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3 Monday 22nd March, 2010 Contribution and poems to this section should be sent to, <[email protected]>, <[email protected] > or by post to, “Yuphoria”, “The Island”, Upali Newspapers Ltd, 223, Bloemandhal Road, Colombo-13. by Bookworm F irst love is daunting and unde- niably frightening – even more so when you add homicidal faeries and strange gifts into the equation. Maggie Stiefvater’s Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception is a beautifully crafted piece of young-adult fiction, which will appeal to anyone with a love of the face as they appear in old leg- ends: dark, sinful, seductive, deceptive and, lest we forget, deadly. Heroine Deidre Monaghan, a painfully real 16-year-old, has uncanny music ability and psy- chic powers. Her sudden and intense romance with Luke, a boy with a terribly dark and abhor- rent past, creates the perfect bal- ance in this teen love story – with a supernatural twist, of course. Stiefvater carefully tackles fragile family issues in this fast-paced piece. I would highly recommend this book to fans of Holly Black, Melissa Mar and Charles De Lint. Maggie Stiefvater was born in November 18, 1981 in the USA. Most of Maggie Stiefvater's life decisions have been based around her inability to be gainfully employed. Talking to yourself, staring into space, and coming to work in your pajamas are frowned upon when you're a wait- ress, calligraphy instructor, or technical editor (all of which she's tried), but are highly prized traits in novelists and artists. She's made her living as one or the other since she was 22. for lazy monday... Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception by Maggie Stiefvater Anger is the emotion that seems to get people into the most trouble with teachers, par- ents, family, friends and police. Too much anger fuels huge problems. Ever see someone having "road rage?" It's scary to watch or experience and it's very dangerous. Someone who gets that angry is out of control, is showing terrible judgment and is placing his own and other's lives in great jeopardy. Anger occurs when frustration is high. In moderation it is fine. It warns us that something is wrong and needs to be addressed. It often arises from a sense of injustice, a feeling that something is very unfair. It is a great motiva- tor: sometimes for the good, as when a person uses anger to take constructive action and does not lose control; and sometimes it's bad, as when a driver loses control and acts with reckless hostility. We all live in a frustrating world. We all need to learn how to control or direct the frustra- tion, which can quickly turn into anger. Temper tantrums are only for very young chil- dren. When you feel yourself becoming too angry, or on the brink of acting on your anger, you might: Try the old "count to ten" technique: it often works by delaying action. Think about the fear or frustration that caused the other person to act in a way that upset you. Try to feel empathy for the person rather than anger. Sometimes compassion calms hostility. If you or someone (or something) you care about is being treated unfairly, try to offer a solution that makes the situa- tion more fair. Sometimes simply walking away is a great alternative to acting out your anger. That takes a lot of poise and matu- rity---and it shows a lot of poise and maturity, too. Anger doesn’t have to be a bad emotion. When kept in check, anger can inspire great writing, great athletic performance or great social progress. But restraint and good sense are the keys to having anger be con- structive rather than destructive. It can be either. Advice by Gretta F ronted by Kurt Cobain, Nirvana came out of Seattle and helped shape the fabric of alternative rock by introducing the new sub-genre of grunge. But it wasn't until the band's second album, “Nevermind,” that Nirvana gained enor- mous popular- ity and entered the mainstream with the help of singles like “Come as You Are,” “In Bloom,” “Lithium,” and of course “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Ultimately the album sold 10 million copies in the United States and 26 million worldwide. “Nevermind” starts with a bang with the hit single “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Combining Cobain's famous scratchy vocals and addictive guitar line, the song was the quintessential teen anthem and remains one of their most well-known. It was even crowned the number-one song by VH1. As the album contin- ues, the songs become darker. However, just as you begin to feel that “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is the only bullet in Nirvana's rock arsenal. Cobain's vocals become rougher and scratchier until he lets out a final squeal. Now that's dedication