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I got invited to the Bahrain Fashion week, which is a first for me, I enjoy clothes and Production Manager
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great! So good in fact, that I left the place with my cover story in mind, Khaleda Rajab, a
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all the transfer rumors that start to spread. In fact, as I write this, KaKa has just signed his Sandeep Shrivastava
record breaking deal with Real Madrid which will please our Managing Editor Mr. Kayani
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issue and stay in touch with education outside of university! May Mahmoud
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REGULARS

12 TIDBITZ
We bring you the craziest and wackiest
news from all around the globe.

22 CO-EDS NEWS
The latest news and happenings from
your university campuses.
Car Review. p66

72 GOSSIP
Bringing you the latest bits
of juicy gossip.

76 REVIEWS
Movies, Books, Music and Games

Skin Care. p40

80 HOROSCOPE
Find out whats in store for you

On The Spot with Khaleda Rajab. p50 Reviews. p76

Drugs. p58
Evolution of Education. p38

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FEATURES
38 EVOLUTION OF
EDUCATION
A look at the direction education is
heading and where it all started

64 MAY MAHMOUD
Cooks up some tasty cold
summer treats
Lookin’ Fine For 09. p48
EDUCATION

34 GAIN CONFIDENCE
OVER THE SUMMER
Build up that image to project
to the world

EVENTS
The Wonder World of
Extreme (ISH) Sports. p34 44 BAHRAIN FASHION WEEK
Moda Mall hosts an array of local
talented designers

HEALTH & BEAUTY

48 MAKE UP TRENDS
Looks to kill in Summer ‘09

Cold Summer Tears. p64

Bahrain Fashion
Week ‘09. p 44

Sacred Heart Reunites p26 College of Engineering. p28

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 TID BITZ
BITZ & pieces of news from around the world & our readers
‘Talula Does The
Hula From Hawaii’
A Family Court Judge Rob Murfitt
from New Plymouth was shocked and
disturbed by a couple who named
their child, ‘Talula Does The Hula
From Hawaii’. Yes you read correctly
a, supposedly, loving parent actually
named their child that. The child is
a nine-year-old girl who has always
kept her name to herself (is that such
a surprise?). The Judge said in the
hearing that, “It makes a fool of the child
and sets her up with a social disability
and handicap,” He was so disturbed
at the effect on the girl that he ordered
her temporarily placed under court
guardianship so a suitable name could
be chosen. Although putting the child
away from her parents is not the way
to really go to save her future psyche
but at least she has a fighting chance
in the big bad world now. Names can
be declined for registration if they may
cause offence to a reasonable person,
are unreasonably long (generally more
than 100 characters) or resemble an
official title or rank. It seems a bit odd
that a parent would willingly opt to have
a child who could potentially be bullied
all because of their stupidly bad choices.
The new name of the child was kept
quiet for privacy sake.
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Hum a n ‘E tc h ‘a ’ S
New York artist Ariana Page Russell has reaction, similar to hives. Imagine never
a strange way of expressing her creativity. having to buy art supplies but still making
But if being creative means doing $4.500 on a photo of a picture which
something different and new then Miss doesn’t exist after half an hour. Brilliant!
Russell has hit the nail on the head. The It is awesome to see people utilizing the
artist has turned her body into a canvas, hand they were dealt with imagination.
tracing intricate patterns and words onto
her legs, arms and torso. This is not
a tattoo or even body paint but rather
simple scratching. Ariana has a rare skin
condition called dermatographia. This
condition makes the skin swell up into
welts at the slightest scratch. She uses
a blunt knitting needle to trace her art
work which she then photographs. Miss
Russell needs to photograph the sketches
as the welts disappear after about half an
hour. Miss Russell likes to call herself the
human ‘Etch ‘a’ Sketch’ and has sold her
pictures for up to $4,500. Dermatographia
is though to be caused by cells in the
surface of the skin releasing histamines
under the slightest pressure. This causes
the skin to swell up in an allergic-type
 TID BITZ

Man transforms Postman Pat

A car ffanatic has made the world’s tiniest motor
from a Postman Pat children’s ride. Perry Watkins
has previously entered the record books three
times for having the world’s lowest car - or
Flatmobile as he calls it. Now he has turned his
mechanical talents to making what he claims is
the world’s smallest car. Amazingly it was the
popular children’s television character that inspired
his fully street legal creation. It runs on a 150cc
single-cylinder 4-stroke engine, but at 39 inches
high and 26 inches wide, six foot Perry has to
perform a feat of contortionism to actually get
into the vehicle. By day, the Buckinghamshire-
based car fan is a sales director for shoe specialist
Timpsons - and even drives a swanky Jaguar
company car. His love of wacky vehicles has
previously seen him make a road-going Dalek as
p
well as the Batman-inspired Flatmobile, which is
the world’s lowest car.

Not Just Fiction

Now there are probably people out there
rolling their eyes and saying “I knew they
existed why are you boring me?” Well
you would be surprised with how many
people think they are just a figment of
the writer Bram Stokers imagination
from his book ‘Dracula’. So just to make
sure that everyone out there is as clued
up I thought I should let you know.
These wonderfully weird and freaky
Vampire Bats exist and really do live off
blood. They feed on the blood of birds,
cattle, horses and pigs and even have
been known to feed off the occasional
sleeping human, Yummy! They need to
consume a few tablespoons of blood
every day and if the poor-little-flying-
rodent doesn’t eat for more than a few
days it will starve. There is no need to
freak out at all as they can only be found
in Central and South America.

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Little Puppy
Who’s Heart
Warms Ours
A Chihuahua puppy born in Japan with
a heart shaped pattern on his coat has
captured the hearts of people everywhere.
Heart-kun, as he has been named by
owner Emiko Sakurada, was one of a litter
of puppies at the Pucchin Dogs shop.
Things like this are such an unexpected
surprise that you can almost imagine what
the “Paris” wannabe’s are thinking when
they see the sweetness of this dog. I can
just picture women all over the world
holding onto their Dolce and Gabanna
bags while their faces go redder and
redder due to them holding their breaths
in order to blackmail their other half into
pulling one of these things out of thin
air (don’t worry guys you can thank me
through email). In all fairness who wouldn’t
want a dog with hearts on it? You would
have to be heartless (or male) to not want
one of those. They should so clone this
thing, you could make millions. You could
also make a children’s show and a series
of novels… Am I taking this too far??

Art is Art in all its Forms

Like many fine art collectors, Geoff
Ostling plans to leave his greatest
treasure to a museum, so that others
may enjoy it long after he’s gone. He’ll
just need a taxidermist. The 65-year-old
tattoo legend plans to be skinned, so that
his “flesh canvas,” can be put on display
in one of Australia’s most prestigious
galleries. Imagine how much money and
time he spent laying their while someone
scratched into his skin with, what feels
like, hot razor blades. To give him credit
the work and detail is beautiful. In 1988,
Ostling began working with the renowned
eX de Medici to create a neck-to-ankle
work that he calls, “All the Flowers
of a Sydney Garden,” complete with
roses under his armpits. Now, Sydney
taxidermist Sascha Smith is challenged to
preserve Ostling’s skin when he dies, so
that it can be put on display at Australia’s
National Gallery in Canberra. It would be
nice to have a friend who was painted
in loads of beautiful flowers when ever
you were sad he could just spray some
perfume and give you a hug and it would
be way better than a bunch of flowers.

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 TID BITZ
Strange but True
Headless Chicken
A Colorado farmer, Lloyd Olsen had
been sent out to the yard, to sacrifice
a plump young rooster of about six
months. And guess who was coming
to dinner to eat it? His mother-in-law.
Knowing how she favored the neck,
Olsen went about his task with the
idea of keeping on the mother-in-law’s
good side, by keeping most of the
neck on the chicken. He succeeded
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Seventy-year-old twin brothers have died within hours of one
another after separate accidents on the same road in northern
Finland. The first of the twins died when he was hit by a lorry
while riding his bike in Raahe, 600 kilometres north of the
capital, Helsinki. About two hours later, his brother crossed
the same road on his bicycle and was also hit and killed by
a lorry. He died just 1.5km from the spot where his brother
was killed. “This is simply a historic coincidence. Although the
road is a busy one, accidents don’t occur every day,” said
police officer Marja-Leena Huhtala. Police in Raahe say that
it is unlikely that the second man knew that his brother had
already been killed, as they had not yet informed the family
of the accident. “It made my hair stand on end when I heard
the two were brothers, and identical twins at that. It came to
mind that perhaps someone from upstairs had a say in this,”
said Ms Huhtala. Many twins believe they share a mysterious
connection to each other, and can feel each other’s pain or
distress. But it is thought extremely rare for deaths to occur
within such a short space of time.
in a way he’d never have expected in his
wildest dreams. When the chicken was
decapitated, he refused to lay down and
die. While many birds slaughtered this
way will appear to run around for a few
seconds, it’s actually a nerve/adrenalin
response by the body, with no actual
intent to escape. He continued to run
around the chicken pen and Olsen let
him be, and the next morning, found
the bird asleep with his “head” under his
wing. Figuring that any bird who wanted
to live that bad, was worth the work, he
began feeding grain and water directly
into the gullet through an eye dropper.
When Mike was still alive a week later,
Olsen packed him up, and drove him
to the University of Utah, to explain the
phenomenon. Apparently the axe had
severed the head above the brain stem,
missing the jugular vein and leaving the
entire brain, and one ear. A large clot
had stayed any major bleeding, and the
wound healed over, leaving the gullet
open for feeding. Not only did Mike live
for another 18 months, but he grew to
a creditable eight pounds, and became road trip in Arizona, when he began to
a national news story as well as a choke in the middle of the night, and
sideshow attraction. Mike went to that Olsen was unable to find the eyedropper
great chicken coop in the sky during a with which they kept his throat cleared.
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Pianist With Tourette’s
Nick van Bloss, 41, described by
award-winning music producer
Michael Hass as the most exciting
pianist in years, retired from life as a
professional musician as his Tourette’s
got worse. His body assaulted by
38,000 tics a day, he found it too much
to carry on giving public recitals when
he was 26. But now – after overcoming
cancer and recovering the confidence
in his own ability – he is to perform in
front of 900 people at the Cadogan
Hall in Sloane Square, London. In
a strange neurological quirk, the
only time van Bloss’s tics stop is
when he is seated at a piano stool.
Nevertheless, he found the business
of convincing people his performances
were not simply “freak shows” too
much to bear. His talent was almost
extinguished when he discovered
he had stage three lymphoma
– a type of cancer – when he was 32
Remarkably, he made a full recovery,
although the treatment exacerbated
his Tourette’s. Last year van Bloss
Two Ohio Strangers
Find Out They’re Twins
Identical twin males, who had been
separated by adoption at three weeks,
suddenly rediscovered each other in
Ohio at age 39. What was immediately
apparent were eerie similarities that left
everyone speechless. Curiously, both had
been christened James by their adoptive
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went into the recording studio with the
English Chamber Orchestra. Within
two minutes, van Bloss said, the
orchestra’s manager had asked him
to perform with them live. “I couldn’t
believe it.” Describing van Bloss as
having a “nuclear-powered clarity”
who exhibited “a superhuman degree
of precision and individuality” when he
played, he said: He thought van Bloss
was “in an equal league” to the great
Hungarian pianist, András Schiff. “The
big unknown is how he will be in front
of an audience.” “What I want to do
is to use this as a gauge to prove to
myself that I can do it, and that I still
love it. It is like testing a love affair.”
But he was adamant the audience
should appreciate his music “without
qualification, without that element of
freak show that should not be there.”
“There are people who would abuse
having Tourette’s, who would go on
stage, gyrate a bit and make millions.
I probably could, but I don’t want to. I
want a proper career.”
parents, the Jess Lewises of Lima and parents in Piqua. “I came home one day,”
the Ernest Springers of Piqua, 40 miles Lewis recounts, “and had this message
away. As schoolboys, both enjoyed math to call ‘Jim Springer.’ “ When he phoned
and carpentry—but hated spelling. Both Springer, Lewis blurted out: “Are you my
pursued similar adult occupations: Lewis brother?” “Yup,” Springer replied. Four
is a security guard at a steel mill, and days later, Lewis drove to meet his twin
Springer was a deputy sheriff. Both married for an emotional reunion.
women named Linda, only to divorce and
remarry—each a woman named Betty.
Both have sons: James Alan Lewis and
James Allan Springer. Neither the Springers
nor the Lewises ever met the 15-year-old
mother of their sons, and both couples
were told that their adoptive child had
a twin who died at birth. Then one day,
when Jim Lewis was 16 months old, and
an official remarked offhandedly, “They
named the other little boy ‘Jim’ too.” For
37 years that hint tugged at Mrs. Lewis,
who occasionally urged her son to find
out if it was true. Finally, last Thanksgiving,
he agreed to search. Jim Lewis wrote the
probate court, and contacted the Springer
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ALHOSN University launches awareness
campaign in support of UAE Government’s
aims to create knowledge-based society
Emirates Driving Institute
focuses on road safety
Road safety and in particular, the use
of seatbelts is to be the main theme
presented by the Emirates Driving
Institute, when it attends Barbican Turbo
- the Middle East’s custom, tuning and
motorsports festival organised by United
Business Media from the 8th - 10th
of October at the Abu Dhabi National
Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi. Road safety
is a particular concern in the United
Arab Emirates where figures released by
the Abu Dhabi Health Authority and the
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ALHOSN University, a leading Abu Dhabi-
based university dedicated to high-quality,
value-based education, has launched an
awareness campaign in support of the
UAE Government’s commitment to build
a knowledge-based society. Marking the
first leg of the university’s initiative is the
opening of an information booth managed
by ALHOSN University’s students, at Marina
Mall, Abu Dhabi. Committed to impart
high quality education through programs
developed in collaboration with international
scholars, ALHOSN University offers a total
of 11 undergraduate and 7 graduate pro--
grams, including new graduate engineering
programs, all of which have been accredited
by the Ministry of Higher Education and
Scientific Research. The University also
encourages female students who want to
pursue a career in the field of engineer--
ing, caters to special needs students and
provides scholarships to underprivileged but
deserving students.
Ministry of Interior indicate 424 people
were killed on the roads in Abu Dhabi
and a total of 1,071 were killed country-
wide in 2008. To combat this issue
the Emirates Driving Institute aims to
achieve excellence in the field of driver
training and road safety and believes a
reduction in road traffic accidents can
only be achieved by improving the current
skills level and knowledge of the driving
population; something which they plan to
do while at Barbican Turbo.
 NEWS

