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MEMORANDUM ON SUICIDE PREVENTION SIGNED BETWEEN RGP, GFRS & GIBSAMS

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THE POWER OF KINDNESS

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EINSTEIN SHOWED NEWTON WAS WRONG ABOUT GRAVITY. NOW SCIENTISTS ARE COMING FOR EINSTEIN

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BRIGHTMED AMONGST THE INTERNATIONAL GUESTS OF THE ISRAEL MUSIC SHOWCASE

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THE BEST RECIPES OF OUR CUISINE

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WHAT’S HAPPENING DOWN TOWN

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DEVOTED PET FOOD

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FOOTBALL TREKKER’S JOURNAL PART ONE

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DIABETES AFFECTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE GLOBALLY DUE TO THE EPIDEMIC OF OBESITY

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A PET IS FOR LIFE NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS

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CHARLES DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS

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BANDS BUSY AT CHRISTMAS

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WINTER VEGETABLES

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ZENVO ST1

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KARL J. ULLGER LAUNCHES EXHIBITION AT GEMA GALLERY

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63RD ANNIVERSARY THREE KINGS’ CAVALCADE MORE SUPPORT REQUIRED!

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LONDON GIBRALTAR FRIENDS SECOND MUSIC FESTIVAL

OPTICAL CHAIN JOINS THE CAMPAIGN TO COLLECT FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED

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MAJOR CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN GIBRALTAR AND TANGIER

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THE DAY THE WAR WAS STOPPED FOR CHRISTMAS

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THE SACCONE & SPEED TROPHY

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DOUBLE-CROSSED

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FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS/WINTER PARTY IN TOWN 2019

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ESTRELLA GALICIA ALCOHOL-FREE

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Memorandum on Suicide Prevention Signed Between the Royal Gibraltar Police, the Gibraltar Fire & Rescue Service and ‘GibSams’ A MEMORANDUM OF understanding was signed last month between the Royal Gibraltar Police, the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service and the ‘GibSams’ charity for the purposes of suicide prevention.

The aim of this ‘MoU’ is to establish a better collaborative working framework between the three organisations and to help reduce the number of suicides that take place in Gibraltar.

‘GibSams’ provides a confidential helpline to individuals experiencing distress or suicidal thoughts, and this multi-agency initiative seeks to cement that approach on a purely anonymous basis, streamlining lines of communication to become more effective in suicide prevention situations.

The RGP will only be involved when there are objective reasons to believe that an individual is in immediate need of assistance and at risk of self-harm, and will assume responsibility for deploying safeguarding measures as necessary.

One of the main elements that the three

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organisations are keen to emphasize is the anonymity factor as personal details from individuals at risk will not be sought by emergency responders.

The MoU was signed by RGP Commissioner Ian McGrail, Chief Fire Officer Tony Yusifredo and Gibsams Chairperson Marielou Guerrero.

The three signatories said that suicide prevention has sadly become an important issue in the community, and front line police

officers need to be able to respond to these complex situations in a sensitive, fast and effective manner.

“We are all committed to tackling this worrying tendency that we have experienced in the past few years by providing a sympathetic hand to vulnerable people who need it in a moment of crisis. We are pooling our resources and knowledge with the aim of helping these individuals and saving lives,” they said.

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The Power of Kindness Watches are wonderful things. For hundreds of years they have adorned the pockets and wrists of the people of the world

There are people that come into this world to prove to us that we are all here to shine through gratitude and loving actions. Mr Nairandas Vatvani, affectionately known to all as Nari, was a much loved and caring member of our community.

In today’s special segment, we offer a short story put together by his grandson David that encapsulates the iconic friendly man that sat outside his shop with a Cigar at hand with an ever present smile and loving attitude. We hope you enjoy this short story of a watch, love and a man you felt privileged to have met.

Article by David Neish For Watch & Bullion

for example of which, for all intents and purposes, fulfill the same purpose. An £8 Casio can, in certain instances, be a more appropriate proposition than a £1,000,000 vintage Patek Philippe.

A watch is incomparable to any other item unique in its ability to transcend the boundaries between functionality, design and aesthetic value. There is literally a perfect watch for every person, from a silicone 8 GLOBE MAGAZINE

fob watch on a nurse’s tunic, to a jewel-encrusted masterpiece being paraded down the Red Carpet. Indeed, in terms of price range alone, no other similarly-sized items present such a wide spectrum of price

It is this versatility that makes watches both so accessible, but also so desirable. Everyone can have an opinion on a watch, regardless of whether they are enthusiasts or not. Some may use a watch simply to tell time – the purest reason for the

existence of the watch in the first place – with no particular preference towards brand or style. Others may select a timepiece as a fashionable or avant-garde accessory, where kudos is earned on the cache of the designer label. Others value heritage, seeing a traditional watchmaker of a reputable pedigree, placing their trust is a proven legacy of quality products. Or some may prefer to invest in a manufacturer at the pinnacle of technological innovation, brining modern

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advancements to the horological industry.

All of these reasons that may influence a person’s selection of a watch, however, are based on something tangible; perhaps how a watch looks, or how it functions. These are factors that will inevitably help a person to decide what watch to buy.

But, there is an entirely different reason that a person may choose to wear a watch that they have acquired rather than bought.

And that is: the story. For example, a watch passed on by a loved one will almost certainly possess sentimental value one can simply not purchase, and if lucky, said watch may also bring with it a great story of a colourful past. Think Butch, and his Grandfathers Lancet 10 GLOBE MAGAZINE

watch in the movie Pulp Fiction.

It is precisely this reason that the Hamilton in my humble collection is the watch I most cherish. My grandfather gave it to me a couple of years ago after I had displayed an interest in it sometime earlier; a 1960s early

Hamilton ‘Thin-o-matic’, with a case thickness of only 7mm. The gold plated bracelet attached to it does not appear to be original, but with this too, I have had difficulty in tracing its origin. The single anchor on the clasp could be a clue – though I am pretty sure it is not Ulysse Nardin, Zero Watch

Basel or even Calypso Watches.

In the 1960’s, my grandfather used to live in the port city of Algeciras. He worked in Gibraltar, and would travel across the bay by Ferry to get to work. On one such occasion, he struck up a conversation with a young American and his fiancée, who were on their way to Gibraltar to get married. It turned out, however, that they were unsure about how they were going to manage it, as they were broke. My grandfather, being the generous man he was, could not allow this young couple in love to continue without helping them. He gave them £15, which in those days was enough to cover the marriage licence and Registrar’s fees. The young American, dumbstruck by gratitude, handed my

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grandfather the only possession he had to give as a token of his appreciation – his Hamilton – an American owned, Swiss made brand, which at the time, was not available in Gibraltar.

He continued to use this watch, and over 50 years later, handed it down to me.

My Grandfather passed away three days ago as I write this.

As I admire and treasure the

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watch he gave me over the years to come, it will forever remind me of him. The watch will stand testament to its physical similarities in him; stylish yet elegant, practical and robust. And perhaps, more poignantly, it will represent the characteristics that personified him – generosity, kindness and his desire to do everything in his power to make a better life for those around him – as he

did for his family and for the people he didn’t even know; as he helped to start a new life for the American couple, ironically this watch will also remind me of the end of this too. But ultimately, the most important reminder will be the beating heart of the main spring forever echoing, the wonderful life he lived.

Dedicated to ‘Nano’ from your

loving grandson David Article was first put together in February 2015 and featured on Watch & Bullion’s website to commemorate the life of someone that will forever be an example of what a kind human being ought to be. During this festive season, we hope that this article inspires you to appreciate that every simple act of kindness always sparks another.

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Einstein showed Newton was wrong about gravity.

Now scientists are coming for Einstein

ALBERT EINSTEIN CAN explain a lot, but maybe not black holes. Scientists believe that within the inky depths of

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these massive celestial objects, the laws of the universe fold in on themselves, and the elegant model of gravity laid out in

Einstein’s general theory of relativity breaks down. They don't know precisely how or where that happens, but a new

study brings them closer to the answer.

The study, published August

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16th in the journal Science, shows that gravity works just as Einstein predicted even at the very edge of a black hole — in this case Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy.

But the study is just the opening salvo in a far-ranging effort to find the point where Einstein's model falls apart.

has to be something that is more comprehensive that allows us to describe gravity in the context of black holes."

Earth — and it's still used, for example, when making the calculations for a rocket launch.

CHANGING IDEAS ABOUT GRAVITY

But Newton's view of gravity didn't work for some things, like Mercury's peculiar orbit around the Sun. The orbits of planets shift over time, and

In Newton's view, all objects — from his not-so-apocryphal

This new model solved the Mercury problem. It showed that the Sun so curves space that it distorts the orbits of nearby bodies, including Mercury. In Einstein's view, Mercury might look like a marble forever circling the bottom of a drain.

"We now have the technological capacity to test gravitational theories in ways we've never been able to before," study co-author Jessica Lu, an astrophysicist at the University of California, Berkeley, said.

"Einstein's theory of gravity is definitely in our crosshairs."

Einstein's theory has been confirmed by more than a century of experiments, starting with one involving a 1919 solar eclipse in which the path of light from distant stars was shifted by the Sun's intense gravitation — by just the amount Einstein had predicted.

That means we may be closer to the day when Einstein's relativity is supplanted by some as-yet-undescribed new theory of gravity.

"Newton had a great time for a long time with his description [of gravity], and then at some point it was clear that that description was fraying at the edges, and then Einstein offered a more complete version," said Dr Andrea Ghez, an astrophysicist at UCLA and a co-leader of the new research.

"And so today, we're at that point again where we understand there

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exerting an attractive force, he reasoned that each object curves the fabric of space and time around them, forming a sort of well that other objects — and even beams of light — fall into. Think of the Sun as a bowling ball on a mattress. It creates a depression that draws the planets close.

DR ANDREA GHEZ

apple to planets and stars — exert a force that attracts other objects. That universal law of gravitation worked pretty well for predicting the motion of planets, as well as, objects on

Mercury's orbit shifted faster than Newton predicted.

Einstein offered a different view of gravity, one that made sense of Mercury. Instead of

But Ghez and her colleagues wanted to subject Einstein to a more rigorous test. So they watched what happened when light from the star ‘S0-2’ passed Sagittarius A*, which is four million times more massive than the Sun.

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TELLTALE COLOUR CHANGE

how we get to some place where we discover [Einstein's] theory no longer works."

