Everyone has ideas. I get ideas by the dozen. When I'm brushing my teeth, when I'm driving to work, when I'm at my desk reading an article. But that does not mean that all can be converted into million-dollar businesses.
Not that these cannot be converted into million-dollar businesses, but I may simply not be driven enough to see those particular ideas through to that milestone.
You may get many ideas, too. But if you don't, don't despair. You don't need ideas to start a business. Regardless, your business ideas are worthless. Let me explain why.
Ideas are just ideas. An idea is the seed of a successful product or service. Without proper care and maintenance, it will not bloom. Ideas require solid research of the target market, a good strategy and a sound business plan, without which, ideas cannot go much further.
If you want to start a business and make a go of it, you need more than just an idea. To begin turning startup dream into a million-dollar business, consider the following advice.
1. Settle on one business idea.
If you're mulling a number of ideas, odds are good that none of them will see the light of the day. Why do I say that? Because your approach is all wrong. Skimming through different ideas every day and figuring out whether they motivate you or whether they work won't get you anywhere.
The amount of time you're spending on them will likely be insufficient. An you're probably not passionate about any of them. So how do you fix it? Take one idea that moves you, that you feel most passionate about and stay with it. Stay with one till you can't go any further. Until you've given it your all.
Only then will you know whether or not that business idea is worth a million dollars.
Your idea is absolutely worthless if you keep it to yourself and do not test it with actual customers.
Writing a business plan with projections through market research is a sure-shot way to a startup doomsday. Nothing beats an actual customer using your product or service.
So how do you get to customers when you're at the idea stage and don't want to spend a huge sum building something they don't want?
Build a minimum viable product or a prototype. The idea is to put out something that offers the main value of your startup or that solves the core problem of your customers.
The prototype could be a PowerPoint slide, a dialogue box or just a landing page. This is something that you can often build it in a day or a week. A prototype can be an actual functioning product with the core features offered.
Share this with your network and see the response. Are people excited to use it? Do they feel their needs or problems are resolved by using your product? Is it easy to use?
There is no such thing as a million-dollar idea. Facebook was not a million- (or billion) dollar idea until it saw the light of the day, until it was executed.
Ideas evolve into products which themselves evolve over a period of time through constant customer feedback and use. You must build a prototype, beta or a minimum viable product and get it out in the hands of the customer. Let your customer decide whether the idea is of value or not.
Most people just don't get their products out in time and spend most of their resources in trying to build that one perfect product. Save yourself some grief, time and, most of all, cash, and build on a product that your customers want.
4. Find a large market.
Don't waste your time on an idea that does not cater to a large audience. Sure, you can start local and expand later, but is your idea solving the needs of a few hundreds? Is your idea scalable to the next hundred thousand? If not, you're not building a business.
Validate whether the problem that you are trying to solve is truly the problem of the masses. And not just yours and a few neighbors and friends or your network.
Think big, think global, if you can.
Base your idea on a large audience and you've got yourself a product with the potential to grow into a larger and a more successful business.
5. Make it a must-have, not a nice-to-have.
A lot of ideas are utter nonsense. Those can surely be turned into selling products, but you won't end up building a business out of them. These are the nice-to-have ideas.
You must spend time getting to know from the market whether your idea or product is a nice-to-have or a must-have. Nice-to-have products are mostly in the novelty domain or are not compelling enough for customers to buy or own.
If you want your ideas to develop into successful products that help you create and sustain a business, then go after must-have ideas.
So, decide what is important to you: the figment of your imagination that tells you your idea is a million-dollar one or validating it to build something that can get you the actual million dollars.


