The Spotlight - Issue #91

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the spotlightThe “food for ThoughT” issueissue 91 | sPriNg 2010

VieNNA iNTerNATioNAL sChooLiNdePeNdeNT sTudeNT [email protected]

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Suyin Chalmin-PuiText editor, France/Malaysia

Having just fulfilled her obligations towards the French Republic in terms of national service, Suyin has been thinking a lot recently. Her thoughts range from trivial contemplations of the mundane to more notably significant topics of, perhaps, world-wide importance. This issue is here to make you think - not that you don’t already! - and the articles included have been carefully chosen to subtly prick your attention and to get those gears in your brain turning faster than ever before.

Mimi SmithText editor, England

I like my food. I don’t think you can find a better cure to this cold weather we’ve been having than a good warm bowl of soup, and my love of cooking is some-thing that has been enhanced rather than limited by being a vegetarian. This is-sue’s theme, Food for Thought, is therefore very exciting for me (I’ll definitely be trying out some of those teacher recipes!) and we’ve done everything we can - short of printing the Spotlight on sugar paper, that is - to make it as delicious as possible. Bon appetit!

Vicky JinLayout editor, China

Inspired by magazines such as Ilovefake, Nylon and Interview, the layout and overall look of this 91st issue is more toned down and less clustered, with clear fonts and tons new design ideas. The theme of this issue, Food for Thought, opened up a lot of new design opportunities (such as the page numbers teehee), which you will hopefully enjoy. In addition, there is now an art/photography page to showcase artworks and photos by students, which will hopefully carry on in future issues as well. In the meantime, enjoy this scrumptious issue!

contributorsFrani Harbich, Sophie Klasan, Kwaku Sumah, Suyin Chalmin-Pui, Mimi Smith, Chiara Haefliger, Vicky Jin, Zhonghao Zhang, Calvin Li, Esther Martens, Anna Gritsch, David Dindi, Masayuki Kishi, Evgeny Rezunen-ko, Chris Zobl, Lou Wedekind, Sophia Wedekind, Paula Linares, Mrs. Rance, Mrs. Tharani, Yang Yang Teng,

FACULTY ADVISOR Jennifer Unger ASSISTANT EDITORS Kwaku Sumah & David Dindi


New editors needed for next year

About the job of the layout-editorThe job of the layout editor is, basically, to lay out all the ar-ticles. Knowledge of InDesign is crucial and knowing how to use Photoshop or a similar image editing program will make your life a whole lot easier.

The laying-out process of The Spotlight is definitely fun. You get to experiment with type-faces and the overall look of the whole magazine. It also gives you an excuse to buy more mag-azines than usual! The layout is extremely important in that it can weaken or strengthen an article depending on its design and look. A tacky layout can make any brilliant article look cheap. In addition, you also need to be able to work effectively with the other editors and be open to many new ideas.

All in all, if you are interested in design, magazines, layout, photo-editing and visually-interesting things and have a de-cent knowledge of how to use InDesign and Photoshop, then you should definitely try out for this position!

Seasons come, seasons go. The Spotlight editorial team is also going to need to have a slight shift around. As this school year is slowly coming to a close and both Suyin and Vicky will be progressing to grade 12, they will be ceding their positions as Co-Editor-in-Chief and Layout Editor respectively to start with their second and final year in the rigourous IB programme. We are already looking for students, preferably in grades 9 or 10, to take their places and join Mimi (who will be remaining as Co-Editor-in-Chief for another year) with the wondrous task of publishing your school magazine.

If you are keen about any of these two positions or if they have merely sparked your interest, please contact us at [email protected]! We will be glad to answer any other questions you may have and we will ac-cept applications until the 19th of April. Remember, the Spotlight is a VIS magazine for the students, by the students. This is your chance to give back to the school and the rest of the student body by being part of the editorial team. But

most importantly, this is your chance to continue the great tradition that is the Spotlight.

About the job of the text-editorFirstly, you need to be dedicated and enthusiastic about the job. Being in charge of the Spotlight is an ongoing project and there is always something to do, from editing articles to conducting surveys and from organising contest prizes to coordinating a theme for the next issue. A good sense of team work is just as important; the spotlight is not a one-man-show but a collaboration between text editors, layout editors, school staff and (very important!) the print shop. It also goes without saying that a proficien-cy in the English language is primordial. You will be the one editing and proof-reading all the content submitted to the magazine before sending it to be published. Similarly, it is vital that you stick to deadlines, the whole of secondary school is anxiously waiting for the boxes of Spotlights to be distributed outside the lunch room! You don’t want to disappoint them. Lastly, excellent communication skills are a must, as you will basically be responsible any ‘public relations’ with other members of the community, whether at school or outside.

text editor

WANTED

layout editorWANTED


A LETTER FROM OURstUdeNt CoUNCiL

Dear VIS!As we draw close to the last course of this VIS year, the time is ripe with a number of important things on our plate. Firstly, our school has now adopted a new Mission Statement, approved by the Board of Governors, the staff, and both the primary and secondary student councils. You may not have noticed the old, gold-framed ones around the school, but the new one shall have a far more significant presence in the school – physically, conceptually and in practice – more to our taste. It is deeply committed to the empowerment of all of us as students, and is something we should take to heart to become more inquiring, inspired and involved.

Continuing on this vein of school spirit, it’s also time to fully welcome the VIS Mascot! The VIS Panther will become a very

present and familiar sight in the days to come, for sports, par-ties, and everything VIS! If you would like to have the Panther present at a special event, let us know or contact Mr. Thomp-son!

Evidently, these are also tasting times for the school. The SC is now involved in reviewing the catering and the cafeteria at the VIS. We know you all have many strong opinions about this, and really want to hear your ideas and inquiries. Please let us know – in person, through your Reps, or by email!

As always, on a final note, to ensure that everyone gets their just deserts, thank you to everybody – students, staff and ad-ministration, who have continued to be so deeply involved, supportive and inspiring!

We hope you enjoy this serving of the Spotlight!Your Student Council

it’s time to welcome the VIS Mascot! ”“


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PHotos BY eVGeNY reZUNeNKotANJA KrAwetZCHristos VLAssis

ANNA GritsCHViCKY JiN

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The Spotlight team are proud to pres-ent to you the winning entries of the short story contest organised earlier this month. The competition was open to the whole of secondary school, with two different categories for grades 6-8 and grades 9-12. We challenged the middle school with the theme “A View From My Window” and the high school with the theme “Mirror Image”. These were deliberately left vague and open to your own interpretation for you to get as creative as possible. We were extremely pleased by some very original entries and a broad range of topics and writing styles.

After a difficult judging process, the Spotlight team, the Student Coun-

cil and Laura Bronner, ex-Spotlight editor, finally managed to narrow it down to the top three stories in each category. Our selection was based on originality, language, structure and relevance to the given topic.

We feel that the two entries published here incorporate their respective themes with a unique style, reflecting historical accuracy and ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking. Well done!

The Spotlight would also like to ex-tend a big thank you to the PTA for donating a total of 200€ worth of prize money and the judges for dedicating their time.

