10TH NOVEMBER 2012

Issue II

The SaloOn

Editorial

Issue II

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Tuusa Eriksson (F

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Harry Heath (U

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Eoin Hennessy (IE

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Fredrik Hultm

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Ayda Jodayri (

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Jessin

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Valtteri V

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Maja Zalewska (P

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Elisa M

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Content“Loud Awkward and Drunk”Did you know?! Meet the offi cialsGuiding you through the sessionOne small stepSalo, too cool for you?Breaking the iceObama VS RomneyInside our headEYP-Horoscope

Dear delegates,after a very long and busy day you actually managed to meet new people and become part of a team.

In Issue II of “The Saloon” you will fi nd articles both reporting your team-building and all the activities you did yesterday night and providing you with some of the most impor-tant promblems the EU is now facing.

From horoscopes to the elections of the President of the United States, this paper wiill be the connection

between what is happening at the session and what is going on outside Salo’s cosy atmosphere.

Hope you’ve enjoyed both teambuilding and committee work and if you’re too stressed because of GA, just sit some-where with your fellow delegates and start reading “The Saloon”.

Elisa Martinelli

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“Loud,Awkwardand Drunk”

by Ayda Jodayri (FI)

While you are abroad or talking with your foreign friend you’ve probably have heard some ridiculous myths about Finland, right?! Sometimes there can be a little truth behind it or it is terribly false. Let’s have a look on what foreign EYPers at the session say about Finland and Finnish people.The chair of the committee on DROI, Fur-kan came all the way from Istanbul, Turkey to join us in Salo. According to Furkan, he didn’t have any exceptional opinion on Finland beside the cold weather and the beautiful and green nature. From EYP Finland he had high exceptions and he is especially looking forward to learn new things from our great President Jan. EYP Finland is known for its good repu-tation which also tempted Furkan here. “Finnish people are loud, awkward and drunk,” says journalist Fredrik from Swe-den. When they drink, they drink a lot and get completely drunk. About the loudness many of us can disagree if you have ever sat with a group of Finns on the same table.

Did you know?!by Harry Heath (UK)

The fi rst EYP International Session was held in Fontainebleau, France in 1987. This marks the EYP 25th anniversary. Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per

capita than any other nation.

The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.

The longest word in English is pneumonoultramicro-scopicsilicovolcanoconiosis which is a lung disease. There is a place name that’s longer though: Llanfair-pwllgwyngyllgogerychwryndrobwllllantysiliogog-ogoch, which is a small village in Wales.

The largest university in Europe is “La Sapienza” in Rome. It has over 184,000 students.

This is the 14th Regional Session of EYP Finland,. The journo team in Salo is the

best that has ever been.

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Dear Delegates, to make the Chairs and Journos seem less over-whelming to you, we decided to ask some of them two questions. See how they answered and do not be scared of them! The ques-tions were as follows:

1) Imagine yourself waking up in the morning, looking into the mirror and seeing yourself, but turned into the other gender.2) Tom or Jerry?

Teresa Stadler1) I would check if I was really awake. And if I was really a boy.2) Tom.

Lia Pachler1) I will check if I’m still hot as hell, then remove my nail polish.2) Jerry.

Harry Heath1) I would be very scared and probably scream, and then I would be scared to ever leave my room.2) Jerry.Valtteri (Hector)

1) I would be fascinated about the fact that I now have breasts. In the words of a friend of mine, boobs are the divine gift from Heaven.2) Tom

Fredrick Hultman1) I wonder how my boobs would feel.2) Tom.

Kaarle Varkki1) First, I will go and take a shower, shave my legs, dress up nicely, do my make-up and go downtown.2) Jerry.

Lucie Mérelle1) What the hell? I will laugh and then take a picture of myself.2) Tom.

Maja Zalewska1) I will take some of my brother’s clothes, go to the city and tell the fi rst pretty girl that I will see that she is beautiful. 2) Tom.

