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Page 1: Griffiti Magazine - Issue 60

ISSUE 60TV SHOWS YOU

SHOULD BE WATCHING

STUDENT BUDGET TRAVEL

SCANDINAVIAN ARTISTS ON THE

RISE

FEATURING:

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Contributors

Event: Miller Genuine Draft – Miller Music Tour DublinWhat: Alex Gaudino, Dead Prezidents, DJs, aerialists, light shows, LED dancers and much moreWhere: The Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2When: November 22nd, 2014Tickets: Go on sale from 22nd October 2014. €15Over 18s only

#MILLERTIME

Always Drink Miller Genuine Dra! responsibly, visit drinkaware.ie

Miller Genuine Draft is responsible for launching the world famous Miller Music Tour, bringing the energy and endless possibilities of the night to life in the most electric cities in the world. From the global epicentre of EDM, Las Vegas, to the bright lights of NYC, The Miller Music Tour is now coming to Dublin!

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CONTENTS NOVEMBER 2014

Another month, another Gri!ti. Hello all, I hope you’ve had a good month. Halloween has passwed and silly season is well and truly under way. Since last month we’ve thrown a huge Halloween party that seems to have went down very well. "e Christmas party has a big repuation to live up to this year. We also went to Delphi Adventure Centre and Westport. It was an oppurtunity for the students to get in touch with nature, feel the wind in the hair, yada yada yada, we threw mud at each other. It was great fun altogether! In this issue we’re looking at TV shows you should be watching, a look at our basketball team for this year, a list of musicians you should give a go, reviews of the latest movies and albums and we again showcase the great photography of Gri!th College students. Everything you can come to expect from Gri!ti this year. I hope you have a good month, the #rst semester is almost over! You’re almost there! "e Christmas dinner will await you soon enough. Until next time!... Contributors

A letter from the editor

COVER BY: LOUIS JACOB-WALSHANNE MARIT RAABERGÇAGDA ERZINCANCOLM HUMANDREW PEACOCKFERDI HOSKEJAMES MCGLADELOUIS JACOB-WALSHMATTHIAS PFEIFFERMUKESH JODHANINOOR SALEHPAMELA MACHADO

SU NEWS 4SU CLUBS 8TRAVEL 12ESSENTIAL WINTER VIEWING 14MUSIC 18IN FOCUS 20MOVEMBER 22GCD TECH 24REVIEWS 26GENIUNE ARTICLE 28

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Gri!iti Magazine is the Students’ Union Publication at Gri!ith College. It was established in 2004. All contents copyright

of Gri!iti, reproduction of any part of the magazine without permission is prohibited.

The views expressed do not neccessarily reflect that of the college or the SU

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STATE OF THE UNION

Hi All,

I hope that you have all enjoyed your assignment ǁĞĞŬ�Žī�ĐŽůůĞŐĞ͕�ďƵƚ�Ăƚ�ůĞĂƐƚ�ŐŽƚ�Ă�ůŝƩůĞ�ďŝƚ�ŽĨ�work done and some ƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐ�ĨŽƌ�ƚŚŽƐĞ�ŽĨ�LJŽƵ�ƚŚĂƚ�ĂƌĞ�ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ�/ƌĞůĂŶĚ͘�/ƚ�ŚĂƐ�ďĞĞŶ�Ă�ǀĞƌLJ�ďƵƐLJ�ƟŵĞ�ŝŶ�ƚŚĞ�^h�ƐŝŶĐĞ�ƚŚĞ�ůĂƐƚ�ŝƐ-sue and we have enjoyed ĞǀĞƌLJ�ŵŽŵĞŶƚ�ŽĨ�ŝƚ͘�

The Halloween Party was Ă�ŚƵŐĞ�ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ�ǁŝƚŚ�ŽǀĞƌ�ϰϱϬ�ƉĞŽƉůĞ�ŝŶ�ĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞ͘���ŚƵŐĞ�ƚŚĂŶŬ�LJŽƵ�ƚŽ�Ăůů�ŽĨ�LJŽƵ�ƚŚĂƚ�ĐĂŵĞ�ĂůŽŶŐ�ĂŶĚ�that dressed up everyone looked great and it was Ă�ďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚ�ŶŝŐŚƚ�ŽƵƚ͘��ŽŶ-ŐƌĂƚƵůĂƟŽŶƐ�ƚŽ��ůĞdžĂŶĚĞƌ�EĂŐĞů�ĂŶĚ�:ƵůŝĞ��ƌǀƵŵ�ĨŽƌ�ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ�ďĞƐƚ�ĚƌĞƐƐĞĚ�ŽŶ�ƚŚĞ�ŶŝŐŚƚ͘�

Following that at the start ŽĨ�ƚŚŝƐ�ŵŽŶƚŚ�ǁĞ�ŚĂĚ�ŽƵƌ�ĮƌƐƚ�ƚƌŝƉ͕�ǁŚŝĐŚ�ǁĂƐ�ƚŽ��ĞůƉŚŝ��ĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ��ĞŶƚƌĞ͘�To say that is was a great ƚƌŝƉ�ŝƐ�ƉƵƫŶŐ�ŝƚ�ŵŝůĚůLJ͕�and to say we got down

ĂŶĚ�ĚŝƌƚLJ�ŝƐ�ĂŶ�ĞǀĞŶ�ďŝŐŐĞƌ�ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ͘�/ƚ�ǁĂƐ�ďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚ�ƚŽ�ƐĞĞ�ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ�ŐĞƚ�ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ�ŝŶ�ďŽƚŚ�ƚŚĞ�ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ�ĂŶĚ�ƚŚĞ�ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ�events that were organ-ŝƐĞĚ͘�/�ŚŽƉĞ�LJŽƵ�ŚĂǀĞ�Ăůů�ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ�ďLJ�ŶŽǁ͘�

