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This video I just snatched off the tweetsteam like a Pooh Stick encapsulates a couple of things I’ve been thinking about of late. This dude had his guitar damaged in handling on United. Shame. These things happen though [I've never had the nerve to take a guitar on a flight], and, ultimately, I think he would have been cool with it if a United Representative had accepted blame [they appear to have accepted that it happened, but passed the buck endlessly around the system.] This is what really, r

This is a very well written post by Umair Haque from the Harvard Buisness Blog . Well worth taking the time to read, and hopefully will inspire and provide us “M” Geners with a reknewed sense of optimisim and awakening to our responsibility. The time is now and we must start to build the future: Dear Old People Who Run the World , My generation would like to break up with you. Everyday, I see a widening gap in how you and we understand the world — and what we want from it

Ubisoft announced plans today to open a full development studio in Toronto, Ontario – a first for the company in the province. This significant announcement is expected to result in the creation of 800 net new jobs within the province over the next decade. The government of Ontario is investing CA$263 million over ten years in the company and Ubisoft’s net investment will be over half a billion CAD in the new studio, which will begin operations in late 2009. “Today’s announcement marks a s

Publisher Ubisoft today announced plans to expand its internal development force with the creation of a fourth studio in Canada, this time based in the Toronto, Ontario area. With operations scheduled to kick off in late 2009, Ubi expects the move to generate 800 jobs over the next decade. In a pledge towards support of the newly created studio, the government of Ontario is investing a generous $263 million in Canadian dollars. Ubisoft Montréal CEO Yannis Mallat will oversee operations at the

Shutterbug Sunday is moving into the world of travel documentary photography this week, with the spotlight being placed on Mitchell Kanashkevich , a freelance travel and documentary photographer who is represented by Getty Images. More after the jump. Clicking on the pictures will take you to different parts of Mitchell’s portfolio and blog. I recently came across Mitchell’s work by way of his Lightroom tutorial e-book, Understanding Post-Processing . As someone who has been using

By Rebecca Regan Evaluate your own background and steps to success to determine how you too can build your focus, motivate and/or create value for your employees or clients. You probably don’t think you have much in common with The Beatles. But here’s how you might…. Have you ever considered what sequence of opportunities in your life enabled you to become who you are? What combination of events enabled you to become an expert in your chosen field? It’s probably a combination o

We recently wrote about how many different sources Shakespeare used in writing King Lear , some of which he apparently copied verbatim. However, it seems quite likely that what Shakespeare did with those words created something wholly unique and valuable (at least, it’s withstood the tests of time). Yet, this idea that taking the works of others and doing something with them to make them new and wonderful seems to be an anathema to the “true believers” in copyright, who insist that creativity

The Republic of T. » Blooming Late, Blogging Late Now, I find myself worrying that maybe I missed my opportunity to “be somebody” or “make something of myself.” There’s a feeling that something is passing me by right now, and I can’t catch it; that I missed the boat because I got to the dock a couple of decades too late. (tags: life career ) Creating Passionate Users: It’s not too late to be a genius It’s never too late to be creative. It’s never too late to make a difference.

The initial[1] idea was thought provoking: construct a covering using 400 red umbrellas (outside of their intended purpose) suspended over the new pedestrian mall in the city of Talca to create a visual impression of the inhabitants of a city in which it is uncommon to see daring displays in public spaces. This lack of innovation seems to come in part, from others creating similar urban displays based only on previously proved ideas as well as the minute demand for this type of “product” by t

Vancouver is losing it’s culture! While the creativity and talent of new artists and musicians is on a steady increase, the outlets these arts need in order to reach an audience is rapidly decreasing. There has been a sweep of smaller venues closing and a sense that those who run this city are trying to contain any sort of nightlife to “The Entertainment District” – a small patch of the downtown hub, located primarily on Granville Street, that houses a small collection of generic dance clubs and