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Chances are good that temperatures and humidity levels will drop one day soon and that the hundreds of participants in the Chattanooga Cross Country League will have a decent day on which to run.
However, it wasn't Tuesday at Camp Jordan.
It was hot and humid -- should we be expecting anything less for Chattanooga in mid-September? -- which slowed the times significantly, but the front runners braved the difficult conditions and ran strong from start to finish.
Bradley senior Harold Smith has been on a roll all fall and that continued as he won the boys race in 16 minutes, 38 seconds.
Ooltewah's Garret Flores and Baylor's John Carlson followed Smith with times of 17:25 and 17:29 while Judd Bates of Heritage and Jackson Goodwin of Baylor completed the top five with times of 17:37 and 17:51, respectively.
The Baylor boys were the team winner with 40 points, followed by Coahulla Creek with 132 and McCallie with 133.
Signal Mountain's Mallory Young was running with Karla Vradenburgh of the Chattanooga Patriots for the first half of the race, but the Signal Mountain junior picked up the pace and left Vradenburgh to fend for herself as Young won with a time of 20 minutes, 43 seconds.
Baylor's Grace Carlson, who just got released by her doctor to run on Thursday after having an inflamed joint in her second toe, was third in the beginning, but moved up to finish second in 21:11.
Vradenburgh was third in 21:25 while Sarah Buckler of Heritage and Lucy Whitfield of GPS were fourth and fifth with times of 21:29 and 21:30, respectively.
Heritage claimed the girls team win with 65 points as they nipped runner-up GPS by two points. Signal Mountain was third with 74.
"Running in the heat wasn't fun, but I just wanted to have a good time and not pass out," Young said within minutes of posting her first win of the young season.
"Our team was running more for place than for time and the goal was to beat the girl in front of you. This isn't my favorite course as I like a few hills," the 16-year-old junior nodded with a smile.
Carlson is a 15-year-old sophomore who has had two training runs since being released. Needless to say, her expecations on Tuesday weren't very high.
"Going in, I wasn't expecting very much, but I'm really happy with how well I did," the petite red-head said in her usual quite tone.
"I didn't start out very fast, but I was feeling good in the second mile. Mallory is an excellent runner, so there was no way I was going to catch her today. It was a little hot out there, but what can you do?" she added.
Bradley's Smith has been on a mission thus far. He didn't have anyone to challenge him, but he created his own challenge in the final mile.
"I'm so tired right now as I tried to catch the guy on the bike," he expressed, knowing that Jim Steffes really had to pedal his heart out in the final stretch to not get passed by the fleet-footed Smith.
"There's no shade on the back side of this course and it was really hot out there, but I improved a lot from the last race. My goal was to just keep getting better. I'm hoping to go out with a bang," Smith nodded.
Ooltewah's Flores had a breakthrough experience during Tuesday's race.
"I tried something different and it worked. I went out a lot slower during the first mile, but I had a better time. I was running with John (Carlson) and we were waiting for somebody to go in that last mile. I'm excited to have someone like him to run with, but I was shooting for second from the start.
"It will be a race for second place all season, but I'm so excited about my new strategy. I can't wait to try it again in the next race," he added.
Carlson had a 5K personal record by 11 seconds and he was pleased, despite finishing third.
"It wasn't as muddy as it was the last time we ran out here, but I did what I was supposed to do today. I knew that Garret would be with me. He took off with about 400 meters to go and I couldn't stay with him. I guess I need to work on my finish kick a little more," he added.
Counting the junior varsity race, there were 696 partipants in the three races and 80 teams that scored.
There will not be a league meet next week, although many of these teams will be at Chickamauga Dam on Sept. 21 for the annual Chattanooga Cross Country Festival.
The next league meet will be at Baylor on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
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Honeysuckle is a woody plant and should be transplanted as you would any woody shrub. Fall, after the plant has gone dormant, is the best time to transplant in Texas. Before you transplant you should prune it back by about 1/3 its present size. Ideally, you should root prune the plant a couple of months before you move it. This will cause the roots to branch and increase. When you get ready to transplant, you should prepare the hole to receive the transplant before you dig it up. This will limit the time the roots are exposed to potentially drying air and increase your chance of success. There is an excellent article Transplanting Shrubs with step-by-step instructions from Hometime.com.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court justices and the judges of the two other appellate courts are on the ballot in nonpartisan elections every six years so voters can determine whether they should stay in office. This regular vote is called "merit retention." This year, four Supreme Court justices (out of nine), three Court of Criminal Appeals judges (out of five) and four Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals judges (out of twelve) have merit retention elections.
