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On 1st September 2012 we hosted the ‘Official MCM Launch Party’ where the money we raised was donated to SOS Childrens Villages in Mauritius. On this occasion we managed to raise £627 for the charity. We would like to thank all those who made it down on the night and to those who made donations. (see page 12 for some snaps and information of how the party went.)
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We would like to introduce to our new writers Mansha Haurdhan and Reena Chadee. These two you young ladies are extremely talented and will definitely have you joining in with the topics they’ll be discussing. Zara aka ZarZarBinks is back with another interview for you with one of the finest DJ’s to ever touch the turntables, DJ CLK.. Yes he is MAURITIAN!! Everyone likes their say and everyone likes a debate so get involved with discussions, comments or queries and join us on http://www.facebook.com/nouspays or follow us on Twitter - @00230mauritius and hash tag #MCM. Happy reading, MCM Team
Disclaimer: Reasonable care is taken to ensure that Mauritian Club Magazine articles and other information in the magazine are up-to-date and accurate as possible, as of the time of publication, but no responsibility can be taken by Mauritian Club for any errors or omissions contained herein. Furthermore, responsibility for any losses, damages or distress resulting from adherence to any information made available in this magazine is not the responsibility of Mauritian Club Magazine. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Mauritian Club Magazine.
4 DJ CLK—ZazaBinks chats to CLK in an Exclusive Interview 11 God save British Comedy— Where are the boundaries to comedy? 12 The MCM Launch Party Review— Our Zaza Binks reveals all. 15 Mauritian Girl About Town— Introducing our Mauritian girl FIFI 16 Weight Training and Weight Loss 17 Abortion—Why should we deal with abortion alone? 19 Culture and Parents 3
20 Fashion—Our Fashion Team “Threads” bring you the latest 22 Go Go Gadget— We review the latest flagship handsets from the Mobile Giants Samsung and Apple 24 A Summer to Remember—Carla Trim Vanben and her Olympic Dream 26 Nadia Knight— Miss Northampton 2012 27 Ki pe Cuit? - Yummy Choos take on Mauritian Cuisine 28 Directory—Find out What's where?
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If your having a good time let me hear you say
‘AYO MAMA’
sion for was DJing and entertaining, it was the only job that kept doing and I thought why don’t I just make a go of it as I had a lot of mentors CLK is a DJ, it’s me init. CLK is an average joe guy who had a passion around me who set a good example and made it into a business. I for music, it runs in the family. thought you know what, that’s what I want to do as a career. Who is CLK?
Why did you choose the DJ Name CLK? Why not AMG or M3 haha.
You run a monthly over 25s night every 2nd Saturday of the month, tell us a bit about why you made it an over 25’s?
Foolish girl, nonsense.. I can’t answer that question, I really can’t. I promised myself I wouldn’t because it’s quite embarrassing. Back in 2005 we decided to go for the mature market so they can apOh come on, I want to know what it is. I’ll phone you tomorrow haha. preciate certain tracks and music. We also did that because we didn’t want a lot of the younger people who didn’t know how to party and What made you realise you wanted to become a DJ and not a Pilot wouldn’t appreciate the music we were playing. As the years go by people get more accustomed to older music, their musical pallets or footballer? change. That’s why we just kept it at over 25’s and didn’t go up every Right, I went through a whole lot of different jobs, made redundant after year. a few of them and took a lot of days of sick. The only thing I had a pas-
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So the other interesting thing is that you have a DJ School and you a couple years before that and one of the heads Reggie Styles put my name forward for it. He help me out a lot by putting my name forward and are a teacher, tell us a bit about that? that created a whole new life and career for me. Base Lounge was a live The reason why I set up is because I had some mentors who used to show with singers and artist, I was in charge of the pre party, after party teach me a lot of skills, well respected DJ’s on the scene who used take and intermissions. It was my job to entertain the crowd which generally time out and tell me how to do stuff over the phone. I always said a lot of was media folk who were very very particular about what they want to people want to DJ but don’t know how and need some to tell them. So I hear. I got to meet a lot of stars, the likes of Shaggy, Amy Winehouse thought you know what, which way can I do it.. Setting up a DJ school, when she was still alive. Did some DJ work for Lemar so when ever he going into centers, youth centers, colleges, projects and getting people to did live TV shows I was his DJ in the background. There’s loads of actually do it. As well as DJing they need other skills, they need to know people, Dizzee Rascal, Sean Paul who performed at Sound on a Sunday. how to speak to club managers, how to promote themselves, how to do I’ve opened up for Kelly Rowland when she did a tour in the UK, Chris basic accounting and things like that. That’s the purpose of the DJ school. Brown concert I did the pre party and after party for that, a lot of stars. Do you cuss people if they get it wrong?