Congratulations go to: Grades 6-8:1st Prize: 50€ - Ruth Doulgeris 7D2nd Prize 30€ - Chiara Haefliger 7E3rd Prize 20€ - Tracy Tang 6E

Grades 9-12:1st Prize 50€ – Henry Hannaford 10B2nd Prize 30€ – Catharina Lundby 10A3rd Prize 20€ - Yangyang Teng 12C

Special mentions: Sophie Klasan, Alexander Soloviev, Rodrigo Lanza Muñoz, Filip Divic, Frani Harbich, Masayuki Kishi, Carolina Nils-son, Simone Viljoen, Ben Norman

The View From My WindowBy Ruth DoulgeRis 7D

Though I was going about my chores as normal, the atmosphere today was different. There was no mindless gossip among the other maids, no cheerful smiles from the cooks, everything had a eerie quality, as if the entire castle was holding its’ breath. It was as though not one person wished to disturb the silence that reigned over the castle as the Queen of England drew closer to her death. No-one had expected this to happen so soon, the Queen had only married King Henry a few years ago. But so much had changed in such a short time and now the rule of Queen Anne was com-ing to an end. A commotion could be heard from outside and I rushed to the window. A crowd was gathered in front of a low podi-um. As their whispered conversations intensified, a trumpet sounded and all fell silent. As Queen Anne walked slowly towards her death, not even the birds chirped. It seemed as though a blanket had been placed over the castle to smother all sound. The Queen walked to the slightly raised area with her head held high. Until all life left her, she would re-main proud. She stepped daintily to the centre of the podium and knelt before her audience. It was then that the black hooded executioner stepped forward, holding his sharpened sword strongly in one hand. She raised her gaze to the sky and whispered her final prayer. Everybody in the castle grounds was so silent that I could just make out what she said.“To Jesus Christ I commend my soul; Lord Jesus receive my soul” she said quietly. I find myself mouthing a prayer of my own: that the Queen should find a restful afterlife. Her ladies stepped up to her and removed her beautiful head-dress and expensive jewellery. They took a strip of silk and blindfolded her with it. The queen knelt silently, her face impassive. The executioner seemed reluctant to continue with the execution. Who would wish to be the reason such beauty came to an end? He shifted the large sword in his gloved hands, struggling to carry on. At the last minute he called out:“Where is my sword?” as a way to distract Anne from her imminent execution. Then he swung the weapon and re-moved her head in one smooth movement. I sharply drew in my breath and covered my mouth. I could sense many of the other maids doing the same. The view from my window is one I will never forget.

shorT sTory

WINNERS


Mirror ImageBy henRy hannafoRD 10B

I wake up. I wake up. I’m tired, I hardly got any sleep last night. I’m tired, I hardly got any sleep last night. I hit my alarm and fall back to sleep. My father comes in, hits me for not already being up. I stand up. I wake up, and walk down the hall to the kitch-en. I’m so hungry. I didn’t eat anything yesterday; my mum just lost her job for taking a short break. I look around; there isn’t anything unhealthy to eat here. There’s nothing to eat here. I jump into the warm shower; I spend a good half hour there, just enjoying the warmth. I pick up the bucket, and use a cloth to wash off any dirt from my body.

I wait for my dad to start the car. I dodge a car as I start my walk to the factory, passing the local school, my friends are all there. I’m an-noyed, another school day, why do I need maths? No one likes it. I finally reach the factory and sit down at my table, I’m late, and I get caned. I run to school, late again. Damn, did I do my German homework? I sit there, at that table, taking the leather pieces and sewing them together. I go to class, sleep through a few minutes, I go to break, damn, where is my wallet. I get my toilet break. Then I go back to my table. I have PE, my favourite subject. I sit there, at that table, taking the leather pieces and sewing them together. I eat my lunch; the school food here is so gross. It just tastes like gruel. I eat some lunch, the first time for two days. It’s warm and tasty. So gross. I go back to my table.

It’s the end of school, yes. I’m hungry, McDonalds, here we come. I sit there, at that table, taking the leather pieces and sewing them together. I start doing homework, but I lose myself on Facebook. I sit there, at that table, taking the leather pieces and sewing them together. I go out to get some new clothes. Oh damn, my shoes broken. The shoes I make are sold everywhere, I want to go away. The shoes are awesome, and only 60 euros. I make 50 cents an hour. I get on the U-Bahn to go back home. I’m so tired. I sit there, at that table, taking the leather pieces and sewing them together. I’m so tired. I stay up late, watching new episodes of Family Guy. I walk home in the dark, it’s cold and my hands are sore. I give my money to my father, he uses it to buy rice for dinner. But we don’t have enough. I make the most money in my family, but I’m only 15. I’m only 15.

Photo by niRRimi hakanson


Now is an important time in the history of the VIS. After many months of work, the VIS Board of Governors, administration, staff and both primary and secondary student councils have joined in adopting a new Mission Statement. The Mission Statement is the heart of the school. It outlines the great-est goal of the school, the end to-wards which it strives, and the cri-teria against which its success and progress can be measured. So this is certainly a significant change.Few may have noticed the previous Mission Statement, but the new one is and will be different and better in several ways. Firstly, it is more direct and easily understood. The individual aspects it addresses are powerful. Not only that, it will play a much greater role.This last aspect is difficult, but most important, as it deals with a number of factors. As mentioned, the previous Mission Statement may not have really affected our VIS life. This one, though, should become very familiar – to the ears, eyes and heart. As can be seen, it has a lot more focus on the visual side of things. The artwork itself is symbolic of the mission of nur-turing and empowering us as stu-dents. Fittingly, it was produced by primary students themselves in January. We are also hoping on a central display in the octagon or another key location at the heart of the school. Significantly, it also already has a home in the board room and all senior manage-ment offices where big decisions are made, which symbolizes the

next essential point. This revision is centred on a vision for a much greater role of the Mission State-ment in big decisions of policy. Staff and administration have wel-comed this, and we as students should also be able to follow up on this, and confirm that the mission, the vision, holds true, because we are at the centre of the school, and so the Mission Statement is cen-tred on us.However, we also have an undeni-able role in return. When staff and administration have adopted this so enthusiastically, we in turn have our duties to help them help us. There are a number of key aspects raised by the Mission Statement in this respect. The staff and admin-istration have shown their strong commitment to empowering us to be successful and responsible. We must be open to this. It fur-ther emphasizes the importance of the IB Learner Profile (this can be found at the beginning of our Homework Diaries). There are several phrases which fall under this and which will hopefully be-come more present in our minds and hearts. It speaks of commit-ment to our principles – integrity, honesty, respect and respectability. One of the great things about this school is the balance it offers – a compromise between the intellec-tual, physical and emotional. And there’s no doubt we aim to be risk-takers, unshaken by new chal-lenges, and independent of spirit. At an international school, we continue to be, at every moment, open-minded. These are some of

the characteristics the IB Learn-er Profile emphasizes. There are three essential ones that the Mis-sion Statement outlines especially – namely that we become more and more inquiring, inspired and involved. The first of these stresses our own will to learn, encouraging our natural curiosity beyond sim-ply learning because we have to. Surely we are here for more than that. Surely we find in our lessons more than obligation, but some-thing that engages us personally – an empowerment of ourselves as involved members of the inter-national community. In this sense comes the part about involvement – that we are engaged in the com-munity. It builds on that concept of balance, that we are open-minded and caring – that beyond thinkers, we are also active members of so-ciety. And in this, and all else, we should be inspired.We should know that the huge amount of work that has gone into this is evidence that it means a lot. This is no small deal. The very point of this whole review is to ap-peal to us, to have something that directly involves us, inspires us, and empowers us to inquire. And we may even find that the more we believe that it is important, the more important it will actually be. So there is a challenge for us as stu-dents to live up to the spirit of this positive new Mission Statement.

