Last Saturday night I attended the College Musical. What a show! It was outstanding and certainly reflected the hard work of so many people over the last six months. The show was a sell out for all four performances and all those who attended know why. My congratulations to all involved, particularly to the students from both Terrace and All Hallows'. You should all be very proud of your efforts. I also want to thank and congratulate the staff and parents who also worked so hard throughout the year. Well done to all involved.
On Tuesday evening the College, in conjunction with the Old Boys, hosted the Career Expo. It was again an excellent event and it was pleasing to see so many students in attendance. My thanks to Mr Paul Iannello and the GTOBA for their coordination of the event and the large numbers of Old Boys who gave of their time at the various presentations.
This week is Week 6 of a 10 week term. Importantly, it must be noted that exams commence in Week 9. Therefore, the students have just over two weeks before the start of their exams. I know many also have a number of assignments due over the coming week. This stage of the term is a 'stressful' time for students (and families). It is important that the students are carefully planning their time and ensuring assignment schedules are being met. As parents, you can support your sons by being present, by ensuring they feel supported and by ensuring they remain focused, particularly when the due dates are approaching. It is a 'pressure' time for everyone but support, encouragement and commitment will assist everyone. Good luck over the coming weeks.
One of the encyclicals published by Pope Francis is 'Laudato Si'. This document addresses and challenges us to consider the Earth and our responsibility to sustainability. As an EREA school we have accepted that challenge and have, over the last 18 months, developed and introduced a number of initiatives to address the issue of sustainability. One initiative was to install solar panels on several buildings both at Spring Hill and Maroon. The solar PV installed at Maroon Camp, at Waterford and on the roof of Westcourt have now generated an amazing 66.5 megawatts of power since November last year. Even these modest-sized systems have saved the College a considerable amount of money and will continue to do so for decades to come, paying for themselves many times over. From an environmental perspective, we have already prevented the release of 52.53 tonnes of CO2 – so we are on track to reducing the school's emission by over 100 tonnes per year. Whilst this is still only a small saving, it will continue to build. The new building project also has many energy efficient initiatives incorporated into its design. Over subsequent editions of the Terrace News I will outline some of the other 'sustainability' initiatives the College is currently undertaking.
Finally this week, as part of an EREA initiative seeking feedback on reasons why families choose an Edmund Rice Education, families will be sent a link in the coming days inviting you to complete an online survey regarding 'School Choice'. For your convenience, the link is also provided below. This survey will provide valuable information to EREA and Terrace about a range of issues pertaining to school choice, etc. I encourage you to take 10 minutes or so to complete the survey and I thank you in advance for your support. Your feedback will assist Terrace and help EREA plan for the future. Once the survey has been completed, I will, through the Terrace News, share the results with you.
Thank you to Mr Paul Iannello, Mrs Karyn Jones and all staff, students and Old Boys who assisted with the organisation and facilitation of the annual Career Expo. This is a multi-faceted event that aims to provide students of all ages with some access to post-school life information, resources and insights. The generosity of our Old Boy community makes a great difference to the quality of this event and is appreciated. Congratulations to Mr Iannello, our Careers Counsellor on the coordination of this event. I would encourage students and parents, particularly of boys in Years 11 or 12 to be in contact with Mr Iannello if you need assistance in discerning future pathways.
A reminder of the need to please vacate the bottom car park of all parental traffic between the hours of 7am and 4pm each Monday to Friday and to please assist by not parking over the top driveway entrance on Victoria Street. Many thanks for your cooperation.
As in any large and diverse community, we presently have a significant number of staff, both teaching and non-teaching who are experiencing challenges with health. As we seek to support these members of staff, I ask you to join with me in prayers of support for our staff community and all who are challenged at present in the Terrace Family. As our College Prayer asks: "O Jesus, make our hearts so human that others may feel at home with us, so like yours that others may feel at home with you." May we seek to be people of compassion and kindness even when we don't know the full story of what is going on -Terrace is a very human place!
It is hard to believe that we are two thirds of the way through the term. In three weeks' time the majority of students will start their exam block. The next weeks are busy with assignment drafts to be produced and then the final product handed in. The middle part of the term can often be more stressful than the end due to assignment pressures and with exams on the horizon.
As a parent how can we help our son's through this time?
Firstly, it is not too late to get organised and have a plan to attack assignments and study. The simple message here is START NOW! Sit down with your son and set out a timetable of when study will occur. Just like training time is set aside during the week to prepare for the weekend's game, study/assignment time also needs to be set aside to prepare for assessment.
Secondly and most importantly, you cannot do the work for them. Independent study and internal motivation are traits that develop over time through practise, trial and error. Refer back to the first point, START NOW! The sooner study organisation is trialled and practised the sooner good habits emerge and are consolidated.
Amanda Ripley in her book, The Smartest Kids in the World, and How They Got That Way, summarises that parents of 'smart kids' are active is their child's education. However, being active is not by looking over the child's shoulder, but by being engaged in what is happening at school from the child's perspective ("tell me three words you learnt in Japanese today"). Parents of 'smart kids' also modelled good learning behaviours such as reading for pleasure or discussing current affairs.
At the end of the day, the most important message we can give the boys is that parents and teachers are there to work WITH them. The Terrace Old Boys' Career Expo was held on Tuesday evening and a large contingent of students from varying year levels attended. My thanks to the Terrace Old Boys' Association and Mr Paul Ianello for their organisation of the event. The standard of presentations and the exceptional quality of the advice from our Old Boy presenters was outstanding. Our current students have a wonderful resource of knowledge, experience and networks and I commend the GTOBA for their commitment to, and support of the College and future Old Boys.
As a boy grows, he is looking for independence and identity, meaning he can be inclined to detach from his parents. If his actions don't match your values, he may instinctively be dishonest to avoid disappointing you. A tip for parents is to have regular, open, honest conversations in which you react in a calm and measured way, even if you hear things you don't like. Boys will avoid honest conversations if they are worried about their parents' reaction.
Parents may be aware of the existence of the Netflix program 13 Reasons Why that aired last year in Australia, amid controversy about its content. Series two has recently been released and it again contains some controversial material including the topics of youth suicide, bullying, sexual assault and substance abuse. While the first series received some positive reviews, there was also plenty of negative feedback from those who were concerned about children viewing such confronting topics without the right support. Ultimately, it is up to parents to decide whether or not their son should watch this series and it is best to make an informed decision. This link contains information for parents and students who might be considering accessing the series. The information is published by the youth mental health foundation known as Headspace and is a valuable resource for families. While some students may be able to watch a series such as this without any impact, parents know the needs of their children best and I encourage you to consider what is best for your son at his particular age, developmental stage and level of resilience.
Next Wednesday 30 May, we will be sending most of our Year 9 students to support the GPS Cross Country team at the annual championships. We wish our runners all the very best and we look forward to our Year 9 students giving their best in support. Around 15 Year 9s have been chosen by House Deans to attend a leadership event on the same day known as Altitude Day. This is in recognition of their consistent, positive performance both in and out of the classroom. As we come to the end of Week 6, consistency is the key for all students.
On Sunday 20 May, Timor-Leste celebrated 16 years since the Restoration of Independence in 2002. It is a day of great festivity in the country; celebrating their liberation from Indonesian oppression after a quarter of a century. This year, it also falls on the same day as Pentecost, which is regarded as the birthday of the Christian Church; the start of the Church's mission to the world. As a strongly Catholic country, the congruence of the two is a sweet irony and reminds us of the hope that the day brings in both independence and in the call to mission.
Like the journey of the young men here at Terrace, the story of Timor is filled with moments of Knowledge, Humility and Wisdom; the knowledge of a harrowing past still so raw to many who still live, the humility to forgive those who have done wrong amongst them and the wisdom to move forward from this tragic history to build a place filled with peace and hope.
And so, like the disciples of Jesus who spoke to others in many languages on Pentecost, our Timor Week celebrations provide us with the time and space to acknowledge the native language of East Timor – Tetum, as we pray for our friendship of the people of Railaco, Timor-Leste to flourish.
The Tetum word for 'knowledge' is Konhesementu. We pray for those who live with the pain of the past – those who have suffered from the terrible history of violence and hurt. As a community we hear the stories of the Timorese people and work towards a future that does not repeat the mistakes of the past. May we be voices for all who are marginalised and oppressed.