Test your nerves and skills in

ultimate hummer experience

Bahrain International Circuit calls on all

petrolheads and adventure junkies to take
advantage of one of the most exciting offers
available in the Kingdom this summer. The
award-winning Sakhir track is opening its
doors for ‘The Ultimate Hummer Experi--
ence’, which offers a unique opportunity for
guests to test their nerves and show off their
driving skills at one of the most challenging
off-road courses in the world. In the event,
a personal instructor will guide you as you
take on each of the 32 intense obstacles
one by one. Along the course, you will be
performing gravity-defying manoeuvres in
a Hummer H2 or H3 vehicle, and the sheer
amazement of tackling such hurdles will
get your heart racing. Following the drive,
you will be taken to enjoy the pleasures of
a more serene and relaxing environment
at Royal Golf Club, with a chance to play
the 9-hole ‘Wee Monty’ academy course
designed by legendary Scottish golfer Colin
Montgomerie. You will also be able to get
behind the wheel of a Mini Hummer during
your round, and all the top-of-the-line golf--
ing equipment will be provided.

Bahrain Goes Green for Sixth

Annual Environmental Treasure Hunt!
The sixth annual Environmental Treasure
Hunt will take place in November 6,2009
under the theme “CHANGING BEHAV--
IOUR TOWARDS THE ENVIRONMENT”
and is being organised with the sup--
port of the Commission and the Bahrain
Women’s Society, which has introduced
Wanees, an environmentally-friendly
mascot for kids for the 2009 Environmen--
tal campaign. Following the success of
previous Environmental Treasure Hunts
which raised awareness of various envi--
ronmental issues such as pollution and
desertification, EVENTSCOM has chosen
to support the same cause but with a
focus on changing people’s behaviour
towards the environment. Activities for
the Treasure Hunt are specifically de--
signed to steer people towards the path
of a cleaner and greener Bahrain in fun
and interactive ways. In previous years,
a combined total of 800 bags of garbage
were collected during beach clean-ups,
and more than 40 trees were planted.

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The Sacred Heart School held its first reunion last month
which brought together students from the year 1982 all
the way through to 2005! Students arrived from Dubai
and Turkey to attend the event and get the chance to
catch up with old school friends from high school. One
of the organizers of the event was Clair Mumm who
said, “It was a joint effort of passing the word around
and without many of them this wouldn’t have been so
sucessful. Next year we hope to have a bigger event with
a lot more batches present.”

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Es an open day
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King m University p a r t t students.
men
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for Interior D
Under the auspices of the President of
Kingdom University, Professor Yousef
Abdul Ghaffar, the College of Engineering
organized an open day for the students
of the Interior Design Department. It was
supervised by the Dean of the College
of Engineering, Associate Professor
Sami Ali Kamel, and organized by faculty
members Dr. Khaled Heba, Dr. Sherif
El-Wageeh and Dr. Mohamed Farouk.
Students of the College of Engineering
and their parents as well as a number of
students from secondary schools, who
are willing to join the Interior Design
Department, attended the open day. It was
also attended by students and professors
from the different universities in Bahrain
as well as students from King Fahd
University for Petroleum and Metallurgy
and King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia.
Fresh students, who want to join the
Interior Design Department, were given
an orientation about the study in this
department and they were also briefed
on the various career opportunities that
are available for them in Bahrain. Open
discussions were held between students
and the faculty members of the College
of Engineering. An exhibition of the
Kingdom University students’ projects
and creations in the fields of interior
design, free-hand drawing and coloring
was held on the sidelines of the open day.
In addition, students’ animated films were
displayed to the attendees. The attendees
praised these students’ projects while
the students expressed their pleasure in
participating in the organisation of this
open day that reflected the effort they
have exerted during the academic year.
They further expressed their gratitude
to their professors who helped them to
present their projects in an artistic style.

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Why DoStudents
Cheat and What is
Plagiarism??
All the time constraints and rules can
lead to their being confusion about
what is right and what is wrong.
The time constraints especially
lead students to the temptation of
cheating and plagiarism

There are many reasons why someone

would cheat especially students whose
only thought is how not to have to do that
boring paper. Hardly anyone will stay in
studying and do what they are supposed
to do when the opportunity to be around
the guy or gal they fancy comes up or
even just to chill with friends. Of course
that does not mean that everyone cheats
but in this day and age of technology
and especially downloading it seems to
be extremely common. Let’s first off find
reasons why students cheat!

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• The first thing about students is they are
busy. They are busy in school and they have
a busy social life. This means that they need
to economize their time. This is why students
ask, “Will this be on the test?” They want to
know if they are wasting their time learning or
writing something down which is not needed
for the final product.
• Many students will actively search for the
shortest route possible through a course
and copying a paper is definitely one of the
shortest routes to take. This is especially true
if the assignment is on a topic which does
not interest the student or they have other
more interesting things to hand in at around
the same time.

CO-EDS Says : Don’t forget that

the purpose of the course is to learn and
develop skills and not just “get through.” The
more you learn and develop your skills, the
more effective you will be in the future. Also
if an assignment is too boring for you speak
to your professor. Ask them can you add
something to it which is of more interest to
you. It might not work of course but if it does
you will have a better chance of completing
your course through your hard work.

• The majority of students have terrible time
management skills. Procrastination is a
typical issue which students face but there
is also the problem of students not knowing
the extent of the assignment they have so
they may have it playing in the back of their
mind that they have loads of time to do a
certain assignment so they leave it to the last
minute and then they notice that it involves
weeks of research and work as opposed to
a few hours. So they start up the internet and
buy the paper.
CO-EDS Says : Ask your lecturer
when they assign a topic about how best to
structure the assignment. Ask for advice on
how to give your self deadlines for each area
such as topic, early research, prospectus,
outline, draft, bibliography, final draft. If you are
lucky you might be able to get the professor
to check it at each individual stage and
receive advice. This will completely eliminate
the time constraint and will guarantee you do
your best work without stress.

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down with you. Just because you are not
interested in a course you should own that
feeling, don’t attempt to spread your lack
of motivation around. This is something
you either choose to do or not, also some
people do have issues with the way things
are taught. If that is the case then find
alternative courses ones which suit you
and your personality better.

Plagiarism : Copying someone else

work, using paper mill sites and using
other peoples ideas is plagiarism and
the majority of ways in which we cheat
on writing exams or papers is classed as
plagiarism. The Honor Court defines
plagiarism as “the deliberate or reckless
representation of another’s words,
thoughts, or ideas as one’s own
without attribution in connection with
submission of academic work, whether
graded or otherwise,” in other words
taking someone’s ideas and using
them as your own whether your work
is graded or not.

• Students can regularly suffer from lack

of confidence and if they think that their
writing ability is less than adequate then
they will be unwilling to even try a certain
assignment. Fear of a bad grade and lack
of confidence or even knowledge can
make a student stray towards finding a
product which is thought to be superior.
Sadly due to the lack of knowledge on the
subject it is more common for the student
to hand in a copied version of an already
poor paper.

CO-EDS Says : Never be afraid to

ask for help, if you feel like you are unable
to complete an assignment don’t keep
that information to yourself. Speak to
your friends about it and most importantly
speak to the professor who assigned you
it. Explain your difficulties and worries
and get the correct advice. There is also
help available on line in the form of online
writing lab sites, writing centers and even
teaching assistants.

• Now the one which is almost impossible

to change or alter is the ones who just
couldn’t be bothered especially as they
find cheating to be a fun thing to do.
The thrill of rule breaking and the lack of
interest in a subject can lead to a constant
destructive habit.

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In order to be sure you have not

plagiarized you must make sure you
Plagiarism might seem like it is impossible Paraphrasing : Paraphrasing means taking cite your source, even if:
to get around as most things have been another person’s ideas and putting those 1. All your direct quotes are in
done before. All knowledge is created ideas in your own words. Paraphrasing quotation marks.
from previous knowledge. It is a process does not mean changing a word or two in 2. You changed the words
of growth and advancement. So there someone else’s sentence, changing the into synonyms.
is nothing wrong with taking someone sentence structure while maintaining the 3. You completely paraphrased the
else’s ideas and growing on them as long original words, or changing a few words to ideas to which you referred.
as we clearly mark the original idea and synonyms. If you are tempted to rearrange 4. Your sentence is mostly made up
where it came from. This means that your a sentence in any of these ways, you are of your own thoughts, but contains
professor can see where your inspiration writing too close to the original. That’s a reference to the author’s ideas.
came from, how you understand what the plagiarizing, not paraphrasing. (The Writing 5. You mention the author’s name in
original idea is saying and the conclusions Center, University of North Carolina) the sentence.
and new ideas you have come up with.
Professors need to see the building blocks
to your thought process. Kind of similar
to when you are dealing in mathematics
and you need to show the whole working
out process as to how you came up with
the answer, with out the process you do
not get the marks even if the answer
is correct.

Two things necessary in

order to not plagiarize
Citation : A prime purpose of a citation is
intellectual honesty; to attribute to other
authors the ideas they have previously
expressed, rather than give the appearance
to the work’s readers that the work’s authors
are the original wellsprings of those ideas.
(wikipedia-citation)

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 Not for the weak hearted, extreme
sports is captivating, heart-
stopping, adrenaline exuding.
Depending on which type of
extreme sports tickles your fancy,
it can be the most petrifying most
exhilarating experience. Not all
the activities mentioned in this
article are necessarily classified
as extreme, but to one degree or
the other they are perilous and
can leave you with more than blue
bruises and broken bones.

