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Inside This Issue... No. 1 Search Engine Plans to Expand Services Cartoon Sparks Riots Torino Hosts Olympics FREE Number fi ve 817-547-8000 Volume Seven Birdville High School February, 2006 9100 Mid Cities Blvd. www.birdville.k12.tx.us N. Richland Hills, TX 76180 No. 1 search engine plans to expand services rivalry between Google and Gbrowser.com is registered clude Google Mail (Gmail), the most recent stories and theyʼre going to have to do Priscilla Microsoft has well been in by Google, but whether or Google News, and Google Google Video is an archive it the same way as everyone Totiyapungprasert the light with Google search not an operating system is in Video. Gmail email mes- of thousands of TV shows, else,” Warmedan said. “[But Staff Writer versus MSN search, Gmail the works is unconfi rmed. sages are stacked so that movies, music videos, and until a big mess] they wonʼt versus Hotmail, and other “We donʼt do the when one receives a reply, random clips. It includes ev- feel compelled to bow to One of the most com- applications such as Micro- same thing as everyone else one does not have to rely on erything from Family Guy what the Street looks for petitive technology compa- softʼs Virtual Earth versus does,” Google CEO Eric memory to remember what to Sims-made movies to them.” nies of today, Google Inc., Google Earth. Microsoft co- Schmidt said at rock concert tapings. The aloofness to has more projects lined up founder and chairman Bill the third quarter While their stock val- mainstream corporations, for the future. As one of Gates dismisses any worries. 2005 Google ue faced a sudden plunge in non-conforming culture, the most visited sites on the “Which Google Conference early February, according to and laid-back, fun-loving at- web, Google has lately been products are you talking Call. “And so if CNN.com, Google refuses mosphere at the Googleplex expanding to become more about? Seriously? Other than you try to pre- to play sycophant to Wall are some of the trademarks than just Americaʼs number search, what are you talking dict our prod- Street and give into their de- of Google. Those things one search engine. about? Google Talk? Wow. uct strategy by simply say- the conversation was about. sire for earnings forecasts. may take a back seat, how- New additions to the A total me too product. Even ing well so and so has this Gmail is also known to have Fund manager Ian Warmed- ever, as the need for “bigger old may be either the victory Gmail—what is the unique and Google will do the same a fl exible fi ling system and a an of Henderson Globval and better” grows. Today, to give Bill Gates a run for thing?” Gates said to Com- thing, itʼs almost always the reliable mail search. Investors predicts Google Google approximately has his money or the dud that puting.co.uk, a business wrong answer.” Google News pro- will eventually conform. a revenue of $6.14 billion sends Sergey Brin back to news site. While the search vides an updated list of “Sooner or later US dollars. the drawing board. Rumors supposedly engine is known as be- Google is developing began when Google plans ing simplicity at the best, an Internet system to com- on building an operating sys- Google has other features Cartoon sparks riots pete with the popular Micro- tem in the future to compete that are improving. Some of media to be sensitive to of- shots to clear the crowd, it soft Internet Explorer. The with Microsoft Windows. Googleʼs other features in- Shane Crawford fending power. ended with shots fi red into Staff Writer After stating his the crowd. cautionary advisory, Bush Many senior Afghan Torino hosts Olympics In recent weeks fol- called on many foreign offi cials have come to be- Seth Wescott, Hannah Teter, The U.S. is currently fourth lowing Denmarkʼs Jyl- governments in efforts to lieve that al-Qaida and the J.B. Martin Gretchen Bleiler, skier Ted behind Austria, Norway, lands-Posten newspaper cease the hostile rioting Taliban could be fueling Staff Writer Ligety and speed skater Chad and Germany in total medal publication depicting the that spread across the Mus- the anger over the cartoons. Hedrick also deserve some count, and the U.S. is tied prophet Muhammad in lim world. Efforts are provoking vio- Before Torino was even attention. for fi rst in gold medal count. caricature format, Muslim The protests at one lence, but there is no fac- ready to host this yearʼs Olym- On February 12th Shaun Famed Bode Miller has yet to extremists have taken to time included wall climb- tual evidence linking the pic Games, there was lots of White won gold in the menʼs obtain a medal in alpine ski- rioting as a means of pro- ing, gate busting, and