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		<title>Yemeni Youth Demand Inclusion in Terrorism Talks</title>
		<link>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2010/01/27/resonate-yemen-yemeni-youth-demand-inclusion-in-terrorism-talks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>issmat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 main website: www.resonateyemen.org.
Below is the report that was issued by the initiative to carry the voices of Yemeni youth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Website Trends: YouTube Videos to Replace Traditional Websites</title>
		<link>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2009/06/21/new-website-trends-youtube-videos-to-replace-traditional-websites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>issmat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 succeed in engaging its website visitors in a very unique way, but it was also able to gain tremendous viral [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How American Elections Work</title>
		<link>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2008/11/04/how-american-elections-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Issmat A.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big day is here! The world is watching today&#8217;s vote for President of the USA with great anticipation. Citizens of the world look at Obama&#8217;s potential presidency as the second coming of Jesus. It is almost as if electing Barack Obama will lead to eliminating world famine, allow affordable HIV drugs into Africa, bring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Font Conference.</title>
		<link>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2008/09/03/font-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Issmat A.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 thought I&#8217;d post it here as a &#8216;welcome back&#8217; piece to the 30,000+ university and college students who returned to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abu Dhabi Buys Iconic New York Chrysler Building while Canada Stutters On Ownership Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2008/07/10/abu-dhabi-buys-iconic-new-york-chrysler-building-while-canada-reviews-ownership-rules/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Issmat A.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest in M&#38;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 Financial investment fund.
As an iconic part of the New York City skyline, the Chrysler Building has been depicted countlessly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Trends: 5 Ways You Can Make Money From The Middle East in 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2008/03/08/smart-companies-take-note-5-ways-you-can-make-money-from-the-middle-east-in-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2008/03/08/smart-companies-take-note-5-ways-you-can-make-money-from-the-middle-east-in-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Issmat A.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 comfy shells and hatch into fully grown chickens who can fend for their own gruel in a global economy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toronto Drops Its Pants For No Pants Day</title>
		<link>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2008/01/13/toronto-drops-its-pants-for-no-pants-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Issmat A.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;Scenes&#8221;. Other cities dropping their pants in 2K8 include Boston, Washington DC, Portland OR, San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto, Adelaide Australia, Baltimore MD, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mattel Apologizes to China, And Sues Porn Star</title>
		<link>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2007/09/21/mattel-apologizes-to-china-and-sues-porn-star/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2007/09/21/mattel-apologizes-to-china-and-sues-porn-star/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Issmat A.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;design flaws&#8221;, not manufacturing flaws, an MSN article reports. Details can also be found in this ROB article.Chinese manufacturers that made the toys were not to blame [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UAE-USA Trade Deficit: Opportunity for Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2007/08/16/uae-usa-trade-deficit-opportunity-for-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2007/08/16/uae-usa-trade-deficit-opportunity-for-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Issmat A.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Bureau of Statistics recently announced what many trade professionals have known for some time now: trade between the US and the Middle East is on the decline. Exports from the USA to the United Arab Emirates dropped by 17% in the first half of 2007 alone.
Since early 2006, I have been receiving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Jobs (&#8216;God of i-Pod&#8217;): an Arab-American?</title>
		<link>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2007/07/26/steve-jobs-god-of-i-pod-an-arab-american/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2007/07/26/steve-jobs-god-of-i-pod-an-arab-american/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Issmat A.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just found out about this a couple of days ago via www.360east.com, but apparantely it has been common knowledge for some time now.
By blood, Steve Jobs, founder and CEO of Apple Computers and the &#8216;God of i-Pod&#8217;, is an Arab-American. Born to American mother Joanne Carole Schieble, and Syrian Political Science Professor Abdulfattah Jandali. [...]]]></description>
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