ISSUE 2 (MAY 2011)

A CHANGING
WORLD
IN THE FACE
OF DISASTER
A DECADE’S
DISCOVERIES
HONG KONG
THEN AND NOW
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SOMETHING FROM
THE IHT
There is always something about starting a
project at school that brings excitement and the sense
of determination in the student body; it is through the
students’ creative responses that contribute towards the
creation of the Magazine. The INK team had worked
excessively hard in preparation for the first publication in
May. The first few weeks lagged, but we quickly gained
pace in terms of our organization, communication, and
most of all, getting submissions. The Island School Ink
Team also administrates the Ink website, which allows
publication to run more smoothly and more efficiently.
It is a tool that connects students all across ESF, allowing
their opinions to be addressed, allowing information to be
passed between student communities across schools.
Last but not least, thanks to the partnership of all
Ink members that we have made the magazine possible.
In the coming years, we hope that the project will con-
tinue to prosper all across the schools.
Iva Liu
Island School
FOREWORDS FROM
THE EDITORS
There is always something about starting a
project at school that brings excitement and the sense
of determination in the student body; it is through
the students’ creative responses that contribute to-
wards the creation of the Magazine. The INK team
had worked excessively hard in preparation for the
first publication in May. The first few weeks lagged,
but we quickly gained pace in terms of our organi-
zation, communication, and most of all, getting
submissions. The Island School Ink Team also ad-
ministrates the Ink website, which allows publication
to run more smoothly and more efficiently. It is a tool
that connects students all across ESF, allowing their
opinions to be addressed, allowing information to be
passed between student communities across schools.
Last but not least, thanks to the partnership
of all Ink members that we have made the magazine
possible. In the coming years, we hope that the pro-
ject will continue to prosper all across the schools.
Iva Liu
Island School
Dear Reader,
On behalf of the editors team, we would like to
extend our heart-felt appreciation for all those involved
with the production, printing and distribution of ‘INK’
Magazine, 2011. From the sprouting of an idea, to a full
scale production, this magazine has transformed almost
magically within a matter of months.
We live in a competitive and growing ‘bubble’ of
advanced information, technology and social communi-
cation. Often, what many people are oblvious to is that
behind the crisp new iPhone displays and ergonomic Star-
bucks Frappes, we face bigger problems, which require
even BIGGER solutions. While an individual, let alone a
teenager, can only do so much to help combat these prob-
lems, as a collective, we can take the first step to a global
campaign of “change” – awareness.
With this magazine, we hope to shine light on
issues like global warming, poverty, political dilemmas and
our society’s ever-growing needs. We hope every individu-
al connects with our core ideas – as we all strive to make a
difference.
With Best Regards,
Pratishtha Kohli & Lavine Hemlani
West Island School

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CONTENTS
9 In the Face of Disaster by Kopal Manglik
11 Everything Changes by Tanya Buxani
12 The Day After Tomorrow: Can it Happen? by Lara Gander
14 Cell Phones in a Decade by Michelle Li
16 Ending Foeticide by Pratishtha Kohli, Kopal Manglik and Aashna Rungtu
18 The Old and New by Nicole Ng
19 The Future is Stark by Kelly Wong
20 Alone in the City by Yip Wing Siu
21 World Around Us by Carol D’Souza

