SECURE LUXURY LIVING Issue 7 2012
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DAINFERN SECURE LUXURY LIVING issue 7 2012 Swartberg’s Gourmet Cycle Tour • Changing Your Teenager The Downside of Diet Drugs • Can Women Have It All? Bring your Corporate Functions to Life www.fourwaysmall.co.za Follow us on Fourways Mall - Motor Show A4 Poster - FULL PAGE ADVERT OUTLINES.indd 1 2012/06/27 6:49 PM CONTENTS LIFESTYLE 52 Photography Tips 14 Gardening 28 SWEAT 1000 opens at Nicolway 47 Book Reviews 51 30 James Clarke – Garden Gnomes 52 CORPORATE NEWS Bringing your Corporate 23 ESTATE NEWS Functions to Life From the Chairman 5 Avianto Village 24 From the General Manager 6 Boot Camps for Corporates 26 Dainfern College 10 ESTATE LIVING From the Golf Pro 8 Dainfern Running Club – 13 41 Barbara Mulcahy Resident Spotlight – Cal Davison 19 TRAVEL Swartberg Gourmet Experience 30 13 ON THE HOME FRONT LIFESTYLE FOR HER One stop Building Centre 32 Can women have it all? 43 Creative ideas for your Pool 35 The downside of Diet Drugs 45 Custom-made Living Environments 37 Furniture Trends 39 LIFESTYLE FOR KIDS Opening of Vendange at Design Quarter 41 How to change your teenager 49 Dainfern Magazine is published by EIA Publishing (Pty) Ltd on behalf of Dainfern Estate and in association with the Dainfern Homeowners Association.The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Dainfern Homeowners Association, the Estate, the publisher, nor of the companies themselves EIA Publishing Offi ce: 011 327 4062 www.eiapublishing.co.za Publisher: Nico Maritz [email protected] Editor: Bev Hermanson 071 205 9502 [email protected] Marketing Manager: Martin Fourie 072 835 8405 [email protected] Advertising sales: Alexandra Kennedy 082 336 5060 [email protected]; Ross Speirs 082 454 1474 [email protected]; Herman Steytler: 082 331 3523 [email protected] Production co-ordinator: Pauline de Souza [email protected] Design: Lynea Evans, [email protected] Resident Photography: George Proxenos [email protected] 1 DAINFERN landrover.co.za Experience the new Range Rover Evoque in a 2.0 petrol or 2.2 diesel. Choose between the ultimate luxury of the Prestige model, or the sporty assertiveness of the Dynamic. Available in 5-door or 3-door coupe. LAND ROVER WATERFORD Tel: 011 658 1445 Email: [email protected] 5 DAINFERN landrover.co.za ESTATE NEWS Experience the new Range Rover Evoque in a 2.0 petrol FROM THE CHAIRMAN or 2.2 diesel. Choose between the ultimate luxury of COSTA SPHERIS the Prestige model, or the sporty assertiveness of the Dynamic. Available in 5-door or 3-door coupe. ANTICIPATING THE RAIN e are already in the snow. As we head towards the Before we know it, we could be third quarter of the rainy season there’s a little faced with extensive water damage year and we have trepidation over how wet it will in areas where the storm water finds seen many exciting be and whether we will be faced no way to go. Wevents unfold. The Proteas with floods. have once again reached the In preparing for the rains, it’s a pinnacle of the world cricket When building a large residential good idea to make sure that your rankings. The Olympic team estate, the environmentalists and gutters and drains are kept clear members have returned well engineers spend a considerable of debris. This should be monitored satisfied with their performance. amount of time looking at how hard on an ongoing basis throughout The Sharks made it all the way to surfaces influence the storm water the rainy season as blocked gutters the final of the Vodacom Super runoff across the landscape. can result in water damming up in Rugby Series and Ernie Els won the Roads, pathways and rooftops all the roof, causing discoloration LAND ROVER WATERFORD British Open Golf Championships. cause faster runoff and if there is on ceiling boards and down the Tel: 011 658 1445 no way for the surrounding ground walls. As the saying goes, Email: [email protected] Our winter this year was full of to absorb the storm water, one can prevention is better than cure and surprises – unseasonably mild experience flooding over and above being prepared for the long awaited midday highs, some severe cold the rush of water flowing through rain may save a lot of heartache in spells and then a sprinkling of the river. the long run. 5 DAINFERN ESTATE NEWS FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER REG BERNSTEIN PROPERTY SECTOR DITCHING TRADITIONAL BANK FINANCING Capital markets ideal for raising funds. ome South African listed “We see the use of alternative Hyprop Financial Director, property companies have funding of debt as a major Laurence Cohen. “The R700m which moved towards increasing contributor to the next phase of was raised will