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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Jack Jewsbury scored on a penalty kick to lift the Portland Timbers to a 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.
The Timbers' first road victory snapped a seven-match winless streak (0-6-1), and an 0-5-2 road streak. Their last victory came at home against Columbus on May 21.
Chicago's winless streak in MLS play was extended to six matches (0-2-4).
Jewsbury hammered the ball low to the left of Chicago goalkeeper Sean Johnson in the 25th minute for his fifth goal of the season. The penalty kick was awarded when Chicago defender Gonzalo Segares pulled down Portland forward Jorge Perlaza about 10 yards from the goal.
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Is there any way to get the title of a cms page, if you only know it's url key/identifier? For example, the about page (in the sample data) has a url key/identifier of 'about-magento-demo-store'. If that's the only information I had, how would I go about getting the page title from that? As in the faux code below:
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I'd like to get a list of all CMS page titles, using just the url keys/identifiers.
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... sur le site du Programme ACP pour la Science et la Technologie (veuillez consulter Le programme pour plus d'informations). Ici vous pourrez trouver des informations sur les projets cofinancés dans le cadre de ce programme, ainsi que des actualités qui intéresseront les personnes et institutions travaillant dans le domaine de la science et la technologie.
Looking for partners in HACCP
ABSTRACT : Improve food security and competitiveness of SMEs involved in food processing through the design and implementation of quality systems: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points. To consider food security as a fundamental aspect of public health: - Reduce the risk of diseases transmitted by food, - Ensure the effectiveness of control systems for food, - To promote the consumption of healthy foods. That is providing citizens full confidence in the food they consume. And also, to promote an industry that sees food security as a competitive strategy DESCRIPTION: The action consists of the design, adaptation and implementation of a control system for food safety to strengthen the quality of food in countries benefiting from the action. The action seeks to: * Ensure the health of citizens by preventing diseases transmitted by food contamination, the most common are those produced by Salmonella and E. Coli, Listeria and Staphylococcus. * Provide a set of conceptual tools (guides, manuals and procedures) that specialize in quality systems, and training (workshops, seminars, etc.) in the processes that affect the handling of food. Herminio Llaneza GRUPO INGENIERIA TERMICA - BIOENERGIA hllaneza (at) uniovi.es gib (at) uniovi.es
please am phd astudent ( maseno kenya) am interested in doing resaech in food security and public healh. can i kindly here from you.
This is to express my interest in partnering for the HACCP proposal.
I am the head of the Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology of the University of Nairobi. I lecture in meat production, slaughter and quality control. I also do research on wildlife and environmental conservation specifically on the Big Cats (carnivores) in human wildlife conflict-levels of depredation on pastoralist livestock amongst others.
I am replying to express my interest in partnering with you in the area of HACCP. I hold a PhD in Applied Microbiology. My research activities concentrate much on health risk assessment of water and food borne bacterial pathogens. You can access some of my work on the net to confirm. I am requesting for your email address and other contact details so that we can see how to come up with a joint proposal should you be comfortable with my request. Thanks.


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The Latest Bad News For The State Of New Jersey: 460,000 Shares Of Coinstar
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This can't be real. Did WB7 make that chart ...
Perhaps Cristie wants to make borrowing impossible for New Jersey and therefore massive cuts and reorganization the only option.... or maybe they're over a barrel.
It's a good thing NFLX and crAAPL can never go down or else BLK might lose their "L".
Danm, I guess i will have to go back to the coin wrappers. I used to hate wrapping coins
Times are good, even a vending machine can't make it.
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All time high six weeks ago. Unless a shareholder bought it since the spring of 2010 they are still in the black. 1998 IPO price of around 13.
You try explaining to a client why their holdings in a particular stock lost 25% overnight. When yesterday their statement stated $100k in CSTR holdings and today it states $75k, it will not comfort them that "they are still in the black."
Was it easier to explain when it jumped by 24% on 10/29/10?
I don't have any clients in that particular stock, I was simply trying to illustrate a point to you since you seem so flippant about a 25% downward move. It is apparent that you do not manage anyone else's money but your own. When you have a fiduciary responsibility, your attitude is much different.
That was a dodge.
Suitability, Fiduciary, or Prudent Investor standard, all would approach the client by focusing them on the long term (i.e. being in the black) and not one day moves.
Look at all the excitement around here about munis, fx, etc. when in fact they are simply making a round trip. Even Dow components are moving intraday by multi-percent and its happening frequently. When you extrapolate that kind of range out to stocks like CSTR you need to set expectations for these kinds of moves especially since it has done so on previous occasions.
