Friday, November 5, 2010

Manolya Dormitory, Photos Speak the Shameful Truth

 by Mahdi Abdullah Murad - Student Eye

The daily problems AUI-S students face at Manolya dormitory, is only a demonstration of the unplanned, unprepared and negligent policy making at the American University of Iraq-Sulaimani.
We tried not to show these images online, because there was still a hope to change the hurting scenes. But now, and after weeks of suffer and passion, We know no other way but this one to tell the story of a shame.In this report, I will not be saying very much. The pictures will speak for themselves. However, some of the pictures are more tragic than what they seem, so we have said a few words about them. We hope these images will move the administration a little bit towards an evaluation of the student life at the dorms.



This is bathroom and restroom. When you are here, you should know that there are five other people waiting for the same opportunity out there. So, you really don't get what you want. What you do is your rush with everything. Sometimes, you are taking a shower and your friend is shortened. One of you has to suffer eventually!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

P O D C A S T I N G

What is podcast?
A podcast is a series of either audio or video files that have been recorded, then downloaded via the websites. Basically, it is accessing media files over the internet.
How did it start?
Podcasting emerged in the public in late 2004. The apple company has dramatic impact in extending what is so-called podcast by releasing iTunes 4.9 that was a real native support for the podcast in 2005. This made receiving podcast more suitable. Also, it effectively ended with a great advancement of the podcast by independent developers. This company influenced so many independent developers to use this service. Moreover, Trademark applications were another useful way in publicizing the serve of broadcast into the public. The United States can be listed as a first country in capitalizing podcast. According to Wikipedia, “By February 2007, there had been 24 attempts to register trademarks containing the word "PODCAST" in United States.”