NEW VIS MISSION STATEMENT

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The VIS Varsity Boys Basketball team - down to seven men who have become our school’s ‘Magnificent 7’ - fought hard and long for a medal at the SCIS tournament in Budapest from 21-23 Jan-uary 2010, showing all the grit and hustle of champions. That VIS Panthers came up short - fourth in an eight-team field - says more about them, and our school, than any scores or standings can show. The result is a tribute to the team commitment, deter-mination and spirit of the seven student-athletes, all 11th grad-ers: Matt Furuta, Julian Dion, Rouzbeh Moradi, Daniel Weiler, David Dindi, Philip Baubeck-Serif, and Christos Vlassis. They deserve all the love and respect you can shower on them.

Over two days and five games, the Panthers competed against teams from the Ameri-can International School of Budapest (BUD), American International School of Vienna (AISV), Bavarian International School (BIS), International School of Basel (ISB), International School of Zug & Luzern (ISZL), Munich International School (MIS), and Zurich International School (ZIS). The order of finish: BUD, AISV, ZIS, VIS, MIS, ISB, BIS, and ISZL. In the end, the most ex-perienced 10-man squads won. All top three teams were at full capacity, including their IB twelfth graders. Not one VIS 12th grader made the trip because of IB mock exams scheduled during the SCIS tournament pe-riod.

The VIS Magnificent 7 opened the tourney with a strong showing against BIS, winning by nearly 30 points with all seven players

scoring. Rouzbeh (22 points), David (20), Matt (14), and Julian (11) led the team in scoring. Daniel anchored the defense and court leadership, Christos battled the boards for rebounds, and Philip showed his versatility playing both guard and forward positions. The Panthers ended the first day of competition with two wins and one loss, to ZIS, and earned a shot at medals the next day. However, talented Budapest and Zurich teams denied their quest, even with the Panthers playing hard until the final whistles. The surprise of the tournament was the second-place finish of AISV, a team that VIS had defeated in December.

IN BUDAPEST Vis MAGNiFiCeNt 7 RIDE AGAIN By coaches lou WeDekinD & soPhia WeDekinD

the PantheRs at sCis in Budapest, from left: Rouzbeh, Julian, Coach sophia, Philip, Coach Wedekind, matt, Christos, David, and Daniel.


The Youth Forum was simply amazing and I’d like to give a huge thank you to everyone involved. It was such a good opportunity to attend and participate in a real UN conference dedicated to fighting corruption. The weeks of preparation were well worth it and I have come back to Vienna having learnt a great deal of pub-lic-speaking skills and anti-corruption measures of course! The students we met there were all very friendly and together we came up with conclusions that, in contrast to the vague, abstract UN resolutions, were blunt, concrete and precise. As Mr Vlassis said in his closing speech, “The youth shamed us and embar-rassed us but they also gave us hope”. suyin Chalmin-Pui

The trip to Doha, Qatar was an amazing experience. Not only were we able to discuss important problems that concern us both daily and at a global level with people our own age, it was also a great learning experience, as we found out how the UN really works and how widespread the issue of corruption is. I would like to thank Mr Walbran, Ms Sparks and the UNODC for giv-ing us such an opportunity and letting us go to Doha. lenny Bronner

The fact that we all acknowledged the consequences of corrup-tion and enthusiastically sought for methods to prevent it, gives us hope of a brighter future. David Dindi

This was certainly one of the most educational, diversely engag-ing and even formative experiences I’ve ever had. I can only hope it won’t be the last. Ciju Puthuppally

The trip to Doha was absolutely fantastic. First of all, Qatar it-self and in specific Doha is an amazing city, which made the trip even more delightful. The Global Youth Forum was a great ex-perience, and made me realize how much there is still to do in the fight against corruption. I am very proud to say that Team Austria contributed greatly in the discussions and final sugges-tions made by the Youth Forum. And to add to all that, we met some amazing people and we plan to keep in contact with them. I would like to thank Qatar Debate, for giving us this great oppor-tunity and experience, as well as the UNODC itself who allowed the Global Youth Forum to link alongside the normal Global Fo-rum. Thank you and I personally can’t wait to go back to Qatar. Christos Vlassis

Five Grade 11 VIS students were invited to take part in the Global Youth Forum in Doha, Qatar, a conference for international high school stu-dents. The main aim of this conference was for students from around the world to collectively come up with conclusions and recommenda-tions to develop concrete plans to fight corrup-tion.

Corruption has been defined by the United Na-tions Office of Drugs and Crime as: “the abuse of entrusted power for financial or non-financial personal gain”.

Although this may seem rather trivial at first glance, corruption is a global issue that affects everyone, especially the poor. Corruption un-dermines democratic institutions, slows eco-nomic development and contributes to govern-ment instability.

An idyllic world free of corruption would, among other things, allow much more social and economic development and sup-port democracy, creating stability and trust. It would also limit the impact of organised crime, illicit drugs, human trafficking and terrorism.

To quote Kofi Annan in the foreword of the UN Convention against Corruption, “Corruption is an insidious plague that has a wide range of corrosive effects on societies. It undermines de-

mocracy and the rule of law, leads to violations of human rights and allows threats to human security to flourish. Corruption is a key element in economic underperformance”.

Also attending the Youth Forum were students from Chile, New Zealand, Qatar, Uganda and the USA. Some highlights of the conference included being seated in the main hall with delegates from around the world for the opening of the UN Global Forum; being addressed by the Attorneys-General from Qatar (Ali Bin Fetals Al-Marri) and the USA (Eric Holder) and attending the closing ceremony where two students presented the recommen-dations from the Youth Forum.

SomE REflEctIoNS fRom thE tEam:

gLobAL foruM oN fighTiNg CorruPTioN ANd MAiNTAiNiNg iNTegriTy November 7 – 8, 2009


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FAsHioN GALA 2010PHotos BY CHris ZoBL

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When diplomacy failsBy fRanziska haRBiCh

So it was that special time again, where Linda and I go gro-cery shopping together. And by “shopping” I mean aim-lessly wandering around Spar in the DZ, talking about soup, and by “grocery” I mean Brazil nuts, a sandwich (in retrospect, not worth buying), and onion rings. But in-troductory pleasantries aside, we ended up, not surpris-ingly, at the cashier. We were lined up at the first check out counter, in a row of three. Anyone who knows Spar in the DZ will be familiar with the desperate battle, or rather the uncomfortable-ness of trying to pass through the isle, when a line of people at the check out are protruding into it, because of the appalling interior design of this particu-lar Spar. In any case, we were at the end of a rather short queue, only slightly butting into the walkway. But this was precisely our downfall. While I was facing Linda, most probably engrossed in a riveting discussion of some kind, a Filipino woman carrying a six-pack of water jostled by

unapologetically. Trying to politely deflect this blow, and keep it from turning into a domino effect like phenomena along the check out, I turned to the side, managing to only lightly brush the lady in front of me, as opposed to shoving her into the gum stand. In fact, I actually thought her huge and regal looking fur coat would have acted as a buffer, let-ting this mundane occurrence pass by without any further incident. This is when it all went wrong.

