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Yemeni Youth Demand Inclusion in Terrorism Talks

Resonate! is a youth initiative aimed at convincing world powers to involve youth representatives in discussions about combating terrorism in Yemen. A detailed description (in English and Arabic) of the initiative can be found on its [...]

New Website Trends: YouTube Videos to Replace Traditional Websites

In a brilliant attempt at differentiation, American ad agency Boone Oakley (BooneOakley.com) scrapped its traditional website and is instead using a YouTube video as its homepage. Utilizing YouTube tags and annotations, the company did not only [...]

Is Cooking for the Taliban An Act of War?

US Federal Judge Richard Leon must not have heard that the new President is trying hard to re-brand the image of the United States. He might have been on vacation in Florida while Obama was undertaking [...]

If Halifax Was Palestine.

A fictional comparison transposing historical events that occurred in the Middle East into a Nova Scotian frame of reference. [...]

How American Elections Work

The big day is here! The world is watching today’s vote for President of the USA with great anticipation. Citizens of the world look at Obama’s potential presidency as the second coming of Jesus. It is [...]

Font Conference.

Did you ever try imagining what your favourite font would look like if it was a person? The folks at CollegeHumor.com took the time to concoct this hilarious piece, which was spotted by the 360east.com. I [...]

Abu Dhabi Buys Iconic New York Chrysler Building while Canada Stutters On Foreign Ownership Rules

The latest in M&A news: Bloomberg announced yesterday that the Abu Dhabi Investment Council completed its acquisition of a controlling stake (75%) of the New York Chrysler Building. The stake was previously held by a Prudential [...]

Business Trends: 5 Ways You Can Make Money From The Middle East in 2008

I usually charge a fee for this information through my trade consulting firm Midman International. However, I am feeling charitable today. Besides, Canadian firms need all the help they can get to break out of their [...]

Toronto Drops Its Pants For No Pants Day

Yesterday, January 12, Toronto had its first No Pants day. The movement started in New York by a group called Improv Everywhere. Improv Everywhere is a group based in NYC that stages large-scale “Scenes”. Other cities [...]

Mattel Apologizes to China, And Sues Porn Star

This just in! In a surprising move, U.S. toy manufacturer Mattel issued an extraordinary apology to China today, taking responsibility for recent toy recalls and admitting they were due to “design flaws”, not manufacturing flaws, an MSN article [...]

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