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How Far Can The Apple Land From The Tree?
by Rabbi Haggai Resnikoff (Posted on September 7, 2016)
Topics: Torah, Sefer Breishit, Lekh Lekha
This article is part of Torat Chovevei, a Community Learning Program led by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah with the support of the Covenant Foundation. The goal of the program is to connect communities to YCT through the medium of Torah learning. All topics discussed weave relevant contemporary issues together with Torah and non-Torah sources in monthly home-based learning groups (chaburot). These groups are guided by Rabbi Haggai Resnikoff, Rebbe and Director of Community Learning at YCT. For further information about Torat Chovevei, and how your community can get involved, please contact Rabbi Resnikoff at hresnikoff@yctorah.org.
The principle of מעשה אבות סימן לבנים most famously propounded by the Ramban has relevance to us as parents and potential parents. Rather than seeing Avraham's travels as a supernatural oracle for his children, I see the resemblance between Avraham's life and the history of Israel as an example of the inevitability of parental modeling. This is true both of our external behaviors and choices as well as in our internal spiritual world. Both of these things influence our children whether we like it or not. Considering this, it behooves us to be as intentional as possible in our choices whether or not we have small children both in terms of our behaviors and our relationship with God.
How are we to understand the statement that "Whatever occurred to the fathers is a sign for the children"? Is it specific to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob or does it extend to the entire Torah? Tanach? Is it possible that it represents a truth between parents and children even today? Is it relevant to us?
What does "a sign for the children" mean? Are children doomed to follow precisely in their parents' footsteps? What about free will? How much of our children's futures do we determine? In what areas? Is this a good thing?
Ramban, Bereshit, Ch. 12
ויעבר אברם בארץ עד מקום שכם – אומר לך כלל תבין אותו בכל הפרשיות הבאות בענין אברהם יצחק ויעקב, והוא ענין גדול, הזכירוהו רבותינו בדרך קצרה, ואמרו (תנחומא ט) כל מה שאירע לאבות סימן לבנים, ולכן יאריכו הכתובים בספור המסעות וחפירת הבארות ושאר המקרים, ויחשוב החושב בהם כאלו הם דברים מיותרים אין בהם תועלת, וכולם באים ללמד על העתיד, כי כאשר יבוא המקרה לנביא משלשת האבות יתבונן ממנו הדבר הנגזר לבא לזרעו:
And Abraham passed through the land until the place of Shechem – I will tell you a principle and you should understand it in all of the portions that are to come with regard to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And it is a big issue and our rabbis mentioned it briefly and said, "Whatever occurred to the fathers is a sign for the children." And therefore the Torah waxes long in the stories of the journeys and the digging of wells and other incidents. And one might think that they are extraneous things and without benefit. However, all of them are coming to teach about the future. Because just as an incident comes to a prophet from the three fathers, we can see from it what is decreed to come to their seed.
Bereshit Raba, Lech Lecha, Parasha 40
… ר' פינחס מש' ר' הושעיה אמר הקדוש ברוך הוא לאבינו אברהם צא וכבש את הדרך לפני בניך, ואת מוצא כל מה שכתוב באבינו אברהם כתוב בבניו, באברהם כת' ויהי רעב בארץ בישראל כת' כי זה שנתים הרעב (בראשית מה ו), באברהם כת' וירד אברם מצרימה בישראל כת' וירדו אבותינו מצרימה (במדבר כ טו) באברהם כת' לגור שם בישראל כת' לגור בארץ באנו (בראשית מז ד), באברהם כת' כי כבד הרעב בארץ בישראל כת' והרעב כבד בארץ (שם /בראשית/ מג א … באברהם כת' ואברהם כבד מאד במקנה בכסף ובזהב בישראל כת' ויוציאם בכסף וזהב וגו' (תהלים קה לז), באברהם כת' ויצו עליו פרעה אנשים וישלחו בישראל כת' ותחזק מצרים על העם למהר לשלחם (שמות יב לג), באברהם כת' וילך למסעיו בישראל כת' אלה מסעי בני ישראל וגו' (במדבר לג א).
…Rabbi Pinchas in the name of Rabbi Hoshaya (said), "The Blessed Holy One said to our father Abraham, 'Go and clear the path before your children.' And you find that everything that is written about our father Abraham is written about his children. About Abraham it is written, 'And there was a famine in the land.' About Israel it is written 'The famine was two years.' About Abraham it is written, 'And Abraham went down to Egypt.' About Israel it is written, 'And our fathers went down to Egypt.' About Abraham it is written 'to dwell there.' About Israel it is written 'We have come to dwell in the land.' About Abraham it is written, 'For the famine was heavy in the land.' About Israel it is written, 'And the famine was heavy in the land.' … About Abraham it is written, 'And Abraham was very wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold.' About Israel it is written, 'And they sent them out with silver and gold.' About Abraham it is written, 'And Pharaoh commanded people to him and they sent…' About Israel it is written, 'And the Egyptians were vigorous with the nation to hurry to send them out.' About Abraham it is written, 'And he went on his journeys.' About Israel it is written, 'These are the journeys of the children of Israel etc.'"
What are we to make of the textual parallelism between Abraham's experiences in Egypt and the Experiences of the children of Israel several generations later? Does this have to be supernatural? Could it be the natural consequence of modeling, both on the part of Abraham and on the part of the Egyptians, of how to behave in certain conditions?
Abraham when he goes to Egypt still has no children. What message might this have for us about the choices we make either before we have children or when our children are no longer in our care?
… ודע כי אברהם אבינו חטא חטא גדול בשגגה שהביא אשתו הצדקת במכשול עון מפני פחדו פן יהרגוהו, והיה לו לבטוח בשם שיציל אותו ואת אשתו ואת כל אשר לו, כי יש באלהים כח לעזור ולהציל. גם יציאתו מן הארץ, שנצטווה עליה בתחילה, מפני הרעב, עון אשר חטא, כי האלהים ברעב יפדנו ממות. ועל המעשה הזה נגזר על זרעו הגלות בארץ מצרים ביד פרעה.
And know that Abraham our father sinned a great sin accidentally for he brought his righteous wife to a stumbling block of sin because he was afraid that they would kill him. And he should have relied on God to save him and his wife and everything he had. Because God has the power to help and to save. Also his leaving the land, that he was originally commanded to, because of the famine, was a sin that he sinned. For God in famine will redeem him from death. And for this act, it was decreed on his seed the exile in Egypt at the hand of Pharaoh.
If the conjecture above, that the "sign for the children" is not supernatural but the natural consequence of parental modeling, how might we interpret the last line of the Ramban here, that the children of Israel were "decreed" to be exiled as a result of Abraham's sins?
What warning does this hold for us in terms of the effect our choices have on our children?
Midrash Tanhuma (Buber), Lech Lecha 12
אמר ר' יהושע דסכנין בשם ר' לוי סימן מסר הקדוש ברוך הוא לאברהם שכל מה שאירע לו אירע לבניו, אברהם נבחר מכל בית אביו, אף ישראל נבחרו משבעים לשון, נאמר לאברהם לך לך, ונאמר לישראל ואמר אעלה אתכם וגו' (שמות ג יז), נאמר לאברהם ואברכה מברכיך (בראשית יב ג), ואף לישראל יברכך ה' וישמרך (במדבר ו כד), נאמר לאברהם [ואעשך לגוי גדול ואברכך] ואגדלה שמך (בראשית יב ב) ואף בישראל ומי גוי גדול וגו' (דברים ד ח), אברהם נקרא יחיד שנאמר (כי) אחד היה אברהם (יחזקאל לג כד) ואף ישראל ומי כעמך ישראל גוי אחד בארץ (דה"א =דברי הימים א'= יז כא), מה אברהם כיון שבא לארץ היה רעב בארץ, אף ישראל כיון שישבו בארץ ישראל היה רעב, שנאמר והרעב כבד בארץ … מה אברהם יצא הקדוש ברוך הוא ונלחם לפניו והרג שונאיו, אף הקדוש ברוך הוא נלחם לישראל, לעתיד לבא הקדוש ברוך הוא יוצא ונלחם מלחמותיהם…
Rabbi Joshua of Sichnin in the name of Rabbi Levi (said), "The Blessed Holy One gave Abraham a sign that everything that occurred to him would occur to his children. Abraham was chosen from his entire tribe. Israel also was chosen from among the seventy nations. It was said to Abraham, 'Go you…' and it was said to Israel, 'And I said I will take you up etc.' It was said to Abraham, 'And I shall bless those who bless you,' and it was said to Israel, 'God shall bless you and keep you.' It was said to Abraham, '[I will make of you a great nation and I will bless you] and I will make your name great.' And also to Israel, 'and who is a great nation etc.?' Abraham was called singular as it says, '(for) Abraham was only one.' And also Israel, 'And who is like your people Israel, a single nation in the land?' Just as Abraham, when he arrived in the land, there was a famine in the land, Israel also, when they settled in the land of Israel, there was a famine as it says, 'And the famine was heavy in the land… Just as Abraham, the Blessed Holy One went out and fought before him and killed his enemies. So too the Holy Blessed One fights for Israel, in the future the Blessed Holy One will go out and fight their wars as it says…
What does this Tanhuma add to the conversation developed above? Is the "sign for the children" about determining the children's future behavior or is it about the continuing relationship between God, Abraham, and his offspring?
What message does this have about the importance of our own spiritual lives; our relationship with God for our children? Is this the same thing as asking what the importance of our religious observance is for our children?
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Márquez, 1967
(p. 16) José Arcadio, the older of the children, was fourteen. He had a square head, thick hair, and his father's character. Although he had the same impulse for growth and physical strength, it was early evident that he lacked imagination. He had been conceived and born during the difficult crossing of the mountains, before the founding of Macondo, and his parents gave thanks to heaven when they saw he had no animal features. Aureliano, the first human being to be born in Macondo, would be six years old in March. He was silent and withdrawn. He had wept in his mother's womb and had been born with his eyes open. As they were cutting the umbilical cord, he moved his head from side to side, taking in the things in the room and examining the faces of the people with a fearless curiosity. Then, indifferent to those who came close to look at him, he kept his attention concentrated on the palm roof, which looked as if it were about to collapse under the tremendous pressure of the rain. Úrsula did not remember the intensity of that look again until one day when little Aureliano, at the age of three, went into the kitchen at the moment she was taking a pot of boiling soup from the stove and putting it on the table. The child, Perplexed, said from the doorway, "It's going to spill." The pot was firmly placed in the center of the table, but just as soon as the child made his announcement, it began an unmistakable movement toward the edge, as if impelled by some inner dynamism, and it fell and broke on the floor…
(p. 145) …an exuberant woman perfumed with jasmine appeared at the house with a boy of five. She stated that he was the son of Colonel Aureliano Buendía and that she had brought him to Úrsula to be baptized. No one doubted the origins of that nameless child: he looked exactly like the colonel at the time he was taken to see ice for the first time. The woman said that he had been born with his eyes open, looking at people with the judgment of an adult, and that she was frightened by his way of staring at things without blinking. "He's identical," Úrsula said. "The only thing missing is for him to make chairs rock by simply looking at them." They christened him Aureliano and with his mother's last name, since the law did not permit a person to bear his father's name until he had recognized him…nine more sons of Colonel Aureliano Buendía were brought to the house to be baptized. The oldest, a strange dark boy with green eyes, who was not at all like his father's family, was over ten years old. They brought children of all ages, all colors, but all males and all with a look of solitude that left no doubt as to the relationship…
Márquez puts a lot of stock here on the physical resemblance between fathers and sons. This is very different from the material above which emphasizes the choices and the relationships of the fathers as a sign for the children. Does the consideration of genetic resemblance add anything to our discussion of how parents influence children?
(p. 176) YEARS LATER on his deathbed Aureliano Segundo would remember the rainy afternoon in June when he went into the bedroom to meet his first son. Even though the child was languid and weepy, with no mark of a Buendía, he did not have to think twice about naming him. "We'll call him José Arcadio," he said. Fernanda del Carpio, the beautiful woman he had married the year before, agreed. Úrsula, on the other hand, could not conceal a vague feeling of doubt. Throughout the long history of the family the insistent repetition of names had made her draw some conclusions that seemed to be certain. While the Aurelianos were withdrawn, but with lucid minds, the José Arcadios were impulsive and enterprising, but they were marked with a tragic sign…
(p. 178-179) One hot noontime, while he was poring over the, manuscripts, he sensed that he was not alone in the room. Against the light from the window, sitting with his hands on his knees, was Melquíades. He was under forty years of age. He was wearing the same old- fashioned vest and the hat that looked like a raven's wings, and across his pale temples there flowed the grease from his hair that had been melted by the heat, just as Aureliano and José Arcadio had seen him when they were children. Aureliano Segundo recognized him at once, because that hereditary memory had been transmitted from generation to generation and had come to him through the memory of his grandfather.
What is Márequez getting at in his discussion of the deterministic qualities of names? Don't we hope for some of this determinism when we name children after loved ones? Can the choice to name have negative impact as well?
Is there any truth to Márquez's claim that there is a "hereditary memory" that can be "transmitted from generation to generation?" Is that what we're trying to build when we emphasize study of Torah and Jewish history? Family history? How intentional is it possible to be when constructing this "hereditary history?" How important is it to be intentional in this?
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Tradition at its core
Annedda, or "tree of life," is the name that the First Nations people of Stadacona, Quebec, gave the tree whose bark they boiled to treat scurvy when it crippled Jacques Cartier's crew in the icy waters of the St. Lawrence in the winter of 1535. Historians and naturalists still argue about how to identify the mythical tree that miraculously saved lives otherwise endangered by the "great disease," as documented by Captain Cartier in his writings. We can leave the historians to their quarrel, but the "miracle" can only have come from one of our great local pine trees.
Science to the rescue
Four centuries later, a French researcher passing through Quebec became intrigued by the story of Annedda, the "tree of life." Jacques Maquelier would go on to discover the properties of the proanthocyanidins in the bark of white pine trees (Pinus strobus). These antioxidant substances would become a subject of intense research during the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
The research was of particular interest to Quebec native Mario Borduas, the founder of Atsenti, a company that made high quality medicinal extracts for the herbal and natural health product (NHP) industries. As a curious and creative visionary, this entrepreneur decided build a team of experienced researchers to finally unravel the secrets of Annedda, the "Tree of Life"—identify its active substances, properly extract them and purify them, and create a highly effective and safe medicinal ingredient of pharmaceutical quality, approved by Health Canada.
"In order to maximize the medicinal properties of the bark of the white pine tree, we needed to penetrate the substance and fully understand its molecular structure," says Borduas. "And that's exactly what we have been doing since the beginning of the 1990s: we have developed an all natural extraction process that respects the integrity of the pine's bark while providing the best possible ingredient to make safe, effective natural health products." It is noteworthy that results of recent studies (August 2013) conducted by other researchers around the world have confirmed those obtained nearly 20 years ago by Mario's team.
From an early age Mario knew he wanted to study medicine. The subject fascinated him and two of his uncles were doctors. "But I quickly understood becoming a doctor would not be the best way for me to give back to society: I thought that the medicine being taught then was too focused on synthetic products promoted by the pharmeceutical industry." So instead he bought a farm and began cultivating medicinal plants. Then he built a distillery to extract the essential oils, or what he considered to be the plant's soul. He also kept researching medicinal plants to isolate, extract and purify their active molecules. He first spent five years researching the extraction of proanthocyanids from the bark of the North American eastern white pine, and he has not stopped since. "I now know what makes a natural product mediocre, acceptable or superior."
And when it comes to health products, Mario expects superior quality and nothing less. Having suffered from chronic osteoarthritis for over thirty years, and undergone spinal cord surgery as a result of the disease which had progressed to a point of debilitation, he had to find a solution. He was therefore very motivated to pursue research on natural anti-antinflammatory medication. "Because of the disease, I had to take synthetic anti-inflammatory drugs such as Vioxx. But I knew I could do better. So I stopped taking the drugs even before Vioxx was pulled off the shelves due to its side effects."
A marriage of the traditional and the modern
Atsenti would then become active in the development of modern technologies based on the latest scientific research, to find the best way to extract active substances from pine bark and produce the highest quality medicinal extracts. The company's head office in Saint-Hyacinthe is a modern facility where NHPs and neutraceuticals can be manufactured in compliance with Health Canada's GMPs (under license issued by Health Canada.)1
Atsenti's flagship product, the white pine bark extract standardized to 95% proanthocyanidins has been certified under an exclusive worldwide license issued in 1997 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,2 for its method of extraction, purification and isolation of active substances from the bark of the white pine. The white pine grows abundantly in eastern Canada and its bark makes for an exceptionally high quality raw material because the trees grow here free of pesticides, chemical fertilizers and other industrial pollution.
Thus was born Annedda®, a line of products all containing the exclusive extract of white pine bark, among other ingredients.
But the company's scope of activity has a much wider reach. Atsenti also makes extracts of red cabbage, wild blueberry, cranberry, devil's claw root, etc., which go into the making of a variety of Annedda® products targeting a plethora of health issues.
As part of its production of high quality medicinal plant extracts, Atsenti also holds a worldwide license for the manufacture and marketing of a specially designed inert particles spouted bed dryer issued by Natural Resources Canada.3 This process obtains extracts that are of the highest quality because they are dried quickly at a low temperature.
1- Manufacturing License #300173 issued by Health Canada
2- License #LIC-01185-326934 issued by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for the exclusive process of extraction, purification and isolation of active substances from the bark of the white pine tree.
3- Worldwide license #CA0505-A-41 for the manufacture and marketing of a specially designed inert particles spouted bed dryer issued by Natural Resources Canada (CanmetENERGY), 2009.