Jessina Nieminen1) Maybe I shouldn’t wear make-up today?2) Tom.

Richard Janousek1) Uuh.. I’m such a hottie.2) Jerry.

Robin Belfrage1) I would totally freak out. I would just go to the wardrobe, I guess.2) Tom.

Erasmus Häggblom1) Surprise, surprise! I would be intrigued by myself.2) Jerry.

Tuusa Eriksson1) I would freak out. Oh, wait. It is really cool, actually. I am so awesome.2) Jerry.

by Jessina Nieminen (FI) and Maja Zalewska (PL)

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Marja Pentikäinen1) First of all, I would probably say something out loud to check out my voice. Then see the news to check if maybe there was an alien attack or something like that, just to find the reason behind it all.2)Jerry.

Lars Melakoski1) I would not waste my time in front of the mir-ror, but go into the kitchen instead.2) Jerry.

Jan Bubienczyk1) I will sit in my car and see if I still can drive.2)Tom.

Tim Backhaus1)What has happened?2) Tom.

Elisa Martinelli1) Finally! I don’t have to put my make-up on! 2) Tom.

Eoin Hennessy1) Niiiiiiiiiiiice!2) Tom.

Elina Mantrali1) I will go out and make fun of stupid women.2) Tom.

Christopher Proctor1) BOOOOOOOBIEEEES!!!!!2) Tom.

Frukan Kavuncu1) Whaaaaaaaaaat?!!!2) Tom.

Ayda Jodayri1) I’d probably just go to sleep once again.2) Jerry.

Veera Verkasalo1) Oh, I look hot.2) Tom.

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Christopher and his friend Hamtaro

by Tuusa Eriksson (FI) and Maja Zalewska (PL)

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Guiding you through the session

How to survive General Assembly (GA)?

1)Use the coffee breaks to fi ll your stomach,2) Try your best not to get too nervous, what might help you is

to imagine the audience as if it was completely naked,3) Don’t sleep, but if you do, don’t get caught,

4) Bring a notebook and a pen with you to write down all the mentioned and important points,

5) Pay attention,6) Visit the toilet on the coffee break, trust us it’s helpful!

7) Think twice before making a point,8)Wear formal clothes, but make sure that you’ll also feel com-

fortable and confi dent in them.

10 tips from the SaloOn

1) Don’t be afraid to voice your opinion in committe work,2) Be attentive and co-operative,

3) Try not to stick only with your school delegation,5) Fall in love with EYP,

6) Have enough breakfast, 7) Don’t drink too much coffee,

8) Don’t party too hard,9) Try to combine hard work with fun,

10) Be yourself, don’t try to change who you are!

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General Assembly: it is the very moment everyone has been looking for-ward to. Each committee presents their resolutions and debates about it. At the end of each round each person has to cast his or her own vote.

Teambuilding: it´s the only time when you can ̀ ”go full retard” and make a fool of yourself. You get to know other delegates as well as discover slowly what EYP is.

Committee work: each committee works on their topic´s resolution as well as deepening the bonds between committee members.

Chairperson: the mentor of the committee, your chair will watch over you and guide you through the session.

Journalist: Each committee has their own journalist. The journos write articles for the session papers and take pictures throughout the session.

The President and Vice-presidents - The Board: their job is to moderate the general assembly. The president is also responsible for opening and closing the session; and the vice-presidents help him co-ordinate all the work.

The organisers – Head-organisers are in charge of all of the organisers: they have worked for months in order to make the session happen.

The editor: being in charge of all the journalists, the editor is responsible for the fi nal version of the paper.Resolution: the fi nal and formal version of all the ideas gathered during committee work, what you want to implement in order to solve your problem; the whole reason you’re here!

Introductory clauses: these are the clauses that introduce the key ideas and problems in your resolution.

Operative clauses: hese are the clauses that you create as solutions to the issues presented in the introductory clauses.

