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Arab ACRAO continued
Academic Coordinator at
International IEEE Conference
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Consortium around the
Communication Sector
Arabic Lecture
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CSI Seminar
FBE Participates in a
Business Conference
Lecture on Obesity
CISCO Certificates’ Distribution
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Up to Date
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Local Sports
Enjoy the Lighter Side
of Midweek
Wednesday, April 4 th , 2012
ISSUE #124
AUST Hosts the 32 nd Conference of the
Arab Association of Collegiate Registrars
and Admission Officers (Arab ACRAO)
President Sakr receiving the Association’s crest from Mr. Dakhil
in the presence of H.E. El-Khoury and Provost Haidar
For five days, all eyes were on Beirut, and for five days all eyes were
riveted on AUST and the 32nd Conference of the Arab Association of
Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (Arab ACRAO). Beirut
was the site and AUST was the host for 85 universities from 15 Arab
countries. Two hundred and three representatives met and discussed
matters related to college admission and registration (…and beyond)
in an atmosphere of academic earnestness and curiosity embellished
by Lebanese (and AUST’s) hospitality.
The Arab delegates began arriving in Beirut Airport on Friday, March
24, 2012, and were all present by 7:00 pm of March 25 when a
welcome reception was thrown in their honor in the ballroom of Le
Commodore Hotel. Participants were picked up from the airport, and
were distributed over four hotels in the Hamra District: Le Commodore,
The Coral Suites Hotel, Lavendar Hotel and Hotel Napoleon.
At 10:00am of Monday 26th of March, the official opening ceremony
took place under the patronage of H.E. Mr. Nazem El Khoury –Minister
of the Environment – who has logged close to 35 years in the service
of higher education institutions in Lebanon as member of the Board of
Trustees of some of the most renowned universities and educational
associations in Lebanon. In addition to the speech of H.E. El Khoury
who touched on current issues facing higher education in Lebanon,
there were speeches by AUST President, Hiam Sakr, Provost Nabeel
Haidar and the General Secretary of Arab ACRAO, Mr. Mussaed
Dakhil. The President of AUST hosted a lunch for the conferees on
Monday and wished them a good stay in Lebanon as well as
successful deliberations.
Tuesday and Wednesday (27th and 28th of March) were consecrated
for reading and discussing close to thirty papers out of which four were
H.E. El-Khoury giving his speech
delivered by AUST faculty members – Dr. Ziad Haddad, Dr. Ziad Abu
Faraj, Dr. Edgard Rizk and Mr. Fadi Al Hakim. The papers were not
restricted to the topics of admissions and registration, but have also
dealt with various other issues relating to academic life such as working
while studying, international exchange, the relationship between the
private and the public sector in higher education, accreditation …
AUST invited the conferees to a dinner on March 28th at which
Lebanese food and good time left a memorable impression in the Arab
guests (as per their testimony).
Thursday 29th saw the end of the conference, and plans were laid out
for the 33rd Arab ACRAO Conference which shall be held in
Alexandria, Egypt in 2013.
By all counts, the 32nd conference of Arab ACRAO, hosted by AUST,
was a smashing success. Apart from the fact that this was the best
attended conference, the topics enjoyed a diversity that left everyone
with something to benefit from.
Undoubtedly, however, the organization and the support (and the very
hard work) that the AUST staff provided were the crucial factors in the
success of the event. The staff worked with patience and diligence for
long hours with the goal of reflecting AUST as a serious and
professional university. Their efforts succeeded …and they succeeded
handsomely.
Finally, the General Secretary of Arab ACRAO offered the
Association’s crest to H.E. Minister Nazem El Khoury, President Sakr,
and Provost Nabeel Haidar, and to each person who delivered a paper
in the meetings.
Crests are beautiful and fine, but what is more beautiful and
meaningful is that AUST did it well and excelled in it.
