mmm, let's see, really feel like writin somethin, but really dont have anythin to write! maybe i can write about this! Damn! nothin!! Absolutely NOTHIN! In Limbo, mmmm,!!!!! Nope, zero! ........., nope, let's leave it for another time.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Friday, July 27, 2007
Indian Path I :: Service Pack I
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Indian Path I
Indian path will be postings about Indian/Pakistani residents objection movements in the uae. You hear about them, but they do not show on the news.
Indian Path I :
You know me Walid, i am not a racist, but those people? yakh!! you are living here now, you will understand.
This is the standard line that you get from most people when you come, and you go on thinking, Fuck ghandi, fuck you, fuck your philosophy, and fuck your shit! it is good you died, but you could have died long before you spill your surrenderalist (?!?!) crap! CRAP is all you did you fucking bourgeois imperial agent!
o around the first week of july: A medium rally of about 600 people took place in Dubai Marina, not sure about the demands, but believe me there is more than 1000000000000000000000000000 ..... reasons and rights that must be demanded. The rally was ended by the police and army, not sure how but nowadays its done by sieging the protesters and terrorizing them, because of the latest human rights reports. It used to be much worse than that.
o Tuesday 18th of July: a big sit in of 3500 workers took place in a certain Consolidated Contractors Company ;) in their ruwais camp, 250km away from abu dhabi. The demand was basically: the workers there must be at the camp at 6 am, their residencies are 1 hour away, so they take off at 5 am, arrive at 6, a new law forbids working from 12 pm to 3 pm, so they go back to their residence , then back to the camp by 3, that is 2 hours on the road and one hour of rest, and work again till 8 pm. Then back , they arrive home at 9 pm. The workers basically were demanding that the hours on the road be counted as working hours. They held a sit in for one day , and the police sieged them, put a fence around them and had dogs on the gates, the army came with infantry and light vehicles, and helicopters flew all the time above the place, people in the sit in could not sleep. the sit in was ended Wednesday.
Kill e'Mall
The Mall , the pillar of the emiratian civilization, the corner stone of the society, the neo-imperial-capitalist Agora.
So, what is this interesting human wonder ?
Basically, it is a building with two floors or more, usually with water fountains or green scenery in the middle of every section, and a Food court in every level.
People go to malls to shop, eat, drink coffee, watch movies, cut their hair, get groceries, interact with other people, interact with shops, interact with
brands, interact with themselves ...
In the Mall, you can basically find everything, even a ski dome. Hotels exist nowadays in malls, shows like magicians, mimes, folk dance, world music concerts, etc...
A city's significance on the map is characterized by how many malls it has. Each 2 shopping centers are considered as a mall.
FAQ
- How do we know where the malls exist?
o Just ask anyone on the street about any mall.
- And if it is a new one, will people on the street still know where it is?
o Well,you can actually know about the mall's exact location, how many floors and its parking capacity before it's building process starts. You will hear gossip about it in your society, this gossip usually comes with excitement and anticipation.
- And how do i know which shops are there?
o Just go to the nearest mall you know, and you will know.
- I like this, do they have tours for tourists?
o Yes, they do, arrange your booking with your booking agent, and you will go on a tour, you don't need to bring a cam along, you can buy it from inside.
- Do you recommend any movie?
o Fight Club, a must see .
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Silence of the camps
Friday, May 25, 2007
CN301: The Story of Humbaba: (3 Crdts)
Humbaba the Great was Huge, enormous, and heavenly funny.
Humbaba the Great was Huge, enormous, he was the Guardian of the Cedars.
Humbaba the Great was Huge, enormous, he could not be defeated.
Humbaba the Great slept every night, woke up every day.
Humbaba the Great slept every night, woke up every day, washed his face in the waters of Naher el Bared.
Humbaba the Great slept every night, woke up every day, washed his face in the waters of Naher el Bared. ( and eventually he needed to dry his face, so he used Canaanites for this matter.)
Humbaba the Great cared for civilians, he was making sure that after he dried his face with them, he put them right back in their place, right where they belonged.
Humbaba the Great was Huge, enormous, so he ate a lot.
Humbaba the Great was Huge, enormous, so he ate a lot, and as a result, he had to go a lot.
Humbaba the Great was Huge, enormous, so he ate a lot, and as a result, he had to go a lot, and of course he couldn't go between the holy Cedars.