You're right about the short term volatility which is why I do not have many clients in stocks, but a 25% drop overnight is still a 25% drop in value. How long is long term for a client that is 5 years away from retirement? Moves like that can send people back years.
Don't get me wrong, your most recent reply is completely correct... it was just your flippant attitude about a 25% drop just seemed strange to me.
The only clients that I have in individual stocks are those with speculative objectives or those with such a low cost basis that selling would cause a tax nightmare.
Damn, mffais has gone subscription (shows how long I've been out). It'd almost be worth it to sign up for the free trial to see if NJ is listed, to check out just what the State is invested in and what's it's up to as far as buy/sell/hold.
That I have to compete in a market with an entity that is using my tax dollars to "speculate" instead of "create value" seems the very definition of a morally bankrupt hazard. On the other hand, I no longer need to complain about my taxes, I'll just take it all back and then some by taking the opposite side of their positions on selected trades (provided I ever get back in and owe taxes).
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"Mr. Christie made a rookie mistake," Pietronico said. "The market is very sensitive to the word 'bankrupt.'"
From the article.. Yes telling the truth in politics in never a good idea...
Har. Coinstar. The place for morons to cash in legal tender at a 20% discount. Way to go N.J.
I suspect the investment was made under Jon S. Corzine's administration.... the Genius of Wall Street, formerly of Continental Illinois and Goldman Sachs.
New Jersey clearly benefiting from his skilled leadership.
Turned in all my zinc pennies last week for an Amazon gift certificate. My .01 gram scale from amazon showed up today!
Need more silver. Buying another f'ing dip.
Machine verses machine. SkyNet wins!
All the cnbc hall of famers are on that list "thornberg, wells, larry fink, et al
Once saw one of those machines being used by someone recently, asked wife if she knew anything about it. Yea, drop in a bag of change, lose some change.
Only a moron would use this service.
Now with that said, there in Europe are vending machines that dispense gold now. Hmm...
Why should they be able to borrow anyway? They will never pay it back.
FYI, Coinstar derives significant revenue from Redbox DVD rental machines, not just coin counters.
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ABC announced its spring 2014 season finale dates on Wednesday (March 19), Deadline reports, including the super-sized finales for "Once Upon a Time" and "The Middle."
Struggling comedy "The Neighbors" wraps its second season on Friday, April 11. Fellow Friday night sitcom "Last Man Standing" will conclude its run on April 25, while "Shark Tank" will air new episodes through Friday, May 16, including a special episode on Thursday, April 10.
The current season of "Scandal" will end on Thursday, April 17. The show's lead-in "Grey's Anatomy" will run through May 15.
The new hit drama "Resurrection" will conclude its limited run on Sunday, May 4. The two-hour season finale of "Once Upon a Time" will air the following week on Sunday, May 11. "Revenge" will also close out its season that night.
"Castle's" latest season will end on Monday, May 12, while "Dancing with the Stars" will have its final performance show on May 19 before airing its two-hour results show the following night.
Freshman series "Agents of SHIELD," "The Goldbergs" and "Trophy Wife" will all have their finales on Tuesday, May 13.
Wednesday, May 14 will see the season finales of "Suburgatory" and "Nashville," while "Modern Family," "Mixology" and the one-hour finale of "The Middle" will air on May 21.
The finale dates for "Mind Games" and "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland" will be announced at a later date.
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Friday, May 16
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Sunday, May 18
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Tuesday, May 20
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Wednesday, May 21
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Cheney's Drew Henry, pictured here in a 2012 high school game, is seen as, "kind of a steadying influence on the group," Spokane Blue Devils' coach Tony Byrne said. Henry, and other Cheney players will play a variety of positions for the AAA American Legion team.
The Spokane Blue Devils AAA American Legion baseball team hopes to rebound from their struggles in 2012 and if coach Tony Byrne has his way a group of Cheney players will play big parts.
Coming off a disappointing 4-15 finish, but still just a game away from a trip to the regional tournament, Byrne will have four former Blackhawks – Austin Harding, Tristan Flippo, Drew Henry and Tyler Gustafson – filling key roles.
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Lucky to be a supercentenarian
While discussing the role of chance in the making of scientific discoveries in this post, I noted that chance events play a part in almost everything we do in our lives. Yesterday, I was reading a news article by Mitch Leslie in last Friday's Science that was about the supercentenarians (people who are 110 or older) and the scientists who are studying them.
So far, it appears that the supercentenarians have varying genetic makeups and lifestyles, but, as noted by one of the researchers, they all share one factor that contributed to their longevity: luck.
Calment* provides a prime example. She outlived her husband, daughter, and grandson. They died from non-aging-related causes—the husband from food poisoning, the daughter from pneumonia, and the grandson in a car accident. So if you hope to reach the big 110, keep a rabbit's foot handy.