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United Nations: India will focus on the issue of UN peacekeeping during its UN Security Council presidency for the month of August, Hardeep Singh Puri, permanent representative of India to the UN has said.
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Puri`s statement came while he briefed reporters on the Security Council`s programme for August, which was approved by the council Tuesday.
India will hold the presidency of the 15-member UN body in charge of maintaining global peace and security for the month.
"Peacekeeping in and of itself is becoming a somewhat complicated exercise. We have moved on from the traditional paradigm of peace to be kept after hostilities within a country. There are elements of peace-building which now peacekeepers are expected to pursue, the issue of mandate generation," Puri said.
He said India has a great deal of experience in peacekeeping as a major troop contributor to UN operations all over the world.
India has so far contributed more than 100,000 peacekeepers since the process of peacekeeping started.
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A good place to visit and pop by. You can see local ppl selling local produce which they say is organic although I have never seen any licenses, to be fair neither I asked for...
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A good place to visit and pop by. You can see local ppl selling local produce which they say is organic although I have never seen any licenses, to be fair neither I asked for them. If you like berries, cherries, rye bread ... Flowers, coffee open air place not cafes but you could have a cuppa 😁☕
you can find different kind of souvenir here but it could be more expensive than shopping center 😁,also at winter there were lots of good seafood restaurant. the taste of salmon fish with veg and salmon soup was so awesome...
We visited Helsinki in May and it was still very cold on the day we were there, also to add to our frustration it was a public holiday and every thing was shut so the best we could do was walk around the city centre and harbour which was beautiful, have a look at a lovely old church that over...
try the local desserts and have coffee by the square.. lots of food choices if you are looking for the local experience...
Maybe due to the summer holidays there were not many booths around. A stand to sit down, have coffee. Vegetable, potatoe and fruit selling stands. Some booths with rummage.
Not many people were there altough it was a saturday. But tourists ... even from East-Asia. So, this seems to turn into a "tourist place".
Overall a little boring.
This market is mostly visited by locals as the tourists tend to go to the main harbourside market. No souvenirs here, but crepes are half the price you would pay at the main market! So great to stop over for a coffee stop. The adjacent Market Hall is also worth a visit.
Beautiful and fun I recommend trying the food, whether at the stalls or buying and eating outside with the boats and outside market in view. In summer it may be quiet as a lot of people are on holiday.
Nice place to have a quick snack (cheaper as well), grab some souvenirs, both classic and more traditional ones.
We often come this way. It's great for cheap eats - especially if you are staying in an apartment hotel - the selection of foods is impressive and the fact that its not just another supermarket makes it just a bit more of an experience. Recommended
This market square is similar to the one downtown. There is an open market and a market hall. The major difference is that there are less tourists.
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I am interested in visiting the market when I am in Helsinki in July. As a tourist, could someone please suggest how much time to allow for a visit?
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1. THE M.S.UNIVERSITY OF BARODA Literature Review on Performance Management System (M.com Final ) (Human Resource Management) Study by DDI (1997), Performance Management Practices is the most recent performance management study. It proves that successful organizations realize that performance management is a critical business tool in translating strategy into results. The CEOs in the majority of the 88 Organizations surveyed say their performance management system drives the key factors associated with both business and cultural strategies. Performance management systems directly influence five critical organizational outcomes : Financial performance, productivity, product or service quality, customer satisfaction & employee job satisfaction. When performance management systems are flexible & linked to strategic goals, organization are more likely to see improvement in the five critical areas : team objectives, non- manager training, appraiser accountability & links to quality management are the specific practices most strongly associated with positive outcomes. Watkins (2007) puts it, most public sector business organization like those in Delta State of Nigeria have not given adequate attention to performance management review as a tool for improving performance even when recent studies suggest that performance review benefit organizational performance in both private & public sectors. Performance management has been described as a systematic approach to the management of people, using performance goal measurement, feedback and recognition as a means of motivating them to realize their maximum potentials. Public sector business organizations that strive to deliver quality services at competitive prices are those that embrace various performance review practices to assess their employee performance & motivate them with incentives. Robert & Angelo (2001), The success or failure of public sector business organizations depends on the ability to attract, develop, retain, empower & reward a diverse array of appropriately skilled people and is the key to improving organizational performance. The explanation therefore is that human resource managers in the public sector business concerns should embark on periodic performance management reviews of their employees in order to re-position their business organizations though owned by government for better performance & improved competitiveness.