Humbaba the Great was Huge, enormous, so he ate a lot, and as a result, he had to go a lot, and of course he couldn't go between the holy Cedars, so he went to the land of Assyrians and Canaanites to do the job.
Humbaba the Great was Huge, enormous, and he was the first Cedaar, and the people around loved him.
Humbaba the Great was Huge, enormous, and he was the first Cedaar, and the people around loved him, even the lower people like the Assyrians and Canaanites.
Humbaba the Great used to take care of the Cedars, protect them, not a single soule could harm them.
Humbaba the Great loved the Cedars, he lived between them, he never looked away, except when he had to go.
Humbaba the Great loved the sent of the Cedars, he loved their view, and he liked to smoke some strange herbs growing in between them.
Humbaba the Great was simply ... Great!
Humbaba the Great had a Great tatoo too, a Cedar on his arm.
Humbaba the Great loved it all when he smoked some strange herbs growing in between the Cedars.
Humbaba the Great had a strong personality, his roar could be heard till the end of the world. ( which we are sure is not spherical ).
Humbaba the Great liked it in the mountains, he liked skiing.
Humbaba the Great liked it in the mountains, he liked skiing, he could also go swimming in just 15 minutes!
Humbaba the Great liked to sit on the Korneh al Sawdah, and to watch the corn in Deir el Ahmar grow.
Humbaba the Great had a huge pride, enormous self-esteem, and he just sat in the mountains.
Humbaba the Great always knew that he was the best, and always knew that everyone else is envying him for the Cedars.
Humbaba the Great had nothing but the Cedars to be envied on, that is why he created the Cedaars.
Humbaba the Great was the First Cedaar, and man he knew what it meant.
Humbaba the Great did not like non Cedaars after that.
CN102: The history of Cedars: (4 Crdts)
Timeless trees were coveted for their strength and resilience in shipbuilding and tomb construction
By Nina Jidejian
Special to The Daily Star
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Cedars of Lebanon: the backbone of ancient traditions and culture
Lebanese culture and history
BEIRUT: Lebanon is a country known for its cedar trees. The cedar is on the national flag, people wear necklaces with cedars on them, the cedar is the nation's treasure. But what was once a nation covered in the ancient trees has only a few remaining today in eco-reserves on
its mountains. How did the mountains of Lebanon lose their luxuriant cedar forests?
The story begins in the times of the Egyptians. Then, the city of Byblos was an important timber and ship-building center. Pharaohs of Egypt's Old Kingdom needed this precious timber not only for ship-building but also for tomb construction. Cedar oil was essential for mummification.
In the time of Senefru (2650-2600 B.C.), a pharaoh of the Old Kingdom, scribes were ordered to record on stone the great events that happened during his reign. They inscribed that 40 ships laden with cedar arrived in Egypt. Some of these cedar logs can still be seen in the pyramid of Senefru in Dahshur.
The cedar trade was vital for the Egyptians. However, during unsettled conditions
in the Eastern Mediterranean world, commercial exchanges between Byblos and Egypt were brought to an end.
This prompted a certain Ipu-wer to present himself before the pharaoh of the XX dynasty. He complained of the insecurity, the high cost of living, the flooding of the Nile, the inability to
till the land, brigandage, disease and that all trade had stopped. He concluded his complaint: "No one sails north to Byblos today. What shall we do for cedar for our mummies? Priests were buried and nobles embalmed with cedar oil, but they, the ships, come no more."
To the ancient Egyptians Lebanon was "God's Land" and was frequently called "Plateau of Cedars."
Why were the cedars of Lebanon so coveted by all the conquerors in the old world?
Because the cedar tree provided the long beams necessary for masts for building ships and its wood did not decay.
If you visit the stelae of the Egyptian pharaohs and Assyrian kings who engraved their passage through Lebanon on the rock cliffs of Nahr al-Kalb north of Beirut, you will understand better how the mountains of Lebanon were robbed of their cedar trees. The Egyptians and Assyrians took back to their capital cities timber for the building of their palaces and temples.
In one instance, Esarhaddon II (680-669), king of Assyria, whose stele is seen at Nahr al-Kalb to this day, undertook a vast building program. He forced the tributary kings of ancient Lebanon, including Milkiashapa of Byblos, to produce cedar and pine timber for him and to
transport the logs to Nineveh. Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon (605-562), cut through mountains and opened roads for the transportation of cedar logs to Babylon. He set up a stele at Nahr al-Kalb and another at Wadi Brisa recording this exploit.