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Q: Microsoft graph - listing emails - Access to OData is disabled I would like to use the Microsoft Graph API to programmatically check an Office365 Mailbox.
I followed all documentation, i.e.

*

*Created a app on Microsoft Identity Platform, with permissions Mail.Read, MailboxSettings.Read, User.Read.All - all with Admin Consent

*Created a secret code

*Created a mail-enabled security group including the email addresses that should be accessed by the script

*Created a ApplicationAccessPolicy to link those two items

Now,

*

*I can request an access token

*I can use this access token to get the
list of users ( https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/ )

*But when I try to get the list of messages of a specific user ( https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/USERIDHERE/messages ) I get the following 403 error:

    {
      "error": {
        "code": "ErrorAccessDenied",
        "message": "Access to OData is disabled.",
        "innerError": {
          "request-id": "73db8b50-1f16-4301-abbd-d3fbbc78ca9b",
          "date": "2019-12-20T16:08:34"
        }
      }
    }

A: It actually solved itself, after waiting about 1 hour.
I guess the culprit was the Exchange cache.

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Q: RCP e4 application first start need several seconds I developed an e4 rcp application and the application need several seconds (ca. 25-35) to open the login dialog. If I restart it it needs only 2-3 seconds.
I think that the main part is still stored in the RAM but my questions is can I improve the first start of my application and how?

A:
can I improve the first start of my application [...]?

Not to my knowledge, no. It sounds like the first start is initializing the cache for the OSGi framework and Eclipse runtime (bundle dependency resolution and extension registry data). You can verify this by starting your application with the command line argument -clean or the system property osgi.clean.
Documentation for osgi.clean: https://help.eclipse.org/neon/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/runtime-options.html#osgiclean


In a recent article, written by a highly experienced Hatha yoga teacher, it outlined how Hatha yoga is a balance between strength and flexibility. It went on to explain that strength and flexibility work in equal measures and that some people need to work on their strength while others need to work on their flexibility.
I do not understand how it possible to work on increasing flexibility opposed to building strength? You cannot. Through your yoga practice strength and flexibility are developed side by side; it is not feasible to isolated one over the other.
This ill-conceived relationship between strength and flexibility I've heard expressed many times before.
To say that something is a balance between to entities implies you are able to control the two entities. So, when someone says that Hatha yoga is a balance between strength and flexibility suggests that they can control the amount they use their flexibility. Such a statement tells me the person is naturally flexible.
As a general rule naturally flexible people tend use their strength purely as a means of gaining stability in a posture, but never too much that it would affect their ability to use their flexibility. What the writer was actually saying was, for them it's about finding a balance between stability and the use of their flexibility.
"Some people are born in a steel factory, and others are born in a noodle factory" is a classic, provocative quote from the man himself, Bikram Choudhury. During my grueling 9-week teacher training program, Bikram used this quote to highlight that some people are naturally flexible. He then went on to his main point that naturally flexible people are the hardest of all to teach because they find it hard to engage their muscles. He emphasized that we must encourage flexible people to apply their strength and not let them rely on their flexibility, especially in back-bends, where they just fearlessly collapse into the posture.
Now with over ten years of teaching behind me, I think that Bikram understated this point. Flexible people aren't hard to teach; they're impossible to teach. They don't want to hear they are collapsing into a posture. Asking them to work harder by engaging their strength any more than they need to and focus more on lifting up in a backbend means they don't come down as far which their ego just cannot endure. Their ego loves the fact they can go all the way back more than anyone else in the room.
Hatha yoga is not about using flexibility; it's about using strength. As a result, you will become stronger and more flexible.
I started yoga due to chronic arthritis with zero flexibility - the only way I gained the flexibility I currently enjoy today was through the application of strength, focusing purely on engaging my strength in such a way as to feel the body open up, lengthening, expanding.
There is no such thing as a balance between strength and flexibility; there is just the application of strength. Yes, the amount which someone goes into a posture is governed by their flexibility, but purely as a result of the using strength with control and precision.
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Run the Liverpool Half-Marathon on Sunday. I suspect my time will be the same or worse than last time, given the fact that I've only been training once a week for the last few months. Then again, the awesome power of the iPod Shuffle playlist might manifest itself and motivate me to run faster. Who knows.
See Rilo Kiley play at Borderline on Tuesday. Should be a lot of fun, because it seems like a small gig and there's no boring opening act to wait through. Rilo Kiley has been getting a very respectable amount of publicity lately due to their tour and new album. Clearly I was there first though.
So, come on then, what was your time, and how does it compare with last year?
I just caught them yesterday at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall, supporting Bright Eyes. They're both fantastic bands, and but on a great show. If you've never heard Bright Eyes before, look out for his solo acoustic song 'Lua', it's on the setlist.


