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FACULTY INTERVIEW What is your favorite thing about being the president? It is a challenge to be the president of such a prestigious university because you know people are constantly looking up to you and there are new challenges you face every day, but being in a position that could help, shape DQG LQĂ XHQFH VWXGHQW OLYHV DQG IXOĂ&#x20AC;OO WKHLU goals is very important to me. Working with an amazing team and being able to make a positive contribution to the economic development and VWULYLQJ IRU WKH QDWLRQ¡V JURZWK RYHU WLPH LV the best part about being the president. What FRXOG EH EHWWHU WKDQ FRQWULEXWLQJ WR %DKUDLQ¡V prosperity and society?
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society. What sets UOB apart is our teaching TXDOLW\ ZH DUH WKH RQO\ XQLYHUVLW\ DFFUHGLWHG by the higher education academy (UK). In the Middle East, we have the best and most skilled teaching staff that is internationally recognized in addition to having an ever changing and improving campus that has character and lots of natural greenery.
Describe a situation in which you GLG ´DOO WKH ULJKW WKLQJV¡¡ DQG ZHUH still unsuccessful. What did you learn from the experience? I am from a science background and I have been a scientist myself and I can completely understand the frustration of failure, especially when it comes to experiments that I know I have been really careful with. However, my advice to the young people would be that LW¡V QRW DOZD\V D EDG WKLQJ WR QRW DFKLHYH \RXU WDUJHWV DQG GRQ¡W EH GLVKHDUWHQHG , DP a scientist and I have failed at most of my major experiments which is normal for most VFLHQWLVWV VR EH SDWLHQW DQG GRQ¡W OHW WKH frustration of failure get to you. Most of the famous and innovative people in the world failed many times over, like Steve Jobs who created Apple or Bill Gates who created Microsoft, if you look at their careers they have had many failures.
What inspires you to do a great job on an everyday basis? (YHU\ GD\ LV D FKDOOHQJH DQG , GRQ¡W NQRZ what I will face when I come in because of the nature of this profession, but the part about coming to the university and making a change for the better of the country by educating the youth and next generation inspires me to do a great job on a daily basis. It is my way to thank the country for all that it is done for all of us.
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Is there a message you have for students hoping to enroll in UOB? Enjoy the experience, work hard and be committed to your learning.
What is one piece of advice you would give to the graduating class of 2016? No matter what path of life you are at, selflearning is really important so my advice would be to never stop learning it will take you places. Take advantage of training RSSRUWXQLWLHV DQG RQOLQH OHDUQLQJ GRQ¡W VWRS
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How would you ensure that the students reach a higher level of success and what sets UOB apart from other universities? This September we are launching a new orientation program for students and we hope to lay a strong foundation as they enter their studies. The university is committed to ensuring that programs are aligned with labor market needs of the region, especially with the changing economy and the impact of technology. In addition to students gaining experience through internships, we want to create an environment where students can be creative, innovative and entrepreneurial so that they have an impact on the economy and
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Tell us more about your new music video? The music video 'Criminal' is one of 11 songs from the upcoming mixtape 'Countless Blessings'.'Criminal' is a collaborative project, the song is written and performed by me, music is produced by Tunna from the U.S, recorded and mixed by cigAwet Productions and mastered in the plug studios in Canada. This underground Hip Hop song speaks about the rap game and how it evolved from the purest form of meaningful poetry and truth of VXSHUĂ&#x20AC;FLDO FRPPHUFLDO VWHUHRW\SHV 5DS LV DOO about metaphors and subliminal messages, thus a musical 'criminal' was needed to set the record straight and kill the fake hype! The music video was a product of an international team of creative professionals from Bahrain, U.S.A, Egypt, Jordan, India, England & Lebanon and the video was headed by the director Mazen Malas and director of photography Mr. Mohamed Nazih.