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Diving (skydiving,
scuba diving, diving)
One of my all time favourites is scuba
diving. I personally do not consider
scuba diving an extreme sport but for
many, the risk factors involved invite it
into this category. Open Water diving
is a controlled, safe environment that
is pretty much like a walk in the park,
or more accurately a scenic swim in
the pool. It is when one embraces
the risks and goes beyond the scenic
dive with the colourful fish that scuba
diving becomes extreme. Up to 20
meters, and if rules and calculations
are followed correctly, then there is
nothing to worry about. Yes, some
things may go wrong such as running
out of air or an equipment malfunction
but that is as probable as something
going wrong in any activity down
to driving, which is possibly even
riskier. Tech and deep diving is when
one should start to worry and that is
where the extreme enthusiasts find
their delight. As the diver goes deeper
and deeper into the blue sea, it gets
darker, quieter and colder. The minutes
that can be spent at such depth are
limited and each second counts. As
with other sports where athletes get
hit with a burst of adrenaline, divers
get hit with what is known as narcosis
which is practically a knock of nitrogen
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which gives a head rush also known as
‘sea drunkenness’. Many recreational
divers will not experience narcosis as
it requires qualification, experience
and mostly guts in order to dive such
depths. For the recreational diver it is
an uncomfortable and scary feeling
that is not required in order to enjoy
the underwater life. Combine deep
diving with tech diving, in which
the diver has unusual gas mixtures,
takes additional tanks and uses more
advanced equipment, diving indeed
becomes an extreme sports that is
a test of nerves. With each depth an
increased risk arises. Yet, not all divers
get their extreme thrills from depth.
Wreck and cave diving are just as
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 risky as any form of penetration could
lead to closed exit routes leaving the
diver trapped. It most certainly is not
for the claustrophobic either. And yet
a third brand of extreme divers can
be found, which are those in search
of sharks whether out in the open
sea or through cage diving. Death,
paralysis and being eaten alive are
all risks that need to be factored in
for those wishing to dive beyond the
comfortable recreational dives.
Yet, another form of diving is
skydiving. Whereas with scuba
diving you can choose the extent of
adventure your dive will give you,
skydiving is a one-stop adrenaline
pumping extreme sport. After all,
jumping from a plane, dependant
only on a parachute to prevent you
from meeting the ground with a crush
of your bones is by far the ultimate
definition of ‘extreme’. To skydiving
fanatics, it is hardly considered risky
and some even explain that sky
diving has higher associated risks
of something going wrong. To those
who grip the plane seats, reciting little
prayers during take-off and landing,
skydiving is seen as a frightening
sport that one should only endure
if the plane is about to crash. For
those who experience it however,
the feeling of conquering the sky is a
feeling that cannot be matched. It is a
combination of feeling as invincible as
superman and as free as a bird. It is
the ability to fly.
Boarding – KKite board--
ing, snow boarding
For one who has experienced quite a
few heart-stopping thrills, I must admit
that kite boarding is the one activity that
has managed to startle me. The talent of
controlling an 11 foot kite is one that is
not easily mastered and requires intense
practise. So large and powerful are the
kites that if not controlled properly, they
can kill someone. It is indeed exhilarating
when a kite with the power of the wind
lifts you out of the water, but it is another
feeling altogether when the kite sweeps
you to the destination of its desires,
sometimes lifting you so high above the
water that you are practically paragliding
(but without safe control) and other times
sweeping you across the surface of the
sea until either the kite loses its powers,
or you swallow enough sea water to lose
the strength of holding on any longer.
But for those who manage to master the
sport, it is indeed an exciting experience.
Far from a one-off plunge out of a plane,
kite boarding allows you to perform
acrobatic stunts. It becomes even
more stimulating when you manage to
perform more advanced and more daring
stunts. However, kite boarding does
have a history of severe injury. Unlike
other forms of extreme sports such as
scuba diving and sky diving, which if
carried out properly are safe, short of a
technical malfunction, kite boarding is a
constant injury waiting to happen as it is
dependent on foolish stunts, making it
the thrill it is as opposed to safe sailing.
While not considered extreme, snow
boarding is yet another accident
attracting sport. Sliding down slopes in
expeditious speed, surrounded by white
snow is a breeze. The real excitement
occurs when the jumps start. Unlike kite
boarding which sees an inexpert get
pulled, dragged and drowned by the kite,
snow boarding’s vice is only to drag the
snow board under uncontrollable speed
down the slope until either momentum
is lost or a crash is met. Another one
dependent on talent for excitement, it
also draws broken bones.

From jumping out of the planes

comes jumping into water. Diving
from cliffs and three storey yachts
might not be as excessive as jumping
out of a plane or diving into deep,
dark waters, yet it is just as spine-
tingling. Jumping down from a 10-15
meter height is not a short distance
and the depth of water you splash
into is another added 10 meters in
which together with the rush of the
jump and the depth of the water,
it becomes an exhilarating rush to
resurface. The impact into the water
can be quite painful and it is unknown
what lies in the water. But the rush of
free falling from a modest height and
plunging into an unfathomable depth
is quite arousing, calling for a repeat

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Bungee Jumping
A rare few would endure bungee
jumping only to do it again. Risks include
backlash, incorrect calculations and
equipment malfunction. The idea of
jumping off a crane or bridge 50 feet
above the ground, heading straight
towards water, jungle or land head first
might not be appealing to some. The
ability to push oneself willingly in itself
is what requires gut. During the actual
plunge, the feeling is of an everlasting
fall that is simply so high that it does
not come to an end. Eventually of
course, after many bounces on the
elasticised rope, the shrilling comes
to an end and the heart goes back to a
normal beat. Is it worth enduring again?
I rode on a scary rollercoaster after
that experience and wondered how on
earth I ever managed to bungee jump.
Others challenge themselves to more
elevated heights and more scenic drops.
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Abseiling
Compared to bungee jumping, abseiling
is temperate. Safely secured to a harness,
wall abseiling is a sensible sport; mountain
abseiling is higher and rougher; jungle
abseiling is exotic and challenging. Yet, like
the others it is considered intense. After
all, swinging from tree tops or dropping off
walls is hardly considered a norm. Whilst
wall abseiling is exciting to quite literally be
climbing down a building like Spiderman,
jungle abseiling like Tarzan has another feel
to it altogether. Not only is jungle abseiling
exotic but the distances swung can be just
as exhilarating as a free fall slide, with very
scenic routes. But unlike bungee jumping,
a lot of work is required and arm strength
is a necessity if you do not fancy getting
stuck in the middle of nowhere.
Why people adventure into such risky
activity is unclear. Some people do so
only for the sake of saying that they did
it as a one-off experience. Others do it
to overcome a fear. But for the die-hard
enthusiasts it is a lifestyle. Some of those
people thrive on the adrenaline rush and
electrifying moments. Some like to push
themselves to the limits to see how far they
can go. But the simplest explanation is
that it is an exciting change to a mundane
lifestyle. For most people, daily routine
involves a comfortable job and a cosy
home. Embarking on extreme sports is the
ability to venture outside this comfort zone
and create some exhilarating moments.
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 e-University
The evolution of education
By Hamdan Bin Mohammed

W
ith time all industries
have indeed changed
and evolved. Many
new products and
technologies have been introduced
over the years, in one word, the
world has matured. The education
has of course also been part of this
global evolution. Over time, the way
we learn and teach has changed;
unconventional learning methods that
came to life in the past two decades,
in combination with the latest
technologies, have made it possible
to utilize internet in the learning
process, this changed the learning
process forever. The UAE has taken
a step into the world of e-learning via
Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University,
the first accredited online university in
the UAE. With extensive experience
in e-learning and online education
Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
has now become one of the leading e-
learning institutions. The e-University
is determined to play a key role in
building the future of the UAE.

ACCREDITATION
In addition to being fully accredited by
national bodies and academic institutions,
particularly the UAE Ministry of Higher
Education and Scientific Research, Hamdan
bin Mohammed e-University enjoys
international accreditation from major
educational institutions around the world,
such as: University of Wisconsin, University
of California Berkley, Bradford University,
Huddersfield University and many more.
Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University has
even been nominated for the prestigious
Canne award for education. The wide
spread credibility Hamdan Bin Mohammed
e-University enjoys is a proof of the
experience it has in e-learning.

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ADVANTAGES
One major challenge learners at HBMEU
face is the common misperception of e-
learning, people tend to think of e-learning
as a less serious alternative to conventional
education. The truth is, e-learning is much
harder than conventional learning, yet it
is more convenient. The only difference
between these two types of learning is
the delivery of information and the degree
of self-discipline needed to complete the
course. In e-learning the learner has to
ingrain organization in him/ her, because
contrary to conventional learning, e-learning
requires strong dedication from the learner,
as some of the process is 3 dimensional
and compromises of face-to-face learning,
online learning, and self-paced learning.
Amani Al Hajri a learner at HBMEU says:
“While some of the classes are
synchronized;. Others are recorded.
in a conventional one. In a virtual class,
Learners can go back and see it at their
we use a microphone and a webcam.
own convenience, instead of relying on
Learners can send private messages to the
colleagues or on any other teachers,» she
professors and ask them to further explain.
said. «Because classes are recorded, I
We have a button that shows we are raising
listen to lectures in my car on my way to
Abu Dhabi and back because I have a lot of

COMMUNICATE CONVENIENT
VIRTUALLY FOR ALL
Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University, has
changed the conventional classroom into a
laptop screen, you attend the class virtually
from wherever you are.
Fayez Mohammed Al Naqbi, a learner at
HBMEUsays:
“Before I joined Hamdan Bin Mohammed
e-University, I was worried about the
communication level in the virtual class
room, but I have come to realize that
conversing with fellow learners in the “virtual
classroom” is just like conversing with them
e-Learning is convenient for those who’s
work or family obligations prevent them
from attending classes during traditionally
scheduled hours. HBMEU’s e-learning
courses guarantee the same credits as
classroom courses and require at least as
much of the student’s time and attention.
Abd El Rabb Ahmad Khalifa, a learner
at HBMEU said: back and download the lecture at my own
“The system at HBMEU is very flexible, I ease, when I am between my kids, or
both work, and have a family, Sometimes when at a café.” Hamdan Bin Mohammed
i might not be free at a particular moment e-University comprises four main
when the lecture is, yet I can always go colleges, e-school of quality and business
management, school of e-education,
e-school of health and environmental
studies and e-school of continuing
education. Each of these colleges is
multidisciplinary and offer many options
for the university students.

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Sk i n C a re
Y
ou may think that
every make-up
wearing person
should know
how to clean their faces,
but with the amount of
products on the shelves
these days and the different
things we need for different
skin issues or requirements
it is impossible to know
exactly which way things
should be done. Most of us
just slap everything on in
whatever order we pick the
bottles up. Here is how it
should be done.

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o u t i n e
da y R
Step one: Cleanser
This may seem obvious but the obvious must be
spoken about before wqe move on to the other
steps. It is important that we wash our faces before
we try to treat or maintain anything else. With out the
cleansing process to dissolve dirt, oil and grime, our

e
pores can become blocked and keep other products

t i n
from getting in and doing their work.

Rou
Step two: Exfoliant
It is unnecessary to cleanse if you are exfoliating as
they both remove dirt and oil. Exfoliation should be
done a few times a week

Step three: Toner

Many experts do not like the idea of toning. It is
ideal as a soothing lotion if you have rubbed your
face too hard trying to get the make-up off. It is
more recommended to use cold water

Step four: Prescription products

Any sort of medicated or prescription products
should be put on fresh clean skin. It is important
that they are put on before any other creams or
lotions. This way they can really penetrate the skin
and do what they are supposed to.

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 Step seven: Redness relievers
These can be used during the day, in place
of your regular moisturizer. Always pair
them with sunscreen and cut back on other
potentially irritating products; retinoids,
scrubs, and alcohol-based serums as they
aggravate ruddy complexions.

Step eight: Moisturizer

Moisturizer usually contains more oil than
water so putting anything which you need to
use for the health of your skin on before your
moisturizer is pointless as they will just slide
off your face. By using moisturizer last you
actually lock in all the healing qualities and
help them to sink in.

Step nine: Sunscreen

If your moisturizer doubles an effective
sunscreen then you can omit this but if it
doesn’t and most don’t then make sure you
protect your skin from sun damage. After
all the whole reason why you use these
treatments is to protect your skin so you
should protect it from the sun.

Step ten: Makeup primer

Whether using it to fill in lines, hide pores or
just create an even canvas for color, silicone-
based primer is your last step. It’s like
waterproofing your skin let your skin absorb
the moisturizer and sunscreen completely
first and then apply this.

Step five: Antioxidant serum

Any sort of skin protection or pollution
protection should be put on next. Antioxidant
serums fight free radicals, repair collagen
damage and help sun damage skin.

Step six: Eye cream

Eye cream should be put on before your
moisturizer. Pat on the eye-cream gently and
whatever lotions you use afterwards will actually
seal in the active ingredients from the eye cream.

