http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog Expressions of my Consciousness Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:02:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Canadian study from McGill University has found that the female hormone Estrogen gives women more powerful immune system, boosts their ability to fight bacterian viruses, and blocks the inflammation process. As such, the lack of estrogen makes men more sick. Avis Favaro from CTV discusses this in her Mednews Express ... http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2011/02/womens-immune-system-stronger-than-men/ In New York, the Iraqi-born performance artist Wafaa Bilal has a 10 megapixel camera surgically attached to the back of his head. The idea of the project he's working on, also called "The Third Eye", is to mount a camera on the back of his head which is connected to ... http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2011/01/iraqi-born-artist-wafaa-bilal-has-camera-screwed-into-his-head/ In preparation for a world record attempt, the 51 year old Syrian free fighting champion Jamal Koukeh is practicing smashing concrete blocks with his legs. As part of his public demonstration, he also broke blocks with his hands using an upturned machete. For a finale, he placed a pair of ... http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2010/11/jamal-koukeh-the-51-year-old-syrian-concrete-block-smasher/ CBC has just released today the 21st of November a months-long CBC investigation on Rafic Hariri entitled "Who Killed Rafic Hariri?". The investigation, relying on interviews with multiple sources from inside the UN inquiry and some of the commission's own records, found examples of timidity, bureaucratic inertia and incompetence bordering ... http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2010/11/cbc-investigation-on-who-killed-rafic-hariri/ Many of us have heard the word Halal in the context of meat, but now it's make-up, and it's in a market that is growing fast. More info in the BBC video below: [flashvideo filename=http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/halal-makeup.flv backcolor=0x9EC723 frontcolor=0x165C08 lightcolor=0xCAEDC3 image=http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/halal-makeup.JPG /] http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2010/11/halal-make-up-business-now-booming/ I have previously mentioned the Hong Kong apartment sold for a record 57 million dollars, but now India's billion-dollar home has taken the lead to be the world's most expensive home ever built. India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, and his family are set to move into a 27-floor home tended ... http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2010/11/indias-billion-dollar-home-is-world%e2%80%99s-most-expensive/ The series of record-breaking events continues in Lebanon with a new record set by the Lebanese Red Cross association. A 4,600-square-meter painted canvas was assembled at the Cite Sportive stadium in Beirut Sunday, breaking the Guinness world record for the largest handprint painting. The Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) broke the record ... http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2010/11/lebanese-red-cross-creates-worlds-largest-handprint-painting-on-october-31st-2010/ Organizers of a wine festival in Beirut poured around one hundred bottles of Lebanese wine into the giant glass, 2.4 meters high and 1.65 meters wide. Lebanon managed to steal the 12 year-old record from Portugal and was officially confirmed by Guinness World Records adjudicator Liz Smith. Organizers said winemakers from across ... http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2010/10/largest-wine-glass-guiness-record-by-lebanon-on-october-30th-2010/ Lebanon has revealed on October 10th 2010 the world's largest national flag at the Lebanese Air Force Base in Rayak, to commemorate the Lebanese Army's 65th anniversary. The flag, which measures an amazing 65,650 square meters, beats previous record-holders Morocco , which only measured in at a minuscule 60,000 square meters. ... http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2010/10/lebanon-sets-the-worlds-largest-flag-on-october-10th-2010/ The craze for Robots in Japan has led a couple to decide to get married by a Robot! Via OnlyInJapan.org [flashvideo filename=http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/robot-married-couple.flv backcolor=0x9EC723 frontcolor=0x165C08 lightcolor=0xCAEDC3 image=http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/robot-married-couple.JPG /] http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2010/10/i-fairy-robot-weds-a-japanese-couple/ How do seemingly intelligent, conscientious people miss what's right in front of them? Dateline’s Chris Hansen takes a look at what causes people to make quick, inaccurate decisions. The video below demonstrates how our eyes might not be as reliable as we think and how we can fail to see ... http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2010/10/mind-tricks-why-seeing-isnt-always-believing/ In Damascus, Syria, Khaled Dadouh does crazy things like piercing his skin with metal hooks and then pulling a car. He claims that we can overcome impossible obstacles through sport, as long as we have faith. Not only that, Khaled claims anyone can do this. Watch the video of Khaled ... http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2010/10/khaled-dadouh-the-syrian-strongman/ Those working off the land in Lebanon face stiff competition for international trade, as they do not benefit from subsidies like many farmers abroad. But as Katy Watson from BBC reports, one man has now set up Beirut's first farmers' market to help local producers reap rewards closer to home. [flashvideo ... http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2010/08/beirut-farmers-market-to-help-local-produce/ The skyline of the Syrian capital is changing, with tower blocks being replaced by new office buildings and malls. Damascus is also slowly opening up to private investment and encouraging an influx of entrepreneurs. The BBC's Lina Sinjab has met Abdulsalam Haykal, who runs a number of private businesses, and ... http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2010/08/damascus-sees-new-business-horizons/ Lebanon has a reputation for cultivating local crafts, from metalwork to woodwork and many are still making a living from their traditional skills. But faced with cheaper imports from China and India it is getting tougher to survive. This has prompted some to try to raise the profile of local ... http://www.rabihdagher.com/blog/2010/08/lebanese-crafts-struggle-to-survive-against-cheaper-chinese-imports/