2015-2016 Akbhar Holiday Issue

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 HOLIDAY ISSUE Insidet his issue

ugly Chr ist mas sweat er par t y!

Things t o do in Dubai ov er wint er br eak

Isis: Thecycl eof v iol ence

...and mor e!

THEAKBAR2015/ 16: STAFF& EDITORS EDITOR IN CH IEF: Ch r is Yu m , '16 LAYOUT EDITOR: Kal ey Gar vey, '16 PH OTO EDITOR:

Paige Ar dil l , '17

ADVISOR: M s. Pr axia Apostl e

STUDEN T L I FE Beat Editor : Dan ah Al k h am is, '16 Car ol yn W h itl ock , '16 Ash l ey Th om pson , '17 Leen a Jam al , '19 Aah an a Pu n jabi, '19

ARTS Beat Editor : Kal ey Gar vey, '16 Paige Ar dil l , '17 Ch l oe Ston e, '17 An ou sh k a Aggar wal , '19

SPORTS Beat Editor : Lou is l e Rou x, '18 Zack Yen gu l al p, '18 Kian Soh r abi, '18 Sh eh r yar Far ooqi, '19 Rebal Abdu l H adi, '18

CURREN T EVEN TS Beat Editor : Zeen a Sh eh adeh , '17 M ar ia M or al es, '19 Basel Fayou m i, '16

Fr om th e h ol iday spir its to th e r efr esh in g ch an ge in weath er, th e win ter m on th s ar e a tim e of u pl iftin g h er e in Du bai. H owever, with th e fair sh ar e of tr ou bl in g occu r r en ces acr oss th e wor l d, it is difficu l t to fin d en joym en t wh en ou r sen se of secu r ity seem s to be m or e jeopar dized th an it ever h as been .

Par is, Fr an ce.

Beir u t, Leban on .

Bam ak o, M al i.

Col or ado Spr in gs, Col or ado, Un ited States.

San Ber n ar din o, Cal ifor n ia, Un ited States.

Ch r is Yu m , '16

Lon don , Un ited Kin gdom .

Sowon Yoon , '17 Al ex Ku sh , '19

FOOD Em aan Uppal , '16 Sar a Tr ogen , '18

ALet t er f r omt heEdit or : Chr is Yum, '16

Th ese ar e on l y th e m ajor l y pu bl icized ter r or ist in ciden ts, a few in a l ist of m an y. In th e year 2015 al on e, over two h u n dr ed ter r or ist attack s h ave been r ecor ded gl obal l y in cou n tr ies in cl u din g Pak istan , Egypt, Ir an , etc.

Yet, wh en we begin to fear, we l ose sigh t of wh at?s im por tan t. W e m u st r em in d ou r sel ves of th e val u es we h ol d dear. W e m u st pr eser ve a sen se of u n ity in ou r cu l tu r es an d con tin u e facil itatin g pr odu ctive con fl ict th at con tr asts with th e viol en t in ten tion s of ter r or ists or an yon e el se th at m igh t tr y to h ar m .

Sofia Fazal , '16

Th e Ak h bar ?s pu r pose is to in for m , to edu cate, to offer n ew per spectives, bu t m ost im por tan tl y, to stir discu ssion with in th e ASD com m u n ity. Th e spectr u m of ar ticl e offer in gs is tr u l y diver se: a gu ide on u gl y Ch r istm as sweater par ties, a pr eview of UCC, a cal l to sh ow gr atitu de to wor k er s, a cal l for l ess viol en ce, an d even a n ewl y added food beat.

Sm il e an d en joy, l oyal r eader s.

Ch r is Yu m ?16

CALENDAR DEC 6 - JAN 9 SUN MON TUE WED THU 7

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FRI 11

SAT 12

PTSA/ BOOSTER SANTA'S WORKSHOP

HS ACT

ACS WINTER SEASON OPENER

13 WORKERS APPRECIATION

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MS/ HS BAND & CHOIR CONCERT

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NOON DISMISAL UCC (ULTIMATE CLASS CHALLENGE)

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CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS EVE

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3 CLASSES RESUME

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6 RETURN OF ALUMNI EVENT

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NEW YEARS EVE

NEW YEARS DAY

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St udent L ife ASD's Annual Chr ist mas Bazaar Aahana Punj abi '19 It?s th at tim e of year again ! Th e tim e wh er e ever ywh er e you go you h ear ?Deck th e H al l s?or ?Jin gl e Bel l s.?Th e tim e wh er e wh en you wal k in to a stor e, al l you see ar e in fl ated San ta Cl au s?s an d bl in k in g l igh ts. Th e tim e of year wh en you can eat as m an y gin ger br ead h ou ses an d can dy can es as you wan t! An d l et?s n ot for get th e best par t: th e Ch r istm as Bazaar th at?s h osted ever y year h er e at ASD, th is year bein g h el d Decem ber 10th !

On Th u r sday, Decem ber 10th , com e to th e H igh Sch ool fiel d h ou se after sch ool fr om 3:00 - 7:00 for Ch r istm as-th em ed food an d desser ts, per for m an ces, h ol iday fu n an d a visit fr om San ta Cl au s h im sel f! Be su r e to ch eck ou t th e am azin g cl u bs par ticipatin g in th e even t with th eir booth s, a few of th e cl u bs bein g th e Cl u b Gem , wh o ar e h ostin g th e Rein deer Food Booth , an d th e KFW K (Kids For W ish Kids), wh o ar e h ostin g th e San ta m eet an d gr eet fr om 5:00 - 7:00. Th er e is Last year's santa's workshop al so th e Gir l Scou ts, wh o wil l be sel l in g cook ies an d in gr edien ts, an d Gya wh o wil l be sel l in g vegan tr eats, l otion an d l ip bal m s. As wel l , th e PTSA ar e h avin g a section for decor atin g an d cr eatin g cr afts an d or n am en ts, an d th e Par en t Booster s, wh o wil l be settin g u p sm al l sh ops for som e Ch r istm as sh oppin g, with item s su ch as jewel r y, scar ves, etc.

An d if th e wh ol e Ch r istm as th in g isn ?t you r scen e, th en com e ou t to su ppor t ASD for gir l s an d boys var sity soccer an d bask etbal l vs DAA, an d th e wr estl in g gam e th at day. Th e bask etbal l an d soccer gam e at 4:00 an d wr estl in g m atch at 5:00. Al so, Fatbu r ger wil l be com in g, an d th e con cession stan d wil l be open as wel l , so br in g you r m on ey! Best par t abou t it: you won ?t see an y par en t vol u n teer s wor k in g th e stan ds, bu t in stead Dr. Leever an d M s. M en des wil l be ou t th er e, ser vin g you popcor n an d h otdogs!

Th er e you h ave it! No n eed to bu y tick ets eith er - It?s 100% fr ee (of cou r se br in g a few AED for th e sh ops an d food!) I pr om ise you wil l n ot r egr et com in g! An d an yways, it?s on a Th u r sday! Get togeth er with som e of you r fr ien ds an d feel fr ee to l eave wh en ever. Rem em ber : FOOD.

Chr ist mas Jokes Q: How do sheep say Merry Christmas in Spanish?

A: Fleece Navidad!

Aahana Punj abi '19

Q: What did Mrs. Claus say to Santa when she looked at the sky?

Don 't you ju st h ate th at awk war d m om en t wh en San ta Cl au s h as th e sam e wr appin g paper as you r par en ts?

A: Looks like rein, deer."

Q: What kind of motorcycle does Santa Ride?

Q: What does a snowman eat for breakfast?

Q: How much did Santa pay for his sleigh?

Q: What type of cars do elves drive?

A: Holly Davidson

A: Frosted Flakes

A: Nothing, it was on the house!

A: Toy-otas

St udent L ife DUBAI DESTINATIONS: Things t o do in Dubai ov er wint er br eak Danah Al khamis '16 It is fin al l y tim e! W in ter br eak is qu ick l y appr oach in g an d th e cou n tdown h as star ted. M or e often th an n ot, par en ts decide (wh il e ign or in g th e com pl ain ts) th at th ey wan t to stay in Du bai over win ter br eak . If th at appl ies to you , do n ot fr et! Du bai h as a l ot to offer th at we con stan tl y for get abou t. H er e is th e u l tim ate gu ide to save you fr om dr own in g in h ot cocoa an d stabbin g you r sel f with can dy can es.

ROAD TRIP W ITH FRIENDS

SKI DUBAI

KITE BEACH

DUNE BASH ING

H ELICOPTER TOUR

PADDLE BOARDING

BOX PARK

AUTODROM E

PAINTBALL

St udent L ife gl or ious gif t guide Ashl ey Thompson '17 H ol idays ar e r igh t ar ou n d th e cor n er an d al th ou gh sippin g h ot ch ocol ate an d pu ttin g u p decor ation s ar e l igh t-h ear ted joyou s activities; sh oppin g for al l you r fr ien ds an d fam il y can som etim es be a l ittl e str essfu l ! H opefu l l y th ese ideas can pr ovide som e in spir ation du r in g you r sh oppin g excu r sion s an d m ak e you r gift-givin g dil em m as a piece of cak e!