All of a sudden, “old grouchy lady”, or OGL as she will sub-sequently be referred to, wheeled around, and barked at us shortly: “You can wait.” And promptly turned back around. I was stunned more than anything, not really able to sum-mon to mind the correct social decorum at such short no-tice. But the white noise in my head didn’t last long before OGL decided that we needed another dose of her cheer, and repeated her previous statement, but chose this time to


expand it to a generalized statement about the lack of respect present for the pension-age set, although “You can wait.” remained a liberally mumbled mantra throughout.

By this time, I had gathered up my three brain cells from where I had dropped them in shock, and decided to apply my abundant diplomatic skills to discharge the situation. Putting my hand on her fur coat, in what I hoped was easy camara-derie, I attempted to explain the circum-stances that led to the unfortunate case of light contact between her insulated figure and mine. I got about as far as “protrud-ing out of the line, and then-” when the attention she had temporarily granted me, timed out. She spun around, muttering “yeah, yeah, yeah”.

Although the dismissal was not really the most pleasant of things, she seemed con-vinced, and I was glad that the conflict was over. Now I could safely go back to con-templating the pros and cons of Ströck vs. Spar sandwiches. But, once again, it was not to be. As soon as the OGL had turned her back, Linda was on the offensive, her unexpectedly badass German B-High ar-ticulation at the ready, hands curled into fists (presumably preparing to get physi-cal), and feet shuffling back and forth, not unlike a small Asian boxer: “What? We didn’t do anything how could you expect us to respect you, if you do not deserve respect yourself? Huh?” Her voice was so shamelessly self-righteous, I nearly felt the urge to step back and watch the spectacle, but as usual, my shyness of conflict and unwillingness to get into any kind of situ-ation (“that’s right, I do not want to mess, how’s that?”) prevented that. I awkwardly

shoved myself in front of a nearly capoei-ra-ing Linda, and quickly mumbled “Shut up, just shut up”.

I thought the OGL hadn’t noticed Linda’s passionate outbursts, but apparently she did, because from under Linda’s protests, I could hear the OGL muttering. Shocked, I turned to see if my ears had been deceiv-ing me, but apparently not. The OGL was unloading her groceries onto the band, smirking at us, loudly muttering “Yes, just shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up”, until it faded into nothing but a stunned silence.

Oh it’s ON!

Except it wasn’t, because I am a wimp, and couldn’t stand up for my friend, so instead, I decided to amuse myself by making fun of her less than average dental hygiene, and leave the conflict at that. Linda, how-ever, was raring to go, muttering well-articulated obscenities under her breath, thirsting for metaphorical blood. To my delight, and Linda’s dismay, the OGL was now engaged with the Cashier in a rivet-ing discussion on the non-existent price reduction of mandarins, which required assistance from one further employee.

Still outraged, I exited the Spar with Lin-da, and immediately started ranting about the unbelievable menace that this woman undoubtedly posed to society as a whole. Linda simply said “I like fighting.”

Note: All dialogue except for the very last exchange took place in German.

all of a sudden, an “old grouchy lady”, or oGl as she will subse-quently be referred to, wheeled around, and barked at us shortly: “You can wait.”

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Time travel is the concept of moving between two different points in time. (What is time? We’ll address this later.) What are the implications of time travel? For one thing, history would become an experimental science. We would have a much greater insight into our own past, our nature and origins and would also face the complex paradoxes of interfer-ing with the scheme of causality that has led to our own time and ourselves.

Basically, if we alter anything in the past, we would not exist, or at least not as we exist right now. The great paradox of time travelling is known as “the grand-father paradox”. The grandfather para-dox is this: if you travel into the past and shoot your grandfather before he is able to produce your parent, what happens to you? Do you instantly vanish, because you were never made, or are you part of a new causality scheme, since you were there when your grandfather died and the events in the future are now com-pletely different? A proposed solution to the problem is that nature somehow prevents you from killing him, so that you are not able to interrupt the causal-ity scheme that leads to your own exis-tence. For example, before the bullet hits him, he bends over to tie his shoelace. Time is a weird thing, which cannot be fully understood by scientists; however, it is at the heart of understanding the universe and is central to all religions and cultures. The 16th century philoso-pher Angelus Silesius said:Time is of your own making; its clock ticks in your head. The moment you stop thought time too stops dead.

I’m starting to hear some minds explod-ing, so I’ll take this moment to interject

a "science joke". A man walks up to a scientist on the street and asks, “Excuse me, what is the time?” The scientist re-plies, “I’m sorry, you’ll have to ask a phi-losopher. I’m just a physicist.”(Cue fake laughter and drums)

So what is time? According to Einstein, time is simply what a clock reads. What the clock is, however, is decided by you. The clock could be the rotation of a planet, sand falling in an hourglass or a heartbeat. This is useful for us in ev-eryday life but for scientists, time can be warped in various ways, and is thereby rendered useless.

We know that time travel is possible, or at least, travelling into the future is. An object travelling at high speeds ages much more slowly than a stationary ob-ject. This means that if you were to trav-el into space and return, moving close to the speed of light, you could travel thou-sands of years into the Earth’s future. This is where Einstein’s special theory of relativity comes into play.

Let’s say you are on a train that is mov-ing forwards at 50km/h. You throw a tennis ball in the direction that the train is moving. Relative to you and the train, the ball leaves your hand at 20km/h. A person standing near the train tracks (if he could see through the train window) would see the ball moving at 70 km/h. However, if you changed the ball into a flash light; and turned it on instead of throwing it, the person standing would see the light turn on at exactly the same time as you see it. This shows that time and distance are not fixed, as light is. So to travel forward in Time, all you have to do is: get into a spaceship, fly at close to the speed of light away from earth, then

turn around and fly back at the same speed. You have aged 2 years; the Earth has aged 2000. Problem is, the relativity says you can only move through time in one direction.

To travel back in time, one would need to be able to go faster than the speed of light, which is impossible in space. The closer you get to the speed of light, the slower time goes, so at the speed of light, there would be no time. Another way to travel back in time would be through the use of a wormhole: a tunnel-like struc-ture that curves space-time. This cur-vature connects two spaces at one time, meaning that you could jump through the wormhole and instantly appear on the other side. Imagine Person A is on a rocket going close to the speed of light; person B is on Earth. Both of them have an end of a wormhole. Now it gets com-plicated. A few hours have passed for person A and many years have passed for person B. Person B looks through his wormhole and sees person A as young as he left, but if Person A looks through the wormhole, he sees person B has aged considerably. If Person A goes through the wormhole, he is suddenly in the future.

Now that your brain is completely fried, I shall end it here. Time travel is pos-sible, but if we do not know what time is and we cannot move at the speed of light then it may be a while until we dis-cover how to do it.

I hope that this whole article has given you something to think about.

By kWaku sumah

soMeThiNg To ThiNK AbouT

tImE tRaVEl

Misc


Although it is nearly summer now, I do have the dire need to put forward my thoughts about certain customary tra-ditions of the winter season well in advance so that next time round, my aversions will be taken into account, thus bettering the whole experience of the end of year celebra-tions.

