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Summer 2008
Wednesday, June 11. 2008
tags: mediterranean sailing, blogging beirut, yacht, storm, cyprus, larnaca, atcl, lebanese, beirut, open seas, white sea, boat, map
-finkployd- Mediterranean Sailing on Blogging Beirut
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News I
Wednesday, June 11. 2008
Ok, so the article is in Arabic, from the Al Akhbar Newspaper, but the gist is that the world's first 'facebook' pub has just opened its doors in Beirut, in Monot to be exact.
I haven't been there yet, but it seems they've got the whole facebook theme going (lawsuit in the making?) with Super Poke Shots, Walls, et al.
.. ونزل الـFacebook «فايس بوك» على الأرض. فأصبح لبنان أول بلد في العالم يمتلك حانة خاصة بالموقع الأكثر شهرة في العالم «الفايس بوك». منذ أشهر قليلة انتقل الموقع الإلكتروني للتواصل الاجتماعي الذي اكتسب شهرة كبيرة في السنوات القليلة الماضية من الحيّز الافتراضي الإلكتروني إلى الحيّز الواقعي، حيث افتُتحت في العاصمة اللبنانية بيروت وفي شارع «مونو» حانة مخصّصة لروّاد الـ«فايس بوك» وأهله. «منذ حوالى خمسة أشهر أطلعنا إدارة الموقع في الولايات المتحدة الأميركية على فكرة إنشاء المحل، وأخذنا الموافقة على ذلك» يوضح شربل مونّس مالك الحانة ومديرها. ويؤكّد «أنّ الاسم ليس مسروقاً أو مستخدَماً بطريقة غير شرعية»، مضيفاً «إنّ إدارة الموقع الرئيسية في الولايات المتحدة بصدد إرسال ممثلين عن الـ«فايس بوك» للاطّلاع على المطعم، لكونها الحانة الوحيد في العالم التي تحمل هذا الاسم». المحل مؤلّف من طابقين، ولديه قدرة على استيعاب حوالى 80 شخصاً. الديكور والأكسسوارات مصمّمة للتماشي مع أجواء الموقع كما يبدو على صفحات الإنترنت. فألوان المحلّ «فايسبوكيّة»، أي أبيض وأزرق، كما يعلّق أحد الساهرين «نحن هنا، نشعر كأننا داخل صفحة فايس بوك على شاشة الكمبيوتر، الأجواء نفسها والأصدقاء كثر»، أمّا المشروبات، فسُمّيت بمصطلحات خاصة بالـ «فايس بوك»، ويوضح بيار المسؤول عن البار أنه «أحياناً يرسل أحد الزبائن الشباب shot poke إلى إحدى الصبايا، كبادرة للتعارف، وهذا عادةً ما يحصل على الـ«فايس بوك» بشكل افتراضي»، وتطول لائحة المشروبات «الفايسبوكية» مثل «super poke shot»، وFacebook sky وFacebook dark وغيرها من المشروبات التي يجري تناقلها كهدايا بين الزوّار تماماً كما يحصل بين الـ «فايسبوكيين» على شبكة الإنترنت. وكما هناك «حائط» (Wall) على الموقع الإلكتروني خاص بكل مشترك في الموقع كذلك خصّص المحلّ مساحة كبيرة من الطابق الثاني حيث وُضع لوح يكتب عليه الزوّار تعليقاتهم وأفكارهم وحتى يرسلون منه إشارات إلى آخرين لا يعرفونهم.
المحل مثّل فسحة التقاء «الفايسبوكيين»، حيث إنّ الكثيرين منهم تعرّفوا بعضهم إلى بعض في البدء عبر مجموعة المحل على موقع (Facebook pub)، وجاؤوا إلى المحل للتعارف «واقعيّاً» على الآخرين... وهكذا نشأ العديد من الصداقات والعلاقات بين الشباب والصبايا عبر المحل، «حتى إنّ هناك ثنائيّاً تزوّج بعد لقائهما في المحل» يشير مونّس، إضافة إلى الحشرية التي تدفع بعض المارّين للدخول إلى المحلّ ثم التعرّف إلى من فيه عبر الإنترنت بتبادل العناوين والمعلومات والمواقع...