The Tetum word for 'humility' is Haraik-An – or literally translated meaning to lower oneself. We pray for humility in a world where those who are humble are rarely acknowledged. May we learn from our Timorese friends by showing forgiveness and love to those with whom we might not ordinarily do so and may our community be one that celebrates compassion and justice over power and strength.
The Tetum word for 'wisdom' is Matenek. We pray for the wisdom to always strive to bring peace and compassion to our world, in every interaction we have with our fellow staff, students and others in our community. May we strive to do God's work and accept His call to mission at this time of Pentecost, responding to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor.
A good final performance is ensured by a positive application to the task and constant revision. This message is key for students as Week 6 of the academic term reaches the busiest point. Each student should be responding to the following questions: Is my study plan up to date? With exam calendars coming out shortly, is my revision process in order?
We are beginning our Years 5 and 6 Blanket Drive for this year. Once again, there has been an overwhelming response from families. Your support is always so generous. Our drive will take place from Week 6 through to Week 8. The personnel conducting the Terrace Eddie's Van program have been so appreciative as once again, each morning, blankets are being distributed to our wider community as the mornings become cooler. Blankets can be brought to your son's core teacher or to the Billet Street offices next to the tuckshop to Mr Ganley and Mr Antenucci.
Year 5 class masses begin next week with 5 White starting off on Tuesday 29 May in the Chapel of the Holy Family. Mass begins each Tuesday at 7.45am and parents, extended family and friends are invited to help celebrate.
Tomorrow, our Year 6 students will take part in an Indoor Football competition at Waterford Place. Our Year 10 students have taken the lead with this event through organising the afternoon, coaching and catering. This is a great leadership opportunity for these young men.
Thank you to the Terrace and All Hallows' community who supported our students over the past few weeks. This production certainly broke new ground as it was not only the first time we performed for four nights, we sold out within 48 hours and we were the first school to perform this musical in Australia.
…thanks to everyone involved for such a fantastic production! It was amazing …. The energy of all the cast, crew and band members was testament for how much it all meant to them. You all deserve a well-earned rest for an incredible job done.
…The energy was palpable, and all performances were beautifully and confidently delivered. Each of the leads offered something different and if was heartwarming to see such an array of talent. My opinion is shared by many.
...Thank you all for a terrific show! Our family loved it. Even bigger thanks for offering All Hallows' girls an opportunity to participate in an event that they will remember fondly all their lives. Huge effort, some enormous sacrifices of time and energy – wonderful job.
...Please congratulate all the staff and students on a superb production! So professional and entertaining.
..Amazing show, energy, passion, polished and fun!! Thanks for the experience.
...We saw it last night (Friday) and we immensely enjoyed the performance! Congratulations on the successful production!
...Well done to all involved. I was blown away by the talent and overall show experience. The band were excellent too.
… Just wanted to say what an amazing performance. …. we were both blown away by everything - the singing acting costumes props were all so professional. Congratulations on such a wonderful production - a lot of time and effort has certainly gone into it.
...Congratulations to all of GT Culture for a perfectly professional production that brought the house down!
Much has been happening in the Public Speaking arena in recent weeks.
ROSTRUM Voice of Youth Competition has been going on for the past few weeks and we gained two firsts and two seconds in Round 1. Congratulations to Will Ames, Luke Ames, Max Beckmann and Hayden Greer. Will Ames has now won through to the SEQ Final on 26 May at 12.30pm.
Charlie Parer has won through to the Final of the English Speaking Union Competition which will be held on 28 May.
The 30th Year of the Toastmasters Youth Leadership Course is finishing on Tuesday 22 May, 28 young men and women have been honing their speaking skills over the past six weeks.
To keep in touch with all things Cultural, we would suggest you download the Terrace App and follow us on Twitter (@GTCulture) and Instagram (terrace_gtculture).
Last Saturday, we held our final performance of We Will Rock You, which ran at the Gardens Theatre. An enthusiastic full house, coupled with stellar performances from the cast, orchestra and crew, made for a memorable night.
Congratulations to the Terrace Symphony Orchestra who performed on assembly under the direction of Mrs Domenica Kelly.
A reminder to all participants in next week's Winter Concert, that you will need a white shirt.
As we approach the end of term, could I please ask that students keep an eye on their lesson timetables and notify their Music/Speech and Drama teachers in advance of any absences related to class assessment. Most of our teachers are employed on a casual basis with teaching portfolios spread across multiple schools. Early notification of such absences will assist them in making the most of their time and ensuring your son's lessons are keep up to date.
To discontinue lessons, please email music@terrace.qld.edu.au at least two full weeks prior to the end of term (Friday 8 June). Notification after this time will incur a full term's fee for the following term.
• Winter Concert: Wednesday 30 May, 6.30pm.
Last Saturday, Terrace competed against their nearest neighbours, Brisbane Grammar School in the Round 5 fixture of Term 2 activities. Of recent times the round against BGS has taken on the mantle of "King of the Hill "– bragging rights of sporting or cultural activity supremacy for the two boys' schools in Spring Hill.
All fixtures were played in great spirit and rivalry, as boys from both schools tried hard to gain ascendency in their game. The BGS Tennis program is the yard stick in the GPS program and we must congratulate them for the exceptionally high standard of Tennis they displayed across the year levels and divisions. Whilst the program from BGS was superior on the day, the 1st IV fixture was a very closely contested event, with BGS eventually coming out on top 5-3 over Terrace. This loss for the Terrace 1st IV team is the first of the season, and whilst still sitting in first position on the ladder, the boys need to secure every round over the next few weeks to secure a tied premiership. Here is hoping they can maintain their focus and drive.
The Football program showed great encouragement in comparison to recent years against BGS. In previous seasons, the win-loss ratio was highly in favour of BGS, with Terrace win ratios generally not making it into double figures in comparison to their opposition. However, times are changing and it was almost an even split of wins and losses on the day with BGS winning 20 games, Terrace winning 17 games and four draws. An exceptional improvement across the board. Congratulations to all the boys.
The 1st XI had a game to remember with a 6-1 victory over their opponents. That is the highest goal scoring feat by a Terrace team in recent years and was again highlighted by a hat trick to Byron McLeod - his second hat trick in two weeks. It was a great team effort with everyone doing their part and be fully committed from the start of the game. Certainly, it was the highlight fixture of the round.
This Saturday 26 May is the home round against The Southport School. Whilst it is nice to return home after two weeks on the road, there is no room for complacency with the boys needing to be focused on their opponents who have recorded some great results themselves in both activities.
The 1st IV from TSS are in contention for the premiership, just like our boys and the 1st XI from TSS have shown some good improvement over recent weeks.
The 1st IV Tennis will be at Victoria Park from 8am and the 1st XI Football fixture will kick off at an earlier time of midday. Boys are encouraged to attend both events. With the earlier start at Tennyson, if you have played earlier in the day – stick around. If you are playing at a later time, come earlier to watch and support.
The final Cross Country lead up meet for the year happened last Friday at Limestone Park, Ipswich with a large number of boys running over the GPS championship course – for the first time in these lead up meets for the season. The course is very challenging and truly tests the boys' endurance and speed. Keep up the good work – the Championships will be held on Wednesday 30 May during the day with all Year 9 boys in attendance as supporters.
Off the back of a great display of character the previous week against Churchie, the 1st XI gave a great show of quality in last weekend's defeat of Grammar. Midweek the team had played in the Uhlsport Cup and won comfortably against Brisbane Christian College 11-0 and they took this goal-scoring form into the game last Saturday, winning 6-1. It was a controlled performance displaying all the attributes of good team football. We dominated possession and dictated the tempo of the game, with smart and intelligent passing and movement.
Once again Byron McLeod netted a hat-trick, highlighted by a wonderful left foot volley for his second goal. He is relishing his move into the striker's role and is proving a difficult opponent for opposition defenders.
The team welcomed back Year 10 Solomon Weldemariam who is finally recovering from injury and he delivered a smart goal and some nice touches in his 20 minute cameo. Once again, the support from the students was outstanding and we look forward to a raucous occasion and more good football this week against TSS at Tennyson.
Round 5 of GPS Tennis saw Terrace come up against our rivals Brisbane Grammar School (BGS) in a highly anticipated contest. In recent times, the BGS's Tennis program has been one of the strongest in the competition and Terrace were provided a stern challenge across all grades on Saturday. BGS managed to take the majority of wins for the round and credit must go to the disciplined manner in which they played their tennis, making Terrace fight hard for every game and in most cases they were too good on the day. However, sport is about more than the wins and the losses and despite the end results, Terrace played a positive brand of tennis and maintained an excellent level of competitive spirit throughout the day. This included efforts such as Nick Angus (10D) winning a seesawing match 6-4 after wrestling back momentum on 2 occasions during the match, Oscar Oxenham and Will Rehbein (6A) fighting back from a first up doubles defeat to win 6-5 in their second rubber and Sam Scuderi (10B) making his opponent earn every point, and despite going down 4-6, being able to walk off the court knowing he did the College proud. Despite the results not falling Terrace's way on the weekend, the program remains in a strong position heading into the back half of the season due to the high standard of sportsmanship, mateship and fight shown by the majority of players each time they represent the College.