Attendees in the conference hall at Le Commodore General Secretary Mussaed Dakhil addressing the panel
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Campus News
Dr. Roger Achkar, Academic Coordinator – AUST Zahlé, participated in the 14th
International IEEE Conference on Modeling and Simulation – Emmanuel College,
Cambridge University, United Kingdom, from March 28, till March 30, 2012.
Dr. Achkar, represented the American University of Science and Technology (AUST) at
the conference, and presented his paper entitled "Simulation of DPCM & ADM
systems". This paper is co-authored by Mr. Gaby Abu Haidar and Mr. Christopher
Mansour. Dr. Achkar also chaired the Image, Speech and Signal Processing track. The
paper was published in the UKSim 2012 proceedings in the IEEE digital Library.
The International Conference on Modeling and Simulation (UKSim 2012) is a major
annual international conference that brings together researchers, engineers, developers
and practitioners from academia and industry working in all interdisciplinary areas of
control systems, parallel and distributed simulation, discrete event systems, artificial
neural networks, computational intelligence and simulation to share their experience,
and exchange and cross-fertilize their ideas. UKSim 2012 is technically co-sponsored
by the UK simulation society.
The abstract
Through years, Digital Communication systems, have proven their unlimited
advantages over analog communication systems, in term of error minimization, and
distances of transmission enhancement. However, two of these systems, the Pulse
Coded Modulation and Linear Delta Modulation, still have some weaknesses that limit
their advantages; these limitations negatively affect the communication process causing
quantization error, slope overload distortion and granular noise. On the other hand,
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Arab ACRAO ... Continued
AUST faculty member giving his presentation Provost Haidar addressing the attendees
The Arab ACRAO admiring the ruins at Byblos
AUST- Zahlé Academic Coordinator Presents a Paper and
Chairs a Track at the 14 th International IEEE Conference
at Cambridge University, United Kingdom
Dr. Roger Achkar (standing in the middle) with the members of
the International IEEE Conference – Cambridge.
communication engineers have developed two additional digital communication
systems which are the Adaptive Delta Modulation (ADM) and the Differential Pulse
Coded Modulation (DPCM) in order to solve the aforementioned problems. This paper
discusses the implementation and simulation of the aforementioned digital
communication systems using Simulink of Matlab showing the effect of different types
of noise when applied to the channel, thus, proving the importance of DPCM and ADM
systems in eliminating such effects and ensuring a successful transfer of data.

Campus News
American University of Science and Technology
AUST Hosts a Consortium around the Current Affairs
of the Communication Sector in Lebanon
From left to right: H.E. Daouk, President Sakr and Dr. Farha Participating speakers
On April the 2nd at 11:00 am, the university hosted a constellation of Lebanese media
professionals and veterans in written, visual, electronic and audible media. They are
knowledgeable and cultivated experts. The conference was held under the patronage of
H.E. Walid Daouk, Minister of Information. The hall in Block B, 7th floor, was crowded
with Communication Arts’ students, professors and journalists as well.
The seminar was introduced with a speech from the Chaiperson of the Communication Arts
Department, Dr. George Farha, who said, “The means of communication, the social media
and the electronic media have contributed to encourage social movements of people and
to promote ways to communicate with each other. History shows again that media and
mass communication are the most powerful issues in people‘s lives, trends and values.”
It was followed by a speech by the AUST’s President Hiam Sakr. In her speech, she
valued the media’s role in Lebanon and its active role in guiding public opinion and
representing a clear picture of the civilized Lebanese society.
The Information Minister, Walid Daouk, on his part, emphasized the role of media in our
daily life. The Managing Editor of Al-Nahar Newspaper, Ghassan Hajjar, highlighted the
importance of a disciplined press. The Director of News and Political Programming at
MTV, Ghayath Yazbek, discussed moral foundations used in visual media nowadays.
