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MYVATN, Iceland 鈥?The people of northern Iceland have had their travel plans disrupted with a record high snowfall this December. Roads have been shut, flights cancelled and school suspended.But for the chil
stanley tumbler dren of this isolated North Atlantic island nation, the main worry is how the waist-high snow might affect the Icelandic Santa, Stekkjastaur, who comes to town Wednesday.Stekkjastaur, after all, has a stiff peg-leg. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW He is one of 13 mischievous troll brothers, called the Yule Lads, w
stanley cup ho have entertained and also frightened Icelandic children for hundreds of years.Instead of a friendly Santa Claus, children in Iceland enjoy favours from the brothers, who come down from their mountain cave 13 days before Christmas according to folklore. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The brothers are loud, reckless, and have names like Door-Slammer, Window-Peeper, Meat-Hook, Candle-Stealer 鈥?reflecting their preferred method of pranks or criminal behaviour. But they claim to be mostly rehabilitated, and Sausage-Swiper is now keen to host barbecues.Traditionally, they bathe once a year ahead of Christmas. Every year local actors in Myvatn, an inland community bordering Iceland uninhabited interior, dress up in 19th-century costume and arrive as the Yule La
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Peel public high school teachers and various education workers took to the streets to protest the stalled action on contracts between the聽On
stanley tumbler tario Secondary School Teachers ; Federation OSSTF/FEESO 聽and the province.The聽OSSTF/FEESO 8216 one-day picket, held on Wednesday, Jan. 8, impacted nine school boards across Ontario.High schools in Brampton and Mississauga were closed for the day, with some teachers picketing outside of schools. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW At Mayfield Secondary School, OSSTF/FEESO president Harvey Bischof joined teachers on the picket line in the morning.During the afternoon, Bischof was joined by Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath outside of Mississauga T.L. Kennedy Secondary School. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Outside of Erindale Secondary School in Mississauga, teachers from the community march
stanley termohrnek ed up down Erin Mills Parkway with signs. Were out here because we stand with the students, said Rick Fernback, branch president at Clarkson Secondary School. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW We all wa
stanley water bottle nt to have a decent contract that respects public education, he said. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Some issues that education workers highlighted as problem areas were class sizes and mandatory e-learning modules.Currently, the province is holding the average high sch
