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Editor's Note: One hundred and one years ago this month, from April 24 to 29, the Easter Rising took place, changing the nation of Ireland forever. In the run up to that historic anniversary, we take a look back at some significant incidents and snippets from that time - from newspapers coverage to little-known facts, individual acts of heroism to how the actions of those who lost their lives changed history.
The letters of a mother in Dublin, writing to her son who was missing in action in the Balkans in 1916, have been published online.
Mary Martin, from Monkstown, Dublin, wrote letters to her missing son, starting in January 1916. Shortly before this time, she had been told that her son, Charlie, a soldier with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, was missing on the Salonika front.
The wealthy Catholic mother of 12 children wrote letters to her son in a diary recording the daily activities of her family and friends against the backdrop of the Easter Rising in Dublin and the ongoing First World War.
In total, there were 132 diary entries. She wrote them to her son in the hope that when, and if, he returned from the war he would be able to catch up with the daily goings on of his family in Dublin.
In her first diary entry she said, “Since I heard you were missing as well as wounded, it has occurred to me to write the diary in the form of a letter. We hope to hear from you soon.”
Martin’s diary ended on May 25 1916. By this time, she had been told that her 20-year-old son had been captured and killed the previous December.
Director of the project, Professor Susan Schreibman said, “It is a very poignant collection, written by a woman whose experiences were similar to many mothers of the time.
“The diary was never meant for public consumption, so it is very candid. These were ordinary people going through extraordinary times.”
She added that the project “provides a model of how we can bring alive historical treasures too infrequently seen by the public.”
The project was launched in 2012 at Trinity College Dublin by Ireland’s Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht of the time, Jimmy Deenihan. Minister Deenihan said at the launch, “This online edition is a rich source for anyone interested in Irish history, military history, women’s history and genealogy and takes its place within a collection of other publicly available online resources that shed light on Ireland’s complicated past.”
In the diary, Mary Martin writes about how news of the Easter Rising travelled from Dublin city center out to the South Dublin coastal town of Monkstown.
On Tuesday, April 25 1916, she wrote, “A very quiet peaceful day here but we hear (no newspapers published or mails arriving) that the Sinn Féiners are still in possession of GPO, & Westland Row & are defying the military. They say several people have been killed & that the GPO has changed hands a couple of times.”
The next day she continues, “Still no authentic news but it appears the Sinn Féiner still hold the City.”
“It is predicted food will get very scarce so ordered what I can conveniently get. No mail boat came in so there is no tidings of the boys. In the afternoon I went to the Tea Rooms we had a good many soldiers & sailors mostly of Staffordshire regiment. This has been a glorious day it is too terrible to think how it is being desecrated with murders & pillage for of course the mob is looting the shops.”
Her entry on April 28 shows the stark juxtaposition between the city center and military life and Martin’s own domestic settings.
She writes, “It is reported that Connolly & Countess Markievicz & Sheehy Skeffington have been shot. The boys marked out the Tennis Court so I presume play will now begin for the Season.”
The 132 entries were transcribed and annotated by postgraduate students of the M. Phil. in Digital Humanities and Culture in Trinity College Dublin and postgraduate students from University College Cork (UCC). The database features photographs and historical context in addition to the diary entries.
The team used multiple resources to expand on and detail the Martin family’s historic life.
Sister Isabelle Smyth of the Medical Missionaries of Mary, an order founded by Martin's daughter Marie, helped the team to provide biographical background on the family.
Sr Maura O’Donohue, who nursed Martin before her death in 1955, was present at the launch of the diary. She spoke about Martin saying that she was “very gracious, serene and quiet lady, who had great love for her children”. Larry and Clive C. Martin, two of Mary Martin’s surviving relatives, were also present.
The diary can be viewed on Trinity College’s website here.
* Originally published October 2012.

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Cameron’s cosplay–dressing like a fictional character–is finally starting to earn her attention–attention she hopes to use to get into the CalTech costume department for college. But when she wins a major competition, she inadvertently sets off a firestorm of angry comments from male fans in Chaotic Good.
When Cameron’s family moves the summer before her senior year, she hopes to complete her costume portfolio in peace and quiet away from the abuse. Unfortunately, the only comic shop in town–her main destination for character reference–is staffed by a dudebro owner who challenges every woman who comes into the shop.
At her twin brother’s suggestion, Cameron borrows a set of his clothes and uses her costuming expertise to waltz into the shop as Boy Cameron, where she’s shocked at how easily she’s accepted into the nerd inner sanctum. Soon, Cameron finds herself drafted into a D&D campaign alongside the jerky shop-owner Brody, friendly (almost flirtatiously so) clerk Wyatt, handsome Lincoln, and her bro Cooper, dragged along for good measure.
But as her “secret identity” gets more and more entrenched, Cameron’s portfolio falls by the wayside–and her feelings for Lincoln threaten to make a complicated situation even more precarious. (via Goodreads)
I received an eARC of Chaotic Good from Netgalley, courtesy of Knopf, in exchange for an honest review.
Chaotic Good is a lighthearted romance that deals with some heavy topics. Overall, I really liked it, but felt it could have done a little more to make the stakes feel real.
Chaotic Good needs content warnings for internet harassment, doxing, crossdressing by a cisgender character, gender-antagonistic comments & behavior, slutshaming, and death threats.
I loved the comic aspect of this book. I didn’t know it was in there, and it was a nice surprise! It was a perfect way to tie the authors art into the story in a way that felt fresh and fun.
I also loved that D&D became a family event, bringing their dad and his friends into the circle as well. When I was growing up, my dad used to carry around graph paper and pens and would draw out maps and build a small campaign at almost every family gathering. My brother’s actually a DM now, which is amusing for me. It was a great throwback.
I felt like the twins’ nicknames were a little overused. I’ve never used a nickname for my sibling during fights the way did, and it was a little overly twinny. That’s a minor complaint though.
My other minor complaint was that it never really felt like the threats or harassment were real to me. Cam was working so hard to minimize the issues and threats that it made me as a reader feel like they weren’t a big problem. Since they were a major part of the high stakes event in Chaotic Good, that made it fall a little bit flat.
However, I loved the group of characters. I loved that Cam wasn’t willing to just let Brody be an ass, and that Brina got to have some agency of her own.
Overall, I liked Chaotic Good. If this D&D cosplay contemporary sounds up your alley, you can pick up a copy of Chaotic Good for yourself on Amazon or Indiebound!

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With a little Ray of Light, Madonna fell into electronica — or, at least, her version of it — and the early word on the follow-up to that album was that she would burrow even deeper into subterranean dance grooves. The rumors were all but confirmed when one cut, ”Music,” was bootlegged over the Internet this summer. Even amid its scratchy, boot-quality sound, the song felt like a seductive middle ground between the past (’80s electro) and present (house). Then the track was officially released, with cover art depicting Maddy not as a space-age vixen but, of all non sequiturs, as a rhinestone cowgirl. Techno? Country? Where was all this going?
The same question can be asked of the album, also called Music. It opens with that single, which grows more intricate and dizzying each passing second, thanks to French techno producer Mirwais Ahmadzai. Even as Madonna tosses off her inconsequential lyrics (”When the music starts/I never wanna stop”), Mirwais (who, like his employer, goes only by his first name) devilishly cranks up pingponging synths, heart-monitor beeps, and electronic sirens, and his bass lines hit your chest with a hard thwack. These French electronicists and their humor: It must be something in the Seine.
Helming 6 of the 10 tracks, Mirwais — a 39-year-old ex-punker with a fondness for folktronica — is the record’s dominant musical force. In fact, his own maniacal European album, Production (released in Europe early this year and scheduled for Stateside unveiling in January), serves as a blueprint for Music. On the second cut, ”Impressive Instant,” Madonna doles out her dippiest lyrics in ages (”Cosmic systems intertwine/Astral bodies drip like wine”), but Mirwais goes all out, encasing her in a jet-stream, hard-disco beat and continually contorting her voice. On this sort of musical whirlybird, you can practically see the producer wildly twiddling synthesizer knobs to find the most whacked-out sounds he can, before running over to yet another machine in search of more sonic dementia. His approach isn’t especially deep, but it’s a good match for Y2K Madonna. An over-40 mother of two, she can no longer startle us with image or lifestyle, especially when her competition is Eminem and crafty girls two decades her junior. All that’s left is to surprise us with music, which the Mirwais tracks do.
If only the entire album were so bold. With several other producers pitching in, it’s her most patchwork record since the Sean Penn years. Music burps and thumps harder than Ray of Light, and it allows her moments of playful humor absent from that dour, albeit vital, predecessor. But it doesn’t have the cohesiveness of Light or 1994’s Bedtime Stories, and it commits a heretofore unimaginable Madonna sin: Like its title, it’s a little drab.


