Flexibility, people skills, organization, passion, and most importantly time management. While reading, you are probably asking yourself what the five words that introduced this article represent. Four years ago, the year it all started, the year that was a huge success for the responsible people behind it. Following five qualities that are sacred to them, they were able to prove where they stand and who they really are. Their capabilities are simply incredible and their goals were always put to be accomplished and to astonish hundreds, even thousands of fans. Atomic Productions has undoubtedly proved itself to be the number one production in its category since it all began. Events that triggered the attention of thousands of fans that are constantly growing due to word of mouth that is definitely positive, Atomic Production was always on top. From Edward Maya to Greg Parys and Alexis, the production was unique and working hard to improve and please its fans. Moving on, three DJs, talented and surely number one were present and are still present in most of the events that are being held excluding Atomic events. Not to forget one of the best, Atomics’ MC that is always ready to ignite the night and make it unforgettable to all attendees. Of course, advancing was not easy but was rewarding, a production studio and a fashion club exclusively for Atomic have been initiated and are undeniably the best today. Fans are always enjoying the events that are made and the memories will never fade away.Why? Atomic Production’s crew includes one of the best photography teams yet that are equipped with the best and up-to-date equipment to provide everyone with souvenirs that will always remind them of all the happy moments they had. There is much more to say, and much more surprises to come to all Atomic fans. Beiruting undoubtedly finds Atomic production on top and the best until today.

Get on Board and travel to a fitter and healthier destination

Trainstation opens its doors in the heart of Beirut

Beirut, February 2^nd, 2012 – Trainstation, a uniquely designed wellness and fitness studio unveiled today its unique concept at a reception to mark the opening of its first facility in Beirut. The opening was attended by fitness gurus alongside celebrities, VIPs and media representatives who went on a discovery of world-class exercise and nutrition advice in a trendy and loft style environment.

Set up by two sisters, Rafa Chabtini and Hiba Safieddine, who share their passion for fitness, the new 300 square-meter Trainstation studio offers a variety of convenient health and fitness options in a trendy and loft style environment. Equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, the studio features world-class training methods including Pilates, TRX, Yoga, nutrition counseling handled by the in-house clinical dietician Hiba, and personal training as well as new programing designed specifically for Trainstation members.

“With the location now open, we look forward to helping our members achieve their health and fitness goals,” said Rafa, Managing Director of Trainstation. “Trainstation members can anticipate the most up-to-date, advanced fitness facility that caters to their needs, while providing a social environment where everyone feels comfortable. We encourage everyone to get on board!”

Along with state-of-the-art equipment, Trainstation includes a high-class fashionable boutique introducing exclusive sportswear brands such as ‘Payne’, the new active wear line by International model Heather Payne. Payne collection represents the perfect solution for every woman who wants to look their best in every setting merging sleek style and functionality.

With cutting edge classes, in-house nutritionist, massage specialist and an exclusive boutique to browse through, no matter how you feel when you arrive, you’re guaranteed to leave looking and feeling your best.

Trainstation’s classes and techniques are constantly updated to stay ahead of the latest trends worldwide while offering a range of styles to suit all tastes and fitness levels.

Welcome aboard Trainstation!

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You wouldn’t believe it but it’s true. When high heels were invented, men were the first to wear them! The history of heeled shoes started long time ago in ancient Greece where the forerunner of the high heel was designed. A man with high heels was considered to be someone powerful or of an upper class or military man. Back then, male actors were only allowed to act in plays. They used to wear high heels in order to be referred to as powerful and above the other actors. High heels were also efficient for horseback riding since it keeps the rider’s feet in their stirrups of the saddles whenever they are riding horse.

Apparently and judging by the picture, they are trying to bring this trend back. Let’s just hope NOT!

You must be wondering what that is?! It’s a seed that was used in the times of Mayas!

It tastes like walnut and is more powerful that the famous flaxseeds!!

Chia seeds are very rich in fiber and omega 3. These 2 features give them the super reputation of helping with weight loss.

It’s also rich in protein, antioxidants, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorous.

How does it help in weight loss? The fiber in the chia seeds with the water that you drink will form a gel inside the intestine increasing its size and weight, making digestion slower and prolonging satiety. Their unique gelling action keeps you feeling full for hours thus the feeling of overeating is reduced. The condition is to drink lots of water. Chia seeds will also help you if you have constipation. It also helps increase lean body mass (muscle) because of its high protein content!