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THE 2004 BOXING DAY TSUNAMI DESTROYED MANY
LIVES AND HOMES IN THAILAND, SRI LANKA, INDO-
NESIA AND INDIA. WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 9.1, IT WAS
THE WORST TSUNAMI TO EVER HIT ASIA KILLING
MORE THAN 225,000 PEOPLE.
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IN THE FACE
OF DISASTER Written by Kopal Manglik
‘Ahh… finally, peace and quiet’ awe-struck. A poor, little white fishing boat was in
the middle of the ocean and was picked up by the
I soaked under the warm, welcoming sun on a
wave and hurled around. A few seconds later the
Patong beach in Phuket on Boxing Day. ‘This is the
wave hit our beach with great force. The sea rose
perfect holiday’.
up like a boiling cauldron of dark murky water. It
It was early in the morning and I was enjoying a then gushed into the buildings and I was knocked
quiet day at the beach with my friends, Rachel and over by its might. I was about to be dragged back
Jasmine. I could feel the soft golden sand and the into the hungry ocean but I hung on to a huge
warm rays of the sun. We lazily crept in and out palm tree for my life.
of dreamy slumber. The sea was a gleaming blue,
A few minutes later, another wave came. This was
waves breaking upon the shore with a soothing
bigger than the first; and I was knocked against a
‘hush, hush’. However, it was eerily still and some-
giant building. It was like being hit by a bus over
thing seemed abnormal. The horizon was so high!
and over again. I could hear the rushing water,
But not giving it another thought, I dozed off. I was
taste the soil and salt and feel the stinging seawater
woken up by my friend’s excited voices. Looking
in my eyes. My bones were crushed together pain-
around I saw what looked like a giant wave span-
fully. Then there was darkness.
ning the horizon.
The next thing I remember is waking up in the
Suddenly, the water was drained from the beach.
It rushed away from us at a great speed. It was like
middle of a tiny room filled with many injured
magic. Then Rachel shook me frantically. There
people. The first thing that struck me was the
smell. The awful, sickening smell! It was the stench
was a five meter high wave moving in towards us.
People started screaming and running while I sat
of death and illness. As I blinked away my sleep,
Jasmine and a nurse jumped up by my side. The
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nurse looked like a foreigner. Both
their clothes were wet and their hair
disheveled. Beads of sweat rolled
down the nurses pale face. They had
a look of concern and tension on
their faces. They carefully helped
me up and gave me some water.
As I stuck my mouth out for more,
they took it away saying there wasn’t
enough for everyone. She had a thick
British accent but it was seeped with
kindness. There was a low buzz of
voices in the air. Everyone was talking
in soft, grave murmurs. Then sud-
denly a lady in the far corner of the
room started wailing loudly. She kept
crying out for her child. It was hor-
rible. Slowly as I regained my senses
I took in my surroundings. We were
in this room filled with tons and tons
of people. Injured, dead, distressed
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people. Around me were the corpses
of the young and old, girls and boys,
parents and children, tourists and
locals. All suffering.
Right next to me was this old man
with deep cuts and bruises all over
him. He had a bandage over his head
which was soaked in blood. He was
still unconscious, his face aged with
wrinkles. His clothes were tattered
and soggy. On the other side I had
a 2 year old girl withering in pain.
She had lost her arm. There was no
one with her and she was howling.
She looked Thai. This was when I
realised the gravity of the situation.
The forces of nature were something
everyone was vulnerable against.
There was no way anyone could
fight it. However, we all had to work
together to help clean up this devas-
tation.
I sat up with a jerk and felt a blind-
ing pain in my left leg. It was broken.
My whole thigh was hanging over
my knee and the bone was visible,
cracked in places. The sight was
worse than the actual pain. The flesh
was as red as fire and it made me
sick. I yelped out loud. The nurse
quickly came over with a person who
looked like a doctor. He was stressed
yet determined. He wrapped my
leg up efficiently and gave me some
painkillers. It felt a bit better.
All this while Jasmine was with me,
holding my hand and whispering
soothing words. She had tears in her
eyes which started slowly falling and
wetting the white sheets I lay on.
There were no beds so we all lay on
the floor lined up. I asked here where
Rachel was and she said they hadn’t
found her yet. I got up slowly as she
pleaded me to stay still. The nurse
glared at me from a distance and mo-
tioned for me to sit back down. But I
had to find our friend.
It was a lot worse outside. There
was rubble everywhere. It was hor-
rible to see personal, prized posses-
sions scattered all over the beach.
Teddy bears, photographs, watches,
beach chairs and slippers just lying
there. We walked up and down the
beach screaming her name as people
frantically scurried around trying to
find their loved ones. Jasmine almost
tripped over something. When we
look down we saw a leg with a Nike
shoe sticking out from the sand.
There was not sign of a body. I shiv-
EVERYTHING
CHANGES by Tanya Buxani 9T2
We change a lot. We change when we
sleep, we change during the day, we
change all the time. Our moods change,
our body’s change, even our taste
changes. We used to be overjoyed at
the thought of playing with Lego and
watching cartoons. Now we love hang-
ing out with friends and chilling in cin-
emas. We loved hot chocolates, but now
we prefer lattes. We miss the delicate
weight of 20 kg, as we are now muscular
bodies of 60 kg. Everything changes;
nothing stays the same.
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ered. There were tiny white maggots stroyed it all. We sat all night looking
eating up the leg as fresh blood trick- at the building, which, like our hope,
led out slowly. I thought I was going had collapsed, crying until we sank
to throw up. However, we had to go into a disturbed sleep.
on. So on and on we went as the sun
After days of looking for Rachel,
set. There was a chill in the air and
we finally accepted defeat and went
things started to quieten down. How
home. Along our way we had come
easily nature could go back to its rou-
across many different people search-
tine. It was as if this disaster hadn’t
ing for their loved ones. Some found
even happened. Nature moved on
them but most like us were unsuccess-
while we picked up the broken pieces
ful. As miserable as we were about
it left behind.
loosing our friend, we realised how
Rachel was still nowhere to be found. lucky we were to have survived this
We started walking towards our hotel incomprehensible tragedy.