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Bingo originated from Italy in the early 15th century and was earlier known as” le lotto”. Wealthy Frenchman and other aristocracies traditionally played them. It gets more popularized in the 19th century by Edwin S Lowe in us. He played the game at a carnival in Georgia, where this game was known as ” beano” due to beans used to mark numbers. Bingo is purely a chance game. And it’s straightforward yet exciting. It doesn’t require many strategies, but it does call for quick thinking and fast action. The main of this game is to match the combination of letters and numbers on a gridded card to the variety drawn and first fill strategy. Here we will explain bingo lottery game rules in detail, but before that, let us have a slight idea about this game.
Basic Terminology of this game
Bingo Card: Bingo card is one of the classic games in which Bingo cards are flat pieces of cardboard or paper containing 25 squares arranged in five vertical and five horizontal columns. Each space in the grid has a number, except the middle square, designed as ” free space. A player can win this by completing a row, column, or diagonal. It is divided into a grid with the letter BINGO as a separate column. You can find each letter is a number that corresponds with a series of numbers from 1 to 75.
1. Ball Blower: A bingo ball blower is an air-blowing machine that mixes 75 numbered balls, which are removed and called out at a time.
2. Strip: Bingo cards come in ‘ strips, which is a vertical column of 3 Bingo cards.
3. The Book: Bingo books consist of strips of bingo cards which range from strip 1 to 6 strips with 3 and 18 per page. Each page of the book resembles a different bingo game with a different theme.
4. Session Program: We usually play it in the evening schedule. Paper is generally handed out at the center and kept in front of players. The basic pattern of this game is to present the order of games, the prize for each game, and the line or pattern required for winning the match.
5. Caller: The person who calls out the number to the players and stops the game when Bingo is called.
6. Dauber: It is a unique marker used to mark or dab the number on a card, as the caller calls it.
7. Flashboard: A flashboard displays each number and as it is getting announced.
Bingo Lottery Game Basic Rules:
- Every individual requires their scorecard.
- Letter-number combination should be clear to everyone present in the game.
- Players can choose the caller.
- Scoreboards pass to all the players – each player needs at least one scorecard. Even players can use more than one scorecard as long as they maintain it.
- Bingo chips will be distributed among all the players- Bingo chips are used to cover the squares scoreboard. Bingo chips can be any piece of paper or coins. You can also use Poker chips.
- Chips will be kept on the square in the center of all scoreboards.
- Numbers and letters are given to the caller when they call out in the game.
Details of Game:
- The caller should read out a letter-number combination loudly without looking, and read it out loud and pardon the combination until everyone hears it.
- The chip should be kept on the scorecard on letter or number – after the caller reads out the letter-number combination, the player should check the scoreboard if that combination is present. If it is present, it should be covered with chips.
- The game should be played until any player gets chips in a row on their scoreboard. – a player wins if they get five covered squares in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row.
- Players should call out Bingo immediately after they get 5 square in a row.
- After someone wins the game, the rest players should clean their scoreboard and take all the chips off their scoreboard. New games should always be played on a clear board.
- All letter-number combinations should mix up well before the next game.
Odds: The odds of winning Bingo mainly depends on two main factors :
- The number of cards involved in the game.
- The numbers of balls pick up by dealers.
In Bingo, the more cards in the game, the lower would be odd of winning. The odds are calculated by taking the number of cards playing divided by the total number of cards in play. So if 100 cards are in a game and the player has only one card, then the odds of the game are 1 in 100.
Different Variations of The Game:
1.U- pick them Bingo – A common form of Bingo game. This game allows players to mark the numbers they wish to monitor for a win. This game is similar to Keno, a game invented in China.
2. Shotgun bingo – also known as quickie bingo, turbo bingo- is often played between regular games. The cards will be sold separately from the main game package.
3. Quick shot bingo – in quick shot bingo game numbers, players purchase sealed bingo cards, and then cards are pre-drawn. Suppose the card matched against the pre-drawn numbers. If a specified pattern appears, then the player usually wins a prize according to a prize table.
4. Facebook bingo – bingo on Facebook differs from traditional online or land-based bingo games. Most games feature ‘ power-ups,’ which give individual players an advantage on winning the game when using such power-ups.’
5. Horse racing bingo – up to 15 players are randomly issued a number from 1 to 15, which corresponds with the top row of the bingo flashboard. Numbers are then drawn, and the first person to have all five numbers in their column be drawn wins.
6. Table bingo – this is a casino like a table game but runs on the principle of Bingo where players mark and monitor matrices cards with chips. Casino games like roulette, acey duecy, and money wheel have bingo counterparts permitted to be played under bingo licenses in any part of the world.
Rules of Bingo Lottery Detail Explanation
The basic rules of Regular Bingo games outline the standard rules applicable to all different varieties of bingo games managed and conducted at the bingo center unless these traditional rules are different in comparison to any specific written rules for any particular variation of the game.
A)If a particular bingo game has specific written rules governing its rules of play, the exact written rules will take precedence over the general rules.
- Arrangement of numbers needs to be covered on bingo paper to win the game, and the prize for each game will be announced to the players.
- a) Player will declare as the winner of the game if they have covered all the numbers which are needed to make a pattern b) A player does not need to have the last number called to be declared as the winner.
- When a player claims to have won, It is necessary to check the winning arrangement of numbers covered on the bingo paper before a prize is paid out.
- It can be done by audible call back of the numbers that players on the bingo paper cover in the immediate presence of one(1) or more neutral players.
- By using the bingo caller’s electronic verification system and visually confirming the numbers covered on the bingo paper.
- After a winner’s name is out, the caller shall inquire clearly and audibly three (3) times of the players whether any other players claim to be a winner of that game. The caller can declare afterward to close the game if he doesn’t find any other winner.
- No claim of a player to have won a game shall be valid if made after the game has been closed
- The total prize, as announced by the caller, shall be paid to a winner or winner. The caller must disclose the amount and the number of winners for each game b)In case of more than one winner, rewards shall be divided equally amongst all players having obtained a valid bingo.
- If the actual number on the ball is not the called number, it shall be the official number for the game, which is termed the miscalled number. Any claim by a player is considered false if they use a miscalled number and shall be disallowed.
- a) A handwritten, electronic printed, or record are kept for each bingo game as it helps to outline the order in which the numbers were called for each match held during the bingo event will be produced. Anyone (1) method is required, not all three. b) If they find an error while verifying bingo paper, the game will be closed. Afterward, it can be reconstructed by identifying the number as previously called using the official record. The game will go on until won by a player.
- If a game has been closed due to a miscalled number, there is no valid winner. Afterward, it can be reconstructed by identifying the number as previously called using the official record. The game will go on until won by a player.
- House Rules or Bingo Game guides are available or displayed at the bingo center.
- The person must need be of age 19 or to play Bingo or any other game of chance.
- The number appearing on the monitor must be called by the bingo caller before it is valid.
- It is the player’s responsibility to yell Bingo and be heard by the caller. “BINGO” must be called and heard by the caller before announcing “Game Closed” to be valid.
- Wild Number: A wild number is determined by a specific ball ordinal, called in a particular game of Bingo that allows wild numbers as detailed on the written bingo program. A typical use would be “3rd number wild, “It shows wild number indicator ball is the third number called in the game. Any number ending in the trailing number (rightmost digit) of the wild number indicator ball is then automatically called a group in ascending numerical order.
For example, if the third picked number is N37, all numbers ending in 7 will qualify as a wild number. In the Bingo lottery game, wild numbers are selected as a group but in ascending numerical order. Therefore, an N37 wild number indicator ball results in wild numbers of B7, I17, I27, G47, G57, and O67.

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Fashion is a way of dressing and is also a social movement. It varies according to age, social class, generation, occupation and geography. Fashion trends are often based on or inspired by popular culture. Fashion can also be influenced by a designer’s heritage and cultural background. A person’s style can also reflect their personality. For some people, fashion is a very important part of their lives and they always keep up with new trends.
For example, if a person wants to look stylish they may wear a certain color of clothes or use specific hair styles. This is because the style they wear will give other people an idea of who they are. In addition, fashion changes over time. The way a person dresses is usually affected by their family, friends, and coworkers. For example, someone who is in a relationship with someone who follows the latest fashions may change their style to match their partner’s.
Many people believe that fashion changes as a result of societal change. Others think that it is due to the interests of designers and manufacturers. It has been suggested that shifts in fashion encourage materialistic consumerism, and that the popularity of a particular style can cause economic problems for some consumers.