The omega 3 it contains acts as an anti-inflammatory to help people with high levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, hypertension, heart and arteries problems.

And because of its high antioxidant content, studies shoed chia seeds can be good in preventing breast cancer.

It has low glycemic index, so it doesn’t increase blood sugar quickly in the blood and don’t use up much insulin, so it’s good also for diabetic people!

So as you see there are only great benefits about this new seed we discovered in the nutrition world! Now just enjoy it! You can find seeds, flour and oil of chia, can be used in salty or sugary recipes like with fruits, grains, soups, yogurt, salads. Use 1 table spoon of its seeds or flour daily or 2 table spoons of its oil daily! Enjoy its benefits!!

Samia Khoury Dietitian

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In 2015 the ‘Kingdom Tower’, a building of 1000 meters is expected to be built in Jeddah Saudi Arabia. In 2019, a 1,050 meter tall tower will be entirely built in Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku. At first this building was supposed to be nothing but 560 meters high but Avesta decided to build the world’s tallest tower in Baku. This tower will be 200 meters taller than Burj Khalifa which is currently considered the world’s tallest tower and 50 meters taller than ‘Kingdom Tower‘ which unfortunately will not break the record for too long.

Gucci is pleased to introduce the new Valentine’s Special Edition Collection, an elegant and refined line of women’s handbags, wallets and gift items designed by Creative Director Frida Giannini to celebrate this romantic occasion.

Ranging from original GG canvas to Guccissima and micro Guccissima leather, this line is characterized by its charming red color. Details such as bows or graceful heart-shaped decorations made of light golden metal and crystals embellish each piece.

Functional and spacious, the square-shaped tote bags feature a detachable shoulder strap and a glamorous heart decoration with the Gucci logo script.

The romantic aesthetic runs throughout the exclusive selection of small accessories including cell phone straps, a mirror case, cosmetic bags and wallets in different sizes – from the zip-around to the continental and chain models – where the heart also appears stitched on the leather surface to recall the romantic flutter of butterfly wings.

The matching belts have metal buckles personalized with Gucci’s interlocking G’s in a signature heart-shaped motif.

The new Valentine’s Special Edition Collection offers a luxurious and modern gift selection, expressing the superb quality, fine craftsmanship and distinctive design of the House, now available in select Gucci stores worldwide and on gucci.com.

The world number one beat Rafael Nadal in the longest grand slam final on record, with five hours and fifty-three minutes of brutal tennis being played out in Melbourne.

Novak Djokovic was certainly feeling second to no one today as he bellowed and flexed his bare chest in Rod Laver Arena after a match that ended at 1:37 a.m.

Djokovic became just the fifth man to win three grand slam titles in a row with his victory in Melbourne, and many believe it was the greatest match ever played.

“I slept for only a couple of hours but it was worth it,” said Djokovic. “It really was something, what we both put in on the tennis court was incredible and it’s something we’ll both remember forever.”

Another year ended and a new one just begun. I’m certain that many of us have done some bizarre things in 2011 thinking that 2012 will be the end of the world; well what can I say… Surprise, we’re still alive! I know it’s been a month already and I should’ve posted this article a while now but when a new year starts it always takes us some time to get back on track! I hope you all had a blast on NYE, I know I did. I kind of love this evening, unlike some people it’s not just another party with friends, there’s something about New Year’s Eve that makes it exceptional. Other than the CRAZY increase in prices at clubs and restaurants, the sum of accidents that occur on this night and the great amount of alcohol you encounter, this evening does have its magical sensation, only if you decide to feel it.

Speaking of magic I can’t but mention the hilarious trend that’s been taking place a while now on television, which is the psychics who opt to overwhelm us on this specific night with their humorous observations, or let me call it ‘prophecies’, on what is going to happen in 2012. I tried to avoid this crap that night but you know they always rerun such significant programs. I was literally obliged to listen to one of those exceptional creatures and I can say that it made my day! This woman, on one of the channels had written down her illustrations on papers (like a 1000 papers) and each and every proficiency cracked me up more than the other! Seriously how can someone even believe that the future can be predictable? From what I can remember before switching the channel, she was predicting our singers’ future. She said Haifa’s going to sing a foreign song that will turn into the hit of the year and Elissa’s going to perform in Spanish and all I could think about was: Gee, you just gave Haifa the idea sweety and I bet Elissa started taking Spanish classes at the moment! Nevertheless, I might show my respect for such people, they exhaust their minds and health to get paid better for their bullshit every year. Now that’s tough!