Christmas is the most joyous time of the year. A time in which all is well in the world and when children are un-usually good in preparation for Santa. It is one of the few breaks from the omnipresent stress that small siblings imply and therefore my favourite time of the year. Unless Granny arrives. Not that I don’t like my grandmother, it’s just that with her appearance she brings on thing that over-shadows my festive mood. Something so horrible (and eas-ily manufactured) that immediately has me wishing for a brain check during the holidays. The infamous apple pie. Yes, apple pie, the true devil’s food ‘cake’, there could be no worse fate.

One of the pie’s most dangerous qualities is its unpredict-ability. Just when you lower your guard it will strike. An average winter day, you stroll, carefree, through your door. Yell a warm hello up the stars and receive a greeting you weren’t expecting. “Grandma?” Then you notice it, the va-pour that’s dissipating in the air, suffocating those impru-dent enough to approach. The mockingly sweet smell that foreshadows the nightmare that is soon to be unleashed. The moment you’ll have to gulp it down. Instant nausea, followed by pure rage. How many times must I say I despise the notorious dessert before they hear what I’m saying?

So, obviously, how people manage to enjoy the slimy mush is beyond me. The ability some possess to sink their teeth into its crispy crust and not cringe from its ominous crack-ling is to be admired. How those lucky enough not to be af-

fected by its obvious repulsiveness then continue their bite into its half slimy half chunky center… just thinking about it makes me feel dizzy and squeamish. If anyone, some-day, need torture me for information, just threaten me with apple pie. I’ll sing like a canary.

What’s worse is that it masquerades as an innocent pastry. Brought back to life by caring grandmothers to show the deep affection they hold for their families. So naturally, if you refuse to eat the demons delight they’ll force-feed it to you. I understand this is because the Grandma in question has probably spent the better part of her day slaving away, a minion to the forces of queasiness, to create the demonic delicacy. Still this knowledge does not prevent me from loathing the troublesome tart, but diminishes my toler-ance. Not only is it inedible, it has to attempt to start a feud in my own family, during the holidays. Wonderful.

It’s the traditional American dessert. A perfect exemplar as to why traditions should be questioned. Why should hu-manity praise the mushy tart that is in fact the true devils food cake? It’s completely unethical. I propose that we ban therefore the production of the fiend friendly food (a food that is friendly to our foes) and use the remaining supply in a global event named “Apple Subversive Absolution Pie day” - ASAP for short, which is when we’ll blast the wretched tarts into oblivion. Or perhaps, so to not deprive the human population that so wishes to enjoy the ‘nutri-tious’ values of the tarts, an agreement can be reached with all those stubborn grandmas. Something along the lines of “NO baking of apple pies for me thank you very much but I do rather enjoy your chocolate chip cookies.” Then I could be able to sing all my favourite Christmas carols in an un-troubled tone while standing next to my granny.

By Paula linaRes 11B

Demon’s Delight

Misc


hEarT LinEPlacement: Upper PalmThe heart line runs horizontally across the upper part of your palm.

If you have a…Long Line: Idealistic, Dependent on partnerShort Line: Self-centredDeep Line: StressedFaint Line: Sensitive nature, weak heartStraight Line: Intense feelingsCurved Line: Intellectually inclinedBroken Line: Troubled relationshipsChained Line: Intertwined relationshipsForked Line: Heartbreak, Divorceabsent Line: Ruthlessness, Logic rules the heart

LiFE LinEPlacement: Mid to Lower PalmThe life line begins somewhere between your thumb and index finger and runs downward toward your wrist. The life line is generally curved.

If you have a…Long Line: Good Health, VitalityShort Line: Look closer at the other signs (broken, deep, faint, etc.)Deep Line: Smooth LifeFaint Line: Low energyBroken Line: Struggles, LossesChained Line: Multiple life pathsForked Line: Diversion, sudden change of life Double Line: Partner with Soul Mate, or there is someone near (friend or family member) that serves as a guardian or caretaker.absent Line: Anxious, Nervous

hEaD LinEPlacement: Middle of the PalmThe head line represents intellect and reasoning.

If you have a…Long Line: AmbitiousShort Line: Intelligent, IntuitiveDeep Line: Excellent MemoryFaint Line: Poor MemoryStraight Line: MaterialisticBroken Line: DisappointmentChained Line: Mental ConfusionForked Line: Career ChangeDouble Line: Talented, Inspired by a Museabsent Line: Laziness, Mental Imbalance

PALMestrYread your hands


Ingredients8 ounces of bittersweet or semisweet chocolate (chopped)4 tablespoons of unsalted butter3 large eggs (separated)1/4 cup of super fine sugar1 1/4 cups of cold heavy cream1/4 cup of Grand Marnier

Small chocolate shavings or chocolate nibs (for garnish)

Directions1. In the top of a double boiler or in a bowl set over a pot of hot water, melt the chocolate and butter, stirring.

2. Remove from the heat and beat with a heavy wooden spoon until smooth.

3. Return to the heat and, one at a time, add the yolks, beating well after the addition of each. Remove from the heat and trans-fer to a large bowl.

4. In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks start to form. Add 2 tablespoons of the sugar and beat until stiff.

5. In a third bowl, beat the cream until it becomes frothy. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and the Grand Marnier and continue beating until it holds soft peaks.

6. Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture until no white specks appear. Gradually fold in the whipped cream, reserving about 1/2 cup for garnish.

7. Transfer to a large decorative silver or glass bowl and refrig-erate until well chilled.

8. To serve, spoon the reserved whipped cream on top and gar-nish with chocolate shavings.

a recipe by soPhie klasan

Mousse au Chocolate

recipes


a recipe by Jo RanCe

KaiserSchmarrn

Method1. Set the oven to 200°C.2. Separate the eggs, yolks into one metal bowl, and whites into another.3. Add the flour, vanilla and salt to the YOLKS and beat into a thick batter, adding the milk a bit at a time.4. Using clean beaters whip the egg whites until thick and then add the one tablespoon of sugar.5. Fold the 2 mixtures together very gently.6. Put butter into a small roast-ing tin and place into oven to

melt and bubble, be careful not to burn it!7. Pour mixture into hot pan and sprinkle over raisins.8. Bake in hot oven for 7 min-utes.9. Turn pancake over and cook for a further 7 minutes (you might need to divide it to do this).10. Meanwhile, cook the plums and sugar together gently to cre-ate a plum stew.11. Cut or tear the pancake into bite sized pieces and sprinkle lib-erally with powder sugar. Return to oven to brown if necessary.