*Jeanne Louise Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122. She is the oldest person to have lived whose age could be verified.


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Black Lung Exhibit Opens in Morgantown
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For the past few weeks here on 5 News, we've been telling you all about what coal miner's face with the threat of black lung disease.
A new exhibit that opened in Morgantown hopes to help people understand the challenges of living with it.
5 News spoke with the organizers of the exhibit, and she wants coal miners to know that black lung disease is preventable, as long as they take the first step.
"A lot of people think it's a disease of the past, and it's not. It's still occurring, it's on the rise, and we're trying to do those screenings to help people not get the disease, or when they do, help them treat it," said Anita Wolfe, NIOSH Public Health Analyst.
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Perry Benson is an English character actor best known for his regular roles in British television sitcoms You Rang, M'Lord?, Oh, Doctor Beeching! and Operation Good Guys. His first television appearance was as "Boy on Stairs" in the second ever episode of the BBC Children's drama, Grange Hill, in 1978.
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Tom Michel, a Pirate letterman in football from 1960-63, is considered one of the greatest backs to play the game at East Carolina. He is credited with being the first player to score a touchdown in Ficklen Stadium.
A four-year fullback under Jack Boone and Clarence Stasavich, Michel averaged 5.7 yards per carry at East Carolina and was the first fullback to play in the National Football League, serving four clubs from 1964-68.
In 1963, Michel led the team in rushing, scoring and total offense which earned him all-state honors and a nomination for the Little All-America team. During the 1963 season, he helped East Carolina to a 27-6 win over Northeastern in the Eastern Bowl in Allentown, Pa., where he earned outstanding back honors
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New Sony Xperia SP and Xperia L could be announced on March 18
Samsung might not be the only major company to ready the introduction of a new, important Android smartphone this month. Sony might do that, too.
The Japanese company is preparing to host a press even on March 18 in Moscow, and Russian website MobilTelefon believes it's going to officially announce the Xperia SP C530x and Xperia L C210x (it's not the first time we're hearing about these two handsets).
The Xperia SP (codenamed HuaShan, and pictured below) reportedly features a 4.6 inch display with 1280 x 720 pixels, dual-core 1.7GHz Qualcomm processor, Adreno 320 GPU, and an 8MP rear camera.
As for the Xperia L, it's said that this features a 4.3 inch FWVGA (854 x 480) display, 8MP rear camera, dual-core 1GHz Qualcomm processor, Adreno 305 graphics, 8GB of internal memory (expandable via MicroSD), and a 1,700 mAh battery.
Both the Xperia SP and Xperia L will run Android Jelly Bean. There is no word on when and exactly where they are going to be available, but we will let you know as soon as we find out.
Another new Xperia that's supposed to be announce later this year is the C670x, which could feature a 4.8 inch Full HD display, 13MP rear camera, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal memory, and a 1.8GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor.
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Though it didn't get nearly as much of the spotlight as National Wear Red Day yesterday, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day also takes place on Feb. 7. The day was started 14 years ago to bring much needed attention to the disparity in education, diagnosis and treatment of the HIV epidemic in blacks and African-Americans.
Why single out black people with HIV/AIDS? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while blacks made up just 12 percent of the U.S. population in 2010, they contracted 44 percent of all new HIV infections in the country. Half of blacks with new HIV infections contract the disease through males having sex with males (MSM), especially younger gay and bisexual men, aged 13 to 24, a trend mirrored in Connecticut.
There are signs of progress in the fight against HIV among blacks. More often than other races and ethnic groups, they report getting tested for HIV at least once. The CDC's National HIV Prevention Progress Report, 2013 also reveals that blacks have met the target 2015 national goal to reduce new HIV infections among groups at increased risk by at least 25 percent. Unfortunately, the target goal to increase linkage to HIV medical care among all racial/ethnic groups to 85 percent or greater wasn't met in blacks; access is currently at 75.9 percent.
The State of HIV Among Blacks in Connecticut
According to the HIV Surveillance Program, of the CT Department of Public Health (DPH), there were 4,710 diagnosed cases of HIV in Connecticut from 2002 to 2010. Of these, 31.9 percent were black, while 32.6 percent were Hispanic. The rate in Hispanics decreased during this time by 75.4 percent, while it decreased by only 35.1 percent in blacks to 43.5 percent of total new cases in 2010. By 2012, the rate in blocks had dropped to 36.4 percent, or 122 of the 295 new cases of HIV reported to the CT DPH. While blacks have continuously had the highest rate of new cases for years, their rate of contraction has decreased by 5.1 percent since 2008.