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Have you ever flashed a lighter in front of a millennial in appreciation for the music that was on? They will look at you like you are a lunatic. They live their introverted, complicated, technology filled and often depressive lives on the Apple iPhones. They wouldn’t know what to do with a lighter even if they had been somehow convicted of felony arson.
The concept of the record store is about as equally complicated for the youth of America these days. Generation X spent every penny they could beg, borrow or steal at places like Tower Records, Sam Goody or Virgin Mega Store in hopes of growing their music collections larger and larger. The money spent was impressive. When we were in college here in Los Angeles, we’d travel to mainstream and boutique record stores all over town buying, trading and going ga-ga over Compact Discs. Meaningful car payments were made not lease a 3-Series BMW but buying Sting, Rush or Peter Gabriel records.
Collecting records died as people literally stole more and more music from peer-to-peer services like LimeWire and Napster. These crappy MP3 rips (today’s MP3s aren’t bad sounding at all as they are far more evolved as a compressed music format in 2022-23) than they were back in the day. What the problem was is that the morons that ran the music industry couldn’t get away from the Goose That Laid The Golden Egg in that they couldn’t tell an artist like perhaps Elton John that he couldn’t have the same cut of an album sale in that his albums were worth $9.99 not $16.99. Consumers spoke more loudly than pony-tailed, coke-snorting Baby Boomer record executives when they took to their dial-up Internet and started paying ZERO to download the same record. Did it have cover art? No. Did it have 16 bit – 44.1 MHz resolution? Nope – it was a crappy MP3 but just as many of us did when recording our favorite songs from FM radio to an internal cassette deck inside of our 1980s boom box – it was free so crappy resolution was somehow OK. The record industry needed to price music correctly but they failed and their sales went domestically in the United States in the late 1990s from $38,000,000,000 to $11,000,000,000. Ouch. 85 precent of those 38 billion in sales was from Compact Discs. Less than a decade later the landlords were boarding up Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard and sub-leasing the Laurel Canyon Virgin Mega Store for a Bed Bath and Beyond or some bullshit like that.
Collecting music today is a complicated value proposition in that streaming services from the likes of Apple, Amazon Music, Qobuz, Tidal, Pandora, Spotify and others offer – for about the price of ONE Compact Disc – access at CD quality or higher… to EVERY recording ever made. Inside. Why collect music, some argue?
Others who are burned out on digital devices, “blue screens” and new technology are reverting back to playing LPs. Yes, vinyl records. The retro, anti-technology is as easy to understand as why The Unabomber was sending explosive devices in the U.S. mail but it IS happening. (the record collecting – not the bombs as they caught that guy in a shit-hole shed in Montana years ago and stuck him in a hole in the ground prison cell under a mountain in Colorado). Vinyl has very limited dynamic range thus can barely playback HALF of the dynamic range of a hard-hit snare drum when a Compact Disc can capture it all. Vinyl has a “warmth” to its sound so says audiophiles but that is actually distortion from the physical stylus vibrating in the groove of the 100 year old vinyl technolgy. So why would an audiophile think that they need to spend $10,000 on an audiophile preamp or monoblock power amp that have 0.000000% thrermo-harmonic distortion? They shouldn’t because vinyl is anything but Hi-Res. Today’s digital files that cost as much as CD or that can be streamed at places like Amazon Music and Qobuz are EXACT replicas of the master tape. Not a bit of sound is missing but audiophiles are, yet again stuck in the past. They always have been and always will be. A new generation will need to take over for them and that revolution is already underway.
The concept of collecting music might be best put on a local hard drive or on the cloud. Compact Discs are sonically superior to LPs. HD files are even better and they go on the cloud or your three terabyte local solid state hard drive with ease. You can buy used CDs on eBay.com or at the local record store for a dollar or two. They can be borrowed (and actually legally ripped) from a local library. For $100, you can have one HELL of a hard drive filled with music.
These are some new ways to look at music collecting in the modern world.


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Bridge Studio, Art Director
Bridge Studio is the strategic content agency for The Bridge, the commercial sales department at News UK.
We create campaigns for our clients and agencies that harness emotions to change how people think, feel and act around commercial brands. We do this by telling stories that entertain, excite and inspire across all platforms: digital, print, video, social, audio, events and more.
We craft editorial content that forges powerful connections with the audiences reached by News UK's news-brands and channels: The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, Wireless radio, Unruly and Storyful.
The Bridge Studio design team works with creative leads, picture editors and sub-editors to think up, create and deliver the best blend of editorial and branded cross-platform content.
Our wide range of creative design expertise and diverse skillsets give Bridge Studio the ability to create inspirational and innovative design work.
The art director is responsible for ensuring the design team delivers creative to the highest possible standard across print, digital editions, online, social and beyond - and pioneers new techniques, products, skillsets and other innovations to set the creative vision for Bridge Studio.
The art director will manage the workflow into the Bridge Studio's design team, from speculative pitch work and mock artwork to delivery of final creative as well as identifying development and training for the design team.
This is a crucial role that will help implement and shape the long-term creative strategy for Bridge Studio.
Responsibilities & Accountabilities
- Work with the creative content director and associate creative director to set the forward vision of Bridge Studio's design team: areas of investment and focus (digital tools, workflows, video and more), skills gaps, and changes in market
- Art direct key campaigns for clients, developing visual and design concepts across multiple platforms for wider design team to execute
- Allocate and manage workflow of the Bridge Studio's design team workflow, monitoring and reporting on pitch and live workloads and time management and efficiency issues
- Oversee the creative output of the design team to ensure work produced is to a consistently high creative standard, technically accurate and in accordance with given specifications
- Work with the associate creative director to ensure the professional development of the Bridge Studio design team, assessing performance, skillsets and identifying opportunities for team members to improve
- Manage cross-departmental workflows and collaboration between design, creative and project management teams
- Liaise with clients and within the business to uphold the highest design standards and influence the best professional practices to ensure our work is the best in the industry
- Work with Digital team to create a portfolio of new digital properties for clients and agencies
- Provide art direction on sales pitches: develop creative ideas, suggest new products and lead design team in transforming client requirements into strategic brand concepts
Knowledge, skills and experience
- Demonstrable experience in art director/deputy art director or similar creative management role
- Experience of managing and developing a design and art-worker team
- Experience of leading the creative development of a design team
- Extensive experience in commissioning creative for print, digital, social and other platforms and commissioning photography and directing photoshoots
- Experience of producing high-quality advertising concepts, storyboards and design work (print and digital)
- Solid understanding of the commercial content market and how to produce content for commercial brands, clients and agencies
- Truly platform agnostic when developing ideas and has the ability to make content work cross-platform with due consideration for both commercial brand effectiveness and audience user journey
- Well versed in social media-specific concepts. With an understanding of execution formats and creative best practice for social media networks: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, LinkedIn and YouTube
- Has a good understanding of web design and digital (and skills in appropriate software), to be able execute web-based deliverables
- Excellent skills using Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
- Knowledge of HTML5 and CSS, After Effects
- An innovative, entrepreneurial and spirited approach to the job
- A leadership approach to developing ways and processes to working collaboratively and flexibly
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and can inspire and motivate a team
- Strong time management and critical thinking skills, high attention to detail and process
- Keeps updated with and interprets current creative design thinking and new visual ideas/ techniques
- Ability to present concepts and explain clearly the creative thinking and production processes involved
- Genuinely interested in producing cross-platform content for commercial clients and brands
- The ability to think quickly, adapt and problem solve in a fast paced environment
Apply by completing the application form below.
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Our newspapers and associated websites are some of the most powerful media brands in the English speaking world, reaching 30 million people each week.
They are very different products with different values and different strengths, but all are united by a commitment to independent journalism that connects with our customers.
News UK is a company which thrives on pace. Our people stretch themselves on a daily basis, challenging the status quo to produce the best service possible to our readers and customers. We embrace creativity and initiative and we have some of the most talented people in the industry.
If you want to work for one of the world's most exciting, challenging and creative media organisations then News UK is the place to build your career.