So CLK you finger dance on the decks but the question is can you Batte Ravanne?
Not really, you can’t because everyone has to learn. But it depends who the person is, if it’s someone who’s a bit of a doughnut.. If it’s the class Nope, i’m not musical instrumentally gifted. It’s more turntable scratching clown then I have no sympathy, I go full steam ahead. and mixing. So If I was in your class I'd get it?
What’s your favorite Mauritian Phrase?
Yea of course you would haha.
Ayo mama. I was the guy who basically started that. When the Mauritian parties first started I thought to myself in the clubs people say ‘Oli Oli Oli.. Lows and High of being a DJ? Oi Oi Oi’, so what am I going to say on the mic that’s an equivalent to that. So I decided to say on the mic ‘If your having a good time tonight The lows are late nights and your social life. When your first starting up say Ayo mama’ and it just caught on. I’ve even heard mc’s try to copy it, and all your friends are raving with you at the same time and they are but I can get that copyrighted because on recording it’s me who started used to raving it’s all fun. But as you go through the years people don’t that haha. want to go out as much, so then it’s not like a chore but your going to a rave with less numbers then you were before. It kills your social life, say What is your most embarrassing moment? for example one of you guys were having a party, I'd have to come and leave early because I'd have work after so that’s a bit of a minus side of it, I’ve got loads. There’s an artist ermmm no I can’t say that, it’s too but I chose to do this for a living and everybody has to work, it pays my embarrassing. Ok ok I'll tell you. You know Teedra Moses and that song bills I don’t do it for fun. ‘Just wanna be your Girl’, when she performed her song at Base lounge I The highs would be the atmosphere of the crowd when they are feeling walked up to said ‘Yea your Teedra Moses, what you saying, I'm the DJ, what your doing. If theirs a tune that I could play for one particular person sounded like you were singing that song to me’. that’s going to take their mid of all their problems, worries and stress I'd Hahahahahahahahahahaahah.. What did she say to you? get a buzz of that. Ohh you so funny, you the DJ you playing some good songs in her Min Frier or Dir riz frier? Min Frier.. Then again I'm partial to a bit of both. La sauce lai as well yea?
American accent. I tell you I was on cloud nine, you ain’t printing that are you. Course not!! Favorite Mauritian Dish?
No it’s not you know. I’m not a big fan, i’d rather just have the min frier by Favorite Mauritian dish would definitely be Roti avec curry poul. itself or a dir riz frier from the Chinese shop with some of their own bbq sauce. Here’s a scenario, say your at a party, it’s a hard crowd, what tune would you drop to get the vibe and party started? Where is the family from in Mauritius? That’s a hard one, a very very hard one. But let’s just say it’s a club night, Rose Hill and Beau Bassan. a tune that always works but I can’t stand the tune is Fatman Scoop - Be You DJ’d for MTV base lounge a while back, how was that, who did faithful. Another song would be Cameo - Candy, that always gets people you meet? going, I've been playing that for way over 10-15 years. Oh wow, basically I got the job because I was with Sony BMG street team
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Music is a big part of your life, describe how it make you feel and I can see, was just about to say your knuckles are looking a bit ashy there. what it does for you? It pays my bills haha. Music has given me a career, it’s given me an angle to relate to the younger generation, it’s given me tools where I can actually look at past icons like Jazzy B and see people who have taken a genre of music and taken it mainstream. The likes of Sean Paul, you can say to anyone around the world and they will know who he is.. Same as Notorious B.I.G, 2Pac. When I do mentoring speaking in colleges to teach people, I always tell them about the 50 Cent and buying the water company. Music is a business that people can make money out of and make wise investments. Music has also brought different cultures together and you could even say that it has created peace. Look at the concerts back in the day like Live Aid and Part in the Park which helped people. Music to me means everything.