In 2011, there were 10,585 living with HIV in Connecticut. Thirty-two percent were labeled 'black.'
The HIV Surveillance Program also reports that there were 93 newly diagnosed HIV infections in Hartford Country in 2012. Of these, 36.6 percent of these were black—more than any other racial/ethnic group.
There have been five reported cases of HIV infection diagnosed between 2006 and 2010 in East Windsor.
Why Is There a Higher Risk of HIV in Blacks
The CDC reports that the reason blacks have higher risks of HIV infection is not because they engage in more risky behaviors, but for the following reasons:
• In 2010, 17 percent of blacks who were living with HIV did not know it, and 23 percent were diagnosed in the last stage of the disease, eliminating the opportunity to get appropriate, early medical care and to have the knowledge that could prevent them from spreading the virus to others.
• In some black communities, the level of poverty leads to less access to health care.
• Blacks who do know they have HIV are often not getting the medical care they need. Data from 19 U.S. areas show that only 1 in 3 blacks with HIV are getting appropriate medical care to maintain a level of virus in the blood low enough to keep healthy and greatly decrease the risk of spreading the virus.
• A higher percentage of blacks are living with HIV compared to other races/ethnicities who have sex with partners of their same race/ethnicity increases the risk of HIV infection with each new sexual encounter.
• Rates of different sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are higher in black communities, which can increase the chance of getting or spreading HIV.
How to Help
This year's National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, people are asked to think upon the theme, "I Am My Brother's/Sister's Keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS" to see how each one of us can be a part of stamping out the HIV epidemic. We can do so by:
• Getting educated through websites like the CDC's Act Against AIDS
• Getting tested at least once, making it a part of routine health care for those 13-64. To find a testing site near you, call 1-800-232-4636 or visit National HIV and STD Testing Resources
• Getting treated if you are HIV-positive to improve your health and to decrease the spread of HIV to your partners.


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Friday, January 29, 2010
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I first learned of photographer Adriano Bacchella from Danielle of Style-Files. He is the talented eye behind all of these captivating images from Casa Zeus on the island of Filicudi, Italy. Just one more place to add to my "must visit" list. I can't even imagine staying somewhere like this....I don't think I'd ever manage to leave! I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend! :)
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
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I am loving the comfy, cozy and cool vibe of this home shot by photographer James Salomon. It automatically brings me to the middle of the summer (I swear I even just heard that cute screen door shut!) I think the bedroom is my favorite...the blue and green color scheme is so refreshing. LOVE that painted floor in there too! Check of more beautiful homes lucky enough to be photographed by Jamie over here!
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Golden Touch
A while back BeachBungalow8 had a post featuring all sort of colorful Chicago condos from an article in Chicago Home & Garden magazine. This one obviously stuck out to me with its bold blue and gold color scheme. The shades of blue are all so heavenly! I especially love how the bed area is raised and separated by the curtains. The tufted headboard is my favorite feature of the room though!
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Paul Raeside
I thought this photograph taken by Paul Raeside was just too lovely not to share. The lighting is just perfect! Love the striped fabric on the ottoman. What do you guys think about the ship?? I know I've seen them in a few other rooms...they definitely add a funky touch!
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Seafarers Beach Cottage
I was so happy to learn about In My House by way of Absolutely Beautiful Things. These are images from one of Catherine's newly renovated beach cottages. I spy my Ikea four-poster bed (well, WILL be mine...!) Now how about that kitchen. The stainless steel is such a fun, unexpected pairing with the aqua and white. So cool!! Head here to read all about this lovely cottage!
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National Rifle Association Board of Directors candidate Anthony P. Colandro submitted answers to the Gun Rights Examiner NRA Director's Questionnaire Sunday, securing this column's endorsement for his election.
Colandro bills himself as "Running on the Antagonist Platform," and self-identifies as "CEO & Capitalist Marksman of Gun For Hire, New Jersey's First Five Star Range and Training FacilityHost of Gun For Hire Radio, New Jersey's first and only Pro-Gun show. The Voice of 1 Million NJ gun owners!" He has amassed an impressive list of leadership credentials and endorsements. In addition, this correspondent communicated yesterday with Jeff and Chris Knox of The Firearms Coalition, who conveyed their blessings on his candidacy.
Running as an independent after being turned down for consideration by NRA's nominating committee, Colandro promises to be the type of director capable of shaking up paid staff's heretofore unbreakable grip on the board, paving the way for other candidates who would reform management policies away from an unsettling trend of offering compromises, political deal-making, and questionable political ratings that has alienated hard core members and resulted in apathy for the director election process, estimated by Jeff Knox to only attract about seven percent of eligible members who even bother voting.