Donut Mug, BigMouth Inc. (40 dhs)

Indestructible Phone Case, iLuv (110 dhs)

Portable Phone Charger, PNY (70 dhs)

Charcoal Beanie, Zumiez, (65 dhs)

Fallout 4, (220 dhs)

Winter Candy Apple Set, Bath and Body Works (100dhs) Sausage Dog Ring Holder, ProdBuy Ltd (50 dhs)

Customizeable Zodiac Necklace, BaubleBar (130 dhs)

W ith an ar r ay of gifts for differ en t types of fr ien ds an d fam il y; h opefu l l y th ese su ggestion s can m ak e you r sh oppin g exper ien ce a l ittl e easier. H appy H ol idays!

Starbucks Gift Card

Agenda, Lilly Pulitzer (100 dhs)

St udent L ife

How t o sur v iv e t he ul t imat e cl ass chal l enge car oly n whit l ock '16

Fr esh m en : W h en UCC r ol l s ar ou n d, you ?l l see a side of peopl e you ?ve n ever seen befor e. Ever yon e gets su per com petitive an d spir ited, bu t don ?t be afr aid of al l th e scar y war cr ies com in g fr om th e u pper cl assm en . H ol d you r own an d cr eate a cl ass ch eer you ?r e pr ou d to scr eam ou t at th e top of you r l u n gs. You gu ys n eed to establ ish you r sel f as a for ce to be r eck on ed with .

Sop h om or es: I bel ieve it was ar ou n d soph om or e year th at th e cu r r en t sen ior s su dden l y star ted n ot sh owin g u p to UCC. Don ?t get in to th at sl u m p! Keep th at spir it u p. You gu ys h ave exper ien ced UCC on ce befor e so you k n ow wh at it?s abou t. Com e pr epar ed an d r eady to tak e on th e u pper cl assm en .

Ju n i or s: Th e cl ass of 2017 is ar gu abl y th e m ost spir ited gr ade in th e h igh sch ool r igh t n ow, so you gu ys defin itel y won ?t h ave an y issu es with k eepin g th e ju n ior m or al e u p th r ou gh ou t th e day.

W h il e th e sen ior s m igh t n ot n ecessar il y h ave th e best r epu tation for spir it, th ey can defin itel y br in g it wh en th ey n eed to. M ak e su r e you do th e sam e - m y gu ess is th at it?l l en d u p bein g a figh t to th e death between th e sen ior s an d th e ju n ior s for th e titl e of th e 2015 UCC Ch am ps.

Sen i or s: M aybe you gu ys cou l d al l actu al l y sh ow u p for on ce?

Mar v el ous Mov ember Moust aches car oly n whit l ock '16 The Movember Foundation is a global charity that is committed to men living happier, healthier, longer lives. This past November, many of the male teachers at ASD have been growing out their facial hair in order to raise awareness and money for programs that fund prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health, and physical activity.

Art s Thr ow ing t heul t imat e Ugly Chr ist mas Sweat er Par t y!

Chl oeSt one'17

At t hepar t y ideas: 1. Ph oto booth - Cr eate a

Bef or eThePar t y:

DIY ph oto booth , go fu l l ou t an d m ak e it cr azy to get th e best goofy pictu r es with you r fr ien ds. Don ?t for get to m ak e som e pr ops to go al on g with you r ph oto booth !

M ak e you r own Ugl y Ch r istm as Sweater W h at you n eed 1.

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An ol d sweater A h ot gl u e gu n an d fabr ic gl u e stick s Em br oider y n eedl e an d th r ead H ol iday em bel l ish m en ts (bel l s, bows, pom pom s, m in i stock in gs, etc. )

som e awesom e desser ts, l ik e Ugl y Ch r istm as Sweater th em ed cook ies or m ak e an y Ch r istm as th em ed bak ed goods wil l do.

Pl an you r l ayou t on you r sweater 1.

3. Gam es- Requ ir ed Item s:

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Gl u e on th e l ar ger objects with th e h ot gl u e gu n (l ik e th e bows an d stock in gs, gem ston es, etc.) sew on th e sm al l er item s (l ik e th e bel l s an d m in i or n am en ts) u sin g th e em br oider y n eedl e an d th r ead Now wear you r u gl y Ch r istm as sweater with pr ide!

Cook ie for each con testan t. Rou n d cook ies wor k best.

W h en th e cl ock star ts, pl ayer m ay gr ab th e fir st cook ie an d pl ace it on th e for eh ead.

Th e cook ie m u st r em ain in con tact with th e face (i.e. pl ayer m ay n ot toss th e cook ie fr om th e for eh ead an d catch it in th e m ou th ).

If a cook ie fal l s, pl ayer m ay r eset an in tact cook ie on th e for eh ead for th e n ext attem pt.

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as t hngs ar e wr apping up Awar ds- If you ?r e goin g to get peopl e to pu t al l of th is effor t in to gettin g dr essed in an Ugl y Ch r istm as Sweater, you better be pr epar ed to do som e ju dgin g an d h an d ou t som e ou tr ageou sl y am azin g awar ds!

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Th e Ugl iest Ugl y Sweater M ost Or igin al Best Cou pl e Com bo M ost Lik el y to get Ar r ested if Seen in Pu bl ic M ost Festive Fu n n iest M ost Lik el y to go Vir al on Social M edia

36 pl astic cu ps al l th e sam e size W h en th e cl ock star ts, pl ayer m ay begin stack in g cu ps in to a pyr am id sh ape.

W h en th e tr ian gl e is com pl ete, with 1 cu p at th e top, 2 cu ps bel ow it, an d so on , th e pl ayer m ay begin to get th e cu ps in to a sin gl e stack .

To com pl ete th e gam e, th e pl ayer m u st bu il d a com pl ete pyr am id u sin g al l of th e cu ps, th en get al l th e cu ps back in to a sin gl e stack with in th e 60-secon d tim e l im it.

Art s cr af t y WINTER DIY'S l EENAj amal '19 Does you r h ou se h ave en ou gh Ch r istm as spir it? W el l we al l k n ow you can ?t r eal l y get festive with th e ?u gl y? sweater s an d bean ies h er e in Du bai du r in g th e so cal l ed ?win ter ?, so in stead, I?ve l aid ou t som e of th e qu ick an d easy task s you can fil l you r tim e with to h el p you get in to th e h ol iday spir it.

GL I TTER BUL BS

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Ligh t bu l bs Gl itter (doesn ?t m atter wh ich col or s) Cr aft gl u e Pain tbr u sh Th in cor d H ot gl u e gu n

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Squ ar e Paper (var ies in size depen din g on h ow big you wan t you r sn owfl ak e) Scissor s

1.Begin by br u sh in g th e gl u e on to th e l igh t bu l b 2.Dip or spr in k l e th e l igh t bu l b in th e gl itter

1.Fol d th e paper in h al f diagon al l y to m ak e a tr ian gl e

3.W ait u n til it dr ies

2.Fol d th e tr ian gl e in h al f, so th e cor n er s m eet

4.Cu t a sm al l piece of th e cor d an d h ot gl u e it to th e top of th e bu l b

3.Fol d you r tr ian gl e in to th ir ds (tr y to m ak e it so th at th e fol ds l in e u p for th e m ost sym m etr ical sn owfl ak e) 4.Cu t th e bottom of th e paper so th at it?s str aigh t 5.Cu t th e fol ded paper with a com bin ation of str aigh t/ cu r vy l in es, be cr eative!

POPSI CL E STI CK SN OW FL AK ES

6.Gen tl y u n fol d you r piece of paper 7.Begin to decor ate on win dow pan es, r efr iger ator s, or door s!

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Popsicl e stick s Gl u e gu n Spr ay pain t Gl itter (option al )

1.Googl e som e sn owfl ak e design s th at can h el p you l ead th e design of you r sn owfl ak e. Or ju st u se som e of you r im agin ation .

2.Use th e h ot gl u e gu n to stick th e Popsicl e stick s togeth er (be car efu l th ou gh !) Star t in th e m iddl e th en fol l ow goin g ou twar d to m ak e it l ook as even as possibl e 3.Befor e spr ay pain tin g, m ak e su r e al l th e gl u e str in gs ar e ou t of th e way 4.Spr ay with an y col or of spr ay pain t, (I wou l d r ecom m en d gol d, wh ite, or r ed) 5.To add a l ittl e spar k l e, appl y som e gl itter !

Al th ou gh it?s im por tan t to get cr afty an d fu l fil l you r h ou se with win ter decor ation s, th e m ain idea is to cel ebr ate Ch r istm as with you r fr ien ds an d fam il y wh il e al so sh owcasin g you r cr eative wor k th at you can th an k m e for l ater.

Art s Tr ee Tr imming Ideas ?Tis the season for decorating the perfect luscious green Christmas tree. Are you confused of how to make your Christmas tree more unique and different than others? Then this is perfect for you.

These are some great styles and ideas for having a jolly Christmas tree to bring out the Christmas spirit around your home. These are four Christmas tree decoration ideas which will spread the jolly spirit.

www.countryliving.com

Anoushka Aggarwal 19'

www.cou n tr yl ivin g.com

W h o wan ts m or e Ch r istm as tr ees: Th ese or n am en ts con sist of m or e sm al l er an d decor ative Ch r istm as tr ees wh ich can al so be h om em ade. Th ese ar e excitin g an d col or fu l to pu t ar ou n d you r tr ee. You can even do it wil l you r wh ol e fam il y.