«إذا نسيتوا الكاميرا الخاصة بكم، فلا تهتمّوا» عبارة مكتوبة على مجموعة المحل على الـ«فايس بوك»، وذلك لأنّ موظّفي المطعم يقومون بخدمة إضافية تعدّ من الميزات الأساسية للموقع وهي الصور الشخصية، فهم يقومون بتصوير الساهرين، وإنزال صورهم على موقع المجموعة، «وذلك بعد أخذ الموافقة طبعاً» يقولها مونّس، مؤكّداً على احترام خصوصيّة الزبائن. أما نشاطات الحانة، فمتعدّدة، ويتضمن برنامجها الأسبوعي سهرات مخصّصة للأغاني القديمة والسحر وتوزيع بعض الجوائز على الساهرين...
tags: facebook pub, beirut, monot, achrafieh, lebanon, ashrafieh, nightlife, bar, club, street, lebanese, world first
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News
Thursday, June 5. 2008
alas, ladies and gentlegents, i'll be away this weekend, so no updates on what's what and who's who.
we will be attempting a crossing of the mediterranean, from beirut to paphos (cyprus) to antalia (turkey) und back.
full documentary to follow - next week.
Trip Details
Purpose:
- To Inaugurate a Captain & ReConnect with our Phoenician Roots
Passenger List:
- Labneh
- Nicole
- Flower Power
- Capitaine LuLu
- Sporto Kantes
- Liz Toots
- The Dude
Map of Expected Course:
tags: phoenicians, lebanon, lebanese, paphos, cyprus, antalia, turkey, beirut, sailing, boat, yacht, mediterranean, trip, june 2008, map, course, documentary, blogging beirut
-finkployd- Blogging Beirut Mediterranean Sailing
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Only in Lebanon
Thursday, June 5. 2008
What's become of Naharnet?
A front page, main story spelling error... breeches = underwear
tags: naharnet, lebanon newspaper, lebanese newspaper, portal, beirut, spelling error, downfall
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News I
Thursday, June 5. 2008
TYRE, Lebanon (AFP) - Almost half of the areas in southern Lebanon contaminated with cluster bombs dropped by Israel in 2006 have been cleared, a UN official said on Wednesday.
"Forty three percent of the areas affected by the cluster bombs dropped during the July 2006 war have been cleared", UN Mine Action Coordination Centre for South Lebanon spokeswoman Dalya Farran said.
"Efforts are currently underway to clean 49 percent of the contaminated areas," she told AFP, adding that work has yet to begin in eight percent of the affected areas.
She said 970 contaminated sites had been found in an area spanning 39 million square meters (420 million square feet).
Since the war's end in August 2006, cluster bombs have caused "256 civilian casualties between deaths and injuries," according to Farran.
She added that there have also been 51 casualties from the Lebanese army and international forces in the area.
Farran said Israel had to make known "the number of bombs that were dropped as well as their locations."
"Israel not yet responded to this repeated request from the United Nations so far," Farran said.
The United Nations has repeatedly asked Israel to provide a map of the locations of cluster bombs and mines in southern Lebanon in order to facilitate clearing efforts.
The United Nations says Israel dropped about one million bombs on Lebanon between July 12 and August 14, 2006, and that 40 percent of them did not explode when they hit the ground. Most of them are located in towns and fields in southern Lebanon.
tags: cluster bombs, lebanon, israeli, 2006 war, fascism, mass murder, war crimes, lebanese, south lebanon, 1 million bombs, israeli war crimes, united nations
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Info E!
Wednesday, June 4. 2008
After launching the concept of CLEAN MOBILITY - Slow travel " , visiting 10 villages in a responsible way this summer 2008, let me announce the trips. Among the 10 villages we will discover together, using public transportation, are: Chebaa(South), Mezyara (North), Douma (el-Batroun), EL-Barouk (esh-Shouf), EL-Menjez (Aakkar), Niha el-Beqaa (Central Beqaa), Aaitanit (Ouest Beqaa) ...
The first destination is the village of Chebaa scheduled for this Sunday June 08, 08; we are proud to begin with a southern destination as a sign of solidarity and support.
As mentioned this series of trips are slow, authentic and very close to local communities; we will use public transportation to reach the villages; this sunday we will gather at Cola bus stop point, at 07h00 AM, and we will take the bus from Beirut to Hasbayya , and we shift buses at Hasbayya to end up at Chebaa.