We thank BGS for their excellent hospitality at their home courts on Saturday and the program looks forward to the next time the two schools meet in season 2019. This weekend Terrace take on another strong Tennis College in The Southport School (TSS). With some teams playing away down the coast it is important to ensure each players commit to the program and their team by attending these matches and allowing plenty of time for travel. Playing at Southport is a great experience for any student and we look forward to all matches this weekend, both at home and away. The 1st IV match will be a tightly contested fixture, with both teams having only lost one round this season the result this weekend will decided which school will be in premiership contention in the final rounds of the season.
This week we started with the same approach as our last four weeks, to win on the day we have to win the matches we should win in the singles, and then use the scoreboard pressure that we have accumulated to maintain that pressure and go on to win at least three doubles. Unfortunately, it did not pan out that way. On Saturday our singles did not fire. This week, for the first time in the season, we lost three singles with Bryce Robinson losing in 3 sets while Xavier Lim and Yosua Lumbanradja lost in straight sets. Stephen Stoddart played a very tough and competitive match in his singles, winning in three sets. He was also outstanding in his doubles later in the day.
This put us down 3 rubbers to 1 and after the singles. We knew on our best day we could win all 4 doubles, but it would be a tough task. The doubles started off well for us with Stephen and Xavier once again taking their first set while at the same time Bryce and Yosua held a set point in their first set. Unfortunately, neither team could convert, losing both matches, Steve and Xavier in three sets and Bryce and Yosua in straight sets. This put us down 5 rubbers to 1. With the reverse doubles to be played. Both doubles pairs got up for their last doubles winning them both for a final result of 5-3 to BGS.
This was a massive lesson for our boys. Tennis is generally such a closely contested sport and you can't afford to lose intensity or concentration for one second, as it can cost you dearly later in the match. This was certainly the case for us on Saturday as at the end of the day there was very little in it. Had we won four more points at key times of the day, we could have walked away with a win.
There is very little difference between winning and losing and with the lessons learned from this weekend, I'm confident we can move forward for a good result against TSS on Saturday.
An exceptional performance by the 7Ds, winning their fixture over BGS by a convincing 18 games. Jake Collins was particularly impressive winning all of his three matches highlighted by a dominant 6-1 victory in his singles. A special mention to the 4th XI, winning a tight encounter by two games to be the only side to defeat BGS in the senior grades. Logan Rush led from the front winning all his matches, including an impressive doubles display with partner Max Keogh.
This pair displayed great teamwork, taking out both their rubbers 6-3. Their performance is typical of their consistent doubles play in the first half of the season.
Will played two marathon matches and recorded two excellent victories, winning his singles 2 sets to 1 including 7-5 in the last set, before teaming up with Tom Brannigan to win their doubles in three sets, with the final set going to 10-8.
A special mention to Oliver White (8C) who despite being the last and only match on at the time, Oliver still fought hard in a long tough battle and never gave up, prevailing with a deserved 7-5 win.
Last weekend our 1st XV squad took part in Day 1 of the GPS selection trials. The day signified the first step in selecting the GPS 1 and 2 teams to compete at the upcoming Queensland Schoolboy trials held over the mid-year holiday break. We played BSHS and BBC in our pool games and played some solid rugby, demonstrating the skills and teamwork developed over the last seven weeks of training. I wish all boys the very best of luck during the selection process.
Term 3 Rugby sign on is now open with all families receiving an email early this week inviting your son to play Rugby this season. Many thanks to all those families who have already signed up as the playing numbers assist with the organisation of coaches, referees, buses, field usage and ultimately how many teams we nominate in the GPS competition.
Registrations closes Friday 25 May so please ensure you inform us of your intentions. Boys who participated in Term 2 Rugby are required to also register.
Please note that the boys born in 2008 (Under 10) will play and be graded with the Under 11 boys. This decision was made by the GPS as only a small number of GPS schools could field Under 10 teams. The upside is that all Year 5 boys will get to play with their classmates during their first year of Rugby here at Terrace.
Holiday Rugby Clinics at Tennyson will take place on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 July. The purpose of the clinic is to prepare the boys for the upcoming GPS Rugby season. The key emphasis will be core skills, unit and team focus leading into our trial game against Nudgee College on Saturday 14 July at Nudgee.
Boys are to wear Terrace Rugby gear to the clinic and bring a water bottle.
Terrace students are eligible to trial for selection into District and Met Nth Regional representative teams in a number of sports. Our primary students nominate via City Dist. and our secondary students via Nth Independent or in some cases Met Nth direct, depending on the sport. Boys will only be nominated if they are of a high standard and meet qualifying times in respective sports.
I woke to the blaring sound of my alarm, hastily changed into my school clothes, prepared my lunch, wolfed down my breakfast, vigorously brushed my teeth and sprinted to the car for the early morning commute. That particular morning was the Mother's Day Mass for Seniors in Barrett, Buckley, Mahoney, Magee and Kearney. Being a special occasion, it was preferred that mum and I arrive on time. Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, the traffic prevented that. I sat impatiently, fingers tapping, knees jiggling, eyes flicking between the clock and the traffic, willing it to move on. We finally arrived 45 minutes later, just before communion. The day proceeded like any other day, until I talked to my great friend Harry Rackemann. Harry informed me that a lady had died in a bus accident that very morning in the city and as a result, there was terrible congestion. That night talking to mum, I connected the dots and realised while I was sweating over something as trivial as traffic, a lady had lost her life. To be truly happy, we must keep things in perspective, even when we feel life is at its most chaotic, like Week 6 at Terrace.
This coming round against The Southport School is premiership deciding for our 1st IV. They have fought valiantly throughout this season, defeating Brisbane Boys' College, Nudgee, Brisbane State High School and Churchie, yet were recently outplayed by Brisbane Grammar School. I urge all Terracians across all year levels to attend the spectacle this Saturday from 8.30am at Victoria Park. The 1st XI also deserve our support as they fight for their position against TSS.
The last two Tuesday mornings we have seen the Year 12 mothers celebrate mass with their sons in the Chapel of the Holy Family. It was a pleasure to see them arrive in the Founders' Room and enjoy morning tea together. A few of the boys managed to get their mothers a cup of tea or coffee as well. Most impressive young Gentlemen of Terrace maturing to become fine young men.
This Sunday 27 May we have the Past Mothers' Mass at 10am in the Chapel of the Holy Family. A beautiful morning tea is planned for afterwards in the Founders' Room. Please pass on the invitation to your mothers, mothers-in-law, aunts, grandmothers or friends who have been through Terrace with their boys over the past decades. It is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect and to celebrate those who have gone before us. They have been the ones who were instrumental in creating the Terrace Family we appreciate so much. The invitation can be found on the College Events page, or via this link to purchase a $20 ticket to the morning tea (the $20 fee covers catering for the morning tea).
This week we are hosting TSS at home and so will be requiring assistance behind the canteen and BBQ counters. Please keep an eye out for the volunteer lists included in the Football email and, if possible, offer an hour of your time. Often we are out at Tennyson prior to our sons' games and could use this spare time to lend a hand to help in the smooth running of both the canteen and BBQ. This Saturday it would be good to see Year 9 and 10 parents fill those volunteering spots. Our boys love their food after playing so any home baking would also be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks to all the Terrace families who supported the TTN Mother's Day stall held on Friday 11 May. Mrs Annabelle Watt, Mrs Bec Tweedy and their team of helpers did a fantastic job and raised nearly $3000. A portion of these funds will be donated to the family of one of our card ladies, Felizada. Felizada died of complications from asthma a few weeks ago and leaves behind a young family of four children. These funds will be gratefully received by her family.
Timor Week at Terrace is also underway and Mr Charles Brauer and his team have created a range of activities for boys in all year levels. Kolega Café continues to be a strong fundraiser for Timor and the café is ably run by the boys themselves with the assistance of Campus Ministry. TTN appreciates the support of the students and staff involved in this wonderful initiative and were grateful for the recent donation of over $9000 from the proceeds of Kolega Café and the Years 5 and 6 Lenten Walk in Term 1.
Mark in your diary Saturday 11 August for Timor Friendship Day at Tennyson. It promises to be a celebration of the Terrace community and its commitment to Timor friendship.
TTN thanks the Terrace Family for its ongoing support.
The Terrace Family are warmly invited to visit this exhibition in the Founders' Room, celebrating the Christian Brothers.
The Terrace Family and All Friends of Terrace are warmly invited to a day of golf at Victoria Park!
Please find your Term 2 parent function details here:..