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e n i n
Ev
Step one: Cleanser
Just like the daytime routine begin with
removing makeup, dirt, oil and daily
grime so all those nighttime creams can
work on clean, bare skin.
Step two: Retinoids/
prescription skincare
Skin-smoothing retinoids take top
precedence at night. Retinoid products
should never be used over any sort of
serum or lotion, and should only be
applied after dark as sunlight can render
them powerless also putting them over
another product can cause severe
irritation. If your complexion calls for a
different kind of prescription drug, use
that product here in place of retinoids.
Step three: Hydroquinone
spot treatments
Supposedly hydroquinone (skin whit--
ener) and retinoids work synergisti--
cally, intensifying each other’s perfor--
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o u t i n e
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mance. So wearing one on top of the
other makes good sense
sense. Hydroquinone
should also be used after dark as the
sun, which promotes melanin produc--
tion, can counteract hydroquinone’s pig--
ment-inhibiting effects.
Step four: Peptide serum
Peptides are most useful at night as the
skin is in renewal mode. If you’re already
using one or more of the other products
listed above, opt for a peptide-rich night
cream instead of a separate serum to
streamline your routine.
Step five: Eye cream
Use a night version (no SPF) with
reparative retinol or peptides.
Step six: Night cream
At night, the skin’s pH is lower, which
means dead cells shed more easily.
Microcirculation is higher, allowing the skin
to make new cells and mend old, tired
ones. Smoothing on a healing night cream
bolsters this activity. Rich formulas are best
because their thick, heavy base can help
drive active ingredients into the skin.
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 Moda Mall hosted Bahrain’s
fashion week which brought

i n
the spirit of Milan to Bahrain

Bah nr a with designers ranging

from local artists such as
our cover story Kahlida
Rajab to UK’s finest in Omar
Mansoor. The event was a

Fa s h i o great success with Khalida

wowing the crowds with
her elegant designs ranging
from formal looks to classy

We ek ‘0 9 nightwear. We attended the

event to give you a taste of
Khalida’s work!

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LOOKIN’ FIN E F O R
This summer ’09 is de
finitely a time to glam
out with this
ht from theh
s makeup trends str aig
seasons hottest trend ol gla mo ur wi th a dash
xing old-scho
Hollywood experts. Mi yonce ha ve be en
rs like Fergie and Be
of retro-futurism, sta the se sim ple fashion
as fol low ers of the se trends. With
spotted and shinies t.
your smartest sexiest
tips this summer will

Foundation
The foundation style for 09 is definitely
minimal, ideal coverage would be tinted
moisturizer with a nice pale blusher.
This will also have the advantage of
cutting down your getting ready time.

Eye Shadow
Metallics are still here people.
09 is a time in which you can
try any sort of metallic shade
you find appropriate such as
silver, gold, bronze or mauve.

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Falsies
False eyelashes
(o nc e
are going to
ag ain) in 2009.
Lips
be huge
de m and of these Hooray for peach shades. This
With the great r
becoming easie wonderful color on the lips is almost
extensions it is e.
ho m
to apply them at universally flattering. This means that
there is no chance of looking washed
out from dark lip shades. Face it not
everyone can pull of reds nor browns
on the lips.

Smokey Eye
The new smoky eye, which you
will see a lot of on the red carpet
is done mostly in mauves and
metallics so leave all the heavily
dark make-up in your drawer
and go for the brighter versions.

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Fa s h i o n
Icon:
Khaleda
Rajab
Khaleda Rajab is a local
Bahraini designer that opened
up for Bahrain’s fashion week
held at the Moda Mall last
month. Her clothes reflect the
new generation of the youth
in Bahrain, we sat down for
a one on one exclusive with
Khaleda

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People call you the Paris
Hilton of Bahrain, why do
you think that is?
(Laughs) I get that a lot! I really don’t
know what it is! One of my friends, a few
years back, arrived from the states and
got me a gift and it was a fake Paris Hilton
driving license, it was really funny. But ei--
ther way it’s definitely a compliment, she’s
a beautiful person.

I’ve seen you around in

your Porsche, what made
you decide to buy that car?
I love sports cars, the first time I laid my
eyes on a Porsche I knew that that’s the car
I wanted. There’s something masculine and
at the same time feminine about a Porsche.
I love driving a challenging car or a car that
men would think a girl would never be able
to drive.

Where’s your trendiest

spot to unwind and relax
in Bahrain?
Fugi Sushi bar for lunch and Mai Thai for
early evening, I love lounges that are on the
sea or near water, there’s something very
relaxing about that place. Bushido is great
for relaxing I really like the concept of the
restaurant. My favorite spot by far though in
Bahrain is Jarada island. Its one of the most
beautiful island I’ve ever been to in my life. I
love going to the island on a weekday when
there’s not even a single person on the
island when it’s quite and my family and I or
friends are the only ones around. Jarada is
defiantly my spot to unwind and relax

How do you get your con--

cepts for your clothes?
I sketch a lot, I start sketching my designs
with whatever pops into my head and then
go from there, such as a simple dress that’s
strapless, long sleeves, one shoulder etc,
depending on how I feel, then I start adding
unique cuts or layers that are so different
from what you see in your everyday style
or in boutiques out there, something that
will make a women stand out in a crowd.
In a really good way, it should be “fierce”.
I’ve always had a wild imagination when it
comes to clothes, don’t get me wrong, I
love simplicity in certain types of clothing
and materials, but there’s also something
really special about having a dress that’s
very unique and out of this world. For a
designer, creating an outfit or a dress,
innovation is one of the most important
aspects in designing. Playing it safe wont
get you anywhere, there has to be pieces in
a collection which will make the buyer think
‘there must be a story behind this dress.’

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different to everyone else?
My designs, the colors, cuts and layers,
anything that surrounds me inspires me.
For example I was looking at a picture
of a parrot and it automatically inspired
me, the colors on the bird inspired me
to create a dress that’s feathered that
represents the beauty of this creature and
with that I created a parrot dress that’s
innovative and really hot to wear. I never
play by anyone’s rules I design clothing
that are innovative and wearable at the
same time, I like to make outfits that are
challenging and always add that aspect
to my designs. My signature designs
that you are going to be seeing in every
collection I launch is the butterfly cuff
dress, of course though in each collection
it will be of different styles and materials. I
made it in neon yellow, orange, and green
in my previous collection.

Do you feel that Bahrain’s

market caters to your field
of work?
Yes and no. People in Bahrain have good
fashion sense but tend to stick to what’s
safe and repeat things, however I think the
new generation are becoming more daring
and becoming more into what’s in and
what’s not. I’ve also taken into account
the more conservative fashionist’s by
making the Abaya shawl and some longer
sleeved dresses.

What are some of the

difficulties that you face
as a designer?
I actually don’t face any difficulties as a
designer. If someone doesn’t appreciate
my work it won’t upset me, everyone has
his or her own taste and style. I always try
and add something to my designs that will
cater to every persons style needs.

What kind of people are

you targeting and why?
I’m targeting the whole world, I made
a collection in Bahrain fashion week
for every age and culture, I made three
dresses that are from my peacock
mermaid collection. One of the dresses
was short and playful with that dress I’m
targeting teens and adults, with the long
strapless evening dress I’m targeting
adults that aren’t afraid or hesitant to
show off their curves, the deep blue
long sleeve turtle neck peacock dress is
created for the conservative women out
there; that dress does not need a cover
up you can look stunning and comfortable
in it just by wearing the dress. I’m also

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targeting different age groups and people
that lack the self confidence they should
have, just because your old or struggling
with your weight or your image it doesn’t
give you the right to stop taking care of
yourself, fitting into the perfect dress or
outfit can give you that self confidence
that you were looking for. You have to
feel good in whatever you’re wearing,
whenever you’re wearing it!

For people reading

about you for the first
time, what message do
you have for your
potential customers?
Dress fitting’s are always very important,
make sure you get a dress or any type of
clothing that’s not too small or too big on
certain areas of your body buy a dress
that’s made for you not for someone else.
Buy a dress that wows you not something
that you’re not sure about buying. You
have to have a couple of outfits in your
wardrobe that will last a lifetime something
that you can pass down to the next
generation.

What can your customers

look forward too in the
coming months?
Any new designs?
Many new designs, I’m working on my fall
winter 2009 collection your going to see a
lot of fur and funky retro looks in the next
collection and some elegant simplicity
pieces here and there. My next collection
is made especially for the courageous
outrageous super fierce women out there,
that’s not afraid to stand out in between a
crowd glitzy and shinning like a star and is
definitely keeping up with the trends.

et you
in g it s afe wont g
P la y ieces
e re , th e re has to be p e
anywh
o n w h ic h will make th
in a collec ti e a story
r th in k ‘t h ere must b
buy e dress.’
behind this

What’s your favorite item of
clothing that you have produced
to this day? And Why?
My feathered collection I love a
challenge, to some people color
coordination is a necessity to me its not;
I love experimenting with colors, with
the feathered collection I had to play
with muted colored feathers for certain
dresses and wild flashy colored feathers
for other dresses and the ruffles I added
to one of my feathered dresses added
a huge touch to the dress. My peacock
mermaid collection was the most work I
ever put into a 3peice collection. the color
of the beads are the most important once
you slip in a wrong color of beads into a
dress it can immediately look tacky. What
I did with the peacock mermaid dress
was I drew the shapes I wanted
embroidered on to the material and I
sketched the shapes and sizes then
I tried different bead colors on each
layer till I got the perfect colors. I did
the same with the other two peacock
evening and cocktail dresses, they
are by far one of the nicest
pieces in my collection.

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 Where do you see yourself
in five years time?
I love this question! i want my
collection to be sold in different
boutiques all around the world
and I want to have a couple of
solo boutiques in the US, UK , and
the middle east. I want to dress
up celebrities in my clothes my
favorite celebrities are Nicole Richi,
Beyonce. I want my clothes to be
appreciated and recognizable.

Where can people find

your products? Do you
own your own shop?
I’m opening my own boutique very
soon in FALCON TOWERS in the
diplomatic area , my boutique is
going to carry my everyday wear
lower line kr-couture, my higher line
KHALEDA RAJAB COUTURE, and
KHALEDA RAJAB HAUT COUTURE,
my office is in the same building
to cater to people wanting haute
couture designs.

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The Internet has become
the most effective selling
point in 2009, when would
we be able to purchase
your clothes online?
I’m actually in the process of creating a
website where I post videos of my fashion
shows so people can have a better idea
of how my clothes would look like on a
person not a mannequin , I also want to
sell my clothing on line but that’s going to
take time hopefully sometime next year.

Do you plan on expanding

your line up into accessories
for your clothes?
Yes, definitely, I love accessories my
closet is full of accessories and shoes. A
simple dress with the right accessories
has a huge impact on a dress it can make
it trendy or even classy but at the same What future events do you
time if accessories are over done on a have lined up to promote
certain outfit it can go wrong so handle
accessories with care!
your brand?
Im doing my own solo fashion show
hopefully by October to promote my fall
winter collection and I’m also thinking
about showcasing my collecting in Dubai
fashion week because its such a great
market and people really appreciate
fashion there.

What kind of music do you

listen too and what’s your
favorite artist?
House, when I’m driving back home all
alone in the car. I also love R&B, Joe, and
Brian McKnight are by far my favorite
artists. Music always reflects on my mood.
When I’m in a good mood I would listen
to really loud music and sing along really
loud it drives my friends crazy ( laughs )
when I want to reminisce about the past
I play old songs and of course when I’m
feeling down slow sad songs .

What is the most attra-

ctive quality in a guy?
He has to dress to impress, plus his eyes
– you can tell a lot from a persons eyes,
they can tell a story. Honesty is really
important to me , a man that’s honest is
definitely attractive.

Could we see you ever

producing guy’s clothes
in the near future?
YES !!!!!! that’s something that’s been on
my mind for a very long time. Especially
t-shirt funky ones with graffiti and funky
pictures and quotes! Coming soon guys !

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 o l l i n g n g e r
C on t r
say in g “
A
W h en others
There is a others are evil, it
are
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fo
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we can a
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s to beco
me evil.
Khadija
Al-Doss
ary

h e n
good. W

Anger is an ugly and destructive

emotion waiting to flare up and take
control of our lives when the occa--
sion arises. Uncontrolled anger can
cause a great deal of harm both
physically and emotionally. But, like
any other human emotion, anger can
be brought under control.

The Danger
of Anger.
It is said that an angry person transfers
the effect of their anger to themselves
when they regain their reasoning.
Whom or what do we fight with when
we are angry? We fight with ourselves,
and become, as it were, our worst
enemy. Anger grows stronger when
fueled by emotion, especially when
craving is behind that emotion. At the
moment of intense anger, a person
ceases to be human; they become
a dangerous animal capable of
destroying not only others, but also
themselves. Anger can cost people
their reputation, job, friends, loved
ones, peace of mind, health and even
their very own self worth. When a
person is angry, six things belittle them
which would help the cause of their
enemies and make them rejoice.

1. They will be ugly despite being well

groomed and well dressed.
2. They will lie in pain, even when
sleeping on a soft and comfor-
table couch.
3. They will do things that give rise to
harm and suffering by mistaking bad
for good and good for bad.
4. They will lose their hard-earned
wealth and even run into trouble
with the law.
5. They will lose their reputation and
fame, which have been acquired
by diligence.
6. Friends, relatives etc will avoid them.

