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David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is one of the most famous football players on the planet. He’s played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, Milan and at 3 World Cups for England.
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“At school whenever the teachers asked, ‘what do you want to do when you’re older?’ i’d say,
‘I want to be a footballer.’ And they’d say, ‘No, what do you really want to do, for a job?’ But that was the only thing i ever wanted to do.”
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Born to parents who were ardent Manchester United fans, he soon became a fan as well though the first club he would play for was Tottenham Hotspur, but by 14 he had signed schoolboy forms at Manchester United. Beckham was part of a team of young players who won the FA Youth Cup in 92. That year he also made his first appearance in the senior team and soon signed a professional contract.
1992: (left to right) Manchester United youth team coach Eric Harrison with Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, David Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and Terry Cooke.
In 94 he made his Champions League début scoring against Galatasary and was part of a team full of young players including Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, the Neville brothers and Nicky Butt. These younger players were brought in to replace the far more experienced players of Kanchelskis, Ince and Hughes. Despite critics claiming ‘you win nothing with kids’ the gamble paid off, when in
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Beckham scores in his Champions League debut in 1994
the 94-95 season ‘the kids’ won the Premier league and FA Cup double. This was the season when Kevin Keegan showed the strain and commented ‘I’d love it if we beat them’ and promptly gave away a 12 point lead. Strangely Beckham didn’t get to start for England until he was 21 after Euro 96, and went on to win another title in the 96-97 season, also being voted ‘young player of the year’.
He always pushed himself to be the best with Ferguson saying that he “practised with a discipline to achieve an accuracy that other players wouldn’t care about.” When Cantona retired he took the coveted number 7 shirt...and in 97-98 season Manchester United won the treble (premier league, FA Cup and Champions League) which had never been done before. Beckham took the two corners from where Solskjaer and then Sheringham got the goals in the Final. 37
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“He was never a problem until he got married. He used to go into work with the academy coaches at night time, he was a fantastic young lad. Getting
married into that entertainment scene was a difficult thing
– from that moment, his life was never going to be the same. He is such a big celebrity, football is only a small part.” Alex Ferguson
In 2002, An Argentine Aldo Duscher stamped on Beckhams foot and broke his metatarsal. He was some doubt for the World Cup where England would meet ...yep you guessed it, Argentina. During this time Beckham signed a new 3 year contract and became the highest paid footballer in the world. Finally in 2003, the infamous ‘boot’ room incident took place where following an FA Cup defeat to Arsenal, Ferguson kicked a boot in anger and hit Beckham just above the eye, it was the beginning of the end at United. In a game against Real Madrid on St George’s day, the then England Captain wasn’t included in the starting line up, eventually coming on when United were 3-0 down he remarkably scored twice to bring United back into contention. Too late though with little time. In 265 Premier League appearances for Manchester United, Becks scored 61 times. At his time at United he won 6 premier league titles, 2 FA Cups, 1 European Cup and 1 Intercontinental Cup. Originally Beckham was meant to go to Barcelona and both clubs announced that a deal was done but Real Madrid beat Barca’s bid and he joined the Galactico’s instead.
Then came Posh Spice and all changed between Becks and Ferguson. Beckham felt fame was now more important than football...which came to a head when Beckham missed training to look after his son Brooklyn while Posh was strutting her stuff at London fashion week...Beckham was fined 50 thousand and was dropped from the Leeds match. That year 98-99 United went on to win the Premier Title once more and did so for another 2 years. Beckham suffers a broken metatarsal in 2002 Beckham played for Ral Madrid from 2003-2007
Beckham left that summer for Real Madrid in 2003 and remained for 4 years, winning 1 league title and finally signed for LA Galaxy after being under appreciated by Real Madrid and (Fabio Capello) and signing a contract in the January transfer window. Real quickly realised what a mistake it was too let him go but by then it was too late. During his time at Real it’s estimated that Beckham brought in an extra 600 million for real Madrid while at the club in 4 years.
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Glenn Hoddle was manager who accused Beckham of not concentrating on the World Cup of 98. So he was left out of the first 2 matches, returned for the third and scored a free kick and then promptly got red carded in the 2nd round against Argentina, when Diego Simeone cheated the ref and the world and fell as if mortally wounded by Beckham’s sign of petulance. Silly stuff from Beckham but not worthy of a red card, nor the death threats from some of the ‘fan’s of the game. These taunts continued for another 2 years culminating in Beckham’s middle finger response to the crowd. It took 3 years for Beckham to be forgiven when in the game against Greece with England losing with minutes to go, Beckham stepped up and scored a free kick.
Beckham scores a crucial goal against Greece in the 2001 World Cup
Beckham became captain between 2000 and 2006 until the world cup where Beckham resigned and was promptly dropped by new manager Steve McClaren. McClaren wanted to make his mark so he dropped the only English player who could cross a ball with any effect. England struggled in the qualifiers until a year later, Becks returned. By now though, injury started to appear and he played sporadically through this time, culminating in England not reaching the Euros in 2008. 39
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He regained the captaincy under Fabio Capello in 2010 but finally another injury, this time a bad achilles, ruled him out of the world Cup in 2010.
During the 2005 season, Beckham established football academies in Los Angeles and east London. He has also worked with youth in Harlem, New York.
His run for England had come to an end. In August 2010, Capello remarked “I need to change it. David is a fantastic player but I think we need new players for the future”.