For the new research, Lu, Ghez and their collaborators used a trio of giant telescopes in Hawaii to watch as a bluish star named ‘S0-2’ made its closest approach to Sagittarius A* in its 16-year orbit around the black hole.

If Einstein was right, the black hole would warp space and time in a way that extended the wavelength of light from S0-2.

In short, the waves would stretch out as the intense gravity from the black hole drained their energy, causing the starlight's color to shift from blue to red.

If the star continued to glow blue, it would give credence to Newton's model of gravity, which doesn't account for the curvature of space and time.

If it turned a different color, it would have hinted at some other model of gravity altogether.

Just as Einstein would have predicted, the star glowed red.

"You might say, 'Who cares?' But in fact, no one has looked there," Ghez said. "So we've been able to take a big step forward in terms of exploring a regime that's not been explored before … You know there's a cliff, and you want to get close to that cliff, but you don't know where the drop-off is."

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WHAT COMES NEXT

Scientists know that at some point in a black hole, Einstein's theory stops working. "The curvature of space-time is so extreme that Einstein's general relativity fails," said Kip Thorne, a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology, who wasn't involved in the new

research. "We don't understand how it works when the thing you're dealing with is extreme."

This experiment brings scientists a little closer to understanding. "It's definitely exciting," said Zoltan Haiman, a Columbia University astrophysicist, who wasn't involved in the new research.

"It's pushing the envelope. This is

Haimain said he was "in awe" of the work researchers had done, likening tracking ‘S0-2’ from an observatory on Earth to studying a tree in Paris from a balcony in New York City.

"This test is just the beginning," Lu said. Researchers plan to use a new generation of highpowered instruments to conduct more tests of gravity around black holes. For example, they'll keep an eye on ‘SO-2’, to see if its orbit proceeds as Einstein would have expected, or if it takes a different path around Sagittarius A*, suggesting an alternate model of gravity.

In the next 10 years, Lu said, "we should be able to push Einstein's theory of gravity to its limits and hopefully start to see cracks." What would that mean for science?

"It's very hard to predict how new discoveries in fundamental physics will impact our day-today lives," Lu said. "But a new theory of gravity might help us understand how our own universe was born, and how we got to where we are today 13½ billion years later."

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A Pet is for Life not just for Christmas Text by Mark Pizarro (Gibraltar Veterinary Clinic)

NOW THE FESTIVE season approaches

there is an unwavering desire amongst some people to acquire a pet either for themselves or for a family member. This article is written not to deter people but produced in an effort to try and prevent impulse purchases, to try and make individuals more aware of the ramifications and responsibilities of taking on an animal.

Primarily what must be realised is that acquiring an animal, any living creature, immediately makes you responsible for that animal’s care, quality of life and survival. The principal animal charities at this time of year carry articles on dogs and cats primarily; unfortunately this is only a drop in the ocean.

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How many people purchase birds, aquarium fish, hamsters, reptiles, guinea pigs etc? How many of these actually die in the first few months due to neglect?

time, these animals are dependent on you.

You have taken the responsibility of looking after a living breathing creature and they are totally dependent on you for their survival.

Before getting a pet, you should always ask yourselves a few pertinent questions.

2. DOES THE PET REQUIRE ANY SPECIAL CARE? The most common cause

1. DO YOU HAVE THE TIME TO LOOK AFTER THE ANIMAL? All animals

require time spent on them, animal cages need cleaning, aquariums need cleaning, dogs have to be walked regularly, cat’s litter trays have to be cleaned out regularly, vivariums need to be monitored for warmth/humidity, etc ,etc. After the novelty wears off and the excitement wears off you still need to find the

of death I have encountered amongst animals over all my years of practice has been bad animal husbandry. I have seen dying reptiles bought into the clinic dying of starvation, primarily out of ignorance, where the animal has been fed the wrong diet or the temperature of the vivarium has been too low resulting in the animal not been able to digest its food.

3. CAN I AFFORD TO KEEP A PET?

Animals are a continual drain on resources, they will need money spent on them throughout their lives; they are not a computer game that after the festive period is left unused in a cupboard!! Different animals carry varied financial burdens, but this must be quantified. Even different sized animals carry dramatically different costs, a Chihuahua will eat less and medication will be significantly less than a larger breed like a Great Dane. So before getting an animal please make sure you can afford the maintenance costs.

4. HOW LONG CAN THE ANIMAL LIVE FOR? Remember once you have a pet

you are in it for the long haul. You might bring a rabbit for your child, this rabbit could live for 10 years and your child might be married and have his own kid before the rabbit passes away!! Parrots can live for decades as can tortoises!! My point here is that make sure you are aware of how long these animals will be around for and that you will be responsible for them throughout their lives.

5. HOW LARGE WILL THE PET BECOME? The most extreme cases that I have seen are individuals that have purchased small pigs that supposedly were supposed to

releasing an animal into the wild is beyond the pale, apart from the fact that it might die, it could in theory survive and put pressure on native species.

6. CAN I GIVE THE PET THE CARE AND LOVE IT REQUIRES? Obviously

be ‘miniature’ and remain small. If anyone is interested pop over to the Wildlife Park at the Alameda gardens and see how miniature a couple of these pigs have become!!! Another very sad case that I have witnessed is one where an iguana became too large and was released into the Nature Reserve; it was bought into the clinic dead as it had starved to death. On this note, I would like to add that

different pets will need different levels of attention. For example, a hand reared parrot will need countless hours of your family time otherwise they will develop medical problems brought on by stress. In fact, a lot of medical conditions can be as a result of lack of attention, it is not enough to just feed and clean your animal.

Getting a pet for Christmas carries loads of caveats , these are living creatures that will be dependent on yourselves for their survival, so getting a pet carries loads of responsibility and you must be aware of this and prepared to take this on.

Saying all this I hope I haven’t sounded too negative, I personally have a bit of a menagerie at home, pets can give you a lot of pleasure and happiness , but please look after them. Have yourselves a Merry Xmas and prosperous New Year.

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Charles Dickens and Christmas Charles Dickens has probably had more influence on the way that we celebrate Christmas today than any single individual in human history except one!

occurred in Victorian times had other contributors: Prince Albert brought the German custom

AT THE BEGINNING of the Victorian period, the celebration of Christmas was in decline. The medieval Christmas traditions, which combined the celebration of the birth of Christ with the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia (a pagan celebration for the Roman god of agriculture), and the Germanic winter festival of Yule, had come under intense scrutiny by the Puritans under Oliver Cromwell. The Industrial Revolution, in full swing in Dickens' time, allowed workers little time for the celebration of Christmas.

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of decorating the Christmas tree to England, the singing of Christmas carols, which had all

but disappeared at the turn of the century, began to thrive again, and the first Christmas card appeared in the 1840’s. But it was the Christmas stories of Dickens, particularly his 1843 masterpiece, ‘A Christmas Carol’, that rekindled the joy of Christmas in Britain and America. Today, after more than 160 years, ‘A Christmas Carol’ continues to be relevant, sending a message that cuts through the materialistic trappings of the season and gets to the heart and soul of the holidays.

Dickens' describes the holidays as "a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of other people below them as if they really were fellowpassengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys". This was what Dickens described for the rest of his life as the "Carol Philosophy".

Dickens' name had become so synonymous with Christmas, that on hearing of his death in 1870, a little costermonger's girl in London asked, "Mr. Dickens dead? Then will Father Christmas die too?"

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Bands Busy at Christmas Back in the 50s, 60s and into the 70s too, Christmas Dances were all the rage. During late November and December clubs and associations held these events and later the main ones were organised on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve...They went down a treat!

Text by Richard Cartwright

MUCH THE SAME way as is the practice nowadays of booking your Christmas work lunches early in the year for the following Christmas, in the past, dinner dance entry tickets for your favourite club or venue had to be sorted out early. Notably, many festive party goers chose the venue where their favourite group or dance band would be providing the music for the six or seven hour long celebration.

These days that kind of Christmas entertainment is greatly reduced to one or two venues or clubs organising dinner dances on those magical nights, offering a two man band or engaging the services of a DJ for the night... “You see, it’s just become too expensive for a hotel or club to book a four, five or six piece band for the night.

It now runs into thousands of pounds and they just can’t afford it,” a well known, member of a prominent Gibraltar dance band told me “There were dances organised everywhere, even at the Victoria Stadium hall. In the early years, we used to be booked 26 GLOBE MAGAZINE

occasion we were paid £350 and slowly fees increased until they became too expensive for clubs and associations to afford.”

Samba Pa Ti 1978

every Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve getting nothing like what bands and groups would ask for now. We’d get paid for both nights – Christmas and New Year’s Day - and threw in Boxing Day for free! That was in the very early 60s. I remember

the band singing Elvis Presley’s `Wooden Heart,’ ‘It’s Now or Never’ and `Ni se Compra ni se Vende’ at those early bookings.

Then sometime in the early 70s, we were contracted to play in the Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club on New Year’s Eve and on that

Once winter set in and the Christmas ambience was in the air, many revellers looked forward to the yearly dinner dance at the Calpe and Mediterranean Rowing clubs, hotels and so many other venues holding Christmas dances during those years. Even during the 50s some may recall the Blue Star Band playing in the Assembly Rooms (by the Queen’s Hotel) and other places on the Rock. My recollections are of the ‘Modernaires’ - I remember them playing at a Christmas Dance at the old St Bernard’s Hospital – and then came the ‘Terriers’, these two we would describe more as dance bands. I was one of The Diamond Boys (we played our first Christmas show in the Prince of Wales club in Horse Barrack Court), the V Brothers, the RAF’s Terry and the Cheqeurs and many others coming later, would be classed as

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Catholic Comunity Centre

The Diamond Boys

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pop groups, who were also busy at Christmas and throughout the year...

There were so many places to play at, like the Caleta Palace, the Rock Hotel, down at Catalan Bay, the Community Centre, all the MOD military messes and wardrooms, the CSCA, the DSA, the USOC where the Department of Education is now on Queensway, La Peña Taurina above the Trafalgar Bar, The Fire Station and so many other venues. At Christmas, there was an incredible mood all around the Rock. Christmas dances at the Fire Station included doing ‘la conga’ all the way down the front of Humphries with residents waving and singing from their windows creating

Samba Pa Ti Holiday Inn Mid-70s

a fantastic atmosphere. There were other venues where that practice would prevail over many years. Christmas revellers would follow the band trailing outdoors from the Calpe and Mediterranean Rowing Clubs after midnight. Both bands would meet halfway at the Waterport roundabout by ‘La Cascada’ and have a sing song there with acoustic instruments, panderos (tambourines) and so on.