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These misfortunes are those that

ones enemy would like to wish for.
However, these are the very mis--
fortunes that befall a person who is
overcome by anger.
Controlling
unnoticed. Their minds are always pure and
undisturbed. When we are angry, we must
be aware of our own anger. We must gain
greater confidence in being able to control
ourselves and will not act foolishly. Not all
people have the same strategy to control
anger. Thomas Jefferson said, “When angry,
count to ten before you speak, if very angry,
* By developing thoughts of loving
kindness to all beings. Great blessings
come to those who develop their
minds through the practice of love and
compassion to all.
* By not letting your mind be polluted by
evil thoughts towards the person who
has wronged or hurt you. The anger

Anger.
A good way to control anger is to act as
if the undesirable thoughts do not exist
in our mind. By using our will power,
we focus our minds on something we
find pleasure in and overcome negative
emotions. It is not easy to react peacefully
to someone who is insulting. Although
the physical body is not harmed, the
ego feels humiliated, thereby making a
person feel like hitting back. The test of
character is how we deal with situations
confronting our daily lives. It seems
even from our childhood, we like to take
revenge for our own satisfaction. Darkness
cannot be displayed by darkness only
by brightness. In the same way, hatred
cannot be overcome by hatred but by
loving kindness.The best and perfect
way for a person to act is to be as if
letters written in the wind, they let abuse
and uncomfortable gossip pass by
count to a hundred.” you have in your mind does you more
damage than to the other person.
To develop better control of your
temper, repeat these ideas mentally At the end, cultivate a life of happiness
several times a day to yourself: and love, even while living among
the hateful.
‘I can control my anger,
‘I can overcome irritability,
‘I will be cool,
‘I will be unmoved by anger as a rock,
‘I am courageous and full of hope,
By repeating these lines, we can
strengthen our minds to gain confidence
and calmness. This advice if followed
grows in effectiveness:
* By recalling some of the good qualities
of the hated person, and start thinking
of his qualities and the good things he has
done, then the anger may soften and give
way to loving kindness.
* Instead of being angry, you develop
compassion for the other person who
will have to face the result of his
bad actions.

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 D r u g s
D
addiction is one of the most serious social
towards the addiction. The most important
Mohammed Sadiq
Here are some of the signs that an indivi-
dual may be addicted to drugs addiction:
The person wants to be alone more
than usual. He or she spends inordinate
amounts of time isolated from the rest
of the family. Excessive need for privacy;
keeps door locked or closed, won’t let
people in.
Drop in school or work performance;
skips or is late to school or work.
Receiving telephone calls at odd hours
and using some strange and
suspicious vocabulary.
Neglect of religious duties like prayers.
Increase or decrease in appetite; changes
in eating habits, unexplained weight
loss or gain.
Cycles of excessive sleep.
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rugs addiction is the spectre
that enters homes and
destroys the happiness of any
family. It is the faster and the
shorter way to death. Drug
problems of our time around the world
and there are many reasons that push
ones are being distant from religion,
bad companions, and over-spoiling
the children or neglecting them without
keeping close eyes on them.
Violent temper or bizarre behaviour.
Unexplained need for money; can’t
explain where money goes; stealing.
Abnormally slow movements, speech
or reaction time, confusion and
disorientation.
For smoked drugs, a persistent cough
or bronchitis, leading to coughing up
excessive mucus or blood.
Suspected drug paraphernalia such
as unexplained pipes, roach clips
or syringes.
Needle marks or bruises on lower arm,
legs or bottom of feet.
Smell of substance on breath, body
or clothes.
 FEATURES

dict in
If you find that there is a drug adlik e this:
your family, try to be calm and act
When dealing with a drug addict, we
should act in a very wise and tranquil
way away from cruelty, violence
or intimidation.
We should be very secretive.
Choose the appropriate time to speak
to the addict and give him the chance
to express his feeling, then start
advising him.
A lot of drug addicts lose their battle
against despair, so try your best to renew
their hopes in life.
Search for the reasons behind the
addiction wither social or psychological
and try to tackle them.
Never give money to the drug addict.
The family members should under-
stand the nature of the drug-addiction
treatment and how to deal with
the addict.
Ex drug-addicts can be very helpful
in the treatment.
Reward the patient and encourage
him whenever he/she achieves
any improvement.
When treated, the patient should be
welcomed and accepted by all of
his family members.
It’s very important to follow up and
keep an aye on the patient to spot the
emergence of any negative signs or
indicators that show any relapse.

In conclusion, I wish the international community

I’d like also to appeal to all
to appeal to every State not party to internat-
ministries,
ministrie governmental and
ional conventions to join drug trafficking and
private
privat bodies to adopt a
to implement its provisions, and to provide
visio of an comprehensive
vision
material assistance to countries suffering from
and
an integrated strategy to
problems related to drug smuggling across
c
combat drug addiction
the border. In conclusion, I’d like to send a
and to coordinate to
call to the international community to appeal
produce films and
to every State that is not a member of the
programs to address
International Drug Control Conventions to
this phenomenon on
ask them to implement its provisions, and
television, radio and
to provide a financial assistance to those
Internet sites. I also
countries that are countries suffering from
wound like to appeal
problems related to drug trafficking across
to
t the clerks to spread
their borders.
the
th awareness of the
dangers
da of drugs among
people.
peo I can not help but
pay tribute
tr to and thank all the
police officers
of and workers in the
Ministry of thet Interior for their great
effort to address
addres and prevent the entry
of drugs into our beloved kingdom.
I would
w also like to express my gratitude to
the
th Anonymous Addicts Community for their
great
gr efforts in helping the addicts.

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TH E NOTION OF FA C E
AND T E A C H I N G IN UNIVERSITIES
E
ver had that sinking feeling
when someone embarrasses
you and insults your intel--
ligence? That is known as a
‘Face-Threatening Act.’ This article
is about how it effects everyday
situations in universities and how the
teachers can prevent damaging the
abilities of the students.
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What is ‘FACE’ ? Sciences
“FACE” is a term which refers to the
self-image or esteem of a person which
is maintained in society. Everyone is
conscious of his/her face and wants to
protect it at any cost. While interacting
with other people in society we often
say something which is likely to ‘hurt’
the feelings of someone else. Such acts
can be thought of as ‘face threatening
Amjad Mahmood
Department
De
epartment of Compu
Computer
uter
University of Bahrain
acts’ as they have the potential to
tarnish the others self image. In this
article I would like to discuss the effect
of such face threatening acts when it
comes to teaching in Arab universities.
Also to suggest how such acts can be
avoided so that the atmosphere and
environment in the classroom enhances
the opportunity to learn.
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Different Ways
to Interact
In everyday conversation, there are ways
to go about getting the things we want.
When we are with a group of friends,
we can say to them, without the risk of
offence such as; “Go get me that plate!”,
or “Shut-up!” However, when we are
surrounded by a group of adults at a
formal function, in which our parents
are attending, we must say, “Could you
please pass me that plate, if you don’t
mind?” and “I’m sorry, I don’t mean to
interrupt.” In different social situations,
we are obligated to adjust our use of
words to fit the occasion. It would seem
socially unacceptable if the phrases above
were reversed. According to Brown and
Levinson, co-authors of the original text
on politeness theory, politeness strategies
are developed in order to save the
hearers’ “face.” Usually you try to avoid
embarrassing the other person, or making
them feel uncomfortable. Face Threatening
Acts (FTA’s) are acts that compromise the
hearers’ ability to maintain his/her self
esteem, and be respected.

Guidelines
To avoid causing embarrassment to
others while also saving our own face we
should follow a few simple guidelines.
For this purpose a range of politeness
strategies are developed for the main
purpose of dealing with these FTA’s.
These strategies are meant to minimize
the threat to the face. There are four
types of politeness strategies, described
by Brown and Levinson that sum up
human “politeness” behavior:

• Bald on Record,
• Negative Politeness,
• Positive Politeness,
• Off-Record-indirect strategy.

For example, what would you do if you

saw a cup of pens on your teacher’s desk,
and you wanted to use one? How would
you go about asking for permission?
Would you say;
A) “Ooh, I want to use one of those!”
B) “So, is it O.K. if I use one of
those pens?”
C) “I’m sorry to bother you but, I just
wanted to ask you if I could use one
of those pens?”
D) Indirectly say, “Hmm, I don’t where I
put my pen.”

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If you answered A, you used what is called the
bald on record strategy which provides no effort
to minimize threats to your teachers’ “face.” As
the name of the category suggests no phrases or
“hedges” are used in order to soften the threat to
the face. With the bald on record strategies there
is a direct possibility that the audience will be
shocked or embarrassed by the strategy.
If you answered B, you used the positive politeness
strategy. In this situation you recognize that your
teacher has a desire to be respected. It also confirms
that the relationship is friendly and expresses group
reciprocity. This strategy attempts to minimize the
threat to the hearer’s positive face. This strategy is
most commonly used in situations where the audience
knows each other fairly well. Quite often hedging and
attempts to avoid conflict are used.
If you answered C, you used the negative politeness
strategy which is similar to positive politeness in
that you recognize that they want to be respected,
however, you also assume that you are in some way
imposing on them.
If you answered D, you used off record indirect
strategies. The main purpose is to take some of the
pressure off of you. You are trying not to directly
impose by asking for a pen. Instead you would rather
it be offered to you once the teacher realizes you need
one, and you are looking to find one.

As is evident from the above, in ordinary

daily communication our face is
constantly prone to threats. In particular,
in classrooms there is a constant risk
as our negative and positive faces are
threatened in teacher-student interaction.
In particular, if the teachers are not fully
aware of how badly they can pose a
threat to the face of their students. Not
only do the FTAs cause embarrassment
to the students, but it also has negative
effect on their learning abilities. If our
self-esteem is hurt, our abilities to think
critically and creatively will diminish to
a great extent. My personal experience
indicates that in Universities, teachers
tend to pass remarks on the performance
of the students which can potentially lower
the esteem of the students in the eyes
their peers’. It is not uncommon to hear
remarks like, ‘You do not understand…’
or, ‘You do not get the point’, and so on.
The question then is: how can we avoid
causing undue embarrassment to our
students? There are many ways how
FTA’s can be addressed in the classroom.
Teachers can adopt various methods in
order to avoid face-threatening language.
As pointed out earlier, executing face
threatening acts in the classroom can
be particularly de-motivating for the
students and may take away the will and
determination to learn. It will affect those
students who are particularly sensitive and
susceptible to face threatening acts to the
point of depression and doubt.

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The change, however, is not expected
to take place overnight. The university
authorities can and has to take a number
of steps in order to improve the situation
in the classrooms. Here are some of my
suggestions which teachers, professors
and lecturers can consider:
• An awareness drive can be launched in
the university to create general realization
in the teachers about the notion of face
and how it works in the classroom.
• Teachers are advised to adjust the
situation and take effective measures
where FTA is unavoidable. This means
that if a teacher has to remark on, for
example, students less than expected
performance, the phrases like;

a. ‘It would improve your presentation

if you....’,
b. ‘Have you thought about...’
c. ‘Why don’t you rewrite it in a way that...’
These mitigating remakes can go a long
way in encouraging the students to put
more effort in their performance.

• Teachers should concentrate on what is

good rather than what is wrong. Criticism
should start with what strengths there
are and then point out areas where
improvement is required.
As pointed out above, these strategies are
not expected to come to teachers over
night. Deliberate efforts should be made
and measures should be taken to introduce
awareness. Teachers should use polite
strategies to motivate students to take
interest in learning.

Other measures need to be

taken include:
• Special workshops should be held
in order to create awareness in university
teachers, focusing on driving the point
home how politeness strategies
are important.
• The point that using face threatening
acts can be severely de-motivating for
students which can adversely affect the
learning process.
• Face and its importance should be
made a mandatory component of
all teacher-training programmes to
understand the idea of face and how
awareness of it is essential in teachers
to avoid unpleasant situations.
It is hoped that adopting the above
suggestions will go a long way in improving
the teaching/learning situation in the
universities and brining the teaching
standard at the par with most modern
universities of the world. Also it would
bring Arab universities a step closer to the
international standards of teaching.

If our self-esteem is hurt, our abilities

to think critically and creatively will
diminish to a great extent.

