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ineffectual. Social networking has
attempt to lend substance to the in-
the potential to split up families,
tangible.
destroy relationships, end the medi-
According to dictionary. eval fable of quality time, plummet
com, the internet is “a vast computer literacy rates, expose the inappropri-
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network linking smaller computer ate, and ruin lives as more and more
networks world wide.” internet. In this decade, most of our industry experts, favorite celebrities,
people give up the physical for this
Like that definition is even news intake, business, shopping, ed- [learn] what’s happening around the
virtual, the substantial for this intan-
necessary. The internet has been ucation, gaming, sharing, and social world”, and “connect and share with gible.
woven into the fabric of our lives. interactions have been shifted onto the people in your life.” The internet is one of those
Who does not know what the in- the internet. This shift in the settings The two giants both have sneaky inventions, like the tele-
ternet is? But only a decade ago this of literally all the aspects of our lives very catchy names, but the guys at phone and the television, that steals
was a much sought-after means of has done wonders, has done “mira- Twitter did better by choosing a its way, unobserved and unchecked,
explanation for a vaguely-known cles” in developing our lives – some name that is actually in the diction- into the world and right into our
word. go so far in that claim. ary. lives. And before you know it, it is
Ten years ago, these “world- Probably the most signifi- Facebook and Twitter, make everywhere, doing great benefit and
wide networks” were limited to or cant contribution of the internet socializing on the cyber world so great harm to the human race.
could only be afforded by few, by to the world is social networking. easy that a lot of people – 500 mil- With the “worldwide net-
a privileged few. But now, even my (Yet another unnecessary definition lion to be exact in the case of the for- works,” our communication abilities
Good Immigration, mer – pay hourly or even minutely
friendly neighborhood guard has could fit here, perhaps). Social net- are limitless. But it seems that limit-
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Not Mass Immigration regular, if not constant, access to the working websites allow their users, homage to this ten-year-old god of less does not always connote good-
or profile owners, to publish content our era. ness. We humans can make social
on to a bulletin board. With these (While I am still on the sub- networking so costly, so impeding,
EDITORIAL
websites, you can connect or recon- ject of social networks, let me vain- and so misleading that our lives will
nect with old or new friends; share ly request your support for Awat be lost with it, and pocket-friendli-
your thoughts, pictures, videos, mu- Newspaper on Facebook and Twit- ness will not matter anymore.
sic, and links; publicize “what’s on ter. You know what they say, “one Blessed be the internet! We
your mind” or “what’s happening”; more ‘Like’ makes our day!”) all say. That is until we find out that
exchange public or private messag- Social networking websites the internet is not only the Ahura
es; and “poke” someone even if you are also valued for their revolution- Mazda, but also the Ahriman; that
are not physically beside them. provoking abilities; one can advocate it is not only black or white, but in
The two social networking an action or communicate a piece of shades of grey. Best we understand
giants Facebook and Twitter (What news to large masses through these and take action before we find our-
is wrong with me and the unneces- websites. They were among the selves lost in a murky smog, isolated
Searching for Gladness sary delineations?) allow you to get most important factors that helped and entirely disconnected.
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“instant updates from your friends, start and prolong the recent revolu-
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182, We’ll Never The New Iphone Clash of the Titans
Forget You is Coming Out!
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The New Iphone 5’s release. Some rumors con- mors assume it will be delayed ing surprised by Apple and what
cluded that it will be available to this upcoming September. We their new product has to offer.
in the stores on June; other ru- are all looking forward to be- May: The Decisive Month
is Coming Out! The question is: to which
of these above categories will you
belong? Will you be celebrating
rie A), will also have their title
deciders in mid-May. The likes
of Manchester United and Chel-
People don’t only care about what
is upgraded inside the Iphone, but in a restaurant with friends? Or sea will be fighting for the Eng-
rather want to see enhancements It’s the final and most ex- will you be smashing the TV lish crown. Barcelona and Real
on the outer cover. They expect citing month of the 2010/11 sea- into bits? You’ll soon find out in Madrid (as usual) will be bat-
a brushed aluminum back panel son. The top European football a month of champion deciders! tling it out for the Spanish title.
We all know Apple is a replacing the current glass back. As the season comes to Finally, AC Milan, Napoli, and
very conservative company that leagues will see its champions
This will ensure that a white Ip- its end, a handful of gigantic, Inter Milan will toil for the Ital-
does not allow the outside world hone will be available as the new revealed and crowned. Some
teams will see themselves pro- exciting clashes promise to en- ian championship. In addition,
to know much about its products model is released. Many other
until they are released. The re- moted to a higher league; some tertain all football fans around the English FA Cup and the Ital-
companies started to use alu-
lease of the Iphone 5 is highly an- minum for their products, now will see themselves demoted to the world. All eyes are focused ian Cup (Coppa Italia) finals will
ticipated by Apple lovers world- it’s Apple’s turn to use it in or- a lower league. It’s the time of on the fourth and final Clasico also be held this month. But the
wide. The following rumored der to stay in the competition. celebration; it’s the time of frus- in the Champions League semi- game that will close off the sea-
specs are simply the upgrades We also believe that the new Ip- tration. There will be tears of joy final, but there are other matches son and perhaps attract the most
that people have been asking for. hone will have the Near Field and tears of misery. There will you don’t want to miss out on! attention will be the Champions
The engineers at apple will Communication (NFC) technolo- be heaping of praise and piling The three great leagues of Eu- League final on May 28, which
introduce the new Iphone with a gy. It is possible to have the “wave of blame. Such is the significance rope (English Premier League, will take place in Wembley Sta-
faster processor and more ram. and pay” NFC on the new Iphone. of the beautiful game. Spanish La Liga, and Italian Se- dium, England.