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Contemporary thinkers across disciplines have written a ‘letter to the future’ that has been put inside a time capsule and deposited in an Antarctic glacier. Some contributors have made drawings. It is anticipated that the container will emerge in roughly 1,000 years. Except for the authors themselves, no one from the present has seen the letters. The messages withdraw into the future.
I have called upon a wide variety of voices across disciplines to write a handwritten letter to the future. The contributors have written their letters with archival materials and each author has chosen their language. Letter to the Future brings together cultural, philosophical, environmental, and scientific collaborators in a work carried by ice and time. The work is beyond any one individual, both in time scale and in ideologies, and it is beyond the human. The substances of the planet are vital materials of this work, which asks us to imagine with renewed sensitivity our time and our place in the history of the earth.


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— Private Superjeep tour
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Our Northern Lights chase on a Superjeep is the ultimate experience in Iceland. Venturing off the beaten track in the powerful SuperJeep grants you exclusive access to the best spots in Iceland to admire the dancing lights in all their glory. We’ll drive where big buses can’t get to, away from the crowds and light pollution. Wrap yourself in a blanket and enjoy a cup of hot cocoa while gazing up at the Aurora Borealis in the heavens!

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Okay, so I have become a bit of a photographer in my time, I've got some pictures from a bunch of different trips I've been on, so check them out.
My first camera was a Canon Powershot G1, it was a great camera when I got it, and it worked very well for me for about 6 years, or so.
My second and current camera is a Olympus E330, I have turned out to be very pleased with it, and I have 4 lenses that I use regularly with it, a 7-14mm, a 14-54mm, a 45-150mm and a 30mm prime lens.
Keep checking back in here, every now and then I'll be adding photos I've already taken, and photos I haven't taken, and maybe even some photoshop stuff? who knows!!!
All of them I like, and I hope you like the photographs I've taken.


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There's a wide selection between best dry dog foods, but we created a list of 10 most valuable for your canine's health. Our review guide will help you.
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Dec 05, 2018 · Dry dog food stores well and can offer complete nutrition for your pet regardless of life stage or size. It can get a bad reputation, but if you look at better brands of kibble, they will have plenty of whole proteins and premium nutrients to keep your dog in the best health of its life.
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The association pays for the majority of food given to guide dogs in the UK and in 2010 was responsible for supporting 8,000 animals, including puppies in training. It tends to supply owners with.
In the same way that you wouldn’t let a child eat a few packets of Haribos for dinner, you need to monitor your dog’s diet. A pet is always part of the family, which is why they deserve the best.
Jan 22, 2018 · Online dry dog food reviews are also an excellent source of immediate feedback about the best dry dog food, especially when accompanied by customer ratings. Highest rated dry dog food. So, what are the factors to look for when perusing the best dry dog food reviews? Quite simply, size matters!
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These zipper-top bags (made of FDA-grade PEVA material) are the closest thing I’ve found to the classic disposable zipper-lock storage bag. They’re airtight, easy to open and close, and are.
The UK Dog Food Transparency Report looked at all 1,025 dry and wet dog foods in Britain’s supermarkets.
and if you are selecting the best choice for your dog. Just as with humans, inadequate.
Aug 07, 2019 · When searching for a good high protein food for your pup, Dog Food Advisor suggests not just looking at the protein content, but also ensuring there is a good fat-to-protein ratio, moderate carbohydrate levels, and an above-average meat content. To that end, here are some of the best high protein dog foods:
This best dry dog food buying guide will help you to find the best dog food for that furry friend the right way. Dog food is multi-faceted The best dog food is one that contains a little bit of everything that your dog needs for his health. In broad terms, these are meat, vegetables, grains, and fruits.
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that certain “aged” foods and drinks, such as ripened wines, can cause our bodies to release histamines causing allergy-related.
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Just take a walk down the dog food aisle and you'll realize that pet nutrition contains just as many buzzwords as the human kind: Grain-Free!
Coated in savory bone broth, Baked & Saucy dog food can be served dry for a delicious oven baked.
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A top quality dry cat food should contain no by-products, no fillers such as wheat & corn, and no artificial flavors or preservatives. It’s important to note that ingredients are listed by weight, be sure to study the top 5 ingredients and pick a high meat to vegetable ratio. Here are the best dry cat food brands for 2019. 10.
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awful foods for our pets.” His ratings mark each dog food product on a scale of zero to five. He awarded.
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. Another good dog food is that manufactured by Austin & Graves, of Boston. They, too, seem to be.
The 1930s saw the introduction of canned cat food and dry meat-meal dog food by the Gaines Food Co. By the time World War II.

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Two years ago, a panel on disability in Japan was convened at the Association for Asian Studies in response to the Sagamihara Stabbings of 2016. That panel began a conversation about the construction of disability as a social, political, and cultural category in Japan. With the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo on the horizon and an aging population in plain sight, it is now imperative for us to continue that conversation. It seems clear that Japan’s treatment of disability in the coming years will influence the nation’s geopolitical status and domestic hierarchies. Therefore, we are inclined to ask who decides what it means to be disabled, how they arrive at those decisions, and what the consequences of their actions are. By drawing on approaches from Pop-Culture Studies, Science and Technology Studies, and related disciplines, we explore these questions and produce a multidimensional account of disability in Japan today.
Our panel is composed of three presenters, a discussant (Carolyn Stevens), and a chair (Karen Nakamura). Mark Bookman investigates how policymakers responding to the Sagamihara Stabbings have reshaped the definition of disability in Japan and asks whom their actions privilege with access. Frank Mondelli asks a similar question in relation to CG Shuwa, an assemblage of algorithms that translate spoken Japanese into visualizations of Japanese Sign Language. Finally, Yoshiko Okuyama considers the role of autobiographical manga in destigmatizing disability and mental illness in Japan. Collectively, these presentations invite discussion about the intersection of disability, media, and policy in Japanese and global contexts.

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This is the first among a bouquet of AudioBox set publications on 'love & humor' from “My StoryGenie” Bengali audiobook series. Featuring an exclusively copyrighted and curated collection of Bengali audio stories (only from My StoryGenie) from a wide spectrum of Bengal authors – ranging from some literary giants, celebrated luminaries to some promising upcoming pens of the present era, this treatise will present you with a “themed audio-stories bundle” covering the human instincts of love and humor in its varied shades, that will oscillate between absolute cerebral ecstasies and lingering taste of blithesome joy and laughter. This resonating train of 13 audio dramas, back to back, takes you on an unforgettable audio experience for more than 6 and ½ hours. This treatise include adaptations from selected short stories of Rabindranath Tagore, Suchitra Bhattacharya, Ratantanu Ghati, Debarati Mukhopadhyay, Tilottama Majumdar, Indranil Sanyal, Ullas Mallick and Sayak Aman. Tune in to this editor's collection and set out on a voyage of rediscovering your humane disposition.Show more
Kirankona - grandmother of Ushri, who lived, away from the hustle bustle of urban city, in a secluded patch of a green countryside, had lovingly gifted all her valuables to her adorable grand-daughter, who was then in her late teens. Inquisitive eyes of Ushri had however caught the sight of her grandmother tucking away a longish wooden case as an exception. Ushri lovingly teased her grandmother with a childish grin and asked about the secret contents of that box. Kirankona - betrayed no signs of shyness but replied with a rather impish grin that the contents were too valuable to be shared, even with her precious little grand-daughter. She mentioned that it was gifted to her by the prince charming in her prime. Tune in to this 'My StoryGenie' Bengali Audiobook presentation and savour the tale of love and respect from the bygone era, when time use to flow like the dewdrops over the autumn greens, bestowing magnanimity and splendor of the greatest kings.Show more
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Sentinels Coach Denies Rumours Of Roster Splitting Up
Sentinels were once dubbed as the most-feared team in VALORANT esports, after dominating the first two Stages of the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT), with many whispers of the first year of competition being branded as the "Sentinels era". However, a dismal Stage 3 exit in the Quarterfinals, and a shock Group Stage dumping in the inaugural world championship, Champions, rumours have now surfaced that there is unrest in the Sentinels camp.
Murmurs first surfaced following their Stage 3 exit to G2 Esports, where VALORANT Co-Streamer and respected industry personality Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek claimed that the best thing they could do is to break up.
The Twitch superstar reiterated his point when the organisation was sent packing by KRU Esports, stating, "No matter what, Sentinels are changing their roster."
Rawkus Denies Talks Of Sentinels Roster Changes
Contrary to reports though, Sentinels' Head Coach has now played down any notion of the roster making changes. Despite only joining in November from FaZe Clan, Shane "Rawkus" Flaherty has categorically claimed that the side will not be making a transfer.
Taking to his stream, Rawkus said, "You can clip this, f**king keep it public, there are no roster changes, nothing is going to change. There is nothing that needs to be changed. We made a couple of fuck-ups in one match, that’s all it is."
He continued to persist, saying: "No changes" on multiple occasions, adding that "nobody can play perfect every game."
Dapr Stirs Sentinels Roster Changes
The outburst from Rawkus came just a matter of hours after Sentinels' Michael "dapr" Gulino sent fans into a frenzy by changing his Twitter bio to "content creator for Sentinels", removing any notion that he remained as a starter for the North American giants.
However, dapr has been known to have a quizzical relationship with social media, often 'baiting' fans and opposition players to help ramp up hype around events.
For now, it appears that Sentinels will be sticking together for the 2022 season, although they'll be licking their wounds after an unexpected exit at Champions.