Let's get cr afty: You can cr eate you r own design of or n am en ts to pu t ar ou n d you r tr ee to give th e Ch r istm as spir it an d m or e fu n an d en joyabl e exper ien ce to sh ow off you r cr eative side an d sh ar e with you r fam il y.

Let it sn ow: Fu zzy m itten s l en d a h an d to th e col d-weath er th em e. Especial l y in pl aces l ik e Du bai, sn ow is r ar e so cr eate you r own . Tak e som e paper, fol d it even l y an d cu t ou t a cr eative design an d open th e paper u p an d it wil l r eveal an am azin g an d u n iqu e sn owfl ak e for you r decor ation s. You can al so do sn owm en , sn owfl ak es, an d ice sk ates an d m or e.

Rain bow Ch r istm as Tr ee: Cr eatin g th is awesom e om br e Ch r istm as tr ee is m u ch easier th an it l ook s! Al l you h ave to do is sim pl e ar r an ge you r existin g or n am en ts by col or to cr eate th is r ain bow effect.

Ch r istm as is so cl ose th e excitem en t is gr owin g. Th e tr ees ar e u p an d n ow you h ave a u n iqu e an d differ en t way of sh owin g you r Ch r istm as spir it. Ever y idea cou n ts wh en m ak in g th is tr ee. Th e Ch r istm as tr ee r epr esen ts th e l ove an d war m spir its of you an d you r fam il y so m ak e it special . H ope you r Ch r istm as is won der fu l an d you r tr ee is even gr eater.

Art s Chr ist mas f l icks t o keep you sanet his hol iday season Kal ey Gar v ey, '16 It?s tim e for A Ch r i st m as St or y.

You ?ve en vision ed you r win ter br eak H om e Al on e, watch in g Ch r istm as m ovies, eatin g cook ies an d dr in k in g h ot ch ocol ate al l in th e com for t an d sol itu de of you r own bed. Bu t M a an d Pa h ave differ en t pl an s for you , an d th ey n eed th eir l ittl e El f to h el p Deck t h e H al l s. Befor e you k n ow it, you r fam il y?s spen t too m u ch tim e ar ou n d each oth er an d you r br eak is doom ed to be wor se off th an Ch r i st m as W i t h Th e K r an k s. You ?r e l ook in g for a M i r acl e on 34t h St r eet to get ou t of it. W ou l dn ?t it be gr eat if you cou l d depen d on a sign ifican t oth er to h el p save you ? W el l , L ov e, Act u al l y h asn ?t fou n d you th is h ol iday an d it seem s you ?r e stu ck with th e fam . At th is poin t, you ?ve stopped won der in g H ow Th e Gr i n ch St ol e Ch r i st m as an d you ?ve star ted won der in g h ow to do it you r sel f.

Becau se I don ?t wan t you r Ch r istm as to tu r n in to par t II of Si l en t N i gh t , Dead l y N i gh t , be su r e to tak e som e tim e (with or with ou t th e fam il y), to l igh ten th e ten se m ood an d r ecogn ize I t ?s a W on d er f u l L i f e by en joyin g th ese cl assic h ol iday fil m s.

Happy Ho Ho Ho fellow high schoolers! The temperatures are dropping, grandparents migrating into town, and while snow piles are replaced by sand dunes, jackets and snow boots by bikinis and flip flops, it doesn?t mean you can?t snuggle up in a blanket with a cup of hot cocoa while letting these Christmas tunes put you back in the holiday spirit! Just like our unconventional winter weather, we?ve put together a list of alternative Christmas anthems, ranging from classic covers, to new age tunes that?ll have you jingling your bells all season long!

Paige Ardill '17

Food

Wint er Comf or t INA CUP Need a qu ick fix th is win ter ? H er e ar e som e sim pl e Ch r istm as desser t r ecipes th at ar e easy to pr epar e an d th at wil l h el p you get in to th e h ol iday spir it in th e com for t of you r own k itch en - al l you n eed to get star ted is a cu p.

Coquit o (Puer t o Rican Eggnog) A coconut -fla vor ed a lt er na t i ve t o cla ssi c eggnog.

In gr edien ts: 2 cu ps cocon u t m il k 1 can sweeten ed con den sed m il k 4 egg yol k s (l igh tl y beaten ) Gr ou n d cin n am on In str u ction s: Bl en d cocon u t m il k , con den sed m il k an d yol k s in a bl en der u n til fr oth y.

Ch il l , add cin n am on an d ser ve.

M ak es 5 cu ps.

Pumpkin Br ead Pudding A gr ea t a lt er na t i ve t o pum pki n pi e a nd per fect for t he holi da ys.

In gr edien ts: 1 l ar ge egg ¾ cu p m il k ¾ cu p pu m pk in pu r ee ? cu p br own su gar 1 teaspoon pu m pk in pie spice ½ teaspoon van il l a extr act ¼ teaspoon sal t 2 cu ps cu bed br ead In str u ction s: In a l ar ge bowl , wh isk togeth er egg, m il k , pu m pk in pu r ee, su gar, spices, van il l a extr act an d sal t.

Add in br ead cu bes an d stir, al l owin g th em to soak in th e pu m pk in m ixtu r e.

Divide even l y in two m u gs. M icr owave for 60 secon ds an d stir gen tl y with a for k . Stir in an y m ix-in s at th is poin t.

M icr owave for an addition al 90 secon ds, r otate an d r epeat. Cool for a few m in u tes befor e ser vin g.

M ak es 2 cu ps.

EMAANUPPAL'16

Food Pepper mint Pot s deCr Eme Fr ench desser t pot s com plet e wi t h fest i ve pepper m i nt a nd va ni lla .

In gr edien ts: Cu star d: 3 l ar ge egg yol k s 1 cu p su gar 2 teaspoon s van il l a extr act ½ teaspoon pepper m in t extr act ¼ teaspoon sal t 2 cu ps m il k ¼ cu p cor n star ch Ch ocol ate gl aze: ? cu p evapor ated m il k ¼ cu p ch ocol ate ch ips 2 tabl espoon s h on ey ? cu p cocoa powder ¼ cu p con fection er ?s su gar

DULCEDELECHEBREAD PUDDING M exi ca n desser t wi t h a ci nna m on a nd dulce de leche fla vor .

In gr edien ts: 7 cu ps ciabatta br ead cu bes 6 eggs (l igh tl y beaten ) 2 cu ps m il k 1 cu p du l ce de l ech e ice cr eam ½ cu p br own su gar ½ teaspoon gr ou n d cin n am on ½ teaspoon van il l a In str u ction s: Divide br ead cu bes am on g bu tter ed cu star d cu ps.

Com bin e eggs, m il k , du l ce de l ech e, br own su gar, cin n am on , an d van il l a.

Beat with a wir e wh isk or el ectr ic m ixer on l ow speed u n til sm ooth .

Pou r egg m ixtu r e over br ead in cu ps. Cover an d ch il l for an h ou r.

Pr eh eat oven to 250 degr ees Fah r en h eit befor e pl acin g th e dish es in a l ar ge r oastin g pan on th e oven r ack .

Pou r boil in g water in to th e pan to r each h al fway u p th e sides of th e sides an d bak e for 40-45 m in u tes.

Cool for 20 m in u tes an d ser ve.

In str u ction s: Pr eh eat oven to 325 degr ees Fah r en h eit.

Pu t a k ettl e of water on to boil an d pl ace eigh t cu star d cu ps in a r oastin g pan .

W h isk togeth er egg yol k s, su gar, van il l a extr act, pepper m in t extr act an d sal t in a bowl .

W h isk ½ cu p m il k an d cor n star ch in a sm al l bowl u n til sm ooth .

H eat r em ain in g 1 ½ cu ps m il k over m ediu m h eat, stir r in g u n til steam in g h ot.

W h isk th e cor n star ch m ixtu r e in to th e steam in g m il k an d con tin u e cook in g an d wh isk in g u n til th e m ixtu r e boil s an d th ick en s (2-4 m in u tes).

W h isk th e m il k m ixtu r e in to th e egg yol k m ixtu r e.

Pou r th e cu star d, even l y divided, in to th e cu star d cu ps.

Pou r en ou gh boil in g water in to th e r oastin g pan to com e abou t h al fway u p th e sides of th e cu ps an d tr an sfer th e pan to th e oven .

Bak e for 35-40 m in u tes, cool , r efr iger ate an d ser ve.

To pr epar e ch ocol ate gl aze, h eat evapor ated m il k over m ediu m h eat.

Pl ace ch ocol ate ch ips an d h on ey in a bowl an d pou r th e m il k in as soon as it begin s to bu bbl e.

W h isk for abou t on e m in u te u n til com pl etel y sm ooth .

Sift in cocoa powder an d con fection er s?su gar wh il e wh isk in g; wh isk u n til sm ooth an d th en divide am on g cu star ds to cover th em com pl etel y.

M ak es 8 cu ps.

