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KING’S EYE ON THE WORLD Issue 11

Volume Five

24 April 2015

Editors:

Luke Austin

Grace Rajapandian

Journalists:

Charlie Ashton

Emily Hynes

Akila Mohan

Amogh Patil

Hugo Evans

Ed Williams

Tom Bailes

Izzy Lally

Emily Haughton

Max Dunbavand

James Brannigan

CURRENT AFFAIRS ENRICHMENT………………READ ALL ABOUT IT!

This issue of King’s Eye on the World is the first of the new

group. While this is a new experience, we have enjoyed

making this issue. This week our magazine includes a variety

of topics from the cosmos all the way to the Champion’s

League, with an appearance from the world’s most tattooed

man! While most of the news is about science and

technology, there are some pieces on education and politics

and an article on where red phone boxes go.

We hope you will enjoy reading this as much as we did

making it.

Labour leader Ed Miliband criticises

David Cameron’s actions towards

recent immigration crisis Emily Hynes ShCI

Following the recent crisis of an estimated 800 migrants death on Sunday 19th

of April Labour leader Ed Miliband accused David Cameron and other world

leaders of failing to help save and protect the Libyans from the evident

conclusion. Mr Miliband believes that the crisis was ‘avoidable’. He believed

that the UN should have authorised air strikes toward the

former Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi in 2011 to stop the

civilians of Benghazi being slaughtered and abused. Miliband

had accused the UK and other world leaders of letting Libya

down.

"David Cameron was wrong to assume that Libya was a country whose

institutions could be left to evolve and transform on their own."

Miliband believes Libya to be a less developed country that is unable to evolve

as other high income countries have. The collapse of the Libyan state is a key

reason for the current migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.

“Yes, there was misjudgment on our side about how

capable the new Libyan authorities were to maintain

security and build a functioning state,” said an unknown

regional royalty.

It is now clear that many EU leaders have admitted that

they had not realised Libya was no longer a “small, wealthy and homogenous

country” and had been ransacked and ruined by 42 years of Gaddafi’s

disruptive dictatorship.

UKIP leaders however, are controversially unsupportive of the crisis. Peter

Endean, who is standing for Nigel Farage's party in local council elections in

Plymouth re-tweeted a photo showing some of the rescued migrants

captioned "Labour's new floating voters. Coming to a country near you soon".

This disrespectful post poked fun at the hundreds of drowned migrants who

died trying to find a better life. Many are outraged by the offensive post and

by UKIP’s prejudice against migrants.

The UK’s politicians are soon to be re-elected so the chosen will have a

chance to act on their opinions.

DR Congo Unrest: UN Workers

Kidnapped Jake Wundke SHCI

Three people have been abducted today in an area close to the Rwandan

border. The three were working with the UN Peacekeeping program in the

Democratic Republic of Congo

The three civilians were working to try and help clear landmines. They were

believed to be two Congolese and a Zimbabwean.

Locals say that they found the Peacekeepers’ Jeep abandoned and the engine

was left running

It is not clear where the three are, or which group or individuals have

abducted them or what abductors have done with them.

They went missing on Thursday Afternoon near the local town of Kibumba, a

town about 19km (11 miles) North of Goma, the main city in the North Kivu

Province.

People in the area have told the BBC that the Congolese army presence in

Kibumba had been reduced over the past few weeks and that insecurity has

since been on the rise.

Government officials of DR Congo have also been reporting raids in the area

by Rwandan soldiers.

Rwanda has denied this and the information cannot be independently verified.

Rwanda has twice sent its troops into DR Congo and was a key player in the

conflict which led to the deaths of up to six million people.

The UN mission in DR Congo (called Monusco) has more than 20,000

personnel - one of the world's biggest forces.

Monusco worked with the Congolese army to help flush out M23 rebels from

North Kivu in 2013.

A similar UN operation should have started earlier this year against another

group, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda. It was stopped

because two Congolese generals were accused of abusing human rights.

Therefore, this ended the operation.