hoping to find Rachel and maybe
My prayers till today, are sent out to
our belongings. When we got there
all those who had to experience the
our hearts shattered. What had once
lethal tsunami.
been an enchanting little resort was
now nothing more than torn apart
wood and stone. Its inviting entrance
had disappeared. The wave had de-
A creepy caterpillar gradually and
gracefully, turns into a beautiful butter-
fly. An innocent child turns into a cocky
teenager. Technology is constantly
changing. From radios and automobiles,
to iPods and Ferrari’s. Relationships
change from in love to currently single.
Change is one thing we can’t control.
You can’t stop change.
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THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW:
CAN IT HAPPEN?
The world is in a state of flux. It is
changing constantly and not always
for the better. Yes, natural changes
have been occurring for eons with
the Jurassic Age giving way to the Ice
Age, the Victorian Age, the Age of
Reason, the Iron Age and more. Yet,
what we are going through now is
change on a new scale; change that is
rapid and detrimental and dangerous
not just for future generations, but for
our own generation too.
Global Warming. The Greenhouse
Effect. Climate Change. These words
are being bandied about with in-
creasing frequency. And yes, we’ve
all read about their potential threats.
But most of us are adept at ignoring
bad news. Yet, while these changes to
our planet cannot be denied, little is
being done to halt their dangers.
There is no longer any doubt that
it is happening; our world is getting
ever warmer, due to various factors
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Written by Lara Gander
including the build up of greenhouse
gases.. The effects of climate change
depend upon how drastic the changes
are, how fast these changes are and
how easily the world can adapt
around them. Yet, scary though all
this sounds, there is still time to act
now, before we experience the worst
consequences ever.
To recap a bit, let’s go to the root of
the problem: what is Global Warm-
ing? Global Warming is when the
earth heats up, the temperature
rises – and this can have detrimental
effects on everything from rising sea
levels to droughts and natural disas-
ters.
The Greenhouse Effect is different:
this is the warming process that traps
gases such as water vapour and car-
bon dioxide and is an essential com-
ponent for the Earth’s atmosphere.
Without the Greenhouse Effect, our
planet would be uninhabitable, and
we would be in an everlasting Ice
Age. However, too much greenhouse
effect is dangerous; our planet’s sur-
face is becoming too warm, causing
staggering climate changes.
Global Warming is now the great-
est threat to the world, greater than
international terrorism, the UK
Government’s chief scientific adviser,
Sir David King, has said. Reducing
greenhouse gases emission is a must
for survival, since without immediate
action, floods, drought, hunger and
diseases such as malaria will kill mil-
lions of people around the world.
The level of carbon dioxide has
risen significantly since the Industrial
Revolution began in the mid-1700s,
rising more than 30%. The aver-
age world temperature has risen one
degree Fahrenheit (F) during the 20th
century. This might not seem like a
lot; however it is the largest increase
of the millennium. It is predicated
that in the next hundred years, the The consequences and effects of sures to be taken. We do not need to
temperature will rise from 2 to 10 Global warming are both terrible and wait for the government to find solu-
degrees and such a change in the devastating. Polar ice caps have been tions for us; each individual can kind
climate would bring catastrophic predicted to melt, causing an increase their own way to help. The goal is to
changes to the planet in forms of in the sea water levels. Rainfall is due bring global warming under con-
extremist weather. to increase in some places more than trol by cutting down on the release
others, thus affect- of carbon dioxide and other heat-
“Climate
ing farming every- trapping “greenhouse” gases into the
where. We only atmosphere. Our individual efforts
change is
need to recall the are more important, for in places like
devastation caused Canada and the US, individuals re-
the most
by tsunamis, the lease over 100, 000 pounds of carbon
current flooding dioxide per person per year. Reduce
severe in Brisbane, the our use of oil, gasoline and coal is a
problem we
uncharacteris- huge start. You can also do simple
tic snowfall that things such as walking or taking
are facing
halted all trans- public transport, rather than private
port in Europe cars and choosing energy efficient ap-
today”
over the Christmas pliances. With these goals and ideas,
holidays just past we can start to make a newer, cleaner
to see what is hap- atmosphere.
pening.
Make a difference. Help the world.
Sir David King, The UK Global Warming Save the planet. It is, after all, the
government’s chief scientific needs drastic mea- only one we’ve got.
advisor.
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at least 1,500 submissions are received by the Apple store
daily; paying the Apple company US$6.8 billion just on
apps.
During 2000, many people were concerned about the
safety, health and environmental issues cell phones may
cause. As the cell phone evolved and continued to amaze
buyers, little people are still concerned about those is-
sues. There are still some people which closely study the
increase of cancer risk cell phones create. Out of 2,200
cancer patients that were tested between the ages of
20-80, 905 of them had a malignant brain tumour and
just under 1/10 of them were heavy cell phone users.
However, most scientists have come to the conclusion that
wireless phones are not a health-risk.
Photo courtesy of http://www.projectwizards.net What do you do with an obsolete or broken cell phone?
My guess is that without even thinking, the cell phone is
more and more obsolete or broken cell phones are also
dumped into landfills. How does this damage the environ-
ment? As well as taking up a lot of space in landfills, cell
phones contain a large amount of toxic chemicals. These
toxic chemicals are released into the environment when
the cell phone has incinerated. Authorities warn that
these substances can cause a range of human health ef-
fects, including damage to the nervous system, reproduc-
tive and developmental problems and cancer.
Throughout the past decade, cell phones have been an
increasingly large part of our lives. Some say that they
make cell phones more like laptops now; only 51% of cell
phone users only use the call function on the phone, 49%
use cell phones for features other than calling. Although
cell phones are one of the contributors to climate change
and can cause serious human health damage; without
them, human beings wouldn’t be where we are at now.

