Akhbar Spring Issue 2015 by American School of Dubai

THE AKHBAR A St u d en t Pu b l i c at i o n o f t h e A m er i c an Sc h o o l o f Du b ai

The Spr ing Issue

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THE AKBAR 2015: STAFF & EDITORS EDITOR IN CHIEF: Mani Seeber, '15 LAYOUT EDITORS: Noor Mohammad, '15 Kaley Garvey, '16 COPY EDITOR:

Haya Anis, '17

STUDENT LIFE Beat Editor: Cheyenne Belt, '16 Layan Abu Aysha, '16 Chloe Folmar, '18 Rania Khan, '18 Jessica Nelson, '18

ARTS Beat Editor: Sophia Syed, '15 Noor Mohammad, '15 Nick Leibman, '15 Kaley Garvey, '16 Mohammed Suliman, '18

SPORTS Beat Editor: Louis Le Roux, '18 Natasha Graves, '15 Jonathan Shipcott, '18 Kian Sohrabi, '18

TECHNOLOGY

A Letter from the Editor: Spring Mani Seeber, '15

Beat Editor: Chirag Garg, '15

It is with a spr in g in ou r steps th at we wel com e spr in g.

Hashim Shubbar, '18

A tim e of r ebir th , r ek in dl in g, an d r en ewal .

Rebal Abdul Hadi, '18

In on e cu l tu r e, th e Ir an ian cu l tu r e, spr in g sees th e begin n in g of a New Year, Nowr u z.

CURRENT EVENTS Beat Editor: Mani Seeber, 15 Martina Elia, '15 Sophia Dennelly, '16 Haya Anis, '17 Yasmin Hamwi, '18

FOOD Beat Editor: John Henderson, 15 David Saba, '15 Anah Malik, '15

In on e m agazin e, th e Ak h bar, spr in g sees th e begin n in g of n ew con ten t. W ith th e r ecen t Du bai Em ir ates Festival of Liter atu r e gar n er in g cover age, an d m or e r egar din g visitin g au th or s, th e spr in g issu e is a ver itabl e festival of l iter atu r e. Spr in g is a tim e of agr icu l tu r al r ebir th , an d as a r esu l t, th is issu e in cl u des pl en ty abou t food. Fr om a h u n ger in du cin g ar ticl e on Don u ts to die for, an d, yes, an ar ticl e on th e ben efits of ju ice, r ead h u n gr y. W h il e too m u ch food can cau se h eal th issu es, a h eal th y appr oach towar ds l ife can al so be ben eficial . An appr oach towar ds l ife pr edicated on bein g a n in ja, an oth er ar ticl e in th is issu e of th e Ak h bar. Fr om Cu r r en t Even ts to Stu den t Life, an d ever yth in g in between , th is issu e of th e Ak h bar is r efr esh in g, l ik e spr in g. Read l on g an d pr osper.

CALENDAR MAR 15-APR 18 SUN MON TUE W ED THU 16

FRI SAT 20

GIN - Milan trip begins

KFW K Fashion Show

PowerFit field trip to Bounce

S P R 5

R E A K

B 12

I N G

International Day Event

St udent Lif e Happiness Ch l oe Fol m ar, '18 Spr in g is a season of r ebir th an d r evital ization , l ar gel y r ecogn ized as a tim e to star t over. W h en New Year ?s r esol u tion s h ave dwin dl ed down an d win ter h as eaten away at th e en er gy an d em otion of m an y ar ou n d th e wor l d, som eth in g is n eeded to fr esh en an d br in g l ife. Th is is wh er e h appin ess com es in to pl ay. 85% of h igh sch ool stu den ts at th e Am er ican Sch ool of Du bai, boys an d gir l s h ail in g fr om each cl ass, h ave said th at th ey ar e gen er al l y h appy. Addition al l y, th ese stu den ts su bm itted sen ten ces u n der l in in g th e cir cu m stan ces in wh ich th ey ar e m ost con ten t. Th r ee h eal th y tr en ds wer e r ecogn ized in th ese r espon ses: Lau gh in g - ?Lau gh in g m ak es m e h appy.? Lau gh in g h as been scien tifical l y pr oven en h an ce h eal th an d fitn ess. It h as sim il ar ben efits to exer cise. Lau gh ter itsel f both str etch es m u scl es in you r face an d body, an d h el ps you feel m or e en er gized an d l ess r u n down . Exer cisin g - ?I feel h appy wh en I'm r u n n in g, or after r u n n in g.? Exer cisin g is obviou sl y a h eal th y pr actice (as l on g as you don ?t over do it). Resear ch h as pr oven th at r egu l ar ph ysical activity decr eases ch an ces of m u l tipl e diseases. Exer cise al so h as m an y ben efits towar d you r h appin ess, an d can decr ease ch an ces of depr ession an d an xiety.

I am m ost h appy wh en ... "...I'm wor k in g towar ds som eth in g th at I car e abou t." "...ever yth in g seem s to be wor k in g ou t." "...I'm per for m in g, or wh en m y en deavor s ar e su ccessfu l ."

"...I am su r r ou n ded by peopl e wh o I l ove." "...I'm su r r ou n ded by peopl e wh o ar e k in d an d wh o r ecipr ocate m y l ove."

Tr avel l in g - ?Tr avel l in g with m y fam il y an d fr ien ds is th e th in g th at m ak es m e th e m ost h appy.? Tr avel l in g actu al l y h as m or e ben efits th an you m igh t expect, su ch as im pr ovin g social sk il l s, r edu cin g str ess, an d becom in g m or e patien t an d fl exibl e. Tak in g r espon sibil ity wh il e tr avel l in g can bu il d u p m an y essen tial capabil ities.

"...I l isten to m u sic."

"...I'm su r r ou n ded by m y fr ien ds, becau se th ey tak e th e str ess away fr om m y dail y l ife."

Th is su r vey h as pr oven th at m an y in th e ASD com m u n ity ar e h appy. To th ose wh o ar e n ot h appy, th is spr in g sh ou l d be a tim e to begin an ew. Ju st star t by tak in g a l ook ar ou n d you , at th e beau ty of th e wor l d. Sm il e m or e. Lau gh m or e. H ave m or e fu n . Spr in g can be you r ch an ce to be ?r ebor n ?.

"...th e peopl e I car e abou t ar e h appy too." Ph oto Cr edits: Googl e

St udent Lif e What is Your Ideal Spring Break Destination? Layan Abu Aysh a '16 Would you prefer to relax during your spring break or have a wild experience?

Definitely something different and fun.

I would love to relax!

Would you prefer some place quiet or a quite crowded place?

Some place quiet would be ideal.

Would you prefer to sleep at a campsite or a hotel during your trip?

I like being surrounded by people.

No way, a hotel without a doubt!

Yes, I would love to camp!

What about animals? Are you interested in massages, daily trips to the spa, and being pampered all day?

Are you all about the parties and having fun with your friends? Yes, I don't Mind!

Yes for sure!

No, I prefer some sort of adventure on my trip

Maldives

No, thanks.

Thailand

Arenas Del Mar, Costa Rica

Yes

Mykonos

Kenya

All photos credited from google.com

St udent Lif e Spr ing Br eak... For ev er ? Ran ia Kh an , '18 It?s n o secr et th at spr in g br eak isn ?t ju st a tim e to tan an d catch u p on sl eep. It?s al so th e per fect tim e for teen ager s to do th in gs with ou t th eir par en t?s con sen t. It?s th e per fect tim e to par ty. So, h ow exactl y do stu den ts at ASD th in k wh en it com es to ?spr in g br eak ?? W h il e tal k in g to m u l tipl e stu den ts in ou r H igh Sch ool , it was fou n d th at th e topic of par tyin g du r in g Spr in g Br eak was ver y com m on , bu t wh eth er or n ot it was ok ay differ ed with each stu den t. Som e bel ieved th at it was al l apar t of th e H igh Sch ool exper ien ce, an d ar e al l for it, wh il e oth er s wer e com pl etel y again st th e idea of par tyin g. Bu t wh en ask ed if th ey wer e awar e of th e r isk s, it was fou n d th at bar el y an y stu den ts k n ew abou t th e r isk s of par tyin g in Du bai.

W h y is it th at stu den ts stil l decide to par ty wh en th ey ar e awar e of h ow r isk y it is? It is th e wh ol e idea of wan tin g to r ebel . W h eth er par tyin g is som eth in g th at seem s acceptabl e, or in tol er abl e is u p to a stu den t an d th eir m or al s to decide wh at is r igh t, bu t stu den ts sh ou l d al ways be awar e of wh at m igh t h appen if cau gh t, an d sh ou l d al ways th in k befor e th ey act.