Tell the challenges you faced while making this music video? As this was a large scale project of the highest international standards, we have had many challenges, from the hot weather, the KXPLGLW\ ZLWK ORWV RI WHFKQLFDO GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOWLHV DQG Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO REVWDFOHV ,W ZDV XQDFFHSWDEOH WR settle for what's easy, cheap or convenient. 7KLV ZRXOGQ¡W KDYH EHHQ SRVVLEOH ZLWKRXW God's blessings and our generous investors DQG VSRQVRU¡V FRQWULEXWLRQ :LWK WKH KDUG ZRUN of an incredible team, we have achieved a product that we all are very proud of and have received compliments from all over the world.
How would you describe the feeling of releasing your third music video? The feeling is great, with every music video I release, I keep growing as an artist and the more success I achieve the higher the
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expectation, and bigger responsibility is on me and the whole team. But thank God we keep meeting the expectations and raising the bar. The video has earned worldwide recognition and generated 46k views in 6 days. It's a project I'm very proud of. The incredible team behind this project is a one of a kind and I wouldn't have done it without them.
What is your typical process for creating music? There is no"typical" process for creating music. It's a matter of inspiration that could strike anytime and anywhere. I could get inspired on a plane, record voice notes in the car or write a song in the studio, same goes with producing music. As a songwriter, rapper and music producer these 3 alter egos come forward separately or simultaneously, all I know is that I need to be ready!
7HOO XV ZKHQ KDG \RX Ă&#x20AC;UVW discover your music talent? I grew up writing poetry, as far back as I can remember and since childhood, I loved playing all kinds of percussion, from the western drum sets to the traditional Arabic Darbuka. 7XUQLQJ DQ\ Ă DW VXUIDFH WR SHUFXVVLRQ ZDV P\ thing! Desks, pens, boxes, books, something that the street performers still do today. My late father was a phenomenally great piano player and owned a beautiful oriental Yamaha Keyboard that I was never allowed to use and I remember sneaking into his room and using it when he was at work. This was probably the Ă&#x20AC;UVW WLPH , WRRN ULVN\ GHFLVLRQV IRU WKH VDNH of music. It was all a matter of time and the LQĂ XHQFH RI +LS +RS PXVLF EHIRUH P\ SRHWU\ drums skills and piano passion shaped up into who I am today.
How do you go about composing \RXU PXVLF" +RZ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW LV LW IRU \RX" ,W V QRW GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW WR FRPSRVH PXVLF LW V GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW
to perfect your composition. Anyone can record a little piano loop and layer it with a nice drum pattern, but the process of turning that idea into a professional sounding beat is the secret of the craft. This is where many producers fail and others prevail.
:KDW ZRXOG \RX GR LI \RX ZHUHQ¡W into music? That is a tough question, as I always wanted to be a musician. But besides music, I'm a business administration major and I have more than 9 years of experience in an advertising DJHQF\ DQG HYHQW RUJDQL]LQJ Ă&#x20AC;HOGV ZKLFK ZHUH my day time profession before I made the transition to be a full-time musician.
How would you describe your music philosophy? Music is a universal language. It could enlighten people and bring them together. ,W V D SHDFHIXO WRRO WR Ă&#x20AC;JKW UDFLVP KDWUHG and extremism. My music philosophy is to bring the best of both eastern/western worlds together through music. Ever since I started PDNLQJ PXVLF , DOZD\V DGGHG :HVWHUQ LQĂ XHQFHV WR P\ $UDELF WUDFNV DQG (DVWHUQ LQĂ XHQFHV WR P\ (QJOLVK WUDFNV 7KDW IXVLRQ RI languages and instrumentation have inspired many artists and people to open up to each other and is a living proof that no matter what the differences are, we can all relate and enjoy good music in peace as a human race.
The last time you spoke to COEDS was 6 years back, then you had a day job at an advertising agency and you wanted to be a full-time musician, how has that worked for you? Many things have changed since our last &2 ('6 LQWHUYLHZ WKDW IHDWXUHG P\ VW RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO music video 'Changing'. I'm thankful and
grateful to say that I have come a long way since then. It was a tough call to let my day job and corporate career go, but I believe that it was a crucial decision to take. Quitting my day job has given me the time and mind to focus on my craft and have helped me shape my career as a hardcore artist that is willing to FKDVH KLV GUHDPV DQG GR ZKDW LW WDNHV WR IXOĂ&#x20AC;OO my passion.
