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Marsovin’s Cassar de Malte Magnum
Marsovin has just launched a limited edition of 255 Cassar de Malte Magnum (1.5 litre) Xampanja bottles – the first local winery to produce a traditional-method sparkling wine in this size, moving in the steps of all the great champagne houses in...
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Role of the Police in the plague of 1813
The medical duties of the officers and men of the Malta Police have varied from time to time according to the requirements and the outbreaks of disease in the Maltese islands. Their first test came in 1813 when a disastrous plague epidemic struck...
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Élysée wine sale fetches nearly triple estimate
The public auction of Élysée Palace wines saw frenzied bidding over two sessions, raising €718,000 (including auction charges) – a sizeable increase on the estimated €250,000. The auction, which took place at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris, saw the sale...
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The British Empire: what legacies?
In a recent historic reunion at Senate House, London University, academics, ambassadors and politicians from across the Commonwealth discussed what the British Empire had meant to their respective countries – the good and the bad. Henry Frendo took...
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Summer pasta
I love all varieties of pasta, but my husband is much more picky. Spaghetti Bolognese or lasagne, both with more sauce than pasta, are just about his limit, which means that if I fancy pasta but don’t want to end up making two different meals, I...
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Becoming a daddy
Impending fatherhood can give any man a bad case of the jitters. Family therapist Charlie Azzopardi guides all dads-to-be in the best way to ease into their new role, which goes way beyond the provision of money and punishment. Interacting with...
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Spaghetti with mussels
2 kilos fresh mussels3 tbsps olive oil1 small onion, roughly chopped3 cloves garlic, roughly choppedA few parsley stalks½ tsp peppercorns150 ml dry vermouth or white wine1 fennel bulb, trimmed and choppedPinch fennel seed, lightly crushed4 tbsps...
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CFDA Fashion Awards 2013
The 2013 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Fashion Awards took place at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts in New York last Monday. The annual event recognises the outstanding contributions made to American...
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A day to remember
As radio personality Jason Zammit gets ready to celebrate his first Father’s Day, Coryse Borg finds out that even the responsibilities of fatherhood haven’t killed the child in him. Father’s Day has been a special day since 1910, when it was founded...
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Lamb and pasta strudels
350 g minced lamb1 large onion, chopped2 cloves garlic, crushed100 ml red wine2 tbsps tomato paste2 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped150 ml beef stockSalt and pepper150 g small penne or rigatoni1 tbsp each fresh chopped mint and thyme1 tsp dried...
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Spring/summer collections at SYL
SYL designer wear recently presented its 2013 spring/summer collections at a fashion show at Pjazza Tigné, The Point, Sliema. The collection featured styles from Class Roberto Cavalli, with fabulous spring prints in pinks, green and purple together...
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To be or not to be a father
The trend not to register a baby’s father at birth has been on the decline recently, going back down to the levels of 10 years ago after a sharp rise in the last decade. Theology and psychology University lecturer Fr Paul Galea tells Simonne Pace...
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Farfalle with chicken and asparagus
Bundle of fresh asparagus or pack of frozen and defrostedSalt and pepper8 rashers thinly cut streaky bacon25 g butter1 onion, thinly sliced1 large whole chicken breast, cut into short stripsFlour250 ml chicken stock2 tbsps crème fraîche400 g...
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From the sand to the sky
Dubai has grown from a desert backwater to a futuristic city in the sky in just a few generations. Modern, exciting and safe, it has become the leisure and business hub of the Middle East. Dubai is easily the most tourist-friendly of the seven...
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Beauty and the polar circle
It was aboard Vagabond – the world’s smallest floating laboratory – that Daniel Kurbiel, born into a family of polar explorers, discovered what the Arctic has to offer. Inspired by scientific discoveries about the unique and incomparable properties...
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When age is just a number
Is there an ideal time to become a dad? Jo Caruana doesn’t think so, as she meets two men who prove that age is completely inconsequential when it comes to being a brilliant father. Jes Camilleri, 49, is a well-known local actor and is very...
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Pasta with smoked salmon and rocket
This simple pasta is good either hot or cold served with a spoonful of sour cream or crème fraîche. 400 g pasta spirals or twists4 tbsps extra virgin olive oil1 tbsp lemon juice½ tsp sugarSalt and pepper200 g pack smoked salmon, torn into strips4...
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Emirates to Libya, and on to Dubai
Emirates’ Dubai-Tripoli flights, due to restart on September 1, will stop in Malta every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday on their way to the Libyan capital. However, they will depart Tripoli for Dubai and not Malta, as was implied in last Sunday’s...
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New Dior Addict Gloss collection
Dior is shaking up the quiet, mid-season period between its spring and summer collections with a new launch: the Dior Addict Gloss. Described as ‘a declaration of love for fashion’, the collection of couture, high-octane lip glosses create a...
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Filling dad’s boots
Local sportsmen Miguel Ciantar and Matthew Asciak have not only inherited their fathers’ sporting genes, but also the support and experience that come from people who know what it is to take sports seriously. David Schembri spoke to them and their...
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