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Every Dog Has Its Day

It’s a pet-lover’s nightmare. You wanted a cuddly pooch to relax with after work. Instead you found yourself trapped with The Hound of the Baskervilles. Our quick guide to finding the right dog for you.

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Got kids?
It’s important to have a dog you can trust to be gentle around your little ones. BEAGLES are great. So are BASSET HOUNDS and LABRADOR RETRIEVERS.

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Lazy huh?
Don’t mean to criticise your lifestyle. But yes, it can get hard making time to walk your pet. In that case, look for a DACHSHUND; they don’t need that much exercise.

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Stressed out?
If your life’s leaving you wired all the time, the last thing you need is a boisterous barker. Go for the vastly elegant—and quiet—BORZOI.

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Friendly?
Need a friend who’s as expressive with hugs and kisses as you are? Simple answer: RETRIEVER, Labrador or Golden. Your affection will be returned with interest.

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Love dogs?
Then you must love them enough to ditch any pompous talk of pedigree. Get a MUTT or MONGREL. You will have a tough, smart friend for life.

Culture Vulture

Rebecca Daphne du Maurier

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Why read Classic gothic novel set on windswept Cornish coast. Young, naive second Mrs Maxim de Winter enters Manderley, a house that hasn’t forgotten her husband’s dead first wife (Rebecca).

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Allegedly influenced by Du Maurier’s own dislike of husband Arthur Montague ‘Boy’ Browning’s ex-fiancee.

Best dramatisation Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940s classic by the same name starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine.

So you thought you knew all about
Thierry Henry

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On current form, the Frenchman is the best striker in world football. The 27-year-old was key to Arsenal’s unbeaten victory in the English Premiership. So where’s he gone offside?

A. Scored over 40% of Arsenal’s 73 goals in the Premiership.

B. Consecutive home game hat-tricks against Liverpool, Leeds.

C. Started career with AS Monaco before moving to Juventus.

D. Top scorer with 38 goals during the season, Ruud van Nistelrooy of Man U came in second.

E. Won Professional Footballer’s Association Player of the Season award again this year.

Answer D. Newcastle’s Alan Shearer was No. 2 on the list, with 28 goals.

what is
Algorithm

Finite, interpretable set of rules to solve a problem that has a recognisable result. Computer programs are essentially algorithms. Term comes from the 8th-century Persian mathematician Abu al-Khwarizmi (inventor of algorithms and grandfather of computing).

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