You have always tried to bridge the gap between the Middle East musical talents to the United States, how far have you been successful with it? 7KH 8 6 LV WKH ODQG RI WKH *UDPP\¡V DQG Oscars, but besides that it's no different than any other country in the world in terms of people that are distant from our Arabic cultures and I have successfully reached out to many countries outside the Arab world with my music and helped put Hip Hop from Bahrain on the map. Maybe a world tour comes next!?
What has the greatest experience you have had so far and what would you learn from it? I have been blessed to achieve many
milestones in my career and many great experiences come to mind, but if I had to mention 1 unforgettable experience, that would be the honor to perform a song I produced alongside the amazing Saudi SRHW 0D\ .XWEL DQG WR EH DQ RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO %HLUXW Marathon track of the year 2010 among hundreds of entries. Also performing live with all sorts of famous people in the audience at a VIP event, felt like the Grammy's to me. I learned from this experience that there is nothing impossible to achieve and that dreams can only be limited by our imagination.
Besides your voice, do you play any other musical instruments? I play several variations of percussion as well DV WKH SLDQR EXW , P KRSLQJ WR Ă&#x20AC;QG IUHH WLPH to learn the violin, which I absolutely love.
What do you like the most about your job? Besides making a living off of something that I am intensely passionate about and love doing. I love the fact that I can inspire people DQG LQà XHQFH WKH \RXWK QRW WR JLYH XS RQ their dreams. It's a big responsibility being an artist and that responsibility gets bigger as your name grows, but it's an amazing feeling NQRZLQJ WKDW SHRSOH ORRN XS WR \RX DQG LW¡V
very humbling you see them sing your lyrics along with you while performing.
What are your plans for the future after the release of the Criminal Video? :H KDYH UHFHLYHG DQ DPD]LQJ IHHGEDFN RQ social media after releasing the single PANDA $UDEOLVK 5HPL[ PRQWKV DJR DQG QRZ that we have generated a massive buzz and received praise and support from all over the ZRUOG RQ WKH YLGHR &ULPLQDO¡ QLQH PRUH WUDFNV will be released in the upcoming mixtape 'Countless Blessings' in September 2016 which will be free to download and will be available on all of my social media websites. The pipeline is crowded with upcoming projects and plans, but I will announce those at the right time.
Where can people stay in touch with you, track your upcoming shows stay updated with your music? I'm available on almost every social media , feel free to follow me on the following links: www.facebook.com/cigawet, www. youtube.com/attalla, Instagram: @cigawet Twitter: @cigawet, Snapchat: @cigawet RU YLVLW P\ RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO ZHEVLWH www.attallamusic.com SEPTEMBER 2016 CO-EDS 37
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GET PIKACHU AS YOUR STARTER CHARACTER At the very start, you are offered the usual trio of Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur rather than catching one of them, you can walk away (in real life) until your phone vibrates. You'll be prompted again to catch one of them, walk away again until you get the next prompt and repeat this process Ă&#x20AC;YH WLPHV 7KHQ 3LNDFKX ZLOO DSSHDU DQG you'll be able to capture it as your starter. You may as well start in style!
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RU WDEOHW¡V EDFN IDFLQJ FDPHUD WR GLVSOD\ PokÊmon as though they are actually in front of you or your surroundings.
Charmander, or Squirtle; after capturing one, the other two will disappear.
How to catch other PokĂŠmon? What is an AR and why is it on? AR stands for "augmented reality," which is a fancy way of describing how PokĂŠmon Go lets you see the tiny animals as if they're in the real world. Basically, it uses your phone's camera to show you what is behind the phone and then digitally places the PokĂŠmon on top.
