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Author: Saro Sarmazian

May 16, 2012 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: The Politics Behind Genocide Recognition

Every year as April 24th approaches, there is a feeling of anticipation, that the once inevitable recognition will finally be acknowledged. Presidents upon Presidents and the same speech after speech. We all know it was a tragedy, but our fight is much more than a simple tragedy. Every year it seems

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December 17, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: The Offensive Meaning of Christmas

Having read an interesting article in the Globe and Mail, Canadian schools struggle with what to do about Christmas, I ask myself the same question every December when we are bombarded with “Happy Holidays” and not “Merry Christmas.” What’s happened to Christmas, and more importantly, the meaning of Christmas? In

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October 20, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: The Scott Hall Story on E:60

One of the most captivating wrestlers in his prime, Scott Hall was the personification of the “bad guy”. He is a perfect example of how he let the life of being a professional wrestler get the best of him. This documentary by ESPN showcases the struggles that Hall now faces.

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October 4, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: Cineplex Coming to Guelph’s South-End

It has been confirmed by Canadian Business that Cineplex Entertainment will build a new movie theatre in the south-end of Guelph. “The 1,600-seat theatre in the Pergola Commons development at Gordon Street and Clair Road, will open in 2012, the Toronto company said Tuesday.” The south-end of Guelph is booming.

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September 22, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: New 2012 Toronto Blue Jays Logo

It looks like the Toronto Blue Jays are one step closer to getting rid of their horrific “JAYS” logo. Out with the new, in with the old!The Blue Jays have high expectations next year, and to go along with that they will implement a new revamped version of their logo

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September 19, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: Apple and the Rest

I’ve always been an Apple loyalist. Anything that had that simple, sexy, half eaten apple on it, I was buying. iPods, Macs, iPhones, iPads, you name it. But recently, I’ve had a change in heart. Shall we call it a shift in reality? One thing about me is I always

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July 12, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: What Makes Google+ Different?

With the introduction of Google+, the social networking world has gotten a lot more crowded. Just like in business, competition brings out the best of us, and the new battle between Google+ and Facebook will definitely make user experiences a whole lot better. The social networking scene is about to

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June 20, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: Rex Murphy on Vancouver Riot

Only in Vancouver would you see a riot after a hockey defeat. Afterall, Libyans are being killed by fighter jets, so how do we justify the actions that had taken place? Rex Murphy (in this video) give his expressive opinion on the mindless riot that took place.

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May 3, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: A Shift in Canadian Politics

With one of the most unpredictable and unimaginable elections in recent memory, the most accurate way to summarize it all in one sentence would be to say; there is a shift in Canadian politics. We have seen a shift in the status quo, and possibly the re-alignment in the Canadian

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May 1, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: 2011 Election Party Endorsements

With the media being our primary source of election information, the following newspapers and magazines have thrown their support behind a respected political party. If you are a reader of one of these newspapers or magazines, you may want to read what their reasoning is behind their endorsement. You may

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April 28, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: The Truth About Coalition Governments

At the beginning of this campaign, it seemed as if nothing much would change significantly. We all assumed the Conservatives would form government again, and the Liberals would once again be the official opposition. But if you were to ever tell me the NDP would pass the Liberals and attempt

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April 23, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: The Revealer: The Pantheon

CNN’s “The Revealer” did a story about The Pantheon in Rome. It brings to light the new scientific reasons behind its infamous dome and the reasoning for the round light source at the peak of the dome. The new theory being that the Pantheon was build to be a colossal

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April 18, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: UPDATE: Special Ballot in Guelph a Mistake Afterall

From my last report, the facts about the Special Ballot vote at the University of Guelph spoke for themselves. Why was all the blame being put on the Conservative Party after one of their members reportedly tried to stop a vote that shouldn’t have happened to begin with. Why isn’t

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April 16, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: Special Ballot in Guelph a Mistake Afterall

It’s very easy to criticize someone for a wrong-doing. After all, its human nature to put others down in order to make ourselves look good. Finding the truth has become a secondary act. A Special Ballot was held at the University of Guelph on Wednesday where 241 votes were cast.

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April 10, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: To Green Party: Don’t Blame Democracy, Use It!

There has been a lot of talk lately about the exclusion of Elizabeth May in the leaders debate. May is the leader of the Green Party and was included last election, but left on the outside this time around. May has gone as far as taking the decision by the

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April 6, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: Campaign TV Ads

Other than those stupid lawn signs that flood the cities every time we have an election, TV ads are obviously the most engaging way to capture the emotion of the voter. Other than attack ads, this time around, the parties have taken alternative routes to try to get the votes

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March 23, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: Good Ol’ Canadian Politics

So here we go again. The 4th election in 7 years, exactly what Canadians wanted. And in the midst of an economic recovery. You have the Liberals who are the only realistic party that can take over the Conservatives. You have the NDP who are always the 3rd wheel between

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March 22, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: The Browser Rankings

Remember the time when there was just Netscape Navigator, no option, no alternative, just a single browser that personified the world wide web. All that has changed, a lot, and now the new war on the web is based on how to view the web. Here is a breakdown of

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March 14, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: Japanese Earthquake Facts

Japan is geographically in the worst position possible. Right on the border of the tectonic plates. There are a lot of facts that we don’t know about Japan that they experience everyday. One thing that I found astonishing last week after the horrific natural disasters in Japan was the number

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February 18, 2011 Saro Sarmazian

The Global Express: Kaberle The Great

It’s hard enough to see a great player leave your organization for another club, but its even harder to see a great person leave even more. Tomas Kaberle, the long time Maple Leafs defenceman for 12 years is now a member of the Boston Bruins. Kaberle had been rumoured to

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