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 ol d
CSummerTreats
Need some relief from Bahrain’s scorching summer
By May Mahmoud
heat and humidity? Then you won’t be able to
resist these ice cream creations. Especially if
they bring back lots of childhood memories!

a n u t
Pe tter &
Bu
Jelly m
Ic e C r e a
w i c h e s
Sand

1 peanut butter co
okie
dough recipe, or

Directions
a
refrigerated pean
ut butter
cookie dough ro
ll
1/4 cup all-purpo
se flour
6 tablespoons pr
eserves, 1. Preheat oven to 180 degree C. cool completely on a wire rack.
such as raspberry 2. Place 1 teaspoon jam or preserves
, cherry, Knead flour into cookie dough. On
or strawberry a lightly floured surface, roll dough on flat side of 1 cookie. Place a
1 pint vanilla bean into a rectangle and cut into 1-1/2- small scoop of ice cream (about
ice cream 1-1/2 tablespoons) on jam. Top with
inch squares. Transfer to ungreased
cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 another cookie, flat side down, and
minutes or until edges are firm and press lightly. Repeat with remaining
tops are browned. Cool on cookie cookies, jam, and ice cream. Wrap
sheets for 1 minute. Remove and and freeze 4 to 48 hours.

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S n o w b a l l s
’
SM o r e
Directions
1. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
Arrange cracker squares on waxed
paper. Use a small ice cream scoop
to place scoops of ice cream on each
cracker square. Cover and freeze while
preparing frosting.
2. Mix the frosting in the jar to loosen.
ares
cracker squ Place frosting in a large pastry bag fitted
12 graham y
oops rock with a large round tip (1/4-inch). Pipe
12 small sc e ice frosting over each ice cream mound to
colate fudg
road or cho u p s) cover. Or use a spoon to spread frosting
ut 1 1/2 c
cream (abo over each ice cream scoop, spreading
hmallow
1 jar of mars to cover. Freeze at least 1 hour (cover
loosely after frosting is firm).
fluff topping 3. f you would like to toast your snowballs,
you will need a really hot oven. Preheat
oven to 220 degrees C (if your oven
can get hotter than this it is preferable).
Transfer squares to a greased baking
sheet. Bake, uncovered, for 3 to 4
minutes or until frosting is golden brown.
Serve immediately. Makes 12 servings.

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Camar o R e b i r t h y s h o u ld be!
k e s ’e m h o w th e
Chevy finally ma

I
come
t took me a while to
ing lin e
up with an open
ry an d the n
for this sto
y
it suddenly hit me. Wh
ep it rea l… rea l for this
not ke
road
genuine all-American
pu t it sim ply : THE
terror…to
CAMA RO IS BA CK !

e
The Test-Drive Experienc
I was handed the keys to a magnificent V8
SS model and naturally my expectations were
high. Naturally when the keys to the American
car were handed to me I planted my foot on
the throttle and wait for the catapult launch.
Let’s just say I followed procedure and the
Camaro did not disappoint. To put it simply,
it was an engine strapped onto a plank of
wood coupled with suspensions and covered
by a fiber (not carbon-fiber) body-shell that
looked like a soap bar. It seems that some of
the tech from the Z06 and Holden develop--
ment programs has found its way into the
Camaro and the car can now actually grip the
road. The standard manual transmission and
the optional automatic are both six-speeds.

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Interior details
Inside the four-passenger cabin, a
well-executed balance of heritage,
modern design and attention to detail
conveys simplicity and refinement with
contemporary details in the cluster,
switches, dials and lighting, using low
gloss, soft touch surfaces throughout.
The only real complaint I had with the
car was its limited supply of front-seat
headroom which is kind of like the
old car. Also to be precise there isn’t
much of any kind of room in the back
seat. But, the combination of available
eight-way power seat adjustment, plus
standard tilt and telescopic steering,
should make comfort easy to find for
most people above average… but
those in the beyond “above-average
should seriously just give it a pass.

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 Powertrain
At the heart of the 2010 Camaro beats an en--
gine that delivers performance in unexpected
ways, especially where power is concerned,
securing its stance as an ideal vehicle for the
Middle East. There are two engine options
available; a Direct Injection 3.6L V6 pumping
out 323hp available in manual and six speed
Driver-Shift-Control (DSC) automatic trans--
mission, a first for Camaro, while the more
powerful 6.2L V8 engine in the SS version
produces 462hp with the manual and 441hp
with the automatic six speed DSC transmis--
sion. All of the Camaro’s engines channel their
power to a responsive chassis that features
independent front and rear suspensions, large
four-wheel-disc brake systems with standard
ABS and GM’s StabiliTrak electronic stability
control system.

Safety
This is the part that most of you should be
reading with eyes wide open. Yep, this Camaro
is a lot safer than the coffin-on-wheels that
was its predecessor. GM has deployed a com--
prehensive system of safety features including
the use of high strength and ultra high-strength
steel in key areas throughout the structure.
Secondary safety features include the regular
front air bags, safety belt load limiters and front
passenger air-bag deployment suppression
detection system to ensure that your passen--
ger doesn’t make an involuntary exit head-first
through the windscreen.

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Take it to the track

The Camaro is equipped with 19-inch wheels
standard on the LT model and 20-inch wheels
as optional. For SS models, 20-inch wheels
are standard, with tire sizes of 245/45R20 up
front and 275/40R20 at the rear. SS models are
equipped with Pirelli Pzero summer-only, Z-rated
tires. Through it all, you are able to keep your
foot on the gas, flying over harsh road impurities
in a way that makes the Camaro handling
characteristics superior to competition.” If you
want the freedom to drive on the road and also
at the track, then you’ll want to get the SS - and
not only because it has more power with which
to break loose the rear wheels; all Camaros
come with standard stability control, but only the
SS includes a competitive/sport mode to allow a
more…race like driving style. In similar vein, the
SS with manual transmission also has a Launch
Control function for perfect starts, every time.

Overall
The car itself, I like a lot. GM has cleverly
blended classic muscle-car character and per--
formance…and what a performance it is. GM
has produced an amazing looking sports car for
anyone out there that wants to use it on or off
the track. The only changes you’d need for the
immediate future would be a spare set of racing
wheels. For those thinking about the long term
we can’t wait until one of you decides to slap on
a super-charger and get this thing rolling with
the likes of the ZR1…for a fraction of a price.
Now that’s what we call money well spent!

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b
around and annoy the sanity out of you? Fly swatting
does the trick some time but it’s just bothersome getting
the fly swatter, waiting for the fly to land, whacking it
only to miss the pest. Well don’t fret. With your very own
“Grow Your Own Venus Flytrap” fly extermination will
never be the same again. Each “Grow Your Own Venus
Flytrap” comes with mini plant pot, Venus Flytrap seeds,
a compost pellet, and of course detailed instruction on
how to raise your seed into a fully fledged carnivorous
plant. Just wait four to six weeks after planting the seeds
and voila you have your very own fly-exterminator. Who
knows with enough time you could probably teach it to
go for bigger critters, (like younger siblings).

L a s e r s cop e
There existed a time when MTV
played music and friendships didn
“SuperPokes!” The psychedelic
when the kaleidoscope ruled the
gadgets. Alas that time has long
actually
’t involve
age was
icon of all

Ka l e i d o kaleidoscopes are now ancient relic

past (along with big poofy hairs
passed and
s of the
and parents).
But this age the kaleidoscope is
making a
come back and it had an upgrade
. Introducing
the laser kaleidoscope, a laser pow
ered
kaleidoscope reminiscent of an acid
trip. The
kaleidoscope with its high powered
laser
beam is the size of a small torch
and shoots
out its laser beams onto the near
est surface
for all to share. You can change
the pattern by
turning the dial on the front, mov
ing the prism
and creating a laser show that the
likes of Pink
Floyd would be proud of and also
creates the
perfect mood for a dance party.

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 TOYS

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5 screen
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Th

Imagine watching a blockbuster film a video I-pod, a portable DVD player

on big screen theater from the comfort
of practically anywhere, without the
annoyance of people talking or the
usher’s flashlight. With the 52 Inch
Widescreen Personal Movie Theatre,
you no longer have to imagine, you can
literally create your own private viewing
experience anywhere. Curl up on the
couch without having to pay the ticket
prices, or even bring your Personal
Movie Theatre out with you and set up
your own home theatre business no
matter where you are. All you need is
or even a personal game video system
and it enlarges and enhances the
picture to resemble your own private
movie screen perfect with its surround
sound quality. This gadget also comes
with an adjustable head strap for
comfort’s sake. It has a battery power
that lasts up to eight hours so there’s
no need to worry about battery life
(unless you’re watching an entire
season of Lost). All in all, this little
gadget is the perfect toy for a movie
buff. (Do not use while driving)

Zpen Q-SOUND Solar-

Write class notes, jot down a
reminder, or even scribble, the
Zpen will remember it all. Add a
little personality in your writing
Clip the receiver to the top of any
piece of paper or notepad and
it will record every single stroke the Zpen makes, even if
you’re just doodling aimlessly. All you need do is plug the
device into your USB drive in your computer or laptop and it
effortlessly transfers your scrawl to your PC. If you need to
convert your handwritten note into a document you can even
transform it into plain text using the smart software provided.
It’s small enough to carry in your pocket, so if you’re ever
inspired by an idea fever you can write it to a cafe napkin and
scribble away to your heart’s content. The Zpen is a brilliant
and futuristic way of letting your creative juices flow in the
computer without the boundaries of the keyboard.
powered Bluetooth
Headphones
What better way of going eco-friendly and
at the same time hip and trendy with the Q-
SOUND Solar-powered Headphones. These
cool space-age influenced headphones
generate enough juice to hold up a battery
life for an extra forty hours. In fact for every hour that stays
in direct sunlight you add up an extra two hours of running
time played with maximum volume (Though we wouldn’t
recommend you standing out in the heat for the sake of battery
life). Aside from that, these headphones are also Bluetooth
compatible (From portable media players to cell phones, you
name it). This means you can deal with any call when you need
to. Each rubber-based earpiece can be adjusted to fit any type
of head for you to indulge it’s full the comfort level. With this
earth-friendly, trendy gadget we can assume that Al Gore and
Anne Wintour have finally found some common ground.

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 HOT OFF THE PRESS
Gossip
It was only a matter of time before a
company was brave enough to put child
slavery where it belongs ... on television!
Eyeworks, a television production
company, has just inked a deal with
OctoMom Nadya Suleman, finally making
her dream a reality. Nadya has longed
for her ‘terrifying ordela’ to be aired on
television so we can only assume that her
dream was to exploit her children for as
much money as humanly possible. Octo’s
been trying to get a show going for a
while, but now, despite all good sense
and decency, it looks like it actually may
happen. If you count each of her fourteen
kids as a large sacks of money, then this
show will be six large sacks of money
better than Jon and Kate Plus Eight!
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Eminem and Jay-Z
To Collaborate on
New Video Game
“DJ Hero”
The upcoming DJ Hero video game
just landed two heavy hitters as MCs:
Jay-Z and Eminem. Both rappers are
bringing their music to the newest
offshoot of Activision’s successful
$2 billion Guitar Hero franchise. The
game, played with a turntable-shaped
controller, is due out this fall for
PlayStation 3, PS2, Xbox 360 and Wii
(no price or rating yet). A limited edition
comes with the rappers’ exclusive new
greatest-hits CDs, possibly including
previously unreleased tracks, plus an
advanced version of the controller, a
DJ stand and metal traveling case.
Jay-Z and Eminem will serve as
consultants to Activision and the
game’s developer, FreeStyleGames.
r. D re Debuts
D x” In Dr.
“Deto r Ad
Peppe
It may just be a few seconds
of music, but Dr. Dre fans will
remember the new Dr. Pepper
ad as the spot where they heard
the first officially released beats
from the much-delayed “Detox.”
The L.A.-based hip-hop producer
appears in the last installment of an
ad campaign entitled “Trust Me, I’m
A Doctor,” and teases music from
the long-awaited album, currently
slated for a late 2009 release on
Aftermath/Interscope.