Is there anything we can expect from you in the future? When I set out to do this whole DJ business, I set myself a list of goals. First thing was to have a residency at a club night and I did that. Second was to DJ live on TV for an artist and i’ve done that as well. Back in the day growing up there was a party that MTV used to do called the Grind and the Lick parties and I thought you know what, i’d love to DJ for MTV and now i’ve done that so there’s a lot of things that i’ve ticked off my list. Concerts, i’ve done a lot of concerts and one of the main things was I said I wanted to travel the world Djing and not trying to sound big headed but i’ve done that already. There was a lot of things I set out to do and fortunately i’ve been able to do it already. I look at it as a business and see it as work, i’ve traveled the world djing to countries that i’ve never even heard of. People think it’s a glamorous lifestyle and it’s not, you arrive, hotel, sound check, back to the hotel, to the club, back to the hotel then home, didn’t really like that life.
Serato’s or decks? I’m a die hard vinyl man, but I've got so many vinyl’s that I don’t touch no more. So I'd say Serato just because it’s made life a hell of a lot easier. I can walk into places without my knuckles scrapping the floor and I don’t need 10 people carrying my boxes into clubs, it’s just a laptop in my bag, sorted.
Where would of been the best place that you had ever been to and played at? I did a 5000 capacity venue in Morocco, it was like and open air club and it was packed. It had a nice vibe and great atmosphere, that was one of my best gigs. I did like an hours work and it was like a months If you wasn’t working in music, what would you see yourself salary so that gig was definitely one of my best. Following on with my list of goals, I wanted to create an old skool night where I could play the doing? tunes that I loved and wanted to hear which is over 25‘s event ‘That Up to now people always ask me that question but I can’t answer it. I’d Thing’. probably just be going from job to job because all I see is a lot of people So now I'm searching for the next big thing to do. who have a chosen a different path to me, I'm not knocking it at all, but a lot of people are being made redundant and I would of been one of You can keep up to date with DJ CLK’s movement via the those people. I’d definitely need to do a job where I was interacting with following; people, I wouldn’t say retail but maybe something in sales.
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Weight Training and Weight Loss
We all want to burn more fat for weight loss, body shaping, better health or for sporting purposes. Trim those glutes, eradicate that cellulite, bring in those love handles, flatten that belly; its all part of the trimmer, slimmer physique that many of us desire. In the main, people will practice cardiovascular activities and forget about weight bearing exercises when it comes to burning body fat. But cardiovascular activity combined with weight training will result in much more effective fat loss. This is because cardiovascular exercises alone will raise muscle metabolism during the activity and for a short time after the exercise session. Weight training, on the other hand, will raise your metabolism during the exercise and for a long time after the exercise session.