Little EYP dictionary

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by Eoin Hennessy (IE)

The sun has long since set on your day’s com-mittee work. A bleary glance at your watch tells you that it’s 3AM. Salo is sleeping but you are wide awake, your body still invigorated by galleons of coffee. At an EYP session this can only mean one thing, it’s speechwriting time.

Volunteering seemed like such a good idea ear-lier. You were caught up in the positivity of the group and you seized a golden opportunity to step forward and represent your committee at GA. The gold is now rapidly rusting, crumbling before your very eyes, but then it happens. A blinding flash cuts through the darkness to fill the room with glowing ingenuity. An overwhelming whirlwind of epiphany churns you mind into ac-tion. Suddenly your ideas begin to flow and you are filled with a powerful sense of relief. Your thoughts run fast, faster than you can get them onto the page, but you persist, frantically fum-bling your pen across the paper. You are on a roll.

Nothing can stop you now. You are relent-less in your pursuit of perfection. At 4AM you slip off to sleep, safe in the knowledge that you have written the best speech of your life.Tomorrow will be more than just a new day. It will be a chance to take a leap into the chal-lenge of public speaking, a chance to grasp it with both hands and not to regret a single second.

GA is in progress, each committee has had its chance, and now it’s your turn. Your moment has arrived. The president recognises you and that long walk from your chair to the micro-phone commences. Each step carries you closer and closer. Tension builds as you approach what seems to be a fate worse than death, but it is when death is closest that we feel most alive. Adrena-line courses through your veins, your heart forces it all over your body, beating as never before. Eve-ryone in the hall must be able to hear it, to hear the power with which it assaults your ribcage. Resounding thumps rock your shaking body to its core until it is ready to explode out of your chest.

Time has run out. You are faced with the fi-nal step. You’ve had a lifetime to prac-tice walking but this is decidedly different.

This final step represents your last chance to flee, to run back to your seat and pretend this nasty ordeal never happened. You stand facing not just an assembly, but our most instinctive evolu-tionary dilemma, fight or flight? You brace your-self and take that small step to the microphone. The moment has arrived. Your destiny awaits.

You open your trembling mouth and begin to re-cite the words you so carefully crafted the night before. At first you are uncertain; what do they think of me? Soon, however, you are lost in your own words. They cut across the silence in the room and linger timelessly in the air. Their mean-ing speaks true and deep. The audience is cap-tivated and you are carried by a surge of confi-dence. Riding the crest of the wave you press on and the speech comes alive for that one hot min-ute. An inexplicable wave of self belief and ac-ceptance washes over you and you realise the true meaning of EYP, the true meaning of inner peace.

In life it tends to be the things we never tried rather than the things we failed at that we regret the most. With this in mind I encourage you all to take that one small step, for it is in doing so that we may discover a side to ourselves that we never knew we had. So this weekend, let yourself go. Em-brace EYP and you never know, you may take one giant leap forward in your personal development.

One small step

Salo, too cool for you?

by Fredrik Hultman (SE) and Valtteri Valtanen (FI)

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Sydney might have an opera house that is 183 metres long and 120 metres wide… But Salo has a stage that looks like the Sydney Opera House and can hold up to a mind-blowing 13 people – at once! Because Salo is too cool for a real opera house!

New York City might have the 850 acres large Central Park… But Salo has Kult-tuurikuntoilun keskuspuisto (the Central park of Cultural Exercise), which is a chessboard over nine square metres large! Because Salo is too cool for an 850 acre park!

Rio de Janeiro might have the Cris-to Redentor, a 700 tonne, 40 me-tre tall statue of Jesus Christ… But Salo has a statue of a blacksmith! Because Salo is too cool for gi-gantic statues of religious proph-ets placed on mountain tops!