Having played at those Christmas gigs myself, I remember how after dining and having a bit of a dance, everyone went off home before midnight to greet in the New Year with their families and return later...

Sometimes, the organisers would say, ‘don’t bother to start playing ‘till after midnight,’ because once you got going, you would go on ‘till six or seven in the morning!

The whole atmosphere during the lead up to Christmas in those days was fantastic: we had the ‘Comparsas’ or combos made up of family members and friends in pyjamas and all sorts, going from door to door singing and playing on anything that made a noise and being offered a ‘polvoron’ (sweet Christmas goodie) and a glass of anis or Malaga wine. There was a great ‘ambiente’ and everyone enjoyed it. Every home was happy to see you and welcome you in. A great

time was had by all!

Today, of course it, goes without saying, the younger generation has its own ideas of how best to enjoy Christmas to the utmost, but it must be said those bygone days were special and unforgettable. Dance halls, clubs and other venues now provide music electronically, with one or two musicians and recorded backing tracks or perhaps they might even have a three, four or five man (or woman) band doing it `their way.’ ...It’s changed, it’s different and that’s okay. What’s in the past is just another very happy memory of a joyful, `band led’ yesteryear, Christmas!

Los Cincos 1972

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Nutritious Winter Vegetables Text by Rosanna Morales / Photos sourced from Unsplash

who consumed fewer anthocyaninrich foods Anthocyanin gives fruits and vegetables a blue-purple colour. Anthocyanin may have antioxidant and anti-aging benefits and may even enhance memory.

MOST OF MY HOME cooking during winters includes soups.

They are so easy to make and everyone loves them. I enjoy going to the winter fresh food markets and filling my basket with cold-hardy winter vegetables. In this spread I have included a list of some of the healthiest vegetables and, according to my research through various recent scientific periodicals, why you should include them in your diet.

Other vegetables rich in anthocyanin include eggplant, purple cauliflower and purple potatoes.

SWISS CHARD

CRUCIFEROUS VEGGIES KALE

Kale is an exceptionally nutritious and versatile green. It is packed with vitamins, minerals, fibre, antioxidants and powerful plant compounds.

In fact, just one cup of kale contains the recommended daily intake for vitamins A, C and K. It is also rich in B vitamins, calcium, copper, manganese, potassium and magnesium. It is loaded with antioxidants that have powerful anti-inflammatory effects. Potassium is crucial for heart function and muscle contraction. It also plays a key role in controlling blood pressure.

In fact, studies have shown that a diet rich in potassium may help reduce high blood pressure.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS

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nutrients and are especially rich in vitamin K.

brain under conditions of damage or injury.

One cup of cooked Brussels sprouts contains 137% of your recommended daily intake of vitamins K. Brussels sprouts are also a great source of vitamins A, B and C and the minerals manganese and potassium. Additionally, they are high in fibre and alpha-lipoic acid, both of which have been proven to help keep blood sugar levels stable.

PURPLE CABBAGE

Alpha-lipoic acid is used in the body to break down carbohydrates and to make energy for the other organs in the body. Alphalipoic acid seems to work as an antioxidant, which means that it might provide protection to the

While both green and purple cabbages are extremely healthy, the purple variety has a greater nutrient profile. The bright colour of this vegetable comes from pigments called anthocyanin, which contain antioxidants linked to a number of health benefits. One cup of raw, purple cabbage contains 85% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C and high amounts of vitamins A and K. It is also a good source of B vitamins, manganese and potassium. In a study, researchers found that women with a higher intake of anthocyanin-rich foods were up to 32% less likely to have heart attacks than women

Swiss chard is very low in calories yet packed with vitamins and minerals. It contains antioxidants that may help reduce the risk of heart disease.

One cup provides just 7 calories, yet contains almost half of the recommended daily amount of vitamin A and fulfills the recommended daily intake of vitamin K. It is a great source of vitamin C, magnesium and manganese. In addition, the dark green leaves and brightly coloured stems of Swiss chard are packed with beneficial plant pigments called betalains. Manganese is a mineral that helps your body to utilize protein and amino acid as well as the metabolism of cholesterol and carbohydrates.

TURNIPS

Turnips are high in immuneboosting vitamin C and considered a root as well as cruciferous vegetable.

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curcumin, which has been shown to prevent blood clot formation, lower cholesterol levels and reduce markers of inflammation in both test-tube and animal studies.

They have an impressive nutrient profile, being a great source of vitamin C, fibre, manganese and potassium. Adding vitamin C to your diet can help boost your immunity, with one study noting that getting enough of this vitamin could help reduce symptoms and shorten the severity of respiratory infections, such as the common cold.

Research in humans also suggests that curcumin may alleviate joint pain, stabilize blood sugar levels and decrease symptoms of depression.

Curcumin is a natural antiinflammatory compound found in the spice turmeric. It helps your body fight foreign invaders and also has a role in repairing damage.

ROOT VEGETABLES ONIONS

Onions are high in antioxidants and may help reduce blood sugar levels. They’re high in fibre, vitamin C and antioxidants.

Research shows that eating onions may be associated with a wide array of health benefits. For instance, one study found that eating 100 grams of raw onions per day significantly reduced blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. Other research studies observed that onions might possess powerful anticancer properties, with observational studies linking a higher intake of this root vegetable to a lower risk of common types of cancer.

women. It may also decrease pain and inflammation, with other research showing that ginger extract could help relieve menstrual pain and reduce symptoms in people with osteoarthritis.

SWEET POTATOES

Sweet potatoes are rich in fibre, vitamin C, manganese and vitamin A and a good source of several antioxidants. Due to their vitamin A content, some studies suggest that this root vegetable may also improve immune function, protect against vision loss and support skin health.

GINGER

Ginger is rich in antioxidants and can help reduce nausea and decrease pain and inflammation.

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GARLIC Garlic has potent medicinal properties due to the compound allicin. It may help improve your immunity, reduce blood pressure and decrease cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Each serving of garlic boasts a good amount of several important nutrients, including manganese, vitamin B6 and vitamin C. It may also boost immune function, as research shows that it can decrease symptom severity and help prevent infections, such as the common cold.

CARROTS

As one of the most well-known root vegetables, carrots top the charts as one of the most nutritious.

They contain vitamins A and K, as well as the important antioxidant beta-carotene.

Eating carrots has been linked to improved antioxidant status and lower cholesterol levels in both humans and animals. Other research shows that a higher intake of carotenoids, such as betacarotene, may be associated with a lower risk of certain types of cancer, including breast, prostate and stomach cancer. Beta carotene is a red-orange pigment found in plants and fruits, especially carrots and colourful vegetables.

TURMERIC

Allicin is a compound produced when garlic is crushed or chopped. It’s been found to reduce inflammation and offer antioxidant benefits.

Turmeric is a type of root vegetable that belongs to the same plant family as ginger and cardamom.

It contains a compound called

RUTABAGAS Rutabagas are an underrated root vegetable despite their impressive nutrient content. One cup of cooked rutabaga contains more than half of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C and 16% of potassium. Aside from being an excellent source of vitamin C and potassium, rutabagas are a good source of B vitamins, magnesium, phosphorus and manganese.

Magnesium is important for bone formation and health and for preventing osteoporosis.

It also plays a role in calcium absorption. It may also have potential in helping those who suffer from diabetes, heart conditions, migraine headaches, premenstrual syndrome and for relieving anxiety.

Phosphorus works with calcium to help build bones and is involved in the body's energy production.

While any vegetable from this list would make a highly nutritious addition to your diet, there are many other winter vegetables that make great choices, as well.

Including fresh produce full of vitamins, minerals and fibre to your diet will go a long way toward promoting your health.

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ZENVO ST1

lity. As on the front the center volume is flanked by large air exits extracting hot engine air as well as housing the exhaust and rear lights.

THE ZENVO ST1 is designed to express the dramatic reflections. Contrasting the general

surfacing the design features a race car inspired lower carbon splitter.

The rear spoiler mandatory for a car capable of extreme high speeds is partly integrated in the rear wing. It has a unique aerodynamic design following the raked shape of the rear end.

The front of the Zenvo ST1 is designed around the hexagonal trademark Zenvo grille flanked by the large front air intakes used for brakes and engine cooling. The intakes are raked back to minimize drag and at the same time making the side impression of the The design of the Zenvo ST1 is made from free car more compact. flowing accelerating lines creating the shape of the wheel arches, the roof line, side line and the The theme of the front is repeated in the lower side air intake. The sharp lines are con- rear which is designed around the big nected by muscular organic surfacing creating diffuser necessary for high speed stabi-

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Max. power: 1104 hp (810 kW) at 6900 rpm / Max. torque: 1430Nm at 4500 rpm / Top speed: 375 km/h (electronically controlled) / Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 3.0 s DIMENSION Overall length: 4665 mm / Overall width, without mirrors: 2041 mm / Overall height: 1198 mm / Wheelbase: 3055 mm / Weight: 1376 kg / Headroom front: 1002 mm / Legroom front: 1104 mm / Shoulderroom front: 1398 mm - Cargo volume: 130 l - Fuel tank volume: 69 l

excessive power and performance of the car.

The design brief from the Zenvo creators to the designers at hermann & brandt design consultancy was to design a supercar that looked like no other supercar. The design had to be aggressive mixing supercar styling with race car elements.

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63rd Anniversary Three King’s Cavalcade more support required!

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The Cavalcade Committee is inviting entries for the 63rd Three King’s Cavalcade that will take place on Sunday 5th January 2020. Already 5 floats have signed up to take part in the first event on Gibraltar’s social calendar after the New Year’s festivities, but the committee is calling for more participation and for more companies to provide trailers.

for those thousands, who line Main Street, as well as, for those, who participate.

Several entities are expressing an interest in taking part, and the committee are finding it hard to find trailers. Therefore, the Organising Committee also urgently calls on any local company, who may have trailers, to please come on board and support the event.

It’s imperative that as a community, we make this 63rd anniversary cavalcade a memorable one, both

The Organising Committee calls on Sports and Social Clubs, Dance Clubs, Associations and Organisations, Housing Estates, Schools, Companies or even groups of friends to participate. Anyone who would like to enter a float or walking float is kindly requested to contact Eric Abudarham on Tel 57586000 or email: eabudarham@ gibtelecom.net.

A participation fee up to a maximum of £1,000 will be given to all floats taking part; covered area in a specific site in conjunction with HM Government of Gibraltar will also be provided, as well as, monetary prizes to all winners.