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What does a “no trade deal” mean?
The UK left the EU on 31st January with a deal called the withdrawal agreement. Negotiations on the future of the UK-EU relationship were always intended to be held during the 11 month transition period, which started immediately after Brexit day. The transition period ends on 31 December 2020 and the deadline for extending it has now passed. When transition ends, the UK will automatically drop out of the EU's single market and the customs union. If a new trade deal is not agreed upon by then, tariffs and border checks would be applied to goods travelling from the UK to the EU, and the UK could also choose to do this to EU goods. Quite clearly these tariffs would make UK goods more expensive and harder to sell into the EU and full border checks would cause long delays at ports. Even if a trade deal is reached, it would not eliminate all checks - so UK businesses do need to prepare and have a plan in place.
The effect on businesses
With the Brexit trade deal being still so unclear, the issue of stockpiling is increasingly becoming the centre of focus for businesses in the UK. As we do not know what is in store, many businesses are sceptical about investing in fixed contracts for extra space for storage or operations.
How can Lauralu help?
A temporary warehouse is the ideal solution to the stockpiling dilemma. Here at Lauralu, we can develop high-quality warehouses that are ideal for storing every type of product. Our temporary buildings can be assembled in a matter of days and can be moved to suit your needs, with the current Brexit situation we think temporary warehouses will make a massive difference and take a heap of stress away for businesses.
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Our temporary warehouses are available to hire from six months to five years, which makes it the perfect short-term solution. Our highly experienced team can design and install your warehouse within 14 days, regardless of the size of your storage requirements.
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The Wainriders were a people, or confederacy, of Men from the East. They journeyed in great wagons, and their chieftains rode chariots in battle. They camped in fortified camps of wagons. Their young women were also trained in arms, and they, along with old men and youths, stayed behind, able to defend their homes from attackers.
These Easterlings were stirred by Sauron to descend upon Gondor and its allies, some two centuries after the time of the Great Plague; being better armed than previous invaders, they remained a dire threat to the South-kingdom for nearly a hundred years.
The Wainriders entered history in T.A. 1851. They quickly overran Rhovanion and soon came to battle with Gondor itself. In T.A. 1856 Narmacil II was lost in battle, and for a time all of Gondor's possessions east of Anduin were lost to it. Narmacil's son Calimehtar won a temporary reprieve in 1899 when the enslaved Northmen revolted against the Wainriders, and he took advantage to defeat the Wainriders on the plain of Dagorlad.
After that defeat, the Wainriders planned a crushing revenge. Allying themselves with the Men of Near Harad and Khand, they orchestrated a simultaneous assault on Gondor from the north and the south, and the South-kingdom came close to destruction. In T.A. 1944 King Ondoher was lost in the northern battles, but his general Eärnil defeated the southern invaders. The victorious Wainrider army in the north, celebrating their victory over Ondoher, suddenly found themselves set upon by Eärnil. In an encounter that became known as the Battle of the Camp, the Wainriders were put to rout, and those that survived fled back to their eastern domains.
It was later seen that the invasions of the Wainriders, as so many of Gondor's perils, were engineered by the emissaries of Sauron. While Gondor's control of the lands east of the Anduin had been lost, the borders of Mordor had been open, and during this time the Nazgûl had taken advantage of Gondor's plight to re-enter the land of their master.
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", "(i) The Northmen and the Wainriders"
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- Andreas Moehn, "The Men of Darkness", Lalaith's Middle-earth Science Pages (accessed 30 September 2022) [Amaxoluoi is an error].

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August 2, 2006
Bangladeshis pray for rain to save key rice crop
By S.M. Humayun Kabir
RAJSHAHI, Bangladesh (Reuters) - A rare drought in the middle of the monsoon season is threatening crops that account for up to a third of the country's staple rice output, especially in the north.Scant rainfall, falling river levels and lack of irrigation have left farmlands barren or sparsely planted, officials said on Wednesday.
Villagers, many too poor to buy irrigation pumps or pay for fuel, were now praying for showers, which weather officials say are unlikely to occur aplenty soon.
Agriculture officials said most lands ready for planting so-called Aman rice would remain uncultivated unless adequate rains fell in the next week or so.
Aman accounts for nearly a third of Bangladesh's annual rice production of 26 million metric tons or more, officials said. Rice is the main staple for Bangladesh's 140 million people.
The monsoon season lasts from June to September in Bangladesh. Rainfall recorded in July this year in the northern Rajshahi division totaled 189 millimeters against 396 a year ago, weather officials said.
They said rainfall across the rest of the country was also down compared with the last monsoon, threatening farming, navigation and fishing and the environment.
"It looks like we are facing a near-drought condition in the middle of the monsoon...this is quite unusual and threatening people's living," said Abdus Sattar, a meteorologist in Rajshahi, 270 km (160 miles) from the capital Dhaka.
Farmers said they were unable to irrigate their land because they lacked pumps or were unable to pay for the fuel they would need. They also now faced a shortage of fertilizer.
"A small patch of land where I planted Aman is now cracking under blazing sun. And I could not manage fertilizer to keep the plants green," farmer Abdur Rahim said.
The Padma river, which often bursts its banks during the monsoon, flooding hundreds of villages and displacing thousands of families, was now flowing far below its normal level for the time of the year.
Abdus Salam, Deputy Director of Rajshahi Divisional Agriculture Extension office, said the situation might improve only if it rained fairly heavily over the next one or two weeks.
Weather officials said the monsoon was playing truant in Bangladesh this year though it was fully active in India and Myanmar.
"I have been waiting and praying for rain that would save my family and everyone who depend so much on agriculture," said Abbur Rahim, a Rajshahi farmer.

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If you love high school football, then you didn’t want to miss the second round playoff game Friday night at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. This was a very special game, one for the ages, as Kerrville Tivy’s quarterback Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M commit) went up against Lake Travis quarterback Michael Brewer (Texas Tech commit) in a rivalry that will continue for years in Big 12 football. Manziel’s remarkable high school career ended with him knelt on the turf staring at the Heroes Stadium scoreboard in tears. In a 48-42 victory for Lake Travis, nothing more could be said about what Manziel has done for the Kerrville Tivy program. The kid comes to play every day, night in and night out. As both these teams were ranked in the top five for 4A football, it was something special to watch. Manziel gained 483 total yards with five total touchdowns, but his astonishing plays were not enough to beat the Cavaliers, who are the three-time defending state champions. Manziel even entered the game on defense as many times as he could, but the Antlers just didn’t have enough to stop the Lake Travis’ offense. The teams combined for 739 yards in a crazy first half, including 50 points in the second quarter. On the other side, Michael Brewer was as efficient as could be. He threw for 245 yards and 2 TDs and rushed for 180 yards and two more scores. The Big 12 will have a lot to look forward to, as both these QBs could bring more excitement as they face off against each other in the near future.
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Application of the World Stroke Organization health system indicators and performance in Australia, Singapore, and the USA
journal contributionposted on 2022-01-06, 04:32 authored by Tamara TseTamara Tse, Leeanne CareyLeeanne Carey, D Cadilhac, GC-H Koh, Carolyn BaumCarolyn Baum
Aim: To examine how Australia, Singapore and the United States of America (USA) match to the World Stroke Organization Global Stroke Services health system monitoring indicators (HSI). Design: Descriptive comparative study Participants: The health systems of Australia, Singapore, the USA. Outcome measures: Published data available from each country were mapped to the 10 health system monitoring indicators proposed by the World Stroke Organization. Results: Most health system monitoring indicators were at least partially met in each country. Thrombolytic agents were available for use in acute stroke. Stroke guidelines and stroke registry data were available in all three countries. Stroke incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates were available but at non-uniform times post-stroke. The International Classification of Disease 9 or 10 coding systems are used in all three countries. Standardized clinical audits are routine in Australia and the USA, but not in Singapore. The use of the modified Rankin Scale is collected sub-acutely but not at one year post-stroke in all three countries. Conclusions: The three developed countries are performing well against the World Stroke Organization health system monitoring indicators for acute and sub-acute stroke care. However, improvements in stroke risk assessment and at one-year post-stroke outcome measurement are needed.

