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Returning to normal life
Returning to normal life in the midst of a continuing pandemic. Over the last 6 months, many people have spent a lot more time indoors than normal
Advertising…What’s the point?
Advertising is an investment in the growth and the future of your business. Consumers, who buy a product or service, usually purchase from a company they knew about before their need occurred.
Chocolate Time!
Chocolate time! Starting or finishing the day, chocolate is there for you! A bar or just a piece of chocolate, maybe chocolate in a box, or drinking choc in a cup. Chocolate is easily available and it brings a moment to enjoy, at the start of the day in Gibraltar with churros maybe, although that’s a great combo anytime of day, or before turning in at the end of the day. But when it comes to the end of the day, should you drink a cup of chocolate to ensure a good night’s sleep, or, a cup of cocoa? It might seem that cocoa should be the choice, but, cocoa has no less caffeine than chocolate. People who are very sensitive to caffeine may find it affects their sleep quality if they eat dark chocolate or drink hot cocoa too close to bedtime as both the caffeine and the theobromine in the cocoa bean are stimulants. However, hot chocolate made with cocoa mix is usually less caffeinated. ..drink chocolate to start the day!.. Chocolate is made from the cocoa bean, the name of the seed found in the fruit of cacao trees, which grow near the Equator. The beans are […]
Gibtelecom Unveils Plans for 1GB
Gibtelecom unveiled the next generation in fibre technology and launched its Gigabit Gibraltar plan, bringing ‘hyper-fast’ connectivity to everyone, Gibraltar-wide
Puffins in Gibraltar?
Puffins in Gibraltar? Bird-watching during the Global Bird Weekend 17/18 Oct produced in the early counts, supported by binocular-makers Swarovski Optik, total species to date 5,725 recorded by 14,220 birders across the world and also produced some interesting questions about bird-watching, especially about migration. One of those questions, is “Where do UK puffins go in winter?” …answer is, puffins spend the autumn and winter out at sea but return to land to breed in late spring. In Gibraltar, three species of puffin have been recorded including the Atlantic puffin. In Gibraltar, three species of puffin have been recorded including the Atlantic puffin. In summer months in the North puffins will be seen in quantity in their colonies on the cliffs of Shetland and Orkney and further north in Iceland, home to more than half of the world’s puffin population but where do they go once the winter months arrive?…that, it seems, depends where the puffin colony is based but the UK’s puffins, the Atlantic puffin (fratercula arctica), spend the winter out at sea, in the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean, feeding on fish and marine invertebrates. They are well-adapted to a life lived mostly on the water and can even […]
Initiative to upcycle textile waste
Euratex unveils ReHubs initiative to upcycle textile wasteThe European textile industry is renowned for high-quality products and a front runner
Food & Drink
Chocolate Time!
Chocolate time! Starting or finishing the day, chocolate is there for you! A bar or just a piece of chocolate, maybe chocolate in a box, or drinking choc in a cup. Chocolate is easily available and it brings a moment to enjoy, at the start of the day in Gibraltar with churros maybe, although that’s a great combo anytime of day, or before turning in at the end of the day. But when it comes to the end of the day, should you drink a cup of chocolate to ensure a good night’s sleep, or, a cup of cocoa? It might seem that cocoa should be the choice, but, cocoa has no less caffeine than chocolate. People who are very sensitive to caffeine may find it affects their sleep quality if they eat dark chocolate or drink hot cocoa too close to bedtime as both the caffeine and the theobromine in the cocoa bean are stimulants. However, hot chocolate made with cocoa mix is usually less caffeinated. ..drink chocolate to start the day!.. Chocolate is made from the cocoa bean, the name of the seed found in the fruit of cacao trees, which grow near the Equator. The beans are […]
Pasticho Venezuelan Lasagne
Pasticho (Pasticho Venezolano) is the Venezuelan version of lasagne or the Greek Pastitsio. A warm and creamy lasagne using those two ingredients using those two ingredients to spice it up the Venezuelan way
Happy Vegan Month!
The start day of the annual World Vegan Month, November 1, coincides with Halloween/All Saints but the treats are healthier!
Olive oil…older than man!
Considered to have the health-giving powers of a magic elixir, even called liquid gold by some, olive oil has been available to humanity since pre-history.
Pumpkins are not only for Halloween
Before you get carving, stop and look at your pumpkin that you’re getting ready for Halloween, and reckon how you would carve out one of the largest pumpkins
Fashion & Lifestyle
Initiative to upcycle textile waste
Euratex unveils ReHubs initiative to upcycle textile wasteThe European textile industry is renowned for high-quality products and a front runner
The Rolex Yacht-Master 40
If you could buy yourself one Rolex, which you couldn’t ever sell, which one would it be? With that constraint in mind I would wager that most enthusiasts would think of many pieces
Kermit vs The Rolex Hulk
Rolex Kermit vs Hulk: What’s The Difference? When you think of Rolex, one of the first models that will come to mind is the Submariner. It’s an iconic dive watch that’s been setting the standard for underwater timekeeping since its birth in the 1950’s. Those that know Rolex even better, will know that the colour [...]