Anybody who debates the fact that weightbearing exercises help people lose weight and fat should lift weights continuously for one hour and see their heart rate go through the roof. Simply look at athletes who specialise in short, intense bursts of energy and you still see that they are very low in body fat. The point is to combine a weight lifting routine with a good cardiovascular workout to increase muscle metabolism and total fat burning ratio. At Darren Gray Health & Fitness we integrate a diverse range of exercise disciplines and methods to ensure that your body is always being challenged. Designed to be progressive, our personal training will provide you with the tools you need to maximise your capacity to burn body fat. We also make sure that you are not just leaner, but stronger, more flexible, more
stable and agile. We provide the most comprehensive service available to tailor your training, nutrition and lifestyle that will get the results you deserve. An important factor to consider when trying to lose weight is that lots of muscle mass can be lost as a result. As muscle mass will keep your metabolism high, try to avoid quick weight loss through miracle diets or starvation. This weight loss will be regained just as quickly. Instead, opt for a gradual fat loss routine by combining weight training and cardiovascular activities, and allow muscle mass to build up and increase your metabolism. Results may take a little longer, but they will last for a longer period of time. Darren Gray
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Why should she deal with an abortion alone?
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bortion is a contentious issue in itself which will affect 1 in 3 women by the age of 45, add a very strong culture to the equation and it becomes a complicated mess. But why is it that some of the female population avoid going to their parents for support during such a difficult time? Surely their parents will love them no matter what, right? Sian was 20 years old when she experienced the whole unplanned pregnancy ordeal, practically alone. It was her first and only pregnancy to date and she was in emotional turmoil. “Everyone wants their first pregnancy to be with the One and get all excited about it. No one wants it to be a horrible ‘problem’ that has to be ‘dealt with’. It’s a life at the end of the day.” She was in a difficult relationship and knew that her boyfriend was cheating on her. She decided that she wasn’t ready to become a parent and went to her ex for support.
reminder after.” She decided to book into a Termination Clinic and hoped to never mention the pregnancy again.
Shortly after going through with the termination Sian suffered from Post Abortion Stress Syndrome (PASS) and broke into fits of uncontrollable crying spells and self-blaming.
On the day of her termination a nurse took Sian into a small office with plastered walls of pro-choice posters, to ask her if she was sure about going through with the procedure and what her reasons were.
“I felt so alone and really did want my parents’ support because I was so angry and emotional. They must of know something had happened but I just couldn’t face telling them.
Her initial thoughts were, ‘can I go through with this? It’s going to a baby soon- my baby.’
“I felt like such a failure and tainted. I told a few close friends but made sure I kept it out of the Mauritian community.
Choking back the growing need to cry, she explained that she was still a student and that she couldn’t support a child at that time.
“As soon as one person knows, everyone knows and I didn’t want that.”
But should it be like that? Shouldn’t girls feel like they can go to their par“It was such a horrible decision to make ents no matter what? After all they are because I knew I was killing a life but at the ones that decided to raise a family the same time it’s not fair on a baby to in England so surely they should accept be brought into a world where it can’t that the British culture is part of their be support. children’s culture too. “Of course I would of loved it if I had gone through with the pregnancy but love can’t provide for a child.”
“It took me a long time to accept what I had been through and to control my emotions and to think I did this basicalShe is half-English, half-Mauritian but ly alone. I would have preferred to have decided not to tell either of her parents As Sian was in the first five weeks of her my parents support but I was too about the pregnancy. pregnancy she was able to have a me- scared that they’d think less of me. “I think my parents knew that I’d had dicinal abortion and take the abortion sex but they didn’t know when and pill. “I know it was the right choice for me with how many it had been with. It was but it doesn’t make it hurt less and I like an unspoken fact. “The pain was unbearable but I knew I wish I didn’t have to make that choice deserved to be punished. I just hated at all.” “Even though I thought they knew I myself so much for what was happendidn’t want to say it outright because I ing. I felt so guilty that I made the By Mansha Haurdhan was ashamed that I got myself into that choice to end a life, and not any life but Twitter @mansha_Haurdhan situation and didn’t want the constant something that I had made out of love.”