A 14 year old boy accused of

terrorism plot James Brannigan SHAR

A 14-year old boy has been taken into custody after encouraging an attack on

Australia’s ANZAC Day, a parade which is done to honour the Australian and

New Zealand Soldiers who died in the Gallipoli campaign in WWI.

He has also been accused of urging the beheading of “someone in Australia,”

according Deborah Walsh, the Deputy Head of Counter-Terrorism at the

Crown Prosecution Service.

The boy was taken into Custody on 2 April after police in Greater Manchester

looked at a conversation on the boy’s phone between him and a man

somewhere in Australia.

The boy will be appearing in Westminster Magistrate’s Court on Friday. He

was arrested in Lancashire, Blackburn and has not been named “legal

reasons”. He was charged with two counts of trying to make an Australian

man commit a serious act of terrorism.

The Australian investigation named Operation Rising, which took in several

men involved in planning serious terrorist actions, all of which were planned

for ANZAC Day.

Victoria Police and the Australian Federal Police have arrested yet another

man named Sevdet Randam Besim, for being involved with terrorist plans or

making preparations for a terrorist act.

The man with whom the 14-year-old boy was communicating has also not

been named.

New train is faster than a speeding

bullet Charlie Ashton, ShPS

The world’s fastest train has just

gotten faster and has broken a

new world record of 375mph.

This train was taken for a test

drive earlier this week on Mount

Fuji, where it hit its record-

breaking speed. Built and found in

Japan, these hi-tech trains use

magnetic levitation, (or maglev,

for short) to make it move.

However, as cool and innovative as it sounds, its creators don’t plan to build a

service out of it and make it open to the public until around 2027. They are

planned to be available for use between Tokyo and the central city of Nagoya.

The trains use magnetism to lift it above ground, which results in very little

resistance. This lack of resistance makes it go super fast, and customers

would travel at an average speed of 310mph. But 375 is so unfathomably

fast, how could we possibly understand just how fast it goes? Well, put it into

perspective: A formula 1 racing car goes to a maximum of 210mph, a

Concorde jet plane would have gone at an average of 1,354mph, and the new

supersonic car that is currently in development, is planned to go at a speed of

1000mph. But in terms of time, for example, a journey that, in our current

world, would take about 2 hours to go 280km, would take 40 minutes on this

vehicle. That’s less than half the ordinary time!

Construction costs will be at an estimated £67bn, just from Tokyo to Nagoya,

even with 80% of the journey expected to take place underground in costly

tunnels. It has been reported that by 2045, the trains will take less than half

the time it takes now to get from Tokyo to Osaka.

Around 200 train enthusiasts showed up to the test run in Yamanashi, and

one of the women said that, “It gave me chills. I really want to ride on that

train... it’s like I witnessed a new page in history.” JR Centrals head of

research, Yasukazu Endo said that, “The faster the train runs, the more stable

it becomes, and I think that the quality of the train ride has improved.” I

certainly believe that for such a costly vehicle, it will be one big step in public

transport, and I am looking forward to 2025, when I will be able to

experience this futuristic technological wonder, myself.

Hubble Celebrates 25 years Emily Haughton ShCI

Twenty five years ago the space telescope ‘Hubble’ was launched in to the

Earth’s orbit. After encountering initial issues regarding mirrors resulting in

blurred images, the Hubble has brought to us remarkable images, aiding the

progress of science throughout the following years.

On 24th April 1990 this telescope launched in to space

as millions of people watched on, eager to see what

pictures would come back from the depths of space.

When the first images came through, however,

scientists were dismayed - they were un-focused. NASA

realised that one of the mirrors in the telescope’s

complex system needed fixing. Following this discovery,

selected astronauts had to spend around six months training in water tanks

getting prepared to go out and do this job - something that had never been

done before. This went successfully, and soon images started being sent back

to planet earth. Pictures showed space that before was suspected to be

empty and galaxies twenty thousand light years away where stars are born.

These new scientific discoveries were bringing the wonders of space to light.

NASA astrophysicist, Amber Straughn, points to this as well, saying,“Before

Hubble people thought of the universe as a dark endless void - and after

Hubble when they think of space people think of beautiful, colourful images -

the way that it has changed humanity is incredible”.