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Frostbite () is a Swedish comedy horror film from 2006 directed by Anders Banke.

As well as the horror theme, various parts also have pure humour elements, and it is considered a horror/comedy by some newspapers that rated it. The film takes place in a small town in northern Sweden during midwinter, making the environment perfect for vampires—because there are no sunny hours during the dark and cold Nordic winter days.

Plot
During World War II in Ukraine, 1944, the remnants of the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking are fleeing from The Red Army. They seek shelter in an abandoned cabin, but as darkness falls they are attacked by vampires inhabiting a hidden crypt under the cabin.

In present-day Sweden, doctor Annika and her teenage daughter Saga are moving to a town in Lappland, so Annika can work close to the famous geneticist Gerhard Beckert. The polar night has begun, with one month until dawn, much to Saga's dismay.

Saga finds a friend in the enigmatic goth girl Vega, who invites her to a party. Saga decides to go, having nothing better to do. At the local hospital, the medical student Sebastian finds some pills which Beckert has been using to treat a comatose patient. Sebastian thinks the pills are drugs and tries them. Rather than getting high, he starts to develop acute hearing and improved vision, is able to talk to dogs and tormented by extreme thirst. Vega shows up at Sebastian's house to pick up the drugs she paid him to provide for the party. Sebastian tells her he has forgotten to get them, but as Sebastian rushes to meet his girlfriend Cornelia's parents, Vega finds the pills and steals them.

At the hospital, Annika looks after the coma patient, who suddenly bites her. Annika looks to Beckert for aid, but he knocks her unconscious when he realises what has happened. It turns out that Beckert is the last survivor of the massacred platoon who, after a showdown in the cabin, was left the only survivor along with a child vampire named Maria. Beckert brought Maria to northern Sweden with the intention to create a cure for vampirism, but he eventually changed direction to create a new species of human-vampire hybrids. The pills are capsules of vampire blood Beckert has used to covertly spread and study vampirism. Annika manages to free herself and fight off Beckert who turns into a monstrous vampire form. Annika drives a stake into Beckert's heart and runs him over with an ambulance, destroying him.

Vega gives the pills to John - the party host - who consumes a pill. John puts the remainder in a bowl of punch to liven up the party, unwittingly infecting multiple guest including Vega. John eventually turns into a vampire and starts mauling his guests. As others succumb to vampirism, the party turns into a bloodbath. Saga hides in the basement, but is attacked by Vega. Saga manages to escape into the backyard, followed by Vega. Saga impales Vega on a garden gnome, who disgruntledly complains about her undignified death. The police arrive to investigate noise complaints (the neighbours mistake the vampires for drug users), and are soon overrun by the vampires. Saga is driven off in an ambulance as the vampires surround the police. John taunts them by saying Don't worry. This will be over any minute. Dawn is... just a month away!

In the ambulance Saga encounters Maria who tells her that they will be sisters. As Saga looks to the driver seat she sees Annika looking back with red vampire eyes.

Cast

Grete Havnesköld – Saga
Petra Nielsen – Annika
Carl-Åke Eriksson – Professor Gerard Beckert
Emma Åberg – Vega
Jonas Karlström – Sebastian
Per Löfberg - Young Beckert
Mikael Göransson – Jacob
Niklas Grönberg – John
Nour El-Refai – Cornelia
Måns Nathanaelson – Lucas
Malin Vulcano – Ukrainian vampire
Aurora Roald – Maria
Mikael Tornving – Policeman
Isidor Torkar – Cornelia's father
Thomas Hedengran - Doctor
Kristian Pehrsson - The Shape
Elin Gustavsson - Coma Patient

Production
The first draft of Frostbiten was finished in 1998. Ander Banke and Magnus Paulsson had been trying to make a Swedish horror film for years but with little success, until a script by Daniel Ojanlatva was sent to them about vampires showing up in Norrland. Daniel Ojanlatva had grown up in Kiruna and thought it was just right to add vampires. Originally the film was set to be a Pulp Fiction-style movie with several stories and characters who went in and out of them. It was going to be called Something Wicked this Way Comes. Pidde Andersson joined the crew and did some work on the dialog and suggested the new title Frostbiten. The movie was mostly shot in Kalix in the winter of 2005 and the board scenes were shot in the Ystad Studios. Anthony Lledo, who had worked with Anders Banke before, was selected to write the score. The producers drew inspiration from vampire films such as The Lost Boys, Fright Night, The Fearless Vampire Killers and Peter Jackson's Bad Taste.

Petra Nielsen was cast as Annika; she was always Banke's first choice for the part. Grete Havensköld, who had starred in Astrid Lindgren films as a child, was cast as Annika's daughter Saga. Per Löfberg had been in the hit romcom Ha ett underbart liv and in the cult film Evil Ed and was cast in a then-secret role, and Carl-Åke Eriksson had played small parts in several films and television series was cast as the professor. Most of the cast were selected in open auditions. The film was shot on Kinor cameras.

The producers had trouble finding a Swedish distributor for their film, until Paramount took over the DVD sales after seeing only the 20 first minutes of the film.

In the promotion, mostly through the now defunct Beckert website, moviegoers were deceived that Gerhard Beckert would be the "Abraham van Helsing" of the film.

Special effects
Frostbiten was the most special-effects-heavy film ever made in Sweden at that time, and two companies were employed to handle them. Swedish effect company Fido Film and Ulitka Post, the same team who did special effects for Night Watch. The special effects were delayed as several of the animators were employed for Peter Jackson's King Kong. Ulitka Post created the opening title, removed wires and created the long, physically impossible take in the cabin scene. Fido Film and Kaj Steveman did all the creature design, created the different vampires, animated the talking mouths on the dogs and created the knife stabbings. CGI and practical effects were heavily mixed. The hideous supervampire that appears at the end was played by actor Kristian Pehrsson wearing a full body suit. The suit took over 6 weeks to make and Pehrsson was unable to defecate and to sit down while wearing it. His ears were glued  tightly to his head and every inch of his body was covered in the tight foam latex suit. Over 300 fx shots are in the film, which was the Swedish record until Kenny Begins beat the record. Frostbite is currently the second most effects-heavy Swedish film of all time.

Music
The music was composed by Anthony Lledo, conducted by Allan Wilson and performed by the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra who later carried on their Swedish vampire legacy by performing the score of Let the Right One In. An album featuring much of the score is available on iTunes Store. The score was very well received by critics. Rue Morgue called it one of the most stirring horror soundtracks in recent years.

Missing from the album is Tyomnaja Notch by Leonid Utyosov that is played over the opening credits. The name of the song means "Dark Night". Other than the score the soundtrack is mostly made up of Swedish pop- and rock-music, among those Millencolin, Luleå hardcore punk band Raised Fist, Langhorns, Quit Your Dayjob, Son Kite and then newcomers BWO. Diabolic Scheme by The Hives is played over the closing credits.

"War"  1:23
"Ukraine" 1944 0:53
"Abandoned Cabin" 1:34
"The Vampire" 2:08
"The Coffin" 3:35
"Saga" 0:31
"Stake Through The Heart" 0:48
"Talking Dog / The Kitchen" 2:03
"Rufus, Lord Of Evil" 0:30
"Beckert's Story" 4:48
"Sebastian's Transformation" 1:46
"Lamppost Lunch" 0:42
"You Are One of Us" 1:39
"They're All Dead / John Attacks" 1:43
"The Hunt" 2:19
"There You Are..." 0:56
"Like An X" 0:41
"Annika Stabs Beckert" 0:42
"Hit The Lights" 0:57
"Get The Hell Out Of Here" 0:41
"Maria" 0:45
"Frostbite Trailer" 1:01

Release
The film opened at Gothenburg Film Festival on February 3, 2006. At the Cannes Film Festival, the movie was applauded, and sold for distribution to over 40 countries. According to the producers, and to director Anders Banke, Frostbiten became the first horror movie ever to be screened in North Korea. The movie was a big hit in Russia and launched Anders Banke's career in the Russian film industry. In 2020, Njutafilms released the film in Blu-ray in Sweden.

Reception
In Sweden the film was met with mediocre to negative reviews, with a few exceptions. The movie had average success at the box office in Sweden and seemed to be a failure. After Cannes, Frostbiten was by far the most popular Swedish movie on the foreign markets that year.

Svenska Dagbladet gave the film a 3/6 score and praise the cinematography and special effects. Aftonbladet gave it a 3/5 score, calling it an enjoyable horror film. Expressen panned the film, calling it "a meaningless splatterfilm".  Swedish film site Moviemix gave the film a 5/6, but said the film did not deliver the splatter climax he wanted at the end. A reviewer for the site Film Threat wrote, "Ever since Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Scream infiltrated the fear-film genre, something's been rotten in Transylvania. Playing horror for winking insider references and juvenile giggles, any real juice has been extracted from the cutting-edge school of cinema that spawned Re-Animator, Dead Alive, and Evil Dead, three brilliant examples of horror that combined ferocious splatter with truly inspired humor. In comparison, Frostbite is too little, too late." Göteborgs Posten gave the film another 3/5 score. as did Cinema and complained over the lack of a true character to the film. Film Forum on the other hand gave it a 4/5 score and cited it as a fresh.

IGN gave it a 7 out of 10 score and said that, despite its shortcomings, it was very entertaining. The reviewer also pointed out that the setting was perfect and commented that the Swedish landscapes provided a wonderful backdrop for the movie's dark subject matter and that it looked beautiful in a very gruesome kind of way.

The reception was better internationally; Bloody Disgusting gave the film 4/5, calling it a masterpiece, saying that the film had a strong cast, great special effects and the film the most enjoyable vampire film since the 80s, filling in: "The way the screenplay is written is fantastic, as you can see above the film has many plants that grow and flourish into one hell of a film". The horror site Eatmybrains.com gave it 4/5 stars and comments: "Banke's film exhibits a laid back, droll sensibility perfectly in keeping with its national temperament, and has a unique deadpan sense of the comedic that perfectly complements the material without cheapening it". Film4 gave the film 3.5/5, saying that the wartime neutrality of Sweden theme and anxieties about migration (Becket dishonestly sneaking into Sweden and creating a master race) made the reviewer uncomfortable and it took away some of the fun.