For the batter3 eggs 100g flour1tbsp sugar1tsp vanilla extract½tsp salt125mls milk100g butterPowder sugar for sprinkling50g raisins soaked for 1 hr in apple juiceFor the compote200g plums, stones removed50g sugar½ tsp cinnamon (optional)


Ingredients250g chicken thigh meat cut into chunks1 bunch spring onions, chopped coarselyVegetable oil for frying

For the sauce4 tbsp sweet Thai chilli sauce2 tbsp soy sauce1 tbsp lemon juice1 tbsp waterGarnishChopped fresh coriander Sour cream

Method1. Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a wok or frying pan until very hot.2. Add chicken (you may need to do this in a few batches) and leave to cook, the browner the better!3. Mix all the sauce ingredients together and add them to the very hot pan, this will be noisy and may splash a bit so stand back!4. Allow the sauce to cook for just a few moments before adding the spring onions, stir once or twice and remove from the heat.5. Garnish with coriander and serve in a tortilla wrap with a teaspoon of sour cream.

a recipe by kaRishma thaRani

fattoushSalad

a recipe by Jo RanCe

WokChicken

“i just love it. i could have it ev-eryday”

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:1 Pita Bread½ Lettuce – either head of Lettuce or Iceberg Lettuce Salad (Tear it with your hands )½ Quarter Cucumber (Cut in to small cubes)4 to 5 Cherry Tomatoes (Slice them into fours)½ red Onion (Cut in rings)½ Paprika (cut in to small cubes)4 to 5 strands of flat leave Parsley (finely chop leaves only)1 tablespoon Olive Oil Salt Fresh Lemon juice1 teaspoon of Sumac spice (brings a clean, tart flavor - think of a flowery lemon - as well as a deep rose color

Preparation:In a big bowl add the lemon juice, Sumac, olive oil, salt and mix well and then add all above mentioned veg-etables. Best is to mix with you hand. While the salad is being marinated, cut the pita bread into small square bits and fry in shallow oil very quick-ly. Drain the oil and sprinkle the pita squares onto the salad before serving.

reCiPesteACHers

Food-related


The restaurant itself is breath-taking, especially for someone who hasn’t yet enjoyed the spoils of Japanese cuisine. It is located on the Kartnerstrasse, just on the other side of the opera. So if you ever want to wine and dine your partner after watching the opera, it is the number one choice. There is an open air section which isn’t very Japanese at all but, hey it works.

As I went there with Masayuki last weekend, I couldn’t help but notice the effects of color and ambience from the planting to the lighting. The rooms were softly illuminated, the floor was dark – rough - sort of like volcanic rock. As I

walked inside I was welcomed by a flood of Japanese Wait-ress dressed in Kimonos, who ushered me with the utmost respect of Japanese Culture. The restaurant itself is divided into several rooms called tatami rooms; these rooms are dec-orated in a Japanese Fashion, with low leveled seating (sitting on the floor) and a range of Japanese art work. There is also a separate sushi and grill bar, which is ideal for casual dining.

The food itself is very very delicious. For those of you who are not sushi/sea-food fans such as myself, there is a wide variety of grill/savory dishes that would make you forget you’re in Vienna.

The best Japanese restaurant in TownTenmayaDavid Dindi: So is this really “The best Japanese Restaurant in Town”?

Masayuki Kishi: First, it is not the best sushi place in town. A sushi restaurant is very different from a Japanese restaurant. Sushi is a more traditional meal that is in its own sub category of Japanese cuisine.

Sub category? Elaborate…

It’s like studying science. Science is divided into categories like physics, chemistry… and even within those categories there are further categories such as radiology - sushi is the equivalent of one of these sub categories. To work in a Sushi bar, you have to work as an apprentice for at least ten years only to acquire the essence of the art of sushi!

So then, what exactly is Tenmaya?

As I said, Tenmaya is a Japanese restaurant! It does not exclusively focus on sushi instead it has a wide range of dishes. Like a grade 9 science text-book it tries to general-ize the Japanese cuisine for the Viennese people. So it isn’t the best “thing” but it definitely is the best generalization you can receive in Vienna.

Who would you recommend the restaurant to?

Well, it’s quite expensive - a sushi dish with several kinds of sushi costs on average 20€ - but it’s a good place to dine with friends or family especially because it a genuine display of Japanese Culture.

David and Masayuki discuss how good the renowned restaurant really is


an UnTiTLED PoEM To an UnTiTLED SoMEBoDy

Sense in your absence my anxiousness stillsReason holds ransom your rueful heart handsomeSeasons of fervour my mind makes more illWhat will this wayward attraction fulfill? Mine is my mildness, my smile of dark lightYours is bombardment from yearning too ardentMore words, while futile, sweet flutters ignitesSeek me to find your deluded delight

Brown irises glance at what hands have clutchedBoth minds bemoan what hearts bear alonewistful within, our islands within uswe wish not ourselves to self-destruct.

By yayRa sumah G12

ThE FirST BarqUE

This sturdy vessel of hope,with this wood, and these dreams,we brave, and are braveknowing we are fragiletrusting we will not be broken

With ships and ships and salt, andthis ship that carries meacross this great ocean

By fRanziska haRBiCh g12

aLL My LovE

I never wanted to give you all my love,But I’m afraid never is a long time.

I was on the road to recover from an unspoken truthWhen you stepped in to my life.

You meant a lot to me,And I thought I was someone special to you.Believing this time there will be a happy ending,Without doubt, I let go of my feeling.

You didn’t tell me yourself,Your actions were clear.My friend brought me the message,Once again I feared.

Tears hung on my eyelashes,But I told everyone it was melted snow.I listen to the songs we shared,And wondered how to face tomorrow.

Once again on the road to recover,I thought about what happened.Still thought I should never have given you all my love,But I’m afraid, never is a long time.

ThE ignoranCE oF yoUTh

Feelings of decayThe once fresh mindHas dissolved awayAnd left behind—

A torrent of darknessIncomprehensibleThe deep whirling abyssIs almost tangible.

The ever deepening holeHas taken its tollOn my mind and soulThey’ll soon play no role.

All fault is mineThe ignorance of youthAt the end, nothing to findAmidst the lies, there’s no truth.

Frightening resultsMemories of the pastAnguished shoutsA future that won’t last.

What am I doing?It was my choosingNo words of soothingCan prevent me from losing.

By yangyang teng g12

POETRY


VISroCKs2010

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PHOTO & POSTER DESIGN | ViCKY JiNMODEL | CHris ZoBL


BandsatVis

interviews by ViCky Jin g11

featuring:hot grande living zeroafternoon staticThe semmels


How did you come up with your band name? The name comes from the Living zero in computer technology. a computer can de-cide between 0 and 1. however, when it is 0, it doesn’t mean that it is switched off. That’s how we got Living Zero. actually, we’re not quite happy with our band name and we are considering changing it.

Who plays what, and how long have you each played your in-struments? our first guitarist Benny (Benjamin Zumpfe) and bandleader has been playing for 3 years now. although that is not a long time, he’s really good and is in a music school. his brother gäbs (gabriel Zumpfe) is the drummer and he has been playing for 6 years. Leo (Leonard goldschmidt) is the second guitarist and started playing the guitar when we founded the band 2 years ago. Mäx (Maxi-milian goldschmidt) plays the bass and also started 2 years ago.

How did the band form? What inspired you to make music to-gether? The four of us have been friends for years now and we are all pretty good in making music so we decided 3 years ago that it would be cool to start a band. The only prob-lem was that no one actually played an instrument that could be used in a band, except for our drummer. So we started to learn guitar and bass and now the band works quite well.

Who are your major musical in-fluences? We don’t really have major musical influences. if we hear something in a song that sounds cool we think about using it in our

songs as well.

Where have you performed? Do you have any upcoming gigs? We have performed 4 times in the rEDBoX, a building in Mödling, where several events are going on. and we had some other smaller gigs, too.