So who will join the Human Pie next?We all love our grannies’ apple pies, but this time I am not going to write about the well-known and extremely tasty pie, made of dough, apples and cinnamon. Instead, I would like to talk about a magnificent pie, which LIBE II created with their own bodies. The hard task they were given, namely to recognise a person just by the feeling of someone’s stomach on their back, seemed to be relatively easy. The real hard thing was to get the name right. But then, once again what made this game so funny was the Chair, Kaarle, saying: Who’s going to be on the top next? Or when the person lying at the very bottom said the wrong name: It’s not ***, but *** will join.In this way the bodies of LIBE II connected and are all fired up to work on their resolution.

Teambuilding with DROI was definitely a fun affair. The ice was broken quickly with a couple of name games and the classic “two truths and a lie”, which seemed to be to the delegates’ favorite. The com-mittee also had some good bonding moments while playing “I like it”, another hit among the del-egates. No surprise there, who doesn’t like to get a few hugs? While music and chocolate seemed to be highly appreciated, sports appeared to be less popular among these human rights “activists”, but in the spirit of good teamwork no one was left standing alone in the middle of the circle. Due to the deep bonds created inside the committee, it should be quite smooth sailing tomorrow in committee work.

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by Harry Heath (UK)Teambuilding with the BeaversHow can I describe teambuilding with the amaz-ing, the exceptional, the invincible AFET? Well, actually those three words are a good start; AFET are undoubtedly amazing, exceptional and invin-cible, and I’m sure that their resolution will pass unanimously in General Assembly. I think eve-ryone overcame initial nervousness quickly and soon everyone in AFET was bonding fantastically. I can find no flaw in their approach to different games - the fact that they managed to complete the Abigail game in record pace showed me they must get on well. Christopher has provided the group with a large variety of games and challenges all under the watchful eye of Hamtaro. I truly believe that this group has no weak links, but I’ll guess we’ll find out for sure soon... Bravo everyone!

At first, the delegates of this committee seemed to be a bit shy since almost all of them met each other for the first time today. Even though teambuilding seemed to be a bit awkward for them at first, they soon relaxed as they started to get to know each other a bit better. The members of EMPL say this committee is absolutely the best ever. They also de-scribe it as funny and one of them even says it’s stunning. The members of this com-mittee have a great team spirit which is going to be one of the most important things while doing committee work. As they are going to start committee work, I am sure eve-rything will go well and I think there will be no huge difficulties. The members of this committee also seemed to like teambuilding a lot. I am sure this committee will rock.

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A Fun Committee OverallNow we all know that AFCO have a pretty good grasp of how to deal with constitutions and, indeed, affairs. Something you may not know, however, is that they’re also expert minesweepers. Teambuild-ing saw them navigate their way through a perilous array of post-its to capture the elusive marbles. As if this wasn’t hard enough, they were blindfolded – Why? Well...things were just swinging that way.AFCO bonded in the evening over a song. I strongly advise that you all check out the Finnish charts when you return home; ‘Obama, Obama’ may just have reached number one. With poetic lyr-ics and a beautiful tune, this has the potential to become one of the greatest songs of our generation. You ask, ‘what is the secret to AFCO’s success?’ The answer is simple: delegates.

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Weddings, cucumber and shoesWhen we arrived in committee room, everyone looked relaxed and excited. “This looks promis-ing” I said to our crazy chairs Veera and Tim. The moment I was really proud of this cheerful com-mittee was during the planning of the musical.Someone said “Just go with the flow!” and so it all began. They planned the musical in a very short time and managed well, despite the random words: weddings, cucumber and shoes. They all together created an enjoyable and quick show which re-minded me of dancing people having fun in the street. The show basically consisted in clapping their hands with different rhythms and to our joy the viewers also started to clap their hands with them.They got over with the disagreements and the frustration which the previous games tried to bring up and so they got into the EYP spirit. I couldn’t be more proud of LIBE I!

by A

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Going BananasFor the Committee on Women’s Rights, teambuilding tran-spired with many laughs, despite some initial shyness. Being a committee on women’s rights, it is perhaps little wonder that it’s composed by nine girls in the committee, but only two guys. The evening began with games like “name, action and adjec-tive.” For this committee, it included everything from rain-bows to elephants. Lifting a stick together at once turned out to be much harder than expected, but eventually they man-aged to raise the bar for themselves, without overdoing it.Even though the games put them in difficult position, and forced them to make tough choices - like killing 50 people, the evening was centred on one thing – bananas. During teambuilding, the committee made bananas, were awarded bananas, asked philosophical questions about bananas and finished it all of with going bananas. In other words, the Committee on Bananas’ Rights Women’s Rights is doing well.