Facts: Abortion rates went down to 196,082 in 2011, from 196,109 the previous year. The statistics collected in 2011 show that under half of abortions (49%) were to women with partners while 26% were to single women and 16% of abortions occurred within marriage. The numbers of abortions to girls under 16 went down too, 3,258 in 2011, down from 3,718 the previous year. If you’ve been affected by this story please visit the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) for support: http://www.bpas.org/bpaswoman (Her name has been changed and she’s given permission for the story)
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Does culture make it difficult to depend on parents? Growing up in Britian is brilliant to say the least- I love how we have four seasons, how we love to complain about the weather- even on a sunny day! And how we’re never happy with the government. Growing up in Britian with a Mauritian background sometimes proves to be challenge. I’m 22 years old and I’ve reached that age where my parents are talking to me about getting married and moving outonly problem, I’m single and the stress of ‘Oh my God, I’m 22 and getting old- I need a boyfriend’ is hitting my hard.
brick road that I’ve been following anyways, but after coming back from holiday in Italy I’ve started opening my eyes to a whole other type of potential lifepartner; maybe I should stop... a chance and start broadening my horizons. Yeah, okay the culture may be different but I like learning and exploring different cultures and I’m in awe of anyone who can speak a different language, especially French... or Spanish... or Italian... lush!
have to end, whereas the Muslim one was willing to covert (even though I never asked him to) just for us to be together. Maybe I attract the anomalie? Then why is it that some of the older generation are convinced that if a non-Muslim girl marries a Muslim boy that he’ll convert her and she won’t have a say in it? And why are some so against Creole Mauritians? But then again, I’m a bit oblivious to what gets said about Hindus so who knows why people think that too? Is it because they’ve seen it happen before or had bad experiences with these people? But surely you can’t rule out a whole group just because of one individual. Maybe it’s just one of those things that no matter how much you try, youll just never be able to change their thinking?
I’ve never been too brilliant about discussing relationships with my family, even though I am one of five and quite close to my sisters, so everytime relationships and marriage gets brought up I decide to test the boundaries.
So I asked my Mum how she would feel if I was to end up marrying a European and to my utter shock she said she’d be fine, ‘We’re not always going to be here Mansha, so whoever makes you happy, that’s your choice because you’ll be the one living with them.’ Little bit morbid but okay, brilliant, that’s the green light to the Europeans then. The younger generation don’t see life like that, thank God! What’s that saying the everybody’s ranting about But what if I end up with, let’s say a Muslim or a black at the moment, you only live once, so as much as I guy? Would they be happy with that? I always find love the older generations in my family, when it comes that Mauritius have this odd prejudice against anyone to relationships, I’m a hopeless romantic than a that isn’t the same ethnic origin/ religion as practical person so whoever I end up with, as much as themselves. The amount of times my Tamil friends their opinions and approval matters to me, I’m going to do what makes me happy. have said to me, ‘you’re a stingy Malbar’.
My parents are quite religious and would ideally like me to marry a Hindu but to me that doesn’t really matter. Culture is the biggy in my life, if you’re Mauritian you may have a chance. That’s the yellow
I’ve been with both a Muslim Mauritian and a Twitter @mansha_haurdhan Christian Mauritian and contrary to popular belief the Chrisitian one was more religious and adamant that if I Twiiter hashtag: #MCM wasn’t willing to convert then the relationship would
I’ve had about three British-born Mauritian boyfriends but they all clearly failed for different reasons, two were because of religion and the last was because he had double-standards, major no-no in my books. Relationships should be equal and none of that, ‘you can’t do this but I’m allowed to’ nonsense.