replace existing their exposure to debt distribution growth for the listed bank debt, thereby broadening the Scapital markets to secure short property funds,” he says. sources of debt, while at the same term and long term funding. This is “Growthpoint (SA’s largest listed time reducing the overall cost of seen as positive as this form of property company) has been funding,” he says. funding is cheaper than traditional leading the property sector in using bank debt. unsecured commercial bond issues Mr Cohen says Hyprop has to fund a portion of their debt.” succeeded in reducing its average Resilient Property Income Fund cost of debt over the past few CEO, Des de Beer says his Last month, retail-focussed property years through pro-active debt company is aiming to get 50% of company Hyprop Investments management and entry into the its debt from capital markets. “This made its debut in the bond mar- debt capital market should provide is a worldwide trend. If you look ket with an issuance of R700m additional flexibility. at all the blue-chip property in unsecured debt. The company funds, they all use capital markets to issued R300m worth of three-month Stanlib head of property funds raise funds. The advantage is or short term unsecured notes and Keillen Ndlovu says companies or that this is unsecured debt and you R400m worth of long term or funds such as Resilient, Redefine, are not tying your assets to debt,” three-year unsecured bonds under Growthpoint, Capital and Premium he says. its newly established R5bn domestic are all going this route. “The cost medium term note programme. The of funding is cheaper than the Alternative Real Estate fund initial issuance which was listed on traditional bank debt,” he says, “and manager, Maurice Shapiro says the bond exchange of the JSE the funding rates are over 150 basis that funding via the bonds market was well received by institutional points lower. To play in this space is far more transparent than via investors and was 3,8 times the fund or company has to be rated conventional banking lines, which oversubscribed. (by rating agencies) and we are means listed property funds are likely to see more listed property able to access debt at even more “We are very pleased with the companies getting rated in order to attractive rates. pricing that was achieved,” says participate.” Source: Thabang Mokopanele, Property Editor Financial Mail. 6 DAINFERN 6 DAINFERN ESTATE LIVING By Ed Holding FROM THE GOLF PRO CHOOSING A GOLF SHOE Today you are faced with a number of choices when choosing a golf shoe. There are Classic, Athletic and now Spikeless or Casual. Each category offers slightly different benefi ts to you. NOT JUST FOR ATHLETES: ATHLETIC GOLF SHOES Athletic golf shoes have emerged from the innovations that have occurred in footwear across a large range of CLASSIC, TRADITIONAL, sports. When you try on an Athletic SPIKELESS GOLF SHOE pair for the fi rst time you’ll immediately YOU STILL WANT PROGRESS Several golfers have asked me about notice that they feel lighter. That adds Classic golf shoes are the most formal. the new Spikeless golf shoes on the to a feeling of comfort over the round, They have what we would describe market. I get the sense that many are especially when compared to lower as a traditional appearance. Some very interested in the comfort priced classic golf shoes. are even stuck in the tradition of fl at opportunity, while others are dubious soles. They also usually have more about the suitability on the golf course, You’ll also probably notice a slightly cleats - the thinking being you will get especially in rainy conditions. Many wider forefoot and narrower heel area. more traction, but again innovation has have asked whether the shoes will Turn the shoe over and you’ll see a moved this thinking on. prevent you from slipping or not. I am combination of traditional cleats and sure that, with the rubber outsoles and lugs. You’ll also probably see, on the These shoes will be heavier certainly rubber grips, they’ll hold the ground just higher priced models, lugs on the outer than the Casual shoes now on the fi ne in almost all conditions. sole to create more balance for those market and usually heavier than the that want to swing harder at the golf Athletic shoes you’ll fi nd and in most However, the questions ought to ball. The soles on Athletic shoes are cases, the soles do not have fl ex include the subject of balance in the also of a thermoplastic design rather zones built into them. golf swing. There is a real need in the than leather. That allows the sole to backswing to get the weight over the have fl exibility zones to support more There is a much greater understanding ‘inside’ of the right foot.