Food AVegan's per spect iv e On t heHol idays Sof ia Fazal '16 Th e h ol iday season is u pon u s, wh ich m ean s l ots of food th at isn ?t en tir el y fr ien dl y to th ose th at ar e vegan . ASD vegan Kr istin a M eibach ,?16 tol d m e a bit abou t wh at sh e l ik es to eat an d th e ch an ges sh e m ak es with in h er fam il y to accom m odate h er diet.

Sin ce Kr istin a wan ts to be a cook , sh e h as n o pr obl em s with m ak in g h u ge din n er s for h er an d h er fam il y. Sh e fin ds th at sin ce sh e eats pl an t-based food, h er fam il y star ted appr eciatin g it m or e, wh ich m ak es it a l ot easier for h er to br in g in som e m or e pl an t, based goodn ess on h er fam il y?s din n er tabl e. Sh e says, ? I n ever fin d m ysel f feel in g l eft ou t (du r in g h ol iday m eal s) becau se of m y decision to eat pl an t-based- wh ich al so h as a l ot to do with th e l ove an d su ppor t I get fr om m y fam il y.? A l ot of foods th at Kr istin a im pl em en ted in h er h ou seh ol d wer e al r eady pl an t-based or wer e m ade pl an t-based with som e ver y easy switch es (om ittin g th e ch eese an d m eats fr om h er m eal s). Sh e h as im pl em en ted vegan bu r ger n igh ts week l y with h er fam il y.

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r ecipes can be m ade vegan with r eal l y easy switch es.? For exam pl e on Ch r istm as day, sh e en joys r oasted potatoes, Br u ssel s spr ou ts, aspar agu s, stu ffed m u sh r oom s, an d pu m pk in sou ps. Al th ou gh m an y peopl e en joy eggn og as a tr adition al h ol iday bever age, Kr istin a en joys bu tter n u t sm ooth ies with dates as h er sweeten er. Over al l , I th in k Kr istin a is tr yin g to say th at vegan ism is m or e th an ju st sittin g on th e cou ch stu ffin g you r face with l eaves. You can m ak e a l ot of del iciou s an d h ear ty foods for you r fr ien ds an d fam il y to en joy. Bel ow ar e som e r ecipes th at sh e sh ar ed with th e Ak h bar.

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1 teaspoon bak in g soda

1-2 teaspoon s cin n am on , to taste

1 cu p diced cel er y

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1 l g. r ed bel l pepper, seeded an d diced

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6 tabl espoon s tom ato paste

2 tabl espoon s al m on d m il k

1 (15-oz) can k idn ey bean s, dr ain ed

2 teaspoon s pu r e van il l a extr act h eapin g 1/ 3 cu p pitted dates, diced

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Food Food in Spain!

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Spain is fam ou s for th eir del iciou s food, especial l y th eir tapas.

I'm n ot a pick y eater so on th e Span ish tr ip I tr ied ever yth in g th er e was to tr y, even som e of th e th in gs th at m ay n ot sou n d as appetizin g. On th e tr ip wer e even abl e to cook au th en tic Span ish food in a cook in g cl ass. Th e dish es r an ged fr om a var iety of th in gs an d was absol u tel y del iciou s. Span ish jam 贸n (h am ) is a special ty an d was seen on ever y m en u in ever y r estau r an t, as wel l as th e wor l d fam ou s tapas. I even br ou gh t back a bu n ch of in gr edien ts to tr y to r epl icate som e of th e dish es at h om e. Bel ow ar e r eviews fr om oth er peopl e wh o wen t on th e Novem ber Span ish tr ip!

Au th en tic Span ish jam 贸n (h am ) h an gin g fr om a r estau r an t.

You see th is ever ywh er e in Spain .

Th e Span ish cu isin e offer s a var iety of dish es, fr om a sel ection of tapas to th e tr ied an d tr u e paella; h owever, m y favor ite tapas ar e of th e l iqu id var iety. M y favor ite dish of th e tr ip was th e gar l ic sou p an d ou r own h om em ade gazpacho (a tom ato sou p). -M s.Bosk o

Gazpach o, a col d tom ato sou p. It is al so k n own as th e k in g of col d sou ps!

I h ave m an y good th in gs to say abou t Span ish food. A m eal gen er al l y begin s with tapas, wh at ar e som ewh at of an appetizer for th e m ain m eal . Tapas ar e pr obabl y m y favor ite becau se wh en you ar e with a l ar ger gr ou p of peopl e, you can or der m u l tipl e dish es an d ever yon e can sh ar e. Som e of m y favor ites wer e cr oqu ettes, papas br avas, cal am ar i an d th e h am / ol ive/ ch eese pl ates. W e atten ded a cook in g cl ass an d m ade gazpach o as an appetizer, ch ick en pael l a as ou r m ain m eal an d M acedon ia for desser t. A com m on m iscon ception is th at gazpach o is a sou p wh en in th e Span ish cu l tu r e, it is actu al l y a dr in k ; th e m ain in gr edien t is tom ato an d it is ser ved ch il l ed. Th e pael l a we m ade was del iciou s; it is a r ice dish with ch ick en , pepper s, on ion s, an d m an y oth er in gr edien ts. Th e ch ef tau gh t u s th at tr u e Span ish pael l as ar e m ade with ch ick en . Ou r desser t, M acedon ia, was a fr u it sal ad soak ed in a sweet vin egar sau ce th at en h an ced th e fr u it fl avor s. It was a gr eat m eal . I wou l d r ecom m en d Span ish cu isin e to an yon e wh o l ik es fl avor fu l , fil l in g food. -Adel aide H er n ber g 16' Pael l a bein g ser ved at a r estau r an t for th r ee to spl it, n or m al l y a dish you sh ar e with fr ien ds becau se it's so big.

In m y opin ion , th e best par t of th e Span ish cu isin e is th e jam 贸n (h am ).

It's m ain l y u sed in th e star ter s an d you can eat it with br ead. Its a k in d of h am / por k th at h as an extr em el y u n iqu e taste. -Cel in a Satam ian 17'

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Sport s Gr inches & Sant as of t he NFLt his (Hol iday) season Kian Soh r abi '18

M an y per ceive th is h ol iday season to be th e tim e of r eceivin g, bu t l et?s n ot for get it is al so th e tim e to give. M an y team s an d ath l etes h ave r eal l y gotten in to th e h ol iday spir it of givin g an d th eir effor ts sh ou l d n ot go u n n oticed. Let?s cel ebr ate th eir effor ts of givin g to h el p th eir fel l ow h u m an .

1. Rob Ry an - Rob Ryan is th e for m er defen sive coor din ator of th e New Or l ean s Sain ts.

Th e r eason I say ?for m er defen sive coor din ator ? is becau se Rob Ryan got fir ed on th e day after a gam e, wh ich is h is day off. To qu ote Sm ok ey fr om th e m ovie ?Fr iday?, ?H ow you gon n a get fir ed on you r day off?? W h il e Rob Ryan was th e defen sive coor din ator for th e Sain ts, th e Sain ts gave u p th e m ost poin ts an d m ost yar ds in th e NFL. Th ey gave u p over 300 poin ts an d 4243 yar ds. W h en I fir st h ear d th ose n u m ber s, I th ou gh t th ey wer e th e gr am s of su gar an d cal or ies Rob Ryan con su m es in a day. Again st th e su bpar Redsk in s offen se, th e Sain ts gave u p 47 poin ts an d over 500 yar ds. Rob Ryan ?s gam epl an for th e Redsk in s was com ical .I?l l k eep it sh or t. Kir k Cou sin s l oves to th r ow sh or t, easy passes an d al l ow h is r eceiver s to m ak e pl ays. Cou sin s can easil y be beat with com pl ex cover ages an d a sim pl e 4-m an pass r u sh . Cou sin s wou l d?ve even tu al l y for ced passes an d th e Sain ts wou l d?ve h ad easy in ter ception s. For tu n atel y for Redsk in s fan s (m ysel f in cl u ded), Rob Ryan did th e opposite. H e con stan tl y bl itzed th e m ediocr e qu ar ter back wh ich al l owed h im to qu ick l y th r ow th e bal l to h is open r eceiver s an d h ave a ph en om en al week . Kir k Cou sin s ou gh t to sen d a ?Th an k You ? car d to Ryan for h is per fect passer r atin g (158.3) an d NFC Offen sive Pl ayer of th e W eek awar d.

2. L u k e K u ech l y - Lu k e Ku ech l y is h an ds down th e best l in eback er in th e l eagu e. H e was a fir st r ou n d pick in 2012 an d h as m or e th an l ived u p to expectation s. H e was th e AP Defen sive Rook ie of th e Year in 2012.