CELL PHONES
chucked into your garbage bin, with all the rest of the
rubbish. As the number of cell phone users’ increase,

IN A DECADE Written by Michelle Li

Amidst our rapidly changing world,
the abilities and trends of cell phones
are developing just as fast. The first
mp3 cell phone, the Samsung Up-
roar was released during 2000; and
it really caused uproar. With a price
of US$399, it had no Wi-Fi, no GPS,
no apps, no camera, a battery life
of approximately 130mins of talk
time, and had the storage amount
of 64MB. For our generation, this is
probably the worst phone you could
ever dream of getting; but at that
time, it had the same effect on hu-
man beings as the Apple Company’s
iPhone has on us presently. The
Samsung Uproar was even named
one of the all-time greatest and most
influential gadgets from 1923-2010 in
the highly critical TIME magazine.
Being the first ever cell phone which
could play music, it transformed
every other cell phone which was
released after it. 2001 was a year of
important discoveries for cell phones;
3G was introduced and the first
camera phone the Sharp J-SH04 was
released in Japan. The Apple Com-
pany’s iPhone 3Gs was a hit when
it was first released in 2009 and it
had everything the Samsung Uproar
lacked: Wi-Fi, apps, a camera, GPS
and it had the battery life of 5 hours
of talk time and the storage amount
of 16GB. The iPhone however, only
had the price of US$199.
People usually refer to the growth of
technology by studying the mind-
whopping statistics and changes
of the internet; but here are some
interesting facts on cell phones. In the
year of 2000, only 1 out of 10 people
in the world owned a cell phone; by
2009, that figure grew to 6 out of 10
people. During 2009, the world sent
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over 4 trillion texts (imagine 12 zeros
after that 4), an increase of 23,500%
from the year of 2000. The major
drawback is that 40% of young
adults in America admit to frequent
texting while driving; which is results
to 2,600 annual deaths from cell
phone related accidents. The number
of phone app purchasing has soared,

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Ideally, there should be an equal number of males
to females. Theoretically there would be too, as the
probablity of giving birth to either gender is equal,
if it weren’t for human intervention. In societies all
over the world, the ratio of 103-106 boys for every
100 girls has been recorded through the ages. It has
been stable for such a long time that it appears to be
normal. However things have changed dramatically
for the worse in the past 50 years. With ratios as
distorted as 123 males to 100 females, change is not
subsidise female education to advocate the rural citi-
zens to send their girls to school without “wasting”
money. Once they have the education they would be
able to work and therefore earn a living. Over time,
the fundamental perception of women and their
value in society will be changed. The patriarchal
legal system should be altered to give equal rights
and oppurtunity to women in all aspects of life. By
abolishing laws that prevent daughters from inherit-
ing property the citizens will not feel a need to have

ENDING
an option, but a necessity.  male heirs. Women should be more involved in the
public life and their importance should be acknowl-
In the modern world women are pioneers, may it be edged everywhere from politics to media to everyday
law, medicine or fashion, women’s rights have never life. 

FOETICIDE
been better. If this is the case, then why are there
women in the world who allow female foeticide to If the world can come together to combat global
ensue? Do their own consciousnesses not haunt warming, war, famines and AIDS, then why not
them for destroying their own children, regardless female foeticide? 
of their gender? The answer to this is difficult, some
Written by Pratishtha Kohli, Kopal women are forced into submission by their families,
Manglik and Aashna Rungta on the other hand, most women willing allow their
daughters to be murdered due to their fears of the

