Picture via NicolasAmiouni FB Page
I couldn’t find any video of the crash but it looks like a big one from the picture above. I hope Nicolas’ fine!
Lebanese Driver Nicolas Amiouni Crashes Out Of The Portugal Rally
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Animals Lebanon Rescue Neglected Lion And Tigers From A Zoo In Lebanon
Two tigers and one lion were rescued today by Animals Lebanon from a private zoo. These big cats were the only survivors as a lion, a cheetah and a tiger had died in the previous years after the owner refused to give them up. Now AnimalsLebanon need help to get them to the Tonga Terra d’Accueil sanctuary in France which offered to give them a home. In an ideal situation, the owner would be thrown in jail or fined for these practices and the concerned ministry would pay for these animals’ trips but that’s not the case unfortunately in Lebanon.
Having said that, you can either [donate] to help AnimalsLebanon or contact them if there’s any other way you could help with.
Baskil Bicycle Festival In Beirut
From 23 to 27 April, Medawwar in Beirut is hosting the Baskil Festival, a celebration of everything the bicycle represents, from community, sustainability, sport and fun. There’s a fun ride on Sunday around the Medawwar area for those who like to bike.
Here’s the full program from Baskil’s Facebook Page:
Wednesday 23rd – Sunday 27th April:
‘The Good City’ exhibition in Medawwar Public Garden. Showing the success of bicycle-based city planning in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Wednesday 23rd April:
Press conference and official opening of the Festival by Rolf M. Hay Pereira Holmboe, the Danish Ambassador in Beirut.
Friday 25th April:
EXCHANGE EVENING – picnics, presentations and discussions in the garden. Come hear about the success story of Deghri Messengers دغري, learn about the power of bikes to transform cities and discuss how it can be done in Beirut.
Saturday 26th April:
MAKING DAY – bring your bike, fix it, paint it and give it new life. With the help of ريغار Regar and.
AND STREET FESTIVAL – BMX gangs, skater crews, street artists, buskers and dancers will come together and fill Medawwar with colour.
Sunday 27th April:
RIDING DAY – join fun rides exploring the Medawwar area, and participate in a special Baskil-edition ride around Beirut.
AND STREET FESTIVAL – BMX gangs, skater crews, street artists, buskers and dancers will come together and fill Medawwar with colour.
Buzz New Commercial
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I didn’t get any of the 5 Episodes Buzz came up with in their previous ad campaign and this new commercial is honestly lame.
You’ll Be Missed Ramzi!
To be honest, I wasn’t planning on posting at all because I didn’t know where to start but I couldn’t sleep yesterday night after hearing the news and I’ve been thinking all day today about Ramzi, his family and his wife. I’ve been friends with Ramzi since 3 years and even though we’d mostly meet at events, I always had fun hanging out with him. He’s the kind of guy who’s always smiling and enjoying his time and was one of the best geeks you could ever meet.
I was supposed to see Ramzi on Friday but I couldn’t make it and I regret it terribly. Even though we weren’t the closest of friends, I will always remember Ramzi every time I go Karting as that’s the first time we met, every time I play Gran Turismo, every time I pass right in front of his office and every time I post about techy stuff. Ramzi is the kind of people I could never forget and I truly mean it.
Ramzi loved his bike too and unfortunately died in a motorcycle accident. I don’t know how the crash happened and I am not interested at all. All I know is that Ramzi’s gone and he’ll be terribly missed.
RIP My friend!
Check Out My Cedar Tree
I got yesterday the official certificate of Adoption and the GPS coordinates for the Cedar Tree I planted in Kfardebian. Of course it will be years before the tree grows a bit but I love the initiative.
If you want to know how to adopt a Cedar tree, click [Here].
Well Played Duo
I hate it when toilets are very far from the restaurant and that’s the case at ABC Achrafieh. I also hate it when you have to climb stairs to get the toilets. I guess I am lazy after a meal, just like everyone else 
Lebanese Economist Rand Ghayad’s Research On Long-Term Unemployment
Rand Ghayad is a Lebanese Economist who will shortly be receiving his Ph.D. in economics from Northeastern University. He published a paper back in 2012, along with his doctoral adviser William Dickens, which offered a new take on long-term unemployment and found that “the long-term unemployed were qualified for jobs but were ranking lower than other potential candidates because of the length of time they had been out of the workforce”.
Rand’s paper was described by the Atlantic Post as “pioneering”, and was cited recently by US Senator Rand Paul, to which Ghayad responded. More importantly, this new theory on unemployment has caught the attention of US president Barack Obama who invited Ghayad to attend a meeting by Gene Sperling, Obama’s National Economics adviser.
For those interested in economics and the topic of unmeployment, here’s a [Link] to Ghayyad and Dickens’ paper, which was originally written for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Corniche el Nahr – Beirut Train Station ( 1895 vs. 2007)
Another Example Of Animal Cruelty In Lebanon
I am not sure how dumb you have to be to drive on the highway with your dog on the front hood.
Thanks Eliane!