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		<title>Comment on “Now it’s like Beirut” by Jad Aoun</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jad Aoun</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love Beirut but honestly, no matter how many vodka red bulls you chug down, you cannot escape the fact that it’s nothing but concrete and asphalt. There are no green spaces and no one seems to care about it.

Basically, I used the post to hit two birds with one stone: 1. the cliche "looks like Beirut" and 2. brown Beirut.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love Beirut but honestly, no matter how many vodka red bulls you chug down, you cannot escape the fact that it’s nothing but concrete and asphalt. There are no green spaces and no one seems to care about it.</p>
<p>Basically, I used the post to hit two birds with one stone: 1. the cliche &#8220;looks like Beirut&#8221; and 2. brown Beirut.</p>

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		<title>Comment on “Now it’s like Beirut” by fadi</title>
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		<dc:creator>fadi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>so there's a wave of rebranding our beautiful party city.. into smthg ugly..?  definitely</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>so there&#8217;s a wave of rebranding our beautiful party city.. into smthg ugly..?  definitely</p>

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		<title>Comment on “Now it’s like Beirut” by Jad Aoun</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jad Aoun</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks! I really appreciate it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks! I really appreciate it.</p>

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		<title>Comment on “Now it’s like Beirut” by Beirut driveby</title>
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		<dc:creator>Beirut driveby</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good catch!! Keep up the good work!
.-= Beirut driveby´s lastest blog entry ..&lt;a href="http://beirutdriveby.blogspot.com/2010/03/buy-one-get-one-free.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;Buy One Get One Free&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good catch!! Keep up the good work!<br />
<span class="cluv"> Beirut driveby´s lastest blog entry ..<a href="http://beirutdriveby.blogspot.com/2010/03/buy-one-get-one-free.html"  rel="nofollow">Buy One Get One Free</a> <span class="heart_tip_box"><img class="heart_tip" alt="My ComLuv Profile" border="0" width="16" height="14" src="http://jadaoun.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheart.gif"/></span></span></p>

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		<title>Comment on Brakes Firmly in Place at Cedar Island by Restart for Natour Development | Lebanon News: Under Rug Swept</title>
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		<dc:creator>Restart for Natour Development | Lebanon News: Under Rug Swept</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] when Cedar Island has hit the wave breakers, Natour Development up north has finally released lifted its anchor: The $500m Natour development [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] when Cedar Island has hit the wave breakers, Natour Development up north has finally released lifted its anchor: The $500m Natour development [...]</p>

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