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•MaddAddam is the third in Margaret Atwood’s trilogy of environmental catastrophe that began with Oryx and Crake and continued with The Year of the Flood. Atwood imagines a community thrown together in the aftermath of a worldwide pandemic. McClelland & Stewart, out now.
•Governor General award-winner for A Perfect Night to Go to China, David Gilmour has proven he can tackle difficult subjects. Extraordinary takes place over the course of one night as two siblings plan an assisted suicide and reminisce over the lives they’ve lived. Harper Collins, out now.
•She made a splash with her debut novel, Radiance, and now Shaena Lambert turns her attention to short stories with, Oh My Darling, a collection dealing with the joys and difficulties of relationships. Harper Collins, September.
•Popular crime-writer Peter Robinson’s Children of the Revolution sees Inspector Banks infiltrate academia to get to the bottom of the murder of a recently fired college lecturer. McClelland & Stewart, September.
•Crime writer, Brenda Chapman has two new adventures in the life of investigator Anna Sweet: My Sister’s Keeper and The Hard Fall. Grass Roots Press, September.
•A Giller Prize finalist for The Boys in the Trees, in My Ghosts, Mary Swan writes a family epic that spans 1879 to present day, beginning with the arrival of a crew of orphans to Toronto. Knopf, September.
•Wayne Johnston’s storytelling talents are widely lauded and The Son of a Certain Woman will be no exception. Set in mid-century Newfoundland, the story revolves around Percy Joyce a social outcast who has developed a sexual yearning for his own mother, a single woman raising her child in a strong Catholic community. Knopf, September.
•Author of the Giller-nominated, The Architects are Here, Michael Winter returns with Minister Without Portfolio, centred around a discontented man who flees to Afghanistan to work as a contractor where a near-miss incident sets him on a road to reconciliation with his past mistakes. Hamish Hamilton, September.
•Giller Prize winner for his novel Through Black Spruce, Joseph Boyden grounds his new novel, The Orenda, in Canada’s 1600s, featuring a trio of characters with disparate cultures; a Huron elder, a young Iroquois girl and a Jesuit missionary. Hamish Hamilton, September.
•In her first novel since the Trillium-Award-nominated, Claire’s Head, (2004) Toronto writer Catherine Bush returns with Accusation, about a woman reliving her time in an Ethiopian circus through the controversial revelations of a documentarian. Goose Lane, September.
•Author and poet Brian Fawcett’s The Last of the Lumberman is about a middle-aged man with a secret identity that threatens his contented life with his wife and stepson. Cormorant, September
•S.E.C.R.E.T., a homegrown answer to the 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon, was published with buzz earlier this year. The sequel, S.E.C.R.E.T. Shared by L. Marie Adeline a.k.a. Lisa Gabriel, reveals further adventures for Cassie, the lonely widow who seeks erotic fulfilment at a secret club. Doubleday, October
•Stacey May Fowles, National Post columnist and author of Be Good and Fear of Fighting is back with her third novel, Infidelity, taking on the heady topic of unfaithfulness when a woman, stifled in her relationship begins an affair with a man bored by his own. ECW Press, October.
•The Luminaries is Canadian/New Zealand writer Eleanor Catton’s follow up to her first novel, The Rehearsal. It’s a sweeping epic set in an 1866 New Zealand gold-mining town and involves the mysterious disappearance of a wealthy man and the discovery of a large sum of money. McClelland and Stewart, September.
•Journalist, memoirist and novelist David Macfarlane’s new book, The Figures of Beauty, is set in Italy where a Canadian man spends a summer with a local beauty, resulting in the birth of a daughter he doesn’t know he has, but who narrates the story. Harper Collins, September.
•Antonio Rebelo, a character from Anthony De Sa’s Giller-Prize-nominated story collection Barnacle Love, returns as a young man sorting out the after effects of the 1977 murder of a shoe shine boy in Toronto’s Portuguese community. Doubleday, September.
•Douglas Coupland continues along his satirical path to define our lives and times in the 21st century with Worst. Person. Ever., following the adventures of a B-unit cameraman, his less-than-upright sidekick Neal and his annoying ex-wife Fiona. Coupland has tweeted that his novel is, “filthy, sweary and juvenile.” Random House, October.
•Giller Prize winner Austin Clarke presents a rare collection of short fiction, They Never Told Me and Other Stories. Exile Editions, October.
•Fallsy Downsies is the second novel from Halifax’s Stephanie Domet (host of CBC Radio’s Mainstreet), a story of the triumphs and tribulations of an aging folksinger, the young upstart who idolizes him and the photographer who follows along. Invisible Publishing, October.
•A drunk-driving death and the driver’s suicide begin Road Ends, a family story that revisits the Northern Ontario town and some of the characters of Mary Lawson’s Crow Lake and The Other Side of the Bridge. Knopf, November.
•The Breaking Words by Belleville writer Giliane Mitchell features a mid-30s wife and mother who works as a prostitute. When she re-meets her first ever client she begins to re-evaluate her life’s choices. Cormorant, November.
•Michael Ignatieff’s Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics, is an introspective look at the former Liberal leader’s time and defeat in Canadian politics, its personal lessons and the ultimate value in pursuing public office. Random House, September.
•Charlotte Gray uncovers the little-known details behind the murder of Charles “Bert” Massey by a teenage servant in 1915 in The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master, and the Trial That Shocked a Country. HarperCollins, September.
•From the author of The Concubine’s Children, Denise Chong, comes Lives of the Family: Stories of Fate and Circumstance, an exploration of the immigrant experience in Canada through the histories of Ottawa-area Chinese families. Random House, October.
•Often called the greatest hockey player of all time, Number 4 Bobby Orr finally reveals his life and success in Canada’s game in Orr: My Story. Viking, October.
•Hockey enthusiast Dave Bidini regales about his boyhood idol, former Maple Leaf’s captain Dave Keon in Keon and Me: My Search for the Lost Soul of the Leafs. Viking, October.
•In Aunt Winnie, Governor General award-winner Elspeth Cameron mines her own family history for the story of Winnie Cameron, a member of the Toronto elite in the 1910s. Cormorant, October.
•Former national campaign director Brad Lavigne outlines the events that led to the NDP’s rise to Official Opposition in Building the Orange Wave: The Inside Story Behind the Historic Rise of Jack Layton and the NDP. Douglas McIntyre, September.
•One of Canada’s most well-informed and respected journalists, TVO’s Steve Paikin reflects on those at the helm of Ontario from John Robarts to Kathleen Wynne in Paikin and the Premiers: Personal Reflections on a Half Century of Ontario Leaders. Dundurn, September.
•Toronto Star political columnist Susan Delacourt explains the delicate art of political marketing in Shopping for Votes: How Politicians Choose Us and We Choose Them. Douglas & MacIntyre, September.
•Maude Barlow’s Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever is the final instalment in the Blue trilogy that looks at the global water crisis, appealing for change through four principles: Water is a Human Right; Water is a •Common Heritage and Public Trust; and Water Has Rights Too. House of Anansi, September.
•J.B. MacKinnon, co-author of the attitude-changing 100-Mile Diet, explores the ecological history of the Prairies, with a call to reconnect through the natural world to our own true human nature in The Once and Future World: Nature As It Was, As It Is, As It Could Be. Random House, September.
•The Book of Negroes author Lawrence Hill has written a book in the thought-provoking Massey Lectures series. Blood: The Stuff of Life is a study on the scientific, social, historical and cultural meaning of blood as it applies to race, identity, belonging, family and class. House of Anansi, September.
•Ken McGoogan, author of How the Scots Invented Canada, highlights a collection of extraordinary men and women in 50 Canadians Who Changed the World; from Tommy Douglas to Leonard Cohen; Glenn Gould to Naomi Klein. Harper Collins, October.
•Maclean’s political editor Paul Wells unpacks the repercussions of our current PM’s leadership in The Longer I’m Prime Minister: Stephen Harper and Canada, 2006. Random House, October.
•In How We Lead: Canada in a Century of Change, former PM Joe Clark looks at how Canada can assert itself to become a positive example and leader in the world. Random House, November.
•Stuart McLean, along with his longtime radio producer Jess Milton, collect their favourite tales in Time Now for the Vinyl Café Exchange. Penguin, September.
•In Not Quite the Classics, funnyman Colin Mochrie take the first and last lines of literary classics, such as A Tale of Two Cities and Moby Dick, and creates his own imaginative and amusing stories in between. Viking, October.
•Ripped from a popular Twitter feed Satire on a National Scale pokes fun at everything Canuck, including history, culture, language, politics and weather. Penguin, December.
•What’s more Canadian than beer? Food writer David Ort’s Canadian Craft Beer Cookbook is as much a history of the art of craft beer-making as it is a collection of recipes using the nectar. Whitecap, October.
A trio of TV chefs provides tips and tricks for mastering delicious home-cooked dining:
•Food Network Canada host and Prince Edward Islander Michael Smith shows how easy it is to add a chef’s flair to basic recipes in Back to Basics: 100 Simple Recipes with a Twist. Penguin, September.
•Popular CBC host Stefano Faita offers a compendium of everyday recipes for at-home chefs with In the Kitchen with Stefano Faita: Over 250 Simple and Delicious Everyday Recipes. Penguin, October.
•Lynn Crawford, host of Food Network Canada’s Pitchin’ In, provides time-tested recipes for everyday meals and entertaining in At Home with Lynn Crawford. Penguin, October.
•Poet Shane Rhodes uses anonymous online comments from articles about the Idle No More movement to create one of the long poems in his new collection X. Nightwood Editions, out now.
Correspondence is the topic of two new books from highly praised Canadian poets:
•We Go Far Back in Time: The Letters of Earle Birney and Al Purdy, 1947—1984, unfolds the longtime friendship between two poets, collected and edited by University of Victoria English professor Nicholas Bradley. Harbour Publishing, October.
•Novelist and poet Anne Michaels and artist and writer Bernice Eisenstein collaborate to marry poetry with portraiture in Correspondences. McClelland and Stewart, October.
•In her first YA novel Gail Gallant, a CBC, Discovery Channel and History Channel writer, puts her storytelling chops to work in Apparition. 17-year-old Amelia is torn between the ghost of her best friend Matthew and a new romantic interest in the real world, as she joins forces with a history columnist to uncover the mystery of a haunted barn. Doubleday, September.
•Founder of a free writing club for inner-city youth in Toronto, Emily Pohl-Weary’s heroine in Not Your Ordinary Wolf Girl is an 18-year-old rock star who, after an attack by a wild dog, harbours a terrible secret. Razorbill/Penguin, September.
•The second instalment in writer/illustrator Evan Munday’s The Dead Kid Detective Agency series sees October Schwartz and her crack team resolving two new mysteries in Dial M for Morna. ECW Press, September.
•Award-winning Edmonton writer Thomas Wharton caps off his Perilous Realm trilogy (The Shadow of the Malabron and The Fathomless Fire) with The Tree of Story. Will and Rowen travel through a post-apocalyptic world to rescue loved ones. Doubleday, October.
•In I Am Algonquin, Rick Revelle an Ardoch Algonquin First Nations member from Glenburnie, Ontario tells the compelling history of the Algonquins in North America, before the arrival of the Europeans. Dundurn, November.