Th en , 2013 an d 2014, h e was n am ed an Al l -Pr o an d a Pr o Bowl er. In addition , to win n in g defen sive pl ayer of th e year in 2013. Th is year, Ku ech l y con tin u es to excel in ever y aspect of h is gam e. In r u n defen se, h e is th e stooge of al l stooges. Accor din g to Pr o Footbal l Focu s, Ku ech l y h as a 19.7 r u n stop per cen tage, wh ich is th e best in th e l eagu e. Th at n u m ber is th e best am on g al l pl ayer s with 100 sn aps again st th e r u n . H e r ar el y gives u p yar ds in th e r u sh gam e an d is ph en om en al in th e pass gam e. Th e NFL is a passin g l eagu e an d it?s im por tan t to h ave a l in eback er th at can con sisten tl y get it don e in th e passin g gam e, wh er e Ku ech l y is a tr u e gr in ch . H is cover age abil ities wer e on displ ay in th e n ation al spotl igh t on Th an k sgivin g. Th ose wh o watch ed th e gam e wer e tr eated to a beau tifu l exh ibition of l in eback er pass cover age. Again st Ton y Rom o an d th e Cowboys, Ku ech l y h ad back -to-back in ter ception s at th e en d of th e fir st h al f. Du r in g on e pl ay, th e Pan th er s wer e r u n n in g a Tam pa 2 defen se an d Ku ech l y dr opped back in to a deep m iddl e zon e. M ost l in eback er s wou l d con tin u e with th e post, bu t Ku ech l y per fectl y br ok e on th e deep-in r ou te wh en it cam e h is way. H e in ter cepted th e bal l an d r an it back for a tou ch down . Th e Th an k sgivin g gam e isn ?t ju st a on e-tim e m ir acl e. Accor din g to Pr o Footbal l Focu s, th r ou gh 7 gam es (h e was in ju r ed for a few gam es), Ku ech l y h as 3 in ter ception s, 4 passes defen sed an d h as n ot al l owed a sin gl e tou ch down to be th r own again st h im . In th e m oder n er a wh er e al m ost al l r u l es ben efit th e offen se, it?s am azin g to see Ku ech l y be abl e to be so gr eedy.

3. Seat t l e Seah aw k s Of f en si v e L i n e- Th e Seattl e Seah awk s wer e poised to be a dyn asty. After dem ol ish in g th e Br on cos in Su per Bowl XLVIII an d com in g 1-yar d sh or t in Su per Bowl XLIX, m an y th ou gh t th is team cou l d r u n th e NFC for year s to com e. Un for tu n atel y, th e depar tu r e of th eir defen sive coor din ator, Dan Qu in n , an d a l ack l u ster offen sive l in e h as given oth er team s in th e NFC a ch an ce to go to th e Su per Bowl . After r esign in g Ru ssel l W il son to a m ajor con tr act exten sion , m an y th ou gh t h e wou l d easil y l ead th e team back to th e Su per Bowl . H owever, W il son h as been ber ated with pr essu r e th e en tir e season . It al l star ted l ast offseason wh en Seattl e tr aded Pr o Bowl cen ter M ax Un ger (an d th eir fir st r ou n d pick ) to New Or l ean s for Jim m y Gr ah am . So far, th is tr ade h as pr oven to be fatal . Jim m y Gr ah am is bein g m isu sed in Seattl e?s offen se an d M ax Un ger h as l eft an oth er h ol e in Seattl e?s offen sive l in e. Th eir offen sive l in e h as given u p 33 sack s th r ou gh 10 week s of pl ay, an d th at doesn ?t even accou n t for al l th e sack s Ru ssel l W il son h as evaded. Fr om W eek 1 of th e NFL season , it was eviden t th eir offen sive l in e was an issu e by th e 6 sack s th ey gave u p. Cl ear l y, Seattl e h as poten tial to go back to th e Su per Bowl . Th ey h ave exper ien ced veter an s on both sides of th e bal l an d a 20 m il l ion dol l ar qu ar ter back . If th ey get in to th e pl ayoffs, th ey?r e a team to watch ou t. Th e biggest bl ock ade in fr on t of th em is th e abil ity of th eir offen sive l in e.

Sport s NFLTop Quar t er backs: TOM br ady vs. camnewt on Zack Yengul al p '18

14 week s h as past. Al l th e team s in th e NFL ar e figh tin g for a taste of th e pl ayoffs. On l y 12 team s can m ak e th is a r eal ity. At th e en d of th e day it com es down to th e team th at wan ts it th e m ost. Cu r r en tl y th ey?r e on l y on e team th at is u n defeated th is is th e Car ol in a Pan th er s.

Th e New En gl an d Patr iots ju st l ost th eir fir st gam e in week 12 to th e Den ver Br on cos. Th e Pan th er s an d Patr iots ar e doin g ver y wel l th is season . Th ese ar e th e 2 team s to beat, with th is bein g said ever y gam e th ey pl ay is a com pl ete figh t al l th e way to th e en d. Ever yon e expected th e Patr iots to be a top team th is year after th ey won th e su per bowl l ast year. Th e Pan th er s on th e oth er h an d ar e doin g extr em el y wel l , n o on e expected th em to do th is wel l . Th e Pan th er s con tin u e to be a Su per bowl cal iber team , an d th ey stil l r em ain u n defeated. Th e Pan th er s ar e n ow 12-0 an d ar en 't expectin g to l ose an ytim e soon . Th ese two team s on l y h ave on e way of pl ayin g each oth er, th at is in th e Su per bowl an d I wou l d n ot be su r pr ised if th is was to h appen . Both th ese team s h ave been pl ayin g extr em el y wel l , l ets tak e a l ook at h ow th e qu ar ter back s of th ese team s ar e pl ayin g. W h o do you th in k is doin g better ?

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TomBr ady # 12 H ei gh t : 6'4'' W ei gh t :225 Age:38 Pl ay s f or : New En gl an d Patr iots Tou ch d ow n s: 31 tou ch down s, m ost in th e NFL. I n t er cep t i on s: 6 Passi n g y ar d s: 3,912 passin g yar ds, m ost in th e NFL.

Cam Newt on # 1 H ei gh t : 6'5'' W ei gh t : 245 Age: 26 Pl ay s f or : Car ol in a Pan th er s Tou ch d ow n s: 25 tou ch down s I n t er cep t i on : 10 Passi n g y ar d s: 2,797 yar ds

Beat t heheat : t hewint er spor t s t hat ar ebest f or you Louis l eRoux '18 Livin g in Du bai, we al l n eed a br eak fr om th e col d weath er. You m igh t wan t to W h en in th ose beau tifu l , sn owy cou n tr ies over win ter br eak , you sh ou l d ch eck ou t th e awesom e wor l d r en own ed win ter spor ts. Sk iin g, sn owboar din g, ice sk atin g, h ock ey, an d m an y, m an y m or e wil l l et you h ave fu n an d br in g you joy wh en tak in g a br eak fr om th e h eat.

Su r e, sk iin g is a spor t you can ju st ju m p r igh t in to. You m ay str u ggl e to star t, or you m ay n ot, al th ou gh I wou l d su ggest you tak e som e sk iin g l esson s befor e you str ap on th ose sk is to you r feet for th e fir st tim e. You m igh t n eed th em wh en you ar e fl yin g down m ou n tain s. Bu t wh y is sk iin g so m u ch fu n ? You feel open to an yth in g. It activates you r en tir e body, an d sn owboar din g does th e sam e th in g. It is tou gh on you r l egs, k eepin g th em con tr ol l ed an d h ol din g a l ot of weigh t an d m ovem en t. You n eed to watch for bu m ps, tr ees, an d m ost l ik el y oth er sk ier s/ sn owboar der s as wel l . Th is com pl etel y activates you r br ain an d al l you r sen ses. Th is is gr eat to wak e u p som e m u scl es an d ar eas of you r br ain you m igh t n ot u su al l y u se in you r ever yday Du bai l ife.

Ice Sk atin g, th e cl ose cou sin of r ol l er bl adin g, is al so a h igh l y sou gh t after win ter spor t, an d on e of th e m ost con ven ien t spor ts du r in g th e win ter tim e. Usu al l y ice k eeps you away fr om th e

ou tdoor s, becau se you wou l d sl ip an d sl ide ar ou n d. W el l , wh en it com es to ice sk atin g, th at is th e goal . Th e on l y differ en ce is th at you wan t to do it as sm ooth l y as possibl e, an d m ak e it l ook s m ajestic. It is qu ite tou gh to pick u p on th e r h yth m of ice sk atin g, bu t wh en it does cl ick , it wil l feel am azin g.

Th e m ost widel y k n own an d in ten se spor t of al l th e win ter spor ts is Ice H ock ey. Th e ph ysical ity is sou gh t after by m an y, especial l y m al es, al th ou gh m an y fem al es l ove th e spor t. It is on e of th e m ost over al l diver se spor ts th er e ar e ar ou n d today. It is obviou sl y ver y ph ysical , an d it is m ean t to be. Al on g with th is m ajor factor, you r h an d eye coor din ation m u st be h igh . Al th ou gh h ock ey is ver y com petitive, th er e ar e so m an y sk il l l evel s th at you can pl ay in . Th er e is th e bar e basics, wh ich m igh t in cl u de l ear n in g to pr oper l y ice sk ate, to l ear n in g sk il l s with th e pu ck . H ock ey is on e of th e best spor ts to pl ay if you wan t to in cr ease you r ath l eticism in al l ar eas.