It's for that reason, but especially because there is no easily-referenced resource to find out where an NRA director stands on the uninfringed right to keep and bear arms, that this column first offered a candidate questionnaire years back. With no real way to determine specifics from the abbreviated biographical statements provided by NRA, and with no ready way to contact the candidates to explore their priorities on a deeper level, members have, for the most part, relied on Nominating Committee recommendations that reflect those directors the paid management staff wishes to work with, leading to the not unfair speculation that it's because those directors can be relied on to be managed.
That's unfortunate, and leaves members who believe existing gun laws should be repealed rather than enforced, that teachers and parents, not just school resource officers should be armed, and that there is a time and place for defiance of "laws" that are clearly an affront to liberty, no place to turn.
Here is Colandro's Q&A:
Do you believe that the Constitution is the "supreme law of the land" and that the Bill of Rights acknowledges a birthright of all Americans?
Yes I do.
If so, should these rights be proactively protected from infringement by all levels of government, including city, county and state?
Please give some examples of gun laws you consider constitutional.
I believe ALL Guns laws are Unconstitutional. The focus should be crime with a gun and criminal intent. There should be NO law infringing on the law abiding citizen.
Please give some examples of gun laws you consider unconstitutional.
Sullivan Law, NY SAFE Act.
Does the right to bear arms include the right for any peaceable citizen to carry them concealed without a permit, as in Vermont?
Do you believe that Americans have a right to own, use and carry weapons of military pattern?
Do you support or oppose Project Exile, and do you agree with current NRA management's call to "enforce existing gun laws"?
I disagree with Project Exile because it has been use for non-gang crimes and has falsely been applied to citizens not deserving of this law. I do NOT agree with NRA's stance of supporting existing gun laws. There are many laws that need to be repealed that penalize citizens with no criminal intent.
Do you support or oppose licensing requirements to own or carry firearms? Why?
I oppose because it is our birthright protected under the constitution.
What specific gun laws will you work to get repealed?
First we need a national Right To Carry in the US. I would like to see the Lautenberg act repealed first!
If elected to the NRA Board, will you back your words of support for firearms rights up with consistent actions? How?
I have stated at rallies and at 2A events throughout N.J. my opinions and actions for not yielding and inch! And I will continue to do so.
Do you agree with the way NRA assigns political ratings? If not, what would you change and why? Who would you have given a different rating to, what would it been and why?
I do disagree with many of their ratings and if I was on the board I would have fought hard to pull support from Harry Reid.
Do you disagree with any policies being promulgated by NRA management? What is your biggest area of dissent? Have you offered superior alternatives and worked with others to implement them?
I do not agree with the way NRA handles urban areas and we need to spearhead and educate inner-city residents through education to make our message heard and unite them to our 2A cause. I do not think the NRA does a good job keeping its members informed in the battle states like N.J. as to what they are doing behind the scenes.
Have you ever publicly spoken out against an NRA management position because you thought it was wrong? When, where, and what were the results?
Yes I have on GFH Radio and their lack of support in N.J. and I was attacked by ILA [NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, their political arm] for it.
What reforms do you think are needed at NRA and why?
The NRA ready for a massive shake up from the top down to refocus on 2A rights, the time for bending is over, we need to take a hard line and push our agenda of right for ALL law abiding citizens, The NRA needs to court and focus on members and move away from coddling manufacturers.
If elected, how will you inform members of your performance and voting record? Will you let us know when you dissent and why?
Yes I will, and I will use my podcast platform to state my voting record as well as my dissent.
Do you agree with Executive VP Wayne LaPierre, who stated: "[W]e believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America's schools, period ... with the rare exception of law enforcement officers or trained security personnel"? If not, what do you plan to do about it?
I disagree with LaPierre, every school in the United States should have armed protection and I have been a strong public advocate of this for years.
Will you have an "open door" policy letting NRA members know how to contact you with their concerns?
Yes I will just as I have always.
Would you consider engaging in and recommending civil disobedience over a gun law? If "Yes," give some examples of what your line in the sand would be.
Yes I would. I have already stated publicly many times "I will not comply!"
While this correspondent has seen some disparage national right to carry as an encroachment on federalism and states' rights, and properly warn against allowing the federal government a say in standards, if it's for matters of licensing, I'll not argue -- however, if it means they will recognize that just as a state cannot invalidate other provisions within the Bill of Rights, so they cannot abrogate the Second Amendment, that becomes another argument.
Colandro has put himself on the line with his candid and honest responses. For guts alone he deserves a nod. Name one other candidate who has publicly given this much specific information and indicated a willingness and approachability to give more. For that reason, and because of my agreement with most of what he pledges, he has my support and endorsement, and will likely be the only candidate who does unless more choose to unequivocally and properly answer these questions.