foe·ti·cide
–noun
the act of destroying a fetus or causing an the baby turned blue and died.” Such cases are seen
abortion.
Imagine a world without women.
A world with no JK Rowling, no
Mother Teresa and no Marie
Curie. No sisters, no daughters, no
mothers. Such a world exists.
In rural villages in depths of
India, China and Africa, women
are not allowed to live. A woman
is a burden - for eighteen years a
woman personifies waste. Waste
of money, waste of education,
waste of food. A woman is a
load, she will one day be given to
another family, along with expen-
sive and unaffordable treasures.
“Raising a daughter is like water-
ing your neighbours’ garden” a
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[fee-ti-sahyd]  law picked up the baby and started feeding her milk
common Indian saying suggests.
Over the years, the preference of
boys over girls and the recent tech-
nology of detecting the sex  has
lead to an ‘insane, unpardonable
crime’; foeticide. In the Kharua
village, Madhya Pradesh, there is
not a single girl under the age of
10. They were all brutally killed
before they even got to take their
first breath. The first eighteen
pages on Google come up with
news about India when the phrase
‘female foeticide’ is registered. On
the nineteenth page, one article
about China appears, but then
resumes to India until the twenty-
fifth page.
The Indian gender ratio of 917
women to 1000 men. In China,
every year there are 13 million
bachelors who will never be able
to marry, due to the lack of wom-
en. Numbers like this are cropping
up all around the world, and little
is being done about it. A lack of
education and outdated traditions
cause such atrocities to be over-
looked in many parts of the world.
China’s one child policy could also
be blamed.  It skews family life
by making the parents choose the
gender of the child and distorts
the country’s sex ratio heavily with
disastrous consequences.
hardships and segregation that the daughter will
face. According to a recent article on rediff.com one
woman matter-of-factly reported, “[her] mother-in-
[from a bottle]. I knew what she was doing. I cried
and tried to stop her. But she had already given her
milk laced with the poisonous juice. Within minutes,
throughout rustic India, China and North Korea
where the government is unable to keep a check on
such activity. 
South Korea is a leading role model that exempli-
fies the solution to female foeticide. It is stated in
the March issue of The Economist that in 2000
the South Korean sex ratio was as unstable as the
current Chinese sex ratio. The ratio was 124 males
for every 100 females. South Korea was facing the
dilemma with the deaths of unwanted baby girls.
Through the most effective and widespread method,
education, the ratio now lies at a more even propor-
tion. South Korea changed its culture and percep-
tion of women and made the people realize the
cruelty of their acts. With female education, anti-
discrimination suits and equal rights ruling, South
Korea is now working towards a balanced society. 
Firstly, to stop this immoral crime, countries need to
raise the value of girls which can be achieved only
through education. Countries must encourage and
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THE FUTURE
IS STARK
by Kelly Wong

It is difficult to leave what you know

Behind in the past, when you leap ahead,
To the unknown, the uncharted, the new
Many a person have too felt this dread.

While some try to deny the coming times,

They labor and struggle to reject it.
What is uncertain can never be fine
And so change they can never permit.

But no one can know what the future holds

It can come possessing both light or dark.
Who can predict what is hidden in store?
Inevitable, the future is stark.

Change will deliver times both good and bad,

For whatever it brings, it must be had.

THE OLD AND NEW

BY NICOLE NG
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BY CAROL D’SOUZA

ALONE IN THE CITY

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hong kong past and present
lorenzo
A DECADE’S 5 Cyborgs? – People have begun controlling robotic limbs and
computers that operate through nerve signals with their minds. A

DISCOVERIES
man named Petruzziello became the first person to make intricate
movements with a robotic limb in 2009.

BY ANONOMOUS
The first decade of the twenty-first century effectuated heterogeneous transformations and prom- 4 New Source for Stem Cells – Embryonic stem cell
research has caused noticeable controversy over the years. How-
inent changes from a social, environmental, political, and economical perspective through people, ever, scientists have figured out how to manipulate mature adult
through circumstances, but more importantly, through discoveries. It is these innovative discover- skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells.
ies that perhaps alter our knowledge, our lifestyle, and our tomorrow.

Here are the Top 10 Scientific Discoveries of the Decade:

3 Water on Mars – The presence of water on Mars has been
confirmed, through a spotting of white powder, which was later
10 Dwarf Planet Pluto – Based on the astounding discovery
of Eris – a minor planet 27% bigger than Pluto – in 2005, what
confirmed as water ice, in soil. This kindled the flame of hope that
someday, some form of life may use this water supply to survive.
humans had believed for 76 years was the 9th largest body to orbit
the sun was reclassified as a dwarf planet, redefining our solar
system.
2 Human Genome – Every human cell has a collection of
23 pairs of chromosomes, also known as the human genome.
A completed version of the entire human genome was mapped,
Dinosaur Tissue Dug From Bone – The discovery
9 of soft tissue in the fossilized femur of a T. rex’s bones exposed which may aid in the discovery of inventive ways to cure diseases
in the future. In addition, this has led to mapping of various animal
amino acids resembling that of a chicken, corroborating the link
and food product genomes, including pigs, dogs, bees, corn, and
between dinosaurs and birds.
rice.

8 Existence of Dark Matter – Direct evidence through the

observation of the Bullet Cluster has substantiated dark matter’s 1 Climate Change – Glaciers have been melting much faster
than expected, contrary to what scientists had originally pre-
existence, although scientists still cannot say what exactly it is.
dicted, leading to consequences such as flooding and rising sea
levels.