to your work. The songs continue to grow even darker, and the last track, “Something in the Way,” is no excep- tion. This dark, gritty track perfectly concludes the flawless album. Nirvana released one more CD before Cobain's untimely death. Instead of replacing him, the band members quietly left the spotlight to pursue other interests. Notoriously, Nirvana's drummer, Dave Grohl, went on to front the Foo Fighters and is still making music. Why does this album con- tinue to resonate with me, and so many others? Is it because of the teen anthem “Smell Like Teen Spirit”? Cobain being one of the greatest vocalists of all time? Actually,neither. “Nevermind” grabs me because I can see the images and messages it seeks to convey. In life, there's music you listen to but may not fully under- stand its significance, and then there's music that stands on its own; that's Nirvana. Many things can be said about Nirvana and the legacy they left, but one thing remains certain. Nirvana was and still is one of the greatest bands of the 20th centu- ry. Nirvana – Nevermind Music review T he 10th Annual Inter- International Schools’ Athletic Meet 2010, organized by Lyceum International School, Nugegoda, was held at the Sugathadasa Stadium recently. Lyceum International School, Wattala, emerged champions for the sec- ond consecutive year beating Gateway College, Colombo. The Best Female Athlete of the Meet and the Best Performance Trophy was won by Hansi Ekenayake of Lyceum International School, Wattala. Stop Anger from Taking Over Hansi shines with double trophies Maggie Steifvater by Ifham Nizam A mong the environment prob- lems confronting humanity in the 21st century is Global Warming, the destruction of the rain forests and overfishing of the oceans. A shortage of fresh water is at the top of the list, particularly in the developing world. Nearly 97 percent of the planet is covered with salt water in the sea and oceans. Close to two percent of earth’s water is frozen water in polar ice sheets and glaciaers and a fraction of one percent is available for drinking, irrigation and also for industries. Today, estimates of 1.2 billion people drink unclear water. To mark World Water Day (March 22) the Delegation of the European Union in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, in collaboration with the Sewa Lanka Foundation, Mannar Officeand the Zonal Education Department of Madhu, will carry out several activities, such as a drawing competition and an environmental awareness pro- gramme for students in the Manthai, West DS Division in the Mannar district. The aim of the project is to promote awareness among school children on the importance of the conservation of water. The project will target approxi- mately 1800 students from 11 schools in the Manthai West DS Division. The participating students are mainly children displaced by the conflict and have now been reset- tled. Earlier this month, school chil- dren from grades 6-13 (age group 11- 18 years), took part in an art compe- tition under the theme of water con- servation. A committee, comprising of education officers, will select 250 drawings for a final art exhibition to be held on 22nd March, 2010, at the Adampan M.M.V. Additionally, some 300 students will attend an environmental aware- ness programme on the 22nd of March, 2010, which will include a series of interactive lectures on con- servation, biodiversity while high- lighting the importance of water resources and conservation. This programme aims to increase aware- ness among school children with the assistance of their teachers and motivate students to initiate steps toward conserving water resources and imparting the knowledge received among their peers and fam- ily members. A special awards ceremony will be followed by the environmental awareness programme at the Adampan School after the opening of the art exhibition to award the win- ners of the drawing competition. The competition winners from three categories (age groups 11 – 13, 14 – 16 & 17 – 18 years) for first, second and third places will be selected and awarded prizes. This event will be attended by Mr Guy Platton, Counsellor, Delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, as chief guest, and graced by other dignitaries includ- ing the Government Agent, Mannar, and Zonal Director of Education –Madhu Zonal Education Officers. Celebrating World Water Day
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Contribution and poems to this section should be sent to, <[email protected]>,<[email protected] > or by post to, “Yuphoria”, “The Island”, Upali Newspapers Ltd,223, Bloemandhal Road, Colombo-13.
by Bookworm
First love is daunting and unde-niably frightening – even moreso when you add homicidal
faeries and strange gifts into theequation.