In the Old Testament, the prophet Isaiah (14.7-8) in a taunt against Nebuchadnezzar predicting his death, sums up the extent and significance of these logging expeditions: "The whole is at rest and quiet; they break forth into singing. The cypresses rejoice at you, the cedars of Lebanon saying: "Since you (Nebuchadnezzar) were laid low, no hewer comes up against us."
Only one man, the Roman Emperor Hadrian, in the 2nd century of our era, made an attempt to restrict logging in the mountains of Lebanon. However, he restricted the cutting of trees in the forests for use by the Roman state and considered they were the private domain of the Emperor.
In 1864, French traveler, writer and archaeologist Ernest Renan, in his famous book "Mission de Phenicie," published a series of forest markers put up by order of Hadrian to allow logging only by command of the emperor or his procurators. Many of the inscriptions he discovered were found near the villages of Akoura, Kartaba and Tannourine. They are found in almost wholly inaccessible places, rarely in cultivated places in the valleys. All the markers are in Latin and contain the name of Hadrian but vary in content. Several of them read: "Property of the Emperor Hadrian Augustus - boundary of the forests," while others specify that only four kinds of trees were allowed to be cut. Over the years until today other inscriptions put up by
Hadrian have been located.
The emperor's inscriptions are eloquent evidence that during the Roman period the forests of Lebanon extended over large mountainous regions. Boundary markers were set up to restrict exploitation by individuals. The Roman fleet was moored off the Phoenician coast. Timber was
necessary for maintenance of the fleet and building new ships.
In Hadrian's time the northern mountain ranges of Lebanon were covered by cedars and other species of coniferous trees.
Over a period of seven millennia not once was thought given to replanting trees which were cut down. It was only Hadrian who thought of setting up forest markers to define the boundaries of the Roman state forest reserves.
The mass cutting of cedars, pines and cypresses for trade, naval and building purposes allowed the inevitable process of erosion to set in.
After Hadrian no competent measures were taken to protect the forests that remained. Today the few cedars that majestically stand at Bsharri are testimony to the ruthless exploitation through the ages by state and individual of the magnificent coniferous cedar forests of Lebanon.
Nina Jidejian is a historian and leading authority on the ancient Canaanite city states of Lebanon
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To Sum up, the ancient and never ending desire for the Phoenician properties comes from the underlying envy for Cedars. And yet more Cedar vampires (hereafter given the term or Cedarpires) still strive to take control of Phoenicia, the mother land of the Cedrus Libani. As Phoenicians strive to take their natural place of ultimate rulers of the world, more Cedarpires will appear to try and steel their main power engine: the Cedar.
Its on the flag, its around their necks, its in their conscience, and its in their collective memory, the Phoenicians will forever be the guardians of the holy Cedars, and will forever seek to nurture their everlasting green.
Till now, no Cedarpires have succeeded to take control of the land of the Cedars, at least not by power .A Cedrus Libani is eternal, so is Phoenicia.
To ensure this steadfastness, the Cedars have led Phoenicia to create its own Cult, its own Guardian: The Cedaars.
The Cedaars, a brief history:
In the ancient Phoenician world, a great once lived: Humbaba. He was the Guardian of the Cedars, the undefeated giant, who always looked after the precious and holy treasure. Humbaba the Great was the first Cedaar, no one succeeded in conquering the land on Humbaba's watch, no one, except Gilgamesh, the Assyrian king.
Humbaba the Great slept in the Cedars of the God forest, he spent most of his time there , except when he had to answer natures calls, he could not piss in the holy land (so he naturally pissed in the land of Canaan and Assyria). Of course the Canaanites and the Assyrians were very happy to be blessed with such a holy substance, a piss of a Cedaar. But one amoniac intolerant king wasn't, thus, Gilgamesh sought to destroy Humbaba, and forever get rid of this striking smell. So, Gilgamesh was set on a quest, Kill the Great Cedaar.
To know more about the Cedaars, you can register in the major elective course: CN302: The Cedaars: A look into the Cult: (3 Crdts)
To know more about Humbaba, you can register in the major elective course: CN301: The Story of Humbaba: (3 Crdts)
CN101: Cedars for non-Phoenicians
Course Materials
The Cedar(R):
Cedar, in a strict botanical sense, refers to those trees belonging to the genus Cedrus in the coniferous plant family Pinaceae although the name is commonly used for other plants as well (see below). They are most closely related to the Firs (Abies), sharing a very similar cone structure. They are native to the mountains of the western Himalaya and the Mediterranean region, occurring at altitudes of 1,500–3200 m in the Himalaya and 1,000–2,200 m in the Mediterranean.