Editor in Chief of “Voice of Lebanon”, Charbel Maroun, indicated the standards of
broadcasting and the role of professionalism in it. The publisher of the site “Lebanon
Files”, Rabih Haber, reflected on the development of the electronic media.
Media professionals say that independent and truthful media should help people know the
truth without being subjected to rumors. The seminar showed that the media’s objective
is to maintain the existing system, support it and protect it.
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Campus News
Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics Participates in
the “Regaining Trust in the Economy and Attracting
Investments” Conference
Confex International called for a national conference on “Regaining Trust in the Economy and
Attracting Investments”. The conference was held on March 28, 2012, and the venue was the
Movenpick Resort & Hotel in Beirut.
Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, Dr. Hussin Hejase, represented AUST and was among
more than 120 researchers, government officials, public figures, academic professors, and business
persons. Among the present national figures were, H.E. Hussein Husseini, former Head of the Lebanese
House of Parliament, Dr. Riyad Salameh, Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Mr. Fadi Abboud,
Minister of Tourism, Mr. Nicholas Nahhas, Minister of Economy & Trade, and Minister Marwan Kheireddine.
Throughout the conference there was a general call for unity and cooperation for one united project: the
true development of Lebanon with a fair, integrated, comprehensive economic and social strategy as well
as social justice.
Several major topics were highlighted, mainly
1. How to take advantage of the opportunities to build the best practices in order to create
opportunities for growth.
2. How to attain protection of the economic freedom that is responsible and accountable
3. How to establish a road map for comprehensive national unity directed towards establishing
sound policies for the welfare of the whole Lebanese society
A Lecture on Causes & Effects
of Obesity at AUST Zahlé
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A Seminar on Text Mining and Arabic Natural Language
Processing at AUST
The Department of Computer Science at AUST along with
the IEEE Computer Society - Lebanon Chapter hosted a
seminar entitled: “Reducing Data Sparsity in the Context of
Arabic Text Mining as Applied to the Automatic Classification
of Arabic Documents”.
The objective of this seminar is to shed some light on the
domain of Text Mining and Arabic Natural Language
Processing (NLP). It offered, as well, a comparative study
between four feature types: words in their original form,
lemmas, roots, and character level n-grams; it showed how
each affects the performance of the classification model.
Dr. Aziz M. Barbar, Chairperson of the Department of
Computer Science at AUST and Chair of the IEEE Computer
Society - Lebanon Chapter introduced the Guest Speaker,
Dr. Saeed Raheel, and talked about the growing need for
Data Mining, particularly Arabic Text Mining. Dr. Raheel, a
In its campaign to raise awareness of healthy living, the Administration of AUST
Zahlé hosted Dr. Mansour Khouri to give a lecture on obesity: causes and effects.
About 50 students, instructors and staff attended. Dr. Roger Achkar, the
Academic Coordinator of AUST- Zahlé welcomed all and introduced the speaker.
Then, Dr. Khouri proceeded with a power point presentation in which he focused
on bad nutritional and eating habits which contribute to obesity. Dr. Khouri
emphasized the fact that changing lifestyles is the sure means to avoid obesity
and its medical consequences; it is not an issue of dieting. The focal point of his
message was that people should devote their attention to living healthy and not
to losing weight.
Dr. Khouri giving his presentation in the presence of Dr. Achkar
Computer Science researcher in ‘Machine Learning’ and ‘Text
Mining’ started the seminar by clarifying that the Arabic
language is a highly flexional and morphologically very rich
language. It presents serious challenges to the process of
text mining that renders building an effective classification
model a tedious task. One key element to building such a
successful model is finding the best feature form. “If we are
to use full-form words then the system will suffer from the
negative effects of data sparsity. To overcome such a
problem, it is crucial to reduce full-form words by either
applying a morphological analysis or using statistical ngrams.
Some people use roots or lemmas which, they say,
are able to overcome problems with the inflections that do
not appear in other languages in that fashion. Others prefer
to use character-level n-grams since n-grams are simpler to
implement, language independent, and produce satisfactory
results” Dr. Raheel said.