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First International Conference for Conflict Resolution
Honorable participants, presenters and guests, We welcome you to the First International Conference for Conflict Resolution.
This is an historical event and we celebrate it. We thank those who have made this day possible. The organizers Honorable Frank Evans from Houston and Licensiado Santiago Gonzales from San Miguel, the presenters, and participants. We welcome you all to the Warren Hardy School.
Frank wanted me to talk to you today about the role social protocol and cultural understanding plays in preventing conflict. He also asked me help you understand how the United Sates and Mexico are different and what Americans in particular need to do to succeed in business in Mexico. Finally, I want to highlight the importance of conflict resolution and how your participation in this event effects world peace.
My work and interest for many years has been to help American business people and tourists adjust to Mexico.
Using proper social protocol is the first step to appearing like a cultured and well meaning person. Social protocol is the basis of cultural understanding and cultural understanding is the understanding that individuals and business need to have strong personal bonds. Without these cultural understandings and cultural bonds it is difficult for people to weather the storms of change in the business environment. Without cultural understanding, when conflict occurs, hearts and minds close and resolution is difficult if not impossible.
You would be surprised how many people believe that because we share the same borders, that people from Mexico and The United States, share the same values. It is important to know that we are in fact we value different things and why?
To understand the values of any country we have to understand its history. Octavio Paz once said, " The only thing all Mexicans have in common and the only thing we cannot escape is our history." The same could be said about America but it isn't that simple.
In the book LIMITS OF FRIENDSHIP written by José Casteñeda, 1998 the recent Mexican Foreign Minister and now presidential candidate, he says:
"The center of the problem is simply the United States is a nation that does not feel a need to remember its past and Mexico cannot afford to forget it."
So what it about our histories that is so important? Why can´t Mexicans afford to forget their pasts and why should Americans remember theirs?
Lets look at their history and maybe you can draw your own conclusion:
Realizing that I am in a room of lawyers here is my disclaimer: I want to emphasize that it is impossible to capture precisely the nature of any one people. There are so many variations within any given race, culture, or nationality. Only generalities can be made and generalities can be dangerous. These generalities are based on the preponderance of the evidence and know that my intentions are good.
First: American History
American history is very short, mainly because Americans don´t think about their history much. Americans tend to look forward instead of back They remember that columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. that the independence was in 1776 and Of course, Texans remember the Alamo.
Americans say Upward and Onward
America was founded in 1620 by pilgrims that came here seeking religious freedom. Historians tell us that they believed that they were the chosen people that were coming to the promised land. Pilgrims were especially individual minded.
They were the Separatists:
They wanted a new political identity and spiritual identity. They believed that if they were righteous they would prosper. Puritans were the Spiritual intellects. Knowledge of the scriptures was essential. They believed they were guided by God. They believed that the code of righteousness was the word in the bible.
John Calvin is considered the founder of the Puritan Ethic prohibited dancing, drinking, gambling, card playing, fashionable clothes and other amusements.(Nothing was left for the Puritan to do but work.) to quote from the Puritan Ethic "Work gives man moral dignity, and economic success gives him honor"
Work gives dignity – Success gives honor.
They believed that hard work was character building and morally good. They basically believed that hard work was the main factor in producing material wealth.
Puritans viewed prosperity as a gift from God.. They believed that money in itself was good and riches were consistent with Godliness Calvin said "The more he hath, the more advantage he hath to do good with it." Puritans viewed prosperity as Gods gift.
While they sailed to America the Mayflower Compact was created that they would "Combine together into a civil body politic, for the general good of the colony".
1620 first group -102 people, 41 families seeking religious freedom they brought books, household furnishings, livestock and staple foods. There were carpenters, joiners, and smiths, with the tools of their trades. They also brought an 80,000 acre land grant, fishing rights, authority to create a system of self government called "self government by the Kings Command". Most were educated and many held positions of authority in England.
The first year for the puritans was difficult but they were saved by the indians who taught them to plant corn. Soon more pilgrims arrived and the expansion began.
Christians did not miscegenate like the Conquistadores. As puritans they wanted to keep their blood line pure.
Americans believe that they were destined to inhabit the land and anyone who got in their way was an obstacle and had to be overcome. Several million indians were killed or died within a few years from disease.
1776 American Independence from England 1790 census 4 million in 13 colonies.
1803 Louisiana purchase from French. 830,000 square miles west of Mississippi .
1812 James Madison declares a policy of Manifest Destiny – It was Americas manifest destiny to expand westwards to the Pacific Ocean.
1823 Monroe Doctrine – European powers were forbidden intervention into the western hemisphere.
1830 The Indian removal act was signed
1835-1836 Texas War of Independence Battle of San Jacinto
1848 Mexican American War – annexed what is now California, Arizona, New Mexico and part of Colorado
It is true that the first Americans were religious zealots who believed hat God had given them this land. The founding fathers created the bill of rights that assured life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all people. America was built on the premise that all people were created equal and had certain unalienable rights.
The American Dream was created and to this day most Americans enjoy lives of prosperity and opportunity. Americans are independent thinkers that believe in hard work and that prosperity is their birthright.
Ethnologists tell us today Americans today three most important values are:
Financial success, hard work brings dignity and success brings honor.
Individual freedom, the pilgrims were very independent minded people. they came here to build their own nation. America has always had a very entrepreneurial spirit
Education. Americans believe that education provide the opportunity for financial success.
No American has forgotten September 11th, the worst attack by a foreign power on American soil, 2,998 souls were taken and people say that it changed the consciousness of America forever This perhaps this tragedy will help us to understand the impact that Mexico's history has had on its people and their values.
So what do the Mexican value… lets look at their history.
First of all we must remember that México has been inhabited for 30,000 years. First came the Olmecs, then the Toltecs, the Zapotecs, the Teotiahuecanos, the Mayas, and finally the Aztecs. The Aztecs only came into power 100 years before the conquest, about 1400.AD
At the time Cortés arrived in the Americas in 1528 , he encountered a civilization which numbered about 20 million people and 100 Indian nations, whose economic, social an scientific achievements rivaled any similar advancement in Africa, Asia, or Europe. The Aztecs were skilled artists and craftsmen and were competitive in sports, singing, music, dancing and poetry. There was an abundance of festivals revolving around magnificent floral and graphic displays with costumes , music and dance. Their ruling classes lived in great cities as impressive as the most advanced cities of its day.
Then came the conquistador.
Historians tell us that the Spanish conquistadores were a driven people obsessed with lust for riches and glory for themselves, for Spain, and for the righteousness of their cause. They saw no evil in the death and destruction they inflicted on the people of Mexico, In fact they perceived the Indians as subhuman and over several decades they systematically destroyed the political, economic, and religious foundations of what was a flourishing life for Indians living in Mexico. During the 300 year reign of Spain (1521.1821) some 90% of the Indian population (17 million) was killed directly or by disease brought by Spaniards. They all became slaves working to send Mexico's resources back to Spain.
After 300 years of slavery came the revolution of 1810 when Mexico gained it´s independence from Spain. The problem for the people was that pretty much the same aristocracy remained in power and most of Mexico's people were relegated to a life of serfs working the great haciendas. This lasted for another 100 years.
After the revolution of 1810, Mexico's new leaders had their own problems. Mexico found itself in a state of general anarchy, Its territory was huge, really more than the new government could manage or protect, particularly in the north. Slowly Americans moved into the territory and eventually a land grab occurred that was called the Mexican American War. America annexed what are now the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and part of Colorado. In 18.. Texans started their own war for independence, which they won. Americans should remember that many Mexicans are still upset about this.
A few years ago I visited the Museum of Interventions in Mexico city, known as el exconvento Churubusco. In its pamphlet page 7, First paragraph it says: Intervencion norteamericana 1846-1848. In 1848 Mexico lost more than half of its territory at the hand of the United States of America. The reasons? Territorial greed by the United States and the anarchy in Mexico. Now, almost 150 years later we are business associates and this border has become a permanent scare that reminds us of the turbulence of the nineteen century.
Between the revolution of 1810 and the revolution of 1910 Mexico experienced six foreign interventions. Three from United States.
Then came revolution of 1910 to 1921. The revolution of Pancho Villa and Zapata over land. Finally the great haciendas were broken down. Lets keep in mind that this revolution only occurred 84 years ago.
You may wonder why Mexicans are not more bitter and resentful than they are, and how despite such a legacy, the Mexicans are kind, thoughtful, generous, and have an extraordinarily sunny disposition that is expressed in art, literature, music, and song.
I believe that this is because the Spanish overthrow only partially succeeded. You can't wipe out 30,000 years of civilization in 400 years. It is true that Mexicans went from a nation of relative prosperity and a joyous civilization to a nation of slaves, then serfs, and finally servants. Most people experienced lives of fear, frustration, and sadness for generations. BUT It is important to realize that the Aztecs and other Mexican Indians had a rich philosophical, emotional, and spiritual life, AND despite the destruction of his physical world, what the Mexican hung on to was soul.
In Mexico, "It is generally thought that each person is basically good and decent and that one's dignity is unaffected by what he does or has. Needless to say, Life has been difficult for generations of people, this 400 years of authoritarian rule and foreign intervention has left its cultural imprint on the psyches and minds of the Mexican people. This powerful imprint is what forms the foundation for Mexican values and social protocol.
So when we consider Mexico's indigenous history and mix it in with 400 years of authoritarian rule, what do the Mexicans value?
Pride and personal dignity.
When everything else was taken away the only thing the Mexican had control over was his personal pride and dignity. To compensate for their abject poverty and slave-like social statue, Mexicans developed an extraordinary sense of pride. In Mexico, dignity and respect go hand in hand, and Mexicans feel they cannot maintain their dignity without specific, positive respect from others. Mexicans resent the "holier than thou" stance assumed by many Americans. In the face of the Americans perceived arrogance, the Mexicans pride frequently deteriorates into stubbornness and passive-aggressive resistance. Dr. Marc Ehrlich
Americans must remember that there is a feeling among many Mexicans that Americans do not respect them as a nation, as a race or as individuals.
To have strong business ties Americans must learn how to express respect and how to behave socially. Americans should be careful to use respectful language and give a demeanor of courtesy, never talking down to anyone. These personal relationships based on respect are the key to successful long term business.
Mexican courtesy begins with a level of formality that has long since disappeared from other cultures. After the revolution of 1810, it became the practice to educate all people in the Cortesia. The basic courtesies that came from Spain. If a person knew this basic Cortesia, he was considered educated. If he did not, he was considered a "mal-educado". This was an insult on the mother who was responsible for teaching the courtesies. Suffice it to say that the learning of the courtesies leveled the playing field and became the social glue that brought everyone together on social level. They are based on acknowledging a person when entering his space. They consist of:
The formal greetings and farewells
Asking permission when entering or leaving someone's space.
A blessing on the meal when entering some ones space.
The courtesies gave all people a way expressing respect and of maintaining pride and personal dignity.
American should know and use these courtesies if they live or work in Mexico.
From the beginning U.S. business relationships have generally been based on accepted practices and laws. Not so much in Mexico. Historically, the only protection Mexican business people have had is the personal bonds that have been established between them.
In most cases, for a business relationship to succeed, it must be based more on trust than on a contract. It is true that the modern Mexican Executive places trust in a well written contract, but when things go wrong, any business success must be based on personal confidence not on laws.
The greatest challenge facing foreigners who want to do business in Mexico is finding the right people and then developing mutual trust. This trust cannot be developed in one or two meetings. It takes time.
