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.. . and I am back! @ jrsaba (left) and @ JimRamK (right) If you have noticed that I haven't posted much during the past few weeks, I was taking a little break due to lots other engagements. But now I'm back and I'm hoping to post regularly again. L-R: @ Loulouhilal @ mhijazi @ Haythamelzein @ Sarahilal000 @ jrsaba Yesterday (Tuesday), there was a tweet up gathering in Copper - Gemayzeh. I (@ mhijazi ) went with a close friend of mine @ jrsaba [ blog ]. @ loulouhilal and @ sarahilal000 [ blog ] generously picked us up with @ haythamelzein from Hamra and we headed to Gemayzeh. It was a little weird at first, but we started mingling and meeting people we have only @-replied before. People who I already knew personally include: @ JumRamK [ tumblr ], @ GinoRaidy [ blog ], @ YasmineHajjar [ blog ] and @ BMaks88 . But I got to meet really awesome people who I have been in contact with online. Below are a few examples: I was really looking forward ...

Photos by   Color Me Katie , a very colorful and photo-filled blog.

Living My Life Faster - 8 years of JK's Daily Photo Project from JK Keller on Vimeo .

Jafet Stacks, April 14, 2010. Honestly, I felt a little offended (though I'm not officially a Business Student yet - though I was there studying accounting. haha)

In meteorology, a corona is produced by the diffraction of light from either the Sun or the Moon by individual small water droplets (and sometimes tiny ice crystals) of a cloud. The corona consists of small number of concentric colored rings around the celestial object and a central bright aureole. The angular size of the corona depends on the diameters of the cloud droplets - small droplets produce bright coronae. Coronae differ from haloes in that the latter are formed by refraction (rather than diffraction) from comparatively large rather than small ice crystals. Reddish colors always occupy the outer part of a corona's ring. Photos taken by amateur photographers using cell phone cameras.

The sun is reduced to a ring of gold against the black sky as the Moon slips between it and Earth. This solar eclipse yesterday lasted for 11 minutes and eight seconds, setting a record that will not be beaten until December 23, 3043. A Chinese couple watches the solar eclipse over Zhengzhou, in the country's central Henan province The skies over Hongdao, China, where the spectacular 'ring of fire' could be seen.  The eclipse was annular, meaning the Moon blocked most of the Sun's middle This image show a total solar eclipse which passed over Europe and the Middle East, and into India.  The Moon's umbra can be clearly seen as a black disc, approximately 63 miles across Such events, which only blot out the middle of the Sun, are known as annular eclipses. They occur about 66 times a century and can only be viewed in the narrow band on the Earth’s surface below their path. Yesterday’s light show began in Africa before crossing the Indian Ocea...

This lion cub has clearly bitten off more than he can chew after annoying his dad once too often. The adult male finally lost patience with his attention-seeking son after the fun-loving cub spent hours tugging on his mane and chewing his fur. The young lion scrambled all over the adult male, trying to entice him to play as he lay sleepily on a car roof. Pride: The grumpy father lion bites his cub on the head after it was tugging and chewing on his mane Eventually he snapped, whipping his head around with teeth bared before sinking his fangs into the cub's head. But far from being subdued by his father's show of discipline, the cub looked up at him adoringly before running off to play. The incredible moment was captured on camera by amateur photographer Karl Drilling at San Diego Wild Animal Park. Mr Drilling, 46, from California, said: 'The lions were relaxing on top of the car, which they absolutely love to do. 'The cub had been annoying his dad for ages, ...

School buses in Japan School buses in India Can you spot the difference?

Almost all of the following images were captured using a scanning electronic microscope. Incredible details of 1 to 5nm (nanometer) in size can be detected 1. Red Blood Cells They look like little cinnamon candies here, but they're actually the most common type of blood cell in the human body - red blood cells (RBCs). These biconcave-shaped cells have the tall task of carrying oxygen to our entire body; in women there are about 4 to 5 million RBCs per micro liter (cubic millimeter) of blood and about 5 to 6 million in men. People who live at higher altitudes have even more RBCs because of the low oxygen levels in their environment. 2. Split End of Human Hair Regular trimmings to your hair and good conditioner should help to prevent this unsightly picture of a split end of a human hair. 3. Purkinje Neurons Of the 100 billion neurons in your brain. Purkinje (pronounced purr-kin-jee) neurons are some of the largest. Among other things, these cells are the masters of mot...

Me interviewing Dr. Najat Saliba My Press Pass Below are the three articles I wrote, you can read the whole issue of OUTLOOK (pdf) by clicking here . 1) Vote for me; I am your best friend. M.H. Biology Senior Letter to the Editor Just before counting the votes Imagine this: There's someone who adds you on facebook with a million AUB friends in common, you accept, but still have no idea who she is. Next thing you know she sends you a message saying: "Heyyy [insert name here]. How are you? Long time no see. You know I'm running for SRC right? I'm counting on your vote, OK? Don't forget me (since I'm your friend n all)! and btw good luck with your exams :D" Which brings us back to "Vote for me, I'm your closest bestest friend!" You have this look on your face: "say whaaa? do I know you?" and she's like: "you know I was with you in that class. I sat behind you (but you are beneath me and I wouldn't b...