Livin g in Du bai, peopl e ar en ?t al ways awar e th at even th e idea of gettin g cau gh t in toxicated in itsel f is r isk y,

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com par ed to cou n tr ies l ik e th e U.S, Can ada, an d Eu r ope. Th e l egal age to dr in k an d bu y al coh ol in Du bai is 21, bu t peopl e ar en ?t al ways awar e th at pu bl ic in toxication is il l egal . On e can get ar r ested at an ytim e if dr u n k an d in a pu bl ic ar ea. Th is is on l y r egar din g th ose 21 an d ol der. Th e l aws ar e m u ch m or e str ict wh en it com es to th ose u n der age. It is str ictl y pr oh ibited to be in toxicated if u n der age, even at h om e, or with par en ts. Stu den ts sh ou l d be awar e of th e u n wel com in g r esu l ts of wh at m igh t h appen if cau gh t. Th ese r esu l ts in cl u de a fin e r an gin g fr om Dh s1,000 to Dh s2,000, facin g jail tim e for as l on g as 6 m on th s, an d depor tation . Stu den ts ar en ?t awar e of th e fact th at wh il e par tyin g th ey ar e n ot ju st pu ttin g th em sel ves at r isk , bu t th e peopl e ar ou n d th em , an d it m ostl y ju st h as to do with bein g cau gh t u p in th e m om en t.

Jessica Nel son , ?18

Ar i es

M ar ch 21- Apr il 19

Str en gth W or ds: In depen den t, Gen er ou s, Optim istic, En th u siastic, Cou r ageou s

W eak n ess W or ds M oody, Sh or t Tem per ed, Sel f-In vol ved, Im pu l sive, Im patien t

I n depen den ce:

Ar ies per son al ities ar e in depen den t. Bein g th e fir st of th e zodiac sign s, th ey ven tu r e ou t an d ar e go-getter s, often l eadin g th e way. Th eir u pbeat an d m agn etic per son al ity often en tices oth er s to fol l ow th eir l ead becau se Ar ies per son al ities br in g excitem en t in to oth er s l ives.

Fr i en dshi p: Ar ies ar e good fr ien ds. Th ey al ways l ook ou t for th eir fr ien ds with car in g an d gen er osity an d wil l pr otect th em sh ou l d th e n eed ar ise an d en cou r age th em with th eir n atu r al optim ism . If con fr on ted, Ar ies can tu r n to be qu ite ch il dish . Th ey wil l figh t back with th eir aggr essive n atu r e an d ar e k n own to h ave tem per tan tr u m s sh ou l d th ey n ot get th eir way.

Busi n ess: Ar ies ar e activists. If a bu sin ess idea com es th eir way, th ey ten d to pl u n ge r igh t in . Ar ies ar e m or e th an wil l in g to tak e a gam bl e an d fol l ow th eir dr eam s an d goal s. H owever, if su ccess is n ot im m ediate, th ey ten d to l ose in ter est an d give u p easil y. Ar ies ar e n otor iou s for n ot fin ish in g wh at th ey h ave begu n . Th is is du e to th e l ow tol er an ce for bor edom an d l ack of patien ce. If th e excitem en t is gon e fr om th eir bu sin ess idea, th ey go off an d sear ch for it el sewh er e. If you would like to know more about your Zodiac sign, please go to http:/ / zodiac-signs-astrology.com/

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STudent Lif e 13 Thi n gs to Do Over Spr i n g Br eak ! Go dun e bashi n g, r i de a N eed a n ew pr ofi l e pi ctur e? Tr y cam el , an d w atch som e vi si ti n g the M i r acl e Gar den s. oddl y en ter tai n i n g bel l y H on estl y, they have som e pr etty si tes. dan ci n g! The Deser t Safar i (N ear Ar abi an Ran ches). hol ds m an y m em or i es i n stor e! Look i n g for a sk etchy exper i en ce? Gl obal Vi l l age. Be ther e, fi n d n i ce thi n gs for your house, tr y i n ter esti n g food, an d get your gan gsta on .

By: Ch eyen n e A. Bel t '17

W an n a see som e shar k s? W hat better w ay to exper i en ce som ethi n g n ew by goi n g Scuba Di vi n g! ( Al Boom , Jum er i ah or Atl an ti s)

(con tact: +971-5-2768-111) Look i n g for som e cheap, good qual i ty shoppi n g? W hy n ot tr y Dr agon M ar k et? Ser i ousl y, you can buy AN YTH I N G fr om ther e. ( Al Aw i r Road,Dubai I n ter n ati on al Ci ty)

(Shei k M oham m ed Bi n Zayed Rd,

Rem em ber w ater par k s do exi st her e? (Atl an ti s or W i l d W adi ) Look i n g for a ROAD TRI P. M usan dam , Om an . Do i t, i t?s gor geous.

Som ethi n g to suggest to fam i l y: Eat di n n er at Dubai Fl oati n g r estaur an t!

(con tact:+971-5-075-03001)

(Bl u H otel , Dubai Cr eek )

I ce i t up a l i ttl e bi t thi s spr i n g an d go i ce sk ati n g or sk i i n g! (Dubai M al l Sk ati n g Ri n k , an d Sk i Dubai ) Tr y the l uxur i ous l i festyl e an d r en t out a Yaacht w i th a bun ch of fr i en ds! ( Dubai M ar i n a Yacht Cl ub,Dubai M ar i n a )

POP POP, that got your atten ti on ! Li ve M usi c at Pi zza Expr ess an d H ar d Rock Cafe.

Go- Kar ti n g! ?N ough sai d. (Dubai Autodr om e)

H ave Beachy day, go k i tesur fi n g (Dubai Ki te School - Dubai ) an d then stop by the food tr uck cal l ed ?Sal t? (Jum ei r ah l ak e tow er s an d Festi val Ci ty). for a jui cy bur ger . (Ki te Beach)

All photos credited from google.com

Ar t s Spr ing concer t r ev iews Ed Sh eer an M ar ch 5th 2015 M ar ch 5th is a date th at won ?t soon be for gotten . Ed Sh eer an com pl etel y wowed th e au dien ce of m or e th an 12,000 fan s. H e cam e ou t with h is open in g son g ?M ess? m et by a ch oir of ch eer s fr om th e cr owd. Al on g with sin gin g h is own wel l pr ocl aim ed son gs, h e al so cover ed son gs fr om oth er ar tists su ch as, ?Su per stition ? by Stevie W on der an d ?No Diggity? by Bl ack str eet. H e in cor por ated th ese son gs in to h is own fl awl essl y by u sin g th e on l y oth er in str u m en t on stage besides h is voice an d gu itar, th e l oop pedal . H e was abl e to cr eate an en tir e back gr ou n d to ever y son g by on l y u sin g th e l oop pedal to r ecor d an d r epl ay h is voice an d gu itar. H is son gs wer e beau tifu l an d br ou gh t m an y fan s to tear s. Th is exper ien ce is on e ever yon e th er e, in cl u din g m ysel f, wil l r em em ber for a l on g tim e. Dr ak e M ar ch 14th 2015 If I cou l d descr ibe Dr ak e's Satu r day n igh t per for m an ce at th e Du bai In ter n ation al cr ick et stadiu m in on e wor d, it wou l d be aver age. After spen din g m on th s sear ch in g for th e best possibl e tick ets an d in vitin g al l m y fr ien ds to fl y over for wh at was su pposed to be th e con cer t of th e year, I m u st adm it I was sl igh tl y disappoin ted at th e ou tcom e. Two h ou r s after th e expected star t tim e, Dr izzy decided h e h ad m ade th e cr owd wait en ou gh an d fin al l y began h is per for m an ce with h is h it sin gl e, ?Tr oph ies?. H e th en tal k ed abou t h im sel f an d h is h om etown , an d th is h appen ed after al m ost ever y son g. M ay I add th at h e n ever actu al l y fin ish ed a son g, or even san g th e sam e on e for over a m in u te. Th ese ?h ear t-to-h ear t?tal k s added u p to abou t 40 m in u tes of h is total 1 an d a h al f h ou r s per for m an ce. H er e's a qu ote dir ectl y fr om m y cou sin wh o fl ew in to see h im , ?Th at wasn ?t wor th m issin g th e n ew Vam pir e Diar ies episode th at ju st air ed?. On e Dir ection Apr il 4th 2015 Th e wor l d?s biggest boy ban d, On e Dir ection , is com in g to Du bai! After th e h u ge su ccess of th eir ?W h er e W e Ar e? tou r in Sou th Am er ica, Eu r ope an d th e USA, th ey?ve decided to hi t t he r oad agai n an d h ead to th e Seven s Stadiu m . Th is an n ou n cem en t is even m or e excitin g n ow th at th ey?ve r el eased th eir fou r th stu dio al bu m , FOUR, wh ich in cl u des a var iety of differ en t gen r es we?r e n ot u sed to fr om th e boys. Th is bein g th eir on l y con cer t in th e r egion , peopl e fr om al l over th e M iddl e East wil l be fl yin g in to witn ess th e h ear tth r obs th at ar e H ar r y, Zayn , Liam , Nial l an d Lou is.

30 Secon ds to M ar s Apr il 10th 2015 Th e br oth er s, Jar ed an d Sh an n on Leto, al on g with l ead gu itar ist, Tom o M il icevic, h ave pr odu ced fou r am azin g al bu m s with th eir m ost r ecen t on e bein g L ove L ust Fai t h + Dr eam s, r el eased in 2013. M an y fan s ar e cou n tin g on th eir r etu r n to Du bai. Jar ed u pl oaded a video an n ou n cin g th e con cer t on Apr il 10th an d givin g Du bai a sh ou tou t ?Du bai, Du bai. It is goin g to be in san e, m agical , fu n , u n for gettabl e, [...] W e?r e so so so so psych ed for th is n igh t, we m iss you gu ys, we?r e l ook in g for war d to com in g back an d we wan t to see you .? 30 secon ds to M ar s wil l be per for m in g at th e W or l d Tr ade Cen ter an d tick ets ar e star tin g at 295 AED. Th eir con cer ts h ave al ways been fil l ed with en er gy an d is expected to be a h u ge su ccess. Th is con cer t is su r e to be a h igh l igh t of you r 2015 Spr in g Br eak !