By Fredrik Hultman (SE)

CLIMaxDo you know the feeling you get when you don’t know what to expect and then get positively surprised? That’s what happened to me today during the teambuilding of CLIM. This is my first session as a journalist and it was truly astonishing to see these people hit it off so quick-ly when they had just met a few moments earlier. It has been really exciting to observe the evolution of these delegates from total strangers to a fully functioning com-mittee. They are communicating easily even with their eyes or mouths shut and everything is running smoothly.If these delegates are going to continue working togeth-er this way, I can see how it is all going to build up and reach something beautiful by the end of the session. I can’t wait to see these people pushing forward together during committee work to achieve a point of climax in the GA. by Valtteri “Hector” Valtanen (FI)

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Obama has brought change to America

Four years ago, the republican presidential candi-date John McCain acknowledged in his concession speech that his defeat to Barack Obama might have been his greatest personal disappointment, but it was at the same time a historic day for all Afri-can Americans. He might as well have acknowl-edged that it was also (although he would never have admitted it) the right choice for America.

When Obama took offi ce, the economy had just been thrown into recession due to the fi nancial crisis and if it had not been for his stimulus pack-age it could easily have escalated into a depres-sion. Today, unemployment is at a mere 7,9 %, which is the lowest it has been for three years. For the last twenty months, jobs have been added to the US economy. It would be absurd to blame Obama for the economic situation, as the fi nan-cial crisis was something that he could not control.

Apart from his fi scal forethought, Obama has been a true champion of the middle class. He has cut payroll taxes – a tax cut that has benefi tted millions of hardworking Americans. He has also reformed health care. With his reform in place, all Ameri-cans will be guaranteed access to health care.

However, there is still one fl aw that Republicans can point to. The defi cit has spiraled out of control and the national debt is larger than ever. Never-theless, Obama has been forced to work with the Republicans in congress. They have naturally not been in favor of his proposals. With such a stale-mate, it has been impossible to tackle the defi cit. For example, when the president proposed to raise taxes on the rich in order to reduce the defi cit, the Republicans blocked it, protecting the wealthy.

Obama’s fi rst term may not have been perfect. Although he has handled reformed health care and decreased unemployment, the defi cit still has to be reduced and the national debt main-tained. But considering the tough situation he was in, he has proven to be a great president as he has brought the right change to America.

By Fredrik Hultman (SE)

Obama VS Romney

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Four years ago Barack Obama was elected presi-dent under the slogan “Hope and Change”. Today America has changed. Unemployment is 7,9 %. If you add those who have dropped out of the work-force because of long-term unemployment, its rate is well over 10 %. Obama might excuse himself with the fi nancial crisis that was out of his control, but he cannot deny that under his term the US has experienced its slowest recovery since World War II.

When 30 million Americans are looking for a job, it is evident that the president’s economic policies have failed. His stimulus package has so far only served to increase the national debt, which now amounts to over $14 trillion. His health care reform means new taxes loaded on the middle class and makes it more expen-sive for companies to insure their employees.The reform will add to the defi cit, thus in-creasing the already enormous national debt.

The president promised to cut the defi cit, but so far he has done nothing. In addition to his expensive stimulus package and health care reform, he has cut payroll taxes. His only serious proposal aimed at re-ducing the defi cit has been raising taxes on the rich, something that would only reduce it by one tenth.