Personal life
Beckham was the 5th Englishman to win 100 caps and eventually gained 115 caps (he is 10 short of all time caps won by Peter Shilton). He was the only English player to score in 3 world cups and he was the fifth player in World Cup history to score twice from a free kick (Pele, Rivelino, Teofilo Cubillas and Genghini were the others). He was also the first England Captain to gain 2 red cards.
Beckham met Posh Spice, Victoria Adams, after she went to a United match back in 97. ‘Posh and Becks’ were born. By 1999 they had married and moved into 7.5 million ‘Beckingham Palace’ in Hertfordshire. By this time, Beckham was the most famous footballer on the planet and so Posh nicknamed him ‘golden balls’.
On google, his name was the most searched connected with sport. He was sport.
Since moving to the United States, they regularly meet all the top celebrities such as Tom Cruise. He became so famous that the Chinese president’s personal bodyguards lost focus on protecting their president when Beckham walked into the room. When it was known that Beckham was in Afghanistan meeting the troops, it’s believed that the Taliban attacked especially. They went on to have 3 sons: Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and daughter Harper Seven. They’re combined wealth is 125 million.
Legal issues Though he loves the press there are times when they became too much, in Spain, Beckham confronted journalists intruding on his privacy and repeated this in Beverly Hills in 2008.
David Beckham is presented with his commemorative century cap by FA chairman David Bernstein at Wembley
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Charity Work Beckham became a UNICEF goodwill ambassador in 2005 and was instrumental in the London 2012 Olympics bid. He also supports Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS and Malaria No More.
Everything he touched turned to gold. He became a fashion icon and with his wife, he linked up with clothes designer and fitness magazines. He was everywhere. Releasing aftershave on the front covers of many magazines, he had video games named after him, he appeared for Pepsi for 10 years.
The major affair that got into the news was with Beckham’s personal assistant Rebecca Loos. Australian ‘model’ Sarah Marbeck also claimed that she slept with Beckham twice. In 2010 prostitute Irma Nici among others claimed they had sex with him, Beckham’s court charges against them were dismissed.
Conclusion With his football career coming to an end, I think we’ll see more and more of David Beckham. Fame is part of him now and I have no doubt that he will use it to good effect.
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London-Marbella Charity Cycle 2012 ‘The Mad Englishmen’ take on a cycling challenge!
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Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital & Grove House Hospice will be the grateful recipients of monies raised by Paul Small, Mark Bunting, Paul Browning, Richard Marchand, Paul Rosenthal, Sam Skuce and our recent recruit Karen Zammit who embarked on a marathon cycle ride of 1200 km on the 16 th of October from St Albans to Marbella - Southern Spain. The fundraisers, also known as ‘The Mad Englishmen’ headed down to Portsmouth where they picked up a ferry to Santander - Northern Spain. From there they cycled south through central Spain heading down to the village of “La Heredia” based at the foothills of Ronda in the region of Benahavis – Marbella arriving 1200 km and 8 days later. Each of the cyclists aim is to have raised £20,000 each through sponsorship for this very worthy cause. GOSH (Great Ormond Street) a world renown children’s hospital need to raise over £50 million each year to make sure the hospital remains the world-class pioneering institution it is today. Grove House Hospice believe everyone affected by cancer or life-threatening illness has the right to access specialist care to have the best possible quality of life. They work pro-actively with patients, families and other healthcare professionals and offer over 150 treatments and consultations to patients, their families and carers at Grove House or at home. All services are free of charge.
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Results ‘A’ Team
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WEIRD EATS
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Live Octopus The Koreans love to scoff down still live octopus for some reason. Cut into pieces while alive, they add a dash of sesame oil and slurp up the stillwriggling tentacles as the octopus goes through its death throes. But that’s not all, as you’re eating tentacles with suckers, as you place them in your mouth, they will stick to your teeth, mouth and tongue! If you’ve got past this then you also have to be careful to chew as if you do it incorrectly then you can then choke to death. Medicinal properties: Enhances vitality and is seen as a health food.
Drunken Shrimp
So drunken shrimp is dead shrimp marinated in alcohol right? Wrong! Turns out it’s still-wriggling and living shrimp dropped into alcohol so they wriggle less as you munch away, so you get protein and alcohol in one shot. Medicinal properties: Nothing more than eating shrimp.
Casu Marzu, Maggot Cheese In Sardinia, there is a cheese that had been deliberately infested with maggots. As the cheese has to be eaten when the maggots are still alive (and with them as there’s no separating), then that may put some people off, and though thankfully banned by the Italian authorities, there are still some nutters out there wanting to eat it. If the maggots are dead then the cheese itself becomes toxic, eating maggots as well might lead to hideous painful intestinal maggot infection. But I am filled with little sympathy for the victims. Medicinal properties: The reason why this would be preferred to than normal cheese? Unknown. 44
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Animal Secretions
The ‘Caviar of the East’ aka Birds Nest Soup. In China, Swifts nests are made into soup. No twigs and leaves here though as the nest is made from the spit of the Swift. As the nests are placed in remote and difficult places like coastal cliffs and the like, and because the Swifts only make them 3 times a year maintaining their rarity; this soup is expensive and the most expensive of all animal products eaten by humans. The soup ranges from 30 to 100 Euros a bowl and a kilo of the nests between 2 and 3 thousand. Recently due to demand man-made nest sites have been created, allowing easy access to the nests. Medicinal properties: The soup itself is believed to contain large quantities of protein and minerals and acts as an aphrodisiac.