It should be understood that the first stages of business relationship, Mexicans are looking at the personality, character, and manners of the foreign representative. Friendship and trust is important. If a deal is reached without this required personal foundation, it will usually fall apart during the first several years of operation or at best go forward but usually it will proceed at a slow pace.
The important thing is that once this trust is developed problems can be solved easily, quickly, and completely with the help of Mexican friends. Personal contacts in the right places continue to be the way things get done efficiently. This brings us to
Personal interaction, not laws, is the basis of business in Mexico and the foundation of Mexican society. Laws were originally created to protect the powerful, not systems of right and wrong, but by arbitrary policies established to protect the ruling elite. Until recent history all activity, social and economical and political, was based on personal relationships, on who one knew and how much influence could be brought to bear. Mexico became a system of personal patronage. Survival was based on ones ability of network with family members and friends.
Today Mexico is a powerful country going through rapid change. The old politics with political experience and connections is becoming the new politics of bureaucrats who have built political careers through bureaucracy and accomplishments at school.
However, even today trust and personal friendships play an extremely important role in the development and maintenance of good business relationships.
In a perfect world the parties involved in the relationship from different nations, would be sensitive and knowledgeable of the other party´s culture and traditional ways of life. Why is cultural understanding so important, because it reduces the incidence of conflict and gives a basis for resolution when it occurs.
We live in a dynamic universe and in business things go wrong, so wrong that the individuals cannot come to resolution alone. That is when they need help.
We have come here today to discuss ways and to develop skills to help individuals, businesses and institutions resolve conflicts in efficient and responsible ways. Through this information and these skills we will be able to help our clients save money, save time, and experience less stress.
We will all agree that mediation is the practical way to resolve conflict, But I believe that mediation is not only practical, it is also spiritual.
It is the path of the peacemaker. Gandhi said: "When you have resolved conflict you have opened the door to peace." Never in the history of our planet has peace been more important.
Recently a local healer named Jesus spoke at our school. Someone asked… How can we heal the planet… How can we have peace on earth?
He said that the way was to heal yourself and then heal those in your immediate circle. That is all anyone can do. The mediator is the peacemaker and your clients are your immediate circle. When you help your clients see another's side and open their hearts, then there are great possibilities for resolution and for peace.
I believe the path of the mediator is the path of the spiritual warrior…. like St. Michael.. The patron saint of our city…
A few months ago a great Peruvian shaman named Juan Ruiz spoke at our school. He said that when he was meditating that morning, he saw San Miguel. Not only did he see San Miguel, he saw legions of archangels.
He said that the San Miguel he saw looks different than the one in the Parroquia. This one didn´t have a sword and shield. He walked with his arms open and his heart was open. He said that this was a new era in the history of the world and that this is the time of the open hearted warriors.
A good mediator helps others to see another's position and open their hearts to possibilities for resolution. This is the beginning of peace.
Mediation is practical.. it helps our clients save time and money and it is spiritual. It helps our clients reach peaceful solutions and opens the door to peaceful hearts. It creates a win, win, win situation. You are here to become the practical warriors for peace.
The dali lama says that: The path to nonviolence is the path of service to our fellow beings. We honor what you are doing and we support you in it.
We want you to enjoy your selves, and learn from each other. Much energy has been used by people with vision, talent, and good hearts to bring us together. Let us create the union between our groups that will serve many. I hope you to feel proud because you are taking the legal high road in service to your clients and to humanity.
It is a day for celebration and we my wife Tuli and I, welcome you here. Nuestra Casa es su Casa Our mission is uniting people through language and culture y estamos aqui para servirles.
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LAKE PLACID 3 (2010)
July 12, 2019 by Brennan Klein in Movie Review
Month 3 of the new marathons goes swimmingly as we return to everyone's favorite watering hole in Maine/Bulgaria with LAKE PLACID 3!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan gets very excited by two new female characters, Sergio tries to explain his scariness rating system, and we honestly kind of have a blast.
Ten Word Reviews: Annabelle Comes Home, Child's Play, The Hot Chick
Lake Placid, 2010's, Michael Ironside, Yancy Butler
WARNING: THIS EPISODE GETS VERY NSFW. We were in a mood.
Just in time to miss Independence Day, we watch the fireworks-filled death extravaganza they call FINAL DESTINATION 3!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan spots future celebrities, Sergio can't stop saying Mary Elizabeth Winstead's whole name, and we dissect the sheer Canadianness of the whole proceedings.
Ten Word Reviews: Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Men in Black: International, Toy Story 4
Final Destination, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, 2000's, Glen Morgan
LEPRECHAUN 2 (1994)
For the first time ever we watched the movie separately, so let's see how that colors our review of 1994's masterpiece LEPRECHAUN 2!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan is excited to see his name onscreen, Sergio struggles to maintain even the slightest grasp on the plot, and we pay tribute to the great Warwick Davis.
Ten Word Reviews: Ma, Rocketman, Always Be My Maybe
Leprechaun, Rodman Flender
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
We actually get to do good movies on this podcast sometimes, now isn't that nice? This week we're talking about 1935's THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan waxes poetic about loneliness, Sergio is bothered by how little Bride we actually get, and we makes connections to the broadest array of pop culture you ever did see.
Ten Word Reviews: Brightburn, The Perfection, Aladdin
Frankenstein, Boris Karloff, James Whale
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… We've got FOUR crocodiles to contend with in 2007's LAKE PLACID 2!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan gets very nervous about the lakeshore, Sergio reminisces about Cloris Leachman, and we try to stay positive about what is surely going to be one of the best sequels in the franchise!
Ten Word Reviews: Wine Country, Long Shot, Booksmart
2000's, Cloris Leachman, John Schneider
It's time to resume the marathon now in progress! It's time for 2003's FINAL DESTINATION 2!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan struggles with his Miranda identity, Sergio discusses asylum etiquette, and we can't stop talking about the dude with the nipple ring!
Ten Word Reviews: Avengers: Endgame, Missing Link, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
Final Destination, Ali Larter, 2000's
We wrap up the month with the beginning of the fourth franchise marathon that will be filling out our schedule for the months to come! It's almost the very beginning of American horror cinema itself, 1931's FRANKENSTEIN!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan amuses himself with Easter jokes, Sergio likes that it has a story, and we struggle to separate ourselves from 2019!
Ten Word Reviews: The Curse of La Llorona
James Whale, Boris Karloff, 1930's
LEPRECHAUN (1993)
Third verse, worse than the first! Today we're starting franchise marathon #3 with 1993's crapsterpiece LEPRECHAUN!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan finds his new favorite horror movie diversion, Sergio can't manage his anger at precocious child characters, and we largely manage to avoid doing terrible Irish accents!
Ten Word Reviews: Shazam!
Warwick Davis, Jennifer Aniston, 90's
LAKE PLACID (1999)
Franchise marathon #2 begins today with 1999's LAKE PLACID!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan hates every character he comes across, Sergio tries to justify his childhood love of the movie, and we discuss our hopes for the future of the franchise!
Steve Miner, 90's, Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt
FINAL DESTINATION (2000)
If you had a premonition of us starting a new franchise marathon, it has come true! We're embarking on a journey with 2000's FINAL DESTINATION!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan gets really IN this movie, Sergio gets stuck on the idea of the Grim Reaper, and we break down Ms. Lewton's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day!
Ten Word Reviews: Us, Alita: Battle Angel, The Haunting on Fraternity Row
Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, 2000's, Slasher, Tony Todd
URBAN LEGENDS: BLOODY MARY (2005)
March 29, 2019 by Brennan Klein in Movie Review
Another month over, another franchise finished. Today we're discussing the endcap of this month's bonus trilogy series with the 2005 flick URBAN LEGENDS: BLOODY MARY!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan dissects Christina Aguilera lyrics, Sergio struggles to understand the pranks in this movie, and we rank all the films in the Urban Legend trilogy!
March 29, 2019 /Brennan Klein
Mary Lambert, Kate Mara, 2000's
NEW NIGHTMARE (1994)
Freddy's dead and gone, but you can never keep a good slasher down! The series was resurrected just three short years later with the topic of this episode, 1994's NEW NIGHTMARE!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan pulls out an evangelical plot twist, Sergio comes out as pro-Angel, and we rank all the Nightmare movies!
Ten Word Reviews: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
90's, Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Robert Englund, Slasher, Miko Hughes
URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT (2000)
Our newest marathon is already almost over! That's the danger with covering trilogies… That's right we're doing URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT, hailing from the grand ole year of 2000.
Join us as we review the film, Brennan tries to avoid libel, Sergio is definitely awake, and we debate how appropriate a fencing mask actually is for this particular movie.
Ten Word Reviews: Greta, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2000's, Hart Bochner, Slasher, Loretta Devine, Anthony Anderson, Eva Mendes
URBAN LEGEND (1998)
New month, new marathon! Every other Friday (and/or whenever the hell this late episode airs) this March, we'll be reviewing the Urban Legend trilogy starting with the original URBAN LEGEND from 1998!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan is very concerned about Joshua Jackson's hair, Sergio wants to know where the spiders come from, and we make our guesses about the goings-on in Urban Legends: Final Cut.
Ten Word Reviews: Bohemian Rhapsody, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Glitter
Slasher, 90's, Jared Leto, Rebecca Gayheart, Alicia Witt, Jamie Blanks, Tara Reid, Loretta Devine, Joshua Jackson
Oscar Skeleton #4: Emily Blunt in WIND CHILL (2007)
February 22, 2019 by Brennan Klein in Movie Review
We're closing out our Oscar Skeletons month by turning in desperation to a Golden Globe Best Actress nominee. We're digging into the dark depths of Emily Blunt's filmography and pulling out 2007's WIND CHILL!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan is perturbed by gas station hygiene, Sergio doesn't fall for Nice Guys, and we judge Emily Blunt's grocery list.
Ten Word Reviews: Happy Death Day 2U, Isn't It Romantic?
February 22, 2019 /Brennan Klein
2000's, Emily Blunt, Gregory Jacobs, Steven Soderbergh
Oscar Skeleton #3: Bradley Cooper in MY LITTLE EYE (2002)
For the third week of Oscar Skeletons Month, we're (very) briefly visiting an early role from Best Actor nominee Bradley Cooper in 2002's MY LITTLE EYE!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan spills the tea on Sergio's new nickname, Sergio talks porcelain cat etiquette, and we break down 2002 real estate!
Ten Word Reviews: The Wife, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, The Prodigy
Bradley Cooper, 2000's
Oscar Skeleton #2: Amy Adams in PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (2000)
For the second week of Oscar Skeletons Month, we're digging deep into the back catalogue of Supporting Actress nominee Amy Adams and pulling out the 2000 slasher parody PSYCHO BEACH PARTY!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan rhapsodizes about Provoloney, Sergio demands patience, and we break down the casting choice of Nicholas Brendon!
Ten Word Reviews: Velvet Buzzsaw, Pokémon The Movie: I Choose You!, From Prada to Nada
Amy Adams, Nicholas Brendon, Lauren Amrbose, Lauren Ambrose, Beth Broderick, Slasher, 2000's
Oscar Skeleton #1: Sam Elliott in FROGS (1972)
It's the first week in Oscars month, where we dig the skeletons out of the closet of four best acting nominees! Our first category is Best Supporting Actor, and we're traveling all the way back to 1972 to see Sam Elliott slumming it in the super boring nature-run-amok film FROGS!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan dissects masculinity, Sergio thirsts after young Sam Elliott, and we try to find any sort of redeeming quality in this movie!
Ten Word Reviews: Bridget Jones's Diary
Sam Elliott, 70's
DAMIEN (2016 - 2016)
Surprise! The Omen franchise ain't dead yet! We're doing a bonus episode catching up with our favorite(ish) Antichrist on his short-lived 2016 series DAMIEN!
Join us as we review the first and final episodes of the first (and only) season, Brennan gets real mad about Satanist newsletters, Sergio is unreasonably obsessed with an old woman, and we make connections to the rest of the franchise as a whole!
Ten Word Reviews: Aquaman, The Broken Hearts Club, American Pie Presents: Band Camp
Omen, TV, Barbara Hershey
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD (1989)
It's a boy! This week we catch up once more with good old Freddy Krueger in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD!
Join us as we review the film, Brennan explores the gay animal menagerie, Sergio gets very confused, and we reveal next week's very special episode!
Ten Word Reviews: Escape Room, Bad Times at the El Royale, Perfectos Desconocidos
Elm Street, Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, 80's