7 Ardi – Researchers have come across “human/chimpanzee

ancestors” remains supporting the theory of evolution from 4.4
As an illustrious man once said, “Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and
thinking what nobody else has thought.” Considering these exceptional breakthroughs, we can
million years ago, comparable to the small-brained skeleton Lucy. only conclude that we
Ardi walked on two legs, ate many different foods, and was a have succeeded at this
skilled tree-climber. multifaceted task yet
again.

6 “Alien Planets” Seen - A colossal exoplanet that may

sustain life has been seen in the Keck Observation orbiting Fom-
alhaut, a star 25 light-years from the Earth, leading scientists to
wonder how long it will be until we locate extraterrestrial creatures
gazing back at us.
 CITY SKYLINE
BY TUSHAR MORE
10 INK Magazine | Issue 2 (May 2011)
What To Wear? How To Do Your Hair? The 90’s saw a rise in short strapless dresses, heels with bows, mullets with racing stripes and big hair.
Tuxes were no longer outrageous pinks or blues but where now black with wide coloured waist bands
reflecting their date’s dress colour. Despite a change in hair styles and outfits, the classic corsage and
Every year we face a dilemma. A dilemma greater than exams. A dilemma greater than coursework. boutonniere still remained.
A dilemma greater than meeting deadlines. We are faced with the dilemma of what to “wear to the
prom?”.
Finally, we arrive here today, in 2011. Where thanks to our ancestors, we have been blessed with a
spectrum of stunning dresses, fitted tuxes, amazing venues and in hindsight better taste. So whether
Within the past century the prom has become a universal event, a social phenomenon, designed to you love it or hate it, lets make the 21st century a fun, fashionable and fabulous era of proms.
eradicate exam stress. However, it would be fictitious to say that planning ones outfit for the prom is
relaxing. So lets take a journey. A journey back through the 1900’s to see how our ancestors, with all
of their wisdom, attempted to solve this ancient issue, this ancient dilemma.

In the early 1900’s the prom began appearing in high schools across America. The first proms were
modest and inexpensive socials, where under the watchful eyes of their teachers and parents, middle-
class teens sipped tea with such precision in the fear that they would ruin their Sunday best.

Fast forward to the 20’s and 30’s, and the prom had evolved into an annual affair with a ‘prom
committee’ instructed to plan the prom. Both planning and attending the event had become the social
norm, boasting community spirit and citizenship. The prom was quickly becoming a much anticipated
tradition with photos and articles documented in local papers and yearbooks. Outfits remained
unchanged with everyone still wearing their polished and conservative Sunday best.

During WWII the prom phenomenon was postponed when many men went off to fight. The prom
was temporarily replaced with a much less expensive class banquet where teenagers donned their
best clothes and danced. Then in the late 40’s and throughout the 50’s, as if to celebrate the end of
WWII, proms began to resemble the modern prom of today. Gaudy streamers and helium balloons in a
magnitude of colours littered school gyms whilst bands recited popular Elvis songs. In the 50’s women
opted for white dresses with long and conservative hem lines. Then with the introduction of ‘Prom
King and Queen’, competition was at an all time high. It was quintessential for a girl to be the best
dressed and mandatory for a boy to have the coolest car.

The proms of the 60’s and 70’s rivaled weddings. Teenagers began hiring limos, titivating their hair,
purchasing pricey corsages and buying expensive pastel and floral outfits. Proms were now being held
in prestigious locations and recognised worldwide. Due to the sophistication and the importance of
the prom, President John F. Kennedy in 1963 postponed a fundraiser that was initially scheduled on
the same night, in the same venue, as a high school prom. The prom had clearly become an integral
component of high school and society.

It is a commonly known fact that the 80’s accommodated outrageous poofy princess gowns in an array
of fluorescent, metallic and primary colours. It was the era of more is more. Girls drowned themselves
in bows and ruffles under a thick layer of technicolour make up. The boys followed a similar colour
palette when choosing their shoulder pad fitted tuxes, and like girls, they too ruffled their hair making
themselves look effortlessly chic.
How to plan for the Apocalypse

Fact: The apocalypse is going to really suck for a lot of people. You do not need to be one of those people. For
you, the apocalypse could be the defining moment of your life. This article is just a rough starter for anyone
smart enough to plan ahead for all the eventualities. NOTE: Reading this does not count as planning for all
eventualities, actually planning counts for that.
2012.
This won’t even happen. If you are seriously considering planning for this then I doubt you would survive
anyway. Don’t trust me though. I mean, what would I know? I’m not a dead Mayan.

Gordon Penny
There are a lot of variations of apocalypses; here are just a few possibilities.

First off the most obvious apocalypse, Zombies.