Pre-Life
Balut, Fertilized Eggs. In the Philippines they’ve come up with idea of allowing the eggs to fertilize until just before they hatch. So you have yolk and a chicken/duck foetus and this is so popular to the Philippino’s that it’s similar to burgers in the west. The way to eat the Balut is to first crack open the egg, drink the yolk and then crunch away on the nearly formed chicklet. Medicinal properties: Boosts the libido and lots of protein.
Surströmming We’ve all seen roll mops, the fermented herring and the like in the Supermarkets. Well in Sweden they’ve gone one further with fermented pregnant herring! (as you do). The herring is caught in the spring and when it’s just about spawn it’s fermented in barrels for months later. If canned, the cans will often buckle as the fermentation process carries on. Banned from flights as they could explode when the can is eventually opened the fish odour reeks out. A survey in Japan recently revealed that a newly opened can of surströmming was ‘the most putrid food smell in the entire world’. Medicinal properties: None apart from it being fish.
Recently Deceased Puffin Heart
While the rest of the planet, see Puffins as cute and adorable little creatures, Icelanders think nothing of having a puffin heart raw and still warm from slaughter. The heart is prepared by first breaking its neck, then skinning them quickly and eating the heart within minutes of its ceasing to beat. Medicinal properties: The protein.
Bat Paste The captured bats are dropped into a pot of boiling water and boiled to your specification. They are then chopped into pieces and with herbs and spices, they are turned into a paste or soup. Medicinal properties: Bats in their native habitat are known to carry disease. So consume at your peril.
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Fugu, Blowfish/Puffer Fish You’ve no doubt heard about the deadly puffer fish of Japan, one wrong bite and your face slumps into your plate as you die. How anybody came up with eating a fish with skin and insides a thousand times stronger than cyanide is anyone’s guess, but as the Japanese came up with the idea of ‘Kamikazi’, then if anyone could they could. Only specialist chefs can prepare the fish in specialist restaurants. Get it wrong and there’s a guaranteed death from asphyxiation. There is no cure. Incredibly in Thailand, some bright spark decided to die the puffer fish pink and try to pass it off as salmon resulting in 15 dying hideously. Some of the Fugu specialists also make sure that the fugu is laced with a small trace of the poison, and so when tasted it tickles the tongue and gives the consumer a small taste of death. Medicinal properties: Dancing with death makes you feel more alive?
Fried Tarantulas In Cambodia, the locals started to eat tarantulas under the reign of the Khymer rouge back in the 70’s as the nut job fascists had taken everything and left nothing for the starving peasants. As with Snails and frogs legs (eaten in the French revolution when there was nothing else), over the following (less harsh) years the locals say they taste delicious (like chicken) and as their cheap as well their fame has spread. Medicinal properties: Cheap protein
Well and Truly Had It Snake Wine
Vietnamese love the idea of having a venomous snake slowly dissolve in some rice wine over years, where the venom slowly becomes part of the wine. As the ethanol from the wine makes the drink safe it does give a slight pinkish tinge to the drink. This wine should not be confused with Snake blood wine as that’s freshly killed snake blood mixed with wine. Medicinal properties: This snake wine is then drunk for medicinal purposes and is said to be curative and believed to reinvigorate a person. The wine is often advertised to cure everything from farsightedness to hair loss, as well as to increase sexual performance. A snake oil cure all me thinks.
‘Stink Heads’ In Alaska, one of the delicacies, is rotting salmon heads. Buried in the ground in fermentation pits for a few weeks so they can rot properly they are then dug up and turned into a mash. Medicinal properties: Can cause botulism.
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ufos are closer than you think... the spanish connection
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Bearing in mind there were no single circular wing with the dominance of aircraft during the Spanish Civil War this is a quite the u.s. entertainment interesting tale. industry, most of us sierra del retÍn (cadiz), 1939 have built up a tradition of thought, that most Then there’s the UFO at Finca Los Majales, Sierra del Retín (Cádiz) ufos are an american in the summer of 1939. Where phenomenon. but it turns rigid walking (like in a plaster cast) humanoids emerged from a out that sightings of ship. 41 years later the same place was revisited and the tree at the strange lights and little site, had turned ash white grey men are far closer to landing on one side facing the landing and the other side was green and home and are in fact seen normal. Quite regularly here on the costa del sol and it all fuengirola, 1976 started on the eve of ww2... Back in 1976, on the night of the 9th of July, 5 amateur There were many ‘close encounters’ of the possibly German kind during this time, all which sound like peasants describing something they’ve never seen before, aka aeroplanes...
avila, 1939 But a slightly more convincing UFO sighting was in 1939 when 7-year-old, Mariano Melgar, was sent to his relatives in Munico, Avila. Herding cows he came to a wooded area where he heard a buzzing noise and saw a bright light, it was a “round object, some 15 to 20 meters in diameter, with a small dome in its upper section...with coloured lights all around it. The fuselage shone like burnished aluminium and it had two round windows, like portholes on a ship”. So OK this all sounds like an over-active imagination right? But then two figures leave the ship and take soil samples. It wasn’t until a 3rd member of the humanoids noticed Mariano, that he then fired a light beam which brought the 7-year-old out of hiding. “I hadn’t covered five meters when the one who remained at the hatch opening fired a flash at me that nearly knocked me backwards. It frightened me and I retreated back into the tree line.” Interestingly the farm boy still wanted to get closer and he was hit again by the flash. The 2 figures on the ground then go back to the shop in which they wave back “it was the typical wave of someone saying farewell...from there I saw the take-off of the object. First they retracted the ramp, then the door closed. Within seconds, the object ascended 50 to 100 meters, gyrating on its axis and with many visible lights. It then took off toward Barco de Avila.”