Optical Chain joins the Campaign to collect food for those in need ‘SPECSAVERS

ÓPTICAS’ Marbella and Fuengirola have launched a campaign to collect nonperishable food for those in need on the Costa del Sol.

It has joined the ‘Operación Kilo’ Campaign, thanks to a collaboration with the Costa del Sol’s Food Bank (Bancosol), which distributes food via charities and associations to help the most vulnerable people in society. They contribute to a network of food banks operating throughout Spain, which is currently supplying food to 1.5 million people. ‘Specsavers Ópticas’ will be collecting food for them until the end of the year.

‘Bancosol’ are particularly in need of the following non-perishable foods – oil, milk, tinned foods and meals, beans and pulses. These products can be dropped into ‘Specsavers Ópticas’ in Fuengirola or Marbella.

You can find them on Avenida Ramon y Cajal 6 in Fuengirola, by the bus station, or on Avenida Ricardo Soriano 12, next to Massimo Dutti. Donations are very welcome in both stores until the end of the year. Visit www. specsavers.es to find your nearest store.

The directors of these opticians are asking for donations of food in return for their free eye test and encouraging anyone who recently had a free eye test to also join the collection and bring in some food to donate between the 27th of November and the end of the year.

Find out more about the important work Bancosol is doing on their website www.bancosol.info or follow them on Facebook @bancosolmalaga

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Double Crossed A complete betrayal of a decorated soldier Text by Joe Adambery / Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja

ON THE 18TH MARCH 2005 at age 23, Corporal Brian Wood of the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment was awarded the Military Cross by the Queen, one of the highest awards for gallantry in combat.

Ten years later he would be walking into a courtroom to face a hostile public enquiry to clear his name and the British army after being falsely accused of wartime atrocities during the battle of Danny Boy on 14th May 2004 in Iraq.

He won the courtroom battle and was exonerated but he had already paid a heavy price, suffering from PTSD for years, which was exacerbated when he became the high profile target of the Al-Sweady Inquiry. As it turned out a hostile lawyer led the legal attack and Brian Wood thinks it may have been for financial gain. If he is bitter he doesn’t show it and Brian Wood would welcome a pub opportunity over a 38 GLOBE MAGAZINE

pit to ask the lawyer why he did what he did.

Coming from a military family of longstanding, Brian Wood retired as Colour Sergeant after serving proudly for sixteen years, seeing high intensity combat in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan. He is now a bestselling author, occasional broadcaster and a motivational speaker who delivers inspirational sessions on leadership and grit.

His story left a packed Convent Ballroom spellbound and emotional last Sunday.

He chose to tell his harrowing story by first showing a short video of desert action by the British military against insurgents and interjecting it with his first-hand account of what really happened when his unit was ambushed in open ground and he had to lead three men, who later became five, against fifteen well armed militias who were dug in

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one hundred and fifty metres way with open They were ordered by high command to bring back all enemy casualties, alive ground between them. and dead because DNA was necessary to With fire cover from his Warrior tank the three established whether a high profile terrorist charged the enemy positions sprinting and leader had been neutralised in the high firing. They made ground and after covering intensity battle which lasted three hours. more than half the distance the enemy British field doctors laboured for hours started surrendering, which his unit were not trying to save enemy lives. The trauma of prepared for. They had to improvise and take carrying back dead young men in your arms prisoners, take over and disable weapons and was harrowing said Brian. while still under potential threat from those who had not yet surrendered. They then had Brian Wood had to defend himself in a close quarters encounter when an insurgent to go back and clear the battlefield.

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pointed an RPG from less than two metres away. The ‘image and the gurgling noises’ of his mortally wounded opponent would haunt him for years. When he came back from Iraq he was a PTSD wreck who couldn’t face parenthood and alienated his spouse. He couldn’t fit in again until he had professional help and talked out his trauma.

Years passed and after getting better he went back to the war theatres but nothing prepared him for finding out from a letter that his wife received, that he had to appear as main witness

in the Al-Sweady public inquiry. He didn’t even get a phone call from the MOD and he barricaded himself indoors with dead bolts when he got back home. He was sure that he was going to be executed by hit men and was considering leaving the country.

He only got a five minute interview with his MOD appointed lawyer before he walked into the inquiry courtroom. He faced hostile

questioning for three hours and he considers that battle tougher than all the battles that he had fought on the fields. It’s a testament to his mental resilience that he survived to see his name cleared and become a bestselling author who is now poised to become a leading consultant for a TV film which will air next spring, sixteen years after he risked his life leading four men into battle to defend the British army from an ambush in the desert.

My good fortune to be able to shake the hand of a true war hero is the result of the excellent opportunity afforded to those who attend our literary festival and have the privilege of listening to inspiring men like Brian Wood MC. I shall not forget his exceptional talk because I recorded it and I also bought his book which he signed and has now made a home on my bookshelf.

Brian Wood MC Former Colour Sergeant, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment “During a 17 year military career, I led British troops across the full spectrum of battle from training to fighting; from operations in the Balkans to high intensity combat in Iraq and Afghanistan”.

Throughout his Army career, he had to make life-or-death decisions, frequently in hazardous battle situations, usually under great pressure and often against the clock.

There is no greater leadership challenge than motivating men and women to put their lives on the line. To succeed they have to know that you are a meticulous and competent planner and commander, who can be trusted with their lives.

Website address: https://www. brianwoodmc.co.uk/

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The Festival of Lights and ‘The Winter Party In Town’ Text by Joe Adambery / Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja

THE FESTIVAL OF lights this year was a very successful event. It was a welldesigned and entertaining programme with local talent featuring prominently in the

lead up to the switching on of the festive illuminations by Aaliyah Cano. There was mulled wine, there were choirs, dancers, the Calpe Band, the Gibraltar Band and Drums

Association, and the Sea Scouts Pipe band.

There was also an international tribute band called 'Coldplace,' who were the main act.

They were a 'Coldplay' tribute act, who have

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At 7.30pm, they were showing a Christmas movie on the 'mapping wall' north facing ICC building above the taxi rank and it was after that when the water feature was first announced, but it failed to come on (it did come on eventually after Coldplace) so they I walked into Casemates at around 7pm and moved up Santa's stage appearance and the it was thronging with people! I managed ‘switching on’ of the lights to 7.45pm and all to squeeze through the Arches but got no was well. further than the Police station at first, so I tried to get a vantage point upstairs in the Boom! Paper snow and tinsel cannons went gallery but that too was ‘choc-a-block’. It off and the all lights came on to the wild was an impressive sight to behold and MC joy of the thousands of children, who were Christian Santos kept the spirits up with the perched on parents' shoulders, prams, plant pots and any structure that offered them Santa Clause teases from the giant stage. notched up a few hundred international gigs with their spectacular show and they gave us an excellent account of themselves. Later on 'Crimson Clover' played a set and disco was provided by ‘No Limits Entertainment’.

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height advantage. It will be etched in the memory of many of those children, who may have seen it here for the first time.

The lovely thing to watch though were the three thousand lit up Santa hoods, which had been given out free of charge and were all in sync with the main lights. It was truly a festival of lights and the magical night belonged to the little ones darting around collecting bundles of paper snow to throw at each other. The younger children were being wheeled off in their prams as soon as the stage was being set for the main act 'Cold Place'.

8.20pm saw the start of 'Cold Place' with 'Blue Heaven' and 'Yellow', soon, no one was in any doubt that the spectacular show that these guys were putting on was a worthy tribute in many ways. They had a very good lighting programme and backdrops, which helped along by good sound production and their live playing provided an inspiring concert of many of the 'Cold Play' hits. I doubt that there were any disappointed revellers after their rousing show. faithful vocals to complete the 'Cold Play' illusion. During 'Paradise' the tinsel cannon The line-up was guitar, drums and bass, were fired and flame bursts shot up from fronted by the main singer, who played stage front. Their songs morphed into piano and acoustic guitar and sang very one another and the 'Cold Play' catalogue

gradually unfolded much to the delight of many fans, who even if they have witnessed the real 'Cold Play' concert experience, were happy to see and hear a similar (but less mega scale) show here on the Rock.

A hearty congratulations to all for a good show and one of the best festival of lights that we have had in the last few years. The move from the Piazza to Casemates was well worth it and the festival should continue at this venue in the future although I would imagine at a higher cost, but merging the lights and the ‘Winter Party in Town’ was a good move forced on us by the rains.

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Estrella Galicia Alcohol-Free Feel all the taste of the famous Spanish beer Estrella Galicia’, but alcohol-free

EVEN THOUGH IT was first produced in 1988, Estrella Galicia™ launched a summer promotion for its 0.0% abv Spanish lager in July 2014 when it was first introduced in the UK market. The lager is brewed to the same recipe as Estrella Galicia 4.7% abv, but has the alcohol removed after brewing.

At the time of launch, Lindsay Castling, Estrella Galicia brand manager at PLB, said: “This is an exciting time for Estrella Galicia 0.0%, with a whole programme of activity planned to support and really push the product here in the UK. We’ve had an extremely positive response so far, especially on taste, as Estrella Galicia 0.0% really does hold its own when it comes to quality against our 4.7% lager. Estrella Galicia 0.0% is brewed in exactly the same way as our popular 4.7% lager and we’re looking forward to offering a great alternative to the run-of-the-mill sweeterstyle soft drinks in the alcohol-free sector.”

The lager is brewed to the same recipe as Estrella Galicia 4.7% abv, but has the alcohol removed after brewing. This Refreshing beer is developed through an interrupted fermentation process, which is an advanced technique called ‘vacuum distillation’, which brings the percentage of alcohol to 0.0% without changing the beer in any way. In fact, if we are to be precise, it actually contains 0.04% alcohol, which deems the product officially ‘alcohol free’ in the UK. What could be better? A beer full of flavour and zero alcohol!

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hops used in the production process and the characteristic bitterness of the Estrella Galicia beers.

Estrella Galicia™ is the flagship brand of ‘Corporación Hijos de Rivera’. A 100% familyowned company with a strong heritage — Corporación Hijos de Rivera — brews and bottles Estrella Galicia 0.0™ in Galicia in northern Spain and are made with top quality Galician water and hops. Targeted at young professionals, Estrella Galicia lager offers consumers a unique, premium product and a brand visibility that sets it apart from other mainstream offerings.

Giving up alcohol doesn’t mean condemning yourself to soft drinks, water or fruit juice.