Study by Wm. Schiemann & Associates (1996), this national survey of cross-section of executives concluded that measurement-managed companies- especially those that measure employee performance- outperform those that downplay measurement. These research studied 122 organizations making between $27 million and $50 billion in sales. A higher percentage of measurement-managed companies were identified as industry leaders, as financially in the top third of their industry, and as successfully managing their change efforts. The research examined performance in six strategic performance areas deemed crucial to long-term success : Financial performance, operating efficiency, customer satisfaction, employee performance, innovation/change, community/environment. The findings revealed that the biggest measurement area separating successful from less successful firms is employee measurement. Successful industry leaders simply do a better job than non-leaders at measuring their workforce, which the study say is where real change won or lost. Study by Hewitt Associates (1994), The impact of performance management on organizational success substantiates that performance management system can have a significant impact on financial performance and productivity. The study used the Boston Consulting Group/HOLT financial database to track the financial performance of 437 publically held U.S. companies from 1990 through 1992.The study results showed that: Companies with performance programs have higher profits, better cash flows, stronger stock market performance and a greater stock value than companies without performance management. Productivity in firms without performance management is significantly below the industry average, while productivity in firms with performance management is on par with the industry average. Companies with performance management significantly improved their financial performance and productivity after implementing performance management. Williams (2002) identifies globalization, increased competition and the increasingly individualistic rather than collective employee relationship as some of the major drivers contributing to the increased visibility of performance management systems (PMS). Faced with fast moving and competitive environments, companies are constantly searching for unique ways in which to differentiate themselves from their competition and are increasingly looking to their "human resources" to provide this differentiation.
This has led to much interest in the performance of employees, or more importantly, how to get the most out of employees in order to sustain competitive success. The study by Eleni T. Stavrou, Christakis Charalambous and Stelios Spiliotis utilizes an innovative research methodology (kohonen's Self-organizing Maps (SOMs), Neural Network Analysis) to explore the connection between human resource management as a source of competitive advantage and perceived organizational performance in the European Union's private and public sectors. While practices in these two sectors did not differ significantly, three diverse but overlapping HRM models did emerge, each of which involved a different set of EU member states. Training & Development practices were strongly related to performance in all three models and communication practices in two. These results show the usefulness of an innovative technique when applied to research so far conducted through traditional methodologies, and brings to the surface questions about the universal applicability of the widely accepted relationship between superior HRM and superior business Performance. Sharmistha Bhattacharjee and Santoshi Sengupta (2011) studied that employees are the most valuable and dynamic assets of an organization. For achieving the strategic objective of sustained & speedy growth, managing human resource has been featured as a vital requirement in all organizations. It is a challenge to monitor the entire cycle of defining the competence requirement of the business, accessing existing competence in the organization and bridging the gap between the two. HR practices are crucial for any organization. Every phase from recruitment to exit interview is under the HR department. It is a challenge to monitor the entire cycle of defining the competence requirement of the business, accessing existing competence in the organization and bridging the gap between the two. In a manufacturing industry, with every technical advancement business opportunities can show up. These opportunities can be converted into business success only with performance alignment and competence management. The research paper of Mohammad Tanvi Newaz (2012) provides an analysis and evaluation of the role of performance management system in shaping psychological contract at Sainsbury's UK by a case study approach. Sainsbury's has adopted the performance management system to utilize the potential of their employees but result of data analysis indicates that line managers have failed to achieve the objective of the performance management system. This research analysis reveals how the line managers of Sainsbury's focus on short term goal i.e. financial success instead of long term goal i.e. employee development. However, the performance management system of