Noor M oh am m ad, '15 Kal ey Gar vey, '16

Ar t s Akhbar Special : Int er v iew wit h MAI AL- NAKIB, Awar d Winning Aut hor Sophia Syed '15 Mohamed Suliman '18 Th e Ak h bar got th e ch an ce to in ter view M ai Al Nak ib, an awar d win n in g wr iter based in th e US an d th e M iddl e East. Sh e won th e 2014 Edin bu r gh In ter n ation al Book Festival Fir st Book Awar d for h er book of sh or t stor ies, The H i dden L i ght of Obj ect s. Sh e is fam il iar with th e M iddl e Easter n l ifestyl e l ik e stu den ts at ASD an d h as l ived in Ku wait an d th e Un ited States for a par t of h er l ife. W e got th e oppor tu n ity to ask h er som e qu estion s abou t h er wr itin g an d h ow it h as im pacted h er an d oth er s. As we sat down an d h it r ecor d, M s. Al -Nak ib was r eady to r ol l . W e begu n with th e typical qu estion an y r en own ed wr iter sh ou l d be ask ed at th e begin n in g of an in ter view: W h at in spir ed you to becom e a wr iter ? W aitin g for h er r espon se, we assu m ed sh e wou l d n am e cl assics l ik e The Road, or 1984, or even The Gr eat Gat sby, bu t h er r espon se was a bit differ en t. Th e an swer ? H ar r i et t he Spy. W e al l giggl ed as sh e wen t on to descr ibe h ow th e book ?s jou r n al istic way of wr itin g in spir ed h er to k eep a jou r n al an d to k eep r eadin g. W h o k n ew th e diar ies of a ch il dr en 's book wou l d ign ite th e fl am e to cr eate an au th or l ik e M ai Al -Nak ib? But success doesn't come without a fight and Ms. Al-Nakib can attest to that. We asked her about the obstacles she faced during the writing process of her short stories and she claimed that some days she could only write one sentence! Now before you aspiring authors get nervous about the notorious writer's block, she went on to add that despite these struggles, the determination to write will always present itself no matter the issue. She claims a true writer will always overcome these bumps in the road and that it's all a part of the process. That makes sense, right? How many times have we had to rewrite an AP Lit or Lang essay to get it to its final draft? Writing is a process and everyone, including an award-winning author, can support that claim. Good to know we're not alone! Not only does Al-Nakib connect with us on a writing level, she also connects with us on a personal level. Being a third-cultured-kid, she gets the whole American-school-overseas-thing. She has lived in many regions of the world and states what she thinks about being a kid of the world: "I like feeling the richness of not belonging to one place. I like feeling that I have more than one language and having more than one place to call home and my family coming from many places..." It's really humbling to hear this from someone who has lived a life similar to ours. Beautifully put, Ms. Al-Nakib, beautifully put. ASD was lucky to have such a lovely lady visit us. Honestly, I think we all learned a lot about the art of writing and a lot about the life of a writer. Check out her book The Hidden Light of Objects!

Ar t s Cl oud At l as Rev iew Nich ol as Leibm an , '15

David M itch el l ?s cr itical l y accl aim ed n ovel Cloud At las is, for better or l ess wor ds, exception al . Tak in g u p sever al gen r es at on ce is an am bitiou s task an d pu l l in g th at of is a feat n o sh or t of a m ir acl e, yet M itch el l execu tes th is task . Util izin g six distin ct ch ar acter s, each r esidin g in a differ en t piece of h istor y.

Th e fifth stor y is wel l set in th e fu tu r e Kor ea an d in vol ves a cl on e n am ed Son m i~451 an d is for better or l ess wor ds, is a dystopian stor y, fil l ed with cor r u pt gover n m en t, br ain dead cl on es an d focu ses on th e th em e of sel f iden tity.

EMIRATES FESTIVALOF Lit er at ur e

Th e fir st stor y fol l ows Adam Ewin g,th e ?Yan k ee Neck Am er ican ,? in 1830?s H awaii, wh er e wester n in fl u en ce h as wor m ed it?s way in . Th is segm en t tol d th r ou gh jou r n al en tr ies th at is r em in iscen t to th at of M oby Dick an d H ear t of Dar k n ess (th is of cou r se is su bjective).

Th e secon d fol l ows an aspir in g star vin g ar tist by th e n am e of Rober t Fr obish er wh o tel l s h is tal e th r ou gh l etter s. A stor y is in star k con tr ast with th at of Adam Ewin g?s. W or ds ar e m isspel l ed an d capital ized in cor r ectl y, sen ten ces ar e in fr agm en ts. Fr obish er ?s stor y focu ses on th e dr eam s an d desir es of a m u sical ar tist, fam il y estr an gem en t, an d th e effor t on e pu ts in to con tin u e to fu l fil l th eir dr eam s. W ith , of cou r se, som e adu l ter y an d deceit to k eep th in gs in ter estin g Th e th ir d stor y fol l ows Lu isa Rey, a you n g jou r n al ist in vestigatin g a power pl an t. Th e stor y pl ays ou t l ik e a m yster y n ovel . Th e jou r n al / l etter con cept is th r own ou t th e win dow an d r epl aced with a m or e styl istic th ir d per son voice wh ich is fittin g for a cr im e th r il l er esqu e stor y Th e fou r th stor y a bit odd bu t fol l ows Tim oth y Caven dish an d h is dil em m a of bein g for ced in to an ol d fol k s h om e an d h is attem pts to escape. Th is stor y is m u ch m or e l igh t h ear ted an d com ical th an th e oth er s.

Th e sixth an d fin al stor y goes on th e l on gest an d is th e m ost focu sed par t of th e n ovel . H avin g n o br eak s in th e stor y at al l an d to avoid spoil er s I?l l l eave it at th at.

It is n o su r pr ise th at Cloud At las h as been r en own ed by cr itics an d h as won sever al awar ds, in cl u din g Th e Br itish Book Awar d Liter ar y Fiction Awar d, Rich ar d & Ju dy Book of th e Year Awar d . Coin ciden tal l y, David M itch el l was al so a gu est speak er at th e Em ir ates Liter atu r e festival th is m ar ch . Recom m en din g th is book is a bit difficu l t. If you en joy fol l owin g 6 seem in gl y u n r el ated ch ar acter s an d exper ien cin g sever al differ en t types of wr itin g styl es an d th em es, r ead Cloud At las. Th e book is accessibl e despite its dau n tin g 600 page l en gth , an d is over al l a fu n r ead an d stays in ter estin g th r ou gh ou t. Th e br oad r an ge of topics fr om Dystopian , to Dr am a is don e wel l an d M itch el l does a good job in cor por atin g al l 6 stor ies togeth er, l eavin g h in ts of each in dividu al action s in th e oth er stor ies. If you h ave th e tim e ch eck ou t Cloud At las. Al so if r eadin g isn ?t r eal l y you r th in g, Th e W ach owsk is (Dir ector s of The M at r i x an d m ost r ecen tl y Jupi t er Ascen di n g) did a decen t job m ak in g th e Cloud At las m ovie in 2012. Usu al l y th e book is far su per ior th an th e fil m , h owever th e m ovie tr ies to stay tr u e to th e sou r ce m ater ial an d is qu ite an eye pl easer in visu al effects.

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Th e l atest season h as en ded with a ban g, br in gin g in cou n tl ess EAC an d M ESAC m edal s fr om both JV an d V team s. Now, it is tim e to pr ogr ess in to th e n ext season of ASD ath l etics. In th e fol l owin g season th er e ar e 3 spor ts th at wil l be u n der way. Th ey in cl u de Badm in ton , Softbal l , Basebal l , an d Tr ack an d Fiel d. Al l ath l etes ar e l ook in g to go in to n ext season an d do n oth in g l ess th an win as m u ch as possibl e, an d im pr ove th eir in dividu al sk il l s in th e tim e span th e coach es ar e given . W h en doin g an ath l etic spor t, su ppor t fr om fr ien ds an d fam il y h el p you to do you r best. If you ar e n ot doin g an ASD spor t th is season an d you h ave som e fr ee tim e, com e ou t an d su ppor t ou r team s an d h el p th em str ive to do th eir ver y best.

Basebal l an d softbal l , as th ey ar e a cou pl e of th e biggest spor ts in Am er ica, ar e l ook in g for war d to an oth er gr eat season . Basebal l is a fan tastic spor t, th at can go eith er way in ever y gam e. A r ou gh day in th e spor t can r eal l y h it h ar d, bu t wh en you ar e feel in g good abou t you r abil ities, it is tou gh to stop you . Al th ou gh basebal l is a m or e in dividu al team spor t th an m ost, if you h ave th e capabil ity to wor k with a team in an y spor t, it wil l h el p you gr eatl y. Sk il l s you can acqu ir e fr om a sol id season in basebal l in cl u de in cr eased h an d-eye coor din ation , abil ity to bu r st in to a fu l l spr in t, an d a str on ger th r owin g ar m .