Your willpower is already hard at work, so don’t stretch it further by limiting yourself to bland drinks. Now you can now enjoy Estrella Galicia™ alcohol-free whether you are driving or working; the perfect drink for those, who don’t drink alcohol but still appreciate a good beer! In fact, Estrella Galicia™ also sponsors current world champion Marc Marquez, the youngest-ever MotoGP champion, as well as, Dani Pedrosa; it even has its own team in Moto3.

Estrella Galicia 0,0™ from ‘Hijos de Rivera’ is distributed in Gibraltar by Bon Milk of Unit 50, Harbours Deck, New Harbours Tel: 200 45644/200 47924, email: bonmilk@gibtelecom. net

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Brightmed amongst the International Guests of the Israel Music Showcase BRIGHTMED GIBRALTAR HAS been invited as part of

worldwide guests, who have participated in the last edition of the International Music Showcase Festival 2019 (Israel) – a platform that enables the decision makers in the global music industry to discover the best Israeli bands and artists in rock, indie, electronic, jazz and world music-.

The showcase is a four-day event and the Gibraltarian delegation has been, yet again, proud to continue to promote Gibraltar.

World Music Festival and especially Gibraltar to all of the delegates and companies that have taken part in this forum from all over the World (USA, UK, France, China, Turkey…)

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of the industry throughout the world, acknowledge their level.

BrightMed delegation has been invited to attend to all conferences and showcases together with the organizers and management. Both BrightMed and the Gibraltar World Music Festival are a recognized as a major brand in the Jazz and World Music industry and artists have been competing to be selected by the jury of the ‘GWMF’ with the aim to perform one day in the prestigious St. Michael’s Cave.

To date, the Gibraltar World Music Festival has covered many regions of the world, such as, India, Morocco, Japan, Iran, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Brazil, Spain… and no less than 10 bands from Israel have already hit the stage of Gibraltar in the last 8 years; many of whom enjoy international fame today. As a result of hard work, high level cultural scene and an amazing coverage all over the world, various cultural collaborations together with UK, USA, and Japan representatives have put into motion for coming years of GWMF.

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Serves: 6 Preparation: 20 MINUTES Cook: 1 HOUR INGREDIENTS 2 large onions, fnely chopped - 4 garlic cloves, sliced 5cm fresh root Ginger, shredded 2 tbsp olive oil - 1 ½ kg lean lamb neck fillets, cu tinto chunks - 2 cinnamon sticks - 8 cloves - Good pinch saffron - 2 bay leaves - 2 tsp ground coriander - 3 tbsp ground almonds - 850ml beef stock - 250g pack Reddy-to-eat dried apricots

The Best Recipes of our Cuisine

Lamb with Christmas Spices ´Keep this in the freezer for dinner parties and serve it with rice and salad or crunchy potatoes and vegetables´ HOW TO MAKE IT 1. Fry the onions, garlic and ginger in the oil for about 15 mins. Add the lamb and stir-fry until browned. Add the spices, cook over the heat to release their flavours, then add the almonds. Pour in the stock and season to taste. 2.

Cover the pan and simmer for 45 mins, stirring occasionally. Add the apricots, then simmer 15 mins more until the lamb is tender. Thin with a

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Serves: 6 · Preparation & Cooking Times: Ready in 30 minutes plus 2 hours in the oven

little water if the sauce starts to get too thick. 3. To freeze, cool, then pack into a freezer container or bags. Will keep for up to 3 months.

Thaw for 6 hrs in the fridge, then reheat in a pan until bubbling hot.

BRAISED BEEF WITH PRUNES Replace lamb with diced stewing steak and apricots with pitted prunes and some whole shallots. Omit saffron and cinnamon and add 2 tbsp red wine vinegar. Expect to simmer for about 30 minutes more until the meat is tender.

INGREDIENTS 6 tbsp mascarpone - 1 garlic clove, crushed - 2 lemons zested then halved - 1 tbsp chopped Rosemary - 1 tbsp chopped Parsley - 4 kg turkey, giblets removed - Olive oil - 3 onions, cat into fat slices WHITE WINE GRAVY 500ml White wine - 500ml Chicken stock - 2 tbsp plain flour HOW TO MAKE IT 1. Heat the oven to 160C. Mix the mascarpone, garlic, zest and herbs and season really well. Loosen the skin away from each turkey breast (gently wriggle your fingers under the skin) then stuff the mascarpone mix underneath. Smooth the skin down then brush the turkey all over with olive oil and season. Put the lemon halves in the cavity. Put the

onion slices in the bottom of a roasting tin and sit the turkey on top. Cover with foil and cook for 25 minutes per kilo (a 4kg bird will take 1 hour 40 mins). 2. Remove the foil, baste the turkey with the tin juices then turn up the oven to 200C and cook for another 20 minutes. Take out and rest for at least 1/2 an hour before carving. 3. Pour off most of the fat from the tin. Put over a low heat and sprinkle in the flour. Stir well then add the wine and stock and bubble together. Strain into a clean pan then simmer for 15 minutes while the turkey rests.

Mascarpone and HerbBasted Turkey ´Make Christmas dinner the most hazzle-free ever with this make-ahead turke recipe´

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What’s Happening Down Town?

1. The Apollo Astronauts. 2. Gibraltar National Dance Team 2019 that participated in Riesa. 3. Miss Gibraltar 2019, Celine BolaĂąos, began her journey to the 69th Miss World pageant, which will be held this December in London. 4. Rosanna Morales receiving her award from Minister for Environment & Culture, the Hon Prof John Cortes at The Ministry of Culture. 5. Sandpits Padel Veterans Dinner. 6. Lord Patten visits University Of Gibraltar. 7. Christmas Winter Party in town & Festival of Lights.

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Devoted Pet Foods ‘Devoted’ is a family-run business, founded in 2012 by Tom Kibble and now jointly run by Tom and his sister, Laura. They chose the company name as they kept coming back to the word ‘devoted’ as the most appropriate description for the bond between a pet and its owner. They felt that it summed up their devotion to their own pets and animals everywhere

TOM AND LAURA grew up with animals as part of their family and learned from an early age the importance of feeding them well. They discovered that rapeseed oil has ten times more Omega 3 than extra virgin olive oil and by adding a little to their dog’s food, it gave him a very shiny coat and kept him healthy.

At a meeting in 2012 with a horse and dog food manufacturer, Tom was shocked to learn of the dog food’s high grain and low meat content. This led him to research the pet food market in more depth and he discovered that most dog foods contain high levels of bulking products, such as wheat.

Before launching ‘Devoted Pet Foods’, Tom owned an oil seed crushing plant that produced cold pressed rapeseed oil. The oil was sold to the equestrian market as a horse supplement, and the by-product of pressed rapeseed, which is called rapemeal and contains high Omega levels, was sold as animal feed.

Dogs do not possess the enzyme to break down these grains and that is why so many suffer with digestion and skin problems. Not liking what he found, Tom realised that there was a gap in the market for genuinely premium grain free dog food.

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something to fill this gap. He took the plunge and spent the next three years working in online dog food sales to build his knowledge of the dog food market and research exactly what dogs need in their diets. He talked to breeders in order to gain an in-depth knowledge of the dietary requirements of different breeds whilst fine-tuning his own grain-free dog food recipes.

Whilst Tom was doing his research and developing his own healthy dog food recipes, his younger sister, Laura, was working as a digital manager in IT. She had been advising Tom along the way and decided to officially At that moment, Tom decided he had to do join the ‘Devoted’ team in 2014. From that

point Laura took responsibility for ‘Devoted’s’ marketing and digital strategy, prior to the launch of their first products in May 2014.

Our foods are also hypoallergenic and suitable even for cats and dogs with sensitive tummies.

Both Tom and Laura agreed from the start that the most important thing when designing their pet food recipes was to use only the finest ingredients, no matter what the price was.

They wanted the best for their own pets and knew that other pet owners wanted the best for their animals too.

We know that providing pets with the right diet from the very beginning is the key to their well-being and that is why we have created the is literally changing pets’ lives. And it’s all best possible food for cats, dogs and puppies, thanks to the devoted customers who have using only the finest and most biologically already joined ‘the movement’ to give pets appropriate ingredients. what they truly deserve.

At ‘Devoted’ we make quality, grain-free foods During their research and from their own for pets. Our dog food, puppy food and cat How do you show your devotion to personal experience they had learned that a food recipes are all prepared using only the your pets? Give them ‘Devoted dog, grain-free diet has an incredibly beneficial finest ingredients and plenty of fresh meat. puppy and cat foods’ and they’ll effect on a dog’s health and well-being. Dogs love you forever Wholesome, delicious and packed and cats are carnivores so they can more readily obtain their energy needs from a grain-free with nutritional benefits diet, especially from a product like ‘Devoted’, Because your pets deserve better, at ‘Devoted’ we love animals, especially cats and dogs, and Our foods are tasty and hypoallergenic and which has a high fresh and dry meat content. we want all pets everywhere to be healthy suitable even for dogs and cats with sensitive The company launched their dog food range at and happy. That’s why we have worked with digestions. They are highly digestible because ‘Interzoo 2014’, the world’s biggest pet supplies the UK’s leading pet nutritionists to create of their freshly prepared meats. exhibition, where it immediately proved to be balanced, hypoallergenic, easily digestible and a big hit, receiving orders on the very first day. delicious dinners for your pooches and kitties. Tailored specifically for each animal our foods Following the success of its dog food range work in harmony with your pet’s natural and having received amazing feedback from ‘Devoted’ pet food is basically love from the inside dietary and energy needs. Our dog food its customers, ‘Devoted’ went on to launch a out. We use only the finest ingredients, including recipes all contain 60 per cent meat content, food tailored specifically for puppies, and it freshly prepared meats, to offer a complete and and 40 per cent antioxidant-rich vegetables, balanced, nutritional food for your pets. now offers a cat food range as well. fruits and botanicals, with supplements for healthy joints and digestion. Our puppy ‘Devoted’ now exports to over 16 countries, Free from wheat, gluten, soya or dairy and with no food contains 70 per cent nutritious meat stretching from Ireland to Japan. Many more added artificial colours, flavours or preservatives ingredients, making it is highly digestible for countries are also looking to jump on board our cat and dog food works in harmony with your young dogs, and our cat food contains a huge the ‘Devoted’ train, having heard how its food pets’ natural energy and dietary needs.

90 per cent meat content.