Which songs do you usually per-form? We always perform our own songs and we only covered “i gotta Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas.

What are your dreams and goals? Are you seeking fame and for-tune? i don’t think that anyone in our band dreams of fame. it is just

great fun to play in a band.

What kind of foods do you like? Everyone of us likes to eat different things but when we meet we often eat “Milchiges” (muesli).

If you could be any fruit or vege-table, what would you be? That’s a hard question. Let’s say i (Max) would be a kiwi. Just for fun, be-cause it is green.

Living zero

Websitewww.myspace.com/livze


Living zero

How did you come up with the name The Semmels? Josef looked at his breakfast and really liked it as a name.

Who plays what, and how long have you each played your instruments? on the Bass, Josef h. aka Weizen-semmel playing for 7 months. on the rhythmguitar Jonas S. aka Mohnsem-mel playing for 4 years. and on the Leadguitar Sami g. aka Kübiskern-semmel playing for around 1 year.

How did the band form? What in-spired you to make music together? it was one day in homeroom period. We had nothing to do and made a band.

What genres of music inspire you? Funk-metal, american Soft-rock and Folk-metal

Have you had any gigs or perfor-mances? The band is quite young so we never performed. We will maybe play at viS rocks.

Do you write your own songs? not

yet, but we’re planning to write some. one will be called “Semmel”. it is dedi-cated to the bakery which lend us our name. We make our own way and don’t admire any other artists, although we will cover some songs to gain more ex-perience.

What are your dreams and goals? What is the ultimate direction for your band? Money, money and mon-ey. and more money. But we also do it because we have too much spare-time.

What kind of foods do you like? We like Schnitzelsemmel. We don’t like the traditional fast food. We like more eat-ing sandwiches with Semmels obvi-ously.

If you could be any fruit or vegeta-ble, what would you be? Josef: as-paragus because i look like one. Sami: Banana, because it is my favorite fruit. it is really tasty. Jonas: Pineapple, be-cause it tastes very good and Sponge-bob lives in a pineapple. he influenced me when i was younger.

THe SeMMeLS

Photos by ViCky Jin


How did you come up with your band name? The band was spending their usual Sunday afternoon be-fore practice in the Lunch room of the augarten. Back then hot granDE was still known as CoMa and they were thinking of changing their band name. Liener was having a very Big (grande) toast and when he bit into it, it was very hoT. Therefore, hot granDE.

Who plays what, and how long have you each played your instruments?Bleibi: lead guitar (5 years) & back-up vocalsLiener: rhythm guitar (5 years) & Lead vocalsrobsi: Drums (10 years)vince: Bass (only played bass since he joined the

band, and has played guitar for 9 years) & back-up vocals

How did the band form? What inspired you to make music together? Liener and Bleibi were stu-dents at the Wiener Sängerknaben (vienna boys choir) and already had a very musical background af-ter having toured with the choir all around the world. When their career was over they decided to remain and board at the school to attend a different school in vienna. The movie “school of rock” was very big at the time and inspired Bleibi and Liener so much that their real reason for staying in vienna became to form a band and attempt to make a musical career. With

HoTgrAnDefamous now austria-wide and performing countless gigs every year, hoT grANde is on the rollercoast-er to fame. bass-ist Vince and drummer robsi are former stu-dents of Vis and have agreed to answer some questions.


their first drummer, hot granDE played under the name CoMa and soon that drummer was re-placed by robert Clemens. Soon after a good friend alex, joined the band and with their new bassist, CoMa was complete. right after they had changed their name to hot granDE alex had to leave for military service and pursued fur-ther studies afterwards. The band was on the look for a new bassist and robert had been very involved in a variety of musical projects with vin-cent in the past. Knowing that he played guitar, he asked him if he felt like he could play bass for his band. Soon enough vincent had built up a good relationship to his new instrument and the melo-dies fit. Coming from different cultures, schools and backgrounds made the band very open for a variety of different styles. This made influenced them to make all kinds of music “hauptsache es ist Party Musik!!!”

Who are your major musical influences? aC/DC, Blink 182, Eav, green Day, gigi Dagostino, Jamie Cullum, Linkin Park, Maximo Park, Mo-zart, queen, red hot Chili Peppers, Sum 41, System of a down, Tenacious D, The Beatles, The Prodigy, Wolfgang ambros

Where have you performed? Do you have any upcoming gigs?

Which songs have you performed, or do you usually perform? Do you channel any particular artists? When we play we cover it is usually our own version of Blink 182’s all the Small Things, queen’s Crazy little thing called love and our own very particular version of gigi Dagostino’s famous i still believe in your eyes.

But other than that we have our own set of songs and the set we usually play is:rocb baby rock, Disco Pogo, Time for some-thing (hot and granDE), ich wär so gern (für diese welt), it is today, Banghead, and größte Party.

What are your dreams and goals? What is the ultimate direction for your band? Are you seeking fame and fortune? as of the 1st of March 2010 the Band is on a break up until further notice. robert Clemens will be leaving to England for further studies in September and for personal reasons the band had to dissolve. Un-fortunately the band had to break up shortly be-fore the beginning of some of their career high-lights because after their successful concerts in hungary and U4 Diskothek hot granDE had open bookings for Wuk, the famous Surf open-ing in Podersdorf, Wiener Stadtfest hauptbühne, Steiermark, Megaparty (nÖ), and rock die Wi-esen (nÖ). however, the band will most likely re-

form with a couple of replacements when the time is ripe. Liener remains working on his second project, “The Liener and King Experience” and robert continues as “young Bolly-wood”.

What kind of foods do you like? Favourite band meal: Fresh to-matoes and salad, yogurt sauce, Ketchup, Mayo, chili spice, chicken Schnitzel, Fladenbrot and a lot of onions! aka: SChniTZELSEMMEL voM hÜSnU KEBaB haUS!

If you could be any fruit or vege-table, what would you be? Chillis-chote!

PAsT shoWs 2007 02.06.2007, Juz FEST @Ju-gendzentrum Mistelbach nÖ (aT)09.08.2007, vienna Band Contest @Unplugged W (aT)15.08.2007, Tainacher Kirchtag @ Tainach Ktn (aT)31.12.2007 Silvesterfestival @he-idenreichstein nÖ (aT)

2008 12.04.2008, Musikmaker feat. The Liener & King Experience @Stadt-saal Mistelbach nÖ (aT)20.04.2008, younXtars 1round @ Planet Musik W (aT) 25.05.2008, younXtars Semifinale @ Planet Musik W (aT) 20.06.2008, Black & White Party @ Triglas nÖ (aT)19.09.2008, younXtars FinaLE @gaSoMETEr W (aT)12.10.2008, aBC feat. iLa 1round @ ((Szene)) W (aT)19.10.2008, vienna Bandcontest 1. round @ replugged W (aT)02.11.2008, vienna Bandcontest Semifinale @replugged W (aT)07.12.2008, EMErgEnZa Band-contest 1. round @ Shelter W (aT)

2009 08.02.2009, aBC feat. iLa quarter-final @ ((szene)) W (aT)26.03.2009, EMErgEnZa Band-contest Semifinale @ andino W (aT)10.04.2009, aBC feat. iLa halbfi-nale @ gaSoMETEr W (aT)23.05.2009, 7 Sheperds rock 4 @ hofstadl Siebenhirten nÖ (aT)25.05.2009, Bandtreffen @ re-plugged W (aT)06.08.2009, feat. hobbygott @Chealse W (aT)07.08.2009, feat. The Liener and King Experience @ replugged W (aT)08.08.2009, Forever young Festival @ raabs an der Thaya nÖ (aT)04.09.2009, Bleiburger Wiesen-markt rock die Wiese @ Bleiburg Ktn (aT)23.10.2009, Support von Cassious Clay @ althöflein nÖ (aT)07.11.2009, feat. Katz @ Filter Club (hU)28.12.2009, feat. hobbygott @ U 4 (aT)

201028.01.2010 feat. hobbygott @ U4 Diskothek21.02.2010 @ B72

Websitewww.myspace.com/hotgrandemusic


How did you come up with your band name? We talked about various keywords which we liked; coming up with a list of ideas. Eventually we cut that down to a few choices, and finally voted the best one.