The seminar ended with Q&A session where students
interacted with the speaker and asked several questions
pertaining to mobile environment and text mining.
Dr. Raheel lecturing on text mining
4. How to establish a common national agenda with strategic outlook for the betterment of social services
5. How to establish a common ground for developing the public and the private sectors.
6. How to introduce reform to the Lebanese Commercial Laws
The aforementioned topics were discussed extensively by the attendees in a series of forums in which
the points of view were discussed with fervor and interest.
CISCO Certificates’ Distribution
& the Launch of IEEE Student
Branch at AUST-Sidon
Dr. Barbar and Mr. Aouad with the CISCO Certificate holders
On Friday, March 30, 2012, Dr. Aziz Barbar, Chairperson of the Computer Science
Department @ AUST, together with the Director of AUST- Sidon, Mr. Antoine
Aouad, distributed CISCO certificates to all CCE, CSI & MIS students who have
finished the requirements for CCNA I & CCNA II. In addition to that, the launching
of the IEEE student branch in AUST Sidon campus took place, and Mr. Kassem
Abou Khana, a CSI student @ AUST Sidon was appointed as the first coordinator
for the IEEE student branch in Sidon. We are looking forward to the coming
activities in Sidon to be organized by the new IEEE student branch.
Congratulations to all.

Up to Date
Are Cola Companies Behaving Like
Cigarette Companies?
The latest report by Beverage Digest, which measures the
Carbonated Soft Drinks market size in the U.S., points to
declining soda consumption in the U.S. in the coming years.
In terms of per capita consumption, the figure decline to 714
eight-ounce servings in 2011, compared to 728 in 2010.
Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo both lost market share while
Dr. Pepper Snapple’s market share remained flat. With
volumes of traditional CSDs declining for the seventh
consecutive year, soft drink companies have been exhibiting
characteristics similar to tobacco companies in the U.S.
Internationally (especially in developing countries),
however, it is a different story altogether as consumption
per capita is low, regulations are lax and there isn’t enough
consumer awareness regarding health repercussions due
to excessive soda consumption. So, there is plenty of
scope to expand in terms of cola consumption.
1) Lower Volumes, Higher Retail
Tobacco companies have come to accept that the cigarette
volumes are going to decline in the U.S. and hence are left
with no option but to increase the prices periodically to
make up for declining volumes. The major tobacco
companies increased the prices of their cigarettes twice in
2011. Although cola companies cannot afford to increase
the prices as aggressively as tobacco companies since
colas are not nearly as addictive as cigarettes, the value of
retail sales has been creeping up in spite of declining cola
volumes. Total retail sales of CSDs rose 2% to $75.7 billion
in 2011 from the previous year. Similarly, retail sales
increased 0.4% over the previous year in 2010. The
increasing retail sales can be partially attributed to
aggressive promotion of energy drinks which usually have
a higher retail price than traditional colas.
This fact highlights how the strategies of cola companies
have evolved over the years. Instead of playing the
volumes game, cola companies are promoting drinks
which have higher margins. The trade-off between
volumes and prices is often a tricky one to solve. However,
if on reducing the prices, there isn’t enough sufficient
volume growth, then it makes sense for the companies to
increase the prices periodically.
2) Promoting Alternatives
Cigarette companies are increasingly looking for
alternatives such as smokeless tobacco products for future
growth. These are usually perceived to be less harmful
than smokeless tobacco products and thus attract lower
excise duty. Similarly, cola companies have been
aggressively promoting non-carbonated drinks such as
juices, Ready-to-Drink teas, water mixers etc. The overall
Weird Facts
Weird Things You Would Never Know!!
Butterflies taste with their
feet.
Thirty-five percent of the
people who use personal
ads for dating are already
married.
A duck's quack does not
echo, & no one knows why.