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What Your Cat Should Eat!

convert meat protein rather than cereal so for cats to thrive it is crucial that they have a high meat content diet

Cats are obligate or 'true' carnivores. This makes them a bit different to other meat-eating animals as obligate means 'by necessity' Meat is biologically essential for cats to survive ... basically they must eat meat.

This is because cats have a higher protein requirement than many other mammals.

Cats get certain key nutrients, vitamins and minerals from meat that they can't get from anything else. Without a steady supply of these key nutrients they can suffer from liver and heart problems, as well as skin irritation and hearing loss. They need meats!

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Feeding them supermarket cat foods containing very little meat and lots of grains and other bulking ingredients is simply bad for them. Sadly, grains such as corn, wheat and rice are added to many cats foods. This is because they are cheaper to produce than meat and bulk the food out. But these grains are all bad for cats and can cause many problems, including allergies, digestive issues, skin and coat problems, and other serious health issues. We have the perfect solution.

Luckily, Devoted cat food is packed full of all the essential meat that cats need It's nutritious and completely grain-free. All out cat food recipes contain a massive 90 per cent meat content, with a whopping 68 per cent fresh meat content, the highest meat content of any dry cat food on the market.

Our cat food is biologically appropriate, wholesome, delicious and packed with nutritional prepared meats that it contains

and it actually works in harmony with cats' natural digestive, energy and dietry needs.

Switch today and watch your cat thrive.

‘Devoted Pet Foods’ are distributed in Gibraltar by Nature’s way of 15D1 North View Terrace, Devil’s Tower Road Tel: 200 44764. All Nature’s Ways’ products are available via the RockHero APP.

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A Football trekker's journal Faroe Islands -Part OneText by Terence Moss

Faroese is the language of the people. The name comes from Faroyer, which means “Island of Sheep”. The countryside is full of dramatic coastlines and cliffs, and vegetation that is not taller than the sheep that feed on it. Transport is government subsidized to keep the islands connected with ferries and short hop helicopter trips.

Driving between most of the islands is easy due to the many tunnels through the mountains and under the sea. You could be driving through fog or rain on one side of the island and emerge from a tunnel a few minutes later on the other side and find yourself in sunlight.

EVERY TRIP AND every holiday are different. There are many reasons for choosing a destination. My interest in Nordic mythology led us to visit the Faroe Islands. I wanted to see the statue of the legend of the Selkie Woman at Mikladalur.

The Faroe Islands is a North Atlantic archipelago, some 300 km north-west of Scotland and half-way between Iceland and Norway, and consist of 18 islands.

The terrain is rugged, and the climate is wet, windy, cloudy and cool. Until 1814 they were part of Norway, as they were in union with Denmark. After the Napoleonic Wars, Denmark gained Iceland, Greenland and the Faroes. The Faroe Islands have been a self-governing part of Denmark since 1948 and have representation in the unicameral Danish Parliament.

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Denmark has responsibility over foreign affairs, military defence, Police, justice department and currency. Approximately half the population favour full integration

with Denmark, and the other half independence. The Danish language is the official language of the church, public education, the Government and law, but

My passion is however football, and I researched about football in Faroes before my trip. Faroe Islands became a member of FIFA in 1988 and UEFA in 1990 and is the fourth smallest UEFA country by population. They took part in the Island Games in 1989 and 1991 and won both tournaments.

On both these occasions Gibraltar did not take part. Football is the most popular sport with around 60% participation.

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MB Miðvágur’s home ground

We travelled to the Faroes by flying from Copenhagen, using the local carrier, Atlantic Airways. You can also get to the Faroes by flying from Reykjavik or Edinburgh, or by ferry. As we were descending towards Vagar Airport, we flew through the low clouds that hug these windswept islands and could see the mountain tops of the islands, majestically rising from the ocean. One striking feature was the lack of buildings on these mountains that gave it a remoteness that added to the appeal. It turned out to be a very comfortable and smooth trip.

The weather was a little windy but the sun was trying to show itself through the clouds. We had booked a self-drive tour with 62ºN Car Rental that organized our car hiring, an itinerary and booked all the necessary accommodation.

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So, I was well prepared to fit in my football trekking as part of this tour.

The Faroe Islands has a population of about 52,000, with around 19,000 living in the capital, Tórshavn, “Thor’s Harbour”, on the south-eastern part of the island of Streymoy.

Their coefficient club ranking in 2019 was 46 which gives their national champion qualification to the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions league while the second and third placed team gets into the preliminary round of the UEFA Europa League.

This is similar to Gibraltar. An additional berth in the Europa League preliminary round is also given to Faroe Islands Cup winners or fourth placed team in the league. The national team’s

UEFA ranking has dropped to 53 after a very disappointing 201819 Nations League, and below Gibraltar at 49. Gibraltar’s clubs have played Faroese teams twice and have been eliminated on both occasions. Lincoln lost 3-6 on aggregate to HB Tórshavn in their debut first qualifying round of the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League. St Joseph’s FC lost on penalties against B36 Tórshavn their preliminary round of the 2018-2019 UEFA Europa League. However, despite the UEFA rankings, Faroese football is marginally ahead of Gibraltar football.

The largest sports centre on the islands is located in the Gundalaur district of Tórshavn, where you can also find the largest football stadium, Tórsvøllur,

with a seating capacity of 6,000.

Next to the National Stadium is the football pitch used as home ground for Tórshavn’s two Premier League sides, HB and B36. Svangaskarð, also referred to as Tofta Leikvøllur, with a capacity of also 6,000, is also used as a National Stadium and is the home of B67 Toftir, on the island of Eysturoy.

Whenever I visit a new country I aim to visit as many football stadiums as I can and adopt a team to follow and buy some memorabilia. With the Faroe Islands, it was Havnar Bóltfelag or HB Tórshavn, (Harbour Football Club), who are the most successful team in Faroese football. It was an easy choice, though I also have a soft spot for their neighbours, Bóltfelagið

New football pitch in the Eiði

1936 Tórshavn, B36, who they share Gundadalur with.

The Faroe Islands Premier League is contested by 10 semiprofessional clubs. At the end of the season, two teams are relegated and two are promoted from the second tier, 1.deild.

Teams are allowed to enter their reserve teams in the lower tiers, so there will only be relegation if at least one non-reserve team finish in the top three in 1.deild.

Currently there are 3 nonreserve teams in the second tier.

Some teams are also mergers and sometimes the stand-alone reserve team will play in the lower tiers. This is something that could have been adopted in the Gibraltar league, since the merging of the top two divisions into a national league

of 17 teams, ended up with the withdrawal of 5 teams. It would have been so much better if a National League of 12 clubs had been proposed, and mergers encouraged to achieve this.

The reserves of some of the bigger teams could then have played in Division 2, with no prospect of promotion to the National League. In Faroe, there are 18 clubs in the Football League of which at least four are merged entities. For the last two years, the three teams from the island of Sudoroy formed Suðuroyarliðið (the Suðuroyteam) to play as a merged club in the Premier League. This year they stopped their co-operation, and Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag (TB Tvøroyri) regained their spot in the top tier while previous partners, FC Suðuroy and

Bóltfelagið Royn Hvalba entered tiers 3 and 4/respectively.

Getting around the different islands in the Faroes is easy. You can mostly drive across bridges and tunnels to get from one island to the other.

Some exceptions are the two most southerly islands, Suðuroy and Sandoy, where you can get a ferry across. Although there is a proposal to connect Sandoy with the more populous Streymoy to the north via a tunnel to be completed by 2021. By driving around the islands for 8 days, I managed to locate all the football pitches of all the teams except those from the southernmost islands of Suðuroy and B71 from Sandoy.

My journey began in Vagar,

where we stayed at a hotel near the airport. Within 5 minute drive, to the west from the airport is Sørvágur, where I found my first football pitch, á Dungasandi with a capacity of 2,000. It is the home of 07 Vestur, relegated in 2018 from the Premier League. They were formed in 1993 as FS Vágar. It was a merger of the Vágar island teams MB Miðvágur and SÍF Sandavágur in order to increase the footballing standard of this part of the Faroe Islands. SÍ Sørvágur, also located on Vágar, joined the club in 1998. To the east of the airport, a 10 minute drive takes you to the home grounds of MB Miðvágur and SÍF Sandavágur. It was Saturday morning and the kids were doing their football training, with their parents watching and GLOBE MAGAZINE 67

The pitch at Við Løkin

assisting. Most were kitted out in their blue and white stripes of MB Miðvágur, but I also noticed some were wearing the red and black of HB Tórshavn, from the capital.

A few were even wearing kits from popular European teams.

These three Vagar teams are still operating as separate entities at junior level.

Travelling around the islands for eight days, we came across some of the teams in the Permier League and also the lower tiers.

The remote locations of some of the football pitches in Faroe has attracted photographers from National Geographic and other publications. Our first driving trip took us from Vagar towards the village of Gjójv in the northeast tip of the island of Esturoy via Eiði. The drive to Gjójv took us through Kvivik, a viking settlement, and Saksun, 68 GLOBE MAGAZINE

which has an old church and the village is surrounded by steep mountain and a lagoon-like lake, with a sandy beach that goes out to the Atlantic. We also travelled to the northernmost village of Streymoy to Tjornuvik, where there is another viking settlement and burial place.

The northern part of Streymoy is a significant breeding site for many seabirds.

We then drove back down the island along the bridge to Esturoy. One famous ground in the town of Eiði, although beautiful, was impractical with the ball getting blown out to sea.

A new football pitch has now been built and the old pitch is used as a caravan camping park.

The local team is Eiðis Bóltfelag which was formed in 1913 and is the oldest team in Esturoy.

Old football pitch in Eiði, now used as a camp site

In 1993 EB merged with neighbouring football club Streymur and became EB/ Streymur, and are a regular team in the premier division Betrideildin.

Their home ground is in Við Margáir in Streymnes. Streymnes is a village on the eastern coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy.

Við Margáir has artificial turf and a capacity of 1000. EB/Streymur was drawn against Manchester City of England's Premier League in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2008-09, and had to play their match in the bigger stadium in Tórshavn. On September 2014 EB/Streymur lost one of the clubs best football players, the 22-year-old Gunnar Zachariasen, who died in a tragic accident on board a Greenlandic fishing trawler which was in Tórshavn in order to sell its fish.

The accident happened while unloading fish from the trawler,

Svangaskarð stadium in Toftir

something went wrong and a lot of boxes with frozen fish fell on top of Gunnar Zachariasen who died instantly.