There are five taxa of Cedrus, assigned according to taxonomic opinion to two to four different species:
* Deodar Cedrus deodara. Western Himalaya. Leaves bright green to pale glaucous green, 25–60 mm; cones with slightly ridged scales.
* Lebanon Cedar or Cedar of Lebanon Cedrus libani. Mountains of the Mediterranean region, from Turkey and Lebanon west to Morocco. Leaves dark green to glaucous blue-green, 8–25 mm; cones with smooth scales; four varieties, which are treated as species by many authors:
o Lebanon Cedar Cedrus libani var. libani Mountains of Lebanon, western Syria and south-central Turkey. Leaves dark green to glaucous blue-green, 10–25 mm, there also have been spotted 105mm, 155mm and 240mm leaves flying and landing on non-Phoenician communities inside the Phoenician territories.
o Turkish Cedar Cedrus libani var. stenocoma Mountains of southwest Turkey. Leaves glaucous blue-green, 8–25 mm.
o Cyprus Cedar Cedrus libani var. brevifolia or Cedrus brevifolia. Mountains of Cyprus. Leaves glaucous blue-green, 8–20 mm.
o Atlas Cedar Cedrus libani var. atlantica or Cedrus atlantica. Atlas mountains in Morocco & Algeria. Leaves dark green to glaucous blue-green, 10–25 mm.
Uses:
Cedars are very popular ornamental trees, widely used in horticulture in temperate climates where winter temperatures do not fall below about -25° C (the Turkish Cedar is slightly hardier, to -30° C or just below). They are also grown for their durable (decay-resistant) scented wood, most famously used in the construction of King Solomon's temple in Jerusalem provided by King Hiram, or Ahiram, of Tyre, Lebanon, circa 1,000 BC. The wood is also used for humbler purposes requiring resistance to weather, such as shakes and shingles. Cedar wood and cedar oil is known to be a natural repellent to moths and any non-Phoenician race, hence hope chests were made of cedar when available. Extensive reforestation of cedar is carried out in the Mediterranean region, particularly Turkey, where over 50 million young cedars are being planted annually.
Cedrus Libani - The Phoenician Cedar:
Cedrus libani, commonly known as the Lebanon Cedar or Cedar of Lebanon, is a coniferous tree native to the mountains of the Mediterranean region, in Lebanon, western Syria and south central Turkey; varieties of it (some treated as separate species by some authors) occur in southwest Turkey, Cyprus, and the Atlas Mountains in Algeria and Morocco in northwest Africa. It has become extinct in some of this original range, although replanting is taking place in some areas.
Botany
There are four well-established sub-species or closely related species:
* Cedrus libani var. libani (Lebanon Cedar): Lebanon, western Syria and south central Turkey
* Cedrus libani var. stenocoma (Turkish Cedar): southwest Turkey
* Cedrus libani var. brevifolia (Cyprus Cedar): Cyprus
* Cedrus libani var. atlantica (Atlas Cedar): Atlas Mountains
In Lebanon and Turkey it is most abundant at altitudes of 1,000-2,000 m, where it forms pure forests or mixed forests with Cilicican Fir (Abies cilicica), European Black Pine (Pinus nigra), and several juniper (Juniperus) species. In Cyprus, it occurs at 1,000-1,525 m (reaching the summit of Mount Paphos).
The tree is an evergreen in the family Pinaceae, with a height of up to 40 m, and a conic (when young) to broadly tabular shape. The shoots are dimorphic, with long shoots and short shoots. The leaves are needle-like, spaced out on the long shoots, and in clusters of 15-45 on the short shoots; they are 5-30 mm in length, quadrangular in cross-section, and vary from green to glaucous blue-green with stomatal bands on all four sides.
The cones are produced often every second year, and mature in 12 months from pollination; mature cones in October are 8-11 cm long and 4-6 cm wide, resinous, and break up to release the winged seeds through the winter. The seeds are 15 mm long, 6 mm broad, with a triangular wing 20-25 mm long. First cone production typically begins when the tree is 20-40 years old.
