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Coordinates: 33°53′13″N 35°30′47″E / 33.88694°N 35.51306°E / 33.88694; 35.51306
Beirut (Arabic: بيروت Bayrūt; Biblical Hebrew: בְּאֵרוֹת Be'erot; Hebrew: ביירות Beirut; Latin: Berytus; French: Beyrouth; Turkish: Beyrut; Armenian: Պէյրութ Beyrut) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. No recent population census has been done but in 2007 estimates ranged from slightly more than 1 million to slightly less than 2 million as part of Greater Beirut. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast, Beirut is the country's largest and main seaport.
The first mention of this metropolis is found in the ancient Egyptian Tell el Amarna letters dating from the 15th century BC. The city has been inhabited continuously since then. The Beirut River runs south to north on the eastern edge of the city.
Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in its Central District, Hamra Street, Rue Verdun and Ashrafieh. Following the destructive Lebanese Civil War, Beirut's cultural landscape underwent major reconstruction. Identified and graded for accountancy, advertising, banking/finance and law, Beirut is ranked as a Beta World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
Beer pong, also known as Beirut, is a drinking game in which players throw a ping pong ball across a table with the intent of landing the ball in a cup of beer on the other end. The game typically consists of opposing teams of two or more players per side with 6 or 10 cups set up in a triangle formation on each side. Each team then takes turns attempting to shoot ping pong balls into the opponent's cups. If a ball lands in a cup (known as a 'make'), the contents of that cup are consumed by the other team and the cup is removed from the table. The first team to eliminate all of the opponent's cups is the winner.
Beer pong is played at parties, bars, colleges/universities and other venues such as tailgating at sporting events.
The game was originally believed to have evolved from the original beer pong played with paddles which is generally regarded to have had its origins within the fraternities of Dartmouth College in the 1950s and 1960s, where it has since become part of the social culture of the campus. The original version resembled an actual ping pong game with a net and one or more cups of beer on each side of the table. Eventually, a version without paddles was created and the names Beer Pong and Beirut were adopted in some areas of the United States sometime in the 1980s.
Beirut is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zach Condon, and later expanded into a band. Beirut's music combines elements of indie-rock and world music. The band's first performances were in New York, in May 2006, to support the release of their debut album, Gulag Orkestar. Despite their name, Beirut had never performed in Lebanon until they appeared at the Byblos International Festival in August 2014.
Here is an explanation of band's name by Condon: “One of the reasons I named the band after that city was the fact that it’s seen a lot of conflict. It’s not a political position. I worried about that from the beginning. But it was such a catchy name. I mean, if things go down that are truly horrible, I’ll change it. But not now. It’s still a good analogy for my music. I haven’t been to Beirut, but I imagine it as this chic urban city surrounded by the ancient Muslim world. The place where things collide”.
Zach Condon was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 13, 1986. He grew up partly in Newport News, Virginia and partly in Santa Fe. Condon played trumpet in a jazz band as a teenager and cites jazz as a major influence.
Tens of thousands of Lebanese have turned to solar power because the cash-strapped state cannot guarantee reliable energy supplies. Solar now makes up 30 percent of the country’s power usage. However, not everyone is able to afford it. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. Tens of thousands of Lebanese have turned to solar power because the cash-strapped state can not guarantee reliable energy supplies. Solar now makes up thirty percent of the country’s power usage. However, not everyone is able to afford it. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. #Lebanon #Energy #Power #SolarPower
With a groundbreaking solar farm spanning a river in Beirut set to start pumping out power in a matter of weeks, Lebanon is declaring its green ambitions. But the fight to solve the country’s constant power cuts will require action on a far bigger scale. VOA's John Owens reports. Originally published at - http://www.voanews.com/media/video/beirut-solar-project-aims-slow-power-cuts/2706550.html
Without state-provided electricity and fuel to run private generators, people in Lebanon have begun looking for alternative ways to power their homes. In this episode of RIWAYAT, we ask the experts all about solar power: How expensive is it? What can it power? Can it solve our national electricity crisis? And more. Directed and Edited by Karem Monzer Produced by Laudy Issa #SolarEnergy #Electricity #QaribMedia
CCTV footage 670m away. Video is not edited, the cut at 00:16 is approximately 15 seconds as CCTV recording stopped due to inactivity, set to record only when motion is detected, more details below: Following times are in sync with the full video linked below at these moments: 0:07 https://youtu.be/nfuiaIMwag0?si=GgzGr7ux5Ef-YkwN&t=17 (0m17s) 0:23 https://youtu.be/nfuiaIMwag0?si=Ih46Nq21_BoSG6ga&t=48 (0m48s)
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Footage posted on social media shows a huge explosion in the capital of Lebanon, Beirut. The explosion could be seen throughout the city and appears to have happened in the port area of the city. Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
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Our local team in Beirut have done it many times: We have installed Solar Panels on top of key buildings in Beirut, and we plan on doing it again and support Beirut in a sustainable and clean way In less than a year, this project saved more than $20,000 of electricity bills. .... Please help us by visiting our campaign page: https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/lebanon_reconstruction_through_renewables?src=3503
The Industrial Research Institute (IRI), partner of FOSTEr in MED project, shows a innovative Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) plant of 30 kW at the Lebanese University Campus in Hadat, Beirut. The pilot has been realized in the framework of FOSTEr in MED project funded by European Union through ENPI CBC MED Programme, whose aim is to promote the use of solar innovative technologies in the Mediterranean.
Coordinates: 33°53′13″N 35°30′47″E / 33.88694°N 35.51306°E / 33.88694; 35.51306
Beirut (Arabic: بيروت Bayrūt; Biblical Hebrew: בְּאֵרוֹת Be'erot; Hebrew: ביירות Beirut; Latin: Berytus; French: Beyrouth; Turkish: Beyrut; Armenian: Պէյրութ Beyrut) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. No recent population census has been done but in 2007 estimates ranged from slightly more than 1 million to slightly less than 2 million as part of Greater Beirut. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast, Beirut is the country's largest and main seaport.
The first mention of this metropolis is found in the ancient Egyptian Tell el Amarna letters dating from the 15th century BC. The city has been inhabited continuously since then. The Beirut River runs south to north on the eastern edge of the city.
Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in its Central District, Hamra Street, Rue Verdun and Ashrafieh. Following the destructive Lebanese Civil War, Beirut's cultural landscape underwent major reconstruction. Identified and graded for accountancy, advertising, banking/finance and law, Beirut is ranked as a Beta World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.