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I am so happy to hear that you are recovering from the terrible accident that left you very badly injured a few weeks ago. I was ďŹ lled with joy at the news of your return home, with your family and your loved ones. I was following up regularly on how your condition was developing, and prayed through all those diďŹ&#x192;cult hours of waiting that you would promptly get better, and hoped wholeheartedly that your inner strength would feed your badly bruised body with the energy it needed to heal. Sadly, Lebanon has the worst record in traďŹ&#x192;c accidents in the Arab world. Road traďŹ&#x192;c injuries are a major public health issue in Lebanon. Not a day passes without fatalities or injuries being recorded after a car crash or a traďŹ&#x192;c accident. I sincerely hope your accident serves as a wake-up call to all, and that both citizens and public servants join forces to signiďŹ cantly improve this situation. I know the passion and enthusiasm with which you embrace the causes that are dear to you. I trust they have remained intact, and look forward to your return to your usual active self, whether to defend democracy, the environment, or urban aďŹ&#x20AC;airs. Until then, your job is to get well.
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"It is with great joy that I receive the news of Philippe de Bustros’s waking up from his coma. His accident came as a shock to all of us here at the Spanish Embassy. Philippe, whom I really appreciate as a friend, was always ready to collaborate with us and provide us with any assistance. I would like to seize this opportunity to call upon on all organizations and institutions that are involved in the supervision of highways and traffic in Lebanon to strengthen their policies and awareness campaigns in order to put an end to these accidents that cause so much pain and grief to victims and their families."
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%FBS 1IJMJQQF I hope this note finds you in a cheerful mood. Nowadays, road traffic has become so heavy that nobody cares about traffic regulations, whether to save one’s own life or that of others. Mad rush has become the order of the day. Al-hamdu lillãh 'ala al–salãma and thank God for saving your life. The environmental sector needs you back. I pray to God for your quick recovery, and I hope that we shall be back together again soon in order to prevent the degradation of our natural resources.
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%FBS 1IJMJQQF I was very lucky to work with you on the Beirut Race Cup. I appreciated very much your high morals, your principles and your general concern about the environment. Your love of Lebanon is contagious and your will in spreading positive energy radiates around you. Thank God you have recovered fast from this tragic accident and will be back again full of that great vitality.
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On voit se produire tous les jours dans le monde, des choses qu’on ne peut expliquer d’après ce que nous connaissons de leurs lois. C’est l’histoire d’un certain courage, d’un courage certain. Par un matin tu aurais dû être comme tous les matins, mais ce matin là Philippe tu as été victime de l’irresponsabilité, de la sauvagerie et de la lâcheté. Et c’est debout que tu as bravé l’inqualifiable. Si j’écris ces quelques lignes à peine rédigées c’est pour les partager avec tous les gens que j’aime, c’est pour les entendre au dehors de moi. Philippe ! ton courage, ta bravoure ta persévérance et ta volonté hors du
"rebel" is today a "resurrected victim." His gunfire will be more focused now with the same tenacity and determination. With him, we will continue to work against all winds and tides to ensure a minimum level of security in our lives. Our car wheels must turn to lead us safely to our destinations. Ask Philippe what it’s like when they turn in the opposite direction... it’s simply out of the question! Philippe, you were not alone in your misery and you will not be alone in your journey. The city that you love should be able to say NO to those murderers, those road killers.
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commun qui ont été chaque jour la forme que tu as adoptée auront été entre autre la raison de ton superbe rétablissement. Tu n’as jamais cessé d’aller au bout de tes forces. Le jour de ton accident tu t’es relevé et tu es rentré à l’hôpital debout. Le jour de ton réveil dans l’unité intensive ton premier geste a été de sortir du lit. Le jour de ton transfert en étage tu as tenu à t’habiller et quitter. Tu as quitté tu as voulu rentrer chez toi. Chez toi tu as voulu aller au bureau le lendemain même. Le lendemain même tu étais à déjeuner dans ton resto préféré. Le lendemain même tu as conduis, et le lendemain même tu étais de retour à la Vie comme si de rien n’était. Et la Vie même t’embrassait à bras ouverts comme elle l’a toujours fait. Car ces quelques lignes représentent aussi une enfance vécue à tes côtés où le plus a toujours été ta mesure. Philippe les mots manquent lorsqu’il s’agit de parler de sentiments… Il n’y en a jamais assez ou jamais trop. Trop ce trop qui est la mesure de mon monde lorsqu’il s’agit de toi.
Tu as été toujours l’exemple du trop. Aujourd’hui c’est à haute voix que je te dis que tu as été la plus belle leçon que la vie m’aura donnée, et pourtant elle ne m’aura rien épargné. Ton courage ta ténacité ta bataille, tes batailles sont les plus belles leçons de courage de vie. Beaucoup de beaucoup. Ta détermination ta force de caractère et ta bravoure ont fait de toi un parcours d’héroïsme. Tu as transformé ce cauchemar par ta force de caractère et ta volonté en une superbe leçon de Vie.Et dans ces quelques lignes de tendresse que je te dédie, et dans ce nuage qui là-haut disperse sa lumière, le secret, la vérité le bonheur de te dire Je t’aime. La fraternité a ses subtilités. C’est un chromosome irrémédiable. Il est des mots dont je ne chercherai plus le sens dans le dictionnaire parce que tu les as qualifiés de la plus belle des réalités. C’est sans cesse maintenant (mais aussi depuis toujours) que je lève les yeux vers toi.