Although that has all ďĞĞŶ�ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ�ƚŚĞ�ĨƵŶ�ĚŽĞƐ�ŶŽƚ�ƐƚŽƉ�ƚŚĞƌĞ͘�EĞdžƚ�month we have just as ŵƵĐŚ�ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ͘�dŚĞ�ŶĞdžƚ�ƚƌŝƉ�ǁŝůů�ďĞ�ĐŽŵŝŶŐ�ƵƉ�ŽŶ�the 5th�ŽĨ��ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ�ƚŽ��ƵŶƌĂƩLJ��ĂƐƚůĞ�ĨŽƌ�ƚŚĞ�DĞĚŝĞǀĂů�ďĂŶƋƵĞƚ�ĂŶĚ�ǁĞ�ǁŝůů�ĂůƐŽ�ďĞ�ŵĂŬŝŶŐ�Ă�ƐƚŽƉ�Ăƚ�/ƌĞůĂŶĚƐ�ŝĐŽŶŝĐ��ůŝīƐ�ŽĨ�DŽŚĞƌ͘ �dŚŝƐ�ƚƌŝƉ�ŝƐ�€70 and there are limited ƉůĂĐĞƐ�ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ�ƐŽ�ƐŝŐŶ�ƵƉ�ŝŶ�ƚŚĞ�^h�ŶŽǁ͘�

�ŌĞƌ�ƚŚĂƚ�ǁĞ�ŚĂǀĞ�ƚŚĞ��ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ�WĂƌƚLJ�ŽŶ�ƚŚĞ�10th�ŽĨ��ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ�ŝŶ��ǀĞƌ-ůĞŝŐŚ�'ĂƌĚĞŶƐ͘�tƌŝƐƚďĂŶĚƐ�ĂŶĚ�Φϱ�ĨŽƌ�ƚŚŝƐ�ĂƌĞ�ŽŶ�ƐĂůĞ�ŶŽǁ�ŝŶ�ƚŚĞ�^h�ĂŶĚ�ĨƌŽŵ�ƚŚĞ��ŶƚƐ��ƌĞǁ�ĂƌŽƵŶĚ�ĐĂŵƉƵƐ͘�^Ž�ĨĂƌ�Ăůů�ŽĨ�ŽƵƌ�events are sold out so get yours early to avoid ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ͘�

Finally I just want to say ĐŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƟŽŶ�ƚŽ�ĞǀĞƌLJ-one that graduated this ŵŽŶƚŚ͕�ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ�^h�WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ�ZŽďďŝĞ�WƵƌĐĞůů�ĂŶĚ�^h�^ƉŽƌƚƐ�KĸĐĞƌ�^ƚĞƉŚĞŶ��ŽŶŶĞƌLJ͘��ĞƐƚ�ŽĨ�ůƵĐŬ�ŝŶ�ƚŚĞ�ĨƵƚƵƌĞ�ƚŽ�Ăůů�ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞƐ͘�

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying LJŽƵƌ�ĐŽůůĞŐĞ�LJĞĂƌ�ƐŽ�ĨĂƌ͘ ��tĞ�ĂƌĞ�ƚƌLJŝŶŐ�ŽƵƌ�ďĞƐƚ�ƚŽ�ŵĂŬĞ�sure everything runs as ƐŵŽŽƚŚůLJ�ĂƐ�ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ�ĨƌŽŵ�here and that you enjoy it ƚŽ�ƚŚĞ�ĨƵůů͘�

Our sports teams are up and running and our Bas-ŬĞƚďĂůů�ƚĞĂŵ�ŚĂǀĞ�ƉŝĐŬĞĚ�ƵƉ�ĨƌŽŵ�ǁŚĞƌĞ�ƚŚĞLJ�ůĞŌ�ŽĨ�ůĂƐƚ�LJĞĂƌ͘ ��tŝƚŚ�ƚǁŽ�ŐĂŵĞ�gone, and two win the lads are looking strong again this LJĞĂƌ͘ ��tŝƚŚ�ƚǁŽ�ďŝŐ�ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝĞƐ�over IT Tallaght and DKIT, the lads are hoping that ƚŚŝƐ�LJĞĂƌ�ǁĞ�ǁŝůů�ďĞ�ĂďůĞ�ƚŽ�ŐŽ�ŽŶĞ�ƐƚĞƉ�ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ�ĂŶĚ�ƉŽƐƐŝďůLJ�ǁŝŶ�ƚŚĞ�ůĞĂŐƵĞ�ƚŚŝƐ�ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͘�

KƵƌ�DĞŶ Ɛ͛�sŽůůĞLJďĂůů�ƐƚĂƌƚ-ĞĚ�ŽĨ�ƚŚĞŝƌ�ƐĞĂƐŽŶ�ůĂƐƚ�ǁĞĞŬ�with a long journey to the ǁĞƐƚ�ŽĨ�/ƌĞůĂŶĚ�ƚŽ�'D/d͘ ��GMIT and Athlone were the ŽƉƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ͘��KƵƌ�ĮƌƐƚ�ŐĂŵĞ�ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ�ǁĂƐ�Ă�ƚƌŝĐŬLJ�ŽŶĞ�ƚŚĂƚ�ǁĞ�ǁĞƌĞ�ďĞĂƚĞŶ�ďLJ�'D/d͘ ��,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ �ƚŚĞ�ƐĞĐŽŶĚ�

game showed a lot more promise as the lads lost out ŶĂƌƌŽǁůLJ�ƚŽ��/d͘ ��,ŽƉĞĨƵů-ůLJ͕ �ŝĨ�ƚŚĞ�ƐĞĐŽŶĚ�ŐĂŵĞ�ŝƐ�ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ�ƚŽ�ŐŽ�ďLJ�ƚŚŝŶŐƐ�ĂƌĞ�ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ�ƵƉ�ĨŽƌ�ƚŚĞ�ƚĞĂŵ�ŝŶ�ƚŚĞ�ƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐ�ŐĂŵĞƐ�ĂŶĚ�ƚŚĞ�ƌĞƐƚ�ŽĨ�ƚŚĞ�ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͘