fl ag assertion. hype around them, so it is cer- halfpipe event, while team- ing, placing fi fth in the down- test. burning, intensifying as While trade and eco- tain that these games will be mate Danny Kass took the hill and getting disqualifi ed in The newspaper sham police in Afghanistan killed nomic ties ceased between just as entertaining and com- silver. Ligety earned gold for the combined. His three other originated in Denmark and four demonstrators in- Iran and Denmark, where petitive as any before them. the menʼs combined alpine chances to medal are the giant later reprinted in European volved in a group of hun- the drawings were fi rst The United States has skiing in his fi rst competitive slalom and slalom events. media and elsewhere. dreds marching to a south- published, the heads of many promising athletes appearance at the Olympics. Another U.S. Olymp- Many Muslims have ern U.S. military base. the European Union, and competing in Italy and ex- In skating, Hedrick ian, Michelle Kwan, is not found the cartoons both Protests have in- the worldʼs largest Islamic pects them to fl ourish in To- and teammate Joey Cheek able to compete this year, racist and deeply insult- volved armed men, aimed group urged the violent rino. Names like short track captured the gold in the 5000 ending her chances of win- ing because Muhammad is at foreign and Afghan protests to stop. skater Apolo Anton Ohno, meters and the 500 meters, ning a gold medal in fi gure of high reverence in the government targets. The Rioting has persisted snowboarder Shaun White, respectively. In his Olympic skating. Muslim religion. protest at the U.S. military despite requests to halt vio- fi gure skater Sasha Cohen debut, Wescott placed fi rst This yearʼs Olympic President Bush acted base in the southern city of lence with a wrath of inter- and skier Bode Miller are over Radoslav Zidek of Slo- games have already gotten fi rmly against the recent Qalat initiated with dem- national fury and a debate expected to produce medals vakia in snowboard cross, off to an exciting start and are protests, defending rights onstrators hurling rocks at between freedom of speech for team USA. Newcom- giving the U.S. its sixth gold sure to end with a fl ourish as of newspapers while at the Afghan police. With Af- and religious respect hang- ers such as snowboarders medal and ninth total medal. well. same time cautioning news ghan police fi ring warning ing in the balance. Inside this Opinions Features Academy Awards Sports Entertainment issue... Page 2 Page 3 Pages 4-5 Page 7 Page 8 2 THE HAWK OPINIONSOPINIONS What is your favorite movie of all time? “Wedding Crashers, “A Clockwork Orange, “Fight Club, because it is “Glitter,Glitter, because I love “AustinAustin PoPowers,wers, becausebecause MikeMike because it was so funny because of the cinematic the only movie that ever Mariah Carey, she is so Myers is so funny.” and made me laugh.” excellence of this fi ne really made me think.” fi ne.” motion picture.” Kelsey Larson Jeremy Crook Chaney Tyner Travis Dalton Deann Tooley Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Faculty Love oneself before loving others can have power over their you would truly want to ing conscious was easy. It Jason Gamble thinking and they begin to be spoken to -- with honor takes commitment, dedica- Staff Writer believe anything they tell and gentleness. You are tion, and hard work -- but themselves. This can be your own best friend or you are worth it. Who bet- Relationships can be particularly harmful when worst enemy, and you will ter to love than yourself? STAFF a tricky subject, especially someone does not care for believe what you tell your- Accept your friendʼs Haylee Ward for teenagers. High school his or her own self-image. self. Treat yourself as you love for you at face value; Editor-In-Chief relationships are especially How many times a would a good friend: with it comes without strings or delicate, with gossip, mes- day do you say negative respect, kindness, truth, payments. Take yourself on Lauren Goff sages between friends, things -- call yourself stu- and sincerity. Be honest to a date. Pamper yourself. News Editor drama and the Internet all pid or a failure? These your feelings and be open Read a good book or listen playing a large role. One thoughts hold power. to yourself. to some favorite music and Kylie Morrison key element necessary for Whether we communicate Please remember --- make peace with yourself. Opinions Editor the success of a healthy and with someone else or our- what you think is what you Find out all the things that satisfying relationship is selves, we must use correct create in your life.
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