Maggie Stiefvater’s Lament: TheFaerie Queen’s Deception is abeautifully crafted piece ofyoung-adult fiction, which willappeal to anyone with a love ofthe face as they appear in old leg-ends: dark, sinful, seductive,deceptive and, lest we forget,deadly.
Heroine Deidre Monaghan, a
painfully real 16-year-old, hasuncanny music ability and psy-chic powers. Her sudden andintense romance with Luke, a boywith a terribly dark and abhor-rent past, creates the perfect bal-ance in this teen love story – witha supernatural twist, of course.
Stiefvater carefully tackles fragilefamily issues in this fast-pacedpiece. I would highly recommendthis book to fans of Holly Black,Melissa Mar and Charles De Lint.
Maggie Stiefvater was born inNovember 18, 1981 in the USA.Most of Maggie Stiefvater's lifedecisions have been based aroundher inability to be gainfullyemployed. Talking to yourself,staring into space, and coming towork in your pajamas arefrowned upon when you're a wait-ress, calligraphy instructor, ortechnical editor (all of whichshe's tried), but are highly prizedtraits in novelists and artists.She's made her living as one orthe other since she was 22.
for lazy monday...
Lament: The FaerieQueen’s Deception byMaggie Stiefvater
Anger is the emotionthat seems to get people into themost trouble with teachers, par-ents, family, friends and police.
Too much anger fuels hugeproblems. Ever see someonehaving "road rage?" It's scary towatch or experience and it's verydangerous. Someone who getsthat angry is out of control, isshowing terrible judgment and isplacing his own and other's livesin great jeopardy.
Anger occurs when frustrationis high. In moderation it is fine. Itwarns us that something is wrongand needs to be addressed. Itoften arises from a sense ofinjustice, a feeling that somethingis very unfair. It is a great motiva-tor: sometimes for the good, aswhen a person uses anger totake constructive action and doesnot lose control; and sometimesit's bad, as when a driver losescontrol and acts with reckless
hostility. We all live in a frustrating
world. We all need tolearn how to control ordirect the frustra-tion, which canquickly turninto anger.Tempertantrums areonly for veryyoung chil-dren. When youfeel yourselfbecoming tooangry, or on the brink of actingon your anger, you might:
Try the old "count to ten"technique: it often works bydelaying action.
Think about the fear or
frustration that caused the otherperson to act in a way that upsetyou.
Try to feel empathy for theperson rather than anger.Sometimes compassion calmshostility.
If you or someone (orsomething) you care about isbeing treated unfairly, try to offera solution that makes the situa-tion more fair.
Sometimes simplywalking away is a greatalternative to acting outyour anger. That takesa lot of poise and matu-
rity---and it shows a lot ofpoise and maturity, too.
Anger doesn’t haveto be a bad emotion.
When kept in check,anger can inspire great writing,great athletic performance orgreat social progress. Butrestraint and good sense are thekeys to having anger be con-structive rather than destructive.It can be either.
Advice
by Gretta
Fronted by KurtCobain, Nirvanacame out of
Seattle and helpedshape the fabric ofalternative rock byintroducing the newsub-genre of grunge.But it wasn't until theband's secondalbum,“Nevermind,”that Nirvanagained enor-mous popular-ity andentered themainstreamwith the help of singles like“Come as You Are,” “InBloom,” “Lithium,” and ofcourse “Smells Like TeenSpirit.” Ultimately the albumsold 10 million copies in theUnited States and 26 millionworldwide.
“Nevermind” starts witha bang with the hit single“Smells Like Teen Spirit.”Combining Cobain's famousscratchy vocals and addictiveguitar line, the song wasthe quintessential teenanthem and remains oneof their most well-known.It was even crowned thenumber-one song by VH1.
As the album contin-ues, the songs becomedarker. However, just asyou begin to feel that“Smells Like Teen Spirit”is the only bullet inNirvana's rock arsenal.Cobain's vocals becomerougher and scratchieruntil he lets out afinal squeal. Nowthat's dedicationto your work.