KƵƌ�DĞŶ Ɛ͛�&ŽŽƚďĂůů�ƚĞĂŵ�ǁĞƌĞ�ĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ�ďLJ��ůĂŶĐŚĂƌĚƐƚŽǁŶ�/d�ǁŚŝĐŚ�ŚĂƐ�ŬŶŽĐŬĞĚ�ƚŚĞ�ůĂĚƐ�ŽƵƚ�ŽĨ�ƚŚĞ�ůĞĂŐƵĞ�ĨŽƌ�ƚŚĞ�ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͘��tĞ�ŚŽƉĞ�ƚŚĞ�ůĂĚƐ�ĐĂŶ�ŶŽǁ�ƌĞŐƌŽƵƉ�ďĞĨŽƌĞ�ƚŚĞ�ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ�ĐƵƉ�ŐĂŵĞ�ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ�'D/d��ĂƐ-ƚůĞďĂƌ�ŝŶ�ƚŚĞ�ĐŽŵŝŶŐ�ǁĞĞŬƐ͘

&ĞŶĐŝŶŐ�ǁĂƐ�ƚŚĞ�ůĂƚĞƐƚ��ůƵď�to get up and running and ŝƚ�ƐĞĞŵƐ�ƚŽ�ŚĂǀĞ�ƚĂŬŝŶŐ�Žī�ƋƵŝƚĞ�ǁĞůů͘��tĞ�ŚŽƉĞ�ƚŚĂƚ�ƚŚŝƐ�ǁŝůů�ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ�ƚŽ�ďĞ�ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů͘��:ƵƐƚ�ůŝŬĞ�'ůĞĞ��͕�>ĞĂŐƵĞ�ŽĨ�>ĞŐĞŶĚƐ͕��ĞĞƌ�WŽŶŐ�ĂŶĚ�ƚŚĞ�DƵƐŝĐ�^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ͕ �ƚŚĞLJ�ĂƌĞ�ŝŶ�ĨƵůů�ƐǁŝŶŐ�ĂŶĚ�ůŽĂĚƐ�ŽĨ�ŽƉƟŽŶƐ�ĨŽƌ�ĞǀĞƌLJ-ŽŶĞ͘

hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ�ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ �ƚŚĞ�ƐŝŐŶƐ�ĂƌĞ�ŶŽƚ�ƐŽ�ŐŽŽĚ�ĨŽƌ��ĂŶĐĞ�ĂŶĚ�zŽŐĂ͕�ĂƐ�ǁĞ�ĂƌĞ�ƵŶĂďůĞ�ƚŽ�ĮŶĚ�ďŝŐ�ĞŶŽƵŐŚ�ƐƉĂĐĞ�ĨŽƌ�ƚŚĞ�ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ�ƚŚĂƚ�ŚĂǀĞ�ƐŝŐŶĞĚ�ƵƉ͘��,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ �ŝĨ�ǁĞ�ĚŽ�ĮŶĚ�ŽƵƚ�ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ�ĚŝĨ-ĨĞƌĞŶƚ�LJŽƵ�ǁŝůů�ďĞ�ůĞƚ�ŬŶŽǁ�ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ�ĂǁĂLJ͘

For now, enjoy the remain-ing weeks leading up to �ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ͕�ŝĨ�LJŽƵ�ŚĂǀĞ�ĂŶLJ�ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ�ĚŽ�ŶŽƚ�ďĞ�ĂĨƌĂŝĚ�ƚŽ�ĂƐŬ�ƚŚĞŵ͘

'ŽŽĚ�ůƵĐŬ�ƚŽ�Ăůů�ƚŚĞ��ůƵďƐ�ĂŶĚ�^ŽĐŝĞƟĞƐ�ŝŶ�ƚŚĞ�ƌĞƐƚ�ŽĨ�ƚŚĞŝƌ�ƐĞĂƐŽŶƐ͘

CLAIRE ASTON, ASSISTANT MANAGER

STEPHEN DONNERY, VICE PRESIDENT & CLUB & SOCIETIES OFFICER

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R.O.A.R. T&Cs APPLY

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SU NEWS

HALLOWEEN!e 2014 Halloween party took place in Lafayette night club on the 30th of October. In keeping with previous years, it was probably the biggest party of the year. It was a sold out event with almost everyone in fancy dress. With a crowd of around 500 people there was no shortage in variety of costume with people dressing up as vampires, superheroes, assassins, zombies, minions to name a few. !ere was a prize of a free ticket to the discovery trip available for best dressed. Winner of best dressed fe-male went to Julie Evrum and winner of best dressed male went to Alex Nagel. We hope you all had a great night and don’t forget to buy you’re tickets to the upcoming Christmas party. It promises to be just as good. So don’t forget your christmas jumpers!

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DELPHI TRIP 2014SU NEWS

DELPHI SELFIES

On November 7th we took 40 students to Delphi Adventure Centre in the far, far west of Ireland. !is was our thrid year in a row making the trip. !e adventure centre o"ers more than 20 di"er-ent activites to do. Activities over the weekend included: kayaking, bog walking and ziplining & tunnelling. !e bog waliking was a strange experience for most. It was a better mud bath than you could pay for. Saturday night invloved a night out to Westport with the locals unawares to the Rambull that was on the way. !e SU held a picture competition across the weekend with the person who took the best Delphi Sel#e winning a hoodie of their choosing from the Students’ Union. !e next SU trip is heading to Bunratty castle where we’ll dine at a medieval banquet and head out in Ennis for the night. Tickets are $70 available in the SU. See you there!

HALLOWEEN

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SU CLUBS

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,Q�WKLV�LVVXH�ZH¶UH�ORRNLQJ�DW�WKH�*ULI¿WK�College basketball team. Best of luck to the team in the upcoming

season.