Badm in ton is al so a r isin g spor t th at is star tin g to get th e atten tion it deser ves. W ith th e com bin ation of speed, accel er ation , agil ity, an d power n eeded to excel at th e spor t, it gets ver y fu n to watch th r ou gh ou t th e m atch . If you do m ak e th e team th is year, you wil l be pu ttin g you r h an d-eye coor din ation an d deter m in ation to th e test to pu sh th r ou gh tou gh patch es in th e season or even in a sin gl e m atch . You r r efl exes, agil ity, an d h an d eye coor din ation wil l al so in cr ease over th e cou r se of th e season . Badm in ton is obviou sl y a on e-on -on e spor t, u n l ess pl ayed with dou bl es, so gen er al l y you r su ccess wil l com e fr om you r per son al abil ity.

London Olympics 2012 Th is season , th e tr ack team m ade cu ts, so th at al l division s can pr actice togeth er, an d ?be a big tr ack fam il y?. To excel at tr ack , m ain l y th e r u n n in g aspect, you n eed speed, tech n iqu e, an d fitn ess. For fiel d even ts, you n eed str on g l egs an d cor e for ju m pin g even ts. Str on g ar m s wil l h el p in th e sh ot pu t an d discu s. W h en you r u n tr ack , you can al so cr eate gr eat bon ds with oth er s, so you can pu sh each oth er an d h el p each oth er th r ou gh tou gh tim es. If you m ak e th e Tr ack an d Fiel d Team , you wil l be set u p with sever al of th ese sk il l s. Photo Credits: Google.com

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?Rebou n d exer cise is th e m ost efficien t, effective for m of exer cise yet devised by m an .? - NASA It?s spr in g br eak , an d you wan t to stay fit. H ow is th at goin g to h appen , in a way th at is fu n for ever yon e, an d for ever y age? Th e an swer to th at qu estion , is BOUNCE m iddl e east. W ith a war eh ou se fu l l of 80+ tr am pol in es, you can bou n ce you h ear t away. Th er e ar e fou r differ en t bou n ce exper ien ces th at you can ch oose fr om . For th e l adies you h ave, Bou n ce Ladies, wer e on ever y M on day, you can go to bou n ce ju st as l adies, an d bou n ce with fr ien ds or fam il y al l you wan t. Th en th er e is fl igh t academ y, wh er e you can go, an d l ear n h ow to do al l th e fl ips an d ju m ps th at you see th e tr ain ed bou n ce tr ain er s to. Th en for al l you r you n ger sibl in gs, you can sen d th em to m in i bou n ce. M in i bou n ce, is wh er e th ey can go, an d l ear n h ow to bou n ce, an d tech n iqu es. Th en bou n ce fit, for both m en an d l adies, wh er e you can go to 60 m in u te cl asses, an d wor k ou t in a fu n way. Al l of th ese ar e fu n ways to bou n ce an d stay fit over spr in g br eak . M y per son al exper ien ce at bou n ce, was a r eal l y en joyabl e on e. I h ad a l ot of fu n with m y fr ien ds at Bou n ce. Over al l , bou n ce is a ver y fu n exper ien ce th at an yon e fr om an y age can en joy an ytim e of year.

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Fl igh t academ y is for an yon e wh o wan ts to l ear n h ow to do th e fl ips an d al l th e wal l cl im bs. Bu t for th is academ y, it is n ecessar y for you to r egister in bou n ce.ae.

M in i bou n ce is for l ittl e k ids, wh o en joy bou n ce, an d wan t to h ave fu n . Th is bou n ce, is m ostl y for th e k ids, wh o don ?t go to sch ool yet. Ju n ior Ju m per s aged between th r ee an d five, m in i-BOUNCE is design ed to get k ids bou n cin g safel y wh il e h avin g h eaps of fu n .

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Sports HowToBeANinja!!! Eigh t by eigh t m eter s, bl u e an d r ed squ ar es con n ectin g l ik e pu zzl e pieces; I l ook down , tr acin g th e l in es with m y eyes. Tr u dgin g for war d, tr yin g to l ook as con fiden t as possibl e wh il e th e bu tter fl ies in m y stom ach viol en tl y tr y an d discou r age m y feet fr om tak in g an oth er step. M y toes l in e u p facin g poten tial victor y, or defeat. Th e r efer ee yel l s ou t in Kor ean ?Bl u e, Red!? M y m u scl es ten se. M y th r oat is in stan tl y dr y, yet m y m in d is r eady. I bow l ow to th e gr ou n d k eepin g eye con tact with 2012 my 3rd degree testing ceremony th e l in es on th e m at. ?Ready position s,? yel l s th e r ef, I l ook u p, th r ow m y h ead back , an d scr eam with th e fu r y of a l ion , wok en u p fr om h is n ap. M u st r eject th e pain , n ever back down , an d if th ey?r e goin g to win , give ?em h el l . As cl ich e as it is, I?m goin g to back u p an d star t th is fr om th e begin n in g wh en a l ittl e gir l at fou r year s ol d wan ted to go to th e Ol ym pics for Taek won do. I?m n ot goin g to l ie an d say I was al ways m otivated to go to cl ass. Th er e wer e al ways th ose days wh en m y m om for ced m y sister an d I in to th e car k ick in g an d scr eam in g - an d I?m su r e gl ad sh e did. A com m on m iscon ception with m ar tial ar ts is th at it?s al l abou t k ick in g an d pu n ch in g an d beatin g peopl e u p; th at?s on l y a sm al l fr action of it. Taek won do is abou t val u es, r espect, com m itm en t, dedication , per sever an ce, yada yada yada. Bu t in al l ser iou sn ess, I am wh o I am today becau se of Taek won do; it?s m y h ear t an d sou l . Th e idea of con tr ol is a h u ge par t of wh o I am , Taek won do is abou t sel f defen se, n ot th r owin g th e fir st pu n ch bu t h avin g th e com posu r e to wal k away fr om th e situ ation .

ar e cen sor ed an d r ath er difficu l t to scor e on , so h ead sh ots ar e com m on , m ak in g th e spor t m or e excitin g to watch .

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W h en I was eigh t, I tr avel l ed to th e Ju n ior Ol ym pic Nation al Qu al ifier s with m y team of twen ty or so cl ose fr ien ds, we spen t week s br in gin g ou r weigh ts down . On ce we wer e don e with weigh -in , we basical l y bin ge ate u n til ou r even ts. I was r aised on Kor ean food an d gol dfish cr ack er s. Sl eepin g on bl each er s, an d pl ayin g gam es with m y fr ien ds; oh h ow we al l wish we stil l h ad th at k in d of en er gy. Com petin g in th e U.A.E is ver y m u ch Ol ym pic-styl e. Th e r u l es ar e ver y str ict, cen sor ed equ ipm en t is u sed, an d team s tr avel fr om al l over th e wor l d to figh t. I was tr ain in g with th e Fu jair ah team for a cou pl e m on th s an d h ave al so tr ain ed with th e Du bai team in pr epar ation for a com petition s h el d in th e U.A.E l ast year. Th ose wer e r ewar din g oppor tu n ities, bu t I fel t l ik e som eth in g was m issin g. Yes, I was back in m y el em en t, bu t it l ack ed m y fam il y. Th e fr ien ds wh o wer e al ways th er e for each oth er, coach ed each oth er, r an an d got water for, ate a wh ol e box of cook ies with , got br u ises fr om , wer e n er vou s with , ch eer ed with , an d cou l dn ?t m ove a sin gl e m u scl e an ym or e with . Th e spor t wil l al ways be a par t of m y l ife n o m atter wh er e I am an d wh o I?m with , becau se wh en you l ove som eth in g n ever l et it go, becau se you wil l n ever be satisfied with an yth in g l ess.

Now, l ets get to th e beatin g peopl e u p. Taek won do in cl u des two, two m in u te r ou n ds of k ick in g, pu n ch in g, h ead str ik es, an d spin n in g m otion s in or der to gain poin ts. A pu n ch or k ick to th e body is on e poin t, a spin n in g k ick to th e body is two poin ts, a k ick to th e h ead is th r ee poin ts, an d a spin n in g k ick to th e h ead is fou r poin ts. If th er e is a tie at th e en d of th e m atch , th ey go in to a th ir d su dden death r ou n d wh er e on e poin t gain ed en ds th e m atch . Com petitor s m u st wear a wh ite, W or l d Taek won do Feder ation appr oved u n ifor m . Gl oves ar e option al , bu t h ogu (ch est pr otector ), in step (sh in gu ar ds/ foot pads), ar m gu ar ds, h el m et, an d m ou th gu ar d m u st be wor n . Th e n ew ch est pr otector s in th e Ol ym pics 2003 competition team, find 7 year old me! Ph oto cr edits to Googl e

Sports 3Tal entedFootbal l recruitstoWatchOut For Kian Soh r abi, '18 2 m on th s ago, h u n dr eds of stu den t-ath l etes decided th eir fu tu r e on Nation al Sign in g Day. Som e of th em n eed tim e to m ak e an im pact, wh il e oth er s ar e r eady to bu r st on to th e scen e. Th ese ar e som e h igh l y tal en ted pl ayer s th at can m ak e a h u ge im pact at th eir sch ool .