Sainsbury's comprises all the necessary components to play a significant role in developing employees as well as facilitating the formation of a positive psychological contract. But partial and inattentive implementation of the system makes the situation unfavourable for the psychological contract to develop at Sainsbury's UK. The article of Javed Iqbal , Samina Naz, Mahnaz Aslam, Saba Arshad (2012), offers a survey of selected literature on performance management. Purpose is to identify key themes that govern the topic in the contemporary turbulent economic and business environment where employees are more uncertain that anything else because every day they face downsizing, volunteer retirement and "golden hand shakes'' to get rid of them. Under these circumstances it is worthwhile to look into the ways by which they can be motivated to work under hard conditions. It is found that performance management processes, evaluation, its impact and factors are key themes. Researchers apply popular research approaches for data collection analysis and communication. The paper of Akua Asantewaa Aforo and Kodjo Asafo-Adjei Antwi (2012) shows that academic libraries have a performance appraisal system comprising setting of goals, feedback, participation and incentives for performance. This study aimed at evaluating the performance appraisal system in the KNUST and GIMPA libraries in Ghana and give recommendations on improving the system. Questionnaires were randomly administered to 46 staff members of these libraries. The aim of this study of Akinyele S. T. (2010) was to evaluate the effectiveness of performance appraisal system at private universities in Nigeria. The focus of the study was on the administrative staff of Crawford University. The study evaluated the purpose of performance appraisal in private universities and identifies relevant factors for achieving an effective performance appraisal. A cross- sectional survey was selected for this study because it was easy to undertake compared to longitudinal survey and the results from the same can be inferred to the larger population. The study population was for all the administrative staff of Crawford University. The whole populations of staff were selected as respondents. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data for analysis. The effectiveness of performance appraisal systems in private universities are only based on training the members of staff involved in the rating/ appraising process and are multi- rating systems. Conclusively because the performance appraisal systems used in private universities are not effective and that they exist just as a matter of formalities, the private universities cannot measure
members of staff performance, hence making it difficult to achieve the intended human resource management objective. The paper of Al Bento and Regina Bento (2006) proposes and tests a model to explain three critical outcomes of Performance Management Systems: information quality, effectiveness, and usefulness of the PMS to managerial decision-making. Drawing from Organizational Information Processing Theory (OIPT), we examined how those three outcomes may be influenced by factors that affect OIP requirements (industry, size, and geographic scope of operations) and by organizational and technological factors that affect OIP capabilities. Organizational factors included management's decision-making style and organizational structure. Technological factors included the types of technology used in the PMS (ERP; specialized tools such as EIS and DSS; and generic tools such as Excel, Access and Lotus Notes), and the degree of use of e-commerce and Internet technologies. The study of George Ndemo Ochoti, Elijah Maronga, Stephen Muathe, Robert Nyamao Nyabwanga, Peter Kibet Ronoh (2012) investigated the multifaceted factors influencing employee Performance Appraisal System in the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration, Nyamira District, Kenya. A target population of 76 employees was surveyed. A structured questionnaire was self-administered to the employees to collect data. Multiple regression analysis technique was used to explain the nature of the relationship between PAS and the factors that influence it. Results of the study showed that all the five factors: Implementation process (X1), interpersonal relationships (X2), rater accuracy (X3), informational factors (X4), and employee attitudes (X5) had a significant positive relationship with the performance appraisal system (Y). It shows that if these factors are taken into consideration by the ratees, the raters and the government policy makers, the PAS can be a good performance management tool. The paper of Jawaria Andleeb Qureshi, Asad Shahjehan, Zia-ur-Rehman and Bilal Afsar (2010) notifies that many organizations install Performance Management Systems (PMS) formally and informally in their organizations, with the motivation to achieve better organizational results. In practice, organizations have difficulty in implementing a performance management system because its different dimensions are not taken into considerations enough. This article describes the findings of a comparative analyses conducted between a standard performance management model and performance management systems as applied by Local Development Organization (LDO). Data was collected from 50 employees of the organization with a Cronbach Alpha (0.935). Results identified barriers to implementation of effective PMS, also recommendations and viable solutions are presented. Research of Leena Toppo, Twinkle Prusty (2012) informs that performance appraisal and performance management were one of the emerging issues since last decade. Many organizations have shifted from employee's performance appraisal system to employee's performance management system. This paper has focused to study the evolution of employee's performance appraisal system, critics the system suffered and