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Our top 13 delightful hedgehog facts
1. Hedgehogs are one of only three animals to hibernate in the United Kingdom.
2. Baby hedgehogs are called ‘hoglets’.
3. Hedgehogs are lactose intolerant, rather than milk they prefer that you to leave out cat or dog food and water for them.
4. Hedgehogs have very bad eyesight but their senses of smell and hearing are impeccable.
5. Hedgehogs are nocturnal creatures meaning they only come out at night.
6. A hedgehog can run over six feet per second, that’s about as long as your bed!
7. In one night hedgehogs can walk over two miles.
8. Hedgehogs are insectivores, meaning they love the bugs in your garden.
9. A group of hedgehogs is called an ‘array’.
10. Hedgehogs haven’t always been called hedgehogs, a long time ago they were called ‘urchins’.
11. They have between 5000-7000 spines on their back which raise and lower if they feel threatened. Hedgehogs will curl up in a ball when they feel threatened and use these spines to protect themselves.
12. Hedgehogs enjoy foraging around in bushes and the undergrowth, that’s how they got their name.
13. Hedgehogs are known as a ‘gardener’s friend’ as they eat all the insects that nibble on our much loved plants.
Names for Groups of Animals
name for moneys is my favorite, what’s yours?
A for Apes
The collective name for a group of apes is called a shrewdness.
B for Butterflies
A group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope (and when you imagine a massive group of them all taking wing it’s easy to see why!)
C for Cobras
A group of cobras is called a quiver.
D for Donkeys
A group of donkeys is called a drove.
E for Eagles
A group of eagles is called a convocation.
what is a bunch of hedgehogs called
A group of hedgehogs. A rare sight but something that can occur, nonetheless. But what are they called as a collective unit? How would you refer to them? Let’s find out.
So, what is a group of hedgehogs called? A group of hedgehogs is commonly called an array. Although, they have also been known as a herd or even a prickle, in reference to their quills.
There’s certainly a few terms to use, in spite of the fact that ‘array’ is the popular one.
And it appears that different the words used describe a particular aspect of their coming together.
Take array for instance.
Do Hedgehogs Live In Groups?
Hedgehogs are solitary animals that do not live in groups. However, they do come together at particular times, such as when mating.
Even then, a male and female will not stay together for long.
As long as it takes, really.
It all starts when a male hedgehog finds a female.
They will circle them to engage mating.
After doing the deed, the male will leave immediately. Leaving her pregnant from anywhere between 30-40 days.
Once she gives birth, she will take care of a group of between 4-6 hoglets.
But even then, its not long.
The female will only look after, and feed, her young for 8 weeks.
After that, the young hedgehogs will go off to fend for themselves.
As such, you rarely, if ever, see a large gathering of hedgehogs.
While not very territorial in nature, they are very routine-orientated animals who appear to love a routine.
Hedgehogs are known for visiting and returning to the same areas at similar times.
what is a group of baby hedgehogs called
Is there a word for a baby hedgehog?
Until relatively recently there was no well established word for a baby hedgehog. Although the word kit had occasionally been used, and sometimes pup or piglet, most books about mammals just called them ‘baby’ or ‘young’ hedgehogs.
However, by the early 1990s the word hoglet (or sometimes hedgehoglet) had been introduced, and this word seems to have been in general use among those people with an interest in hedgehogs since at least the mid-1990s.
What is a group of hedgehogs called?
Hedgehogs are small animals that look like porcupines and are native to Europe and Asia. When they are angry or frightened, the quills stand straight out so that you cannot touch them anywhere without getting hurt.

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A distraught man who evaded RCMP faces potential charges after he allegedly rammed a police vehicle Sunday afternoon near the border of Kelowna and Lake Country.
The Kelowna RCMP, supported by the Lake Country RCMP, responded on Sept.24 at 12:50 p.m., to reports of a distraught male causing a disturbance outside his residence located in the 700 block of Beaver Lake Road in Kelowna. Residents of the immediate area reported hearing the man yelling and screaming and acting very erratically.
“Officers arrived on the scene and immediately began efforts to de-escalate the situation,” said Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey, in a press release.
“The male retreated to his personal vehicle, which once inside he proceeded to ram one of the police vehicles twice prior to fleeing the scene.”
RCMP monitored the movements of the suspect vehicle with the assistance of un-marked police vehicles and the Southeast District RCMP Air Services.
The 66-year-old Kelowna man was taken into police custody, and apprehended under the Mental Health Act without further incident after he returned to his home. He was transported to hospital for a full medical assessment and now faces potential charges.
The Lake Country Mountie whose police vehicle was rammed, continues to recover from the non-life threatening injuries she sustained as a result of the incident.
If you witnessed this incident and have not yet spoken to police you are asked to contact the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300.