+RZ WR FDWFK \RXU Ă&#x20AC;UVW 3RNpPRQ" What is PokĂŠmon anyway? PokĂŠmon is, simply put, a phenomenon that began as an RPG for Game Boy 20 years ago. PokĂŠmon (short for pocket monster) is a little animation creature and there are many types. It's best to think of them like different species and breeds of animals. When someone is catching PokĂŠmon in PokĂŠmon Go, the general aim is to get as many different kinds as possible. The most well-known PokĂŠmon is Pikachu, who you will surely recognize regardless of how out-ofthe-loop you are.
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slurps it up and then, according to the rules of PokĂŠmon, it belongs to you.
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"But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls." SEPTEMBER 2016 COCO-EDS O-EED OEDS DS DS 53
THE THOUGHTS ROOM
ENDLESS DO NOTHING FOR INTERESTINGNESS 2 MINUTES
FOR THE ANXIOUS ONE
FOR THE PHOTO ADDICT
Unload the things that are weighing on you into the “status box” and they “will disappear by literally bursting into thousands of VWDUV VR \RX FDQ ÀQDOO\ ÀQG some rest.”
An endless stream of beautiful images found on Flickr. If you are looking for images and are out of options then Endless Interestingness is the site for you.
GOOGLE NOW
ZOMBIES RUN
GOOGLE DRIVE
One of the most popular news apps is Flipboard. Another RSS style app, you FDQ ÀQG \RXU QHZV VRXUFHV and have all of them in one place. It has large graphics, page turning facility, checkout trendy stories etc. It comes in web interface, so that you can read it elsewhere too.
To get current updates, Google Now has a ton of functions and its oldest feature is the pop up news stories that can be relevant for users. This app is a nice option for the productivity in general. This app is not that robust like other ones EXW LW·V D JUHDW ZD\ WR EH updated.
This app is specially meant for story lovers. This story based app helps to keep a track of the distances travelled by a person with the progression of the story.
Google Drive is a very good Android app for storing documents, photos and videos at one place and accessing/ sharing them anytime.Go for meetings tension free as you are QRW ERXQG WR PLVV DQ\ ÀOH document or photo video which you may need to access during meeting and share them.
thequietplaceproject.com/ thethoughtsroom/
FOR THE NEWS BUFF
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barcinski-jeanjean.com/entries/ endlessintrestingness/
FOR THE LAZY ORGANIZERS
donothingfor2minutes.com/
FOR THE RESTLESS SOUL Take a break from everything and relax with the sound of waves for two minutes. If you move your mouse or touch your keyboard, the clock starts over.
FOR THE READER IN YOU
WEAVE SILK weavesilk.com/
FOR THE ARTIST IN YOU This interactive art generator plays calming sounds as you get lost in the art that you built. Weave Silk helps you calm by using art as a therapy.
FOR THE ONES WITH HEAVY STORAGE
Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city—a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the humans pay for his protection. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocent— but he’s one of the monsters. One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music. When the chance arises to keep an eye on Kate, who’s just been kicked out of her sixth boarding school and returned home, August jumps at it. But Kate discovers August’s secret, and after a failed assassination attempt [OL WHPY T\Z[ ÅLL MVY [OLPY SP]LZ
In Truly Madly Guilty, Liane Moriarty takes on the foundations of our lives: marriage, sex, parenthood, and friendship. She shows how guilt can expose the fault lines in the most seemingly strong relationships, how what we don’t say can be more powerful than what we do, and how sometimes it is the most innocent of moments that can do the greatest harm.
0[ ^HZ HS^H`Z KPɉJ\S[ ILPUN Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes darkness comes from unexpected places.
“Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious. )LMVYL OL H^HRLUZ [V ÄUK himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. Before a man Jason’s never met smiles down at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.” Dark Matter by Blake *YV\JO PZ H ZJPLU[PÄJ [OYPSSLY that explores the idea of multiple universes.
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GAME REVIEWS 8/10 Good
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8/10 Good
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2/10 Bad
8/10 Good
6/10 Fair
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- We don't recommend it
- one-time watch
7.3/10 Rustom (Cineco/Novo) (Crime, Drama, Mystery) 'HFRUDWHG RI¿FHU 'HYRWHG IDPLO\ man. Defending his honor. His name is RUSTOM.