how the performance management system came to the practice. The main purpose of this paper is to differentiate these two systems, employee's performance appraisal and management system. This paper uses a review of the literature to evaluate the development of appraisal system and argues the critic areas of appraisal system. Performance management eliminates the shortcomings of performance appraisal system to the some extent. There are, however, several models which have attempted to explain how HR policies have an impact on firm performance, one such model adopted as a conceptual framework in this paper is the "People Process Framework" (Gratton 1996). This framework focuses on individual performance linked to organizational performance and is designed to deliver short term business objectives as well as long term sustainable success. The model clearly identifies a set of HR practices which have been designed to link individual effort to the overall objectives of the business and also strikes a balance between achieving short term goals and preparing the company for its future long term success. The major focus of the research will be on the processes which contribute to short term business success, given their direct relevance to PMS and the crucial role of line managers in their implementation. These short term processes are critical to the overall success of the business as they provide the foundations to encourage sustained performance through clear identification of objectives, continuous assessment of performance against those objectives, reward strategies that emphasize the required behaviors and the provision of training and skills which will improve performance. Implemented correctly, these processes should enhance the individuals confidence in themselves and their company creating an environment where employees "want to" perform rather than feeling like they "have to" perform. Long term success is only possible therefore when the short term processes generate this type of response. Whittaker and Marchington (2003) found evidence in their study that line managers spent very little time on people management issues, preferring instead to concentrate on financial or business objectives. Hope Hailey et al (2005) report that line managers are only measured on their technical role and not their people management responsibilities. The appraisal process is therefore of secondary importance to them and the appraisal is generally approached with little preparation, training or enthusiasm (Cook and Crossman 2004, Holt-Larsen and Brewster 2003). To address this, Hendry et al (2000) argue that not only should line managers own the performance management process but that they should be involved in its design, and only by involving them at this stage will they "buy-in" to the process. Lack of management "buy-in" can potentially frustrate the whole purpose of a performance management system, leading to an inability to meet short-term goals as well as failure to address longer term developmental opportunities (Weeks, 2005). Lohr (1981) had stated that even Abraham Taylor (1856-1915) widely regarded as the father of Scientific Management in his legendary thesis on performance improvement in organizations had recognized the negative influences of groups on performance and sought to break-up informal group activities through spatial and work-flow designs and individual piece rate systems of pay. Taylor had based his management system on production-line time studies. Instead of relying on traditional work methods, he analyzed and timed steelworkers' movements on a series of jobs. Using time study as his base, he broke each job down into its components and designed the quickest and best methods of performing each component (Idemobi et al 2010). In this way he established how much workers should be able to do with the equipment and materials
at hand. He also encouraged employers to pay more productive workers at a higher rate than others, using a "scientifically correct" rate that would benefit both company and worker. Thus, workers were urged to surpass their previous performance standards to earn more pay. Taylor called his plan the differential rate system. Rather than quarrel over profits, both management and workers should try to increase production and by so doing, he believed, profits would rise to such an extent that labour and management would no longer have to fight over them. Timmons (1992) had opined that competitiveness is a major issue in foreign competition, and if a country's export promotion drive is to yield the desired results, competitiveness in particular must be optimized. He further posited that the declining productivity in business organizations which leads to un-competitiveness is a major cause of monetary problems and inflation, and governments obviously should be interested in the level of competitiveness arising from productivity improvement. Although the use of goal setting is primarily used to improve performance, there are other benefits such as: to clarify expectations, to improve job satisfaction, to enhance self-esteem through attainment of goals and to improve quality of work (Locke and Latham 1984).Appraisal provides the mechanism to provide effective feedback on achievement of which is an important factor in improving performance (Williams 2002). Fletcher (2004) describes it as a "high risk activity" for managers, given the many pitfalls associated with it and Newton and Findlay (1996) highlight the fallibility of appraisals as they are open to manager manipulation. Despite the criticisms, the use of performance appraisal is widespread and perceived to be an effective part of a performance management system (CIPD 2005a). Many organizations have looked to improve performance by linking it to pay; performance related pay (PRP) can take many different forms (Williams 2002) and the type of reward and how it is linked to performance management varies by organization (IDS 2003). There are many differing views on the effectiveness of PRP (Williams 2002) and whether or not it contributes to improved performance. It has been argued that PRP is a process of control, rather than contributing to real development (Hendry et al 2000). (Gratton 1996)There has been a change in scope of the appraisal process in recent years, with an increasing focus on employee development, as more and more businesses focus on how targets are achieved rather than just the achievement itself. This has led to a combination of both objectives (outputs) and competencies (inputs, Taylor, 2005) and the recognition that personal development planning (PDPs) are a fundamental part of a PMS. By offering employees the opportunity of enhancing their skills through training, levels of self-confidence will improve and performance will be enhanced (White 1999). Willcoxson, (2000) High performance is considered to be achievable in different ways, two of which are the humanistic and rational process perspectives. According to proponents of the humanistic perspective, high performance is attributed to investment in the 'softer' people aspects of organizational life. Through valuing, trusting, developing and empowering employees, encouraging cooperative modes of operating and stakeholder engagement, organizations can achieve high performance. Emphasis is