Who plays what, and how long have you each played your instruments?Kieran Glover: vocals + rhythm guitar (vocals: whole life, guitar: 3 years)Lars Havekost: Lead guitar (5 years)Grant Havekost: Bass (5 years)Timothy Bambina: Drums (5 years)

How did the band form? What inspired you to make music together? at the start of grade 9 in 2008, Lars, grant and Tim, as well as Tom and ngabo met up as part of music class. after a few projects, we agreed on forming a band, which we then called ‘Frantic Dub’. as for what inspired us to make music together, we all enjoy playing instruments, listening to music, so this passion led us to want to play together as a band.

Who are your major musical influences? We listen to a lot of various styles of music, meaning we have a lot of different influences. Some of them include: arctic Monkeys, Dusan Milenkovic, James Brown, Jamiroquai, Jimi hendrix, Kings of Leon, Lenny Kravitz, radiohead, red hot Chili Peppers, Stevie ray vaughan, Stevie

Wonder and U2.

Where have you performed? Do you have any up-coming gigs? in the past, we have played various songs at events, such as viS rocks, international Eve-ning, Lunchtime Concerts as well as Performing arts concerts, such as Showcases and/or with the music class. We have also given some blues workshops to younger students. as for upcoming gigs, we will play in this year’s viS rocks, as well as further Showcases and music class concerts. in addition to that, we are planning our own concert towards the end of this school year (May/June), which will be recorded on CD and pos-sibly DvD. Further plans include gigs outside of schools, such as music clubs and festivals. Specific dates to be announced.

Which songs have you performed, or do you usually perform? Do you channel any particular artists? at the moment, we mainly play cover songs, meaning that we tend to play songs from artists who have a musical influence on us, such as the ones mentioned in ques-tion 4.We are currently working on our own material, writing/composing songs constantly. We’ve got lots of ideas, and have already completed a few songs. you’ll hear them at a later stage…What are your dreams and goals? What is the ulti-mate direction for your band? We strive to achieve

AFTERNOONSTATiC


as much as possible. if this would lead us to be famous, then we would do our best to continue to improve and maintain a high standard. We’ll go where it takes us. in the end, we all work to making good music and last but not least enjoying ourselves.

Since The Spotlight will be based on the theme of food, what kind of foods do you like? We like many kinds of food, such as ‘Dunkin Donuts’, hot wings (from hooters), indian food, italian food, pancakes, Swedish meatballs and Thai food.

If you could be any fruit or vegetable, what would you be?Kieran: Dragon Fruit Lars: apple grant: CherryTim: Strawberry

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all interviews by ViCky Jin g11

Concert photos by ViCky Jin g11


across3. Food satisfying the requirements of Jewish law6. A Viennese speciality7. Apricot seed10. Products include Macintosh computers and iPods12. Extreme scarcity of food leading to starvation and malnutrition13. An English philosopher known for an inductive method of scientific inquiry14. Milk products

Down1. Common ingredient in Indian cooking and in Finnish Pulla bread2. Starts at 12.51pm at VIS4. A watery substance that breaks down food5. Kitchen appliance8. Hansel and Gretel stumble across a house made of this9. Popeye’s Wife11. Confectionery producer founded by Hans Riegel in Bonn

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48% McDonald’s 32% burgerking21% KfC

Which fast-food chain do you prefer?

85% of students prefer Coke over Pepsi (15%)

41% 59%Alcohol vs. Soft drink

38% 62%Spaghetti vs. Pizza

38% Running sushi36% At home25% Tgif’s1% Mcdonald’s

which one would you prefer for a date?

if someone offered you a million euros to eat dog meat, would you?

71% 29%YES NO You find a piece of someone

else’s hair in your food: do you finish it?

38% 62%YES NO

87% NO 13% yesdo you count the calories in your food?

FOODFOOD FOOD

A survey

A survey about food was sent to all visstudent emails. over 200 students responded, providing preferences in fast-food chains and date venues. Some results are quite interesting.

survey by ViCky Jin g11

riddles

11121

1211111221312211

13112221

1. What row of numbers comes next in this series?

2. What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five let-ters?

3. Which number should be placed in the empty triangle?

Answers: 1. 11132132112. queue3. 3

unless food is mixed with sa-liva you cannot taste it.

Onions, apples and potatoes all have the same taste. The difference in flavor is caused by their smell.

Scientifically speaking, the banana is a herb

Eskimos use refrigerators to keep their food from freezing

Interesting facts

about food

By ChiaRa haefligeR g7

By suyin Chalmin-Pui g11


Art and photography

ESTHER MARTENS

CALVIN LI

VICKY JIN

ANNA GRITSCH


hoRosCooPSprinG ‘10So, this is a bit like a horoscope. A lot like a horoscope, in fact, with the only difference being that, rather than your star sign, the advice is based on your favourite flavour of ice cream!

Vanilla: You may find yourself becoming a bit of a perfectionist, but remember - those black flecks in the white ice cream don’t make it any less delicious! Stop checking so thoroughly over everything you do, and use the time you save to learn a new skill.

Chocolate: Soon you’ll face a difficult decision (that’s right, even harder than deciding between milk and dark chocolate!), but look around and you’ll see there are lots of people there to help you make the right choice. Do take it seriously, though, as sometimes there’s no going back.

strawberry: It’s not quite the season for the straw-berries themselves, but it won’t be long until those little white flowers start to sprout. Try not to focus too hard on one talent, and let other, less often seen sides of your char-acter shine through.

Lemon: Feeling a bitter resentment towards anybody?

Now would be a good time to patch up any old disagree-ments. You don’t have to be friends with everyone, but holding grudges really isn’t worth the effort.

stracciatella: Those long words of yours aren’t impressing anyone. Say what you mean and mean what you say, and you’ll gain a lot more respect.

Mint: Brush your teeth well and learn to smile at what-ever comes your way this season. Things will get a bit hec-tic, but keep a positive attitude, and you’ll have no trouble making it through in mint condition.

Pistachio: In the next few weeks, you... Wait a minute. You don’t need my advice. Just go nuts!!

Coffee: Do you really need to be up so late? Think about whether you’re using your time wisely, and you could discover that there’s nothing more worthwhile than a good long sleep. You’ll be full of beans by the morning!


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