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Tokyo - 12.03.2009
In the same hall the Beatles made their Japan debut in 1966, a sold-out crowd of more than 6,500 people watched as more than 1,000 members of Japan and U.S. military marching bands took the stage at the 45th Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Marching Festival in Tokyo Friday and Saturday.
The event was held at the Nippon Budokan, which translates to "the martial arts hall." The arena was originally built for the 1964 Summer Olympics judo competition. The III Marine Expeditionary Force Band was one of the many bands showcasing its talent and military bearing alongside brethren from the U.S. Army, multiple Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bands and hundreds of taiko drummers.
"I am absolutely impressed by the musicians at this event," said Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael R. Montoya, the III MEF bandmaster and drum major. "The Japanese are very meticulous with their music, and it shows in the great performances they produce." This was the first time many III MEF musicians had performed in front of such a large crowd, said Montoya.
"I'm sure there were nerves," he said. "But like true champions and true Marines, when it was time to fall in, they made it happen." Montoya said the band was excited when they found out about being part of this year's event.
"It's an invitation-only event, so we were motivated to find out they wanted us to perform at such a prestigious event," he said.
The III MEF Band started their solo show with the Marines' Hymn and followed with a big-band jazz selection "Sing Sing Sing," which included a III MEF Band drum line solo that pulled many crowd members out of their seats.
To conclude the show, all the musicians and performers took the stage to play and march together, showing a unified front in support of world peace. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyam said the music he heard could be the stepping stone toward world peace.
Chief of Staff of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Gen. Yoshifumi Hibako visited the Marines. Hibako said he was impressed with the Marines' performance, and their appearance at the festival contributed to the continuing alliance between the two countries.
Yamada Ogata, a spectator and local businessman, said he liked the drum solo portion of their show.
Ogata, who has attended this event for five years, said he would like to see the Marines come again next year.
The Marines worked hard to put together their show for the event, Montoya said. "The Marines put it together and knocked the ball out of the park," said Montoya. "I am extremely proud of the whole III MEF Band for their hard work and dedication."


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Explora Journeys Announces Two New Cruise Ships
When MSC Group first announced their new luxury cruise line Explora Journeys, the plan was to have four ships with the first coming in 2023. Today, the cruise line announced they’re building two additional hydrogen-powered ships, bringing the future fleet to six in total.
The new ships, EXPLORA V and EXPLORA VI, are scheduled to enter service in 2027 and 2028.
Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman of the Cruise Division of MSC Group,said, “Explora Journeys is building ships for tomorrow, utilizing today’s latest technologies and being ready to adapt to alternative energy solutions as they become available. The announcement today marks another significant step forward in our goal as a business to reach net zero emissions by 2050 across all our cruise operation for the two brands and a further proof of our commitment to invest in the most advanced marine environmental technologies available to develop sustainable solutions for the future. This transition to zero emissions operations for the maritime industry is the biggest challenge that we will ever face, and this will only be achieved by everyone playing their part – by investing in research and development and through significant investment both by companies but also governments.”
Low Emission Cruise Ships
The new ships will feature liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines and other environmental technologies which will allow for zero-emissions while the ships are docked in port.
According to Michael Ungerer, Chief Executive Officer of Explora Journeys the new ships represent the future of luxury cruise and travel.
“These bold moves demonstrate unequivocally our absolute commitment to operate ships that will appeal and attract the next and future generations of luxury travellers. Sustainability is the new craftmanship and we’re honoured to take a pioneering position within the industry and the wider travel sector.”


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Carolina Hurricanes News
- Yesterday’s update on the Hurricanes at the Olympics can be found here.
- Check out the schedule for the next round of the Olympics and where the Canes’ players are headed (Hurricanes Website)
Charlotte Checkers Recap
The Checkers were finally able to win a game over the Abbottsford Heat as they beat the team in overtime yesterday, 5-4. The win ends a five-game losing streak and three-game losing streak against the Heat this season.
At the end of the first period, the Heat had a 4-1 lead with the Checkers’ lone goal coming from Aaron Palushaj, his 18th of the season.
From there, Charlotte had the games last four goals as Chris Terry scored twice and Justin Shugg scored once in regulation to tie the game. Almost two minutes into the overtime stanza, Brett Sutter scored his sixth goal of the season to earn the Checkers the come-from-behind win in front of the Raleigh crowd.
However, the Checkers have fallen to 13th place in the Western Conference and eight points out of the final playoff spot. The team plays on Tuesday next against the Norfolk Admirals.
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At New Hampton, we work hard to know our students, understand where they are in their educational journeys, and uncover how they learn best to maximize their experience as learners and citizens in our community. We ask students to reflect and develop self-awareness regarding their learning profile to promote effective self-advocacy and confidence.
I recently contributed to an article for aspiring heads, responding to a question about the seven things a person should know about themself before becoming a head of school. In the spirit of self-awareness and a healthy mindset, I share how I approach my work, hoping there may be an applicable takeaway for others.
- Understand the routines that keep you healthy and sharp—exercising, reading for pleasure, and spending time with your spouse or significant other. Whatever it may be, commit to these things, despite your long “to-do list,” so you can sustain yourself throughout the school year.
- Know how to manage your emotions and stress best and be patient in the face of adversity to provide the steady leadership your community, department, or group needs.
- Have clarity on your “non-negotiables” with colleagues and as a community. As I think about students and the adolescent pressures they face, a consistent expression of values and boundaries builds awareness and earns respect.
- Understand what the ideal decision-making process looks likes for you and remain disciplined about it. In my experience, the process you follow is as important as the decisions you make.
- Consider how you manage your time and what systems you need to keep you organized to balance the competing demands of your job or day while carving out the time and space to do your work.
- In a leadership role, though this is true, anytime someone puts themselves out there, understand how you will handle criticism. It is impossible to please everyone, we all have our critics, and you can’t let them deter you from making the decisions you feel are best in your role and life.
- Trust what got you into your position, and don’t let the role take you away from being your authentic self. While this last thought was specific to becoming a head of school, the same would be true for any new or elevated position one takes.
We all experience an ebb and flow in the demands of a day, week, and year. Having a clear self-awareness of how you will approach your days before challenges arise can make the process more manageable, the days enjoyable, and hopefully, the demands of your work feel more sustainable.

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April 29, 2016 · 10:28 AM EDT
Both Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have glaring weaknesses as presidential nominees, but that’s only the beginning of the GOP's problems. Just as important, the current mix of top issues is simply terrible for Republicans in general and conservatives in particular.
The country moved noticeably to the right starting in the early 1980s with Ronald Reagan and continuing through the presidency of Bill Clinton (“The era of big government is over”) and even the first years of the George W. Bush administration.
That isn't to say that Republicans always got their way. But issues like taxes, welfare reform, crime, wasteful spending, and national security and foreign policy dominated the national debate. And that gave Republicans the upper hand with an electorate unhappy with President Jimmy Carter’s weak leadership, a Democratic Party held captive by organized labor, and a federal government that had been expanding since the Johnson administration.
Cultural issues also worked to the Republicans’ advantage as many Americans tired of the excesses of the 1960s and 1970s.
Even many Democrats demanded that their party become more pragmatic and responsive to the middle class, and the centrist Democratic Leadership Council aggressively criticized the party of George McGovern, Walter Mondale and…
April 24, 2016 · 9:00 AM EDT
If Republican Barbara Comstock ever wonders what attacks are coming her way later this year, the Virginia congresswoman can read the entire 535-page opposition research book on her life, which Democrats posted online.
Strategists at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee did not publish…
April 22, 2016 · 3:00 PM EDT
Democratic operatives are re-evaluating their strategy to win back the House - cutting emotional ties from some rural areas that made up their previous majority to focus on more suburban districts, where they believe changing demographics are moving seats into the Democratic column. While this…
April 22, 2016 · 2:59 PM EDT
Arizona. June 1 filing deadline. Aug. 30 primary.
1st District (Open; Kirkpatrick, D). Ann Kirkpatrick’s Senate run leaves Democrats with a difficult open seat to defend. Her party has coalesced behind former GOP state Sen. Tom O’Halleran, who is running as a Democrat and had $330,000 on hand on…
April 22, 2016 · 2:58 PM EDT
Indiana. May 3 primary.
3rd District (Open; Stutzman, R). State Sen. Jim Banks, who also served in Afghanistan with the Navy Reserves, looks like the frontrunner in the final weeks before the Republican primary to replace Marlin Stutzman, who is running for the Senate. The Club for Growth is now on…


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Arrival in HellTry to escape prison in this bloody adventure where everything will go wrong. A challenging puzzlegame!
Zombie Survival QuizTake this excellent quiz and see how well you are prepared... if the zombies come...
Kindergarten KillerKill some kids being a stressed out janitor. Don't take it too serious and just enjoy the diversity of the shootings.
Johnny Rocketfingers 1Help sup guy extraordinary Johnny Rocketfingers come his day through, dont forget theres a part 2
DoomriderVery well made bikeracing game. Not violent, but evil as hell! Finish within the given time to get a bonus.
The FloodFight yourself through the flood of bugs that is coming to chew on your toes. Endless Zombie Rampage-style!
Stick Squad 2 The second Stick Squad game offers 20 more sniping missions featuring your two favorite anti-heroes.
Cat-a-pultTry to hit the cats through the doors and windows to get credits, or smash their heads against the wall if you want to!

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