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The Purple People, a Virtual Tour of Lebanon

nospam@example.com (finkployd) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 03:19:34 +0200

Click the Image below to take the Tour

Click the Image above to take the Tour

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Solidere bulldozing historical Beirut Hippodrome?

nospam@example.com (finkployd) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:45:42 +0200

UPDATE 2: March 20 2012

Al Akhbar Newspaper picks up the call to action story - click here

UPDATE 1: March 20 2012

March for Beirut's Phoenician Port and Roman Hippodrome
facebook event here - click to join

24th of March - Saturday 3:00pm until 4:00pm
Minat Al Hosn, behind Monroe Hotel, site of the Phoenician Port

Gathering point: Minat Al Hosn, behind Hotel Monroe.

The march aims for the following:
-Denouncing the reluctance of the government and lax approach towards launching the necessary
projects to valorize the many archeological and historical sites in Beirut.
-To protect the Phoenician port of Beirut, on plot 1398
-The reversal of the ministry of culture's decision to allow the 'integration' of the Beirut Roman
Hippodrome In Wadi Abou Jmil, into a development project, especially that the Hippodrome is on
the list of culturally relevant monuments in Beirut.

Let's save the few remaining archeological sites we still have left. they are the last remaining historical link between our past and us.
Let's safeguard this cultural heirloom for our children, and our children's children!

History, Culture and Identity over Politics: Thank you for NOT bringing along any visual or slogan related to any political, religious or commercial affiliation.

Politics have no place in our meeting. This is a gathering of Lebanese, paying tribute to their rich ancestry and reconnecting with it.

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Solidere, and the company that owns the property, Beirut Trade, did not recognize the minister of cultures decision and continued to procrastinate over approving it. (Photo: Al-Akhbar - Archive)

original article Al-Akhbar

By: Bassam Alkantar
Published Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Despite an earlier preservation order, another of Lebanons archaeological treasures is to be integrated into an upmarket commercial development.

Shortly before Saudi monarch Abdullah bin Abdel Azizs visit to Lebanon in July 2010, former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri stood on the balcony of his downtown Beirut residence alongside his then Minister of Culture Salim Warde.

Hariri turned to Warde and told him: I am supposed to receive his majesty King Abdallah on this balcony. He then pointed across to property number 1370 in the Wadi Abu Jamil district, and asked the minister to have the department of antiquities clean it.

Weeds and trees had sprung up in record time and covered the site: Beiruts Roman-era hippodrome, the second to be discovered in Lebanon after the Tyre Hippodrome. Lebanons hippodromes are two of the five known to be in the Levant after those in Caesarea in Palestine, Jerash in Jordan, and Bosra in Syria.

Beiruts hippodrome is considered the grandest of them all. Its amphitheaters are several meters high and its race track is more than 90 meters long.

The cleaning process around this structure was not without obstacles. The culture ministry required permits from the prime ministers office, which referred it to Solidere, the Hariri-founded company for the reconstruction of Beirut. But Solidere had apparently denied staff from the ministrys directorate of antiquities access to the site since it had been excavated as it has done with all archaeological finds on its real estate.

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Coworking in the heart of Beirut

nospam@example.com (finkployd) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:46:49 +0300

Lebanon is finally entering the knowledge age, with its recent Internet price reductions and upcoming massive infrastructure upgrades.
Just in time, as Beirut's only coworking space opens its doors in Hamra, the building just before the Central Bank, with the fastest Internet connection you can walk into.

Work it harder, make it better. Daft Punk

Coworking is a style of work which involves a shared working environment, sometimes an office, yet independent activity. Unlike in a typical office environment, those coworking are usually not employed by the same organization. Typically it is attractive to work-at-home professionals, independent contractors, or people who travel frequently who end up working in relative isolation.

Coworking in Beirut is now possible! For just 14 USD a day, you can co-work in Lebanon's state-of-the-art internet startup accelerator, Seeqnce, alongside entrepreneurs, professionals, students, and freelancers. Seeqnce's State-of-the-Art facilities are open 6 days a week for coworking. Featuring the fastest internet connection you can walk into, writable walls and desks, a zen lounge, and a full kitchen.

Seeqnce is ideally located in Hamra, at the heart of Beirut, and just 10 minutes walking distance from the American University of Beirut, downtown Beirut, and the famous Beirut corniche.

Apply now to cowork at Seeqnce: https://www.facebook.com/Seeqnce?sk=app_153791278050386

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