Minute 22

As received by email!


'Minute 22' is a project about taking a single photo at the exact same time in the Arab world. The objective is to document, through pictures, what everyone is doing during Minute 22.

On Friday 22 August 2008 at exactly 2.22 pm Lebanon local time, anyone with a camera (mobile phone, compact, point & shoot, DSLR, and so on) can take a single photo and submit it by reading instructions on www.sowarmag.com

The number 22 was selected because it represents the number of countries in the League of Arab States. Anyone living in any of those countries can be a part of this project at the following local times on 22 August 2008:
Egypt - 2.22pm
Iraq - 2.22pm
Jordan - 2.22pm
Lebanon - 2.22pm
Saudi Arabia - 2.22pm
Syria - 2.22pm
Yemen - 2.22pm
Libya - 1.22pm
Sudan - 2.22pm
Morocco - 12.22pm
Tunisia - 1.22pm
Kuwait - 2.22pm
Algeria - 12.22pm
UAE - 3.22pm
Bahrain - 2.22pm
Qatar - 2.22pm
Oman - 3.22pm
Mauritania - 11.22am
Somalia - 2.22pm
Palestine - 2.22pm
Djibouti - 2.22pm
Comoros - 2.22pm.

Sowar Magazine, a journalistic and documentary photography magazine based in Lebanon, is the sponsor of the Minute 22 project, and will publish a special edition dedicated to it. The pictures will also be posted online.

Sowar, the phonetic pronunciation of the word 'pictures' in Arabic, is a picture-intensive magazine that covers events, cultures, scenes, and individuals in Lebanon, the Middle East, and the Gulf. It is distributed to major bookstores in Lebanon and is available through online subscriptions to international

For more on this, click here

Thanks Abz :-)


Update:
You can join their facebook group by clicking here

Requirements:
- You must be in one of countries mentioned above to take the photo
- The photo should include at least one person (i.e. no plain landscape or architecture photos)
- Maximum size of the photo should be 3MB
- Please submit ONLY one picture
- The deadline for submitting photos is August 30, 2008
- By submitting a photo, you agree to the terms and conditions
- Email the photo to minute22@sowarmag.com and copy/ paste the following text in your email message (please write the country and city in the subject header as well):



FULL NAME:
COUNTRY:
CITY:
DESCRIPTION:

I HEREBY EXPRESSLY AGREE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE MINUTE 22 SOWAR MAGAZINE PROJECT, AS PUBLISHED AT: http://www.sowarmag.com/minute22/termsandconditions.htm

Three Cheese Quiche with Turkey

Here is the recipe I promised you since this post.

I hope you like it :-)


Preheat oven to 180C/350F

Ingredients;
Filling
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*Get the kind of cheese you like. I mixed Gruyere, Edam, and a Provolone
*Deli Turkey slices cut into medium to small size squares
*Chappati bread (ready made in Coops) - MY SECRET PIE CRUST LOL

Custard
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In a bowl, mix 1 1/4 light cream (I used Elle et Vire brand)
4 eggs
1 tablespoon mustard
salt and pepper

Recipe:
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In a foil/aluminum plate, place the chappati bread (or any kind of crust/pie crust you have)
put a layer of the cheese(s), then turkey and repeat three times making cheese your last layer on top

Mix wthe custard well and pour it onto the plates you have prepared with turkey and cheese

Cook in the oven for about an hour... until golden on top

Let it cool for 10 mins before you try to take it out of the foil

Unbelievable

I received this msg earlier today -not gonna say from who-



يوجد لدينا ورق جدران غرفة نوم نور و مهند
متوفر لدى معرض سن سيتي

Noor & Muahand's bedroom wallpaper is available at our Sun City branch




COME ON!!!!! Are they for real!!!!!


If you missed out on my Noor post, click here.

Kinder Surprise -NEW-

My Baby Picture!

My friend dared me to post a picture of me... so I DID IT! heehee
Anyway... its a baby picture of me. I was few months shy of three years old. Picture taken in Hawaii with me holding a flower outside what seems like our hotel (I THINK!)

If you read this post, consider yourself tagged and post a baby picture of yourself!

Ta Ta for now