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Amidst all the madness of late spring season finales, television addicts like myself were treated to an unexpected surprise in HBO’s newest show Game of Thrones. Based on a critically acclaimed series of fantasy novels by author and screenwriter George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones has been highly anticipated since the early stages of its production. It doesn’t disappoint; producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss put immense effort into re-creating Martin’s intricate fantasy world on screen.

The show takes place in the kingdom of Westeros, where a vicious war of subterfuge for control of the throne is taking place. But while Martin’s world bears many similarities to our own—the plot draws inspiration from the historic War of the Roses in 15th-century England—it also involves a number of supernatural elements. In the first episode we are given a glimpse of the mysterious Others, creatures who live in the forests of the north behind the Wall, a massive edifice of ice built on the border of Westeros.

Even with these kinds of twists, it is the characters that drive the show. The protagonists are divided between two of Westeros’ warring noble houses, the Starks and the Lannisters. The murderous conflict between the two families prompted Benioff to describe the show as “The Sopranos in Middle-Earth.” Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings) leads the cast as Lord Eddard Stark, who manages to be both sympathetic and infuriating in his naiveté. Set against him are twins Cersei (Lena Headey) and Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and their dwarf brother Tyrion (Peter Dinklage), who steals the show at times with his easy wit and wry delivery.

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All your supporting arguments must be communicated with simplicity and charm. And in such a way that the reader will read on. (After all, that’s a reader’s job: to read, isn’t it?) And by the time your readers have reached this point in the finished copy, you will have convinced them that you not only respect their intelligence, but you also understand their needs as consumers.

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Long copy or short – You decide

As a marketer, you probably don’t even believe in body copy. Let alone long body copy. (Unless you have a long body yourself.) Well, truth is, who‘s to blame you? Fact is, too much long body copy is dotted with such indulgent little phrases like truth is, fact is, and who’s to blame you. Trust us: we guarantee, with a hand over our heart, that no such indulgent rubbish will appear in your entry. That’s why God gave us big blue pencils. So we can expunge every example of witted waffle.

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In today’s competitive market environment, the body copy of your entry must lead the reader through a series of disarmingly simple thoughts.

All your supporting arguments must be communicated with simplicity and charm. And in such a way that the reader will read on. (After all, that’s a reader’s job: to read, isn’t it?) And by the time your readers have reached this point in the finished copy, you will have convinced them that you not only respect their intelligence, but you also understand their needs as consumers.

As a result of which, your entry will repay your efforts. Take your sales; simply put, they will rise. Likewise your credibility. There’s every chance your competitors will wish they’d placed this entry, not you. While your customers will have probably forgotten that your competitors even exist. Which brings us, by a somewhat circuitous route, to another small point, but one which we feel should be raised.

Long copy or short – You decide

As a marketer, you probably don’t even believe in body copy. Let alone long body copy. (Unless you have a long body yourself.) Well, truth is, who‘s to blame you? Fact is, too much long body copy is dotted with such indulgent little phrases like truth is, fact is, and who’s to blame you. Trust us: we guarantee, with a hand over our heart, that no such indulgent rubbish will appear in your entry. That’s why God gave us big blue pencils. So we can expunge every example of witted waffle.

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In today’s competitive market environment, the body copy of your entry must lead the reader through a series of disarmingly simple thoughts.

All your supporting arguments must be communicated with simplicity and charm. And in such a way that the reader will read on. (After all, that’s a reader’s job: to read, isn’t it?) And by the time your readers have reached this point in the finished copy, you will have convinced them that you not only respect their intelligence, but you also understand their needs as consumers.

As a result of which, your entry will repay your efforts. Take your sales; simply put, they will rise. Likewise your credibility. There’s every chance your competitors will wish they’d placed this entry, not you. While your customers will have probably forgotten that your competitors even exist. Which brings us, by a somewhat circuitous route, to another small point, but one which we feel should be raised.