Soton ye ?Soso? Jam abo, RB, UCLA- UCLA h ad a h u ge Sign in g Day. Som e of UCLA?s big n am es ar e Soton ye ?Soso? Jam abo, Josh Rosen an d Cor del l Br oadu s (a.k .a. Sn oop Dogg?s son ). Som e con sider Soso Jam abo th e # 1 r u n n in g back in th e n ation . H e h ad 1,688 r u sh in g yar ds, 7.6 YPC (yar ds per car r y), 24 TDs (tou ch down s), an d 21 r eception s for 462 yar ds an d 4 TDs. H owever, h e doesn ?t h ave a l ow cen ter of gr avity an d h e isn ?t ver y m u scu l ar, wh ich cou l d cau se h im to switch to W R or DE. Eith er way, h e?l l pr obabl y stil l be on e of th e m ost en ter tain in g pl ayer s in col l ege. H e jok ed a l ot du r in g h is r ecr u itin g in h igh sch ool , an d h is twitter bio r eads ?Sh e in l ove with th e Soso?. Last year, Soso sh owed a r em ar k abl e abil ity to m ak e defen der s m iss, bou n ce off tack l er s an d m ak e pl ays after catch in g th e bal l . H is h igh l igh ts sh ow th at h e h as top-n otch accel er ation an d vision , an d h e h as speed on par with l ast year ?s r ecor d-br eak in g r u n n in g back , M el vin Gor don . H e can h ave su ccess at UCLA; th eir h u ge r ecr u itin g cl ass wil l su r r ou n d h im with tal en t. At th e sam e tim e, th e PAC-12 is an u p an d com in g con fer en ce, so th er e wil l be h igh am ou n ts of tal en t on both sides of th e bal l . H e h as th e sk il l s an d tool s to su cceed. If h e stays focu sed, h e cou l d h ave a ver y stel l ar col l ege car eer.

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Jar r ett Sti dham , QB, Bayl or - Bayl or ?s h ead coach , Ar t Br il es, h as don e a fan tastic job coach in g QBs in th e past. H is pr eviou s two QBs wer e H eism an n om in ees, an d on e of th em won it. Neith er of th em wer e as h igh l y r ated com in g ou t of h igh sch ool as Jar r ett Stidh am . Accor din g to th e ESPN300, Jar r ett Stidh am is th e # 2 (Du al -Th r eat) h igh sch ool QB in th e n ation . Ar t Br il es?pr eviou s two QBs wer e th e 40th an d 54th best in th eir cl ass (accor din g to th e ESPN300). Th is is a gr eat oppor tu n ity for both th e pl ayer an d th e coach . Jar r ett Stidh am h as a gr eat oppor tu n ity to wor k with an exception al qu ar ter back coach an d becom e a col l ege footbal l l egen d. Ar t Br il es h as a ch an ce to u til ize on e of th e top H S QBs an d fu r th er cem en t h is l egacy. After seein g th e su ccess h e h ad with good QBs ou t of H S, it cou l d be r eal l y in ter estin g to see h ow h e can u se on e of th e top H S QBs. Al so, Jar r ett Stidh am seem s ver y su ited for Bayl or ?s spr ead offen se. H e h as en ou gh m obil ity to exten d th e pl ay, exception al poise in th e pock et, an d an accu r ate deep bal l . Bayl or ?s h igh scor in g offen se can be a gr eat fit for h im . H is gr eat fu n dam en tal s an d m obil ity can l ead to a ver y su ccessfu l car eer for h im , m aybe even a H eism an tr oph y.

Kevi n Tol i ver I I , CB, LSU- Last year, LSU r ecr u ited th e # 1 pl ayer in th e n ation (h om etown RB Leon ar d Fou r n ette), som e said h e was th e best pr ospect sin ce Adr ian Peter son . Th is year, LSU didn ?t get an oth er Leon ar d Fou r n ette (al th ou gh th ey did get Lan ar d Fou r n ette, Leon ar d?s br oth er ) bu t th ey did get a k ey r ecr u it in Kevin Tol iver II. LSU?s pr eviou s # 1 CB, Jal en Col l in s, l eft to th e NFL Dr aft, LSU can r epl ace h im with Kevin Tol iver II. Tol iver is a qu ite big for a CB; h e?s 6?2? an d 182 l bs. Th e ESPN300 r an k ed h im as th e 10th best r ecr u it in th e n ation an d th e 2n d best CB. In addition to CB, h e pl ayed W R, RB, an d QB. H e?s a r eal l y ver satil e pl ayer th at sh ows an ou tstan din g abil ity to pl ay pr ess cover age at th e l in e of scr im m age, al on g with el ite speed an d gr eat size. H e h as con fiden ce to th e poin t wh er e som e m ay con sider h im cock y. H e h as th e r u n n in g abil ity to cover sm al l er, speedier W Rs, an d h e?s big an d ph ysical en ou gh to cover big, tal l r eceiver s. Not to m en tion , h e?s spectacu l ar at pl ayin g th e bal l in th e air. Al l th ese attr ibu tes can r eal l y h el p h im su cceed in th e col l ege l evel , an d h e cou l d be an im pact pl ayer for LSU. If al l goes wel l , h e cou l d becom e th e n ext Patr ick Peter son (an oth er star LSU CB).

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Technol ogy Technol ogy andRacing, thePerfect Rebal Abdu l H adi '18

Tech n ol ogy is r espon sibl e for sh apin g th e face of r acin g, bu t h ow? On e exam pl e of th is advan cem en t is th e basic m ater ial s th at we u se in r acin g car s of today, com par ed to th e h eavy steel an d m etal s u sed in th e past Today?s veh icl es ar e bu il t of aer ospace gr ade al u m in u m an d car bon fiber. Th ese m ater ial s ar e th e bypr odu ct of year s of scien tific r esear ch an d tech n ol ogical advan cem en ts th at com e togeth er to m ak e a str on ger, l igh ter, an d m or e r igid car. A car th at is abl e to go with ou t pr obl em s ar ou n d 160 m ph tu r n s. An oth er ar ea of advan cem en t is th e dr ivetr ain of m oder n car s. Com par ed to th e 5-speed H -patter n gear boxes of th e 80?s, today?s r acin g weapon s ar e ar m ed with 7-speed tiptr on ic paddl e sh iftin g tr an sm ission s. Th ese sim pl e u pgr ades al l ow for th e dr iver to r each h igh er speeds, with m or e con fiden ce, an d gain en h an ced agil ity th r ou gh ch ican es.

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Bu t wh at good is a dr ive tr ain with n o power m ovin g th r ou gh it? Th an k fu l l y, we h ave th e power. In today?s wor l d, we h ave access to th e m ost power fu l an d efficien t r acin g power pl an ts in h istor y. Th ese m on ster en gin es ar e capabl e of pr odu cin g wel l over 800 h p, wh il e givin g an M PG r atin g cl ose to th at of a l ar ge SUV. Th is efficien cy is owed to th e advan cem en t of wh at is k n own in th e au tom otive wor l d as for ced in du ction an d ECUs (en gin e con tr ol u n it). For ced in du ction in its sim pl est for m is wh en you u til ize a tu r boch ar ger or su per ch ar ger an d u se it to basical l y for ce feed th e en gin e m or e oxygen . Th is for ce feedin g cr eates den se, h igh l y com bu stibl e air with in th e en gin e bl ock . Th is al l ows for th e en gin e to u se l ess gas, for th e sam e h or sepower an d tor qu e figu r es. Per h aps th e l ar gest br eak th r ou gh is th at of m oder n day ECUs. Th ese ar e essen tial l y su per power fu l , al l k n owin g, car com pu ter s th at ar e pr esen t in al l per for m an ce car s of today?s m oder n wor l d. Th ey ar e abl e to m on itor AF r atio, br ak e tem per atu r e, an d wh eth er or n ot th e car is r u n n in g l ean . W e owe it to th ese ch il dr en of tech n ol ogy for fast, cr azy, r ace car s.

Technol ogy T op5most Technol ogical ly AdvancedCities H ash im Sh u bbar, '18 Tech n ol ogy h as ch an ged th e face of th e ear th . It h as ch an ged th e way we wor k , th e way we r el ax, an d th e way we in ter act. H owever, som e cities ar e tak in g on tech n ol ogy at a faster pace, an d adaptin g to th e n ew age of tech n ol ogy. Th ese cities ar e som e of th e biggest an d m ost im por tan t in th e wor l d, an d m ost of th em ser ve as fin an cial h u bs for th e wor l d. Th ese ar e th e top 5 m ost tech n ol ogical l y advan ced cities in th e wor l d.

Ban gal or e Ban gal or e is th e fastest gr owin g tech n ol ogy h u b in Sou th -East Asia. M an y of th e biggest com pu ter com pan ies h ave th eir Asia br an ch es cen ter ed in Ban gal or e. Com pan ies l ik e Appl e, Del l , Facebook , Googl e, an d M icr osoft al l h ave br an ch es in th e city. Th e peopl e in Ban gal or e en joy h igh speed in ter n et, th e best in fr astr u ctu r e in In dia, an d al l types of m oder n tech n ol ogy.