Dave Baker

Age: Unknown

Biggest In!uence In Life:

Vilius Korotkovas

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Anesti Murati

Age: 21

Biggest In!uence In Life: Martin Thomas

Dimitri Sido

Age: 21

Biggest In!uence In Life: HIs grandfather

Vilius Korothovas

Age: 21

Biggest In!uence In Life:

Dave Baker

Daniel Wagner

Age: 21

Biggest In!uence In Life: His Grandmother

Pocholo Buenaventura

Age: 19

Biggest In!uence In Life:

Your ma

Teo Quesada

Age: 20

Biggest In!uence In Life:

Bear Grylls

Julius Schmid

Age: 19

Biggest In!uence In Life:

His parents

Doug Sheed

Age: 28

Biggest In!uence In Life:

His Girlfriend

Benoit Guibert

Age: 20

Biggest In!uence In Life:

Jesus

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Juan Torres Entrena

Age: 21

Biggest In!uence In Life: Tim Duncan & My

Family

Marcus McDaniel

Age: 26

Biggest In!uence In Life: God & My Family

Sam Markle

Age: 24

Biggest In!uence In Life:

My dad

Spencer Mitchell

Age: 22

Biggest In!uence In Life:

My Mom

On Wednesday 5th November at Clogher Road the Gri!th College Boys Basketball team trounced DKIT with an astonishing 86-52 victory. "is match was very important as it was their biggest match of the season yet! Being only the second match of the season, and only having a few training sessions due to a absence with illness by the coach, and the #rst match on their home turf, along with the fact our GCD boys were the underdog losing to DKIT last year.

Even thought going into this game, which proved to be the toughest match up yet, and with a few dis-advantages, our GCD Boys Basketball team got together as a team and won by 34 points.

"e main focus for these boys was Teamwork “We have to get to know each other to improve our team play. "erefore the game is important to us, to increase the trust in your teammates. If everyone is ready to give his best and work for the team, we’ll beat them out of our house!” mentioned #15 Dani Beach prior to the game.

From the very start it was obvious GCD were in control. DKIT were not expecting such intensity from our boys who played very well from the start with a lot of energy.

Due to the victory of last years game, DKIT were the favorite to win, though this did not stop GCD from coming together as a team, and taking home a fantastic win, the #rst on their home turf.

“Even though we are still in the learning procces, we are already getting the ball rolling, we are comfort-able with one another, and have great team chemistry. "at is why we won today.” Says #13 Sam Markle a$er the game.

Reported by Colm Human

GCD Trounce DKIT

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TRAVEL

My !rst tip would be for you to leave the museums behind. You do not need to pop into National Galleries or National Muse-ums. Dublin itself is full of those, you can do this at home. "e main attraction in Edinburgh is getting lost among the city streets. Edinburgh is unique. Scotland’s capital city is made up of the Old Town and the New Town. Di#erent than most Euro-pean cities, Edinburgh is not crossed by a river, although the bridges linking the two towns are breath taking. "e !rst stop is the Edinburgh Castle, a medieval building located majestically on top a hill in the middle of the old town and the city centre. Edinburgh’s old town is like no other place in the world. Making the

byPamela Machado

way to the castle through the –very- hilly streets is a delight. Besides enjoying the view of medieval buildings you might also run into a Scottish man playing bagpipes. Obviously, he will be dressing a kilt.

If the long walking makes you tired you might !nd some-thing to cheer you up: “"e Scotch Whisky Experience”. "is is located a few blocks before you reach the castle and can be a good option if you are willing to spend £10. -Honestly, I think you can also taste a real scotch experi-ence going to the pub just around the corner of your B&B."e entrance to Edinburgh Castle costs around £15 and it takes around 3 hours to see everything inside it. Add up the cost of some souvenirs as well. At the Castle they use the old trick that make tourists pop into a shop every time you get out of a room.

EDINBURGH $�EHDXWLIXO�SODFH�WKDW�PD\�ÀW�LQ�\RXU�(small) budget

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Also located at the Old Town, there is an unmiss-able spot for muggles. !e Elephant House, the café in which J.K. Rowling used to go daily when writing the Harry Potter Series. If you need a little more inspiration you can even seat at the same table she used to. And take a sel"e, of course. Edinburgh’s Old Town is worth some more hours of sightseeing. For those who love taking pho-tos, you’ll have great opportunities just walking around. You’ll also "nd loads of cashmere shops full of Scottish pattern products. One curious thing, actually, you’ll see Scottish pattern every-where, even in the seats of the bus. Really. Get ready for some more exercise. On the New Town, ‘Calton Hill’ deserves a visit. It is just in a short walk from the centre and the view from the hill is wonderful. Furthermore, it is free entry so enjoy. Close enough to walk from Calton Hill it is located Holyrood Park, very prestigious in Edin-burgh. Another piece of the city’s wonders. Just hope for a sunny day.

A couple days are enough to have a good taste of Edin-burgh. Low-cost #ights are cheaper on working days but this could be a good option for a weekend o$ and some-times you get weekend o$ers when booking tickets in

advance. Travelling to Scotland "ts your budget and its Capital city can be very surprising. Ryanair #ies daily from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh from %14.99 and to Glasgow and other parts of Scotland from %9.99.Book hostels and B&B in the centre of Edinburgh on hostelworld.com or booking.com from %12 a night per person Photos: Pamela Machado

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This weather, eh? The heavy presence of torrential rain in the last fortnight has the doom-mongers out in full force. Giving you a weary glance, a silent plea for a holiday in the sun. Arriving for things late, only to dramatically enter the room with soggy clothing DQG�D�ÀVWIXO�RI�WUDYHO�EURFKXUHV��7KURZLQJ�WKHPVHOYHV�RQWR�WKH�VSDFH�YDFDQW�RQ�\RXU�EXV�VHDW�EHIRUH�WXUQ-ing to you and giving a resigned shy, pointing limply out the window.