People could now see what the seemingly bottomless space out there really

looked like and scientists could analyse this new information to get a more

detailed picture of the situation in Space. It enabled them to come to the

conclusion that there is a significant chance that life is out there on another

planet in another galaxy like our own, as many stars like our sun were

discovered with this equipment. This revelation caused many more

experiments to be launched investigating this

remarkable prospect.

This equipment has bought a new scientific

age to the world and even though it was only

expected to last 15 years it still has life left in

it after 25 years out there in the outer

reaches of space.

New ‘high tech’ trains vulnerable

to hacks Hugo Evans, 3HB

Professors have found that the technology on new train systems which could

potentially replace all of the old train systems is vulnerable to hackers.

The system, which dictates how fast the train runs, is a playground for elite

‘hacktivists’. Professor David Stupples said in an interview that the trains are

extremely hard to hack from the outside, which puts the spotlight on the

employees. Employees could potentially use key loggers and dangerous

malware which will be able to get in to the system. Subsequently security

measures will have to be tightened when hiring train drivers and staff for train

lines.

‘ERTMS’ is scheduled to replace many outdated systems by the 2020’s on the

UK’s busy intercity routes. In my opinion the paradigm of technology will

follow; Disaster, innovation, problems, disaster. I’m not saying that you

should contemplate a huge disaster; however I do think that eventually these

systems will malfunction. With the hacktivist groups ‘Anonymous’, ‘Finest

squad’ and many other groups famous for ‘distributed denial of services’

against large corporations, it seems that hacks are inevitable.

Before you refuse to travel by train, other countries have used these and

there has been no reported accident. The risk is that staff will either be

deliberately and clandestinely assisting attackers or most likely, accidentally

using a malware infected device. Part of the reason that trains haven’t been

hacked is that the hardware was too old to hack, but as technology in

phones, vehicles, and even buildings, improves everything can be brought

down by a flood of requests (DDoS). "Seeing as we have seen nuclear

enrichment facilities targeted with state-sponsored malware attacks and

'massive damage' done to German steelworks, you have to ask yourself

whether it is likely that a train signal system would be any better defended?"

asked security expert Graham Cluley.

Newborn baby becomes UK’s

youngest ever organ donor Amogh Patil 3RA

After newborn baby, Teddy Houlston, died after less than two hours on April

22 in The University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, doctors carried out surgery

three minutes after his death to donate his organs. This turned out to be life-

saving in the end as his kidneys were used to save an adult’s life in Leeds.

The baby’s mother, Jess Evans, was told, 12 weeks into her pregnancy, that

one of her twins was fatally ill in her womb. Teddy had anencephaly which

prevents the brain and skull from developing. This meant he would either die

in the womb or minutes/hours after birth. Ms Evans described this as ‘soul

destroying’. Doctors had given them the choice of an

abortion. Ms Evans said: "We thought that even if we

had a moment with him, or 10 minutes, or an hour,

that time was the most precious thing that we would

ever experience." They decided to donate Teddy’s

organs to the NHS. Ms Evans said: "Organ donation

was something I've always felt quite strongly about,

ever since I was a child."

Angharad Griffiths, a specialist nurse who helped complete the transplant,

said,” Being present throughout Teddy's life was "a privilege", she said,

saying his life was "an hour-and-a-half of pure joy"."There was some sadness

in the room naturally, [his parents] knew they were going to lose their baby,

they knew he would pass away, but they were overjoyed that he had been

born alive and they had those precious minutes with him," she added.

Depending on the organs donated, the needs of the people waiting, their

tissue type, overall health and location, the organs are offered to the most

appropriate patient on the waiting list. Teddy's kidneys, which were

unaffected by the rare brain disease he had, will be able to grow inside

another living body, making them suitable for donation to an adult.

The couple are encouraging anyone who is not on the NHS Donor Register to

sign up. "We hope Teddy's story will inspire families who find themselves in

the position of losing a child." They are also raising money for the charity 2

Wish Upon a Star, which aims to improve bereavement services for parents

who lose babies or children.