Most critics praised Emma Åberg's performance as Vega, saying that she stole every scene she was in. Jonas Karlström also received praise for his part as the unfortunate intern Sebastian and mentioned the scene where the newly vampiric Sebastian meet Cornelia's priest father and is served garlic-braised trout as one of the film's strongest and funniest moments.

Frostbiten won the best film award at Fantasporto and collected the several awards at Screamfest.

Snarkerati ranked this Frostbite as the 43rd best vampire film based on critic rating statistics and on December 26, 2012 IMDb listed Frostbite as the fourth most popular Swedish horror title.

Title
The title is an obvious play on frostbite, because the movie takes place in a frozen environment and has vampires who bite people in it. The original title was Something Wicked This Way Comes (a phrase from William Shakespeare's Macbeth and also the title of Ray Bradbury's 1962 novel and its 1983 film adaptation). The producers liked the title Frostbiten more since it was more international, and by just cutting the last letter they had an English title. Teasers and trailers on film festivals therefore wore the name Frostbite. However, it was only called Frostbite in the United Kingdom. In the United States the movie is called Frostbitten, the exact translation of the original title.

Other release dates
 October 21, 2006 - Canada
 December 15, 2006 - United Kingdom

Background
Frostbiten is Sweden's first vampire movie.

Analysis
In an analysis of Swedish genre films such as Storm (2005; Swedish title: Tempestade) and Kenny Begins (2009) by Dan Sjöström, Frosbite is discussed in detail.  He describes the vampires of Frostbite as representing several different types appearing in the genre; Beckert is in one way the stereotypical mad scientist, but is also a loner vampire in the style of Nosferatu, residing in his castle (in this case the rundown town hospital). He describes the teen vampires as a more sadistic and brutal breed of the undead, an anarchist and aggressive pack straight out of The Lost Boys.

Sjöström notes that, rather than joking away the horror, horror and comedy are wrapped tightly together, as in the scene where Saga walks into the aftermath of the bloodbath and encounters John, who laughs grimly at her with a helium voice, or as in the film's infamous "gnome-scene".

He lays weight on the fact that, while following traditional vampire mythology closely, the film puts it into context with modern Sweden. In the spirit of Swedish secularism, the priest role in the film is reduced. He argues that if the film had been made in a more religious country, the priest would have been a main character, who would have provided information about the vampires and lead the fight against them. Instead, the teens know everything about vampires and are just surprised that they are real, rather than confused what to do. The filmmakers trust that the audience, much like the teens, know about vampires, so that information on how to fight vampires is obsolete.

Sarah Clyne Sundberg of Sweden.se suggested that the film possibly reflected unprocessed Swedish war guilt. She  also mentioned that the film had some great visual and verbal puns and described it as good old-fashioned gore fest. Film4 read the film in a similar way, stating:  somewhere amidst the monstrous transformations and belly laughs is an uncomfortable critique of Sweden's much-vaunted wartime neutrality, and her current anxieties about immigration. For this is the tale of a Nazi soldier finding refuge in Sweden with surprising ease, and continuing unchecked in a eugenics programme of his own (with bloodsuckers as the new master race) - and the locals either fail to notice what's happening in their midst or else fall in line with alarming gusto.

Frostbite is analysed along with Let the Right One In in the book New Vampire Cinema.

Awards
 Best Film Fantasporto 2006
 Best Score Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2006
 Best Makeup Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2006
 Best Special Effects Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2006
 Special Mention Cinénygma Intl Film Festival 2006
 Special Mention for Special Effects Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest 2006

Frostbite was not nominated for any Guldbagge Award. However, awards for best visual effects, make-up and music had not been introduced in 2006.

See also
30 Days of Night
Vampire film

References

External links
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 Official UK Myspace

Vampires in film
2006 horror films
2000s Swedish-language films
2006 comedy horror films
Swedish teen films
2000s teen horror films
2000s Finnish-language films
Swedish comedy horror films
2000s German-language films
Swedish independent films
Films set in Ukraine
Films shot in Sweden
2006 films
2006 comedy films
2006 independent films
2000s supernatural horror films
Splatter films
2000s exploitation films
Swedish black comedy films
2006 multilingual films
Swedish multilingual films
2000s Swedish films