Long copy or short – You decide

As a marketer, you probably don’t even believe in body copy. Let alone long body copy. (Unless you have a long body yourself.) Well, truth is, who‘s to blame you? Fact is, too much long body copy is dotted with such indulgent little phrases like truth is, fact is, and who’s to blame you. Trust us: we guarantee, with a hand over our heart, that no such indulgent rubbish will appear in your entry. That’s why God gave us big blue pencils. So we can expunge every example of witted waffle.

For you, the skies will be blue, the birds will sing, and your copy will be crafted by a dedicated little man whose wife will be sitting at home, knitting, wondering why your entry demands more of her husband‘s time than it should.

But you will know why, won‘t you? You will have given her husband a chance to immortalize himself in print, writing some of the most persuasive prose on behalf of a truly enlightened purveyor of widgets. And so, while your dedicated reader, enslaved to each mellifluous paragraph, clutches his newspaper with increasing interest and intention to purchase, you can count all your increased profits and take pots of money to your bank. Sadly, this is not the real copy for this entry. But it could well be. All you have to do is look at the account executive sitting across your desk (the fellow with the lugubrious face and the calf-like eyes), and say ”Yes! Yes! Yes!“ And anything you want, body copy, dinners, women, will be yours. Couldn’t be fairer than that, could we?

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This is some dummy copy. You’re not really supposed to read this dummy copy, it is just a place holder for people who need some type to visualize what the actual copy might look like if it were real content.

If you want to read, I might suggest a good book, perhaps Hemingway or Melville. That’s why they call it, the dummy copy. This, of course, is not the real copy for this entry. Rest assured, the words will expand the concept. With clarity. Conviction. And a little wit.

In today’s competitive market environment, the body copy of your entry must lead the reader through a series of disarmingly simple thoughts.

All your supporting arguments must be communicated with simplicity and charm. And in such a way that the reader will read on. (After all, that’s a reader’s job: to read, isn’t it?) And by the time your readers have reached this point in the finished copy, you will have convinced them that you not only respect their intelligence, but you also understand their needs as consumers.

As a result of which, your entry will repay your efforts. Take your sales; simply put, they will rise. Likewise your credibility. There’s every chance your competitors will wish they’d placed this entry, not you. While your customers will have probably forgotten that your competitors even exist. Which brings us, by a somewhat circuitous route, to another small point, but one which we feel should be raised.

Long copy or short – You decide

As a marketer, you probably don’t even believe in body copy. Let alone long body copy. (Unless you have a long body yourself.) Well, truth is, who‘s to blame you? Fact is, too much long body copy is dotted with such indulgent little phrases like truth is, fact is, and who’s to blame you. Trust us: we guarantee, with a hand over our heart, that no such indulgent rubbish will appear in your entry. That’s why God gave us big blue pencils. So we can expunge every example of witted waffle.

For you, the skies will be blue, the birds will sing, and your copy will be crafted by a dedicated little man whose wife will be sitting at home, knitting, wondering why your entry demands more of her husband‘s time than it should.

But you will know why, won‘t you? You will have given her husband a chance to immortalize himself in print, writing some of the most persuasive prose on behalf of a truly enlightened purveyor of widgets. And so, while your dedicated reader, enslaved to each mellifluous paragraph, clutches his newspaper with increasing interest and intention to purchase, you can count all your increased profits and take pots of money to your bank. Sadly, this is not the real copy for this entry. But it could well be. All you have to do is look at the account executive sitting across your desk (the fellow with the lugubrious face and the calf-like eyes), and say ”Yes! Yes! Yes!“ And anything you want, body copy, dinners, women, will be yours. Couldn’t be fairer than that, could we?

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The Final Water Cooler

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It was, as usual, a great year in sports.

On the home front, the Redbirds won the national baseball championships, the Redmen hockey team made it all the way to the final, and the Martlet hockey team went undefeated in CIS competition to win another National Championship.