If you're a voting member (five-plus years continuous membership and/or Life or higher) and agree, I urge you to give him yours.
Or, we could just squander the opportunity, resign ourselves to the status quo, and complain in article and forum comments. But think first: If we can't even change the composition of the NRA board, what chance do we have with members of Congress?
Two columns dealing with a well-financed threat were published over the weekend that Gun Rights Examiner readers should help spread the word on, because wider attention could not only embarrass a bitter enemy of the right to keep and bear arms, but actually bring his operations under investigation if enough attention can be called to them. It's no surprise that the "mainstream media" has no interest in this information getting out of a niche readership, so that's where regular readers come in. Please share the links to "DeBlasio conspicuously absent as Bloomberg still listed on MAIG site" and "MAIG documents suggest misuse of public funds, conflict with Brady Campaign" with like-minded colleagues and urge them to do the same.
Wouldn't it be nice to force him to remain on the defensive, instead of leaving him unblocked to attack us at will? Actually, if enough people get involved, perhaps answering for the results of an audit might end up occupying him full time.
If you're a regular Gun Rights Examiner reader and believe it provides news and perspectives you won't find in the mainstream press, please subscribe to this column and help spread the word by sharing links, promoting it on social media like Facebook (David Codrea) and Twitter (@dcodrea), and telling your like-minded friends about it. And for more commentary, be sure to visit "The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance."
When your turn to be tested comes, how will you fare? Wouldn't it be better to stop the antis before they get that far? How can we, if most gun owners let a relative handful of activists do all the work? The latest GUNS Magazine "Rights Watch" column is online, and you can read it before the issue hits the stands. Click here to read "The Unconstitutional State."


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It's been a while since I made a blog post. The last few were all fun and games, at least, to my knowledge. This one's a little more personal. I just feel the need to let off a little bit of steam.
Mum broke her foot a while ago and still isn't keeping still, despite doctor's orders. I stress it to her so much but she just doesn't care. Usually I admire her strength, but this time it's a bit much. Almost as if she were a masochist. She tells me it hurts to move yet does it,...
Newest Touhou's here, I feel like geeking out, might as well review quickly, non?
I quite like the new characters - I feel that they each have a good amount of uniqueness for how small Touhou games are. A favourite of mine has to be Clownpiece, some jester American fairy of hell thing.
The soundtrack is probably my favourite out of the whole series. Just...have a listen.
LoLK Clownpiece's Theme: Pierrot of the Star-Spangled Banner...
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...I have to say, I'm quite impressed. The music is quite fresh, having been done by doujin circles instead of by ZUN himself, making for some pretty neat remixes.
^ my personal favourites.
As for characters...well, Mokou's back! After about 7 or so games since she appeared, she makes her return to the series in this one, along with Shinmyoumaru, final boss of TH14. Also, the new...
Why is ZUN giving birth to two new games in such a short space of time? I only heard of TH14.5 happening like... a month or two ago. Now there's a new main series game...I'm so excited!
Also, Reisen's playable! Second favourite character, in my main games! aewjfdowehrfuw*melts*.
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City Council Actions - 03/19/13back
City Council Actions from 03-19-13 Meeting
a. Approval of Reading by Title and Waiver of Reading In Full of Ordinances on this Agenda. Approved.
b. Review and Approve that the Warrants, as Certified by the City/Agency Treasurer, are all Correct, Just, and Conform to the Approved Budget for FY 2012-2013. Approved.
c. Accept the Coronado Bicycle Advisory Committee Annual Report for 2012. Approved.
d. Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the City of Coronado to Support the Proposed Expansion of the South San Diego Recycling Market Development Zone. Approved.
e. Approval of Request from the Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) Foundation to Waive the Alcohol Prohibition on Public Property to Allow Service of Champagne and Wine at a Donor Thank-You Reception to be Held on Tennis Court #2 at Sixth Street and D Avenue on Friday Evening, April 26, 2013. Approved.
f. Authorization for the City Manager to Renew a Permit to Use City Building Between the City of Coronado and the Coronado Senior Association, Inc. for Use of the Senior Center at 1019 Seventh Street. Approved.
g. Authorization to Advertise for Bid the Alteration to the 15th Tee Project to Add a Hedge and Lower the Tee Box at the Coronado Golf Course. Approved.
h. Authorization for the City Manager to Approve a Work Order Authorizing Professional Engineering Design Services to be Completed by Psomas for an Amount Not to Exceed $198,705 for the Pomona, Seventh and Adella Intersection Improvement Project (Permanent Roundabout). Approved.