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The Farce of Heaven, Part 4
Posted on November 6, 2019 by Hatboy
"The Black Gate is closed," Mister C proclaimed significantly.
Cooper Two and Logain looked at one another, and then across at their glorious leader. He stood, shivering miserably, shaking his head.
"It's really not that difficult…" Coop hazarded.
"Mister Frodo," Logain said, "I know that you once said-"
"Can't be done."
"-that we should never cross the streams-"
"It would be bad."
"-but we really have to, it's the only way-"
"Crossing the streams will result in the destruction of the universe."
Coop lowered his voice. "Where's he getting this shit from?"
Logain glared at the gholam, loyalty to his Great Lord outweighing the exasperation of the situation. "Myrddraal can't cross running water. They have an aversion to it."
"But it's two feet wide! And it'll cut six days off our journey and we won't have to go past Fal Dara at all, and there's no patrols and the Blight is right there!"
"Nothing doing," Mister C of 9 sat down on the far bank and hugged his knees.
"What if I put a rock across it?" Cooper Two asked. "Then it would sort of stop flowing, and you could walk across the rock and not have to cross the even slightly-running water."
"We'll have to find another way," Mister C glared across at the gholam. "That's all there is to it. Now lead us to Shelob's lair."
"Don't play dumb."
"Alright. Who?"
"Come on, Gollum," Logain stepped back across the stream. Mister C of 9 shuddered and averted his sunglasses. "We'll just have to go another way. That's the will of the Great Lord."
"Have you ever considered the possibility that your Great Lord is a giant mincing girl?"
Mister C's attention immediately snapped upwards. "Where did you see my giant girl mincing machine?" he demanded. "I haven't got one, and stay out of my basement, you hear?"
Surly and uncommunicative as ever, Min, Nynaeve and Elayne had declared Tanchico a lost cause, and had decided to head for Tar Valon. They had 'talked' to Cyberwollf in the Wolf Dream, and had discovered the secret of turning channelers back from the Dark One. Rather than hunt down Black Ajah in the warren of badly-irrigated slums in Tanchico, Nynaeve declared, it would be far more worthwhile if they took Cyberwollf's wondrous tummy back to Tar Valon, and save the day. Cyberwollf, not really caring one way or the other but liking the idea of receiving an entire city's-worth of tickle-tums, had waggingly gone along with it. Feeling lost and bewildered, Dr. Nick had followed. The Ogier, altogether miserable and beginning to suffer from premature Longing as a result of being in great danger all the time, had also come along, because they didn't want to be left alone.
To make matters worse, Dr. Nick was injured. Cyberwollf's clever plan to withdraw him from the Wolf Dream so he could wake the others was indeed a clever one, but the limping Aielman wasn't sure why it always had to be him who went first. It was just as well, all things considered, that the wondergirls had decided to put a little ban on Tel'aran'rhiod entry until they could properly study the mess made by the Ogier and their de-repression cascade. Once Cyberwollf had taught them to enter the Wolf Dream without the ter'angreal, Dr. Nick truly became a fifth wheel and was able to sit up with the Ogier and wake the girls up after a couple of hours, while they went and talked with Shannon and did all the other things that made the adventure a little bit less annoying.
Even worse, he and Hoarni were outvoted when it came to what the wondergirls really needed, and the suggestion that they might take care of it while the aforementioned wondergirls were deeply, deeply asleep.
So now, they were trekking across the Tarabon countryside, posing as dye merchants from Cairhien. The Ogier had adopted a ridiculous disguise that they said they'd tried many times in the past, and had worked quite well. Dr. Nick had large swatches of purple-dyed cloth hanging from his ears, and the women had gotten into the mood of things by making multicoloured togas for themselves. Cyberwollf had even agreed to let them dye her hair, and she was now a Tinker unto herself. The Ogier still wore their Illian shirts, but they were splashed with dye, and their outfits, designed to make them look like people dressed up as Ogier, made them in fact look like giant drunk spastics let loose in a dye factory.
"I hate this thread," he muttered, jumping up into the wagon they'd commandeered from Tanchico, and wiping his brow. "I'm not built for this sort of exertion."
"You're an Aielman," Min disagreed. "You have to be built for it."
"And with those ears, you'll always find water and shade," Elayne agreed, and the girls laughed at him. It was familiar music. "And if you don't like that thread, you can try one of these others. I like the red, myself."
"That wasn't what I was talking about," Dr. Nick grumbled, and shuffled across into the deeper shade within the wagon. They'd been pretty lucky finding transport out of the city, and loading themselves up with supplies. They'd posed as a charity organisation for a brief time, and it was amazing how much a merchant would donate if he thought the four frightened Ogier standing behind you were actually trollocs. "I just wish … oh forget it. Are we there yet?"
They'd already crossed paths with a little wagon column accompanied by Whitecloaks, who had looked through their wares and asked the girls if they were Aes Sedai witches, and asked the Ogier if they were Shadowspawn, and then asked Dr. Nick if he was for real, whatever that meant. They'd looked with great suspicion at Cyberwollf but had seemed quite charmed when she offered to shake hands, and then rolled onto her back for a tickle-tum. They'd purchased several lengths of white cloth, and gone on their way.
"We're coming up to a village," Wyse reported. "Can we go around it?"
"No," Nynaeve snapped, grabbing her braid.
"That'll be Mardecin," Min guessed. "We can pick up some supplies."
"Woof," Cyberwollf said, and shook her head.
"Are you trying to tell us something, Cyberwollf?" Elayne said intently.
"One bark for yes, two for no," Min said, leaning forwards. "Is there something dangerous in Marcedin?"
"Woof."
"Black Ajah?" Nynaeve demanded.
"Woof woof," Cybes hesitated. "Woof."
"What does that mean? That there are women there who might be Black Ajah, or turned to the Black Ajah? Tell us what you mean. Is there something we can do?" Nynaeve let go of her braid and stared intently at the giant neon wolf.
"I think she means there are agents of the Tower there-" Dr. Nick hazarded.
The women all stared at him flatly.
"Woof," Cybes put in.
"See? She says 'shut up'," Elayne pointed out triumphantly.
"'Shut up, shut up'," Nynaeve added.
"There's a woman who will drug you and try to send you to the White Tower as a prisoner-"
"We want to go to the White Tower," Nynaeve snorted. "Speak sense."
"As prisoners?" Dr. Nick threw his hands up, exasperated. "The Tower's full of Black Ajah!"
"Will you shut up like Cyberwollf is telling you to?" Min snapped. "You woolheaded Aielman!"
"Do we have to go into the town?" Coarshus asked meekly.
"No," Elayne said. "Nynaeve and Min and I will go, and we'll meet you back here. We'll find out about the countryside ahead, and get some supplies, and then move on. And you're not to follow us, Dr. Nick," she shook her finger under his nose. "Do you hear me?"
"Fine," Dr. Nick snarled. "Fine with me, I'll just stay here with Cybes and the wagon and the boys, and we'll meet you back here when you return without a hitch. Right?"
"Right," Nynaeve sniffed. "Honestly, it's like pulling teeth sometimes with you men."
Evening fell, and the women did not return. Dr. Nick collected some kindling and Frendli lit a fire from the ember of his rolled-leaf cigarette. They sat against the wagon wheels and waited as night fell. Cybes settled next to the sulking Aielman, wagged her bright blue tail morosely, and whined.
"I'm not going to rescue them," he said. "I'm not."
Cyberwollf whimpered.
"The way I see it, this is our chance to get out of this thread and go do something interesting," he pursued. "Or, if not interesting, then at least safe."
"Do you really think they're in danger?" Wyse frowned behind his cardboard mask.
"No. They wanted to go to the White Tower and bully for them," the Aielman snapped. "They wouldn't listen to me, or Cybes, even though they pretended to. And now they won't have her to zap them back to the Light, and serves them right."
"Are we going to go to Tar Valon and save them from the Dark One?" Coarshus quavered.
"Wouldn't it be safer to save them now?"
"Or not at all," Dr. Nick said. "I vote for not at all."
"But then they'll be Black Ajah," Frendli moaned, "and they might come after us."
"I'm scared," Coarshus added.
"And they were pretty," Hoarni pointed out.
"Fucking Hell," Dr. Nick muttered. "Alright, alright!"
Chucky sat on the empty wine barrel and watched the Aiel cavort. The streets of Rhuidean were jumping for the first time in several centuries, but the gleeman couldn't enjoy himself. He couldn't even play his shiny new, improved pipes. Every time he so much as hefted them, he got dirty looks and a barrage of empty oosquai glasses from nearby Aiel. Mat had gone off somewhere, and was probably having sex with that Aiel Darkfriend Melindhra by now. Chucky didn't begrudge him, and didn't feel particularly obliged to warn him, either. One way or another, it would make for a good story when the Gentlemen's Club reconvened. In the meantime, the worried gleeman was sitting quietly and drinking with the only person he could think of to drink with.
"Sorry about that whole running-away thing," he said, taking a little drag of the vile Aiel liquor and passing it across. "Couldn't be helped, really. It was all a bit of a shock. I mean, you saw. I had to get out of there."
"Ah, forget it," Fain said morosely, taking the bottle and having a long swig. "I know how it feels to run, and scream, and have the clawing and the burning flow through-"
"I don't have so much of that," Chucky said.
"I suppose not."
"That whole plan wouldn't have worked anyway," Chucky went on, raising his arms. The dragons on them were already peeling away, aided by a lot of rubbing and scrubbing and picking on behalf of the gleeman who recognised the debilitating effect such a decoration would have on his life expectancy in the Aiel Waste. So far, luckily, none of the Aiel seemed to have recognised him as the gleeman who'd displayed himself at Alcair Dal. They all seemed to think 'Jasin Natael' had been the perpetrator, and Jasin Natael was chummy with the real Car'a'carn. Chucky had made it back to Rhuidean more or less unscathed. "You'd have had to keep putting them back on, because they peel off in a couple of days."
"It was a silly idea anyway," Fain conceded. "I get these conflicting orders, about what to do with the Dragon and who the Dragon is and who I should be obeying … who I should be killing … the words burn into my head … drilling, scarring, tearing, burning…"
"Boring," said Alexander.
"Boring," Fain snapped his fingers. "Boring into my skull from the inside!" he frowned. "Who said that?"
"Said what?" Chucky took the bottle back and sipped. "Blegh, this is awful shite."
Somebody else walked up.
"Hey Quincey," somebody said to somebody.
"Well, you seem to be taking it all in your stride," Chucky said loyally. "I heard some of the stuff you guys were talking about when I was locked up in your wagon, and it seemed pretty tense. I can't say I'm sorry about Domon, but it might not have happened if you just stopped trying to kill the Dragon."
"But that was what I am supposed to do."
"This is pointless. I'll write it on a piece of paper and put it in his hand."
"I was sent to find the Dragon like a dog on a trail, and … did you say something?"
"I was just thinking, now that Rand's dead, your mission is over and you can make your own destiny," Chucky mused. "You certainly took it better than Moiraine when Rand was shot. Maybe now you can … evolve as a person."
"Maybe. Or I could…" Fain looked down at a crumpled piece of paper in his hand. "What's this?" he opened the paper, then his mind seemed to wander.
"Or you could … what?" Chucky pursued.
Fain giggled. "Well … I tried to resist the voice in my head, but it's so broiled and boiled and steamed into me, into my flesh, I couldn't-"
"What did it tell you?"
"I'll give you a clue."
"Darkhounds," Chucky sighed.
"Woof wo…" Fain frowned. "Yeah."
"What's that paper say?" Chucky looked up at the complex of buildings where he thought Debs and Janica were babysitting the Car'a'carn. "And where's Sattersnoam?"
"He's sniffing around," Fain looked down at the paper as if noticing it for the first time. "Oh. It says here that … oh dear. Isendre has escaped."
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4 Responses to The Farce of Heaven, Part 4
I was just about to criticize you that Cybes was too one-dimensional, so well played! And also, good job making the Gray Men LESS one-dimensional. Sort of. A bit. LOL
and are my favourite … what were we talking about?
Thank you, WordPress, for removing the extra spaces and ruining my joke.
*looks around dumbfoundedly* were we talking about anyone?
*proves joke still translated*

