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High Hopes for Palestinian High Tech Industry
In the wake of the World Bank’s report claiming that the Palestinian economy remains too weak to support a state, Isabel Kershner highlighted the positive high-tech growth underway in her New York Times piece. Grants, training programs, and ambition are enabling Palestinians to develop an economy based on technology and communications. As a result, they [...]
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High Fashion with High Impact
In the video below, Paul van Zyl and Kristy Caylor discuss the concept and achievements of the Maiyet brand in its first season with Christiane Amanpour. The Maiyet team has successfully created a fashion line of coveted luxury items from the craftsmanship of artisans in developing countries around the world. Kristy and Paul’s impeccable execution [...]
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KIND in the New York Times!
by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky Thanks to a great article by Stuart Elliot, KIND gained New York Time’s fame yesterday. Check it out to learn more about the KIND movement, our unique business model, and Daniel’s unbounded energy to surprise complete strangers with random acts of KINDness! Depending on the Kind-ness of [...]
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New York Times Mideast Bureau Churn
The New York Times periodically rotates bureau chiefs and reporters across cities and regions. When tracking the Jerusalem bureau, it is interesting (and sad perhaps) to notice a trend where many of them arrive with a positive outlook and are moved elsewhere after they start adopting an increasingly dour (if not pathologically cynical) perspective with [...]
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Remembering 9/11 – an essay I wrote about New York City during that week
I just re-read an essay I wrote (as therapy, I guess) back on September 11, 2001 and a couple days after, trying to capture the thoughts and feelings of New Yorkers after the World Trade Center terrorist attack. It is worth remembering what the city and its people went through. It is worth honoring the [...]
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