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J.K. Rowling , born July 31, 1965, is a globally renowned author. She is best known for the Harry Potter fantasy series, the first novel of which was published in 1997, and went on to become a worldwide phenomenon including a series of movies. Through these books Rowling made children’s books a possible field for authors across the globe, completely changing the way we see the children’s novel. She donates to charities on a regular basis. Particularly towards MS groups, and during the recent Scottish referendum donated money to the Better Together campaign. In 2013 she released her latest book The Casual Vacancy. Andy Murray , born May 25, 1987, has been Britain’s number one tennis player since February 2006, and is currently ranked number six in the world. He is a two-time Grand Slam winner, and is arguably Scotland’s best sportsman. Born in Glasgow, Murray attended Dunblane Primary School, and was pre

Callum Ullman-Smith proves young genius still exists with his study of Palmate newts. Photo; Callum Ullman-Smith with best friend Smudge, playing on an x-box 360 in his family home. A 12 year-old schoolboy is making a name for himself in the scientific world after delivering a talk to experts at a conference in Edinburgh this week. (19 th of October) Callum Ullman-Smith, age 12, gave a talk about his study of the Palmate Newt to the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Symposium in Edinburgh, on Sunday. Callum, who stated monitoring the unusual Palmate Newt population when he discovered it at the age of seven, has found fame on the BBC News, newspapers and online sites across the nation and some globally, including the New York-based online news site The Dodo. “I feel like I’ve done something important” For a near teenage boy this virtual fame has not gone to his head, he said: “I feel fine about it [fame], it was actually quite good fun. “I feel known. I fe