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Go Go Gadget! The Smartphone war between two tech giants intensifies.
iPhone 5 v.s Samsung S3
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o, let’s begin. The phones, as we can see from sales figures, are hugely popular. The iPhone 5 got more than five million pre-orders in its first three days, and Samsung expects to have sold 30 million Galaxy S3 units by the end of the year, an unheard of number outside of the iPhone. It’s one of the best examples of what Google’s Android operating system has to offer. The iPhone 5 already sold more than 5 million handsets in its first three days on the market, but how does the much-lauded 4-inch screen hold up to, say, its predecessor the iPhone 4, or competitor Samsung Galaxy S3? To help you make a decision you’ll live with for the next two years, we’ve distilled our extensive hands-on time with both devices down into the ultimate iPhone 5 vs. Galaxy S3 comparison. SCREENS The iPhone 5 has a 4”, 1,136x640p resolution screen that’s LED, IPS and TFT. It’s housed in Gorilla Glass. The Samsung Galaxy S3 has a 4.8” 1,280x720p Super AMOLED screen that’s protected by Gorilla Glass 2. The iPhone 5 is easier to handle with one hand, but the S3 is way better for browsing and films, so it’s a draw here. However according to the folks over at DisplayMate, the S3 deserves an extra point as its display is more “high tech” than the iPhone 5. The S3 shows the full gamut of NTSC versus only 72 percent in the case of the iPhone 5. Again the iPhone 5 doesn’t offer anything special. HD is common in devices of today; just take a look at the Lumia 920 from Nokia with 332ppi and a display resolution of 1280 x 768. It beats both these devices. STORAGE iPhone comes with various storage levels 16, 32 or 64 GB. The GS3 is available in 16GB or 32GB options, plus it has a microSD slot, which allows for up to 64GB, so the potential for more storage space is there on the GS3. Most people don’t need to go past 64 GB, or even that high, especially with so much data stored in the cloud these days (For example, all your music could be stored online in iTunes or Google Music. Both handsets feature 1GB of main RAM in the UK, though the US version has 2GB, as does the Galaxy Note 2 worthy of 2GB but Apple may argue it is unnecessary to run its
iOS 6 operating system. Both devices are going to be available with a variety of internal storage options, with 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB versions on offer. The Galaxy S3 also sports a microSD slot, allowing further expansion currently of up to 64GB. Quite why anyone would need 128GB in their phone is beyond us, but with no iPhone 5 128GB currently, the choice is yours. 4G The big news about the iPhone 5 is that it’s capable of accessing the 4G networks. That is big news for Apple fans, which now will get faster downloads and uploads. But as Apple’s competitors are quick to point out, they’ve been using the faster 4G LTE networks for over a year now, so in this area Apple is just catching up to the Android competition.
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While Apple won’t reveal the architecture or frequency of the chipset, it looks, thanks to tests, that it’s based on two Apple ARMv7 cores (making it somewhere between A9 and A15). The frequency can go up to 1.3GHz but App stores generally sits at 1.06GHz, and its A6 chip is There are still differences between the helped along by a triple-core PowerVR SGX Android and iOS app stores, but both stores 543MP3. are so massive that it almost doesn’t matter. iOS still has more quality-priced apps and We know for a fact that the Samsung Galaxy games (especially games), but Android has S3 has a 1.4GHz Exynos 4412 chip with four cheaper apps and more free titles with ad- Cortex A9 cores (international model), and based revenue models. Both app stores are the graphics is handled by a Mali-400MP GPU. guilty of promoting a new dynamic where There’s no contest here, although Apple fans iPhone and Galaxy S3 owners have to will insist that iOS doesn’t need four cores. download constant app updates to the point However, for multitasking, games and apps, of annoyance. Still, both phones have great the S3 should perform better (on paper at app stores. Just don’t buy anything from least). As for the US version of the S3, it Samsung’s custom app store on the Galaxy boasts a higher clocked 1.5GHz dual-core processor. It may be short of 2 cores but it S3. Stick to Google Play. gets a 2GB dose of RAM to give it that extra kick.