Toddlers to start interviewing for

education in Hong Kong

Max Dunbavand, SHAR

A lot of people want the best education for themselves to go to a good

school, a good university and then a good job. However, in Hong Kong, there

are many parents who are going to extremes to find a good nursery for their

toddlers.

Because of the massive increase in birth rate there is a very competitive

interviewing process to narrow down the toddlers to the number of students

that a nursery can handle.

In one nursery there were around 1,000 applications made for just a few

dozen places. This means there are many companies setting up tutoring for

toddlers willing to pay for help with interview practise.

One tuition company, called The Hong Kong Young Talents Association

(HKYTA) have 12 tuition sessions that cost an approximate £390 which is

HK$4,480 for each toddler.

One aspect of the interview for the toddlers to learn is manners. This is tested

at the end of the interview when the toddler is offered a sweet; if they take

the sweet and say, ‘Thank you’ they pass the test. Declining the sweet is

thought to be impolite, whereas taking too many sweets is thought of as

being greedy.

A particular kindergarten school has become famous after having many

parents camping outside their school for two nights just for the application

form so that they can get an interview spot. These are only some of the

extremes that parents will go through to get their children a good early

education. However, an experienced professor in early childhood education

fears that by pushing children too hard from such an early age will risk the

children losing interest whilst growing up.

IGCSE Exam Leak Akila Mohan, 3ET

An IGCSE exam that was taken by 1,500 students in England and many

centres around the world has been thought to have been leaked to one city in

Egypt.

Cambridge International Examinations and the British Council have been

investigating the breach in one city in Egypt. It has been thought that the

leak was limited to one city where candidates have received advance notice of

tasks for the IGCSE ICT practical examination. Exam regulators have been

made aware of the problem and exams and possible sources are currently

being examined to find out where the breach may have occurred. Sources will

be looked at thoroughly and exam markers are expected to look out for

unusual patterns in the exam, or, if the pupil shows inconsistencies of

answers in a particular of the exam they will be looked at in more detail. The

investigation will look at pupils and determine who might have had access to

the questions beforehand and who was responsible for the leak itself.

As the exam has already been taken in several places around the world,

results will determine who might have seen the leaked paper. The exam itself

was an IGCSE ICT practical paper, with a reference number 0417/21. It does

seem that exams taken in Egypt look unusual to normal results and this is

being investigated by the exam board. The exam board claims that there is

nothing to suggest that the allegations extend beyond a localised incident in

one city in Egypt and that the leak remained localised in the Egyptian city,

where the exams are supervised. A statement from Cambridge International

Examinations and the British Council says ‘We have well-established

procedures in place to protect the integrity of exams and ensure all students

get a fair grade.’

Where, where do they go? Ewan Weetch SHAR

The red phone box is an iconic British symbol that was first created in 1880

by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. There are many of them dotted about the whole

country. But they are beginning to disappear.

Where have the phone boxes gone, you wonder. Well, there is a place in

Surrey where all neglected or forgotten boxes are left. Paint peeling and dirty

they sit and wait for their fate. Most of the boxes are no longer used any

more due to the invention of mobile phones.

There is still hope for these boxes in the form of modernisation by Unicorn

restorations. There are hundreds of boxes in rows and rows at the yard,

which await being taken into a warehouse, painted and modernised. The

talented individuals at Unicorn are spending up to 30 hours per phone box

stripping out and painting them. Many of the restored boxes will end up as

garden ornaments or shipped to many different countrys including, America,

france, Australia and united Arab Emerates.

In 2002 there were 92,000 phone boxes across the UK. Today 57,500 remain,

of which just 9,400 are red models. Just this year the red phone box has been

voted best British design ever, beating the double decker bus and union flag.

The Champions League Izzy Lally SHCM

We have now reached the semi-finals of Champions league with only four

teams left in it. The remaining teams left are Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real

Madrid and Juventus. Barcelona will be playing Bayern Munich on the 6th May

and Juventus will be playing Real Madrid on the 13th May. Barcelona, who

beat PSG 5-1 on aggregate, will go through to play Bayern Munich, who

managed to turn around a 3-1 Porto lead to beat them 7-4 on aggregate.