That is why the US would have benefi tted from a Romney presidency. Romney’s economic know-how would be just what America needs to ensure a sound fi scal policy While Obama has failed to work across the aisle with republicans in congress, Rom-ney has a record of fi nding bipartisan solutions as governor of Massachusetts. During the last couple of years, the ideas to cut the defi cit and make nec-essary reforms have come from the right. Moreover, also Romney’s vice presidential candidate, Paul Ryan, has already presented a balanced budget.

With the economy in tatters, and millions of Americans unemployed, Mitt Romney had the right solutions to change course. In the elec-tion fours years ago the US changed. And in this election, it could have got its hope back.

We still want our hope back

Obama VS Romney

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Inside our headby Tuusa Eriksson (FI)

Despite all of the good memories you create in EYP, it can also be a stressful experience. Staying sharp and being active during committee work and General Assembly can sometimes seem a very overwhelming task. Your brain might feel jumbled from lack of sleep and overloaded from thinking and discussing. Getting to know the organ that is behind all the hard work will hopefully make the academics of the session a bit easier.

The brain is the most complicated organ in the human body and it is therefore diffi cult to really grasp the vast importance of it. The brain produces every experience you have, so there’s no wonder if your head feels heavy every now and then. The 1.4-kilogram mass of tissue that is inside your head gener-ates every action, every memory and every feeling in your entire life. It’s a common myth that we only use 10 % of our brains. This is actually not true; every part of the brain has a known function.

The brain is composed of an astounding amount of neurons: one hundred billion. It is in these cells that your memories are stored and your personality is shaped. Your brain is essentially what makes you who you are; like every person is different from another, no two brains are alike. The structure of your brain is formed partly by your genes, but mostly by experience. Neurogenesis, the birth of new brain cells, continues throughout your entire life. Contrary to common belief, you are never too old to try new things and have new experiences.

Your brain only accounts for only about 2 percent of your body weight, but it uses 25 % of all the glucose in your system. Having the right diet and exercise is as important to your brain as it is to every other part of your body. We don’t always care about the well being of our brain, while we should actually be more conscious of all its needs.

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EYPHoroscopesby Jessina Nieminen (FI)

Aries (March 21 – April 19) Oh, how wonderful to see Venus and Jupiter coming closer. You are very excit-ed about the weekend at the EYP session and you’re aiming to improve your lan-guage skills and making new friends. You are going to reach all of your goals. It’s only up to you, as this time Pluto and Mars will not be supporting you. You have to survive on your own, but remember: your chair is always there to help you.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) As Jupiter moves closer to Venus, you are getting very tired after all the teambuilding. Now you only want to work on your committee topic. You are working really hard, and you will be really appreciated. You have to always keep in mind the importance of drinking coffee at the session, otherwise it will not be that easy to reach your goals.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) After a hard day including teambuilding and eating pizza, you just want to go to sleep, and wake up late the next day. However, as Mars and Jupiter are now moving farther away, there’s no waking up late. This time you have to face the fact that you have to wake up in the early hours; coffee will keep you awake.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) You have really earned the appreciation you will get during the committee work and tembuilding. Since your debating skills have improved a lot, you will impress eve-ryone with a great attack speech. The resolution will be a great success, but only if you remember to sleep enough. This time Venus and Pluto will be there to help you.

Leo (July 23 – August 22) Today Pluto and the Sun will be closer than ever. This will be an interesting day to you, as you will find out that someone wants to meet you and this makes a big dif-ference on how you feel about that person. You’re getting very interested about EYP and you’re likely to attend more sessions. Do not forget the strict fashion rules in GA.

Virgo (August 23 – September 22) This is a good day for you, as you finally find out how great you really are in de-bating and coming up with new ideas. You are very respected among your commit-tee members and you’ve really earned their trust. Don’t forget to be open-minded to the other people’s ideas as well as it is very important to work together as a team.

...continuing in ISSUE III

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