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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2015 Sport 55 MOTOGP SAILING Public Hearings The Malta Council for Economic and Social Development (MCESD) is organising a series of public hearings as part of the project entitled "Moving towards a more effective Social and Civil Dialogue". Public Hearing in Malta - 20th October 2015 0830hrs – 1630hrs ! Topic: Role of civil society to economic and social wellbeing Public Hearing in Gozo - 23rd October 2015 1700hrs- 2030hrs Topic: Gozo in Europe... Job Opportunities Public Hearing in Gozo- 30th October 2015 1700hrs- 2030hrs Topic: The Role of volunteering in the Gozo identity For further details and registration kindly send an email to info.mcesd@gmail.com or call on 22003300. Operational Programme II – Cohesion Policy 2007-2013 Empowering People for More Jobs and a Better Quality of Life Advert part-financed by the European Union European Social Fund (ESF) Co-Financing rate: 85% EU Funds; 15% National Funds Investing in your future Appreciation: Arthur Podesta ADRIAN ZAMMIT TABONA WITH a sad and heavy heart I bid farewell to Arthur. I have been blessed with hav- ing crossed paths with Arthur a great many years ago. I was hugely fortunate that Arthur be- came my brother-in-law. He was a sailor, but, most of all Arthur was a true, real and dear friend of mine. Arthur became a mentor to many, a chap that had the gift of teaching and sharing. I learnt a great many things from him, without actually realising it at the time. I knew a bit about boats when we were young. Spending time with Arthur on the sea and in his company taught me much more than just about boats. I learnt about the gentle wisps of wind that approached when be- calmed. I learnt about the stars, the clouds and of being aware of all that surrounded us when out of sight of land. About what was around us when anchored in a quiet anchorage off some remote island. Arthur was always ready to give a helping hand. He was a steady rock for whoever needed his support, a loyal and strong individual, a man that was con- nected to the sea, the sky, the stars, the wind and the land in a most special way – he loved the elements and loved life. Above all Arthur loved his be- loved family, a true family man who was so proud of his beau- tiful wife Kristine (Job) and his three wonderful children, Maya, Aaron and Christoph with whom he shared his great pas- sion for sailing. Together they made a fantastic team and I have no doubt that Arthur will carry on sailing with them in spirit. Arthur always made it a point of taking up and coming young sailors with him on races to- gether with his children giving them the experience of racing, often having the youngest crew member on board. Synonymous with the Rolex Middle Sea Race, Arthur is the unique holder of an award for having participated in all 35 editions of the internationally prestigious race. This year's race will be very dif- ferent for most of us, especially for Maya, Aaron and Christoph who will be racing 'Elusive' in this magnificent race without their legend father for the first time. Arthur, I will miss your com- pany – our laughs, adventures and chats. We lost you too soon my dear friend and our lives have changed dramatically but we will carry you in our hearts always. Arthur, you can count on my love and support for Kristine and your lovely children as your journey commences to calmer seas. Rest well dear friend – till we meet again. Arthur Podesta Lorenzo on pole after dramatic duel with Valentino Rossi Jorge Lorenzo came out on top in an epic duel with his teammate and title rival Valentino Rossi to take his 4th pole of the season MOVISTAR Yamaha's Lorenzo enjoyed an incredible duel with Rossi during the 15-minute Q2 session, eventually coming out on top by just 0.081s. The Spaniard, who has topped every session so far at the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, ended up setting the fast- est ever lap by a MotoGP™ bike around the 4.8km Twin Ring Mo- tegi despite the cloudy and cool conditions (Track temp. 25˚C). Lorenzo set a 1'43.790 on his final flying lap, knocking over seven- tenths off Andrea Dovizioso's 2014 Pole Record (1'44.502). The man who trails Rossi by just 14 points in the standings utilised a two-stop strategy after experienc- ing some front-end issues on his first run. Rossi knew he had to put in a good qualifying performance to not let Lorenzo get away at the front during Sunday's race, after Lorenzo has led from flag to flag during his 6 wins this season. The Italian managed to take over a sec- ond off his best time in practice to start from second on the grid in only his fourth front row start of the season and best Qualifying performance since Assen. It was also the first time the Movistar Yamaha team have managed a 1-2 in Qualifying this season and the two teammates were the only ones to break the 1'44 barrier. Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez (+0.426s) impressed despite riding with a broken bone in his left hand to finish third fastest. It is the 13th time this season the reigning Mo- toGP™ champion has been on the front row. The Ducati Team duo of Andrea Dovizioso (+0.532s) and Andrea Iannone (+0.646s) were next up in fourth and fifth respectively as they made use of an extra set of aerodynamic winglets on their GP15's and the extra soft tyre. It was Dovizioso's best qualifying performance since the Catalan GP, while Iannone showed no ill effects of his re-dislocated shoul- der to start from the second row for the sixth time this season. Marquez's teammate Dani Ped- rosa (+0.792s) will start from the back of the second row after im- proving his time best time from practice by over 1.3 seconds in Q2. It is the third consecutive time that the Spaniard has lined up on the second row of the grid this year. Team Suzuki Ecstar's Aleix Es- pargaro was seventh as he also benefitted from the extra soft tyre, ahead of Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) on the leading Satellite bike in eighth. Monster Yamaha Tech 3's Bradley Smith will start from 9th, despite crashing twice during the session. The Brit went down at turn 5 and the turn 12 af- ter also crashing in FP3, but still managed to complete 5 laps in the session. Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar) completed the top ten after making it through from Q1 along side EG 0,0 Marc VDS's Scott Red- ding, who will start from 12th. Wildcard Katsuyuki Nagasuka (Yamaha Factory Racing Team) will start from 15th, with Hec- tor Barbera on the Avintia Racing Ducati the leading open class rid- er in 18th. Aspar MotoGP Team's Eugene Laverty and Nicky Hayden will start from 20th and 21st re- spectively as just 0.092s separated the teammates. E-Motion IodaRacing Team's Alex De Angelis had earlier brought out the red flag in FP4 as he crashed heavily between turns 9 & 10 and was airlifted to Dokkyo Hospital for treatment. Jorge Lorenzo