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The Prime Minister in his address to the nation on the Independence Day has stressed the need to discontinue holding interviews for recruitment for such junior level posts where personality assessment is not an absolutely necessary requirement.
He has called upon the Government Organizations' to end this practice at the earliest as it will help in curbing corruption, more objective selection in transparent manner substantially easing the problems of poor people.
He has emphasized that the recruitment should be made on merit basis through transparent, online processes leading to less Government and more Governance.
the junior level posts at Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted), Group 'C' ,Group 'D' (which are now reclassified as Group 'C') and all equivalent posts.
All the advertisement for future vacancies will be without the Interview as part of the recruitment process. From 1 st January 2016 there will be no recruitment with interview at the junior level posts, in Government of India Ministries/Departments/attached Office/Subordinate Office/Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertakings.
The interviews will be done away even in cases where the selections were made purely on basis of performance in the interview.
The Ministries/Departments/Organizations' will consider revising the scheme for selection for such cases.
As the Skill Test or Physical Test is different from Interview they may continue. However these tests will only be of qualifying nature. Assessment will not be done on the basis of marks for such tests.
The decision to discontinue interview for the junior level posts across the country will be major step towards achieving the objectives of citizen centric transparent governance.
the State Chief Secretaries have been issued on 4th September 2015 and letters from MoS(PP) to the State Chief Ministers have been issued on 29th September 2015 and 1st January 2015.
To cilitate the implementation of the directions of the Hon'ble Prime Minister further by the fa various Organizations/Ministries/Departments/Governments a one day workshop was also organized by the DOPT on 16 th November 2015.
Some of the State Government have shared the status in this regard with the DOPT.
Manipur It was informed that the State Government had undertaken the recruitment of Graduate Teachers under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyaan (RMSA) without conducting interview. This measure was successfully Undertaken and was completely transparent and corruption free. It was informed that the second pilot measure in this regard is being undertaken by the Health Department.
Punjab Some of the Departments have already implemented the decision and that there has been no problem with completely doing away with interviews for the posts of SDO in Irrigation Department, Senior Assistant in Secretariat and for a few lower level posts in Agro Industry Department.
Rajasthan The representative from Rajasthan informed that interviews have been discontinued in some posts and retained in some of them.
For Class 3/Ministerial staff and Group D/Class 4 level recruitment, there have been no interview. Similarly for Constable, there have been only written test and physical test. The interviews have been dispensed away for all the posts under the Rajasthan Education Service Rules, 1970.
Maharashtra Interviews for the recruitment of the clerks have been discontinued. For Class 2 non-Gazetted, Class 3 and 4 posts, interviews have been done away .The State Government has taken a decision and issued directions to the effect that the decision of discontinuation of Interview will also be Applicable to all State Government undertakings and local bodies. About 61% of the recruitment is done without Interview.
Uttarakhand The state Government has abolished interviews in the group 'C' and 'B (Non gazetted). There has been no interview in Class 3/4 levels of posts.
Kerala At present no interview are there for group 'C' and 'D' posts and even for Some of the gazetted posts.
Sikkim For Group D/Class 4 level posts there are no interviews. At Group C/III Level, for 90% of posts there are no interviews.
4) Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) — has assorted Posts in which there is some degree of posts with interviews. In the State 85% of the total posts do not have interview as a part of Recruitment process.
Uttar Pradesh No more interview for teachers.
Puducherry Notification for discontinuation of interviews for Groups C, D, and nongazetted Group B has been issued.
Nagar Haveli No interviews in Group B (non gazetted), C and D posts.
They have issued a recruitment pattern.
Disclaimer: The above status is based on the information provided by the State/UT representatives' in the workshop held in New Delhi on 16.11.2015.