Juventus won 1-0 win against Monaco to go through to play holders Real

Madrid. Javier Hernandez’s 88th minute winner was enough to knock out rivals

Atletico Madrid and see Real Madrid go into the semis.

Pep Guardiola’s former club Barcelona will be keen to avenge a 7-0 loss on

aggregate to Bayern Munich at the same stage in 2013. Guardiola won 3 La

Liga titles in his time at Barcelona and 2 Champions Leagues with them as

well. Barcelona will go into this tie as favourites for the Champions League.

Real Madrid will be looking to be the first team to retain the Champions

League but will need to overcome Juventus’s amazing home record. The

Italians have lost only once at home in all competitions this season and could

provide a significant threat to ending Real's chances of back-to-back

European titles. Real Madrid beat Juventus 1-0 in the 1998 final, with Predrag

Mijatovic netting as Real Madrid ended a 32 year wait for a Champions

League title. This will be Juventus’s first Champions League semi-final since

2003.

The draw leaves open the possibility of a Barcelona v Real Madrid European

Cup final which is something that has never happened before. The arch-rivals

are also battling it out for the Spanish league title this

season. This season's Champions League final will

be played at Berlin's Olympic Stadium on

Saturday 6th June.

The rise of football ticket prices Tom Bailes 3ET

The cost of football tickets has been on the rise for years but they have never gone to such a ridicules price. There have been many protests about how much the prices have risen.

The average price of the cheapest tickets across English football has risen at almost twice the rate of the cost of living since 2011. The average price of the cheapest match-day ticket from the Premier League to League Two is now £21.49. It has increased 13% since 2011, compared to a 6.8% rise in the cost of living. Year-on-year it is up 4.4%, more than treble the 1.2% rate of inflation.

In my opinion, as a football fan, who goes to all Liverpool matches I believe that the prices are ridiculously high. At one match there was a banner comparing the ticket prices over the years in “1990 £4, in 2000 £24 in 2010 £43 and 2020 ?” It says, “Let me tell you a story about a poor boy”. This is saying that a poor boy used to save up every week to watch the match; however, now he

can’t because of the price.

In my opinion the owners of the premier league football club aren’t in desperate need of money, neither are the players, because all they do is run around kicking a football every week so there is no need to raise the prices of tickets. Some banners were put up saying “supporters not customers,” saying that we are supporters supporting our club not customers paying lots of money to them.

I think that the prices should drop however I don’t think that it is right that the tickets should drop to a really cheap price because the idols of football players demand a lot of money.

Will we ever see a drop in ticket prices or will they keep on rising?

Britain’s Most Tattooed Man

Denied Passport Due To Not

Meeting Standards. Edd Williams 3ET

Britain’s most tattooed man, Mathew Whelen, who changed his name in 2009

to Ink Land King Body Art The Extreme Ink –lte. King of Ink Land King Body

Art The Extreme Ink-Ite, 34, has been refused an ID renewal because of his

unusual name, which he adopted by deed poll four years ago. The Lib Dem

activist from Birmingham, formerly known as Mathew Whelan - now called

Body Art for short – says this breaches his human rights.

Body Art, who has covered 90 per cent of his body in ink, including tattooing

his left eyeball black, has spent more than £25,000 on his passion.

Now, he has been offered work abroad to turn his hobby into a job, and so applied to have his passport renewed.

But although he filled out the application form and sent it with the fee of £72.50, he received a letter the following week saying that he had been rejected due to his name being too long. The 34 year old has changed his name twice, once in 2007 and again in 2009. His current name is valid on his driving license.

He said: ‘I applied for an update on my passport because it had expired. I got

a phone call from an administrator at the passport office and they said there

was a problem.

‘They said my application was being reviewed by the policy department. They said they needed further government documents with my name.

Mr. Body Art thinks what has been done to him is a disgrace and that he should not be judged on what his name is or what he looks like. He personally thinks the reason why he has been refused a passport is because of the way he looks.