Today the citadels and towers of Byblos are the monuments to Lebanon's long-lost past.
The deal also sets up the movie's most felicitous invention, the revelation that Candyland's slaves include Django's long-lost wife, a German-speaking beauty named Broomhilda (Kerry Washington).
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Did you plop down big dollars for a high-definition DVD player using Toshiba's HD DVD format -- which recently lost the battle with Sony's Blu-ray format?
Ms. KATHLEEN LEEDHAM: She's--I've lost her, and I can't find her.
Once a darling of investors, India- and U.S.-listed Infosys lost much of its luster after several quarters of disappointing results.
Three people from last year's list missed the cut, including Sim Wong Hoo, whose Creative Technology's iPod-type player lost ground to Apple's popular iPod.
However, his critics will soon find a top rate taxpayer gaining thousands of pounds and contrast them with a struggling pensioner who's lost - or, rather, will not gain tax relief - of a few hundred pounds.
While the new model still has the front-facing FaceTime HD camera, it's lost the 5-megapixel main shooter, and a little bit of weight, to boot (0.06 ounces).
Key races where Democrats gained seats included Connecticut's 5th Congressional District, where 12-term Republican Rep. Nancy Johnson lost, and Florida's 22nd Congressional District, where 25-year veteran Rep. Clay Shaw lost.
"Righting a great wrong and demonstrating that it's possible to recreate lost beauty - it's utterly romantic, and actually do-able on occasions, " says Dan Cruickshank.
While he stressed that he did not want to detract from Leicester's achievements, Young - whose team have not lost a game in this season's competition - said that he did not feel that the kicking lottery was the best way to decide a rugby match.
Third-placed Lazio could have cut Juve's then five-point lead to two in Saturday's earlier game, but lost 1-0 to midtable Chievo to stay below Napoli on goal difference.
"During the years in which our society suffered the onslaught of terrorism, Dr Eames spoke out with clarity and courage against the evil of terrorist violence, and - away from the media's attention - comforted those who lost loved ones during the troubles, " the Newry and Armagh assembly member said.
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The British number five took the first set on a tie-break but was never able to break the left-hander's brilliant serve and eventually lost 7-6 2-6 4-6.
Dechy, the world number 13 and semi-finalist in last month's Australian Open, lost 7-6 6-4 to Czech Klara Koukalova.
The court heard Hirst had been his 42-year-old wife's full-time carer after she lost both legs in a failed suicide attempt.
Mr Netanyahu's Likud-Beitenu alliance lost a quarter of its seats in the Knesset, but remains the largest grouping with 31.
Peter Reid's side lost 5-0 at Everton on Boxing Day, with Premiership top-scorer Phillips missing his first game of the season with a hamstring injury.
Delaney's side lost 25-14 to Doncaster, and they now need to win at Exeter and hope London Welsh lose to Doncaster, to reach the Championship final four.
Celtic's lead over their city rivals at the top of the Scottish Premier League was reduced to two points after Strachan's side lost 4-2 to Aberdeen last weekend.
After Beilein's Spiders lost 60-46 at home to Syracuse in the 2002 NIT, an opportunity beckoned in the Big East at West Virginia and Boeheim again went to bat for Beilein when the Mountaineers called asking for guidance.
The senior forward took an inbounds pass and made a wide-open layup with 0.9 seconds to play to give Illinois a 74-72 victory over No. 1 Indiana on Thursday night, the fifth straight week the nation's top-ranked team lost.
Defending champion Casey, meanwhile, ended the week on 19 under par after his 68 while Ireland's Paul McGinley - who lost in a play-off last year to his Ryder Cup team mate - was three shots further back after a 70.
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Local fans and Colomiers players have been campaigning for the player's two-year ban to be overturned and Pontypridd faced a heated reception during Sunday's encounter, which they lost 38-21.
It's hoped that replacing lost dopamine-producing neurons might help those with Parkinson's disease.
Pontypridd are the only other Welsh side to qualify for the Challenge Cup final - Europe's second-tier tournament - which they lost to Sale 25-22 in 2002.
Reason: U.S. Swimming would have faced -- and probably lost, said the board -- a court case brought by Foschi's family.
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