Ninety percent of New York
City cabbies are recentlyarrived
immigrants.
LRB (Liquid Refreshment Beverage) size which combines
CSDs as well Non-CSDs grew 0.8% in 2011. Coca Cola
Co is investing $99 million in its Auburndale plant in 2012
to expand production of its ‘Simply’ brand of products.
Similarly, PepsiCo along with Germany’s Theo Müller
Gmbh are investing more than $200 million to enter the
U.S. dairy market.
3) Fighting Legislation
In a recent article, we talked about how cola companies
spend a great deal on lobbying to ensure any proposed
soda taxes that could adversely affect their business are
killed off. As per recent estimates, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola
Co and the American Beverage Association have spent a
staggering $70 million on lobbying.
Similarly, tobacco companies are estimated to having
spend $16 million on lobbying in 2011. [2] Tobacco
companies are also targets of multiple litigation
simultaneously. Part of the reason why these industries
attract high taxation is because the fiscal deficit of the
government is in a mess and imposing taxes on these
industries ensures higher revenue collection in the name
of political mileage.
Cola companies won’t be hesitant to increase the prices
periodically (although certainly not as aggressively as
cigarette companies) especially since the cost of sales
continues to rise. Soft drink companies will also continue
to innovate/launch new products to lure customers to
increase consumption.
Elephants are the only
animals that can't jump.
On average people fear
spiders more than they do
death.
Only one person in 2 billion
will live to be 116 or older.
In 10 minutes, a hurricane
releases more energy than
all the world's nuclear
weapons combined.
American University of Science and Technology
Mathematical
Horoscope
AREAS (Mar 21-Apr 19)
Today a close friend who has let down
her boundaries will have a dilemma.
Though you have several axes to grind
with her, you should not let this be a factor. If she can
count on you, you will get closure.
E-BAR (Sep 23-Oct 22)
Today you will intersect a radical from class, a tan
gent of average height. He will be a cute guy, but
obtuse. Help him by reading his abstract, so he
can get his degree and reach his proper rank.
TORUS (Apr 20-May 20)
Today you will be in your prime. A clique of
friends will give you a ring and hold an
enjoyable function. You will feel connected
to this circle of friends, and will be the
center of attention.
SCORE-PI-O (Oct 23 - Nov 21)
You have reached a critical point in your life.
You are on edge and have about reached
your limit. This minor identity crisis has kept
you in knots for some time. Seek a group of solid friends
to set things right.
M and I (May 21-Jun 21)
Today you will get a visit from an ex, though
you won't know why. The jerk is still square,
a real number, quite a character. He will
feed you a line about being a pair again, and this will
cause an argument, making you tensor and tensor.
SLANTED-AREAS (Nov 22-Dec 21)
Today you should stay in bed and catch
some Z's. Stay horizontal and sleep like a
log. This complete lack of activity will mean a
minimum of stress, but it is also a product of the power
you have.
ANSWER (Jun 22-Jul 22)
Don't commute today. If you go by plane,
the floor will drop out. If your mode is by
car, you will hit a field of trees in the
median. Even walking on your own digits will result in a
funeral plot.
CAPRI-CHORD (Dec 22-Jan 19)
This period of your life will be similar to one
year ago, when your life was simple and
ordered. It is integral that you be careful, lest
you do commit an improper error. Look for a
sign, but stick to your roots.
E-O (Jul 23-Aug 22)
Today life will throw you a curve. You and a
loved one will diverge, and the distance will feel
empty. Though you will see her less, her
existence proves your perfect friendship is in a
separate category. Don't let it make a difference.
A-SQUARY-PLUS (Jan 20-Feb 18)
Keep an open mind today. Stop projecting and
admit the magnitude of your problems for a
second. If you are analytic, the origin of your
exact difficulty will soon be clear, and your
troubles will decrease by half.