Soulja Boy Offers “iSoulja Eminem is
Boy TellEm” For Just $2.99
Rihanna Set To Testify Against
Chris Brown in Court!!
Rihanna’s lawyer just said the D.A.
told him his client will be subpoenaed
at the next court hearing. Donald Etra
said Rihanna will be called to the stand
to testify at Chris Brown’s preliminary
hearing next month. Etra says his client
will cooperate and take the stand. It’s
Teen rapper Soulja Boy has always been
ahead of the curve, as far as promoting
himself with new technology. After getting
signed thanks to the enormous fanbase he
built online, the rapper released one of the
biggest singles of 2007/2008 with “Crank
That (Soulja Boy)”, launching his career into
the mainstream. This year, despite being
written off as a one-hit wonder, Soulja
Boy returned with his sophomore album
iSouljaBoyTellem, producing two more chart
toppers with the singles “Kiss Me Thru The
Phone” and “Turn My Swag On.” Using
technology again, he’s offering fans -- for
a limited time -- the chance to buy his new
album, in MP3 format, for just $2.99 via
Amazon’s MP3 store. Additionally, when
you purchase the album, you can send a
personalized “Turn My Swag On” video to
your whole crew for free and set them up
with a gift card through HD Greetings.
not at all unexpected that the alleged
victim would be called to the stand in a
prelim. Also today, the judge rejected a
motion made by Chris Brown’s lawyer,
Mark Geragos, asking for an order
requiring the LAPD to ante up info
regarding leaks in the case.
GOSSIP
the Biggest
Selling
Artist of the
Decade
Eminem, who was born 2-1/2 years
after the Beatles broke up, is the only
artist who has sold more albums in
this decade than the fabled foursome.
Eminem’s new album Relapse sold
608,000 copies so far, lengthening
his lead as the artist who has sold the
most albums in the 2000s. The rap
superstar has sold 31,127,000 albums
since the first week of January 2000.
In second place: The Beatles, who
have sold 27,591,000 albums in the
same period. (That’s not bad for a
group that broke up in 1970.) The
Beatles have done better in this
decade relative to the competition
than they did in the ‘90s, when they
were the #5 album-selling act.. Only
four of the top 20 album sellers of the
1990s also rank among the top 20
album sellers so far in the 2000s. The
Fab Four is joined by Metallica, Alan
Jackson and Celine Dion. Nielsen/
SoundScan, which has tracked sales
for Billboard since 1991, doesn’t carry
a list of the top album sellers of the
2000s on its site. But the information
is all there, if you know where to look
(and can do simple subtraction).
Eminem, 31,127,000. First charted:
1999. Eminem, 36, is the top male
artist and the top rap artist so far in
this decade. His 2000 album The
Marshall Mathers LP is his best-seller.
It has sold 10,178,000 copies.
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Michael Owen in
talks with Everton
Everton are preparing to offer Michael
Owen the chance to resurrect his career
at Goodison Park following a three
year spell at Newcastle United that has
been beset by injury and culminated
in relegation from the Premier League.
Owen, 29, is a free agent after coming
to the end of his four-year contract at St
James’ Park and the club’s fall in to the
Championship has ended any prospect
of the former England striker penning a
new deal on Tyneside. With a succession
of injuries restricting Owen to just 71
league outings for Newcastle since his
£16m transfer from Real Madrid in August
2005, the former Liverpool star is not
expected to prompt interest from any of
the current Big Four this summer. But FA
Cup finalists Everton are understood to be
keen to lure Owen back to Merseyside,
providing that the player is prepared to
accept a drastic pay cut from the six-figure
weekly salary that he has earned during
his time at Newcastle. Everton’s highest
earners – Yakubu and Tim Cahill – are
currently paid in the region of £50,000-
a-week and Owen would be expected
to settle for a similar figure, which would
be boosted by a generous signing-on
fee due to his status as a free transfer.
With the package likely to cost Everton
£4m in terms of wages and signing-on
fee, it would be regarded as a relatively
low-priced ‘gamble’ in a transfer market
inflated by the wealth of Chelsea and
Manchester City. Everton manager David
Moyes has shortlisted Owen as a possible
summer recruit, despite the player’s injury
problems, and Owen is understood to be
keen to return to the north-west, where he
still has a familyy home.
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Talking with inter
Reds losing ground
in Carlitos’ battle
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez’s
unwillingness to meet the £25.5 million
asking price for Manchester United’s
Carlos Tevez has allowed Manchester
City to move ahead in the race to sign
the Argentine, while Chelsea and Real
Madrid are also interested parties.
Tevez’s representatives will meet United
chief executive David Gill tomorrow to
discuss the forward’s future, though
privately Tevez holds out little hope
of United coming to an agreement
that would see him remain at Old
Trafford beyond the end of the month,
according to a report in the Independent
newspaper. United, who have already
paid around £10 million in fees during the
player’s two year loan at the club, have
been trying to negotiate a reduced fee for
the player, but with City more than willing
to pay the asking price, that appears
unlikely to bear fruit. City would also be
able to offer Tevez vastly inflated wages
and the Argentine’s sense of frustration
with United, with whose fans he enjoys
an excellent relationship, may make
the controversial move across the city
more feasible. Real and Chelsea remain
in contention but the London club’s
pursuit of other high profile attacking
options, such as AC Milan playmaker
Kaka, means Tevez’s chances of being
Chelsea midfielder Deco could be on his
way out of Stamford Bridge after just one
season after claiming he is in talks with
Internazionale. Deco joined the Blues
last summer after falling out of favour at
Barcelona and started his first Premier
League season strongly. However, fitness
problems following the arrival of Guus
Hiddink as manager in January led to a lack
of first-team opportunities and Deco now
claims he is considering moving on to Italy.
The 31-year-old would be reunited with
former FC Porto coach Jose Mourinho at
Inter. “I can confirm I’m talking with Inter,”
said Deco. “I didn’t get to play much this
year at Chelsea and a move to Italy would
be a very good solution. “To be coached by
Mourinho again would be very interesting.
“But I don’t want to go into details because
it’s not me who’s dealing with the matter.”
a regular starter at Stamford Bridge, a
key consideration after being relegated
to the Old Trafford bench for much of the
season, appear limited. Kia Joorabchian,
who leads a consortium that holds Tevez’s
economic rights, is confident both clubs
would match the figure demanded and
therefore is in a strong bargaining position
with both Liverpool and United. United,
though reluctant to let Tevez go, especially
to one of their Premier League rivals,
appear to have reasoned the
money saved would be better spent
strengthening the midfield.

Ronaldo worth
the money
Real Madrid president Florentino
Perez says any money needed to
land Manchester United star Cristiano
Ronaldo would be well spent. He
told the Radio Television Espanola
programme, ‘59 Seconds’: “I don’t know
anything about the story of Cristiano
Ronaldo. I only just took charge. “But
what I am sure of is that which seems
expensive is the cheapest. “In my last
era the cheapest was (Zinedine) Zidane,
who seemed very expensive because we
paid 73 million (euros) for him. “Without
knowing who we can get, there will be a
massive effort for the great players of the
world, because that is the Real Madrid
model.” erez laughed off suggestions that
Ronaldo’s temper could hinder him at
the Bernabeu. “I have not seen anything
about him that would prohibit him from
playing at Real Madrid,” he added.
“I have seen him get angry because
he wants to win and (because of) his
competitive spirit. “The information I have
on him says that he is an example on the
pitch, a model.”
Madrid finally gets their galactico
Real Madrid have announced the signing
of Brazil international Kaka (picture)
from AC Milan. Madrid gave no financial
details but reports late yesterday said
the Spanish club will pay Milan ?65
million ($131.5 million) for the attacking
midfielder, making it one of the richest
deals in football history. The largest
previous transfer was set by Zinedine
Zidane when he joined Madrid from
Juventus for US$65 million in 2001. Milan
also confirmed Kaka’s transfer to Madrid
on its website. Kaka, who passed a
medical in the northeastern Brazilian city
of Recife earlier yesterday, has signed
a six-year contract. “Kaka is one of the
players that every team would like to have
GOSSIP
Inspired by a film
Triumphant Barcelona manager Pep thanks to goals from Samuel Eto’o and
Guardiola could add film director to his Lionel Messi. Before showing the film
burgeoning CV after producing the perfect to the Barca squad, Guardiola gave
images to inspire victory over Manchester members of his staff a sneak preview,
United in the Champions League final. moving several of them in tears. Barca’s
Guardiola showed a specially made film success was also a personal triumph for
to his players in their dressing room 10 rookie boss Guardiola, who insisted that
minutes before the final in Rome, which he should not appear in the movie.
Barcelona won 2-0 to dash United’s
hopes of becoming the first team to
defend a Champions League title. The film
highlighted action images of his players’
finest moments - featuring every member
of the Barca squad - and Guardiola had
clearly done his homework on the Eternal
City and Italy ahead of the final in the
Stadio Olimpico. The pictures were set
to a soundtrack from the Russell Crowe
film Gladiator and the opera Turandot
performed by Italian legend Pavarotti. The
film had the desired effect as Barcelona
went on to outclass United to become
champions of Europe for the third time
and Madrid had the chance to get him,” South Africa for the Confederations Cup,
Madrid president Florentino Perez told said before he left he was happy in Milan.
radio station Onda Cero just before the However, the size of Madrid’s bid appears
signing was announced. The attacking to have proved too good for Milan to turn
midfielder is the first player to join Madrid down. Last week, Milan president Silvio
since Perez regained the club presidency Berlusconi and chairman Adriano Galliani
unopposed last week. Perez has said he said the club had made huge financial
intends to revive his “galactico” policy losses recently.
which, as well as Zidane, attracted star
players like David Beckham, Ronaldo
and Luis Figo to Madrid earlier in the
decade. Kaka, who was the 2007 Fifa
world player of the year, earlier this year
turned down a world-record ?100 million
transfer to Manchester City. Kaka, who is
in Brazil with the national team for World
Cup qualifiers and who will then travel to
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MOVIES
Angels & Demons:
When a murder of a physicist, Leonardo
Vetra, finds a symbolist, Robert Langdon,
and Mr. Vetra’s daughter, Vittoria, on an
adventure for a secret brotherhood, The
Illuminati. Clues lead them all around
the Vatican, including the four alters of
science, Earth, Air, Fire and Water. An
Assassin, working for the Illuminati, has
captured four cardinals, and murders
each, painfully. Robert and Vittoria also
are searching for a new very destructive
weapon that could kill millions.
Star Rating: * * * * *

The Taking
g of Pelham 1, 2, 3
Pelham 1-2-3, a subway train,
becomes the focal point of the most
audacious and unusual terrorist attack
ever seen. Four gunmen, going by
color codenames, seize the train and
hold its passengers and conductor
hostage halfway between underground
stations, demanding a hefty ransom
else they will begin executing hostages.
A veteran NY transit policeman
leads negotiations with the hijackers
to prevent any killing, but amid
the showdown a question nags at
authrorities - with the gunmen and
their hostages in a tunnel surrounded
by police on all sides, how can they
possibly escape?
Star Rating: * * * *

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 REVIEWS

Transformers: Terminator
Revenge of the fallen Salvation:
Decepticon forces return to
D
Earth on a mission to take
E
Sam Witwicky prisoner, after
S
the young hero learns the truth
th
about the ancient origins of
a
the Transformers. Joining the
th
mission to protect humankind
m
is Optimus Prime, who forms
an alliance with international
a
armies for a second epic battle.
a
Star Rating: * * * *
S

Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John

Connor is the man fated to lead the
human resistance against Skynet and
its army of Terminators. But the future
Connor was raised to believe in is altered
in part by the appearance of Marcus
Wright, a stranger whose last memory
is of being on death row. Connor must

Knowing: decide whether Marcus has been sent

from the future, or rescued from the past.
As Skynet prepares its final onslaught,
Connor and Marcus both embark on an
A teacher opens a time odyssey that takes them into the heart of
capsule that has been dug Skynet’s operations, where they uncover
up at his son’s elementary the terrible secret behind the possible
school; in it are some chilling annihilation of mankind.
predictions -- some that have Star Rating: * * *
already occurred and others
that are about to -- that lead
him to believe his family
plays a role in the events that
are about to unfold.
Star Rating: * * *

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 books By
J.R.R.
Tolkien
Children of Hurin
J.R.R. Tolkien returns with the Children of Hurin reuniting fans with
the middle earth, Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, Eagles and
Orcs. Presented for the first time as a complete, standalone story,
this stirring narrative will appeal to every fans and expert readers
alike, returning them to the rich landscape and characters unique
only to the LOTR universe. With Tolkien’s vintage style writing
accenting the dark yet beautifully plotline, “Children of Hurin” is
indeed another masterpiece that fits in nicely with the saga.

By By
Tom Benjamin
McCarthy Black

Remainder Christine Falls

By
Jim
Crace
The pesthouse
Jim Crace introduces us to a post
apocalyptic America in which
society has collapsed and its people
live out a meager living by any
primitive means necessary. The
only reasonable hope for survival
is a difficult trip east through the
environmentally devastated land and
passage by ship to Europe. Heading
east, naïve farm boy Franklin teams
up with Margaret, a recovering victim
of the mysterious “flux” whose
shaven head (mark of the unclean)
causes passersby to shun her. Their
love blossoms amid misadventures
in an anarchic landscape.
McCarthy’s debut novel features an
unnamed narrator who suffers memory
loss as the result of a mysterious
accident, and who is awarded an £8.5
million settlement which he uses to
help re-enact events he remembers or
imagines in his quest for identity.
By
Bernard
Cooper
The Bill from My
Father A Memoir
When Bernard Cooper receives the
inheritance from his deceased LA
divorce lawyer father in the form of
an invoice for $2 million, an itemized
breakdown of the cost of his own
childhood, he pens a memoir exploring
financial and emotional indebtedness.
Benjamin Black, the pen name of Booker
Award winning author John Banville (“The
Sea”), makes his crime novel debut with
a book about a Dublin pathologist who
seeks to determine the truth about the
death of a mysterious woman named
Christine Falls.
By
Ishmael
Beah
A Long Way Gone
Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
di
Ishmael Beah tells the story of how,
as a boy, he fled attacking rebels in
his violent homeland of Sierra Leone,
and by the age of thirteen, he’d been
picked up by the government army
and became a child soldier, capable of
terrible acts.