Assuming you are not bitten by zombies (good odds, given how much time I’m guessing you spend
indoors) you are going to have to survive until the military, who somehow let this become an apocalypse,
gets their act together and rescue every one with a full orchestral background. Count how many exits
your house or flat has that don’t involve plummeting hundreds of feet onto concrete. If this number is 1
or below this can be problematic seeing as the undead horde will definitely smell delicious brains from
miles away and begin piling up in front of your door in both senses of the word. If your house does not
have enough food to last two weeks, leave and get some non-perishables. NOW. As long as you don’t try
and leave your (relatively) safe house you might make it through and be part of the glorious new society
that will arise from a species traumatised by such a devastating global event. You could be stuck for a
long time so also storing up entertainment is good. (Monopoly is a BAD idea, buying the Peak at the
start of the game will cause your friends to throw you to the zombies) If you survive for all this time,
congratulations! Almost everyone you know is dead and has recently tried to chew your face off.

Meteor and/or Asteroid Strikes.

To be honest, the best preparation for this is just to be on the opposite side of the planet, once the Earth
has been rocked, things won’t be so hard as long as you have a greenhouse. To grow plants. Yes, sadly
in the future where the Earth has been hit by a meteor, everyone is going to have to cut back on meats
and focus instead on plants that are easy to grow. I’d tell you to start now and learn how to cope with
a vegetarian diet and what foods to eat but really you want to enjoy what little time you have left with
meat. So, if anything, eat even more meat and save animals from the pain of dying in a meteor or asteroid
ravaged Earth. You’re doing them a big favour.

Climate change, all the environmental collapse that would typically come along with your standard
catastrophic destruction of the ecosystem.

Living next to sea is not a good start for this, drowning being a bad way to survive. Living in the middle
of a continent and stocking up on leather coats (clothes of the future) is much better. As with all the
other scenarios, stocking up on canned food is essential especially once the droughts start hitting and
they can’t farm any more cocoa, living without chocolate may be hard at first but remember, it only gets
worse. So cherish that (relative) bliss in the beginning. Eventually you will run out of canned goods (this
may be a good thing) and you will have to rely on your own food. As with the meteor strikes greenhouses
are the way to go, unlike the asteroid collision, there may still be grass so meat is still an option making
this a far more enjoyable apocalypse. Starting a small kingdom in the hills though, and becoming a cruel
allegory for modern social ills, is and never will be a smart plan.
 MODERN CITY
BY BEN THOMPSON
10 INK Magazine | Issue 2 (May 2011)

