La Menina” figure whose dress, made of different types and shades of wood, was impressive in both its enormity and elegant detail.

When I asked him whether artists build fallas in specific ways to be burned, Manolo first dismissed this with a no, but then added, “Well, this year, yes! Moses has a few adaptations. It won’t be a normal cremà, because it’s not an ordinary falla.” When I asked him in what way it’s different, he smiled and continued cryptically: “I can’t say why just yet. But la cremà this year is going to be spectacular. It’s not going to be an ordinary cremà.” Manolo says it can’t be missed, “You’re going to see things that have never been seen before.”

Zach Frohlich Not Hemingway’s Spain: www.nothemingwaysspain.blogspot.com Left: Placing a brooch on the Nou Campanar menina Next page: A miniature “las meninas” ninot for the 2014 Nou Campanar Falla

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Money can’t buy love, but it improves your bargaining position. :: Christopher Marlowe

Falling in love is so hard on the knees. Aerosmith - Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"

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Top: Na Jordana’s 2013 Trojan Horse Falla Bottom: Moses, the centerpiece of the 2014 Ayuntamiento Falla

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Top: Inside the Moses Falla, the wooden structure Bottom: One of Manolo García’s workshop assistants

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Fashion

Tania F.

Ethic Rose - Timeless style

This past month I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing local fashion designer Rosa Palomares. She welcomed me into her home/studio where I was surrounded by images of the 50s and 60s foreshadowing what Rosa would soon tell me are the basis of her inspiration.

Dressed in one of her best selling designs, a mini with clean lines and button details, Rosa was friendly and eager to talk about Ethic Rose.

Having always loved and worked in fashion, Rosa finally made a dream of hers reality just two years ago when she created Ethic Rose. When asked what inspires her creations Rosa states that she is without a doubt very much influenced by the 1950’s and 1960’s.

Her designs are not mere copies of dresses women used to wear during those eras, but rather she takes the ideas and silhouettes and produces her own with what she describes as being pieces that are classic modern styles.

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By doing so Rosa chooses to create pieces that are not trendy but rather that she likes and knows will appeal to the women who are defined by her creations.

When asked how she first entered the fashion world, Rosa said it all began with an internship at Lois Jeans (legendary Spanish denim brand). From there she went on to work in Girona as a denim specialist (she will gladly tell you all about how to cut a perfect pair of jeans; the process the material goes through etc…) and then entered the world of INDITEX working for Stradivarius.

While Rosa had always dreamed of one day running her own business and making her line a reality she was always hesitant about taking the risk; that is until one day she received a phone call to return to Valencia to work. She eagerly made the move back home, however, with the economical crisis the company she worked for at the time ultimately went under and she was left looking for a job for the first time in her career. This is precisely when Ethic Rose was born.

It was an uncertain time for Rosa, however she decided that it was a “now or never” moment and decided to finally take the plunge.

Ethic Rose first started off solely on the Internet (http://ethicrose.com). Rosa attended various workshops and completed courses all in preparation for her to set up her on line shop and run her business. Because her business started off online, Rosa prides herself with offering exceptional customer service. Being that her designs were once only available through the web, after a customer made a purchase Rosa would personally email them (a service she still carries out today) and offer an online “fitting” of the garment to the customer to ensure that the size they had selected would truly fit them once they received their garment. Rosa assured me that none of her designs have ever been sent back to her and that in fact she will receive emails from women thanking her for her beautiful designs anticipating her next collection.

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Rosa describes the Ethic Rose woman as one that wants to differentiate herself, that knows style and values design. She designs for a woman in mind from the ages of 30 to 50. However if you look at her designs a 15 year old to a 60 year old can easily wear one of her creations. They are that diverse. They can be worn with both youthfulness and sophistication.