photographers were out in a small finca in the campo surrounding Fuengirola. It was hot as usual and while they were taking photo’s one of them called out saying he spotted a flying saucer. The others laughed and mocked him until they started hearing deep animal like breathing out in the darkness. Thinking it was a prank now, the 5 went outside to investigate. As soon as they turned the flashlights on, the panting stopped and absolute silence was left. The ‘animal’ had gone. Slightly unnerved they went to bed only to be woken at 5 am, by more strange noises. The panting noise was back as was a whistling sound. Getting out of bed they all made their way to the source of the sound and looking through the window, they saw something that would forever change them. Outside, standing taller than the tree itself was a very tall man, dressed in black with 2 bright glowing eyes. After the shock and panic of the sighting had calmed, they grabbed makeshift weapons and went out to confront the intruder. It had gone leaving just the smell of Sulphur. One of the group, a Manuel Linares, went back to bed, but “I saw a shadow walk past the doorway, neither quickly nor slowly. I turned on the lights and tried to hide. The shadow, making noises like the sound of deep breathing, walked right by.”
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The group came back into the house only to hear footsteps on the roof, then there was a banging at all the doors and windows. This lasted a while until slowly it faded. As soon as first light arrived, the group fled back to Seville. Interestingly enough, that night the year before, many animals had been found mutilated in the area. No natural cause was ever found.
MALAGA, LATE 70’S In the late 70’s, odd UFO events occurred quite frequently at the Bobadilla Army Base in Malaga province. 2 soldiers from Seville standing guard at the railroad part of the facility, one stated..“While standing guard during an unloading of munitions from a military merchandise train to the platform within a well-lit tunnel (bulbs staggered along its length), my companion (another soldier) saw a strange shape standing 1.20 meters. It was black and descended to the train tracks in a dynamic, easy and agile way, covering a 3 meter distance. When we took the safeties of our rifles, intimidated by the creature’s behavior and presence, the strange being turned around and looked at us both with menacing red eyes, Next, in response to our unflinching conduct, the creature leaped and vanished. The hypothesis that it could have been an animal or a rat was dismissed immediately, and we asked ourselves if we’d seen the same thing. Our observations matched 100 per cent.” The soldiers reported the incident to their superior, who replied with a laconic: “You’ve seen nothing at all.” In other reports, other soldiers mention the small being and that it seems to emerge from a ‘strange and sudden green light’ and luminescent figures that would approach the soldiers on guard, sometimes making them fire wildly.
the duty officer turned up and took it into custody. We were astounded to see a dark, unmarked helicopter landing at night. As fellow servicemen told us later, three military men descended from the craft, took the cage and went off with the animal. There was no log of the strange “visitor’s arrival”. The critter looked like a reptilian penguin with strong mandibles and claws, but it must’ve been a cub, as it was very small (some 35 to 40 cm.).” The famous black helicopters of conspiracy fame are often seen at the base, as are luminous balls flying at low altitude which go in and out but have no noise but so show signs of charred vegetation as they flit over ground outside.
SEVILLE, 2002
Now to Seville and closer to our current time line. On November 24, 2002 in Seville’s Aljarafe district, 2 oval red lights were seen in the sky. The red soon became green and hovered over the electric power gird; these lights hovered and danced, sometimes pulsing, sometimes staying still. Diego Fuentes, 59, a Seville restorer states; “It could be no later than 7:30 in the morning and I was on my way into Seville when I clearly saw two oval lights with a very strong red hue over the transformer unit that supplies electricity to the Coria del Rio, Palomares, Puebla del Rio and other areas...they were clear and executed a circular movement over the area. They must’ve been high up – some 2000 meters – and must’ve been large. It was shocking to see the strange way in which they moved...they remained over the site for a few moments, perhaps a minute or a little more. I called my wife from my cellphone and asked her if she could see something from our home, and she was also able to see it, wondering what they could be. The fact is that I’ve never believed in UFOs or anything like them, but I think those things were either classified in nature or completely unknown...” Ok, so this all sounds like an a-typical UFO sighting right? But what makes it interesting is that while the red/ green orbs were over the electrical pylons there were massive blackouts in the same area at the very same time...
In one instance a being was captured and so when viewing the creature the soldiers “had no idea what it was. It was different from anything we knew. A sort of reptile, yet without being so, and making some very strange noises. Given its zoological importance, we took it to the base lock-up and put it in a cage until
CADIZ, 2002 Half an hour later at 8 am in Cadiz, a similar phenomena was reported with 2 red lights and an eye witness reporting when close to the electricity company...
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“We got to Sanlúcar at around 8 in the morning...We entered the town and could see two strange red lights moving in circles over the transformer units. The lights pulsed slowly, changing from red to a light shade of blue. It was nearly daytime and it could be that their hue was even more blue. When they were red, they stood out clearly. They were over the place and could be seen from afar, from the road that links Trebujena with Sanlúcar. As you approached the town, though, it became more evident that they were directly over the place. They were circular, although somewhat elongated, perhaps some 3000 to 4000 meters from the surface, but could be clearly seen. They oscillated, but made abnormal straight-line movements every so often that were startling. It was all very weird. The whole thing lasted some 8 to 9 minutes at most, using the time from the highway (C-441) and entering the town as a reference. It was a Sunday, with very few people about. Just us and our car, on our way to an untimely appointment on this day of the week. No sooner did we hit the down town area than the street lights went out...we entered a bar and the lights were out. The time was about 8:15 and no power at all. It simply went out.” The same area was affected by blackouts. And both communities had to wait until 11 am, to regain power. No explanation was ever given by the electrical company but putting two and two together, it looks like the orbs took the electricity for themselves.