Stock hol m Stock h ol m is Eu r ope's fastest gr owin g tech n ol ogy h u b. Al m ost al l ser vices in Stock h ol m can be paid for th r ou gh you r m obil e ph on e. Ser vices su ch as taxis, water, an d el ectr icity bil l s. Stock h ol m al so en joys th e secon d fastest aver age In ter n et speed in Eu r ope, secon d on l y to Fin l an d.

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Technol ogy H on g Kon g H on g Kon g is k n own for it's h igh -r ises an d sk yscr aper s. Th e city is al so th e Asian con tin en t's fin an cial h u b. Th is h as al l owed th e city to in vest gr eatl y in to au tom ation . Ch il dr en in H on g Kon g sch ool s?tak e atten dan ce with th eir fin ger pr in ts. A gover n m en tal official said "th at if H on g Kon g was to l ose In ter n et for ju st 30 m in u tes, th e wh ol e city wou l d h ave to wait th at h al f h ou r u n til th ey can be pr odu ctive again ".

San Fr an si sco San Fr an cisco is th e l eadin g tech h u b in th e Un ited States. San Fr an cisco is al so th e m ost popu l ar destin ation for star tu ps. Th er e ar e so m an y l ar ge cor por ation s an d in n ovation s l ocated an d ar e based in th e city. It was al so on e of t th e destin ation s of th e Dotcom boom du r in g th e 90s. At th at tim e, l ots of tech bu sin esses l au n ch ed in San Fr an , an d stil l h ave th eir h eadqu ar ter s th er e today.

Tok yo

Tok yo is th e m ost h igh -tech city in th e wor l d. It is on e of th e l ar gest m etr opol itan cities with a total popu l ation of 13 m il l ion . In th e city, m ost peopl e u se h igh speed in ter n et, sm ar tph on es, tel eph on es an d advan ced tech n ol ogy. Th e Tok yo Stock Exch an ge is on e of th e l ar gest stock exch an ges in th e wor l d. Tok yo is wel l con n ected with oth er m ajor cities th r ou gh th e u se of its tech n ol ogy. Th e peopl e of Tok yo h ave th e l atest car s, m oder n h ou ses, th e best r oads, an d top-of-th e-l in e in fr astr u ctu r e. Tok yo al so h as it's fam ou s bu l l et tr ain , wh ich is th e m ost tech n ol ogical l y advan ced tr ain system in th e wor l d.

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Th is in die gam e fr om H el l o Gam es is qu ite in tr igu in g du e to th e open un i ver se aspect of it. M ost tr adition al open wor l d gam es al l ow you to expl or e com m u n ities an d su ch . H owever, in No M an ?s Sk y, th e pl ayer tak es u p th e r ol e of a pl an etar y expl or er with a spacecr aft, expl or in g n u m er ou s pl an ets. Th e pl ayer can in ter act with th e fl or a an d fau n a of th e pl an et th at th ey ar e expl or in g. Al on g with pl an etar y expl or ation , deep ocean s, space-based battl es, r esou r ce gath er in g, an d poten tial pr edator s ar e pr esen t in each gen er ated wor l d. In fact, each wor l d h as its own u n iqu e ecosystem th at cou l d r an ge fr om m il d to extr em el y u n for givin g con dition s. Th e ch il d in m e, eager to expl or e an d con qu er th e wor l d, is excited to do as su ch .

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OM G OM G OM G. STAR W ARS IS FINALLY BACK!!! M y excitem en t can ?t be con tain ed. On Ch r istm as 2015, al on g with Star W ar s Episode 7, The For ce Awaken s, Star W ar s Battl efr on t wil l be r el eased. I fon dl y r em em ber pl ayin g Star W ar s Battl efr on t I an d II, bon din g with m y fr ien ds over th e death s of dr oids an d r ebel s. Th at th e gam e is goin g to be avail abl e on n ext-gen pl atfor m s m ak es th e gam e even m or e en ticin g. I?m r eal l y l ook in g for war d to th e ar tistic n atu r e of th e gam e as th e n ext-gen pl atfor m s al l ow for even m or e detail ed an d beau tifu l en vir on m en ts su ch as H oth an d En dor. Oth er th an th e gr aph ics, oth er detail s su ch as gam epl ay h as been ver y h u sh -h u sh , cr eatin g im m en se h ype for th e gam e.

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Th er e ar e so m an y r eason s wh y th e wait for th is gam e to be r el eased is k il l in g m e. Fir st, th e stor y of th e Ar k h am tr il ogy h as so far been both am azin g an d u n pr edictabl e, so Ar k h am Kn igh t is cer tain l y goin g to con cl u de th e ser ies with a ban g. It?s goin g to be deal in g with a at-h is-pr im e Batm an , wh o is u n expectedl y r eel in g fr om th e death of th e Jok er in Ar k ham Ci t y, sign ifyin g th eir deep, u n spok en bon d. Secon d, it?s a n ext-gen gam e. A l ot of n ew detail s an d featu r es ar e goin g to be pr esen t, fr om m or e pol ish ed com bat to am azin g detail ed depiction s of Goth am . An oth er aspect of th e gam e th at is goin g to be awesom e is th e BATM OBILE, th e m ost icon ic veh icl e in com ic book l or e (in visibl e jet, pl ease), as it?s fin al l y possibl e to u se th e batm obil e as a pl ayabl e m ech an ic in th e gam e. Th er e ar e m an y differ en ces with th e pr eviou s Ar k h am gam e devel oped by Rock steady. Th e m ost n otabl e differ en ce is th at Goth am is five tim es l ar ger th an th e Ar k h am City m ap of Ar k ham Ci t y. H on estl y, th e Ar k h am Kn igh t seem s l ik e its goin g to be an extr em el y com pl ete video gam e in ever y discer n -abl e aspect.

Cur r ent Ev ent s Bet r ayal of t heAr ab Spr ing H aya An is ,'17 l ower cl asses an d even th e veter an r eaction ar ies wh o h ad n ever befor e displ ayed sym path y for u pr isin gs. Th e cr owds dem an ded M or si l eave office. M an y dem an ded th e ar m y in ter ven e.

On th e 23r d of Jan u ar y, Egyptian au th or ities can cel l ed th e cel ebr ation of 25th of Jan u ar y, th e r evol u tion th at r esu l ted in th e ou ster of H osn i M u bar ak , in or der to m ou r n th e death of th e Sau di Ar abian k in g, Kin g Abdu l l ah . Can cel l in g th e r evol u tion ?s an n iver sar y in favor of a m em or ial to th e m an wh o h el ped fin an ce its sl ow destr u ction is on e of m an y depr essin g exam pl es of pol itical r egr ession in Egypt. Kin g Abdu l l ah was a m ajor su ppor ter of th e statu s qu o an d viewed th e Ar ab Spr in g with deep su spicion . H e was dism ayed to see th e Un ited States tu r n its back on ol d al l ies as Egypt an d Tu n is fel l to in ten se str eet pr otests. H e paid bil l ion s of dol l ar s befor e h is death to pr op u p th e cu r r en t Egyptian gover n m en t, l ed by Gen er al Abdel Fattah El - Sisi, wh ich h as it?s or igin s in a cou p d?etat. Th e dem ocr atic r evol u tion in Tah r ir Squ ar e fou r year s ago awak en ed h igh h opes in th e Egyptian s, bu t th e vestiges of a r epr essive, u n dem ocr atic Egypt ar e n ow gr owin g m or e poten t. Th e u n r avel l in g of th e r evol u tion began with th e el ection of M oh am m ed M or si of th e M u sl im Br oth er h ood. Al th ou gh h e was th e fir st dem ocr atical l y el ected civil ian pr esiden t of Egypt, M or si soon pr oved to be ar r ogan t an d in ept. Th e Br oth er h ood tr am pl ed on pl u r al ism , ign or ed th e r igh ts of secu l ar Egyptian s, an d displ ayed con tem pt for ju stice, accou n tabil ity, an d th e r u l e of l aw. On Ju n e 30th , an ti-M or si dem on str ation s, or gan ized by Tam m or d, a gr assr oot pr otest m ovem en t, cl ogged ever y m ajor squ ar e in Egypt. Th e cr owds wer e ju bil an t an d diver se. In atten dan ce wer e th e tr ied-an d-tr u e r evol u tion ar y you th s, a vast n u m ber of gover n m en t em pl oyees fr om th e u pper, m iddl e an d