Note: The persons holding foreign passports or nationalities are invited to send me a copy of their passport by fax to the following number (00 961 4 91 00 17), the latest by Wednesday, in order to provide them with a Laissez-passer permit to the region.
Village 1: Details and Information PDF
Clean Mobility - An Overview PDF
tags: clean mobility, ecotourism, green tourism, lebanon, lebanese, south lebanon, chebaa, hasbayaa, beirut, public transportation, village 1, pdf, eco-tourism
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Video E!
Tuesday, June 3. 2008
bye bye Basement!
Saturday night was Basement's 3rd Birthday, and its last day - literally.
I'll write an Ode soon, but for now, you'll have to make do with these 2 videos from the evening.
Uncut, Unedited, as is.
one hour (over 200 megabytes) of raw footage
(Part 2 after the jump)
Continue reading "bye bye Basement! ....The End of an Era"
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Blogging Beirut Comments
Thu, 03.07.2008 23:50
2ana sawte 7ilo w 7abib 8ane ma3 hayfa fa 2ana natir gawebkon matawlo 3alaye 2ana min libnen
Thu, 03.07.2008 23:25
haram..
Thu, 03.07.2008 20:20
> Must be able to work days, nights, and weekends if the schedule slips Surely you generously pay overtime when that happens :-)
Thu, 03.07.2008 19:49
I think there is one missing requirement: - Must drink Almaza
Thu, 03.07.2008 19:46
hehehe LIAR... He loves John McCain!! He funds him through his ads!
Wed, 02.07.2008 17:25
Blogging Beirut has very little control over the ads generated by Google.
Wed, 02.07.2008 17:14
What's up with all the John McCain ads on your page?
Tue, 01.07.2008 23:18
hi walla sowar gheer shekel w be3a2do ya hek el masabe7 ya bala
Tue, 01.07.2008 09:48
thanks for the photos. regards
Mon, 30.06.2008 03:05
beirut, if it were to speak... perhaps an existential statement.
Mon, 30.06.2008 03:00
what's written?! beirut in 7akat ?!?!?!
Sun, 29.06.2008 21:24
Beautiful photo of Amoua in Akkar. It is the MOST beautiful part of Lebanon and should keep it the way it is but put more signs up, trails thru the most beautiful areas and put some small, nice [...]
Sun, 29.06.2008 10:49
There's a turn right after La Tabkhba Restaurant on main street Gemmayze Check Our NEW MENU!
Sat, 28.06.2008 23:57
I had the opportunity to meet Maxime in person last year for work. Amazing person, pays attention to the slightest details.
Sat, 28.06.2008 23:34
Allahu akbar! This is beautiful!
Sat, 28.06.2008 16:07
anyone know what music is playing along with the video?
Sat, 28.06.2008 05:35
you should visit the north (no not tripoli), the real north - akkar, dinniyye, tannourine, etc... or just search for mechmech on blogging beirut. it's quite spectacular :) i am working on getting [...]
Fri, 27.06.2008 23:55
PURSUIT OF PEACE.... LOVE..... NATURE..... BEAUTIFUL PHOTO.......! SALUDOS, RAFAEL
Fri, 27.06.2008 21:23
You guys sure its in the North (of Lebanon)? seems overly greener than usual
Fri, 27.06.2008 18:40
Wow!!! That's beautiful!!!
Fri, 27.06.2008 18:40
wow, the view is amazing. it's because the north of lebanon is obviously the best :)
Fri, 27.06.2008 18:15
CRASSSSYYYY!!! BERRY CRASSSY
Thu, 26.06.2008 00:44
kraatttchhhhh ahahahhahaha dude je suis par terre !!!
Wed, 25.06.2008 23:19
i wish i was there
Wed, 25.06.2008 14:01
hati anik ya haifa nik zabi al atay assoa ant3k nikhalk
Wed, 25.06.2008 02:30
yep mazbout ktir mghabche l cam bas it was cool, bas how to download ?
Tue, 24.06.2008 18:50
Amazing! I saw a video of the 1st episode in Citymall on youtube a few weeks ago! Damn I didn't know there was a flashmob community in lebanon! How did u pass the message? Where did the [...]
Tue, 24.06.2008 15:15
How can we download the video?
Tue, 24.06.2008 13:04
LOL It was really great! Yalla can't wait till the 19th!
Tue, 24.06.2008 12:25
its a wonderfull place