Arts & Culture
The Annual Hindu Diwali festival
The annual Hindu Diwali festival of lights symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance”.
Interview with Kelvin Hewitt
No1 Models was created in 2010 by Director/ Producer Mr. Kelvin Hewitt with an aim to set a different standard for Gibraltar.
Who was Stingy Jack?
Stingy Jack is better known as Jack-o’-Lantern and his story is a spooky one
Simon Kirkpatrick Climbs Ama Dablam
Mountain climbing enthusiast Simon Kirkpatrick scaled Ama Dablam in Nepal recently and proudly place the Gibraltar flag firmly on its summit.
Business, Finance & Fintech
Advertising…What’s the point?
Advertising is an investment in the growth and the future of your business. Consumers, who buy a product or service, usually purchase from a company they knew about before their need occurred.
5 Ways to Reduce Gibraltar’s Debt?
While Gibraltar has so far managed to escape the worse of the COVID19 crisis, the economic crisis that will follow will not be easy to escape.
Business at Lockdown
You drop out of the Civil Service or your safe job somewhere, start a business, employ one or two individuals and all is going well…COVID-19 hits the streets and the whole town is in limbo for months…’Stay at home or else!!’
Technology & Services
Gibtelecom Unveils Plans for 1GB
Gibtelecom unveiled the next generation in fibre technology and launched its Gigabit Gibraltar plan, bringing ‘hyper-fast’ connectivity to everyone, Gibraltar-wide
10 Easy steps to reduce eye strain & computer vision
We are all spending a large part of our day looking at smartphones, tablets and computer screens. Are they damaging our eyes? Many of us are experiencing ‘Computer vision syndrome’,
A Venture Capital Culture?
The successes of technology start-ups such as Uber, Airbnb and Revolut have inspired governments around the globe to support the development of national start-up ecosystems.
Environment & Sustainability
Spring forward, Fall back
The clocks go back when the Daylight Savings Time (DST) period ends each year in Autumn (October) and folk enjoy an hour longer to lie in before the start of the normal Sunday breakfast routine.
Science Education with a Twist
The Nautilus Project marine invertebrates field trips for this academic year, kicked off yesterday
Gibraltar: An Environmental Frontier
Historically positioned at the end of the known world, it was once believed that sailing out into the Atlantic Ocean would have you fall off the edge of the map and never return
Health & Fitness
Returning to normal life
Returning to normal life in the midst of a continuing pandemic. Over the last 6 months, many people have spent a lot more time indoors than normal
8 Tips for Good Eye Health
Specsavers Ópticas Marbella is celebrating a spec-tacular anniversary this year, having served its local community for all their eye health needs over the last eight year.
Stoptober
October sees the 28-day stop smoking campaign from Public Health England – this 28-day stop smoking challenge has driven
Geography & Wildlife
Puffins in Gibraltar?
Puffins in Gibraltar? Bird-watching during the Global Bird Weekend 17/18 Oct produced in the early counts, supported by binocular-makers Swarovski Optik, total species to date 5,725 recorded by 14,220 birders across the world and also produced some interesting questions about bird-watching, especially about migration. One of those questions, is “Where do UK puffins go in winter?” …answer is, puffins spend the autumn and winter out at sea but return to land to breed in late spring. In Gibraltar, three species of puffin have been recorded including the Atlantic puffin. In Gibraltar, three species of puffin have been recorded including the Atlantic puffin. In summer months in the North puffins will be seen in quantity in their colonies on the cliffs of Shetland and Orkney and further north in Iceland, home to more than half of the world’s puffin population but where do they go once the winter months arrive?…that, it seems, depends where the puffin colony is based but the UK’s puffins, the Atlantic puffin (fratercula arctica), spend the winter out at sea, in the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean, feeding on fish and marine invertebrates. They are well-adapted to a life lived mostly on the water and can even […]
Science Education with a Twist
The Nautilus Project marine invertebrates field trips for this academic year, kicked off yesterday
Popular Tourist Routes
Due to its history and geographical situation, Castellar is part of several different and attractive tourist routes.
Wetlands of the River Barbate Basin
The former La Janda lagoon used to be one of the most important and extensive wetland areas on the Iberian Peninsula.
Endemic Amphibians in the Straits Area
The Straits of Gibraltar represent one of the major areas of interest for the conservation of amphibians in Andalusia.
History & Heritage
Poppy Day, Lest We Forget
Poppy Day, Lest We Forget The poppy acts as a symbol of both Remembrance of those who have died during military conflicts and the hope for a peaceful future - as a show of support for the Armed Forces community, past and present, a paper or silk poppy, available from the Royal British Legion Gibraltar [...]
Hot Air Balloon ascent from the Rock
Hot Air Ballooning has moved on since the 1889 balloon ascent from the Rock, some 130 years ago
Spirit of Trafalgar
Each year on 21 October a ceremony is held on board HMS Victory in marking the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar
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