Al th ou gh it m igh t n ot seem l ik e it, win ter spor ts ar e better for you th an you wou l d th in k . Th ey activate al l you r sen ses, an d you n eed to k eep you r sel f focu sed. Al th ou gh m ost win ter spor ts can bear tou gh an d pain fu l con sequ en ces, it wil l be wor th it in th e en d if you pl ay safe.

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Th e footbal l season is al r eady wel l u n der way an d th e win ter is com in g u p fast, an d we al l k n ow wh at th at m ean s: th e tr an sfer win dow?s back ! Th is m ean s th at team s can im pr ove wh at?s br in gin g th em down an d pu t on a figh t for th e r est of th e season . Team s h ave won sol el y becau se of th eir win ter sign in gs, an d, in m y opin ion , it?s th e m or e im por tan t tr an sfer win dow of th e two. Su r e, you get bigger an d m or e sign in gs in Ju l y an d Au gu st, bu t win ter is r eal l y wh er e you can en su r e th at you stay on top of th e l eagu e (or in som e cases, in it) an d fin ish wel l en ou gh to pl ease ever yon e. It?s a gr eat tim e for em er gen cy bu ys an d squ ad str en gth en s. H er e ar e som e th in gs th at a few team s n eed to do over th e win ter to stay good or becom e better.

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If you ?r e a su ppor ter of th e Bl u e side of M an ch ester, th is is a gr eat season so far. You ?ve br ou gh t in big n am es l ik e Rah eem Ster l in g an d Kevin De Br u yn e for r ecor d n u m ber s, Agu er o scor ed th e fastest five goal s in Pr em ier Leagu e h istor y, an d you ?ve actu al l y been sem i su ccessfu l in Eu r ope! As for th e win ter win dow - Br in g in back u p for Ag端 er o. City h as been depen din g on h im to in th e goal s, bu t som etim es h e ju st can ?t del iver becau se h e h as n o su ppor t with h im u p fr on t. Su r e, you cou l d ar gu e th at Bon y is th er e an d you can pl ay h im with Ser gio, bu t we?ve seen th at h e ju st isn ?t as depen dabl e to k eep th e goal s r ol l in g in . Br in g in som eon e wh o you k n ow can scor e goal s. If Ag端 er o gets in ju r ed, th is per son can step u p an d is abl e to m ak e th e team feel l ik e Ag端 er o n ever even l eft. Th e r est of th e team is fin e, bu t if th ey l ose Agu er o, th ey can dr op poin ts pr etty easil y.

It?s n ot a good season for M ou r in h o?s Ch el sea. Th ey?ve l ost 8 gam es an d con ceded 23 goal s in En gl an d an d wer e k ick ed ou t of th e Capital On e Cu p (th e on e th ey won l ast year ) in th eir secon d m atch . Th is is th eir wor st ever star t to a Pr em ier Leagu e season an d it doesn ?t seem l ik e it?s gettin g better. Th e on l y r eal l igh t in th e dar k is th eir per for m an ce in Eu r ope, with th em cu r r en tl y secon d in th eir gr ou p. Th ey?ve con ceded n ear l y h al f of th e am ou n t of goal s th ey did l ast year in 2 m on th s, an d h ave a n egative goal differ en ce at th e tim e of wr itin g. As for goal scor er s, th ey wil l be fin e as l on g as Diego Costa doesn ?t get a yel l ow car d ever y oth er m atch . W h at M ou r in h o r eal l y n eeds to im pr ove on is th e back l in e. Th e Bl u es sh ou l d n ot be con cedin g th is m an y goal s so ear l y on in th e season an d in or der to con cede l ess th ey n eed to br in g in a str on g cen ter back th at th ey can depen d on . Ku r t Zou m a is som eon e th ey n eed to k eep for th e fu tu r e, bu t th e fu tu r e is in th e fu tu r e an d it won ?t h el p wh at?s goin g on at th e cl u b n ow. Som eon e wh o can l ead on th e pitch an d n ot con cede stu pid goal s wil l h el p Ch el sea ou t to n o en d.

Th is season is fu l l of su r pr ises, an d h opefu l l y Jan u ar y is n o differ en t. Pan ic bu y season is in fu l l swin g, an d I?m su r e we?l l see som e big on es over th e cou r se of th e tr an sfer win dow. Th e pr obl em is, wh at team wil l it be? W il l it be Ch el sea, n ear th e r el egation zon e, in a desper ate attem pt to figh t back to m ak e it to Eu r ope? W il l it be City, wh o h as al l of th eir im por tan t pl ayer s in ju r ed? Or wil l it be Leicester, so th ey can stay on top? W e n ever k n ow, bu t th at is th e beau ty of th e win ter tr an sfer win dow.

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H ave you ever tr ied ice sk atin g? If n ot you sh ou l d tr y it ou t, I in su r e you wil l h ave a bl ast. If you h ave gon e ice sk atin g befor e, go again you can go to th e Du bai M al l an d go ice sk atin g for a bit. Go with a cou pl e of fr ien ds. It is so n ice an d con ven ien t th at you don 't even h ave to own you r own pair of sk ates th ey wil l pr ovide som e for you . You can go sk atin g for 1.45 h ou r s for on l y 60 aed. If you wan t to br in g you r l ittl e br oth er or sister an d teach th em h ow to sk ate, an yon e u n der 100 cm it on l y cost 25 aed. If you ar e feel in g u p for a par ty n igh t you can go to disco n igh t even for on l y 80 aed. So if you 'r e n ot doin g an yth in g an d you r bor ed ju st h ead over to Du bai M al l an d go sk ate.

Ar e you feel in g fast? If so you sh ou l d pr obabl y go an d visit Em ir ates Kar tZon e. Th is a ver y n ice go car tin g pl ace, on ce again you don 't n eed to sh ow u p with an yth in g, th ey wil l pr ovide ever yth in g su ch as h el m et, su it, gl oves, h air n et, an d sh oes if you com e in san dal s. Th ese car ts ar e extr em el y fast an d can go an ywh er e fr om 80-120 KPH . Now at th is pl ace you can eith er r ace for 15 or 30 m in u tes. If you r ace for 15 m in u tes th en it wil l cost a total of 100 aed per son . If you r ace a total of 30 m in u tes it wil l cost 180 aed per per son . Righ t n ow th ey ar e h avin g a big deal becau se of Ch r istm as an d th ese pr ices ar e al m ost 50 per cen t off, you can 't beat it. For ever yth in g in vol ved in th is pack age you m ay th in k it is qu ite expen sive, bu t th e satisfaction you get after beatin g you r fr ien d in a r ace is pr icel ess.

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Zeena Shehadeh 17' H idden beyon d Du bai?s sk yscr aper s, m al l s, an d l u xu r iou s l ifestyl e is a differ en t wor l d, a wor l d fil l ed with pover ty an d fal se h ope.

Th e wor k er s ar e l ead to Du bai in sear ch of oppor tu n ity an d m on ey to sen d h om e to th eir fam il ies, wh en in r eal ity th ey don ?t m ak e wh at th ey expected n or wh at th ey deser ve. Th e wor k er s in Du bai wor k u p to 12 h ou r s a day, even du r in g th e scor ch in g h ot su m m er s, yet m ak e between 347-1,193 AED a m on th depen din g on wh ich con tr actor th ey wor k for.

Aside fr om th e m on ey, th ese m en ar e pu t in to ?al m ost in h u m an e l ivin g con dition s? wh er e th ey som etim es can sh ar e a 17 x 11m r oom with 60 oth er m en . W e as a stu den t body an d in dividu al s sh ou l d give back to th ose wh o h ave bu il t th is am azin g city especial l y du r in g th e h ol iday season . Th e u n fair tr eatm en t of th ese wor k er s is h ar d to com bat in a city l ik e Du bai, bu t th er e ar e oth er th in gs we as stu den ts an d facu l ty m em ber s can do to con tr ibu te.

Som e sm al l ways to sh ow you r appr eciation du r in g th e h ol iday season to th ose wh o h ave m ade Du bai wh at it is today is by con tr ibu tin g to pr ojects facil itated by Th e [Sam en ess] Pr oject. Th e [Sam en ess] Pr oject is an or gan ization th at, as tol d by th e n am e, pr om otes sam en ess an d captu r es m om en ts in wh ich we can l ook past ever yth in g th at separ ates u s an d focu s on ou r sim il ar ities.

Pr ojects facil itated by th em in cl u de, W ater 4 W or k er s, Sol es an d Stor ies, an d W e?ve got you r Back . Al l of th ese an d u pcom in g pr ojects ar e sm al l ways we Th e [Sam en ess] Pr oject can h ow ou r appr eciation for ever yth in g th e wor k er s h ave don e for u s. To l ear n m or e abou t th e sam en ess pr oject an d fin d ou t th e dates of th eir pr ojects visit th eir website, h ttp:/ / www.th esam en esspr oject.com .

ASD is al so h ostin g a wor k er appr eciation day in or der to give back .