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for GS3. The difference is negligible, as both are very slim and light. The iPhone comes in at 4.87 inches high, 2.31 inches wide, .3 inches thick and a weight of 3.95 ounces. The GS3 is 5.38 inches high, 2.78 inches wide, .34 inches thick, and weighs 4.7 ounces.
iPhone 5 comes with a LiIon 1,440 mAh battery that will reportedly keep it alive through up to 8 h 2G or 3G talk time, while Samsung Galaxy S3 sports a Li-Ion 2,100 mAh battery, capable of keeping it awake for up to 21h 40min of 2G talk time or for up to 11h CONCLUSION: 40min on 3G. As always the iPhone 5 is But things are a bit offered in 16GB, 32GB different in real life. The and 64GB storage and iPhone 5 users are the SD card slot is still reporting that their missing. The Samsung smartphones can stay up Galaxy S3 comes in 16GB a whole day on a single and 32GB with 64GB charge. The same for my rumored to be on its Galaxy S3 even though way. The 16GB S3 can the battery is take an SD card of up to considerably larger. With 64GB, which means in the data connection total it has 80GB of The 64GB always on, I just can’t storage. version, with SD card, make its battery last would give a whopping more than a day. So it’s a 128GB of room, which is tie when it comes to double that of the most iPhone 5 vs Samsung expensive iPhone 5 Galaxy S3 battery battle. model. Overall the Samsung Galaxy S3 SLIMNESS offers consumers equal iPhone wins out by … or even better value 0.30 inches, 0.34 inches features in comparison
to the iPhone 5 and there is the fact that the Galaxy S3 is cheaper, on contract as well as unlocked.
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The lack of magic about Pixel density 326 PPI 306 PPI the iPhone 5 could be Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED due to the fact that Processor and when the original iPhone battery was launched, the UK: Exynos 4 / US: competition wasn’t as Family Apple A6 Snapdragon fierce. Everyone looked UK:Quad-core / US: forward to an Apple Cores Dual-core Dual-core iPhone launch because UK: 1.4GHz / US: competitors were way Clock speed 1.2GHz (speculative) 1.5GHz behind Apple at the time. 2100 mAh (12 8 hours (claimed 3G hours claimed 3G Times have changed and Battery talk time) talk time) today brands such as Samsung are delivering Storage and memory some superb innovative Internal memory 16 / 32 / 64GB 16 / 32 / 64GB products, with features Card slot None microSD that are considered RAM 1GB 1GB (2GB US version) ground breaking, and they are doing this at Camera lightning speeds.
You can check out more tech reviews on our website www.mauritianclub.com Follow us on twitter @00230mauritius #mcmtech
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eard about the opportunity to be or all of the four ceremonies for the and Paralympics I made sure that I To not have been part of a once in a ent in London would have been a sin. I ugh friends who were already on the t would be an immense project to be t you do not realise until you see the nteers, thousands of them, in front of g for your instructions and buzzing siasm, that it really hits you! I had to that volunteers knew what they were ere they should be standing for the erial shots you saw e.g the peace sign HS sign in the opening ceremony and I performing in all four ceremonies e amazing costumes.
ning Ceremony was the most e for me, as we had a lot more time to nd get to create proper friendships olunteers. Some travelled day and et to rehearsals and the stories they re amazing. I would say that working lunteers was the best part along with work with an amazing team of If it were not for the volunteer’s mitment, working through really harsh conditions and offering valuable on performance and choreographic nts, what you saw on the TV would had such an impact. When we all
started we were privileged to watch a VT of Danny Boyles vision. He admitted that most people thought it was not possible but once he had the volunteers and the Mass Team on his side we made sure we were going to give the world the best opening ceremony the world had ever seen. I looked after the men who came out of the tree. We called them the Warriors and they were such a great bunch of men. On the night my colleague Vicki Igbokwe and I were so pumped with excitement. The countdown was happening on your screens and we were underneath the tree wishing our Warriors luck and at the same time saying goodbye. It was rather emotional. I was on the sidelines in costume making sure that the volunteers were performing and that all the turf you saw was taken off properly so the massive chimneys’ and the Olympic rings went up safely. We knew that the audience would love that moment but I did not realise how emotional it would be for all the cast. Tears, lots of tears on that night especially when the cauldron was lit. It was such an achievement and all the hard work was definitely worth it.