- Go watch it!
5.7/10 Kill Command (Novo) (Action, Horror, Sci-Fi) Set in a near future, technology-reliant society that pits man against killing machines.
- A must-watch!
5.7/10 Dishoom (Cineco/Novo) (Action) “When India’s top batsman goes missing in the Middle East, two cops from either side of the Arabian Sea team for a 36 -hour man hunt.”
6.6/10 The Legend of Tarzan (Cineco/Novo) (Action, Adventure, Drama) Tarzan is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
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Where to Invade Next (Cineco/Novo) (Documentary) To learn what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” them to see what they have to offer.
Alice Through The Looking Glass (Novo) (Adventure, Family, Fantasy) Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in time to help the Mad Hatter.
Nerve (Cineco/Novo)(Crime,Thriller) $ KLJK VFKRRO VHQLRU ¿QGV KHUVHOI immersed in an online game of truth or dare, where her every move starts to become manipulated by an anonymously.
Suicide Squad (Cineco/Novo) (Action, Adventure, Comedy) A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency.
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The Secret life of pets (Novo) (Animation, Comedy, Family) The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
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Equals (Novo) ( Drama, Romance) In an emotionless utopia, two people fall in love when they regain their feelings from a mysterious disease, causing tensions between them and their society.
The Neon Demon (Novo) (Horror, Thriller) When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beautyobsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
Swalef Tafash (Cineco) (Adventure, Comedy, Family) Tafash and Jasoom travel to Halamaya ,VODQG ZKHUH WKH\ ¿QG WKHPVHOYHV taken hostage by a local tribe, forcing their village people to come save them.
7.8/10 The Conjuring 2 (Novo) (Horror, Mystery) Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a malicious spirit.
6.3/10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (Cineco) (Action, Adventure, Comedy) After facing Shredder, who has joined forces with mad scientist The Turtles must confront an even greater nemesis: the notorious Krang.
5.6/10 Midnight Sun (Cineco/Novo) (Drama, Romance) Midnight Sun centers on Katie, a 17-year-old sheltered since childhood DQG FRQÂżQHG WR KHU KRXVH GXULQJ WKH day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly.
4.7/10 Fass Malh We Daak (Cineco/Novo) (Comedy) A curse befalls a comedian when he visits an abandoned theatre.
6.7/10 Bad Moms (Cineco/Novo) (Comedy) When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence.
5.8/10 Ice Age: Collision Course (Cineco/Novo) (Animation, Comedy) Scrat's epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves...
7.4/10
6.6/10
Sultan (Cineco) Drama, Hindi, Sport) A wrestler who has problems in his professional and personal life. From a small town in Haryana,
Central Intelligence (Novo) (Action) After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
7.4/10 Jason Bourne (Cineco/Novo) (Action, Thriller) Jason Bourne, now remembering who he truly is, tries to uncover hidden truths about his past
6.8/10 The Shallows (Cineco/Novo) (Drama, Horror, Thriller) A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills.
6.8/10 The BFG (Cineco/Novo) (Adventure, Family, Fantasy) Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kindhearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because, unlike them, he refuses to eat children.
7.2/10 Now You See Me 2 (Cineco/Novo) (Action, Comedy, Thriller) The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet.
7.5/10 Mohanjo Daro (Cineco/Novo) (Adventure, Drama ) A period adventure and love story set during the Indus Valley Civilization.
7.9/10 Finding Dory (Cineco) (Adventure, Animation, Comedy) 7KH ÂżVK EHJLQV D VHDUFK IRU KHU ORQJ lost parents, and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning of family along the way.
5.5/10 Ghostbusters (Cineco/Novo) (Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi) Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
6.2/10 Manhattan Nocturne (Cineco/Novo) (Crime, Drama, Mystery) A well-known reporter becomes involved with a mysterious and seductive woman while trying to find the truth about her husband's death.
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