also placed on organizational culture as a key element of success or failure (Willcoxson, 2000). In essence the productivity of an organization is jointly determined by the efficiency with which the organization utilizes several available factors of production which invariably are scarce relative to the demand for them. As it were therefore, one can conceive of an equilibrium condition in productivity terms within given and stated constraints in an organization. Like the price scenario, several factors operate to make it difficult to optimize the use of human and other resources in the organization such that the equilibrium condition is not achieved easily. Ouchi (1981) clearly pointed this out when he addressed the issue of what he labelled "the organizational dilemma" meaning that the organization's search for rationality (technological determinism) and the human beings search for happiness (as in the Doctrine of Hedonism). Robert and Angelo, (2001) The success or failure of public sector business organizations hinges on the ability to attract, develop, retain, empower and reward a diverse array of appropriately skilled people and is the key to improving organizational performance The explanation therefore is that human resource managers in the public sector business concerns should embark on periodic performance management reviews of their employees in order to re-position their business organizations though owned by government for better performance and improved competitiveness. Sung & Ashton,(2005)It is the business strategy that gives the high performance working practices their dynamism and provides the framework against which performance can be evaluated and improved. Thus, the concern is not with the specific type or number of practices employed, but the way they are linked to organizational performance. Results from the Watson Wyatt Worldwide (2004) study suggest that PM systems should recognize high performers and confront poor performers as soon as possible, eliminate paper forms, and utilize a user-friendly automation. Researchers from Watson Wyatt Worldwide also assert that if PM systems are designed and implemented properly, they can lead to positive impact on individual performance as well as better financial results for the organization (i.e., improvement in shareholder value). A common weakness in the implementation of performance management systems noted by de Waal (2004) is the focus only on the "structural side", that is, "the structure that needs to be in place to be able to use performance management such as critical success factors & key performance indicators, possibly supported by a balance scorecard". De Waal (2004) argues that successful implementation also requires attention to the "behavioral side" that is, the necessary performance-driven behavior required from organizational members to achieve the desired objectives. According to de Waal (2004), appropriate behaviors, including attitudes and beliefs, depend on a range of factors including management style, the perceived relevance of performance
indicators, the degree to which employees feel they can influence change, and the quality of communication within the organization. (Source : http://eprints.jcu.edu.au/26275/ ). A study conducted by McDonald and Shield of Hewitt Associates found that companies that used performance management programs had greater profits, better cash flow, stronger stock market performance and greater stock value than companies that did not. Not only performance management improved financial performance, but it also improved productivity; companies with such programs had higher sales per employees (Rheem, 1995). Nonetheless, performance management has been mistaken as performance evaluation. As a matter of fact, both performance management and performance evaluation are related but they are not exactly the same concept. Performance management is a systematic process for improving organizational performance by developing the performance of individuals and teams; it is a mean of getting better results from the organization, teams, and individuals by understanding and managing performance within an agreed framework of planned goals, standards, and competence requirement (Armstrong, 2006). While performance evaluation is a process of assess and rate past performance of individuals or groups (Oct 2004). Performance evaluation is just a part of performance management. (Prepared by Sem Shaikh) (Private circular only for academic purpose)


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The Making of a Fugitive
Published: March 21, 1999
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While Operation Rescue did not officially endorse the use of locks and chains to blockade clinics, its leaders were more than happy to refer interested parties to Kopp and to the growing numbers of other protesters who were raising such tactics to the level of an art. ''They were friends of mine,'' recalls Jeff White, who was Randall Terry's right-hand man and the leader of Operation Rescue-California. ''I sent a lot of people to them.'' The particular group to which White refers, the Lambs of Christ, would serve as the shock troops of the rescue movement throughout the 1990's. The Lambs' founder, the Rev. Norman Weslin, knew Kopp from his days with the Missionaries of Charity. The two men would soon meet again, in the summer of 1988 in jail in Atlanta.