Back to our topic, I promised myself to end the year with an article that sums up the past extraordinary year but there were three reasons why I couldn’t write this article before:

1-      No one had the time to read it.

2-      I hadn’t had time to write it.

3-      I secretly hoped the world would have ended by now…

Christmas and New Year’s holidays are the most vital holidays of the year. No one has the heart to work, you suddenly lose the strength of mind to accomplish any possible job and become intoxicated with the joyfulness that surrounds you.  I believe those holidays are similar to alcohol, bear with me I do have a point..! How many of us received messages and phone calls from people we forgot they existed?! I believe just like alcohol people tend to blame their dim behavior and deeds on the holidays in order to achieve what they’ve been craving for the whole year!

Sample:

X: I’m going to text her and sign my name at the end of it, that way she’ll think it isn’t intentionally written for her! Dude, if she replies I’m so back in the game! -Wink-

Y: But it’s been ages man, I thought you deleted each other’s number!

X: Euhh my cell phone read my mind without me knowing! Aren’t you familiar with the power of technology!?

Y: Why don’t you sign next to your name “Broadcasting from heaven”, the whole thing would  sound  more believable!

So we received messages from retards, so we drank too much that it feels as if we’re still in a hangover phase, so we gained some unnecessary weight, so the fun is over and so we’re back to work, university or school. Since everyone is overwhelming us with their 2012 resolutions and since I haven’t figured out my own…yet, I’m going to shed some light on what could be ‘the best resolution’ for those, like me, who still hadn’t consider their own out!

For those who are not familiar with the word resolution and I’m sure they’re many, let me explain it for you. Resolution is some kind of a promise you make to yourself by the beginning of the year, where you decide to break an old habit or work on your attitude or simply add something meaningful to your life in order to spend your upcoming year the best way possible. Sticking to that plan is mostly not viable given that it’s not quite easy to change your lifestyle in matter of days; however people always tend to live the dream by trying to make a difference.

Nevertheless, at times, resolutions do work. How? Let’s see, when was the last time you did something for the first time? Exactly! There’re always new things to do, new perspectives to believe in, new roads to take, new people to meet and new resolutions to accomplish. If you’re bored, lost and have no clue how to spice up your life, here’re some suggestions:

-          I think one of the most important resolutions that everyone should try to work on this year is fakeness! The ‘yiiiiiiiiiiiiii’ and ‘yaaaaaaaa’ community makes me sick to my stomach! It’s like watching a terrible terrible Lebanese series… constantly… everywhere! Try to be less of a faker in whatever you do, there’s nothing like being yourself and showing who you really are. I wonder how fakers sleep at night or how they keep up with all the lies they choke on every day! If you feel you’re just a little bit of a faker, work on it and try to overcome this –disease-! While you think no one’s noticing it, be sure that no one is overlooking it!

-          For those who are constantly miserable and feeling down, seriously you make me feel like slapping you in the face…relentlessly! Either you’re nothing but attention seekers or you simply failed to live, at all. Everyone is most likely to bypass a phase where nothing seems to work as expected and there’s nothing easier than giving in to sadness! NOTHING, trust me! But when you break free from it and come out stronger than ever, that’s when your life will start to make sense. If you plan on staying planted where you are and not do anything about it, I advise you to go shoot yourself! Just kidding, take some pills, it’s less painful! Oh let’s get serious here… The things you could do are the following:

• Make some new friends, sometimes your surroundings happen to be the implicit reason of your suffering.
• Have a makeover, every once in a while.
• Visit a psychologist, whoever’s going to judge you for seeking such help is simply an ignorant that should be ignored!
• You must have a habit, engage in it. Learn a new language, take fitness classes, draw, sing… Just keep yourself busy!
• Seek newness everyday!

-          Mood swings are curable, I know because I, myself suffer from them! I recently figured out the best treat for it which is reading a comic book or any other genre, not watching TV nor listening to music, but reading. When you have a book in your hands, you simply skip to another world, you forget everything and give in to your imagination, whereas when you’re bad tempered you simply can’t listen to any noise, you wouldn’t stand to watch television, you’ll be sitting there with an angry face waiting for the TV to explode on its own! Try it, it works like magic!