The songscontinue togrow evendarker,and thelast track,
“Somethingin the Way,”is no excep-tion. Thisdark, gritty
track perfectly concludes theflawless album.
Nirvana released one moreCD before Cobain's untimelydeath. Instead of replacinghim, the band members quietlyleft the spotlight to pursueother interests. Notoriously,Nirvana's drummer, DaveGrohl, went on to front the FooFighters and is still makingmusic.
Why does this album con-tinue to resonate with me,and so many others? Is itbecause of the teen anthem“Smell Like Teen Spirit”?Cobain being one of thegreatest vocalists of alltime? Actually, neither.“Nevermind” grabs mebecause I can see theimages and messages itseeks to convey. In life,there's music you listen tobut may not fully under-stand its significance, andthen there's music thatstands on its own; that'sNirvana.
Manythings can be
said aboutNirvana and the
legacy they left,but one thing
remainscertain.Nirvanawas andstill is one
of thegreatest
bands of the20th centu-ry.
NNiirrvvaannaa ––NNeevveerrmmiinndd
Music review
The 10th AnnualInter-International
Schools’ Athletic Meet2010, organized byLyceum InternationalSchool, Nugegoda, washeld at theSugathadasa Stadiumrecently.
LyceumInternational School,
Wattala, emergedchampions for the sec-ond consecutive yearbeating GatewayCollege, Colombo.
The Best FemaleAthlete of the Meet andthe Best PerformanceTrophy was won byHansi Ekenayake ofLyceum InternationalSchool, Wattala.
Stop Angerfrom Taking
Over
Hansi shines withdouble trophies
Maggie Steifvater
by Ifham Nizam
Among the environment prob-lems confronting humanityin the 21st century is GlobalWarming, the destruction of therain forests and overfishing of theoceans. A shortage of fresh water isat the top of the list, particularly inthe developing world.Nearly 97 percent of the planet iscovered with salt water in the seaand oceans. Close to two percent ofearth’s water is frozen water inpolar ice sheets and glaciaers and afraction of one percent is availablefor drinking, irrigation and also forindustries. Today, estimates of 1.2billion people drink unclear water.To mark World Water Day(March 22) the Delegation of the
European Union in Sri Lanka andthe Maldives, in collaboration withthe Sewa Lanka Foundation,Mannar Officeand the ZonalEducation Department of Madhu,will carry out several activities,such as a drawing competition andan environmental awareness pro-
gramme for students in theManthai, West DS Division in theMannar district. The aim of theproject is to promote awarenessamong school children on theimportance of the conservation ofwater.The project will target approxi-
mately 1800 students from 11 schoolsin the Manthai West DS Division.The participating students aremainly children displaced by theconflict and have now been reset-tled.Earlier this month, school chil-dren from grades 6-13 (age group 11-
18 years), took part in an art compe-tition under the theme of water con-servation. A committee, comprisingof education officers, will select 250drawings for a final art exhibition tobe held on 22nd March, 2010, at theAdampan M.M.V.Additionally, some 300 studentswill attend an environmental aware-ness programme on the 22nd ofMarch, 2010, which will include aseries of interactive lectures on con-servation, biodiversity while high-
lighting the importance of waterresources and conservation. Thisprogramme aims to increase aware-ness among school children with theassistance of their teachers andmotivate students to initiate stepstoward conserving water resourcesand imparting the knowledgereceived among their peers and fam-ily members.A special awards ceremony willbe followed by the environmentalawareness programme at theAdampan School after the opening ofthe art exhibition to award the win-ners of the drawing competition.The competition winners from threecategories (age groups 11 – 13, 14 – 16& 17 – 18 years) for first, second andthird places will be selected andawarded prizes.
This event will be attended by MrGuy Platton, Counsellor, Delegationof the European Union to Sri Lankaand the Maldives, as chief guest, andgraced by other dignitaries includ-ing the Government Agent, Mannar,and Zonal Director of Education–Madhu Zonal Education Officers.
CelebratingWorld
Water Day