Leaving Gjójv, we made our way through narrow curvy roads in drizzle and fog towards Funningur, which is about 12km away.

We continued south on the Esturoy Island to Nes. Our first stop was at Runavik, which is a busy town with 3000 residents.

It has an important port on the islands, which accommodates freight, cruise ships and work connected to the North Sea oil industry. Við Løkin is the stadium in the centre of town and is the home ground of NSÍ Runavík. The stadium holds 1,500 people, and the seating is decked out in the yellow and black of the club colours.

Beside the pitch there is a large

sports hall, for gymnastics and other sports. NSI Runavik is one of the main teams of the Faroes and regularly qualifies for European competitions.

We then continue south towards Toftir. We drive along narrow curved roads

Home of NSI Runavík

up the mountain top to get to Svangaskarð also referred to as Tofta Leikvøllur. This is a multi-purpose stadium in Toftir with two football fields and a sports arena for athletics around the lower field. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium

was built in 1980 with a capacity of 6,000 people. It was the sole home ground of the Faroe Islands national football team from 1991 and until the Tórsvøllur Stadium was built in the capital Tórshavn in 1999 and is still occasionally used for international football matches. The Svangaskarð stadium also hosts the home matches of B68 Toftir and international matches of Faroese teams which are based in towns more closer to Toftir than to the capital, like NSÍ and KÍ.It is the home ground of Tofta Ítróttarfelag, B68 Toftir, currently playing in the second tier. Over the last twenty years, they have been a yo-yo team between the Faroese Premier League and 1.deild.

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Diabetes affects millions of people globally due to the Epidemic of Obesity

zations in Fuengirola could meet and establish mutually beneficial collaborations.

LAST NOVEMBER, over 80 people attended a fully-booked event entitled “How Diabetes Affects our Body” at the Edificio de Colores in Fuengirola, where diabetes specialists explained different aspects of this disease.

The event was opened by the new Councillor for Wellbeing and Families from Fuengirola Town Hall, Rocío Rodríguez. She welcomed the guests, thanked the speakers and organizers and said that she was delighted that events such as these were taking place in Fuengirola to help the general public improve their health and wellbeing. Rocio Rodríguez was joined by the new Councillor for Sports, María Hernandez.

Optical Assistant, David Bradshaw and Optometrist and Director of ‘Specsavers Ópticas’ Fuengirola, Amrik Sappal opened the event. David Bradshaw focused his presentation around Type 2 Diabetes and how it affects the eyes. He explained about diabetic retinopathy why it is important for diabetics to have a complete eye test, which checks the interior and exterior of the eye, to establish the health of the eye and protect 72 GLOBE MAGAZINE

Left to right: Amrik Sappal, Francisco M. Gómez Trujillo, David Bradshaw, Rocío Rovayo, María Hernández and Rocío Rodríguez

vision. He completed the presentation by offering recommendations on how diabetics can care for their eyes and reduce the likelihood of vision loss due to their condition.

David was followed by Podiatrist and Director of the Centro Podológico Costa del Sol, Rocio Rovayo Guerrero. In her presentation, she spoke about the important role of a podiatrist in the treatment and management of diabetics’ feet, in order to stop the common problems these patients can face. She also gave useful advice on how you can keep your feet healthy and what diabetics should do to minimise problems.

The final presentation was given

by Diabetes Specialist, Doctor

Francisco Miguel Gómez Trujillo.

He explained that diabetes is “an epidemic which effects millions of people around the world, caused by the epidemic of obesity”. He added that “poor nutrition and a sedentary lifestyle are the principal cause of both obesity and the increase in diabetes, but there are also other environmental and genetic factors that are contributing to the problem. Thankfully, we have very effective treatment options which allow us to control diabetes and prevent complications, improving the quality of life of our patients.”

Following the presentations there was a networking session, where business people from around the Costa del Sol and representatives of many associations and organi-

The event was organized by Specsavers Ópticas Fuengirola, in collaboration with the Department for Social Wellbeing of the Fuengirola Town Hall, the Centro Podológico Costa del Sol, Clínica del Doctor Gómez Trujillo and the Federation of Diabetic Associations of Andalucía (FADA). The President of the Malaga Diabetes Association, Sandra Martín Alve, attended the event on behalf of the Federation and was able to add important points during the question and answer session. Also present was Anne Bowles and Mercy Chapman from the La Cala Diabetic Support Group to offer attendees advice.

This event was organized to support World Diabetes Day on the 14th of November and “help people in Fuengirola to understand diabetes better and how it could affect their bodies”, explained David Bradshaw. He also encouraged diabetics to visit Specsavers Ópticas in Fuengirola to have a complete eye examination to check how the disease is affecting their eyes and their vision. Diabetics who want to book an eye test can visit the store on Avenida Ramon y Cajal 6 or book online at www.specsavers.es

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Karl Ullger launches exhibition at GEMA Gallery

Artist's pictures of new schools to be released as stamps AWARD-WINNING LOCAL artist, Karl Ullger has launched his first local exhibition in four years. Entitled “A passport to our future”, it’s his largest solo show to date. Among the 38 works are five pictures of Gibraltar’s

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new schools. Speaking at the opening of the exhibition at the GEMA gallery, the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo announced that these will form the basis of a collection of stamps to be released next year.

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London Gibraltar Friends Second Music Festival Promoting Gibraltar’s Musical Cultural Talents Text by Henry Zayas / Photography by Oliver Brink (Courtesy Of GLMS)

on time. From then on it flowed.

METALLICA'S JAMES Hetfield contends in Garage Inc. that ‘...playing other people's songs, it helps you get better'. 'It gets you thinking about sounds and things, makes you a better musician'. Further, as George Thorogood once replied, when asked if he ever put any pressure on himself or his band to create and record more originals, that no, that he thinks originals are over-rated and covers are overrated too. His thinking is to put good material on a record regardless of who wrote it.

Then he himself asks how many songs have Rod Stewart, Linda Ronstadt or Joe Cocker written?

Not many. Cover versions or remakes, which, at times, can even sound better than the original.

Jean Cocteau, playwright, poet and philosopher, once wrote that ‘originality stinks’. (Gasp, as I continue). I believe Cocteau meant ‘absolute’ originality. This is surely a misnomer, there is no absolute originality; all artists need to draw from influences.

But enough philosophising; I was about to experience a brilliant combination of originality mixed with influence.

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Good vibes between audience and musicians throughout helped create a very spirited performance. In turn, all artists played with tremendous heart and soul.

Like all true troubadours Gabriel, of ‘Gabriel Moreno and The Quivering Poets’, sings with a big heart, reciting his own comic poetry á la Leonard Cohen with his marvellous mischief lyrics bordering sarcasm and cynicism.

Great footwork and guitar strumming accompany his songs, among them Beautiful Lies, We Can Write England, My Silly Old Dream and We Are What We Are. Wow what an opener.

I usually have my own rule of thumb that if a band or artist can perform a good cover version their own music is usually pretty good. Well, there

were plenty of good cover songs, great songs from great artists, on show tonight. Thanks to our sound engineer, Will Maya, the first act opened the festival spot

I believe it is always a hard job to play second, as the crowds mingle around after the first act, trying to chill out and, at the same time, focus on the rest of the show. However, Jesse Sampere did us proud. In between playing some of his songs, such as, Love, Oceans and the recently released I Wish Jesse played Amy Winehouse’s Valerie, giving all of them a Johnny Cash feel with his gritty steel guitar sound.

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It was all also good to see Jesse following his grandfather’s footsteps, Chains’ pianist Luis.

Next up, travelling all the way from Leeds, we had the eight piece Sonic Blue, and the first female vocals of the evening, the very stylish Gaby Richardson. Great stage presence, Amy Winehouse stroke Janis Joplin cabaret sound with a jazzy blues horns section, reminding me of the Diablo String 78 GLOBE MAGAZINE

Orchestra; a great addition to the ‘variety’ of our show. Remember powerful vocals need great musicians to complement them; and such was the case.

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the next act, ‘One For The Road’, had to cancel.

However, singer songwriter guitar player Joe Mamo, younger than me by a minute and wearing

a Neil Young tee shirt, took the stage like a teenage Mick Jagger on steroids. With an emotional and raunchy cigs and booze timbre, you could almost smell the cigs and booze, Joe performed Let me Cross the Border and Sunday Morning, Buenos Dias Barcelona.

This was followed by the second female voice of the evening. It

was beautiful to hear two super ladies voices in one evening, and both with Janis Joplin elements.

Performing solo, Surianne Dalmedo took the stage. Like I’ve said another great female voice for the audience to admire, Surianne went through Oh Daddy, Cold Cruel Winter and It’s Up to You among others, with a cover What’s Up. Surianne is currently working

alongside some of Gibraltar’s finest musicians from local band Levanter Breeze. Hopefully, she will also be playing live in the next Gibraltar Jazz Festival.

Alike Jesse also appearing for the second time in Gibraltar London Friends Festival, we had ‘Crimson Clover’ playing songs such as Saturnalia, Meet at the Corner and Morning Light. What I really

like about this band is the way they mix ‘Oasis’ stroke ‘The Verve’ stroke ‘Arctic Monkeys’ type of songs with down to earth rock and roll; guitars complementing each other, reminding us that all frontmen need good musicians around them.

Headlining was ‘Dead City Radio’. Their songs Bleed For You, Goddess and You Want It were all

performed with powerful voice and great guitar riffs, sublime drums by the youngest artist of our whole show and an ominous bass sound; energy in the music.

Remembering my rule of thumb, ‘Dead City Radio’ went through a Led Zeppelin’s cover song with real spirit. (Sorry for the blip, loss in vocal sound midway through your set James, I’ll be seeing Will Maya). Best of luck to ‘Dead

City Radio’, who are now about to work on new material. I am looking forward to seeing them play again in March.

Their frontman James Culatto has started a new organisation, Musicians Association of Gibraltar, helping the local music scene. Hopefully this will expand our annual festivals. All the best.

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Major Cultural exchange between Gibraltar and Tangier

A

MAJOR

CULTURAL exchange has

Mark Montovio from the JM Memorial Foundation highlighted the importance of valuing the long standing connections and friendship between two communities with much in common but also with significant differences, which he felt had to be celebrated to ensure that diversity was at the forefront of any agenda.

been organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services between Gibraltar and Tangier. The project led

by Mark Montovio from the JM Memorial Foundation and the GCS Cultural Development Unit is in two phases.