On Decem ber 13th th e m iddl e sch ool ?s NJH S is h ostin g wor k er appr eciation day, wh ich we as h igh sch ool er s m ay n ot be abl e to atten d, bu t l ater on in th e year NH S wil l be h ostin g an oth er wor k er appr eciation day for th e h igh sch ool . You wil l be abl e to pu t togeth er car e pack ages an d sh ow h ow m u ch we appr eciate al l of th ose wh o con tr ibu te to ou r sch ool ever yday. Al th ou gh th ese acts of k in dn ess can ?t sol ve th e en tir ety of th e issu e, it is a sm al l yet im pactfu l way of sh owin g th em you r eal l y do appr eciate al l th eir h ar d wor k an d val u e th em n ot on l y as wor k er s bu t al so as h u m an s.

Myanmar l ight s up t hespar k of Democr acy Sowon Yoon '17 On 8 Novem ber, 2015, in far away M yan m ar, a spar k of dem ocr acy was l it. Th is year ?s gen er al el ection was th e cou n tr y?s fir st el ection s sin ce a n om in al l y civil ian gover n m en t was in tr odu ced fou r year s ago, wh ich h ad ?n om in al l y?en ded n ear l y 50 year s of m il itar y r u l e. Th is ar ticl e wil l l ook at M yan m ar ?s str u ggl e for dem ocr acy an d its peopl e?s victor y.

Fir st, it is im por tan t to u n der stan d th at M yan m ar pr esiden t is el ected in dir ectl y by th e par l iam en t.

So, to h ave a pr esiden t fr om you r par ty, it is essen tial to tak e u p th e m ajor ity por tion of th e par l iam en t. So, th e gen er al el ection of 8 Novem ber 2015 was to el ect th e m em ber s of th e par l iam en t.

gover n m en t accor din g to an BBC ar ticl e. (?M yan m ar el ection : Su u Kyi's NLD win s l an dsl ide victor y.?)

On th e el ection day, NLD win s a l an dsl ide victor y, tak in g 90 per cen t of th e par l iam en tar y seats.

So. wh o is th is Au n g San Su u Kyi, wh o h as cr eated a dem ocr atic m ir acl e?

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Now, u n dou btedl y, th e star ch am pion of th is el ection h as been Au n g San Su u Kyi. Con tr ar y to m an y bel iefs, sh e is n ot r u n n in g for pr esiden cy. Rath er, sh e is l egal l y pr even ted fr om doin g so as h er two ch il dr en h ave for eign passpor ts. H owever, sh e can h ave an d wil l h ave dir ect in fl u en ce over an y NLD l ed

Au n g San Su u Kyi?s fath er was a M yan m ar in depen den ce h er o.

Sh e r eceived h er edu cation in En gl an d. Sh e exper ien ced con tin u ou s h ou se ar r est after a dem on str ation again st m il itar y dictator sh ip. W h en by-el ection s wer e h el d in Apr il 2012, to fil l seats vacated by pol itician s wh o h ad tak en gover n m en t posts, sh e an d h er par ty con tested seats, despite u n fair r eser vation s. An d Th is year.. sh e h as fin al l y seen th e spar k th at sh e h as wor k ed for wh ol e of h er l ife.

Of cou r se, to th is dr astic r esu l t is br in gin g in a l ot of diver se r espon ses. H owever, a sm al l step towar d dem ocr acy is better th an n o step. Th e wor l d is focu sed to M yan m ar ?s el ection s an d wh at it m ean s for pol itical fr eedom s.

Current Event s Why does Cat al onia want independence?

Al ex Kush' 19 Recen tl y Catal on ia?s dr ive for in depen den ce h as pr ogr essed to a gr eat exten t. Pr im ar y r eason is du e to th e Nation al ist popu l ation in th e r egion an d th e cr u cial secon dar y r eason s in cl u de th e cu r r en t positive econ om ic an d pol itical statu ses.

Cat al onia's Hist ory Catal on ia was an in depen den t r egion of th e Iber ian Pen in su l a.

Th r ou gh ou t th en attem pts to abol ish th eir l an gu age an d separ atism was tested by Spain bu t fail ed an d in 1977 th e cou n tr y h ad been again awar ded th e degr ee of au ton om y as dem ocr acy was in tr odu ced Sin ce th e 1977 r ecogn ition of au ton om y, n ation al ism su r ged in Catal on ia an d th e gover n m en t n ow str on gl y bel ieve th at th ey wil l ach ieve In depen den ce wh eth er it's l egal or n ot.

Economics Catal on ia h as been Spain 's in du str ial an d econ om ic l eader l ar gel y du e to su ccess of its sea-side footbal l capital Bar cel on a.

Catal on ia's GDP is 314,000,000,000 USD wh ich wou l d pl ace th e n ation as th e 34th weal th iest cou n tr y with an econ om y over tak in g H on g Kon g an d Por tu gal . It is a weal th y r egion par t of a poor cou n tr y accor din g to EU stan dar ds. Secession wou l d th er efor e cost Spain m or e th an 20 per cen t of its econ om ic ou tpu t.

Th e r egion r epr esen ts on e th ir d of th e cou n tr y's in du str y expor ts an d 25% of al l taxes. Th e r egion al so h as th e secon d l ar gest popu l ation in Spain with 7.5 m il l ion in h abitan ts.

M u ch of th e r egion 's econ om ic r even u e is spen t an d distr ibu ted ar ou n d th e cou n tr y. Th e Catal an gover n m en t bel ieve th at secession wou l d al l ow th em to in cr ease th eir bu dget an d cr eate a pr osper ou s Catal on ia. Un l ik e Scotl an d, Catal on ia h as a ver y str on g econ om y.

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diver se sh owcasin g its cen tu r ies ol d h istor y. UNESCO h as decl ar ed 6 wor l d h er itage sites l ocated ar ou n d th e r egion .

Catal an s fu n dam en tal l y see th em sel ves differ en t fr om th e r est of Spain . Session wou l d em power th em to bu il d on th eir cu l tu r e an d n ation al iden tity.

Pol it ical In 1931 with fail ed attem pts to exter m in ate th e pr o-in depen den t popu l ation , th e Span ish au th or ity r estor ed th e Catal an Gover n m en t an d decl ar ed th e r egion as an au ton om ou s com m u n ity. Th is h as r esu l ted Catal on ia to obtain a stabl e gover n in g system for th e r egion . Th e Par tido Popu l ar of M ar ian o Rajoy, th e Span ish pr im e m in ister, is on l y th e fou r th -l ar gest par ty in Catal on ia, an d is str on gl y opposed to an y m oves for in depen den ce for th e r egion . Recen tl y th er e h as been a su r ge in pr o-in depen den ce with r epor tedl y 80% su ppor tin g th e separ ation . Un l ik e oth er r egion s in oth er cou n tr ies.

Catal on ia h as its own par l iam en t an d gover n in g cabin et.

Th e Catal an gover n m en t is qu al ified an d h as power to r u n th eir own in depen den t state. Catal an s h ave faith an d str on gl y bel ieve th ey h ave an am bitiou s an d tal en ted cabin et.

Probl emat ic Spain Last year th e Span ish gover n m en t qu ick l y decl in ed an y action s with th e m ovem en t of separ ation of Catal on ia an d stated th at it wou l d be ?il l egal ?to do oth er wise. Spain al so str essed th at th e separ ation of Catal on ia wil l cr eate a sever el y h ar m fu l effect on its econ om y. If Catal on ia does ach ieve its goal th en th er e is a str on g possibil ity th at Spain wou l d veto th e eu r o cu r r en cy an d th e NATO m em ber sh ip for Catal on ia. Ul tim atel y th e in depen den ce of Catal on ia com es with a h efty pr ice tag for its n ation al ist citizen s. If Catal on ia separ ates, it wil l n ot be abl e to com pete in th e gl obal m ar k et an d gl obal ize du e th e h eavy fiscal bu r den .

Catal on ia?s im poses h igh taxes on l ocal bu sin ess an d offer s few pu bl ic ser vices an d h as l ow l evel in fr astr u ctu r e.

Catal an s wou l d al so h ave to assu m e a l ar ge am ou n t of Spain 's for eign debt.

Concl usion Cul t ure Th r ou gh ou t th eir in depen den t h istor y, Catal on ia possessed its own cu stom s, l an gu age an d l aws. Catal an s str on gl y see th em sel ves differ en t. Th ey h ave a n oticeabl y differ en t l an gu age.

Catal on ia al so h as a su btl e differ en ce in tr adition al cu isin e with Spain . Catal an cu isin e differ s to th e on e of M adr id m ostl y du e to th e in fl u en ce of th e pr oxim ity of th e ocean an d fr en ch cu isin e. In Catal on ia?s ar ch itectu r e is r ich an d

Th is Novem ber th e Catal an gover n m en t stated th at th ey fin al l y pr epar ed a ?r oad m ap?an d pl an to official l y separ ate fr om Spain du r in g ear l y 2017. Spain str essed th at th is action wou l d be il l egal an d str on gl y advises Catal on ia th at th e sel f pr ocl aim ed n ation wou l d im pose a detr im en tal effect on itsel f. Catal on ia h as str on g factor s wh ich cou l d r esu l t in a su ccessfu l an d pr osper ou s session n on eth el ess th e power is with in th eir l eader s an d th e fu tu r e is in th eir h an ds.