They might double the capacity This application will make the
of the ram to two gigabytes. Ru- lives of many people easier. They
Zakaria Abdullah
ments is that the home button their phones and pay, instead of sic videos for this album. These
will be removed. They might carrying around their credit cards hit albums propelled Zakaria into
also release the Iphone 5 with an with them. The future owners of becoming a Kurdish Star, known
8 mega pixel digital camera. The Iphone 5 will have to deal with and listened to by Kurds all over
Graphics by Marwan Muhammed
fans of apple also believe that the leased in the end of 1999. This al-
their bank accounts using ITunes. the world. He held many concerts
new Iphone will have a better There is still some inconsistency bum was produced by the help of
some Kurdish musicians and his and sang many national anthems.
resolution and a bigger screen. regarding the date of the Iphone The best was yet to be re-
company, Zakaria Music pro. He Graphics by Marwan Muhammes
leased from him. Tellinaz (Lovely) Soccer, or football, as
released one video for the song
Steve Jobs, the Man behind Apple Born into a musical family, sold more than 3 million copies, some call it, is a very intense game
A “Shooting” Sport
Bigerewa. Daye (Mother), his
Zakaria Abdullah is a renowned introducing him to even foreign- that involves plenty of emotions.
hardware and software industry. Kurdish singer that hails from third album, was one of the best
er listeners. This album, just like You cannot find a family who does
At the age of 21, he and his friend Erbil, Kurdistan. Zakaria moved albums of his career. It sold over
the one before it, was released in not have a member involved with
Wozniak built a personal com- to Sweden in 1993 where he be- a 1,000,000 copies worldwide. Turkey. The album had a Middle comprised of two main factors,
This album was a mix of Kurdish, soccer in one way or another – ei-
puter called the Apple, followed gan pursuing a musical career. Eastern sound mixed with pop. speed and teamwork, as the case
Middle Eastern, and pop music. ther by practicing it regularly (or
Steven Paul, commonly by the Apple II, which was then Initially, he played the keyboard, Tellinaz was the best selling album usually is with other team sports.
followed by Macintosh. The Ap- He shot two music videos for the occasionally), or by just watching
known as Steve Jobs, is an Ameri- and composed pieces for popular in Kurdistan in both 2004 and Not long after it was launched,
can business entrepreneur and ple changed people’s conception Kurdish singers. He released his album, both in Kurdistan for his it. It is the leading sport around Basketball is among the
2005. basketball became an interna-
inventor. He is the co-founder, of a computer from a gigantic and first album, ‘To Hati (You came), songs Daye and Bochi Hati. Since then, he has released two the globe. There are various soc- most popular sports around the tional sport. Students all around
and chief executive officer of Ap- mysterious mass of vacuum tubes in 1998. The album was well re- In 2002, he released his other albums, Genji pir and Lapa- cer competitions in both club level world. It is not just any sport, the world formed little teams as
ple Inc. Steve Jobs also previously only used by big business and the ceived by Kurdish audiences all album Rojgar (Days) which sold ray Spi. and national level. Since the sport but a team sport. It all started representatives of their schools.
served as chief executive of Pixar government to a small box used over the globe. His first music more than 1,500,000 copies. The Zakaria has many young fans, but has been around for a while, there at Springfield College in early
by ordinary people. Without little It later became a national-la-
Animation Studios; he became a video was for the song To Hati. album consisted of 14 songs; all his fan base doesn’t stop there; are games in soccer that are called Graphics by Marwan Muhammes December, 1891. The rules and
steps, it’s impossible to reach the Zakaria’s second album of which were recorded in Tur- beled association sport, known
member of the board of directors Kurds and people in foreign coun- “derbies.” A derby is referred to a portion in Spain that has always drew even more media attention. basics of the game were written
at The Walt Disney Company in end of a journey. Now, Jobs owns was Bigerewe (Come back), re- key. Zakaria released three mu- tries also listen to his tracks. as the NBA (National Basketball
match played between two rival sought for independence from These two teams currently rank as and established by Dr. James Na-
2006, following the purchase of 5.426 million shares of Apple, and Association). Basketball was
clubs. In these kinds of games,
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Leisure
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Awareness
You Are Very Likely to Get Brain Cancer
“ What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole
nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope. ”
Did you know that you have a Dr. Joseph Mercola, a renowned
very high chance of getting brain health activist, suggested a guide- Mohandas Gandhi
cancer later in your life? This line that can help reduce our ex-
doesn’t sound good, does it? And posure to cell phone radiation.
no, I am not joking. The following points make up Dr.
Your next question will most like- Mercola’s guideline.
ly be “why?” You probably have - Children Should Never Use Cell
a cell phone. Even if you don’t, Phones
you use it quite often. Contrary - Reduce Your Cell Phone Use
to popular belief, the radiation - Use A Land Line At Home And At
of the cell phone increases the Work
chance of brain cancer. This has - Use Your Cell Phone Only Where
been suggested by several recent Reception Is Good
studies. - Turn Your Cell Phone Off When
The Interphone study claimed Not In Use
that the use of digital cell phones - Use Safer Headset Technology
for more than ten years leads to a
118% increase in the risk of brain Wireless Dread
cancer. But an analysis by Hard- Electronics control our lively state;
ell Et Al in 2006, a well designed Wireless on, our brains are gone.
study, revealed that the increased Radioactive rays control our fate.
risk of malignant brain tumors Talking on your cell becomes pro-
could be as high as 180% – very longed;
shocking indeed. Put down your phone, disconnect
Several other studies show similar the internet.
statistics. Since these studies are Open a book, you won’t regret it!
increasing in number, we need to
be more cautious of our health. Poem by Shene Shamal