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FEATURES

ESSENTIAL WINTER VIEWING

byJames McGlade

Shock value is provided in heaps in Irish gangland drama Love/Hate. !e "nale of series "ve had tongues wagging because a male character was raped with a broken pool cue. Genuinely. Didn’t necessarily want to write that sentence but it is what it is. !at same summary could be given to the show in general. Love/Hate is Fair City: A#er Dark. !e characters are paper-thin and, as a result, you don’t really care what happens to them. It is generally a cacophony of riding, killing and cursing. !ere aren’t many memorable bits of dialogue. One involves a character, who is feeling the e$ects of brain damage, requesting "zzy orange. However, it is still the most ambitious show ever attempted in Ireland and it’s been met with acclaim from all angles. It’s worth checking out.

Considering this recommendation of what to watch has been provoked by the intrusion of winter, there’s no better place to start than Game of !rones. !e show is adapted from a series of books written by George R. R. Martin. It’s in%uenced by the Lord of the Rings, but GoT is a high fantasy epic set in a universe jam-packed full of enough sex and violence to make the lads from the Shire’s heads explode. !at’s assum-ing those heads wouldn’t be swept from their shoulders by evil boy kings who clearly weren’t fond of members of the fellowship. Viewers of the show will quickly "nd out that characters aren’t protected by a plot shield. Martin will take your darlings and have a behemoth crush their skulls in a shockingly graphic fashion. !e pain you feel will be a testament to Martin’s brilliance.

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While we never !nd out what turned Nidge toward a life of crime, we know why Walter White is cooking meth in Breaking Bad. Perhaps readers may roll their eyes at this inclusion, as if they are ‘over’ Breaking Bad. But there is no getting past it: this is probably the best television show ever. It charts Walter’s transformation from tame high-school chemistry teacher into danger-ous and explosive drug kingpin. Sentenced to death by cancer, Walt worries about how his expanding family will cope !nancially when he’s no longer around. He commits sin a"er sin but we !nd a way to forgive him, to root for him until the very last episode.

Two other complex leads can be found in True Detective, the wonder-ful HBO series from earlier in the year. Woody Harrelson and Mat-thew McConaughey, at what might be the apex of the McConaissance, play detectives who revisit an unsolved case of homicide nearly two decades a"er it began. Harrelson’s Marty and McConaughey’s Rust are polar opposites but this adds to their compatibility as partners.

#e acting is superb and the Gothic scenery of America’s deep south is breathtaking. Philosoph-ical and existential ramblings are accompanied by a wonderful soundtrack, T Bone Burnett overseeing the music. One particular tracking shot is incredible but the concluding episode le" some viewers unsatis!ed. Regardless, it does not undermine an amazing show. Who knew you could embark on such journeys while snuggled under a duvet?

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PARTY

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MUSIC

8 Scandinavian Artists and Bands You Should Know,I�\RX�DUH�RXW�ORRNLQJ�IRU�QHZ�PXVLF��ORRN�QR�ORQJHU��,�DP�DERXW�WR�LQWURGXFH�\RX�WR�VRPH�6FDQGLQDYLDQ�PXVLF�WKDW�\RX�VKRXOG�QRW�PLVV�RXW�RQ��6ZHGHQ�LV�WKH�VXSHUVWDU�DPRQJ�XV��DQG�KDYH�D�ORW�RI�ZRUOG�NQRZQ�DUWLVWV�DOUHDG\��$YLFLL��5R[HWWH��5RE\Q��$%%$�HWF����+RZHYHU��WKHUH�LV�D�ORW�RI�JRRG�PXVLF�XS�WKHUH�LQ�WKH�1RUWK�WKDW�KDV�not reached world fame yet. byMarit Langseth

HighasakiteListen: Since Last Wednesday & Lover, Where Do You Live?According to their website, once you hear Highasakite “you’ll wonder how you ever got by without them”, and I have to agree. Highasakite is an indie-pop band, who toured with London Grammar in the US this spring. Check out their album Silent Treatment and enjoy. Highasakite is up and coming, and my biggest recommenda-tion.

MØListen: Say You’ll Be !ereKaren Marie Ørsted aka MØ is a Danish singer-songwriter who makes music de-scribed as “electro music with guts”. Her de-but album “No Mythologies to Follow” came out this spring, and she’s been touring the US and Europe this fall. She actually played at the Academy in Dublin in the beginning of November, so you just missed her.

Robyn ". RöyksoppListen: Do It Again & Monument!e Swedish-Norwegian cooperation of Robyn and the electronic music duo Röyksopp has resulted in some great tracks. “Do It Again” has a good beat worth putting in your party playlist. !e psychedelic song “Monument” takes it down a couple notches and lasts for ten minutes, but it is worth every second. If you disagree, there is a sorter and more upbeat version out there too.

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CLMDListen: Wild Men (!. Sirena)CLMD was originally an electronic duo con-sisting of Carl Louis and Martin Danielle, but since Carl Louis le! the duo this year, CLMD now stands for Create Love, Music & Dreams. CLMD is great party music, and “Wild Men” is a song that always gives me extra energy to either dance or run a bit faster. Great song for workouts!

Emilie NicholasListen: Pstereo & Grown Up

Emilie Nicholas just came out with her debut album “Like I’m a Warrior” and it is amazing. Her songs are melancholic, and with a voice out from the ordinary, Emilie Nicholas is something special. "e single “Pstereo” has been played a lot on Norwegian radio the last year, and I never get tired of it, my love for it just grows.

First Aid KitListen: Emmylou & My Silver LiningFirst Aid Kit consists of the two Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg. "ey play indie folk music and their harmonious voices and country-in#uenced songs is perfect for dark autumn nights. "is summer they came out with their third album, “Stay Gold”, with several great tracks.