Current Event s 2016 Pr esident ial Candidat es v iews on t her ef ugee Cr isis As th e cl im ate acr oss th e gl obe begin s to cool , it seem s as th ou gh th e Un ited States con tin u es to bu r n with th e du al fl am es of both sides of an in cr easin gl y h eated pol itical r ace for pr esiden cy. It al so appear s th at th e r ecen t tr agedies acr oss th e wor l d in vol vin g th e Isl am ic State h ave ser ved as fu el for discu ssion of pol icies in r egar ds to th e on goin g r efu gee cr isis.

Pr esiden tial can didates ar e m ean t to capital ize on su ch even ts by stir r in g specu l ation of a ch an ge in statu s qu o, as both par ties h ave u p to th is poin t bu t with th e Repu bl ican s n otabl y tak in g a u n iqu e an d con tr over sial stan ce. Let?s tak e a l ook at th e r efu gee cr isis th r ou gh th e l en s of differ en t can didates in th e u pcom in g US pr esiden tial el ection in 2016.

Donal d Tr ump, Republ ican: Th ou gh Don al d Tr u m p h as al ways been k n own as egotistical , as a can didate, h e h as m ade it qu ite cl ear by h is in itial pr oposal s of bu il din g a wal l to k eep ou t il l egal M exican im m igr an ts th at h is em ph asis is on n ation al safety. Som e m ay h ave qu estion ed th e n ecessity of su ch a m easu r e, bu t it was u n dou btedl y a sign of h is pr ior itization of th e wel far e of th e citizen s. H owever, h is m ost r ecen t idea h as cau sed a fu r or u n m atch ed by an y oth er pr oposition s h e h as m ade: h e aim s to cr eate a database on al l M u sl im s in th e Un ited States. Natu r al l y, th er e h as been an u pr oar fr om M u sl im s an d n on -M u sl im s al ik e. H e h as m ade cl ear th at h is goal is to stop Syr ian r efu gees fr om en ter in g th e cou n tr y becau se of th e possibil ity of a th r eat to Am er ican safety, fol l owin g th e ter r or ist attack s in Par is an d Beir u t.

Ben Car son, Republ ican: For m er n eu r ol ogist an d cu r r en t Repu bl ican can didate Ben Car son h as al so stir r ed a sign ifican t am ou n t of discu ssion by tak in g Tr u m p?s pr oposal of a M u sl im -database on e step fu r th er an d cl aim in g a database on ever yon e wh o en ter s th e Un ited States sh ou l d be cr eated ?to pr otect th e Am er ican peopl e.? H is idea stem m ed fr om h is cl aim th at a database focu sed on r el igion was n ot a ?good idea? becau se it wou l d tr eat peopl e differ en tl y. Car son al so is n ot in favor of Tr u m p?s addition al idea of goin g so far as to depor t r efu gees.

Hil l ar y Cl int on, Democr at : W h il e th e Repu bl ican par ty focu ses on stem m in g th e fl ow of r efu gees or at l east en h an ce th e pr ocess of tr ack in g th em , Dem ocr atic fr on t-r u n n er H il l ar y Cl in ton bel ieves th at doin g eith er wou l d ?u n der m in e wh o we [th ey] ar e as Am er ican s? sh ou l d th ey r eject an y r efu gees. Sh e wen t as far to say th at Don al d Tr u m p wou l d ?divide th e cou n tr y? with h is h atefu l l an gu age an d offen sive pol icies. Not on l y does sh e su ppor t th e wel com in g of r efu gees. Sh e al so aim s to accept 65,000 r efu gees with in th e n ext year.

Ber nieSander s, Democr at : San der s?stan ce r efl ects th e Dem ocr atic sen tim en ts. In an ar ticl e by Th e Pol itico, h e was qu oted for sl am m in g an y cal l s to sh u t bor der s to Syr ian r efu gees, cl aim in g in stead we sh ou l d n ot tu r n ou r back s an d focu s on im pr ovin g th e th or ou gh n ess of th e scr een in g pr ocess. ?W e wil l do wh at we do best an d th at is be Am er ican s - figh tin g r acism , figh tin g xen oph obia, figh tin g fear,? h e decl ar ed. San der s an d Cl in ton al on g with th e oth er Dem ocr ats seem to be on boar d with th e idea of acceptin g m or e r efu gees.

H owever, San der s h as stil l pr each ed cau tion in doin g so, wh er eas Cl in ton is pu sh in g for an exten sive acceptan ce of a m assive su r ge of r efu gees.

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Sign pl aced by pedestr ian s after Ch ar l ie H ebdo attack s Th e year is com in g to an en d, bu t ISIS?attack s on l y seem to becom e m or e viol en t. Sadl y, th e attack s in Par is ar e on l y on e of th e m an y in h u m an e acts th at ISIS h as car r ied ou t in th e past m on th s. After th e Ch ar l ie H ebdo attack s in Jan u ar y, Fr an ce h as been n o str an ger to ter r or ism fr om ISIS, especial l y after it par ticipated in th e l au n ch in g of air str ik es again st th em .

H owever, ISIS?l atest cr im es again st h u m an ity in Par is h ave cr eated a r epetitive cycl e, m ak in g viol en ce con tagiou s. Even so, can we on l y en d th is cycl e by u sin g a gr eater for ce of viol en ce?

ISIS?bar bar ic acts ar e becom in g m or e an d m or e fr equ en t, an d th eir attack s in Par is r em in ded u s al l of th e dan ger an d u n cer tain ty th e wor l d is facin g. Bu t th is attack is on l y on e of th e m an y th at ISIS an d its fol l ower s h ave cau sed th is year. In Jan u ar y, ter r or ists attack ed offices of th e Ch ar l ie H ebdo n ewspaper in Par is. Th en in October, jih adists sen t tr ain ed k il l er s to m u r der Ch r istian s in side UN r efu gee cam ps, an d a week l ater a Ru ssian pl an e was bom bed by ISIS after l eavin g Sh ar m el -Sh eik h . Th ese attack s con tin u ed in Novem ber, wh en su icide bom bs str u ck Beir u t, Leban on an d th e fol l owin g day Par is en du r ed sever al attack s in vol vin g su icide bom bin gs an d sh ootin gs. Days after th e Par is attack s took pl ace, ISIS m ade a video sayin g ?W e say to th e states th at tak e par t in th e cr u sader cam paign th at, you wil l h ave a day God wil l in g, l ik e Fr an ce's an d

by God, as we str u ck Fr an ce in th e cen ter of Par is, we swear we wil l str ik e Am er ica at its cen ter in W ash in gton ?, sh owin g th at th ese attack s wou l d su r el y con tin u e. Un for tu n atel y, th e attack s h ave n ot stopped th er e. Th is m on th , a m ar r ied cou pl e open ed fir e at a wor k par ty in San Ber n ar din o, Cal ifor n ia. Th ese

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M ou r n er s ou tside Le Car illon, a r estau r an t wh er e on e of th e Par is attack s took pl ace.

exam pl es il l u str ate h ow th is viol en ce con tin u es goin g back an d for th , an d if we do n ot stop th is cycl e it wil l on l y con tin u e an d becom e wor se.

W ester n pol itician s h ave au tom atical l y r espon ded by sayin g th ey m u st bom b an d destr oy th eir en em ies. As a r esu l t, th e Fr en ch pr esiden t h as decl ar ed th at th ese attack s wer e an ?act of war ? an d vowed to wage a ?r el en tl ess? cam paign again st th e Isl am ic State ?on al l fr on ts, in ter n al an d exter ior, wor k in g with ou r al l ies?. Br itain h as bom bed ISIS?oil fiel ds in Syr ia, wh ich wer e on e of ISIS?m ost im por tan t fin an cial oper ation s. Now th er e is specu l ation as to wh eth er ISIS wil l attack W ash in gton an d Br itain , l eavin g th e wor l d with dan ger an d u n cer tain ty. Reaction s su ch as th ese on l y m ak e th e cycl e r estar t itsel f on ce again .

Over tim e both sides h ave star ted to l ook al ik e, an d in th e en d th ey ar e equ al l y cau sin g a con tagiou s an d r epetitive cycl e of viol en ce. Even th ou gh it is 2015, we ar e stil l figh tin g over ou r bel iefs, bu t we n eed to fin d a way to be m or e tol er an t an d acceptin g of each oth er. Th e h ol idays ar e appr oach in g, m ak in g it even m or e im por tan t th at we al l com e togeth er despite th e r ecen t viol en ce. Th at is wh y, in or der for som eth in g to be don e we m u st set ou r differ en ces aside an d cr eate m or e u n ity to en d th is year in th e best way possibl e.

?W e say t o t h e st at es t h at t ak e p ar t i n t h e cr u sad er cam p ai gn t h at , y ou w i l l h av e a d ay God w i l l i n g, l i k e Fr an ce's an d by God , as w e st r u ck Fr an ce i n t h e cen t er of Par i s, w e sw ear w e w i l l st r i k e Am er i ca at i t s cen t er i n W ash i n gt on ?.

-Al Gh ar eeb t h e Al ger i an (I SI S f ol l ow er )

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Ru ssian pl an e th at was bom bed by ISIS after l eaved Sh ar m el -Sh eik h .

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M ou r n er s h ol din g can dl es after th e San Ber n adin o sh ootin gs.