CADIZ, 2010 In Cadiz, there had been many UFO sightings in the 70’s and 80’s, but they had declined until 2010, 15th August on the beaches in Sanlucar, 2 people noticed a luminescent sphere above the sea at a height of a kilometre, true to form it wobbled erratically and then remained motionless for a time.
MARBELLA, 2012 And finally on Easter Sunday of this year, 2 neighbours in the hills of Marbella spotted a ‘gold cigar shaped object’ which was eventually chased off by 3 Spanish Euro fighters who were seen as ‘definitely chasing something’.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE COSTA DEL SOL’S SKIES ARE FULL OF STRANGENESS AND SO NEXT TIME YOU’RE OUT ON YOUR TERRACE AND SEE SOME LIGHT IN THE SKY, REMEMBER THAT THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE AND WHO KNOWS JUST WHAT YOU MAY SEE.
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Here at Men’s Lifestyle, we enjoy fine Indian cuisine, and we regularly eat at the Taj restaurants. They offer quality, authentic dishes and are superb value for money.
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C.C. Pino Golf Don Carlos, Local 18, Ctra. N340, Km 192.
952 836 153 info@tajmahal-elviria.com
Authentic Indian food! The Taj Group have three restaurants, each offering the most exotic and delicious dishes from India, in elegant, warm and welcoming settings. Or if you prefer, take away and home delivery is available.
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www.tajgroup.es ~ Benavista ~ Marbella ~ Elviria
Unique, Sophisticated, Breathtaking, Totally Incomparable – This description does not do THE BEACH HOUSE justice. A fine dining experience at the waters edge and much, much more. The food is the finest freshly sourced and cooked to order. A fine and varied menu for all palettes, that won’t break the bank! Chill out in our fabulous Beach Lounge while relaxing with a tasty snack or sipping one of our delicious exotic cocktails. As if this wasn’t enough to tempt: for the music lovers among you, stimulate your senses with our Live Music Acts which include The Masquerade, Franky B, Tomas Henry, Felix and more.
The Beach House Restaurant, Urb. Coto de los Dolores Carril del Relojero, Elviria, 29604, Marbella +34 952 83 94 58 www.marbellabeachhouse.com
Oscar’s Restaurant Next to The Hogan Stand
Oscar’s Restaurant in San Pedro is a wonderful place where you can enjoy delicious international food. Dine indoors in our contemporary surroundings or outdoors on our large terrace.
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San Pedro, Marbella
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Grill El Rancho in Las Chapas to the East of Marbella is known as one of the best grill restaurants on the coast. Open every day and until 1am in the summer, El Rancho specialises in Chateaubriand and stone grilled meats, so it definitely is a meat lover’s paradise. There are also plenty of vegetarian dishes.
Grill El Rancho has a beautiful terrace, perfect for outside dining on warm summer nights and then a very cosy restaurant for those colder winter days. The rustic decoration, mixed with hints of modern touches and the chilled, relaxed atmosphere ensures you’ll have a great dining experience whenever you visit the restaurant. There is a special daily three course menu for €17.50 and different summer specials. The varied menu includes hot and cold starters of gazpacho, salmon tartar, beef carpaccio, prawns pil pil, tempura prawns and deep fried camembert as well as many others. The main course menu offers the speciality meats cooked on the stone which diners do themselves; a selection of meats including suckling pig cooked on the grill or roasted;
hot pots, slowly cooked the old fashioned way; a choice of fish and pastas; and vegetarian dishes. The extensive wine list compliments the menu and features wines from all over Spain as well as Cava and Champagne - all of which are very affordable and the waiters can help you choose a wine to accompany your meal. The restaurant offers different dining areas, including; the Tiffany Room, perfect for private lunches, dinners and celebrations; a private Wine Corner, for parties between 6/8 people; and the Gin Corner where you can sample an extensive and exclusive choice of gins. There is also a smoking terrace which is heated for those chilly evenings. Valet parking is also available.
Urb. Carib Playa, 11 Bajo, Las Chapas, Marbella East, 29600, Málaga. (exit km 194) Phone: +34 952 831 922 Also in Puerto Banus ~ Grill Del Puerto. Phone: +34 952 811 686
Grill del Puerto We are located on the front-line of the port in Puerto Banus. The food, the service, the music, and the feel good ambience will leave you wanting to dine here time and time again!
Delicious homemade food in a beautiful location! Grill del Puerto specialises in Chateaubriand served on a small charcoal grill on your table, allowing you to prepare your own meat just how you like it. Our menu offers international cuisine including delicious Belgian dishes. We also have a good range of vegetarian choices. All the food is homemade, using high-quality fresh ingredients. Choose from our extensive wine list which our waiters can advise you on which is the best to accompany your meal. We are now taking bookings for Christmas and New Year, so make sure you book early to avoid disappointment!