KygoListen: O!en & Younger"rough YouTube and SoundCloud the Norwegian DJ Kygo got known for his remixes. His remix of Ed Sheeran’s “I See Fire” has over 28 million views on YouTube, and his SoundCloud account is well visited. His remixes are pretty great and I think that every party playlist should have at least one of his tracks in it.

Lykke LiListen: No Rest For "e Wicked "e Swedish indie pop singer-songwriter Lykke Li came out with her third album this year, “I Never Learn”. Her music o!en blends elements from indie pop, alternative and electronic. “No Rest For "e Wicked” was one of the singles from the recent album, and it is absolutely worth checking out.

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InFocus

byMukesh Jodhani

byÇa!da Erzincan

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byLouis Jacob Walsh

byColm Human

byMatthias Pfei!er

byStephen Healy

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It’s that time of year again, where we !nd men walking around proud with all sorts of beards and staches, all serv-ing a great cause, which is raising awareness for prostate cancer. 11 years ago, a group of 30 men took the initiative in Melbourne, Australia, and started Movember a"er they dared each other to bring back one old-fashioned ’70s style: the moustache. A"er a month of success they wanted to !nd an excuse to bring it back so they thought: “What’s the male equivalent of Women’s Breast Cancer awareness?” and boom, there it was. Since then, Movember raised over $299 million in global funds!

You can participate in Movember just by following those rules:

1. Shave clean on November 1st, you must start with a clean shaved face. 2. 3. Each “Mo Bro” must grow and groom a moustache for the entire month. 4. 5. Keep it real, no beards, no goatees and no fake mustache. You can’t let your mustache join with your sideburns, that’s considered a beard. (and Movember is all about the stache!) 6.

byNoor Saleh

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7. Each “Mo Bro” must conduct himself like a true gentleman.Most people might confuse “Movember” with “Noshember” or “No-shave-Novem-ber”. !ey’re two di"erent concepts but for the same cause. Unlike Movember, No Shave November does not raise funds for testicular and prostate cancer research but allows participants to grow facial hair other than mustaches. On the No Shave

November website they say: “!e goal of No-Shave November is to grow aware-ness by embracing our hair, which many cancer patients lose, and letting it grow wild and free. Donate the money you usually spend on shaving and grooming for a month to educate about cancer prevention, save lives, and aid those #ghting the battle.”

!e rules for No Shave November:

1) On October 31st, shave your entire face as cleanly as possible. No stubble, no “pre-existing” facial hair. Shave completely.

2) Do not shave or trim for the entire month. No trimming your neck, no shaving your mustache, no shaping your

beard.

3) On Dec. 1 you can #nally shave!

And guess what ladies, you can participate too! !e rules are simple, shave everything on Oct 31st, and keep away from shaving for the entire month! Or if that’s a bit too much then you can take part also by buying merchandise from their website!

Events like these are a fun way of spreading awareness about health issues a"ecting us.

You can participate in No Shave November as an indi-vidual or as a group by creating an event/fundraiser or creating your personal fundraising page, picking up their merchandise or by donations through their website.

For more information on how to contribute, go to http://www.no-shave.org/#!get-involved/clse

You can also participate in Movember in many ways, as a “Mo Bro”, “Mo Sista”, in your workplace, in community,

raising funds on campus or you could join a network.

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What is Love & Robots about? Love & Robots is a design brand and marketplace for unique, customizable products. We make products like phone cases, jewellery and home accessories. !rough our platform, you can tweak, personalize and re-design our products directly from your browser in real-time. Your product is then 3d printed on-de-mand and shipped from a factory near you.

Who do you see as your target audience? How are you reaching them?We make it easy for anyone to person-alize our products. We know that not everyone can or wants to design from scratch, so that’s why we’ve developed online 3d tools so that anyone can customize and tweak our products to themselves. Good examples are our Map coasters and our See-Weed phone case.

We also believe a great designer can come from anywhere, which is why we intro-

duced the open design challenges, where anyone can submit an idea and anyone can vote on which ones we should make through the Factory section of our site. At the same time, we know that not all great designers will have the largest social media following, so our selection process is a combination of public voting and in-house assessment. We take into account popularity through votes, and also com-ments. Sometimes a design won’t get the highest number of votes, but it will have great positive engagement from users. We also look at things like manufacturability and saleability. Our design community is now up to over 6,000 from 48 countries around the world, and we’ve received over 650 design submissions and 10,000 votes.

How does Social Media supports your marketing activities?Social Media plays a big part in getting our name out there. Our growth so far has been totally organic, with no market-

ing budget. We use Facebook and Twitter mostly, but really the growth has been down to designers spreading the word to their friends and family. It’s their net-works which have gotten us this far. We do plan to explore more marketing meth-ods now that we’ve launched the new site and have a bit of a budget, but we’ll think very carefully before we launch into that.

What was the biggest challenge you faced in the early days a!er having a business idea?We believe that 3d printing and digi-tal manufacturing will fundamentally change the way we live. Our business is one of the "rst to capitalize on the fact that you can now turn so#ware into hardware. Everything we make and sell is built from a digital "le. !is has an enormous impact on the way we design and make products; It enables customers to tweak and re-design products online before purchasing; It hugely reduces the complexity of supply chains; And it is

byFerdi Hoske

GCD Tech

LOVE & ROBOTS: THE DESIGN START UP - MAKING JEWELLERY FROM YOUR OWN COMPUTER

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more environmentally friendly than cur-rent supply chain structures. Digital man-ufacturing and 3d printing are changing the world as we know it and we are at the forefront of this revolution.

!is is a completely new and disruptive industry and part of our job is educating people about it. It’s very broad and the possibilities are endless, but our biggest challenge has been "nding our niche within this new area - something that we can believe in and be passionate about. Combining design (love) and technology (robots), we have now found our niche - a curated marketplace for personalized products.