-          If you hate your job, I’m not going to say quit it, I wish it’s that easy but let’s get real we all know life is pretty rough out there and you do need the money… to party, go shopping and stuff, of course . Best thing you could do is try to familiarize with your job, make your office your home; not by bringing your bed to work but by personalizing the environment, the more you’ll hate your job the more it will affect your mood, health and LIFE! After all you spend more time in your office than your room.

-          DIET, and I wonder how many of us have considered this resolution as an option for the coming year. Yes, it is a big deal. Now I know that whoever points fingers and calls you fat should consider suing their brains for nonsupport, but we’re not trying to make anyone’s life but ours better. Happiness in general can’t be achieved when you’re mad at yourself, and those extra fats do drive us crazy! Love your body and take care of it. Instead of spending most of the day staring at someone else’s abs, go and create your own.

-          If you’re in a so what they call a ‘complicated relationship’, stop wasting your time, it’ll never work. Whoever invented the concept of complicated relationships was just buying themselves time to have more fun without any commitment. While you’re wasting your time with someone who doesn’t know what you are worth, you’re missing on some good shot to meet the right one. Start your year fresh; leave him/her in the past where they belong because if they belonged in your future you wouldn’t have felt as puzzled as you do now!

-          If you live your life in regards to what society expects from you then you’re misusing the freedom that’s been given to you simply by existing as a human being. Stop worrying about what others might say, just do your thing! Don’t let anything weights you down. It’s your life and yours only. The choices you make the things you do and say define ‘you’. You don’t need to please the world in order to be happy and fulfilled. Matter of fact you’ll only get there if you chose to please yourself!

None of the above resolutions will ever work if you don’t plan on working on yourself in the first place. Life doesn’t just throw plans into your arms; you need to seek them yourself. Life doesn’t actually ask you what you need; you impose your needs on it. Play tricks with life, it works on it too. Create your happiness and don’t depend on someone else to create it for you! I wish you motivation in order to make you forthcoming New Year as blissful as possible!

Marguerite Rahal

If you’re looking for a unique way to express your individual taste and personality there is no better way to decorate than by using wallpaper.

You can take a simple room and make it look stunning and completely different in just a few short hours. You can wallpaper an entire room, or just a portion of the room.

When you use wallpaper you can also hide the conditions of existing walls that have cracks or other flaws. Wallpaper can take a room from boring to spectacular in a way that paint and other decorating techniques can’t do. Wallpaper can make a room look bigger or smaller, which is another way that you can change the functionality of the room.

Different kinds of wallpapers can give different effects. Therefore, before starting out on wallpaper buying trip it is important to decide the type of wallpaper that would suit your walls.

Room size:

If you’re decorating a small room that you want to give the feel of being larger you should pick wallpaper that has small designs or prints on it. For instance, if you’re decorating your bathroom you might want to pick a pattern that has small pansies. This will make your small bathroom seem much larger than it actually is. Another technique for making rooms seem larger than they are is to use lighter colors rather than dark colors.

Using large designs and prints in the wallpaper will make a room seem smaller and much cozier. Dark colors will make a space seem smaller than it is so if your goal is to make a large room.

With wallpaper you can also make adjustments in the perspective of your room. For example, if you are choosing wallpaper for a room that has a low ceiling and you want to create the opposite illusion than you should choose a wallpaper that has either stripes or pattern that flows in vertical lines from top to bottom. Try it out to make your long and narrow rooms look much wider.

Atmosphere:

Remember that colors greatly influence atmosphere.

If you’d like a room to seem warmer, choose wallpaper with warm colors like amber, gold, brick, and soft reds. In other words you want earth tones.

Vice versa in warm climate your requirement is to make the room look cooler. This is also the requirement in rooms that are heated up by direct sunlight. Here you should pick up colors that are reflective of a cool atmosphere such as shades of green and blue.

Hanging wallpaper isn’t difficult and isn’t too costly either. It’s a wonderful tool if you’re renovating or changing a whole look. There are many choices in wallpaper types. Choosing patterns and colors will depend on your own preferences and the intended look and use of the room. Any room can be wallpapered. Just take into account that rooms such as bathrooms, that have a lot of moisture, will require wallpaper made especially for those conditions.

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