a. Public Hearing: Appeal of the Decision of the Historic Resource Commission that the Residence Located at 999 Adella Avenue Meets the Criteria to be Designated as a Historic Resource in Accordance with Chapter 84.20 of the Municipal Code (NOI 2013-03 Freedman Trust). The Council voted to overturn the decision of the Historic Resource Commission.
b. Presentation by Time Warner Cable and AT&T U-Verse Regarding Broadcasting Padres Baseball Games. The Council received comments from representatives of Time Warner Cable, AT&T U-Verse, Fox Sports San Diego, and the public.
b. Consideration of Appointment to Fill Two Vacancies on the Coronado Parks and Recreation Commission. The Council appointed Kathy Nichols and Todd Little to three-year terms ending March 31, 2016.
c. Direction to Staff Regarding Allowable Sign Sizes, Number, and Length of Placement of Real Estate, Political, Construction and Garage Sale Signs in Residential Zones. The Council approved a motion to allow the City Manager to implement the enforcement program he described; that the City Manager return to the Council with a recommendation regarding fees associated with enforcement and other recommendations as he sees fit including more enforcement; that the City Manager return with recommendations to simplify the portion of the ordinance related to political signs; and to take under advisement the admonishment of the City Attorney regarding time, place and manner.
d. Authorization for the Director of Engineering and Project Development to Issue Encroachment Permit No. E1302-001 to Allow Construction of Improvements at 541 Ocean Boulevard to Encroach Along the Front and Back of the Property into the City Right-of-Way. Approved.
e. Authorization for the Director of Engineering and Project Development to Issue Encroachment Permit No. E1302-006 to Allow Construction of Improvements at 461 Palm Avenue to Encroach Along the Front of the Property into the City Right-of-Way. Approved.
f. Report on Smoking in Open Public Spaces. The Council received the report and directed staff to investigate the implementation of a comprehensive smoking ban in public places.
City Council meeting links:
- Coronado City Council Full Agenda Packet Part 1 - March 19, 2013
- Coronado City Council Full Agenda Packet Part 2 - March 19, 2013
- Coronado City Council Full Agenda Packet Part 3- March 19, 2013
- Coronado City Council Outline Agenda - March 19, 2013
- Public Meeting Video Library
A Special City Council Meeting - City Council Work Plan, Tasks and Budget Workshop will be held Tuesday, March 26, 2013. The next regular City Council meeting is set for April 2, 2013.


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SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new Washington state law that would require classified advertising companies to verify the ages of people in sex-related advertisements.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Ricardo Martinez granted a 14-day temporary restraining order sought by the website Backpage.com. Backpage filed suit this week to block the law pending a judge's decision on whether it should be struck down. The law was due to take effect Thursday.
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Reporter Suspended After Comments About "Fatherless Young Black Men" A New York area TV news reporter has been suspended after making some disparaging remarks about black men during a broadcast on Monday. Reporter Sean Bergin of News 12 Networks was reporting on a story about the fatal shooting of Officer Melvin Santiago during a shootout at a Walgreens in Jersey... Read more »
Houston teenagers use the hashtag #jadapose with pictures to taunt a rape victim A 16-year-old-girl in Houston, Texas says that she was sexually assaulted by someone who she thought was a friend while recently attending a party at a classmate's home. Jada says that not only was she raped, but the perpetrators also took photos of her as she laid... Read more »
Judge Makes A Virginia Man Get A Vasectomy In A Plea Deal A Virginia judge has ordered 27-year-old Jessie Lee Herald to two years in prison for child endangerment. According to court records, the father of seven or eight children by six different women was driving on a suspended license when he was involved in a hit and run accident... Read more »
Brian Metzger got fed up with a bully in his 6-year-old daughter's kindergarten class. The Wisconsin man filed a restraining order against the 5-year-old who has allegedly been a terror in the classroom. According to Wisconsin news station WISN12 Metzger's daughter came home and told him that she had been threatened by a 5-year-old classmate who told her... Read more »
Angela Timmons of Greenville, South Carolina was arrested this week after police responded to a report of a gunman being on the campus of Virginia College. According to police, Timmons sent a text message to her daughter on Tuesday saying that she was hiding because there was a gunman on campus who had fired shots. After sending the text... Read more »
A North Carolina father got fed up with kids bullying his son on the school bus so he decided to take matters into hs own hands. Kids had been picking on Chris Eichele's son Josh for a while, and Chris had made several complaints to the school but was unhappy with the results or lack thereof that his efforts produced.... Read more »
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The actions of a Bridgeport, CT principal has started a firestorm among local parents. The parents are calling for principal Carmen Perez-Dickinson to be fired after video footage surfaced showing the woman dragging a 5-year-old student down a hallway by her feet. Another video was also released that showed the principal doing the same thing to another kindergartner in 2012.... Read more »
Ludacris And Tamika Fuller Fight For Custody Of Newborn Rapper Ludacris is fighting for his parental rights in an Atlanta area courtroom. Ludacris and Tamika Fuller, the mother of his 2-month-old daughter have been going through court proceedings to determine custody and child support for the last few weeks, and earlier this week lawyers for the rapper filed a petition... Read more »


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For 25 years, TheSkyX Serious has been a popular tool for at-home astronomers. TheSkyX Serious Astronomer Edition by Software Bisque Inc. is their current mid-level astronomy software package and it hits all the marks. From a huge multimillion star library (with stars labeled with their phonetic pronunciation) to printable star charts (to share with family and friends) and the popular telescope control system TPoint, TheSkyX Serious is a high-quality stargazing experience and we're excited it received the TopTenREVIEWS Silver Award in our astronomy software review.