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How to Measure Box Dimensions a Complete GuidePosted On: Aug-21-2018 By: mike
It takes creativity and attention to details to come up with a perfect box. For measurements to accurately correspond to the inner dimensions of the box, exact measurements must be adhered to. This is carefully done to ensure your products are well protected and fit to move around. Understanding the types of products is vital. For packaging purposes, length, width and depth must be precisely determined. Calculating the dimensions of the box is critical to avoid them facing wrong direction when measuring, or clients getting boxes having a completely different sizes than the actual measurements. Numbers should be well outlined to avoid any packaging confusion that might arise.
Quality boxes measurements refer to the internal dimensions not the external dimensions. Internal and external dimensions can differ greatly depending on the box. Durable boxes are made from corrugated board that has a liner both inside and outside fluting. Maximum strength of the box depends on the size of the fluting and weight of paper used. Smaller fluting means the box will be rigid whereas, larger fluting provides a better protection for products during packaging.
Corrugated boxes come in a wide varieties of shapes, styles and sizes. From square, triangular, round, rectangular, flat and tall boxes just to mention a few. All these types are measured by length, width or depth/height to avoid throwing off the desired box size. It is important to put into consideration the volume of the box to ensure a food fit.
Length is the measure of the side of the box or how long the box is. This is the dimension that is always the longest.
Width is the length from left to right or how broad the box will be. It's the shortest dimension of the box.
Depth/height this is the length from front to back or how high the box will be.
Volume is simply the measure of how big the box is in three dimensions or how much room the box will be inside.
Procedure for measurement
Rectangular box dimensions
To make a flawless box, length, width and depth should match correctly. They are then multiplied to get the volume of the box. For instance; formula volume (V) = length (L) X width (W) X height (H) is often used to precisely calculate the box dimensions of corrugated box.
Measure the length (L), this is the longest side of the box indicating the inches or preferred measurement units. Proceed to measure the width (W), this being the other edge next to the box making sure to use the same measurements. Finally, take down the measurement of the height (H) of the box normally the distance from top of the box to the ground.
The next crucial stage is finding the total volume of the box by multiplying all the three sides of the box using the units obtained. Volume of the box must be in the units used for example in our case inches. Clearly understanding the final volume measurements of the box helps us know how many cubes will fit exactly in the box.
If the box has a length of 4 feet, width 2 feet and a height of 3 feet we calculate the measurements as follows:
Volume of the box =length (l) X width (w) X height (h)
Volume= 4ft x 2ft x 3ft.
Volume= 24ft cubed.
This means that the box can comfortably accommodate 24 cubes while carrying out the packaging.
Square Box Dimensions
Square has all the same dimensions and proves easy to assemble. To achieve the desired volume of the square box we multiply all the three sides to arrive at the volume. Measure all the sides of the square to get the units correct. This is safely done using the formula
Volume(V)= side times side times side.
Lets assume the dimensions of our square in this case is 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet:
Volume of the box = 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet
Volume of the box will be= 27ft cubed.
Meaning our final box will be able to take in 27 small cubes.
Cylindrical Box Dimensions
In simple terms, cylindrical boxes have bottom and top circles. To find the volume of the cylindrical box, we apply the formula
Volume of cylindrical box = pi by radius squared by height. Where pi equals 3.14, r indicates the radius of the of top circle and h the height of the cylindrical box.
Additionally, we also find the pyramid with a circle for the bottom part. To find the total volume of our cylindrical box we multiply the above volume by 1/3.
Hence our volume will be:
Volume: 1/3 ( pi x radius squared by height).
Lets say our height is 6 feet, length is 14 feet and width is 14 feet. We calculate the volume of the cylindrical box as follow:
Volume= length(l) by width(w) by height(h)/3
Volume= 6 x 14 x 14/3
Volume= 392 feet squared.
This suggests that our cylindrical box is capable of carrying a maximum of 392 smaller cubes.
Pyramid-shaped Box Dimensions
Box with this advanced shape has one side or base with all the other sides coming to a point. To find the total volume of our pyramid-shaped box, we proceed as follows.
We multiply the base area by height and then multiplying the results by the fraction of 1/3. The area of the base is calculated by multiplying the length of the base by width.
Thus,
Volume of pyramid-shaped box= 1/3( base by height)
Boxes are available for lightweight, fragile and heavy storage. They are also available in standard duty wall to heavy duty making them the best value option for products package. Boxes are eco-friendly and very affordable. Quality and durability is unmatched
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Welcome to GO's School Board Watch for Wednesday, February 22, 2017. This meeting's agenda includes: Asian Pacific Islander and Latina/o Achievement, school merger proposal, enrollment impact analysis, enrollment stabilization plan, LPS and Civicorps Academy Charter Renewals.
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LITTLE CAYMAN, Cayman Islands - Feb. 1, 2019 - EntSun -- For the 4th year in a row, Southern Cross Club has received outstanding designations from online travel site TripAdvisor.com. Honored with not just one, but two of the coveted 2019 Travellers' Choice Awards, this boutique property scored high in the categories of "Top 25 Hotels for Service – Caribbean" and "Top 25 Hotels for Romance – Caribbean," moving ahead of many larger properties in the highly popular Caribbean region. These designations are awarded annually to only the top 1% of resorts in their respective categories.
The 14-bungalow Southern Cross Club works hard year-round to ensure their guests have the experience of a lifetime. From their location directly on a dazzling white sand beach with crystal clear water, to the refurbished accommodations and top-notch diving and fishing staff, Southern Cross Club offers guests a brand of "barefoot elegance" that's hard to surpass.
"To be recognized as the best-of-the-best by Trip Advisor's Travellers' Choice Awards 2019 is a tremendous honor, and we're thankful for our guests who have taken the time to share their love of our resort," said owner Peter Hillenbrand. "These awards are a testament to the work of Southern Cross Club's exemplary staff, and our dedication to sharing Little Cayman's natural environment for all to enjoy."
"Luxurious and low-key accommodations with top notch diving"
"Southern Cross Club is extraordinary… stunningly beautiful, incredibly quiet, and the diving is absolutely amazing."
"They have assembled a stellar staff, all friendly and doing everything to make sure their guests are having a good time."
Asked about their incredibly high guest return rate, General Manager Jennifer Mills commented, "We are so proud of our lovely resort. Everyone puts in 100%, and that keeps our visitor's coming back again and again. There's really a reason why more than 75% of our guests are return visitors."
Established in 1958, the casually‐sophisticated Southern Cross Club on Little Cayman is the Cayman Islands' oldest resort. Features include 14 beachfront bungalows with breath-taking views, a top‐rated professional in‐house diving and fishing operation, outstanding cuisine and a staff dedicated to the highest levels of service. For reservations please call 800-899‐2582 (CLUB), email info@southerncrossclub.com or visit www.southerncrossclub.com.