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Sébastien Izambard (of Il Divo) Releases Title Track & Video for New Solo Album
BroadwayWorld.com Oct. 6, 2017
Sébastien Izambard -- one quarter of the massive classical crossover group Il Divo -- has released the title-track and video for the first single off his new solo album, We Came Here To Love. The new album (available now to preorder) is set for release November 17th on Entertainment One.
Click here to watch the official music video (directed by Mario Schmolka and premiered this week on Parade) for the cinematic "We Came Here To Love,"which soars with piano and Séb's moving, powerful vocal performance.
The album's first single is a haunting and explosive vocal tour de force, making it a natural introduction to the new record. "I believe that everything happens for a reason and 'We Came Here To Love' came into my life at the perfect time, as anything in God's will. We all deserve to be loved from the moment we open our eyes into the world (birth), to the moment we return to dust (death). Love is what we all thrive for, we could live with little food but not without love. My children never asked to come in to this world and feel unloved, unseen or uncared for. I want this song to help others find a ray of hope, the same way it did for me when I first heard it on my way to recover from my past life," says Séb of the album's first single.
The album is a natural step forward for the self-taught French singer/guitarist/pianist, who also produced the record. "Being a part of Il Divo has afforded me a great opportunity to tour the world and get exposed to all different kinds of music," says Séb Izambard, a tenor. "This album is far from what anybody would expect from me. I wanted to show a side of me that has nothing to do with Il Divo. I was a pop artist before, and it's something I wanted to do and haven't done in 20 years and now it's the right time in my life for it. I wrote many of the songs and I'm so excited to put it out there for people to hear." The album features 11 original songs written or co-written by Séb and showcases his eclectic influences from The Weeknd and Coldplay to James Blake and Adele, from pop and dance to the classical crossover that he's known for.
The Paris native began playing guitar and piano as a child, and his love of music grew from there. "Music became my food, my therapy and my savior," said Séb. He released his debut album in 2000 before joining Il Divo in 2003. That group has gone on to become one of the most popular crossover groups of all time, selling over 30 million records worldwide.
1. We Came Here To Love
2. Kingdom Come
3. Up
4. Unchained
5. Goodbye My Lover
6. Ashes
7. Blind Heart
8. Love Again
9. Why
10 Cheer Me Up
11. Easy
Preorder the album and purchase the title-track and instant grat track "Kingdom Come" here.
Other assets for the album:
Click here to watch album trailer.
Click here to watch acoustic live session for album's first instant grat track "Kingdom Come"
Click here to watch video of Séb discussing "Kingdom Come"
About Sébastien Izambard: Born and raised in a single-parent household in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, Sébastien Izambard taught himself to play guitar, piano and sing. At the age of 5, he begun "composing" songs on his piano. He didn't grow up with much wealth but his childhood taught him the value of friendship and family and he learned to embrace the life of a touring musician, packing his equipment into a van and taking to the road.
A solo artist whose songs had an affinity with Jeff Buckley and Damien Rice, he toured with French legend Johnny Halliday, opening his shows for him and eventually becoming an established star in his homeland: his 2000 solo album, Libre, brought him a number one single, "Si Tu Savais," in France. Séb is a talented writer as well, writing for many different French artists before joining the international musical sensation Il Divo. He has written with Darren Hayes, Ramin Karimloo, Guy Chambers, and Don Black.
Séb was sought out by Carlos Marin (current member of Il Divo) and urged to audition. Séb performed "Caruso" while playing the piano himself, and Simon Cowell heard him and offered him the job that same day. Since then, Il Divo has had success both domestically and across the world, all while pioneering the genre of operatic pop. The multi-national classical crossover vocal group has released 9 albums since 2004 which have sold for a combined 30+ million copies worldwide.
Séb has done his share of solidarity work, which he calls "essential to his life". He is an active member of the Assistance Medicale Toit du Monde (ANTM) which helps poor children in Nepal and India, and has raffled several of his Armani suits for the charity. In November 2014 and in partnership with his wife Renée Izambard, Sébled an ambitious project to raise money for Isla and Jude, brother and sister suffering from the rare and fatal disease Sanfilippo Syndrome. In association with 15 different Australian artists including Darren Hayes, Empire of the Sun's Luke Steele, and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, and help of Sony Music Australia, he produced Hope for Isla and Jude, a single showcasing Kate Bush classic This Woman's Work, which was released on December 5, 2014. He is also a global ambassador of the Australian Sanfilippo Children's Foundation.
For more info on Séb, follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
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Gaysians Are Beautiful
By JnguyenWin7March 4, 2011The WIN Column
Gaysians Are Beautiful: Why The Gay Rainbow Needs To Embrace More Colors Of Beauty
"No Fats, Femmes or Asians." All too often, that ominous alert appears in profiles on gay dating and matching web sites. It screams that the ideal of gay male attractiveness in America is not Asian, nor "Fat" nor "Femme." This warning is also the provocative title of a comedy show from Alec Mapa, the self-proclaimed "America's Gaysian Sweetheart." Like Alec, I am also a gay/Asian double-minority. With the title "No Fats, Femmes or Asians," Alec succinctly raises questions I faced my entire adult life: are Asian men unattractive to much of America's gay community? Are we ostracized like others with "undesirable" traits? The truth is neither black nor white, but some shade of grey. Yet this much is clear: it's time for gay men to embrace a more universal vision of beauty, one that appreciates every color of our rainbow.
Let's begin by defining the problem: the gay world has a mixed relationship with race. Because LGBTs are a historically oppressed minority, you would think we easily accept other minority groups. But the gay male community, especially in its most elite social circles, is predominantly white. In part, that's because minority racial groups still are not fully integrated into the queer sphere. It's also because power in America (gay or straight) has historically been concentrated in white hands. But mostly, it's because the men considered most attractive, by the most people in our country, are "all-American" white.
Gay men are not necessarily racist; instead, we are "lookist," perhaps even more so than our straight counterparts. And the idealized vision of gay Adonis in the United States is white. That's why most videos on websites like https://www.fuckedgay.xxx/ will involved two (or more) white men. Of course, some men are attracted to Asians, African-Americans, Hispanics and other ethnicities. But Asians seem relegated to the bottom of the attractiveness spectrum. (My African-American friends might claim they deserve the title of worst-treated.) This is racial lookism.
I have no hard proof from surveys, statistics, or Gallup polls. This is just my opinion based upon personal experience as a gay man growing up in Los Angeles, and travelling to major cities across the United States. It's also supported by comments from my gaysian friends, and observing how Asian men are treated in gayville. In general, the adult entertainment industry tends to treat both gay and Asian people very well, with a lot of Asian content being available at places like https://www.tubev.sex/categories/1283/asian. However, society does not tend to treat those who are both gay and Asian with that much respect.
Here's what I have seen in my life journey. The elite gay bars, parties and even gyms are crowded with mostly white men. The "A-gay" culture of those who appear (or claim) to be most popular is dominated by Caucasians. Ironically, even LGBT non-profit organizations which fight for equal rights need diversity initiatives. As someone who regularly attends LGBT fundraising galas, I often find myself one of the few Asians (or racial minorities of any kind) swimming in ballroom seas of mostly white men. Some of that is attributable to money, a gating factor for entry into "A-gay" events. But another contributing force is that gay social circles are not very race-inclusive.
And need we go further than the mere existence in cyberspace of "No Fats, Femmes or Asians" and its variant phrases (like "No Asians. No Blacks")? It's obnoxious that someone feels the need to express what men he does not want, rather than just saying who he prefers. He might as well shout "Asians: Stay away!" Would it be so hard to upgrade dialogue with positive tone by saying: "Athletic white guys with dark hair get to front of the line"? "No Fats, Femmes or Asians" suggests that men who are overweight, lower on the masculinity scale, or (gasp!) Asian are so disdainful that it's bothersome to even receive their electronic messages. Hello? I'm Asian, not a leper.
Given these social realities, it's not easy being an emerging gaysian. When I was first making my way through LA's gay scene, I often felt invisible and out of place in whitewashed boystown. Consequently, I fell into the trap of believing the only guys I might attract were the perennial "rice queens" (a terrible term that should be eradicated). I'd seen gorgeous gay guys online but I just couldn't find them in real life, go to gay fuck tube xxx Full Report and you'll see exactly what gorgeous guys I'm referring to. I'm hardly unique; my Asian friends would tell you the same. And while everyone has insecurities, living amidst this beauty racism can aggravate insecurities in us gaysians.
I've since (mostly) gotten over my feelings of alienation. Today, I believe I'm worthy enough for anyone regardless of my or his race. That came with maturity, more self-confidence, and realizing that everyone feels out of place in some fashion. But those lingering bad sentiments occasionally bubble up to my consciousness. And I know so many gaysian brethren remain lost in an alien nation.
To be clear, this conversation is not intended to bash white gay men. Caucasian guys, I love you! Many of you are my friends, colleagues and wingmen! In fact, the irony for me is that I'm one of those gaysians mainly attracted to white men. I've often wondered where that derives. Was it caused by media images during my formative years being predominantly of white people? Is it because I am an immigrant and wanted to fit in with mainstream America? Or it is purely genetic?
Let's explore the question of why. Why is white the primary color of gay male beauty?
One reason is history. Historically, there were just fewer Asians in the U.S. gay community. Since the 1970s, the U.S. experienced an influx of Asian immigration, including my generation from the end of the Vietnam War. That immigration boom brought foreign-born children like me, and later resulted in more first generation gaysians born in America.
History also concentrated money, power and status in white hands. Those are all attractive traits, which can further enhance the appeal of Caucasian gentlemen.
Another cause would be stereotypes of Asian men. No, we don't all look alike. No, we can't all play violin and perform calculus simultaneously. No, we are not all skinny, submissive, and an effeminate Lotus Blossom. Yes, we like rice. In many ways, I am completely the opposite of Asian stereotypes. I am have a strong personality, am fiercely independent, and oh yeah, have some muscles. But ok, I confess to owning a big rice cooker . . . stainless steel of course.
The biggest culprit is the media. Media imagery implicitly tells us what is gorgeous, popular, and desired. In America, most actors, celebrities, and especially models are white. That's true not just for the hetero-mainstream, but also in gay media and advertising. Just look at underwear and swimsuit ads, which hold near iconic status for gay men. I have yet to see an Aussie Bum swimsuit ad featuring Asian men or any racial minority. I have yet to go to Australia, but I know Asians exist there!
So how do we expand our rainbow flag to reflect the full spectrum of racial color? We can't change the fact that many people are naturally attracted to white men. Nor should we. Caucasians can be beautiful, so let's appreciate them. There are also guys who desire Asians, African-Americans, Latinos, red hair, or big ears. Be attracted to whoever you fancy, but be open to beauty in many forms. Heck, as I've gotten older, more diverse ethnicities are now catching my eye.
Gay television, magazines, web sites and other media outlets hold significant power to advance the cause. They can more frequently feature images, stories, and voices of racial minorities. I'd love to see more gaysians on magazine covers and in advertising. On television, the LOGO network broke ground with "Noah's Arc," a series featuring African-American gay men. Well, break out the chopsticks, because it's high time for "Asian Arc." From mainstream media, today's younger generation is already growing up with more diverse media personalities. This is especially true with reality television shows, where racial minorities appear in almost every cast. Let's hope our gay media can follow suit.
Meanwhile, all you men of other races can help with one gesture: welcome more Asians into your social circles. More Asians are coming out and living in gay urban areas; they need to be better integrated into gayland. Maybe we should start a Facebook campaign: "Friend a Gaysian." It sounds silly but could be quite profound. In our movement for marriage equality, we know straight people who have daily life exposure to LGBT persons will become more accepting. Likewise, the more social exposure our community has to gaysians and other ethnic minorities, the more racial lookism will devolve.
Most significantly, let's get beyond lookism and get to know people for inner beauty. It would be naïve to suggest that we can completely ignore outward appearance; looks trigger initial attraction. But if you peer beneath the surface, you can discover allure in every person.
For too many years, I tried to run away from my Asian-ness. Now, I embrace all that is unique about me. While I won't catch the eye of every guy and there may always be web site profiles decrying "No Fats, Femmes or Asians," I accept that I am beautiful just the way I am. To my gaysian brothers, I hope you know that about yourselves too. To the rest of the gay male community, I hope you engage this conversation and begin to appreciate beauty in every color of our rainbow.
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Co-op's pre-tax loss after £650m penalty for PPI mis-selling
By Rupert Steiner for the Daily Mail
The Co-operative slumped to an annual pre-tax loss following a £650million charge for mis-selling payment protection insurance to customers, along with other write-downs.
Britain's largest mutually-owned business, which sets itself apart for its ethical approach to business, also paved the way for the purchase of 632 Lloyds branches code-named Project Verde, by announcing plans to ditch its general insurance arm to raise cash.
Disappointing: There was also a 0.7 per cent fall in underlying sales at its supermarket chain
Earlier in the week Co-op, which spans food, funerals and finance, slimmed its banking arm with the sale of its life insurance business to Royal London Mutual Insurance for £219m.
Veteran chief executive Peter Marks, who is to step down after seven years, posted a £535m loss for the year to January 5 in his swansong results, down from a £375m profit.
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Marks, who said the firm had won 25 awards for its 'responsible approach to business' also disappointed with a 0.7 per cent fall in underlying sales at its supermarket chain after joining other grocers in dishing up horse to customers.


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Dorothy Emily Zierk
Dorothy Emily Zierk, 86 of Palm Coast, passed away March 19, 2021 at AdventHealth Palm Coast.
| 11:10 a.m. March 26, 2021
She was born January 2, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, a daughter of James and Mary Veleta Ricker.
Dorothy grew up in Berwyn, a suburb of Chicago. Following her high school graduation, she worked for Illinois Bell, then worked for Pure Oil Co., where she was introduced to her future husband Donald, by his mother. They married May 30, 1958 and later had two sons, Scott and David. While raising her family, she worked as a secretary for the Principal of Streamwood Elementary in Streamwood, Ill. In 1980, she and her husband relocated to Palm Coast, Florida where they were joined later by David. She enjoyed working as an Executive Secretary for ITT Corporation which developed land that eventually became the City of Palm Coast. Following her retirement in 1997, she and her husband would enjoy traveling the United States, collecting antique toothpick holders, and attending the National Toothpick Holders Collectors' Society annual conventions. She and her husband also traveled to Europe 5 times to visit her childhood pen pal, Peggy. They had been writing to each other since they were both 10 years old. When home, she loved tending her flowers and spending time with family and friends.
She enjoyed working as an Executive Secretary for ITT Corporation which developed land that eventually became the City of Palm Coast.
She leaves behind her husband of 62 years Donald R. Zierk, two sons, Scott (Monty) Zierk of Ebro, FL., and David (Cindy) Zierk of Palm Coast, FL., eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and her lifelong friends, Yvonne Sommer and Fran Miller. She will be greatly missed by all.
Family and friends will be received Saturday, April 3, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Craig-Flagler Palms Funeral Home, where memorial services will be held at 1:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the CCHS Foundation at www.cchsnetwork.org
Condolences may be sent to www.craigflaglerpalms.com
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There was a correlation between younger age at immunization and increasing vaccine effectiveness: 86 versus 51 percent for CIN grade 3 or worse for women vaccinated at age 12 to 13 years versus those vaccinated at age 15 years. In unvaccinated girls in the 1995 and 1996 cohorts, there was evidence of herd protection against high-grade cervical disease.
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Oscars 2017: "La La Land" takes home award for Best Production Design
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