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Only 5km from Elviria in East Marbella is the Costa del Sols hidden gem called the Kudu Bar + Restaurant. Located in La Mairena, this stylish establishment was architect designed and has a large outside terrace with spectacular views over the coast. Kudu is owned and managed by husband and wife team Vicky & Ross who along with their staff ensure everyone is greeted with the warmest of welcomes. Kudu is La Mariena’s favourite chill-out venue and with its relaxed atmosphere it has become a popular choice of both local residents and visitors alike returning again and again. Drop in for a coffee, a Only 5km from Elviria in East Marbella is the drink or better still for a full meal. Sol’s hidden gem - Kudu Bar & Bistro. TheCosta tasty del menu never disappoints and is complimented the dailythis specials all at Located in LabyMairena, stylish establishment great too. designed and has a large outside was value architect terrace with spectacular views over the coast. Open 7 days (1pm-1am) for drinks with food served Kudu is owned and managed by husband from (1pm-10.30pm)
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Surrounded by hills, valleys, lakes, trees and fields and set in a beautiful UNESCO designated nature reserve. Only 17km from Marbella the location is sunny and quiet. The bar and restaurant offer a relaxing, friendly atmosphere where you can sit in comfort and select from our wide selection of meals or simply choose from the snack men
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Muffin-topped winter beef stew A delicious hearty meal for those winter evenings!
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• 500g bra ising steaks, cut into bite-sized chunks • 2 tbsp pla in flour, seasoned with pepper and a little salt • 2 tbsp olive oil d • 1 large onion, finely choppe unks • 450g carrots, cut into ch unks • 2 large parsnips, cut into ch
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METHOD: • Heat oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. Toss the beef in seasoned flour. Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole. Fry the beef over a high heat until browned all over - it’s easiest to do this in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. • Add 2 tbsp water and the onion to the pan, stir well over a medium heat, scraping up the crusty bits from the bottom of the pan. Lower the heat and fry gently for 10 mins, stirring occasionally until the onions have softened. • Tip in the carrots, parsnips and bay leaf, then fry for 2 mins more. Return the beef to the pan, stir in the tomato paste, wine if using, and stock, then bring to the boil. Cover and cook in the oven for 1¾-2 hrs until the meat is tender. Can be made up to 2 days ahead or frozen for up to 1 month. (Defrost thoroughly in the fridge before topping and baking). Take out of the oven and increase the temperature to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. • To make the topping, sieve the flour and baking powder into a bowl and add half the cheese. Mix olive oil and milk, then stir into the flour to make a soft, slightly sticky dough. Add more milk, if necessary. Spoon the dough over the meat and vegetables, sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake for about 15 mins until golden, risen and cooked through.
Film Reviews
This month’s cinema releases
Silver Linings Playbook Cast: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Chris Tucker, Jacki Weaver. Director: David O. Russell. Genre: Comedy.
Red Dawn Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Adrianne Palicki, Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas. Director: Dan Bradley. Genre: Action. About the film: In ‘Red Dawn,’ an American city awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky -- shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without warning, the citizens find themselves prisoners and their town under enemy occupation. Determined to fight back, a group of young patriots seek refuge in the surrounding woods, training and reorganizing themselves into a guerilla group of fighters. Taking inspiration from their high school mascot, they call themselves the Wolverines, banding together to protect one another, liberate their town from its captors, and take back their freedom. n
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Universal Soldier Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott Adkins, Andrei Arlovski, Dolph Lundgren. Director: John Hyams. Genre: Action. About the film: John (Adkins) wakes up from a coma to discover his wife and daughter were slaughtered in a brutal home invasion. Haunted by images of the attack, he vows to kill the man responsible, Luc Deveraux (Van Damme). While John tries to piece his reality back together, things get more complicated when he is pursued by a relentless UniSol (Arlovski). As John gets closer to Deveraux and the rouge army of genetically enhanced warriors led by back-from-the-dead leader Andrew Scott (Lundgren), John discovers more about himself and begins to call into question everything he believed to be true. n
About the film: Life doesn’t always go according to plan...Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything -- his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert DeNiro) after spending eight months in a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat’s parents want is for him to get back on his feet - and to share their family’s obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles football team. When Pat meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated. Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect with his wife, but only if he’ll do something very important for her in return. As their deal plays out, an unexpected bond begins to form between them, and silver linings appear in both of n their lives.
Vamps Cast: Krysten Ritter, Alicia Silverstone, Sigourney Weaver, Todd Barry, Dan Stevens, Justin Kirk. Director: Amy Heckerling. Genre: Comedy, Romance.
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About the film: The modern-day story focuses on beautiful young vampires (Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter) who are living the good nightlife in New York until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize their immortality. n
The Twilight Saga: Breaking dawn Part 2
Cast: Denzel Washington, Brian Geraghty, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Don Cheadle.
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz.
Director: Sam Mendes.
Director: Bill Condon.
Genre: Drama.
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Romance.
About the film: In this actionpacked mystery thriller, Academy Award winner, Denzel Washington� stars as Whip Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on that plane? n
About the film: The astonishing conclusion to the series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced n millions.
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Rise of the Guardians Cast: Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman, Jude Law, Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher. Directors: William Joyce, Peter A. Ramsey. Genre: Family. About the film: A group of mythical fairy-tale characters team up to save the world in this DreamWorks Animation production. Based on William Joyce’s series of children’s books, the pic features the voiceacting talents of Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, and Isla Fisher. Peter Ramsey codirects with Joyce. n
Wreck-ItRalph Cast: John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Sarah Silverman. Director: Rich Moore. Genre: Family, 3D, Animation.