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Global gaming exhibition G-STAR 2020 opens in Busan
Short for Game, Show, and Trade, All-Round G-STAR 2020 opened its doors at Busan Exhibition and Convention Center on Thursday.
But unlike last year, when over 200-thousand fans visited BEXCO to see their favorite developers and the latest games, this year had no fans visiting the show in person.
Instead, everything happening on stage and in G-STAR's studio in Busan is being streamed live via G-STAR TV on Twitch to viewers around the world.
"G-STAR 2020 is our first attempt at a web-based festival celebrating gaming culture. Although we can't meet you offline like before, all of G-STAR 2020 will be available on G-STAR TV online."
Hosted by the Korea Association of Game Industry, the exhibition runs for four days until Sunday.
Main sponsor WeMade on Thursday finally unveiled its highly anticipated "Mir 4", which already had over two and a half million pre-orders before the event.
Other top South Korean game companies taking part include Nexon, Kakao Games, SmileGate, NeoWiz and KraftOn.
Viewers will also be able to enjoy the G-STAR Cup, an E-sports competition, scheduled for Days 2 and 3, and even a Cosplay awards ceremony on Day 4.
Han Seong-woo, Arirang News.
Reporter : alicosell@arirang.com


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20 West 84th St. 1B/3C/3D, New York, NY 10024
Condo Property Type
Upper West Side Neighborhood
4,100 Approx. Sq. Ft.
$3,925 Maint/CC
$3,425 RET
YOU MUST HAVE FULL KNOWLEDGE OF NYC RENT STABILIZATION AND CONTROL LAWS. NO SHOWINGS, TENANT OCCUPIED. Please send an e-mail to request documents. After the documents have been reviewed we will to speak with you.
Upper Westside, prewar condo. Apartments to be sold together. 3C and 3D are classic six apartments. Each unit has approximately 1560sq', two bedrooms, formal dining or third bedroom, windowed kitchen, and staff room, two full bathrooms and third full staff bathroom. 1B is a classic four with 982sq' with one bedroom and a formal dining room, making it convertible to a full two bedroom. There is a windowed kitchen and windowed bathroom.
20 West 84th Street was built in 1923 and converted to condominium in 1986. There are 9 floors and 37 units, and tenant open storage room in basement. There is a live in super. The most recent sale 9C, in February 2014, sold for $1,950,000.
Monthly Rent Roll for 1B/3C/3D as of February 1, 2019: $5,539.42 There is a current assessment that totals $7,117.56 per year as of February 1, 2019.Read More…
Listing courtesy of Douglas Elliman Real Estate
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Tyler, The Creator Falls for Secluded…
YouTuber Rudy Mancuso Buys All-New Modern Farmhouse
Plus Icon Location Studio City, Los Angeles, Calif.
Plus Icon Size 3,386 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms
New Jersey native and popular YouTuber Rudy Mancuso has followed the lead of scores of his social media-famous peers, having invested his earnings by setting down some residential roots in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. Modern, clean-lined and built new in 2020, the new Mancuso modern farmhouse lies in the desirable Studio City neighborhood and offers 5 beds and 5.5 baths in more than 3,300 square feet of living space. For those amenities, and many more, Mancuso shelled out about $2.36 million.
From the street, a brick walkway leads past the attached two-car garage, to the structure's front door, which swings into the public living areas.
The home's entire ground floor is essentially one giant room, with dedicated areas specifically for dining, cooking and living. There's a large kitchen with center island and top-notch appliances, plus cabinets and countertops bathed in a crisp bright white. An adjacent family gathering space has a fireplace, built-in bookshelves and glass sliders providing access to the back patio.
Four of the home's bedrooms are upstairs, and the master suite offers a private balcony overlooking the backyard. The requisite luxe amenities are all accounted for — the master bed sports another fireplace; the ensuite bath has dual vanities, a soaking tub and steam shower.
While the .14-acre lot isn't particularly huge, it's well suited for large-scale entertaining with a loggia for alfresco dining, a full outdoor kitchen containing a BBQ and bar seating, plus an L-shaped patch of lawn and a pool with inset spa. A wall and some ficus hedges lend the property some privacy from the neighbors, many of whom have strikingly similar-looking and equally new houses.
Mancuso, still in his 20s, first came to public attention on the now-defunct app Vine. Today, he's probably best-known for his musical comedy sketches on YouTube and Instagram, and for his frequent collaborations with other high-profile social media comedians like Lele Pons, plus his work with Australian actor Maia Mitchell, his longtime girlfriend. Over the last four years, Mancuso's YouTube channel has amassed more than 7.2 million subscribers and 1.3 billion lifetime views.
Kobi Costa and Kayla Laws Schulman of Coldwell Banker held the listing; Shannon Vital and Gerald Alan of Keller Williams repped Mancuso.
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La Coupe d'Italie de football 1980-1981, est la  de la Coupe d'Italie.