ERGO (Aug 23-Sep 22)
On the surface, today will seem like an irrational
day, continuously full of problems. The constant
chaos will be far from ideal. But the day will be
less negative and more normal than it first
appears. Stay to your regular routine and minimize
variation.
PI-CEES (Feb 19-Mar 20)
Today will be an odd day. You will face many
complex problems, all equally frustrating. But
you will maximize your joy by finding value in all
of them, and it will turn out to be a fine day.
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Sports & Activities
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AUST Schools of South
Lebanon Tournament
The sports office of AUST (Sidon) organized its sixth annual tournament for the schools
in Mini football (men and women) and basketball (men and women) . Thirteen schools
participated in the tournaments that took place from Friday 23rd till Wednesday 28th of
March, 2012. All the games were led by professional referrers, and the results came as
follows:
- Basketball (women)
1. Sour Evangelical School
2. Makased (Sidon)
- Basketball (men)
1. Al-Eyman (Sidon)
2. Lebanese Evangelic (Sidon)
- Football (women)
1.Sour Evangelical School
2. College Notre Dame (Abra)
- Football (men)
1. Dr. Nazih Bazri Official Secondary School (Sidon)
2. Sour Evangelical School
At the end, Mr. Antoine Awad, AUST- Sidon director, & Mr. Ghassan Kordahi coordinator
of the sports’ office distributed the trophies to the winning schools.
AUST to the Lebanese
Universities Semi Finals
AUST qualified to the semifinals in the Lebanese Universities Football Championship 2012.
AUST won against USJ: 2 – 0 in the quarter finals.
Khaled Sidani and Aabd Aashour scored the 2 goals for AUST.
MVP for AUST was Khaled Sidani, and for USJ was where Saeed Melhem
Here are the other results:
Come and Cheer for the AUST players.
AUST-Zahlé Students
Participate in Karate Contest
AUST- Zahlé students participated in Dominique Valera’s training Contest in Karate that
was held on 26, 27 and 28 of March, 2012 at Emil Lahhoud Stadium -- Dikweneh.
We would like to congratulations our students: Reem Hilal, Bassam Nasser Eddine and
Coach Melhim Farah for the certificates that they have earned in this contest.

Bits & Pieces
Horoscope Announcements
ARIES March 21-April 19
Channel your inner warrior when the Moon conjuncts your
ruler Mars on Tuesday. Get ready to stand up for your
beliefs. Your sixth sense will be extremely accurate on
Wednesday. Follow your hunches in all scenarios. A former lover
might ask to reconcile on Friday. Think carefully before allowing this
person to be part of your life again. A family member could require
your full attention on Saturday. It's time to listen to this person.
TAURUS April 20-May 20
You'll look at the world with new eyes when your ruler Venus
enters Gemini on Tuesday. Your curiosity will kick up a
notch! A friend will have good advice for you on Wednesday.
It's wise to listen to what this person has to say. A business
agreement might need to be renegotiated on Friday. Watch your
temper on Saturday. An associate could provoke you to anger. Count
to ten before losing your cool.
GEMINI May 21-June 21
Call on your patience on Monday. The boss could be in an
ornery mood. You'll be in the spotlight on Tuesday. All eyes
will be in your direction, so look your best when you leave
the house. Your ruler Mercury turns direct on Wednesday. A project
that was put on hold will be reactivated. A romance could become
very complicated on Friday. A lover might ask for more space in the
relationship. You may be tempted to overeat on Sunday.
CANCER June 22-July 22
Don't make rash promises to a friend on Monday. This
person will be disappointed if you don't follow through. Your
timing will be spot on target when the Leo Moon sextiles
Saturn on Tuesday. Good luck will be on your side in all
circumstances! You'll need to make a difficult choice on Friday.
Leave your credit cards at home if you go shopping on Sunday. Stick
to your budget this weekend.