The first phase of the exchange features an art exhibition, as well as, visits to local educational establishments by artists and performers, who will deliver various workshops in a wide range of humanities topics including art, music and languages.

The second phase of the project will see Gibraltarian artists and musicians reciprocate the exchange in April 2020.

The art exhibition ‘Tangier & Gibraltar’ took place at the John Mackintosh Hall and was opened to the public from the 3rd December by the Minister for Culture, the Hon Prof Dr John Cortes MP. The Minister for Culture said: “This cultural exchange is part of the Government’s manifesto commitment. I am delighted that Gibraltar Cultural Services, as part of its cultural development drive, have managed, together with the JM Memorial Foundation, to secure the participation of artists and musicians 80 GLOBE MAGAZINE

from Tangier. The exchange will marry both communities and integrate through culture the understanding of one another. I am very confident this exchange will be of great benefit to both artistic communities, and will be the gateway for future cultural exchanges with other small nations and neighbouring towns.”

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The day the war was stopped for Christmas Allied soldiers first thought it was a trick, but these Germans were unarmed, standing out in the open where they could be shot on a whim

“SITZKRIEG”-“PHONY WAR”; those

were the terms used to describe the September 1939 to May 1940 period, when neither side of what was to become the Second World War, was yet prepared to launch a major ground war against the other. Twenty-five years earlier things had been different, at the outbreak of “The Great War”. Had you been alive in August of 1914, you’d have witnessed what might be described as the simultaneous detonation of a continent.

When governments make war on one another, it’s the Harry and the Fritz down the street, the everyday Pierre and the Ivan, who must do the fighting; and the bleeding, and the dying!

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France alone suffered 140,000 casualties over the four day “Battle of the Frontiers”, where the River Sambre meets the Meuse. 27,000 Frenchmen died in a single day, August 22nd in the forests of the Ardennes and Charleroi.

The British Expeditionary Force escaped annihilation on August 22-23, only by the

intervention of mythic angels, at a place called Mons. In the East, a Russian army under General Alexander Samsonov was encircled and so thoroughly shattered at Tannenberg, that German machine gunners were driven to insanity at the damage inflicted by their own guns, on the milling and helpless masses of Russian soldiers. Only 10,000 of the original 150,000 escaped death, destruction or capture.

Samsonov himself walked into the woods, and shot himself. The “Race to the Sea” of midSeptember to late October was more a series of leapfrog movements and running combat, in which the adversaries tried to outflank one another. It would be some of the last major movement of the Great War, ending in the apocalypse of Ypres, in which 75,000 from

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all sides lost their lives. All along a 450-mile front, millions of soldiers dug into the ground to shelter themselves from what Private Ernst Jünger later called the “Storm of Steel”.

On the Western Front, it rained for much of November and December that first year. The no man’s land between British and German trenches was a wasteland of mud and barbed wire. Christmas Eve, 1914 dawned cold and clear. The frozen ground allowed men to move about for the first time in weeks. That evening, English soldiers heard Germans singing a Christmas carol. “Silent night; the ‘Tommies’ were the first to respond, singing ‘The First Noel”. Then both sides joined together, in a rendition of ‘O Come, all ye Faithful’.

The following day was Christmas 1914. A few German soldiers emerged from their trenches at the first light of dawn, approaching the Allies across no man’s land, calling out “Merry Christmas” in the native tongue of their adversaries. Allied soldiers first thought it was a trick, but these Germans were unarmed, standing out in the open where they could be shot on a whim. ‘Tommies’ soon climbed out of their own trenches, shaking hands with the Germans and exchanging gifts of cigarettes, food and souvenirs. In at least one sector, enemy soldiers played a friendly game of soccer.

sing-song, which “ended up with ‘Auld lang syne’, which we all, English, Scots, Irish, Prussians, Wurttenbergers, etc, joined in. It was absolutely astounding, and if I had seen it on a cinematograph film I should have sworn that it was faked!” Nearly 100,000 Allied and German troops were involved in the unofficial ceasefire of December 24-25 1914, which lasted in some sectors until New Year’s Day! A few tried to replicate the event the following year, but there were explicit orders preventing it. Captain Llewelyn Wyn Griffith recorded that after a night of exchanging carols, dawn on Christmas Day 1915 saw a “rush of men from both sides … [and] a feverish exchange of souvenirs” before the men were quickly called back by their officers. One German unit tried to leave their trenches under a flag of truce on Easter Sunday 1915. They were warned off by the British opposite them.

German soldier Richard Schirrmann wrote in December 1915, “When the Christmas bells sounded in the villages of the Vosges behind the lines …. something fantastically unmilitary occurred. German and French troops spontaneously made peace and ceased hostilities; they visited each other through disused trench tunnels, and exchanged wine, cognac and cigarettes for Westphalian black bread, biscuits and ham. This suited them so well that they remained good friends even after Christmas was over”

I intimated to him that I had taken a fancy to some of his buttons. … I brought out my wire clippers and, with a few deft snips, removed a couple of his buttons and put them in my pocket. I then gave him two of mine in exchange. … The last I saw was one of my machine gunners, who was a bit of an amateur hairdresser in civil life, cutting the unnaturally long hair of a docile Boche, who Captain Bruce Bairnsfather later wrote: “I was patiently kneeling on the ground whilst wouldn’t have missed that unique and weird the automatic clippers crept up the back of his Some will tell you, that the bitterness Christmas Day for anything. … I spotted neck.” engendered by continuous fighting made such a German officer, some sort of lieutenant I should think, and being a bit of a collector, Captain Sir Edward Hulse Bart reported a fraternization all but impossible. Yet, there

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are those, who believe that soldiers never stopped fraternizing with their opponents, at least during the Christmas season. Heavy artillery, machine gun, and sniper fire were all intensified in anticipation of Christmas truces, minimizing such events in a way that kept them out of the history books.

Even so, there is evidence of a small Christmas truce occurring in 1916, previously unknown

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to historians. 23-year-old Private Ronald MacKinnon of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry wrote home about German and Canadian soldiers reaching across battle lines near Arras, sharing Christmas greetings and trading gifts. “I had quite a good Christmas considering I was in the front line”, he wrote.

“Christmas Eve was pretty stiff, sentry-go up to the hips in mud of course. …We had a truce on Christmas Day and our German friends

were quite friendly. They came over to see us and we traded bully beef for cigars”. The letter ends with Private MacKinnon noting that “Christmas was ‘tray bon’, which means very good.”

Private Ronald MacKinnon of Toronto Ontario, Regimental number 157629, was killed barely three months later on April 9th 1917, during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

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The Saccone & Speed Trophy THE THIRD EVENT of the 2019-20 Med Golf season for the Saccone & Speed Trophy was held at the Rio Real Golf course in Marbella. The course had recovered well from the heavy rain two days prior to the event and there were very few wet patches. However, buggies were not allowed onto the fairways so players found themselves on the course for longer than normal and with much more exercise than they had planned for. Nevertheless, the weather held out and all went well on the day.

Steve Munns was Champion of the day, winner of the Saccone

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& Speed Trophy, a £150 voucher redeemable at Cohen and Massias Jewellers and agents for Tag Heuer, and a coveted Winner’s shirt that qualifies him for the Med Golf Masters at San Roque Club in July. Steve scored a very fine 37 points off handicap 11, six points clear of his nearest rival. Steve also won the best pair alongside Damian White with a combined score of 66 points.

The best gross score of 78 was posted by Matthew Bruce-Smith, handicap 0. Matthew was also the Category 1 winner with 31 points beating Louis Calvente (12.6) and Joe Sanchez (12.8) -

also with 31 points - on handicap.

The best senior with a score of 32 points was Peter Yeoman. Peter was also the Category 3 winner as recorded below.

Richard Atkinson had the longest drive and the best gross on the Par 3s was level par scored by Mike Cowburn. Les Housley won the best dressed golfer - best in show!

OUR HANDICAP CATEGORY PRIZES WERE WON AS FOLLOWS: Category 1 (handicaps 0 to 13):

The winner was Matthew BruceSmith who won entry into the Med Golf Masters and the coveted Med Golf Masters shirt as well as a set of balls and tees.

Category 2 (handicaps 14 to 21): In spite of a series of handicap cuts earned for previous good scores, especially as the Champion of the day at the last event, David Murphy won Category 2 with 31 points. As he was already qualified for the Med Golf Masters, David won a set of golf balls and tees and a 40€ Med Golf voucher.

Category 3 (handicap 22 to 30): The winner was Peter Yeoman

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Masters. Here is the current top twenty:

with a score of 32 points. Peter qualifies for the Masters and wins the coveted Masters Shirt as well as the golf ball and tee pack.

Nearest the pin winners were: Matthew Robinson, Louis Calvente, Matthew Warner and Mike Cowburn. Nearest to the pin in 2 on a par 4 was Andrew Brown and Chris Warren was nearest to the pin in 3 on a par 5.

The prizes were presented by Med Golf ’s Judith Benezrah. Guests are made very welcome at all events and are encouraged to join us and enjoy a great day out. While they are not eligible to win the trophy or category prizes, they can win the many mini-competition prizes and even a best guest prize if warranted by numbers.

THE MED GOLF MASTER QUALIFIERS

Prize winning qualifiers for the bigger and better Med Golf Masters to date are: 1. Darren Anton Event winner – El Paraiso 2. Roy Azopardi Cat 1 winner – El Paraiso 3. Ross Harkins Cat 2 winner – El Paraiso

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4. Eddie Diaz Cat 3 winner – El Paraiso 5. Chris Warren Cat 1 winner - Benalup 6. Steve Munns Event winner – Rio Real 7. Matthew Bruce-Smith Cat 1 winner – Rio Real 8. Peter Yeoman Cat 3 winner – Rio Real ORDER OF MERIT

The top ten in the Gourmet Catering Order of Merit at the end of the season, who are not listed as prize winners above, will also qualify for the Med Golf

Darren Anton Peter Yeoman Steve Munns David Murphy Javi Hunter Matthew Bruce-Smith Hans Henrik Jansen Ross Harkins Julian Valverde Miranda Grandlund Robbie Jones Joe Sanchez Sandy Casofsky Damian White Eddie Diaz Chris Warren John Hunter Louis Calvente Matthew Warner Andrew Brown INVITATION

Everyone was wished a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year by the Med Golf Team as we go into an extended Christmas break. The next event is the Bassadone Motors Trophy tournament at Alcaidesa on the Heathland on Sunday 9th February 2020. Why not get your name down now to play in the event? Details can be found on our website: medgolfmembers. com.