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 REVIEWS

MUSIC 21st Century Breakdown

By
Green
Day

The eight album from Green Day is indeed a refreshing comeback for listeners; it has
all the elements of classic neo-punk all the while giving the album the same zest if not
better than American Idiot. Their greatest fault however is that it sounds too much like
American Idiot; for a band that paved the way for neo-punk a little reinvention wouldn’t
hurt, they never sound purposely redundant but listen a little closer and you’d swear
you’ve heard it all before. Fortunately even if it sound’s like a remake, everything about
it is way more superior than its predecessor. All in all the album is a decent return to
head banging, fist pumping, feet thumping, nostalgic rock era.

By
Relapse
By R.O.O.T.S

Eminem Flo Rida

Its been a long time coming for Eminem
fans but the wait is over! This album is
the compilation of Em’s ups and downs
over the last few years. He has adopted
a jerky style that cannot be emulated and
has created a niche so strong that he
was awarded the ‘number one artist in a
decade’ award for record sales! This album
is definitely his most diverse with songs
ranging from him preaching to his audience
to child molestation when growing up and
its definitely an iTunes download!!
Hip Hop purists don’t care for Flo Rida, but
Flo Rida doesn’t make music for Hip Hop
purists. He makes muscular singalongs
designed to make entire clubs explode
with excitement. This album sounds a
bit like Black Eyed Peas might if Will.
i.am had discarded his musical ambitions
and decided to focus solely on the party-
hearty formula of “My Humps. Right
Round, the single off the album, is hybrid
of headbanging hair metal and walloping
disco…sure, its not the most sophisticated
music ever, but is there anything more fun?

The High End

By
Of Low By
Fightsta
r

By Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Now people who know me look at me as a local
Hip House producer. Nevertheless I still keep
my ear to the street, and this album caught my
attention for its originality. I was browsing on
iTunes and previewing songs and let me tell you,
for those of you awho are trying to come up in
the music industry, take a listen to this album
and the project itself as a whole. The beats and
melodies are unique, her voice is unique, the
delivery is top class and the end result is an
album that will force even the non-listeners to
put their hands together for a job well done!
DJ Slevin
Slevin Selections Vol 1
For our avid readers, DJ Slevin is not an
unfamiliar face as he was our cover guy
last month! Well we sat down and listened
to his CD and decided that this guy is
definitely worth mentioning! Ill be honest
with you guys, I still have his set playing in
my car to this day and its definitely the type
of CD you leave in your player while stuck
in traffic heading out! It features all the top
DJ’s with a touch of Slevin magic and, for a
local DJ, this set is setting the benchmark
for the rest of you!
Marilyn Manson returns to his
original styles and persona in this
album. The high end of low which
utilizes Twiggy Ramirez’s bass
playing has been a great advan--
tage in making this Manson’s
most brutal, shocking and in--
sensitive album since Mechanical
Animals. Though the music gets
a little redundant at times any
Marilyn Manson fan will enjoy
this dark metal.

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 R O S C O P E
HO
ARIES
Mar 21 - Apr 20
Children will be of major
concern if you haven’t kept
the lines of communication
open. You can surprise
members of your family,
which in turn will bring you
a pat on the back. Your
unique approach to life
will interest others. Secret
intrigues could get you
into trouble. Your luckiest
events this month will
occur on a Friday.
LEO
Jul 23 - Aug 22
Avoid any over indulgences.
Be prepared to step into the
limelight if you wish to promote
your ambitions. Think of starting
a new business or emotional
partnership. Don’t let the
expectations of others limit
you. There are many ways to
express your creativity, and it’s
your job to find the outlet that
works best for you. Your luckiest
events this month will occur on a
Wednesday.
SAGITTARIUS
Nov 23 - Dec 21
You will be emotional when
dealing with coworkers or
employers. Loss or theft may
occur if you are careless with
your belongings. Get back
into the swing of things. Your
mate needs extra attention
and is feeling rather insecure
when you’re not in sight.
Your support and concern
will help. Your luckiest events
this month will occur on
a Sunday.
ARIES
You are: Energetic, Clever, Imaginative, Witty and Adaptable.
You can be: Superficial, Impulsive, Restless, Devious
and Indecisive.
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TAURUS
Apr 21 - May 21
Be careful if a friend asks you
for advice. Your partner’s a
little jumpy. Hide your cards
and learn to say no. You
will do extremely well if you
get involved in competitive
activities this month. Putting
yourself first is not selfish now.
It’s the best way to nourish
yourself and raise your abilities
to their highest potential. Your
luckiest events this month will
occur on a Saturday.
VIRGO
Aug 23 - Sep 23
Take your time; do not make
any decisions in haste. Do
not let in-laws upset you.
You may need to lend an
ear to an old friend. Don’t
overspend to impress oth--
ers. Putting others first can
work for a while, but will
wear you out if you continue
to ignore your own needs
to serve theirs. Your luckiest
events this month will occur
on a Monday.
CAPRICORN
Dec 22 - Jan 20
You may be angry if someone
tries to take credit for
something you did. Your
creative ideas must be put to
good use. This is a great day
to spend with family. You are
best to stick to yourself this
month. You’ve earned the
right to take some time off, so
enjoy yourself without feeling
guilty about what others might
think. Your luckiest events this
month will occur on a Tuesday.
GEMINI
May 22 - Jun 21
Your family needs to spend some
time with you, too. Don’t let
your personal partner hold you
back or slow you down. Sudden
changes regarding colleagues
may surprise you. Problems are
really your best opportunities
to improve, so don’t surrender.
Focus your energy toward the
future rather than fretting about
the present moment. Your
luckiest events this month will
occur on a Thursday.
LIBRA
Sep 24 - Oct 23
Jealousy may get in the way of
a good relationship. Emotional
relationships will be plentiful
if you attend group activities.
Make any necessary changes
to your insurance policy.
You’re still in the early stages
of a long-term cycle that
will continue to inspire your
creativity and advance your
spiritual development. Your
luckiest events this month will
occur on a Monday.
AQUARIUS
Jan 21 - Feb 19
Your lover may be annoyed
if you have been flirtatious or
not attentive to their needs.
You need to spend less time
daydreaming and more time
accomplishing. You can make
new friends and experience
new things if you do a bit
of traveling. You may find it
difficult to discuss personal
matters with family members.
Your luckiest events this month
will occur on a Saturday.
Marilyn Monroe
Born : June 1, 1926
CANCER
Jun 22 - Jul 22
Changes in your residence
will be favorable in the long
haul. Confusion is apparent
and you’ll need some
sound advice if you want to
do the right thing. Think of
starting a new business or
emotional partnership. You
can sort out any differences
you have in an amiable
manner. Your luckiest
events this month will occur
on a Sunday.
SCORPIO
Oct 24 - Nov 22
Enjoy a quiet dinner for
two and discuss some of
the plans you have for the
future. Be primed to use
your intellect in order to get
what you want. Secret af--
fairs will eventually backfire
on you. Exercise your
talents and present your
ideas to groups you think
you can contribute to. Your
luckiest events this month
will occur on a Monday.
PISCES
Feb 20- Mar 20
Be careful not to show your
temper when dealing with
the boss. A better diet,
exercise, or a change to a
relaxed atmosphere could
be ways to soothe your
nerves. Try to enlist the
support of your coworkers
first. You will need to spend
extra time sorting through
your work. Your luckiest
events this month will occur
on a Wednesday.
Donald Trump
Born : June 14, 1946
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ARIES
Mar 21 - Apr 20
Children will be of major
concern if you haven’t kept
the lines of communication
open. You can surprise
members of your family,
which in turn will bring you
a pat on the back. Your
unique approach to life
will interest others. Secret
intrigues could get you
into trouble. Your luckiest
events this month will
occur on a Friday.
LEO
Jul 23 - Aug 22
Avoid any over indulgences.
Be prepared to step into the
limelight if you wish to promote
your ambitions. Think of starting
a new business or emotional
partnership. Don’t let the
expectations of others limit
you. There are many ways to
express your creativity, and it’s
your job to find the outlet that
works best for you. Your luckiest
events this month will occur on a
Wednesday.
SAGITTARIUS
Nov 23 - Dec 21
You will be emotional when
dealing with coworkers or
employers. Loss or theft may
occur if you are careless with
your belongings. Get back
into the swing of things. Your
mate needs extra attention
and is feeling rather insecure
when you’re not in sight.
Your support and concern
will help. Your luckiest events
this month will occur on
a Sunday.
ARIES
You are: Energetic, Clever, Imaginative, Witty and Adaptable.
You can be: Superficial, Impulsive, Restless, Devious
and Indecisive.
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TAURUS
Apr 21 - May 21
Be careful if a friend asks you
for advice. Your partner’s a
little jumpy. Hide your cards
and learn to say no. You
will do extremely well if you
get involved in competitive
activities this month. Putting
yourself first is not selfish now.
It’s the best way to nourish
yourself and raise your abilities
to their highest potential. Your
luckiest events this month will
occur on a Saturday.
VIRGO
Aug 23 - Sep 23
Take your time; do not make
any decisions in haste. Do
not let in-laws upset you.
You may need to lend an
ear to an old friend. Don’t
overspend to impress oth--
ers. Putting others first can
work for a while, but will
wear you out if you continue
to ignore your own needs
to serve theirs. Your luckiest
events this month will occur
on a Monday.
CAPRICORN
Dec 22 - Jan 20
You may be angry if someone
tries to take credit for
something you did. Your
creative ideas must be put to
good use. This is a great day
to spend with family. You are
best to stick to yourself this
month. You’ve earned the
right to take some time off, so
enjoy yourself without feeling
guilty about what others might
think. Your luckiest events this
month will occur on a Tuesday.
GEMINI
May 22 - Jun 21
Your family needs to spend some
time with you, too. Don’t let
your personal partner hold you
back or slow you down. Sudden
changes regarding colleagues
may surprise you. Problems are
really your best opportunities
to improve, so don’t surrender.
Focus your energy toward the
future rather than fretting about
the present moment. Your
luckiest events this month will
occur on a Thursday.
LIBRA
Sep 24 - Oct 23
Jealousy may get in the way of
a good relationship. Emotional
relationships will be plentiful
if you attend group activities.
Make any necessary changes
to your insurance policy.
You’re still in the early stages
of a long-term cycle that
will continue to inspire your
creativity and advance your
spiritual development. Your
luckiest events this month will
occur on a Monday.
AQUARIUS
Jan 21 - Feb 19
Your lover may be annoyed
if you have been flirtatious or
not attentive to their needs.
You need to spend less time
daydreaming and more time
accomplishing. You can make
new friends and experience
new things if you do a bit
of traveling. You may find it
difficult to discuss personal
matters with family members.
Your luckiest events this month
will occur on a Saturday.
Marilyn Monroe
Born : June 1, 1926
CANCER
Jun 22 - Jul 22
Changes in your residence
will be favorable in the long
haul. Confusion is apparent
and you’ll need some
sound advice if you want to
do the right thing. Think of
starting a new business or
emotional partnership. You
can sort out any differences
you have in an amiable
manner. Your luckiest
events this month will occur
on a Sunday.
SCORPIO
Oct 24 - Nov 22
Enjoy a quiet dinner for
two and discuss some of
the plans you have for the
future. Be primed to use
your intellect in order to get
what you want. Secret af--
fairs will eventually backfire
on you. Exercise your
talents and present your
ideas to groups you think
you can contribute to. Your
luckiest events this month
will occur on a Monday.
PISCES
Feb 20- Mar 20
Be careful not to show your
temper when dealing with
the boss. A better diet,
exercise, or a change to a
relaxed atmosphere could
be ways to soothe your
nerves. Try to enlist the
support of your coworkers
first. You will need to spend
extra time sorting through
your work. Your luckiest
events this month will occur
on a Wednesday.
Donald Trump
Born : June 14, 1946
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