LEO July 23-August 22
Don't make rash promises to a friend on Monday. This person
will be disappointed if you don't follow through. Your timing
will be spot on target when the Leo Moon sextiles Saturn on
Tuesday. Good luck will be on your side in all circumstances! You'll
need to make a difficult choice on Friday. Finding the right solution
won't be easy. Leave your credit cards at home if you go shopping on
Sunday. Stick to your budget this weekend.
VIRGO August 23-September 22
Be mindful of what you say to others when the Moon is
quincunx your ruler Mercury on Monday. One wrong word
could get you in trouble! You could be in daydream mode on
Tuesday. Your fantasy world will be more appealing than the real
world. Extra cash might come your way on Thursday. A friend may
finally pay back a loan! A loved one will dig in their heels on Saturday.
This person will be stubborn regarding a certain matter.
LIBRA September 23-October 22
The boss could offer you a position of authority on Tuesday.
Get ready to climb another rung on the ladder of success.
You'll view the world through rose-colored glasses when your
ruler Venus squares Neptune on Thursday. Strive to see all situations
clearly. Your emotions may go into overdrive on Friday. Your
responsibilities will take priority on Saturday. You might have to
postpone a fun activity to get your household in order.
SCORPIO October 23-November 21
Develop your creative talent on Tuesday. You have lots of
untapped artistic potential that's going to waste. It's time to
let go of old grudges. Focus on your plans for the future.
Conflict could arise with a work colleague on Friday. Try to see
matters from this person's point of view. Powerful vibrations will
surround you when the Scorpio Moon sextiles Pluto on Sunday. You
could experience a life-changing event this weekend.
SAGITTARIUS November 22-December 21
A financial endeavor will bring big dividends on Monday. Save
some of the extra money! You'll consider moving to a new
locale on Wednesday. The view outside your kitchen window
could be getting stale. You'll need to revise a goal on Friday. Work
toward the ambitions that suit the person you are now. A lover's
behavior could be cause for concern when Venus in your relationship
sector squares Mars on Saturday.
CAPRICORN December 22-January 19
Your mental energy will be scattered on Monday. Have your
keys in your hand before leaving the house. Mind your own
business on Tuesday. Don't offer unsolicited advice to a
sibling. This person wants to lead his or her own life. You'll feel
unappreciated at work when the Full Moon takes place in your career
sector on Friday. It might be time to change jobs. Take the high road
on Sunday. Don't let anyone talk you into questionable activities.
AQUARIUS January 20-February 18
You might need to resort to your backup plan on Tuesday. It's
time to change tactics regarding a particular matter. Destiny
will give you a call when the Moon in your zone of
transformation trines Jupiter on Wednesday. You'll discover your true
purpose in life. You may inadvertently offend someone in authority
on Saturday. Make amends to this person as quickly as possible.
Take it easy on Sunday. Beat stress by watching the clouds float by.
PISCES February 19-March 20
Don't imagine the worst on Monday. A certain situation isn't
as bad as you think it is. Communication issues could occur
at work on Tuesday. Double-check your instructions before
starting a new project. You might feel pulled in two different directions
when the Moon opposes Mercury in Pisces on Thursday. Nurture a
friendship on Sunday. Take time from your busy schedule to connect
with the people you love.
Albert Nobbs
Drama
Man of Honor
Drama
John Carter
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action,
Adventure
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Taxi Ballad
Extremely Loud and
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Adventure, Drama
Young Adult
Comedy, Drama
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Mirror Mirror
The Hunger Games
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The Iron Lady
Biopic, Drama
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On The Lighter Side
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Experience: PSK Modulation on Matlab-SIMULINK; Skills: Fast learners;
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Company: AXIOM INNOVATION; Job Title: Senior / Intermediate .NET MVC Developer;
Type: Full-Time; Qualifications: B.S. in Computer Science; Experience: **Expertise
Using Visual Studio .NET , ASP.NET , C# , LINQ, JavaScript, **MySQL 5 or Higher, MS
SQL Server 2005 or Higher. **.NET Framework 2005 Or Higher **Min 3 years of
experience Utilizing C#, Visual Studio **Min 5 year of Experience of MySQL server
development, complex queries stored procedure and DTS packages; Skills: Exposure
to financial services applications; Email: jobs@axiominnovation.com
Company: NATUZZI; Job Title: AutoCAD Specialist / Costumer Service;
Type: Full-Time; Location: In Lebanon and Abroad Gulf Countries;
Qualifications: B.A. in Arts & Interior Planning; Experience: Min 1-2 Years of
Experience in Similar Field; Skills: Excellent communication Skills, presentable;
Email: nfatte@furniture-line.com
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JOB VACANCIES
6.