The Bay Cast: Kristen Connolly, Christopher Denham. Director: Barry Levinson. Genre: Horror, Thriller. About the film: The quaint seaside town of Chesapeake Bay thrives on water; it is the lifeblood of the community. When two biological researchers from France find a staggering level of toxicity in the water, they attempt to alert the mayor, but he refuses to create a panic in the docile town. As a result, a deadly plague is unleashed, turning the people of Chesapeake Bay into hosts for a mutant breed of parasites that take control of their minds, and eventually their bodies. n 64
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About the film: Wreck-It Ralph (voice of Reilly) longs to be as beloved as his game’s perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix (voice of McBrayer). Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. But they do love heroes… so when a modern, first-person shooter game arrives featuring tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Lynch), Ralph sees it as his ticket to heroism and happiness. He sneaks into the game with a simple plan - win a medal. But soon wrecks everything, and accidently unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens every game in the arcade. Ralph’s only hope? Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Silverman), a young troublemaking “glitch” from a candy-coated cart racing game who might just be the one to teach Ralph what it means to be a Good Guy. But will he realize he is good enough to become a hero before it’s “Game Over” for the entire arcade?n
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Krysten Ritter is a 30 year old American actress and former model. She has appeared in the films Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), What Happens in Vegas (2008), 27 Dresses (2008) and had recurring roles in the television series Gilmore Girls, Veronica Mars, and ‘Til Death.
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Catch her in Vamps
Things you didn’t know about her 1) She’s 5ft 9in. 2) She sings and plays guitar in a band called “Ex Vivian” in her spare time. 3) Her favourite comedic actors are Jim Carey, Bill Murray, Adam Sandler, Tracy Ullman, Steve Martin, Lucille Ball, and Ginger Rogers.
Kristen Stewart
4) She grew up on a farm. Kristen Stewart is a 22 year old America actress born in Los Angeles, California. She is best known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga. She has starred in other films, including Panic Room (2002), Zathura (2005), In the Land of Women (2007), The Messengers (2007), Adventureland (2009), The Runaways (2010), and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). She was named #52 on FHM’s Sexiest Women in The World.
Things you didn’t know about her 1) She’s 5ft 4in. 2) In 2012, according to Forbes, Stewart was the highest paid actress in Hollywood between the May 2011 and May 2012 season with total earnings of $34.5 million. She earned $12.5 million each for last two instalments in the Twilight series, including royalties. 3) Kristen is a fan of Green Day, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, Cream, The Beatles and U2. 4) US Weekly published photos of Stewart having an affair with her Snow White and the Huntsman director, Rupert Sanders. The day the photos were released, Stewart issued a public apology to Pattinson, stating, “This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I’m so sorry.
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See Kristen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone is a 35 year old American Actress, film and television producer, author, and animal rights and environmental activist. She is known mainly from starring in films such as Clueless and Batman & Robin, where she played Batgirl. In 2000 she was ranked #20 in FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women In The World. In 2001 she was ranked #43 in FHM-USA’s 100 Sexiest Women In The World . She ranked #28 in FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women In The World in 2002, ranked #17 in FHM’s All Time 100 Sexiest Women Hall of Fame in 2009 and ranked #3 in FHM-US’s Cover Girls the same year.
Things you didn’t know about her 1) She’s 5ft 5in. 2) Before hitting it big she starred in two Aerosmith videos and a Domino’s Pizza commercial. 3) She started working as a child model when she was 9-years-old. 4) She dated Adam Sandler. 5) Won an MTV Movie Award for work in both “Clueless” and “The Crush”.
Catch her in Vamps
Isabel Lucas
Isabel Lucas is a 27 year old Australian actress best known for her role as Tasha Andrews on the Australian television soap opera Home and Away (2003–2006). She moved to Los Angeles in early 2008 and has since been featured in film and television projects including Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Immortals, The Pacific and Daybreakers. She was ranked #84 in the 2011 FHM (Australia) list of “100 Sexiest Women in the World”.
Things you didn’t know about her 1) She’s 5ft 6in. 2) She speaks French and German. 3) Isabel is an Ambassador for World Vision, helping to raise awareness of the plight of children in developing countries. Isabel is also a sponsor for a 10-year-old girl from Zambia and her parents sponsor children from Africa, Latin America and Asia.
See Isabel in Red Dawn
4) Was involved in a car crash with Shia LaBeouf in July 2008. Lucas escaped with only scratches and bruises but LeBeouf was left with a crushed hand needing extensive surgery. LeBeouf’s car had been hit by another vehicle travelling at 70mph and running a red light.
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Video Game Reviews
Need for Speed: Most Wanted Do you have what it takes to become Most Wanted? Designed for a new, more connected generation of racing fans, Need for Speed Most Wanted offers players an expansive open world packed with exhilarating action where they can choose their own path to become the Most Wanted. Players will have the freedom to drive anywhere, discover hidden game-play, takedown rivals, challenge friends or just hang out and toy with the cops. Everything they do counts towards the end goal of becoming #1 on their personal Most Wanted List. The only rule in Need for Speed Most Wanted is to race without rules. There’s a start and a finish to every race – but how the player races, where and when they choose to compete, and the skills they choose to compete with are all up to the player. It isn’t enough to be the Most Wanted amongst rivals and cops. Now players will fight for ultimate bragging rights amongst their friends, thanks to Autolog. Everything players do will earn Speed Points that will take them up the Most Wanted list, from competing for best race times and battling cops in pursuits for the highest scores, to catching the most air off a huge ramp and more – if there’s something to do, there’s someone to beat. Platforms: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, n Playstation Vita, PC. 68
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Master Chief returns in Halo 4, part of a new trilogy in the colossal Halo universe.