With her fifth collection under her belt, Rosa is currently putting the final touches on her new Summer ’14 collection titled “Sensation”. This collection, she describes, will be made up of two mini collections, the first, “Sensations and Emotions” and the latter “Airy and Vitality”. The first collection is made up of a soft colour palette evoking sensuality and romance through the use of materials such as embroidered organza, floral prints and sheer fabrics. The second line is a more vibrant one bringing in geometric shapes and the use of poplin cotton cut to the shape and style of the 50s and 60s, Ethic Rose’s true identity.

Having appeared at “pop-up” events and holding a show at Valencia Palace in collaboration with El Corte Ingles, you can also shop Ethic Rose by Rosa Palomares at select shops in Valencia: Lola & Lo Shop C/ Alboraya, 18 D 46010 Valencia La Lola C/ Ciril Amoros, 17 46004 Valencia Di Ka Valencia Avda Tres Cruces 75 Esq C/ Torrente 46014 Valencia El Telar de Azucar Av. Reino de Valencia 23 Bj 46005 Valencia Rosa’s future aspirations are that her brand continues to grow and expand to Madrid and ultimately worldwide. She wishes to one day run a full “small” business where everyone knows each other working under a familiar setting. Rosa hopes to keep within the ethics of making and selling clothes (hence the name Ethic Rose and all her designs being made in Valencia) and to ultimately incorporate more eco-friendly materials into her creations.

Web: http://ethicrose.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EthicRose Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthicRose

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Healthier Living

Some aspects of our health are governed by our genes and we can’t control that but lifestyle choices including fitness and diet can make us healthier.

A little exercise every day not only helps with weight but can mean a healthier heart and lower blood pressure. It also helps to bolster your mental health and can help to manage stress or anxiety levels.

You don’t need to set aside extra time for this, taking the children to the park for a run around, exercising the dog a couple of times a day, choose something you enjoy doing and it won’t seem like a hardship. We all know the eat more fruit and vegetables, oily fish twice a week, drink more water cut down the alcohol, watch your intake of dairy and sugar etc etc it has been drummed into us by healthcare professionals for years. Try to be sensible and work out a balance that works for you and your family. Simple changes such as choosing wholegrain instead of white, eating potatoes with skin on can provide you with more fibre and keep you fuller longer, watch your portions as just a small cut back can make a lot of difference.

Our bones support us all our lives so don’t forget them, we begin to lose density from our mid 30’s so extra calcium will help, include almonds, kale and spinach, sunlight is crucial to up levels of vitamin D which is important for good bones. You could take vitamin D supplements but you can also find it in oily fish such as tuna or sardines and also in egg yolks.

Try to cut down on sugary foods and fizzy drinks, and don’t forget sugar found naturally in fresh fruit can be just as harmful and also cause tooth decay. If you love your desserts there are alternatives for you to use in baking, two completely natural sugar replacements are Agave Nectar and Stevia.

Too much salt can lead to high blood pressure which in turn leads to heart problems. About three quarters of the salt we eat is already in food we buy, such as cereals, bread, soups, and watch for the unexpected ones such as pickles and stock cubes. It may take a little time to get used to, but stop adding salt to food during cooking; you will rediscover the taste of the food, and try not to add salt at the dinner table. Please remember, never give babies food which contains salt, when weaning them and you want to feed them the same as the family, don’t add salt to the cooking and don’t use gravy made from stock cubes.

If you want to find foods with superpowers look no further than the humble tomato, again they help with depression, heart and prostate, spinach is low in calories rich in nutrients, vitamin A,K,C and iron, and for snacking pumpkin seeds are good for you as they are full of phosphorous, iron, copper, zinc, protein, vitamin K and magnesium.

When you need a detox add green tea to drink and foods such as lemons, ginger, garlic, beetroot and cabbage all help with this process.

Laughing releases endorphins, also boosts your immune system, it can increase blood flow therefore making you more relaxed, people who have a happy and fulfilled life tend to be healthier and live longer.

No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you’ll see why. :: Mignon McLaughlin

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