How do you deal with setbacks?Starting a new business is hard. Even with the supportive climate which exists in Ireland, you really need a team of good people around you. We are 4 co-founders, with strengths in very di#erent areas, so we compliment each other. We also have

a fantastic, hard-working team, who pitch in to solve any problem that arises. Every day is di#erent and having that support when new challenges arise, is invaluable.

What is the best part of being independent?!ere is an immense satisfaction in building something from scratch. We are proud of what we have so far achieved

with Love & Robots and look forward to expanding more. We have a chance to determine our own futures and create something that we are passionate about and we enjoy doing.

What do you wish you’d have known back in College that you know now?Enjoy college while you can - there is no place like it. Enjoy the creative freedom that it allows and expand your mind. !e world is changing and it is important to change with it - be adaptable. Our team includes 3 architects, who have turned their skills to designing on a smaller scale - as Coco Chanel said, “Fashion is Archi-tecture: It is a matter of proportion!”

It’s important not to get typecast into a particular area. Architects are capable of designing far more than just buildings. College teaches not only subjects, but, more importantly, how to think. !at is invaluable in creating your own future.

!ere are at least as many Todo Applications out there as men that have dated to Kim Kardashian. But I won’t lie when I say that HabitRPG is the most revolutionary one. You can add beside normal and daily tasks also bad habits but you don’t just complete them, you collect points to buy cool stu# for your av-atar and when you don’t do it you lose live. It works as an really good motivator and makes your dull life more awesome.

Visual Supply Co basically sells Instagram "lters for professional photographers that work with their Pho-toshop. And because those "lters are really good they also made an application for mobile phones that works even better than Instagram. Besides giving your photos a nice high quality analog look you can browse through some of VSCOs selected stunning user pictures and so called journals. No more #sel"e #duckface overload.

!is little game is pure ad-diction. You connect dots of the same colour and complete di#erent tasks and quests. !e concept reminds a little of Candy Crush but this playful $at designed game is a lot more than the former face-book hit. !e user is taken into a journey to places like the desert or at an snowy mountain adventure. !ough the game has over 200 levels every stage is a little di#erent. If you’re not ready for exam learning yet give it a try.

VSCO Cam HabitRPGTwoDots

APP REVIEWS

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It´s di!cult to make a good "lm about a historical person. No matter if the person is Johnny Cash, Yves Saint Laurent or Abraham Lincoln. It´s even more complicated to make a "lm about the life of Alan Tu-ring, who is important because of something the most people (including me) aren´t able to understand. „#e Imitation Game“ tries to introduce him to us. Alan Turing took part in a top-secret project of the British military during Worl War II. #e aim was to decode the Enigma- code of the Germans, which was a mystery to cryptanalists all over the world. #e military was powerless, because they weren´t able to understand the encoded German messages. #en came Turing and invented, almost in solo action, a machine that could break the code automatically. His work shortened the war and saved millions of lives. But he wasn´t allowed to tell anybody, so he wasn´t cele-brated as the hero he was. It got even worse: He was a homosexual and at this time ths was illegal in Britain. A$er the police "nd out about one of his relations, the government condemned him to chemical castration. He got a depression and killed himself in 1954. It´s impossible to explain his work with a mo-tion picture. Even a documentary can´t do that. Can „#e Imitation Game“ show us, how his machine or his brain worked? #e only possible answer: No. It´s too big for the cinema. But is „#e Imitation Game“ a bad "lm? No. Even if it can´t fully explain how everything worked, it´s a succeesful introduction. A small glimpse into a fascinating world. #e main reason for the success of this "lm is Benedict Cumberbatch. He plays the "gure of the eccentric and di!cult, but also lonely and fragile ge-nius so great, that you don´t even care if it´s a realistic image of Turing. It´s just a pleasure to watch this man doing the things he does. #e Imitation Game“ can´t clear up the mys-tery of Alan Turing. But at least, it´s good entertain-ment, that manages to make di!cult science palpable.

“#e Homesman” tells the story of the life of the early pioneers in the American west in the 1800’s . We meet the lonely lady Mary Bee Cuddy (Hilary Swank), living in a small town in Nebraska. She has a decent amount of money and lots of land, but is still turned down by potential husbands. When three ladies in her town are having psychological problems and are living on the edge of madness, their husbands can no longer take care of them. #e pastor in the town gathers the men, but none of them volunteer to take the responsibility of following the ladies to Iowa where they can get better and be taken care of. On the way home to get ready for the long journey, she saves a man who has been put on a horse with a rope around his neck, ready to be hanged. In return the man will help Cuddy escorting the women to Iowa.

What makes “#e Homesman” worth seeing is not just the story itself. #e scenes are great, and the camera angles even better, as they add a stronger feeling of the story being real, and we feel closer to the characters. We also feel close to the characters because they are very well developed, and played by excellent actors, which makes me believe the story they are telling.

#roughout the movie there are not a lot of action. Usu-ally a western movie would contain a lot more action considering guns "ring and chasing each other on the horseback, but this western movie is di%erent. To make a movie interesting just by keeping the viewer curious is a much greater accomplishment than keeping the audience’s attention with mainly action.

Some of the scenes are quite grotesque, including needles and dead babies, but they give a sense of the harsh life the pioneers were living in the American west. “#e Homesman” tells the story of the people we know nothing about from earlier western movies. It tells the story of the brave women whose hearts were broken and minds destroyed by the hard pioneer life.

Release Date: 21st NovemberRun Time: 122 minutes

The HomesmanThe Imitation GameRelease Date: 14th NovemberRun Time: 114 minutes

By Matthias Pfei!er By Anne Marit Raaberg

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!e golden and sometimes grey autumn "nally arrived. Times of sitting on your sofa, reading an old book, drinking a cup of hot chocolate or long cold walks through fallen leaves in the forest; that all starts again these days.What we all de"nitely will need for these times is the right music. Songs which sounds dark and smooth and at the same time they come over with a strongly warm feeling inside. !ey bring you back memories of the past summer and will move you slightly on to a golden grey autumn.