On Ju l y 1st, th e m in ister of defen se, Gen er al Abdel Fattah El Sisi, issu ed an u l tim atu m to Pr esiden t M or si: Addr ess th e dem an ds of th e pr otestor s, or th e m il itar y wil l cr eate a r oadm ap for a ?tr an sition to dem ocr acy.? Th e pr otester s wer e eu ph or iac. Th ey bel ieved th e ar m y was fin al l y bowin g to th eir wil l . It n ever occu r r ed to th em th e m il itar y pr om oted th eir dem an ds to assu m e dir ect power on ce m or e. H en ce, th e cou p pr oceeded cl in ical l y. On Ju l y 3r d, M or si?s deadl in e passed an d h e h ad n ot yet stepped aside. Th e m il itar y took ch ar ge, ar r estin g th e pr esiden t an d con fin in g h im to th e pr esiden tial gu ar d bar r ack s. Sen ior Br oth er h ood l eader s wer e al so tak en in to cu stody. Br oth er h ood tel evision station s wen t off th e air. Ever ywh er e th er e wer e victor y par ties on th e str eet. On l y few stopped to th in k of th e u n var n ish ed tr u th th at m il itar y r u l e was in im ical to dem ocr acy. El -Sisi was in stan tan eou sl y cr own ed th e savior, an d ever y gu est on ever y sh ow im pl or ed th e gen er al to do th e n ation a favor an d ser ve as its n ext pr esiden t. El -Sisi cr u del y stok ed th e peopl e?s fear an d n ation al fr en zy. To cr u sh th e Br oth er h ood was th e on l y way to r egain stabil ity in th e cou n tr y, h e cl aim ed. Fol l owin g th e cou p, sol dier s m ade a few pr obin g attack s on Rabaa Squ ar e, wh er e th e Br oth er h ood su ppor ter s gath er ed an d fou gh t for M or i?s l egitim acy, k il l in g 70 to 130. M ost Egyptian s ch eer ed El -Sisi?s r esol ve, open in g th e way for a m assive bl oodl ettin g. M or e th an 700 casu al ties r esu l ted fr om th e cl ear in g u p of th e Br oth er h ood dem on str ation in Rabaa. Th e m assacr e pr oved to be a l itm u s test th at separ ated th e su ppor ter s of th e ar m y an d th e sm al l com m u n ity of Egyptian s wh o decr ied h u m an abu ses of an y sor t. In a h ar dl y u n expected m an eu ver, El -Sisi r an for pr esiden t an d won u n an im ou sl y, with 96.91% of votes cast in h is l ot. H am adeen Sabah i, h is sol e com petitor cal l ed th e el ection s a far ce. H e dem an ded th e el ection r esu l ts be r eviewed. Th e h igh er cou r t r ejected h is appeal . Th er e?s n o tel l in g wh er e El -Sisi?s r u l e m ay l ead Egypt. For n ow, it seem s th e Ar ab Spr in g h as tu r n ed in to a bitter win ter.

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Cur r ent ev ent s Ar eHat eCr imes Against Musl ims t heNew For mof Ter r or ism? Martina Elia '15 Recen tl y, th er e h as been a spu r of attack s again st M u sl im s in th e Un ited States. For exam pl e, in th e l ast two week s al on e, th er e h ave been seven attack s on m osqu es, on e on a n ewl y wed cou pl e br u tal l y k il l ed in th eir own apar tm en t, an d a sch ool bu r n t to th e gr ou n d. Th ese h ate cr im es ar e in cr easin g. In gr eat deal th ese attack s star ted becau se of th e cr im es com m itted by ISIS pr esen tl y an d h ow th ey?ve been in cr easin g. In ISIS?s m in d, th ey ar e doin g wh at n eeds to be don e to ?save? th eir r el igion , bu t wh en wil l th ey u n der stan d th at n ot on l y ar e th ey n ot tr u e fol l ower s of Isl am bu t th ey ar e al so cau sin g m or e an d m or e peopl e to discr im in ate again st it in fear ? A l ot of peopl e don ?t feel safe an ym or e an d ar e star tin g to sh ow sign s of 'Isl am oph obia'. Of cou r se th is is n o excu se for wh at is bein g don e. Acts l ik e th is wil l n ever h el p wh at is goin g on in th e wor l d; if an yth in g it?l l ju st m ak e it wor se. Discr im in ation again st in n ocen t M u sl im s isn ?t goin g to h el p th e on -goin g issu e with ISIS bu t r ath er m ak e it wor se. Th is type of ign or an ce is exactl y wh at ISIS is doin g to peopl e in Syr ia an d Libya wh en th ey tak e in n ocen t l ives th at th ey bel ieve ar e a vir u s to Isl am . W h at peopl e n eed to u n der stan d is th at figh tin g for peace is th e biggest par adox of al l ; on e can n ot figh t ter r or ists by bein g ter r or ists.

W e sh ou l dn ?t discr im in ate again st an y r el igion . In stead of seein g th is as a war in wh ich th ey ar e th e en em y, th e wor l d n eeds to star t u n itin g al l peopl e wh o ar e al so again st ISIS, M u sl im or n ot. If two peopl e sh ar e th e sam e ideal or m or al s th en th at sh ou l d be en ou gh to establ ish an al l ian ce again st a com m on th r eat.

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21 Copt ic Chr ist ian Egy pt ians Ex ecut ed in Br ut al ISIS Beheading Soph ia Don n el l y '16 ISIS h as br u tal l y execu ted th ou san ds of in n ocen t Ir aqis an d Syr ian s wh il e expan din g th e Isl am ic state, tor tu r ed an d k il l ed Am er ican , Fr en ch , an d Japan ese jou r n al ists, k idn apped h u m an itar ian aid wor k er s, bu r n ed a Jor dan ian pil ot al ive wh il e h e stood in a cage dr en ch ed in gasol in e, an d n ow m ost r ecen tl y, th e ter r or ist gr ou p h as beh eaded 21 Coptic Ch r istian Egyptian s in Libya. On Febr u ar y 16, ISIS m il itan ts r el eased a video titl ed "A M essage Sign ed W ith Bl ood to th e Nation of th e Cr oss." Th e video sh owed th e sl au gh ter of 21 m em ber s of th e Coptic Or th odox Ch u r ch on a beach in Libya. Th e m en wer e fr om differ en t vil l ages in Egypt, an d wer e k idn apped in two separ ate attack s in Decem ber an d Jan u ar y of 2015. Accor din g to Th e Gu ar dian , th e m en wer e l ed down a beach in Libya wear in g or an ge ju m psu its, for ced to k n eel in fr on t of an ISIS m il itan t, an d wer e th en beh eaded. Sin ce th e in ciden t, Egyptian Pr esiden t Abdel Fatah al -Sisi h as fou gh t back by l au n ch in g air str ik es in to Libya, tar getin g ISIS tr ain in g l ocation s an d weapon su ppl ies. Libyan air for ces h ave al so l au n ch ed air str ik es on Der n a, a r egion of Libya th at h as been occu pied by ISIS affil iates for ar ou n d a year. Abou t 40 to 50 m il itan ts h ave been estim ated to be k il l ed. Th e expan sion of ISIS in to Libya is a r esu l t of th e cou n tr ies u n r est an d m isr u l e, an d th e gr owth of th is Ph oto cr edit: Googl e ter r or ist gr ou p doesn 't seem to be com in g to a h au l t. W ith in th e l ast year, ISIS h as stim u l ated a war of ideas, in spir ed m an y

Cur r ent Ev ent s Yemen:Acaut ionary tal e

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W ith th e ch an gin g r egion al par adigm in th e M iddl e East, fu el ed by th e col l apse of cen tr al au th or ity, an d th e r ise of r el igiou s zeal otr y, a dan ger ou s powder k eg is bein g pack ed. Yem en , a bask et case in th e best of tim es, is goin g th r ou gh som e m iser abl e tim es. A m ou n tain ou s cou n tr y, fu l l of in tr igu e an d con fl ict, Yem en h as h istor ical l y been dom in ated by a Su n n i m ajor ity. Th e Sh ia H ou th i m in or ity, wh o stil l com m an d a fair am ou n t of tr ibal in fl u en ce, h ave h istor ical l y been dispr opor tion atel y m ar gin al ised. W ith th e power vacu u m th at th e Ar ab Spr in g br ou gh t in Yem en , it seem ed th at it wou l d on l y be a m atter of tim e u n til th e H ou th i Sh ia r ebel s wou l d str ik e. Abd Rabbu h M an su r H adi, th e for m er l y in cu m ben t l eader of Yem en , was for ced to step down . Th e n ew secu r ity par adigm th at th is power vacu u m br in gs is par adigm atic. W ith Yem en al r eady a base for ter r or in th e r egion , th e con fl icts between an em bol den ed, l ar ge m in or ity an d a weak en ed, bu t stil l str on g m ajor ity cou l d r esu l t in fu r th er in stabil ity. W ith th e H ou th i adm in istr ation decl ar in g a n ew in ter im assem bl y, th e situ ation in Yem en is n ot stabl e. Ul tim atel y, in a r egion th at is stil l gr appl in g with th e ch aos of th e Ar ab Spr in g, a n ew sh ock is n ot a wel com e sh ock . M ir r or in g th e n ascen t col d war th at is devel opin g between Sau di Ar abia an d Ir an , pittin g Sh ia again st Su n n i, th e ch aos in Yem en is al m ost m icr ocosm ic of th e gen er al tr en ds in th e r egion . W h at is m ost wor r yin g abou t th e even t in Yem en is th at Yem en is a sn apsh ot of wh at th e r egion wil l l ook l ik e in th e n ot so distan t fu tu r e, wh en oil r even u es wil l face an in cr edibl e decl in e. Sau di Ar abia, for on e, h as a str on g Sh ia m in or ity, a m in or ity th at is on l y bein g su ppr essed th r ou gh th e pu n ish m en t an d pr om ise of oil r even u es. Ul tim atel y, Yem en is a cau tion ar y tal e, an d a l esson for th e r egion at l ar ge. Ph oto cr edit: Googl e