Beckham. I got to watch the rehearsals for the closing at the Dagenham site, which was amazing as it felt like a private show. Dancing along to the Spice girls, George Michael, Jessie-J, Taio Cruz, Tinnie Tempah, Coldplay and many more. My team had the privileged of seeing the rehearsals for the lighting of the cauldron. They usually rehearsed at night so the media didn’t leak anything. One of the hardest parts of the job was saving the surprise. My husband would ask how was your day and I would just say, ”yeah it was fine”, but I would be wanting to tell him everything. I even got see all the Olympians, I was mostly excited when I saw Ussain Bolt and the Mauritian team. I danced a little sega when they went pass and they were kind of shocked!
The above was exciting but what was most fulfilling was teaching and directing the volunteers, most who had never performed before, to perform to 80,000 people in the stadium and not to mention the millions at home. You cannot imagine the roar of the crowd, it is mind blowing, and that is what they will take away with them. They were part of the I thought that the pinnacle of the job would have biggest show in the world and I am so proud to been watching the A-list stars. I did get very say that I, a British Mauritian, was part of it too. close to Jay-Z and Rihanna, spoke to Russell Brand, who is really nice, bumped into Chris Martin and was inches away from David 25
Nadina Knight 24, is a Mauritian, English girl born here in the UK. She currently holds the title of Miss Northampton and achieved huge success in making the final 15 of Miss England and winning the title of Mauritian Publicity Queen. Nadina boasts many talents, including singing, modelling, acting and has most recently landed the role of lead
presenter for Asian channel and magazine BeAsian.
in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Nadina was fortunate enough to After winning the win a stay in title of Miss Mauritius through Northampton Nadina the Miss England excelled as an contest. She will be ambassador for the spending christmas region involving 2012 in Mauritius herself heavily in and hopes to visit various charity the Anglo-Mauritian events including disability link and her Ferrari Day at Great Grandma who Silverstone for the will turn the grand Variety Club and is age of 100 during currently training for her stay. Strictly Northampton 26
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Sweetcorn & Chilli Cheese Empanadas
A snack filled with creamy cheese, sweetcorn, a hint of chilli & crisp pastry - taking you straight to the sunny climes of South America
Empanadas de Choclo (corn empanadas) are very popular in South America, due to the maize that are grown in those countries. The corn empanadas were usually filled with a creamy, cheese and sweetcorn sauce. I’ve decided to make mine with a hint of chilli, to liven them up. Choosing also to use ready made shortcrust pastry, a quick and easy option when your craving that snack!
Instructions Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas mark 6 In a bowl combine the drained sweetcorn, chopped chilli, spring onion and grated cheese, season with salt and pepper Roll out the pastry or if already pre-rolled use a pastry cutter to cut out circles in the pastry. Brush edges of the circles with a little of the beaten egg, then spoon a couple of teaspoonful's of filling mixture onto each. Fold over one half of the pastry and seal by pinchin g or crimping the edges with your fingers. Do this until you have all your small pastyshaped empanadas. Arrange on a baking parchment lined baking sheet, brush with the rest of the egg and scatter with sesame seeds if you wish. Cover and chill for at least 20 mins before baking. Put them in your oven for about 20 minutes of till the pastry turns a golden brown colour, take out serve with salad, alone of with some spicy dips!
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Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 40 mins Serves: 4
Ingredients 340g/12 oz tin sweetcorn, drained 2 or 3 spring onions, finely chopped 60g/2.1oz grated cheddar, mature or queso blanco cheese 1 green chilli, finely chopped Small handful coriander, leaves and stalks, finely chopped Salt and pepper to taste 450g/15.8 oz package ready rolled short crust pastry (circular sheets) 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash) Sesame seeds
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