Step into the ring of the ‘13 edition of the WWE video game. WWE ‘13 transforms game-play through the introduction of WWE Live, completely changing the way players embrace the videogame’s audio and presentation elements. Predator Technology returns to further to further implement critical game-play improvements while fan favourites in WWE Universe Mode and the franchise’s renowned Creation Suite are poised to offer the utmost in player freedom. Furthermore, WWE ‘13 introduces a groundbreaking, single-player campaign based on the highly influential Attitude-Era. Complete with a robot ruster-the largest to date in the franchise – along with a host of additional features, WWE ‘13 is ready to live a revolution of its own.
Set almost five years after the events of Halo 3, Halo 4 takes the series in a new direction and sets the stage for an epic new sci-fi saga, in which the Master Chief returns to confront his destiny and face an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe. Halo 4 also introduces a new multiplayer offering, called Halo Infinity Multiplayer that builds off of the Halo franchise’s rich multiplayer history. The hub of the Halo 4 multiplayer experience is the UNSC Infinity – the largest starship in the UNSC fleet that serves as the centre of your Spartan career. Here you’ll build your custom Spartan-IV super-soldier, and progress your multiplayer career across all Halo 4 competitive and cooperative game modes. Platform: Xbox 360.
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Rise of the Guardians Let your imagination soar in Rise of the Guardians as you play as the all magical, powerful, and immortal Guardians from the DreamWorks Animation film. As North, Bunnymund, Tooth, and Sandman, each player has their own set of upgradable and never-before-seen extraordinary abilities to help you take on the evil spirit “Pitch� and his infectious nightmares. With dropin-and-out multiplayer for up to four players, cool team attacks, and an arsenal of spellbinding moves, you and your team of Guardians will protect the hopes, beliefs and imaginations of children all over the world!
Football Manager 2013 In addition to offering an array of improvements and enhancements over its predecessors, Football Manager 2013 also incorporates a series of radical changes and new game modes which, for some, will revolutionise the way the game is played. Platforms: Mac, PC.
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Hitman: Absolution Hitman: Absolution follows Agent 47, a cold-blooded assassin, who takes on his most dangerous contract to date. Betrayed by those he once trusted -- and now hunted by the police -- he suddenly finds himself at the centre of a dark conspiracy and must embark on a personal journey through a corrupt and twisted world. Boasting a cinematic story, distinctive art direction and highly original game design, Hitman: Absolution combines much-loved classic gameplay with features never seen before in the Hitman franchise.. Platforms: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC. n
LittleBigPlanet Karting Join Sackboy and Sackgirl on the starting grid for a new kart racing adventure! Fire up your engines, jump behind the steering wheel and take on your friends and foes in breathtakingly unpredictable battles through an ever-changing world of content. In order to save the Craftworld universe, players join a fast-paced karting campaign, filled with intense classic kart racing and ultra-competitive arena battles. Beyond traditional racing and battle scenarios are more adventurous driving expeditions, including objective-based missions, boss battles, and mini-games. On the create side, players can customize their Sackboy, karts, and much more. The new level editor tools will allow players to construct far more than just kart racing games, as they can design their own karting experiences with the ability to make their own game rules, weapons, and tracks that break free from the constraints of a traditional racetrack allowing the imagination to run wild in a completely open environment. Players will also be fully able to share this content with others around the world through PlayStation Network providing access to what promises to be millions of LittleBigPlanet Karting experiences created by the community. Platform: Playstation 3.
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Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed Sonic the Hedgehog and all the rest of SEGA’s great cast of characters hit the road again in this sequel to the hit racing game. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed offers convertible vehicles, brand new characters, and killer All-Stars moves! Following on from the huge success of Sonic & SEGA All-Star’s Racing, the characters now have their own unique transforming vehicles designed to take advantage of the varying terrain. The line-up on the Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed grid sees SEGA favourites -- including Sonic the Hedgehog, Dr Eggman and AiAi -return to battle against newcomers that include Gilius Thunderhead of Golden Axe and Vyse of Skies of Arcadia. Platforms: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC, Playstation Vita, 3 DS. n
Did you know...
•T he human race has collectively spent over 200,000 years playing Angry Birds, roughly the same amount of time that modern humans have existed!
• The Call Of Duty franchise has globally earned around $7.2 billion in revenue – More money than what can be found in the entire country of Nicaragua. • There is a gene in the human body named after Sonic the Hedgehog. • The PSOne was originally planned as a Nintendo console, with Sony set to design it’s electronic components. When Nintendo ditched the project, Sony decided to make a console anyway.
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Street Fighter II World Warrior (SNES)
Street Fighter 2 revolutionized fighting video games when it came out in the early 90s. In fact, this was the main reason that many people (including myself ) ran out and bought a Super Nintendo. Because it was nearly arcade-perfect and only available for the SNES, it spelled the beginning of the end of Sega’s console dominance. The eight fighters come from different parts of the world and have their own distinctive look and fighting style. Each has their own animated background stages and exceptionally good theme music. The basic gameplay and control scheme became a fighting game standard, copied by many other titles including Mortal Kombat. Harder kicks and punches do more damage, but are more difficult to land. With special attacks and the ability to block, the gameplay is remarkably deep. Street Fighter 2 is one of the all-time classics, right up there with Pac-man and Space Invaders. It led to many sequels, each of which offered minor enhancements but no significant changes to the gameplay itself. You owe it to yourself to buy this game if you have an SNES, you’ll be glad you did.
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menslifestylespain.com november 2012
Retro Rating: 10/10 Sweep the leg!
menslifestylespain.com november 2012
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