On the professional side of things, the Decision happened, which, whether or not you agreed with it, or wanted to blow your brains out after listening to months of media coverage rehashing it, has already had huge implications for the direction of the NBA—for example, the ‘Melo drama in New York.

In football, we saw the resurgence of TitleTown, as Aaron Rodgers eradicated Green Bay’s memories of a certain retired(?) QB.

Tiger Woods returned to the public eye, and turned terrible at golf. The Giants won the pennant for the first time since 1954. Even better, and (perhaps) more importantly, cricket-driven diplomacy erupted between India and Pakistan as the two countries’ prime ministers watched their teams’ 2011 World Cup semifinal match side-by-side.

Some narratives were a little more melancholy. The indomnitable UConn women’s team lost, twice—dispelling my childish belief in the invincible. The dark spectre of headshots and resulting concussions looms a little larger over both the NFL and the NHL.

But if one thing was consistently great it was you, the fans. Thanks for reading. We love you. ‘Til next time—Adieu.

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Martlets Hockey – A+

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The Martlets hockey team captured its third CIS National Championship title in four years, won its sixth consecutive Quebec University Women’s Hockey Championships, and named four players to the All-Canadian team at the CIS Women’s Hockey Championships Awards Gala. Somehow, however, the 2011 Varsity Team of the Year still isn’t getting the appreciation it deserves.

The team was ranked second going into the season behind last year’s National Champions, the University of Alberta Pandas, the only team besides McGill to win a national title since 2005. After going undefeated in regular season play and running roughshod through the QSSF playoffs, McGill’s first game at nationals was against the Pandas. The Martlets got revenge with a 4-2 victory. The team carried on in the same controlling fashion, beating Queen’s 3-1 and cruising to the title with a 5-2 win against St. Francis Xavier.

Throughout the season, Cathy Chartrand was a consistent force for McGill. The fourth-year defender scored eight goals, had 21 assists, was named an All-Canadian, and was rewarded with the award for Female Athlete of the Year at the McGill intercollegiate sports award gala. Two Martlets to watch out for are Katia Clément-Heydra and Leslie Oles. Both in their first year, they added to McGill`s already considerable offensive firepower. All-Canadian Clément-Heydra played consistently throughout the season. She scored 11 times in the regular season. Oles stepped up to help her team on their road to nationals with six assists and one goal.

Five Martlets won’t be returning for the team next year, so a few new faces will need to step up and continue the team’s tradition of excellence.

Record: 20-0-0

MVP: Cathy Chartrand

Players to Watch:  Katia Clément-Heydra and Leslie Oles

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Redmen Basketball – B

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When McGill brought in Head Coach David DeAveiro to lead the men’s basketball team, it was hoped that he would recreate the consistent success that he found at the University of Ottawa. The combination of a new coach and an exciting young core contributed to a season that surpassed expectations for most Redmen basketball fans.

Led by sophomore point guard Olivier Bouchard and national development program graduate/freshman shooting guard Simon Bibeau, the Redmen were in the thick of the playoff race all season. Their 10-6 record was a two game improvement over last year’s. The loss of Matthew Thornhill looked like it would be a big hole in the lineup but Bibeau stepped in admirably, averaging 13.6 points per game and often taking over contests when his team needed him most. Bouchard, last year’s QUBL recruit of the year, led the team with an average of 14.1 points per game. He and Bibeau developed excellent chemistry as the season went along and dazzled supporters and opponents on numerous occasions. McGill once again qualified for the playoffs but fell for the second consecutive year to the Laval Rouge-et-Or. McGill’s Achilles heel showed in close games against league leaders Laval and Concordia, losing four games against the big two by five points or less.

The Redmen have to be excited about their prospects in 2011-2012, as the entire roster will return with the exception of fifth-year forward Michael White. Another year of experience for Bouchard, Bibeau, and the rest of the squad should only help. Expect the Redmen to challenge for the QUBL title next season.

Record: 10-6

MVP: Olivier Bouchard

Player to Watch: Simon Bibeau

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