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(U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST ȊRD CLASS ALEXANDER TIDD/RELEASED)
AN AERIAL VIEW OF DAMAGE TO WAKUYA, JAPAN AFTER A 9.0 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE AND SUBSEQUENT TSUNAMI DEVASTATED THE AREA IN NORTHERN JAPAN. SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT FROM THE RONALD REAGAN CARRIER STRIKE GROUP ARE CONDUCTING SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS AND RESUPPLY MISSIONS AS DIRECTED IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION TOMODACHI THROUGHOUT NORTHERN JAPAN.
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bankside textile factories and slum housing in the last 20 years. It is so bad that former ďŹ shermen have taken up a new trade - foraging for drifting refuse which they can sell. The Citarum may be dirty - but what is most alarming is that it provides more than 80 per cent of Indonesian capital Jakartaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water supply.
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LARA HAFEZ RUAN HALABI â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although the above question seems far-fetched, I cannot but say that many thoughts regarding the environment cross my mind every day: from building water dams, to encouraging the introduction of solar power plants to meet our energy needs. However, the first thing that I would do is propose a law that would require every construction site to dedicate a reasonable portion of its land to growing plants and trees. We cannot stop people from wanting a roof over their heads, but we can definitely encourage them to pay their dues to the environment in green!â&#x20AC;?
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;As part of a comprehensive environmental strategic action plan, I would appoint an international team of experts to create a botanical garden in the heart of Beirut. The importance of botanic gardens in plant conservation, research, and public education and awareness about biodiversity is now widely recognized. Millions of people visit botanic gardens worldwide, and I ďŹ rmly believe that our capital would beneďŹ t greatly from hosting a reputable botanical garden center. Visitors would walk through the garden to see a wide variety of native ferns as well as displays of indoor and outdoor plant species from around the world, providing a signiďŹ cant attraction for both tourists and horticulture professionals. There are of course signiďŹ cant costs associated with building such a large recreation space in the city, I have no doubt that the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contribution to the wider community would justify these expenditures over the long term. â&#x20AC;&#x153;
JOE KHOURY HELOU “To do all we need to prosecute the criminals who disfigure nature, including the owners and/ or operators of quarries as well as those who are responsible for the destruction of our forests and the pollution of our sea. Politicians who protect offenders would also be reported and prosecuted. To seek help from the European Community and the United Nations to repair as much damage as possible by means of reforestation, shoreline cleanup, fighting pollution, etc. I’d also seek their cooperation to issue new laws on urban planning and public works in order to put an end to the expanding wave of concrete buildings and preserve green spaces, and to amend the penal code so that extreme penalties are dealt with as sanctions, and create a special “environment protection” brigade that combines police culture with ecological culture.”
THERESA MANSOUR “We always make an issue about our trees and about all the green land that we need to take care of, but in actual fact the most important thing that we need to take care of is our water. Our rivers, our seas. Water is scarce, and yet we have an abundance of rivers in Lebanon that are so poorly taken care of. We need to keep our rivers clean. We need to keep the water flowing so that we can feed our trees. Eventually, if there is no water there will be no cedars.”
MAIA MAATALANI FAYAD “In general, the main role of a minister of the environment is to protect, improve, and sustain the development of the environment. Our country’s natural wealth is a blessing. However, the current situation in Lebanon is really bad, and if I were appointed minister of the environment my very first action would be to implement a program that would protect our water, as our lives depend on it, as well as the air that we breathe. Many other important issues are also of great concern, but that would be my very first priority.”
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amadou and Mariam are the most famous of Malian singers. Their country is suffering from a severe drought and both singers are Ambassadors of Water Aid in Mali. During their appearance at the Byblos International Festival on July 20, 2011, Beyond asked them what they would do if they were appointed the Ministers of the Environment of Mali. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we were the Ministers of the Environment of Mali, the first issue that we would address would be the drought. We would initiate a huge campaign to plant trees and shrubs, as they retain water. Trees holds vast amounts of water that would otherwise stream down hills and surge along rivers into towns. Trees prevent water from evaporating through leaves. Secondly, we would execute infrastructure projects to build dams for regulating the flow of water. Our third and biggest challenge would be waste management.â&#x20AC;?
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ADIB TOHME â&#x20AC;&#x153;My first action would be to support the launching of a national initiative for the cleaning of Lebanon. A project similar to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Do It!â&#x20AC;? project that began in Estonia in 2008 can be replicated in Lebanon. The idea is to mobilize an enormous volunteer workforce to go out and clean up an entire countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illegally dumped litter in just one day. We live in a very beautiful country, but it is very dirty. Our streets, mountains, and sea are regarded as big trash cans for litter and garbage. This cannot continue. However, of course I am aware that the main cleaning that we must undertake is in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heads! We must make them think twice before littering and dumping waste, and change their behavior in this regard. Throwing litter on public property should be considered to be a serious criminal offense, which should be subject to an immediate penalty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;
/·$UPRQLDO Beirut, Thursday, June 2, 2011: Greenstone Real Estate Developers, an affiliate of Johnny R. Saadé Holdings, celebrated today L’Armonial, a highrise luxury residence on Abdel Wahab El Inglizi Street in Ashrafieh. The new building incorporates the traditional façade of a building that dates back to the French Mandate. Greenstone’s achievement represents a combination of real estate development and the preservation of Lebanon’s architectural heritage. Karim Saade, CEO of Greenstone, said: “Combining real estate development and the preservation of our country’s heritage is a challenge, and we are happy to have completed it successfully.”
L’A rmonial is scheduled to be completed next year. It will consist of 20 stories, and will feature amenities such as a lobby art gallery, a steam room, a sauna, a heated pool, and a fully-equipped gym. There will be an underground parking lot with four floors. L’Armonial is testimony to the fact that conservation and profit can go hand-in-hand, and that modern-day luxury need not conflict with the preservation of Lebanon’s architectural heritage.
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