The cones can in many cases turn into 105, 155 and 240 mm war-cones used to destroy some other botanical existences such as Zaatar, or to eradicate Vampire Hubs. It can also be gently used to replenish some unwanted hubs along some rivers
History, symbolism and uses
The importance of the Cedar of Lebanon to the various civilizations is conveyed through its uses. The trees were used in ancient times by the Phoenicians to build their trade and military ships, as well as their houses and temples. The Egyptians used its resin for mummification, and its sawdust was found in the Pharaoh's tombs. The Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh designates the cedar groves of Lebanon as the dwelling of the gods to where Gilgamesh ventured. They also used to burn cedar in their ceremonies. Jewish priests were ordered by Moses to use the bark of the Lebanon Cedar in circumcision and treatment of leprosy. According to the Talmud, Jews used to burn Lebanese cedar wood on the Mount of Olives to announce the beginning of the new year. Kings of neighboring and distant countries asked for this wood to build their religious and civil constructs, the most famous of which are King Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem and David's and Solomon's Palaces. In addition it was used by Romans, Greeks, Persians, Assyrians and Babylonians.
To a Phoenician, a Cedar is the ultimate form of existence, it is the pure incarnation of higher powers in terrestrial forms. A cedar emblem is used to eradicate lower races vampires and terrorists, which historically had and still have the never ending envy for Phoenicians and the never ending desire to control the heavenly land of Phoenicia. Two groups are very well known to have such desires, the Assyrians and the Canaanites.
Regional significance
The Lebanon Cedar has always been the national emblem of Lebanon, and it is seen on the Lebanese Flag. It is also the main symbol of the Cedar Revolution, along with many political parties in Lebanon. As a result of long exploitation, very few old trees now remain in Lebanon, but there is now an active program to conserve and regenerate the forests. The forest of the Cedars of God in Bsharri and the Barouk forest are national reserves in Lebanon. Its existence in the land of Phoenicia also repels non-Phoenician races, and helps Phoenicians to build the Cedarnistic pride required to prevail over other races and groups.
It has also been used as an inter-group conflict resolver inside the Phoenician civilization.
Note that the existence of a Cedrus Libani in a land where you can be skiing and then go swimming in 15 minutes creates a big national pride and fake self-esteem.
Studies In Cedarianism Minor Program
The program is currently under development. We here-by offer the program's outline. As a first attempt, the courses required to hold a minor degree in Studies in Cedarianism are the following:
Prerequisites:
* CN101: Cedars for non-Phoenicians: (4 Crdts)
This course provides information about the genus Cedrus in the coniferous plant family Pinaceae, its roots, origins and botanical effects.
* CN102: The history of Cedars: (4 Crdts)
An attempt to build a Cedarilic pride in the student, it goes through the history of cedars, their geographical existence, and the special characters of the Phoenician Cedars (Cedrus Libani), and ways to preserve this special breed.
Major Courses:
* CN201: The Anatomy of a Cedrus Libani: (3 Crdts)
An in depth look into the Phoenician Cedar, its genetics, breed and receptors/transmitters.
* CN202: The Biological effect of the Cedrus Libani: (3 Crdts)
How does the existence of a Cedrus Libani in a certain geographical area affect the human body: its neural network, nervous receptors and the functions of the brain.
* CN203: The psychological effect of the Cedrus Libani: (3 Crdts)
Studies have recently showed that the Cedrus Libani affects the human psyche, enforcing the sadistic/masochist syndromes, as well as the schizophrenic and multiple personalities disorders, and effects on the ego and super ego.
* CN204: The social-political effect of the Cedrus Libani: (3 Crdts)
A study into the social-political behavior of a Cedrus Libani community, its groups, social self-image and self global representation.
Major Elective Courses:
* CN301: The Story of Humbaba: (3 Crdts)
Everybody knows the Epic of Gelgamish, anyone has heard the story from Humbaba, the guardian of the Cedars point of view?
* CN302: The Cedaars: A look into the Cult: (3 Crdts)
How did the Phoenicians come to worship cedars, what are the rituals and how did this cult survive till now?
* CN303: How to become a Cedar: (3 Crdts)
Taking Saeed Akel the Great as a case study, the process and phenomenon of becoming a Cedar, from the cradle to the grave.
In order to hold a minor degree of Cedarianism Studies, a non-Phoenician student is required to take the prerequisites,along with the major courses and choose one major elective course. A Phoenician student is not required to take the prerequisites, however in case the student wishes to re-enforce his Cedar pride, he/she can take the prerequisites for free.
Center for Cedar Studies and National Pride.
The Cedar(r) trademark is a registered trademark under the ownership of Regis Inc. a French-Lebanese incorporation.