The Army of God
Francis Schaeffer's vision of an army of believers marching forward to reclaim the corrupted secular culture was brought spectacularly to life in the streets of Atlanta. And for the 1,200 men and women who were arrested, the moment was one for which they had been waiting their entire lives. ''Even more than excitement, there was almost a peace about it,'' one participant recalls. ''Because you knew at that moment in time you were doing everything you could do. You were acting in accordance with your beliefs.'' And with several Supreme Court Justices who had supported abortion rights set to retire and Republicans securely in charge of the White House, it seemed as if it was only a matter of time until abortion was banned for good. ''I remember thinking -- five years,'' says Barbara Magera, one of the original Operation Rescue organizers from Binghamton, ''five years and this thing will be turned around.''
The caution born of years of marginal struggle gave way to an intoxicating expectation of triumph and cleansing among the believers confined to a jail in Fulton County. The atmosphere was reminiscent, in its way, of that in the jails of Birmingham, Ala., which had helped to shape the civil rights movement in the 1960's. ''It was the greatest experience of my life,'' says Henry Irby, a Baptist minister known in jail by his nickname, Boss Hog. ''There was preaching two or three times a day, and preaching like you don't hear in churches. When we left Fulton County Jail, a lot of the regular prisoners cried.''
For Jim Kopp, the moment must have seemed like a particularly sweet reward for a life that, to some members of his family, seemed to have spun dangerously out of control. No longer a lone activist, he was an important and admired figure, a man to whom other prisoners turned for advice. ''Jim had done stretches in jail before,'' Barbara Magera's husband recalls. ''He was kind of our in-house expert on how to deal with jail situations.''
The prison routine, the closeness of the prisoners and the atmosphere of prayer and teaching may have reminded Kopp of his days with the Missionaries of Charity. It also called on his desire to help others. In jail in Fulton County, Kopp could indulge his passion for anonymity while also serving as a central figure within a tight-knit group of believers, as an expert on medicine and the law. He also found an eager audience for his impromptu seminars on the use of locks and chains.
It was at this time, if not before, that Kopp met the person or persons who would become known as the Mad Gluer, who edited and contributed to the ''Army of God Manual,'' a handbook for violent action that would shape the movement in the decade to come. Its apocalyptic tone is palpable from the first sentence: ''This is a manual for those who have come to understand that the battle against abortion is a battle not against flesh and blood, but against the devil.''
What follows is an excursion through the darker passages of the movement's id, in a voice that mixes profound hatred for secular culture with biblical references, instructions for making bombs and descriptions of laughing babies floating above a courtroom. ''The only rational way to respond to the knowledge of an imminent and brutal murder,'' the manual instructs, ''is direct action.'' If ''direct action'' includes the use of locks, chains, glues and acids, these methods are secondary, the author suggests in ''Operation B.R.I.C.K.'' or ''Babies Rescued Through Increased Cost of Killing,'' to the larger purpose of making the practice of abortion too costly to sustain.