f ood Genet ical ly Modif ied Foods - t he GOOD, THEBAD, AND THEUGLY Anah Mal ik '15 Gen etical l y m odified foods ar e on e of th e n ewer, faster gr owin g pr actices in th e m oder n wor l d. Su r r ou n din g it, h owever, ar e m ajor con tr over sies r egar din g th e m or al ity of it?s u se, it?s efficien cy, an d th e l ack of k n owl edge r egar din g it?s affects on h eal th . Over th e past decade, GM foods h ave gath er ed a l ar ge gr ou p of cr iticiser s cl aim in g GM is h ar m fu l to th e en vir on m en t, to ou r bodies, an d to th e econ om y. Th eir ar gu m en ts, h owever, ar e som ewh at fl awed, bu t h ol d a cer tain tr u th as wel l . So wh at?s th e deal with GM food? Sh ou l d we be with it, or again st it? m ar k et, an d for ces con su m er s to ch oose th e on l y avail abl e Despite th is con tr over sy, th er e ar e ben efits to GM foods. Th ir d wor l d cou n tr ies su ch as In dia str u ggl e with th e tr ibu l ation s th at com e with far m in g (on e of th e m ost r el iabl e an d efficien t for m s of food pr odu ction ) in cl u din g pests an d weath er ch an ges. Th is pu ts on e of th e m ost im por tan t pr actices for pr ovidin g food in jeopar dy, an d l ower s th e r ates of pr odu ctivity. Far m er s fr om th ese cou n tr ies can ?t affor d pest con tr ol , or u pgr ades in th eir far m in g m ater ial an d equ ipm en t. Th is is wh er e GM foods pr oves its biggest u se -h el pin g to sol ve th e ever gr owin g issu e of efficien t far m in g. It pr ovides a ch eaper way to far m cr ops th at ar e n atu r al l y r esistan t to pests, or can with stan d weath er ch an ges. Th is pr ovides su ppor t to far m er s in gr eat n eed, an d aides th e figh t again st pover ty; on e of th e n obl er u ses of GM .

option . In Eu r ope an d Am er ica, l an d own in g far m er s ar e bein g pu t ou t of bu sin ess du e to th ese m on opol ies. H u n dr eds of far m er s ar e l eft jobl ess with n o qu al ification s to wor k in an oth er in du str y. to Addition al l y, we h ave al m ost 0 idea wh at th e h eal th effects ar e of con su m in g GM food over a l on g per iod of tim e. Stu dies con du cted sh ow n o n egative h eal th effects, bu t even th ese stu dies h ar dl y tou ch on it, l ook in g at affects after on e or two year s to ch il dr en on l y. Th e u se an d far m in g of GM foods cr eates m assive am ou n ts of waste an d pesticide r u n off, wh ich seeps in to, an d pol l u tes, th e en vir on m en t. Addition al l y, GM seeds h ave in fested oth er cr ops, cr eatin g h ybr ids th at can n ot be con su m ed or u sed, an d waste r esou r ces an d m on ey. In th e m oder n econ om y, tool s an d r esou r ces ar e often u til ized im m or al l y, an d becom e cou n ter pr odu ctive, an d th is is th e case for GM foods. W h er e th ey n eed to be, an d sh ou l d be, GM cr ops ar e n ot. Th e in efficien t u se of GM

H owever, th at?s n ot al l GM food is bein g u sed for. It is,

cr ops is ar gu abl y its gr eatest fau l t, bu t th e possibl e ben efits

in stead, bein g u sed by l ar ge com pan ies pr ovidin g ch eapl y

GM food displ ays in pover ty str ick en cou n tr ies today is

pr odu ced food, an d becom in g m on opol ies in th e

u n den iabl e. Today, GM foods can be fou n d in an y gr ocer y

agr icu l tu r e in du str y. M on opol ies h u r t an y k in d of

stor e, stick er s l in ed on boxes of str awber r ies, bel l pepper s,

econ om y, it pu ts peopl e ou t of bu sin ess, tak es over th e

tom atoes, etc. As con su m er s wh o h ave th e fin al an d m ost power fu l say (by votin g with ou r wal l ets), it is im por tan t to dem an d a ch an ge in dir ection , an d n ot su ppor t th ese m on opol ies. Look ou t for foods l abel l ed 100% or gan ic, or 100% gr ass fed beef. It is h ar d to avoid GM foods in a wor l d wh er e it?s pr odu ction in cr eases 20% each year, bu t it is im por tan t to k n ow wh at we ar e con su m in g, an d iden tify h eal th y, n atu r al foods we sh ou l d be eatin g.

Differences between tomatoes genetically modified, and not. to increase the size

f ood Donut s To Die For Joh n H en der son '15 W h at m ak es a don u t wor th y to be r em em ber ed? Th e in gr edien ts, th e col or in g, th e com bin ation s or is it an am azin g n am e? Al l of th ese m ak e a good or gr eat don u t bu t th e tr u e l egen ds of th e don u t wor l d al l h ave som eth in g in com m on . Th ey br in g som eth in g u n iqu e to th e tabl e th at h as yet to be th ou gh t of or eaten an d th at is wh at m ak es th e fol l owin g don u ts wor th y of bein g r em em ber ed.

Memphis Maf ia Donut Fr ied dou gh with ban an a ch u n k s an d cin n am on cover ed in a gl aze with ch ocol ate fr ostin g, pean u t bu tter, pean u ts an d ch ocol ate ch ips on top. ?W h y does it n eed to be fr ied?? an in dividu al ask ed th e cr eator, wh o r epl ied in tu r n ?becau se I can .?

Appl eCr umbl e A appl e cr u m bl e fil ed don u t dipped in a special cin n am on gl aze with cin n am on ch u n k s spr in k l ed on top. Appl es ar e h eal th y, r igh t?

TheCr onut It's a don u t... bu t it isn ?t. It's better. Th e cr on u t is a don u t cr eated with th e soft, fl ak y dou gh of a cr oissan t th en dipped in a cl assic gl aze.

Peanut but t er Donut A cu star d don u t fil l ed with a special pean u t bu tter fil l in g dr izzl ed in ch ocol ate. Th is on e is for th e str on g, n ot th e weak .

Capt ain, My Capt ain A van il l a gl azed don u t cover with th e scr u m ptiou s cer eal Captain Cr u n ch . You can l ead m e an ywh er e, sir !

Jel ly Fil l ed Donut Su r e, it's n ot th e m ost fl ash y of don u ts, bu t it's a cl assic. Th at r aspber r y jam an d su gar du stin g wil l n ever l et you down .

f ood Essent ial ly Juice: Br ing Bal ance Back t o Your

diet

David Saba, '15

W h il e th e h u m an body m ay be a gr eat sel f-h eal er, an im bal an ced diet an d bad eatin g h abits does tak e a l ar ge tol l . It r edu ces th e bodies abil ity to sel f-h eal du e to th e am ou n t of h ar d wor k it tak es to get th r ou gh al l of it. Th er e ar e n ow ju ice pr ogr am s in Du bai bein g cr eated an d diets design ed th at to h el p you r body to cl ean se an d r e-stabil ize itsel f. Peopl e ar e switch in g over to h eal th ier al ter n atives by goin g th r ou gh a diet of on l y ju ices for week s. Gen er al l y an yon e can ben efit fr om a cl ean se diet su ch as th is on e. Th e n u tr ition pr ovided in th e ju ices m ak e it ver y ben eficial to you r bodies gen er al wel l bein g. "Essen tial l y" is a ju icin g com pan y in Du bai th at cl aim s ju ice can be u sed to ?Boost th e im m u n e system ? an d ?Feel l igh t an d attr active with r adian t sk in an d be fu l l of en er gy? . Of cou r se th at l eave u s al l qu estion in g wh eth er or n ot th ese statem en ts ar e tr u e, wh ich is wh y I wen t to go qu estion on e of ASD?s own : M r. Sh u bair. M r. Sh u bair is a pr etty fit gu y I wen t to fin d ou t h is opin ion on ju icin g. M r. Sh u bair did an al l ju ice cl ean se for two week s, h e said th at ever y tim e h e does it h e sees in cr eased en er gy an d fel t l ik e h e was h appier in gen er al . It was al so good to tar get weigh t-l oss. H e tr ies to do a cl en se at l east twice a year. M r. Sh u bair says it's extr em el y difficu l t an d m ay n ot be for ever yon e, bu t h e does r ecom m en d it you ar e tr yin g to get back on tr ack with you r h eal th .

Mr . Shubair 's favor it ej uice: Mean Gr een 1 cu cu m ber 5-6 l ar ge l eaves of k al e 4 stock s of cel er y 1 gr een appl e Â˝ l em on Th u m b-size of gin ger

Beet Appl eand Bl ackber r y Juice 3 sm al l beets 2-3 appl es 8 oz. bl ack ber r ies 1/ 2 in ch fr esh gin ger

Th er e ar e defin itel y som e qu estion s an d con cer n s ou t th er e, bu t th at h asn 't stopped ju icin g fr om becom in g a popu l ar h obby an d tr en d. If n oth in g el se, it gives peopl e a br eak fr om th eir u su al eatin g r ou tin e an d a ch an ce to star t fr esh . H er e's a few ju ice ideas to get you star ted.

Tr opical Par adiseJuice 1 m ediu m r ipe papaya, 1 sm al l pin eappl e 1 piece peel ed fr esh gin ger 1 m ediu m k iwi, 1.2 cu p fr esh you n g cocon u t water

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