The "Start-Up" Life

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Good Code vs Bad Code

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You Cannot "Try to be" What You are Not

You cannot try to be smarter than you are or more cool or . . . . .

Just like you cannot be any less of those above. You are who & what you are. Actually, you are the sum of "who" and "what" you are. "You" are not any one "thing". There isn't any one adjective that does or could possibly define "you". So don't try to be anything but who you are.

But when you do see yourself trying to be something you are not already - ask yourself why you are doing it? Is it because you actually

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• Who am I . . . .

Match 33 - Pakistan vs Zimbabwe (Group A)

• Zimbabwe 151/7 (39.4 ov)
• Pakistan 164/3 (34.1 ov)

Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)

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• Scorecard

Public Display of Affection

Probably because of the society I grew up, I used to be very uncomfortable when people displayed their affection in public. Even the simple act of hand holding was quite unusual.

But over the last couple of decades I have gotten used to.

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Business Promotion via Social Media

The Power of social media

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On Being Civil

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Happy, Sad, Mad, Angry & Everything in Between

On my morning drive I happened to catch just a few minutes of the Dudley and Bob Morning Show. They were talking about individuals needing "psychiatric help". The issues the were talking about (at least the ones that caught my attention) were:

• Dealing with the possibility of needing such help
• The taboo against

It was really interesting to hear such a topic even though listening to them felt a little distracting. Not to mention the fact that I had to quit (since I was already running a little late for a meeting).

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Match 32 - Bangladesh vs Netherlands (Group B)

• Netherlands 160 (46.2 ov)
• Bangladesh 166/4 (41.2 ov)

Bangladesh won by 6 wickets (with 52 balls remaining)

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• Scorecard

Tsunami Follows 8.9 Quake

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• Tsunami hits Japan after massive quake - BBC
  
• Devastation in Japan - CNN

Match 28 - England vs Bangladesh (Group B)

• England 225 (49.4 ov)
• Bangladesh 227/8 (49 ov)

Bangladesh won by 2 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

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• Scorecard

Opinion

We are all entitled to our own - of course. Being open, correct, objective or flexible is totally optional.

Sharing or debating your own opinions with others is an even more of an optional act. Not only do you have to decide to share and debate, but at least one other entity / individual must be willing to participate.

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Match 19 - Bangladesh vs West Indies (Group B)

Bangladesh 58 (18.5 ov)
West Indies 59/1 (12.2 ov)
West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 226 balls remaining)

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• Scorecard

My Maxima @ 267,027mi

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U.S. Debt

• China - $1.2T
• Japan - $0.9T
• UK - $272B
• Brazil - $181B

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• Major Foreign Holders of U.S. Treasury Securities