Beirut Hippodrome of Lebanese Heritage (APLH), the court suspended on May 31, 2012 the Culture Ministry's decision, N˚ 849, to dismantle the Roman Hippodrome that would have allowed for the construction of a building project on the site. The site is protected for now. The current Beirut Hippodrome, officially called Hippodrome du parc de Beyrouth, is a horse-racing facility in Beirut's Horsh district adjacent to Badaro. In 1893 the “al-Marmah” hippodrome was founded, in the town of Bir Hassan. Wealthy Beirutis wished to create a club-complex that included a western style hippodrome and casino. In 1916, the wali of Beirut Azmi Bey,
The Meaning of Liff the contents of which are totally belied by its cover. For instance, any book the dust jacket of which bears the words, 'This book will change your life'." According to Adams' account, the idea behind "The Meaning of Liff" grew out of an old school game and started when he and Lloyd were on holiday together in Corfu in 1978 during the writing of the first Hitchhiker's novel. This idea was used as part of the "Not the Nine O'Clock News" spin-off book "Not 1982" (), where they were headed "Today's new word from the Oxtail English Dictionary". The suggestion