Ben Howard just released his new album I Forget Where We Were with eleven songs. In every single piece you are able to feel Howards soul inside. !e song Small !ings shows his internal emotions per-fectly. What shall we do next when everything breaks down? Is it our fault or is it just the way the world will be in future times? Howard is questioning a lot in his new album. In End Of !e A#air he is not sure if he cares about anything, about love or even about himself. And some days we are not ourselves. Howard knows that too: ´I am not myself, today. I am not feeling, okay´ is just one line in Rivers In Your Mouth. All accompanied by a so$ly smooth sound of guitar and quite drums in the background. !e whole album shows that Ben Howard is asking himself a lot. It draws a young 27-year old man who is "guring out what is best for him and his surroundings. Maybe he is not always getting a perfect answer, but at least he thinks about it.

A$er his "rst album Every Kingdom, which also was an expression of himself, he now enters a higher step with I Forget Where We Were. He created a hand full of songs with so$ drums, acoustic guitar sounds and a %attering voice. From Small !ings, over Evergreen until I Forget Where We Were a serious, but full of warm feelings album has been recorded for a perfect beginning of autumnal times.

Is it Ambient Pop or Psychedelic Folk? Or was it Psychedelic Pop and Ambient Folk? You can play this silly game for a couple of hours. No matter, how you categorize it, it is music beyond words.

Ruins“ is the tenth album of Liz Harris’ project Grouper. And it’s the same recipe as always: Music between atmospheric soundscapes and mysterical Singer/Songwriter parts. !e important question: Isn’t it boring to hear another album like that? On „Ruins“ Grouper doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but is that really necessary? When Harris breathes the vocals over the melancholic piano sounds („Clearing“, „Call Across Rooms“) while something lightly drones in the background, you realize that the feeling you get, is the only thing that counts; the feeling of repose.

It’s very likely that the following situation takes place: A$er 39 minutes the album is "nished and you still sit there, painting mandalas (or whatever you do in your spare time). A$er "ve minutes, you realize, that you are surrounded by complete silence. !e album can be so discreet, that it becomes a part of the common sound scenery around you. Maybe you stop recognizing the album while hearing it.

Nevertheless, Ruins isn’t elevator music. If you listen close enough, you will hear, that it’s more than just a sound for the background. It will catch you with its hypnotic powers, with its fragile charme and its soothing atmosphere. You will explore that music can be catchy without classical song structures. Also, the album seems to have a great conjuction with nature. Your mind’s eye will discover forests, marshes, moun-tains, seas etc. Sometimes it can be very dark and scary, but if you are really into it, everything will turn into pure fascination. And all that, without any New Age- or esoterism attitude. It feels natural and not over-the-top.

Ruins is highly recommended, if you love musical journeys into unknown areas. But it also works, if it’s just the soundtrack for your autumn walks.

By Madita Tietgen

Ben Howard - I Forgot Where We Were

By Matthias Pfei!er

Grouper - Ruins

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It’s great to have a government, with an eye on the present and the past. !at shows the new beard tax, that will be deployed at the end of this week. Our politicians saw, that it’s fashionable for many young men to grow themselves a beard. Our wise leaders found a way to help the state with this trend: !ey take Peter I of Russia as an example and tax all the beautiful facial hair of this country. Confused? Here are the most important questions and answers:

1. Do I have to pay the tax?!at’s simple: You must pay the tax, if you’re a beard owner. It´s important to know the type of beard you’ve got. For example, a mustache will be cheap-er than a full beard (In fact, a full beard involves a mustache). To avoid any confusion, the government will send a catalouge to every household. In this brochure, every kind of beard and the proper amount of money is listed.

2. Am I a beard owner?A beard is facial hair, that is longer than three milimeters. Sideburns are a

The Governments new money making scheme may irritate you.

Put your money where your beard is

byDrew Peacock

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U N D E R T H ES P O T L I G H T

Dance society show their frustration at not having a room yet through interpretive dance. No one knows what they want.

Basketballs team collective height estimated at 100!.

All students return from Delphi with a new appreciation for mud.

Half the SU graduates. Still no more mature.

SU sta" attempt Movember. Claire the clear leader.

Number of sta" members “dossing” in the SU increasing.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Occupation: Campus Mammy.

Greatest Ambition: Fulfilled.

Hobbies: Preforming in her B*witched

tribute band.

Likes: Being a hero, being given credit

for organising SU parties.

Dislikes: Lecturer dress code

forbidding capes.

Interesting Fact: Eilis O' Leary & Claire

Aston hold the world record for largest

age gap between twins.

Eilis HERO’ Leary

beard too. Also, the facial hair of women. You can’t say, that it’s a sexist tax, can you? Even if a woman hasn’t got facial hair, she has got to pay the lipstick tax, that will come next month. So, everything is fair and balanced.

3. How knows the government, that I pay my taxes?To avoid the growing of illegal beards, a supervisor will visit you every monday. He controls the number of beards per household and changes in beard style. But, if you gave the right details, you’ve got nothing to fear.

4. Can I get a relief?You get a relief of 15%, if you got more than one beard. Nice o"er! People with a lower income aren´t tax-exempt, but at the beginning of every month, they get a razor and shaving foam for free!

5. Have I got to remargin taxes?You have got to remargin the beard tax for the last #ve years. So it’s important to give clear details about your beard behaviour for that period.

Now, everything should be clear! To help the state, I decided to grow myself a full beard. Personally, I like my Wilhelm I- beard a whole lot more, but if it helps the government, my taste shall be unimportant! Make an e"ort and make the #rst step into a brave and hairy future!

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