À partir de cette saison la finale se déroule en match aller et retour.

Participants

Serie A (D1)

Les 16 clubs de Serie A sont engagés en Coupe d'Italie.

Serie B (D2)

Les 20 clubs de Serie B sont engagés en Coupe d'Italie.

Résultats

Premier tour
Le tenant du titre, AS Roma est exempté du premier tour, les 35 participants sont répartis dans sept groupes de 5 et se rencontrent une fois. Les 7 premiers de groupe sont rejoint par le tenant du titre pour disputer les quarts de finale.

Quarts de finale
Les matchs des quarts de finale se déroulent entre le 4 mars et le 8 avril 1981.

Demi-finales
Les matchs des demi-finales se déroulent entre le 28 mai et le 9 juin 1981.

Finale

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L'AS Roma remporte sa quatrième coupe d'Italie, la deuxième d'affilée, en battant Torino aux tirs au but.

Articles connexes
 Coupe d'Italie de football
 Championnat d'Italie de football 1980-1981

Liens externes
 Coppa Italia 1980/1981

Notes et références

1980|1981
Italie
Sport en Italie en 1980
Sport en Italie en 1981


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Q: Change size of embedded google doc I am working on a website for my first client and I'm having trouble figuring out how to change the size and background colour for an embedded google doc. any help would be very much appreciated.
here is a link to my github with the code https://github.com/TheCrimsonLord/Website

A: I assume you are referring to the google doc iframe as seen below

If so, changing the width and height can be done using the height and width attributes as so:

However, manipulating or even styling contents inside an iframe is not possible.


Over the Rainebeau: November! Birthday swap! Leaf Peeping! Anthropologie!
November! Birthday swap! Leaf Peeping! Anthropologie!
for the first time at Swap for All Seasons.
It's a monthly swap, with monthly themes and colors.
You make a card, a tag, and a bag of themed goodies!
This month's theme was "Birthday"
and the color was November Brown!
and I will post pics next week.
These pics were taken in Lexington, MA.
especially since we went later this year than usual.
But no, I think we hit it just right!
daytime/nighttime temperatures, even windy days.
But this year was sweet.
Then a stop in NYC for a few days.
Anthropologie, I love you, but wha???
Like I'm not going to take a picture of that!
Oh those creations are so gorgeous and the little wish tag is a delight.
What wonderful photographs, although you are making me wish I were there. I have only managed to visit New York once, for a birthday weekend which was brimming with memories for me. It is such a long trip but so worthwhile.
Beautiful photos. Thank yo for sharing the lovely ladies!
These are wonderful -- your swap partner is very lucky!
I know what you mean about being home and Halloween candy! And I loved your fall colors -- We do it well in Michigan but no one does it better than New England!
Beautiful fall pictures. Love the card and tag - drool worthy indeed! Happy Pink Saturday!
Lorraine, I just wanted to say thanks for stopping by the Marmelade Gypsy -- and you're right -- Trader Joe's at the holidays is not to be missed! We don't have one in town; the nearest is about an hour -- and it's always my favorite field trip!
Wow, love both of those tags! Very creative. The Fall color is beautiful! What a wonderful trip. I dream of doing that same thing. Some day I will!
Thanks for the nice comment you left on my Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival post! I love that Marie Antionette dress!
Thank you for the images ..
Whay a fun post! I have never been close enough to an Anthropologie to go, but have seen their fab displays on blogs. Those are incredible! Thanks so much for sharing with Pink Sat.
I came over from MIM where I spotted your beautiful card, then I got to see the tag and all those inspirational photos as well! So glad I visited.
About your card - what really caught my eye was the colors. And I really liked the layout too!
Gorgeous tag and card, love the warm colours you used. Like the beautiful colours of autumn, as in your great shots of the autumn trees.
Love the fall picture, you made it just in time. Got to love NYC, beautiful pictures, thanks.


Eisenhower said, "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." Planning was important to Eisenhower because he used it to guide his decision making in the heat of the battle. It's not much different for us when we're competing in the marketplace, which can often feel like a battle!
Top leaders understand that instead of viewing planning as a low-value but necessary exercise, it's a worthwhile endeavor that will prepare them to make more informed decisions throughout the year. When challenges or opportunities come along, they can be evaluated against the plan for overall fit with the strategies and tactics that have been chosen.
So it's not about the long, fancy plan, it's about roll-up your sleeves and do the dirty work kind of planning that will be a roadmap for day to day decision making.