7.
8.
Crossword
ACROSS
1. Cache
6. Conspiracy
10. Bit of gossip
14. Roof overhangs
15. 71 in Roman
numerals
16. Infiltrator
17. Go-between
18. Affirm
19. Desserts
20. An orange-yellow dye
22. Aquatic plant
23. American Dental
Association
24. Impudent
26. Colonnade
30. Violent disturbances
32. Utilize again
33. Porous
37. Hearing organs
38. Film
39. Found over each eye
40. Driven
42. A person who is
owned by someone
43. Style
44. Hotdog
45. Egyptian peninsula
Sudoku
47. French for "Good"
48. "Smallest" particle
49. Slacker
56. Alley
57. Nile bird
58. Give off
59. Analogous
60. Nil
61. Chain of hills
62. Religious offshoot
63. Distinctive flair
64. Horse
DOWN
1. Nipple
2. Indian music
3. Not under
4. Blow off steam
5. A dais
6. Town square
7. 66 in Roman numerals
8. Beasts of burden
9. Dreary
10. Unsurmountable
11. Labors
12. Mournful poem
13. Plateau
21. Citrus drink
25. Consumed food
Easy Medium Hard
Company: Human Capital; Job Title: Field Manager; Type: Full-Time; Qualifications:
Graduated from the Health Science Faculty; Experience: Experience in Pharmaceutical
and Medical Devices; Skills: Excellent communication skills, leadership, Team Leader;
Email1: mariam@humancapital.bz; Email2: hr@humancapital.bz
Company: Abed Tahan & Sons Holding; Job Title 1: Salesman (IT); Type1: Full-Time;
Qualifications1: Senior in Computer Science; Experience1: 0-1 years of Experience;
Skills1: Good communication skills, presentable; Job Title 2: Salesman (Multimedia);
Type2: Full-Time; Qualifications2: Senior in Computer Science; Experience2: 0-1 Year
of experience; Skills2: Good communication skills; Email: rabihd@abed-tahan.com
Company: Elissa s.a.l; Job Title 1: Marketing Manager; Type1: Full-Time;
Qualifications 1: B.S. in Business Marketing; Experience 1: Min 3 Years of experience
in Marketing; Skills 1: Excellent communication skills; Job Title 2: Administrative
Manager; Type2: Full-Time; Qualifications 2: B.S. in Business Management;
Experience 2: Min 3 Years of experience in Management; Skills 2: Organized and
Punctual; Job Title3: Outdoor Sales; Type3: Full-Time; Qualifications3: B.S. in
Business Marketing; Experience3: Min 2 years of experience in same field
Skills3: Excellent communication and negotiation skills, presentable
Email: elissa@cyberia..net.lb
26. District
27. 500 sheets
28. Curtail
29. Task
30. Variety show
31. Colored part
of an eye
33. Impoverished
34. Fiber source
35. Great affection
36. Pitcher
38. Make small
41. Orange pekoe
Solution for issue #123
42. Vocalists
44. Was victorious
45. Investment
46. Classical Greek
47. American buffalo
48. "Oh my!"
50. Cain's brother
51. Former Italian
currency
52. Way out
53. Boorish
54. Border
55. Marsh plant