A blueprint for the campaign of terror and violence that would wreck the rescue movement in the 1990's, the ''Army of God Manual'' was also a logical outgrowth of the understanding that abortion was murder and that the struggle to end abortion was a war. And if Kopp's affinity for this message was obvious, the importance of his connection to the manual would become clearer in the years to come. The Mad Gluer never refers to activists by their proper names. Some of the aliases he uses appear to have a more personal significance, like the ''ultra special thanks'' given to ''the wonderful Gamma Ray Queen who is my close friend and loves Jesus and the babies and me, too.'' The acknowledgment of Shaggy West would acquire its share of significance in 1993, when the woman behind that alias, an Oregon housewife named Shelley Shannon, walked up to Dr. George Tiller in the parking lot of his clinic in Wichita and shot him six times with a .25-caliber revolver. The person to whom Mad Gluer proclaimed the greatest debt, however, was Atomic Dog, better known outside the movement's emerging violent underground as James Charles Kopp.


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Morris Garages MG-GT: Is Officially In The Philippines
"MG represents everything nice in Britain"
Finally, one of the famous British icon is now in the Philippine, they brought the 2015 MG GT.
2015 MG GT Modern Design
MG GT inherits, sharp feature of a regular-type sedan in appearance but a keen sculpturing-cutting art makes the whole vehicle even more flexible. Fastback in profile design not only continues the constant dynamic gene of MG brand, but also perfectly the young generation's individuality. Waterfall intake grille and suspended blade-type inner net design from the MG golden age reveals MG GT's dauntless courage, but also converys's the owner's love for aesthetics.
The tail lamp design gives a successful stop to the MG GT's superb shape. Its extending "British Flame" integrated tail-lamp not only suit color and function needs, but also showcases MG GT as a frontrunner in a car fashion.
2015 MG GT Cutting-edge Technology and Highly Fuel-Efficient Engines
The 2015 MG GT is equipped with a new 1.5 engine, which MG engineers used aviation-grade Aluminum material to build the engine's body; to achieve overall lightweight and overall fuel-efficiency of the car. The 2015 MG-GT engine is equipped with the following Fuel-efficient technology: it comes with direct-inject engine, very rare to a gasoline-fed engine especially in mid-sized sedans nowadays; equipped with Variable-Geometric Turbo or VGT, technology that is offered only in high-end Sports-utility vehicle for maximum fuel-efficiency without sacrificing the power; and a Dual-Variable-Valve-Timing or Dual VVT with Start-stop feature, also offered only to high-end sedans.
With those technology, a comprehensive test shows that the car's fuel consumption is 5.9 liters/100 kilometers which is very applicable to the city setup of Metro Manila, especially during rush hour.
Having that on the 2015 MG GT, we are assured that MG will revived their British roots and the famous phrase "A car which gives birth to the competition driver and normal intelligent motorist, the finest value for money that they ever dreamed of".
Other technology that the 2015 MG GT offers is a Four-speed Automatic transmission which guarantees smooth gear-shifting and rapid acceleration — take note that the timing sequence of the shifting of this car is 0.2 seconds which comparable to a high-end sedan.
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The 2015 MG GT offers passengers and driver a 360-degree strong protection that is more human-oriented design and richer safety configuration. It adopts a light-weighted structure integrated with high-rigidity which is par with international design standards. The proportion of high-strength steel plates, that is strongly over 590 Par, and ultra-high strength steel plates. Other technology that comes with the car as a standards are Anti-lock Breaking System, Vehicle Stability Control, Traction Control, Hill-Start Assist System, and more.
The side passeger of the 2015 MG GT is equipped with Airbag for maximum safety for both driver and passenger
2015 MG GT: Interior
One thing that we like about the 2015 MG GT is that it offers a spacious interior, both in the front and the back — especially the legroom, its amazing.
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Blake Shelton doesn't often speak publicly about his divorce from his first wife, but the singer opened up in a recent interview with '60 Minutes.'
The 48th annual CMA Awards are quickly approaching, and a few big names have already been announced as performers.
Blake Shelton takes fans for a fun, wild ride in his mostly live video for 'Neon Light.' The breakup anthem is a pick-me-up, and what better way to celebrate a breakup than with a Shelton show?