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GOALKEEPER: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid/Spain)
Captain for club and country, Casillas has already won everything there
is to win as a player, and since he’s only 29, you can expect him to win
many more trophies before his career is over. One of the best goalkeep-
ers in the world for many years now, his goalkeeping was an integral
factor in Spain’s championship run in the World Cup 2010, whenever the
Spanish goal was threatened. As quite some of our female classmates
would agree, it doesn’t hurt to be good looking either…
RIGHT BACK: Dani Alves (Barcelona/Brazil)
Brilliant attacking, just as brilliant as a defender, Alves is the best right back in the world thriving
on the best team in the world, playing on the same side as the best player in the world (Messi).
That right side combination has been a source for many goals for Barcelona, and is probably the
most deadly attacking combination of right back/wing in the world. It’s one of the big reasons
Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid in El Classico recently (Alvaro Arbeloa had no chance).
CENTRE BACK: Carles Puyol (Barcelona/Spain)
Take this stat line: On the way to winning the world cup, Spain conceded exactly ZERO goals in
the knockout stages. WOW. The Barca captain, along with his club and country partner Gerard
Pique, made the Spanish rearguard near invincible, and even chipped in with the crucial header
against Germany in the semi-finals which took Spain to the World Cup Final. He isn’t the young-
est player, or the fastest, but it’s not for nothing that he’s earned the nickname El Muro (The Wall)
over the years.
CENTRE BACK: Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United/Serbia)
A wise man once said, “VIDIC. THAT BEAST.” A wise woman once
said, “OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG VIDICCCC <3!!!!” OK, maybe they
weren’t that wise. But the bottom line is, Vidic is one heck of a de-
fender. With the inconsistency of Rio Ferdinand with him in the United
lineup, he needs to be. Good in the air, solid on the ground, a great
leader in the defense, Vidic is a player any team would want play-
ing for them, and a player any team would NOT want playing against
them. Not to mention, he shares my birthday too.
LEFT BACK: Patrice Evra, Manchester United/England
This guy is a demon. I had a big debate over whether I should include him or Ashley Cole but I
think Evra just manages to win out but the slimmest of margins. Why? I can’t pinpoint the reason;
it’s just a gut feeling. Both players are blessed with great speed, attack effectively, are great one-
on-one tacklers, and manage to, really, take up two positions every time they take the field.
MIDFIELD
Right wing: Lionel Messi, Barcelona/Argentina
Lionel Messi is the best player in the world. This is a
fact, not an opinion. Despite his “poor” showing in the
World Cup for Argentina (by the way the only reason he
didn’t score is because opposition keepers suddenly
became amazingly brilliant when Messi tried to score),
Messi has terrorized defenses for the best part of his
career, and the little guy is also a team player – El Clas-
sico, anyone? Don’t forget though, that he is only 23.
Yes. That is scary.
Center Midfield: Xavi, Barcelona/Spain
You know Barcelona? That team which won everything there was to win two sea-
sons ago and is threatening to do it again this season? Well they do have the
best player in the world. Indeed they have 6 of the 11 players on this list. Well, the
genius running the show is Xavi. The man just broke the record for most Barcelona
appearances, is the most brilliant midfield genius (arguably of all time), and is the
heart of the current Barcelona domination.
Center Midfield: Andrés Iniesta, Barcelona/Spain
Simply put, Iniesta is Xavi’s right hand man. And the only reason he is a right hand man is be-
cause he plays with Xavi. Iniesta’s silky skills and eye to pick a pass are second only to Xavi.
Actually, scratch that. His skills are better than Xavi’s. If you watch a Barcelona game, try to count
the number of times Iniesta loses the ball over the 90 minutes. I’ll bet you it’s a very low number.
 Left wing: Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid/Portugal
This guy is a complete package of flashiness, skill, power, aerial
ability and speed all mixed into one. Remember those days at
Manchester United many years ago when he tried to do those
skills and failed miserably nine times out of ten? Well now, they
succeed nine times out of ten. Throw in a devious freekick (al-
though that still miserably fails nine times out of ten) and you
get a player on course to break Spanish league scoring records
(ahead of Messi, even though both of them, if they keep play-
ing like this, will thrash the scoring records), and one of the most
exciting players in the world.
STRIKERS:
Center Forward: David Villa, Barcelona/Spain
The last Barcelona/Spain player I will put on this list. Seriously. Actually,
Villa’s place on this team was the least secure of the Barcelona/Spain
players. He was pushed to the brink by many other top strikers, so many
I don’t care to name them all now. But having scored numerous times in
game-changing fashion for Spain and Valencia before taking his talents to
Barca, Villa can easily be seen as one of the top strikers in the world.
Center Forward: Didier Drogba, Chelsea/Ivory Coast
This, on the other hand, was an easier pick than Villa. Drogba’s form has admittedly dipped lately,
but on song he is a powerful war machine terrorizing opposition defenses. He is probably the
best African player right now, although Samuel Eto’o could make a case for that too. Drogba
was an integral part of Chelsea’s success over the past two seasons, and I know that the day he
doesn’t play for Chelsea due to whatever reason is a good day for their opponents.
Yoga – What is it really?
Why do we do yoga? Is it simply just to become more stretchy or flexible than our friends? Or is it
just for the satisfaction of exercising, to make you feel better about yourself? Many people imagine a
yoga class as a group of women stretching on a soft, colourful mat – but yoga isn’t that effortless and
straightforward.
Although many people are taking up yoga as a physical exercise, it is actually a form of physical and
mental discipline; originating from India. What we know of yoga – the practice of physical postures
and poses is in fact accurately described in Sanskrit, the language of ancient India as Asana. Asana
is only one of the eight limbs of yoga; many of which are actually spiritual. In Sanskrit, the primary
definition of ‘yoga’ can be translated as ‘union’. The word originally comes from the Sanskrit word
‘yuj’, which means “to yoke” or “to connect”. Yoga is to connect and to find union between the body
and mind, between God and the individual, between the yogi master (also known as a Guru) and the
young novice.
Many people consider yoga as a religion – which it is not. Although yoga has been historically as-
sociated with three of India’s greatest religions; Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism; it was created to
strengthen your bond between God and to disentangle the built-in glitches of the human mind. It
makes no difference if you are to use yoga to become closer Jesus, Krishna, Muhammad, the Bud-
dha or Yahweh. In the #1 New York Times Bestselling book “Eat Pray Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert – the
author had written about her recovery from her divorce; in which she had traveled to 3 places to do
so. One of those places was an Ashram in India, a place where Yogi Gurus live and teach. She ven-
tures to the Ashram to be able to cure her mind from all the negative thoughts that had come about
from her divorce and to experience the divine union with God. She realized that yoga had helped
calm the battle that was taking place in her mind and that when you are actually encountering the full
power of yoga; you can feel this blue electrical energy pulsing through your body. That is the energy
of God.
The energy that pulses through a yogi’s body during intense meditation is called kundalini shakti. It is
actually called many different names; depending on where in the world you come from. In Japan, they
call it ki, whilst the Chinese Buddhists call this energy chi, and Christians call it ‘The Holy Spirit’. The
Aborigines of Australia describe it vividly as a serpent in the sky that enters into the medicine man’s
body and gives him powerful and unfathomable powers. In many places, such as India, kundalini
shakti is considered a dangerous element of yoga to play with unsupervised; as an inexperienced
Yogi could literally not survive after an experience like that.
Yoga is of such complexity that this one essay cannot cover all the amazing aspects of this topic. Not
only does it benefit your health; it can treat your mind and soul. It can connect you with God, giving
you the divinity of union between your mind, body and soul.
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