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1724 E. 8th Avenue
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At the James Joyce be on the look out for more events, with an increased interest in more live music too. You can expect a focus on the many and various chef designed menu items. The James Joyce has taken a great concept and brought it to the next level in a great Irish Pub.
If you like Irish Pubs then this one is not to be missed and if you like trying new beers then you will love the James Joyce with the 50 beers on tap! The largest selection of on tap beers at any pub in Tampa.


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There sure has been a lot of criticism about James and his father as they saved three stranded deer from the frozen ice Albert Lea Lake in Freeborn County this week reported wpsdlocal6.
When James saw the Facebook post that the deer were stuck out on the lake, he called his dad. The two men took their hovercraft out to the area where the does were lying sprawled on the ice exhausted from trying to get some traction out of those slippery hooves.
Once out in the middle of the lake, the two men tied the first deer's legs, attached the end of the rope to the hovercraft and pulled her to the edge of the lake. They returned for the doe's sister, tied the rope around her torso and repeated the rescue.
A third deer rescue was not shown on video.
Once rested the deer returned to the safety of the forest.
So how in the world does Santa get his reindeers' hooves to have traction over icy territory on Christmas Eve is beyond reason? Without a doubt however, James and his father performed random acts of kindness for two helpless animals who became the victims of Mother Nature as she decided to challenge even the animals with this extra cold weather.
For all of you naysayers who are yelling that James and his father upset the balance of nature by saving these helpless deer, why not follow in their footsteps someday, and do a random act of kindness for another human being or a helpless animal?
James acted as the cameraman for the rescue. Why not?
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Oct. 31, 2012
This is the latest installment of our monthly feature called, "Ask the AD." If you have questions for Saluki Director of Athletics Mario Moccia, feel free to submit them by e-mail.
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May a prospect make an official visit to SIU and then make as many unofficial visits as he or she desires?
Yes. A recruit may only make one official visit to SIU (and only five official visits total), but he or she may make an unlimited amount of unofficial visits at any point during his or her high school career. Limiting the number of official visits (where we may pay the expenses of the visit) is designed to keep schools on the same level playing field regardless of their budgets. Unofficial visits (where we may not pay any of the expenses) are unlimited in order to encourage recruits to become as familiar with a university and its coaches and team as possible, so that they can make a well-informed decision about their future.
In the future, can volleyball matches and football games be scheduled an hour or two further apart so that they don't conflict with tailgating?
For games that are not part of the MVFC television package, we set the football start times with the primary goal of maximizing fan attendance. Our historical evidence shows we do best with night games early in the season and afternoon games thereafter. We also coordinate with campus entities regarding Homecoming and Family Weekend game times. When a volleyball match falls on a home football Saturday, we try to spread out the start times to allow fans to attend both events and to allow our working staff time to cover both events.
One complicating factor is an MVC rule requiring visiting volleyball teams to have 24 hours between matches. So if a conference opponent played at the University of Evansville on Friday at 7 p.m., we would have to play Saturday's match at 7 p.m. Most coaches around the league are flexible and will move game times a few hours to accommodate these situations. For example, last Friday we beat Drake in Des Moines at 7 p.m. and played Creighton in Omaha the next day at 4 p.m. It is unreasonable, however, to ask coaches to move their match times more than a few hours, because student-athletes need a minimum recovery period.
There are 10 MVFC teams, so each has nine potential conference opponents. Since each team only plays eight of the nine, how does the MVFC determine which eight?
Two major factors come into play - first, protecting traditional rivalries, and second, limiting long trips to the extent possible. The conference tries to avoid assigning road games in any given year that would require any team to have more than two charter flights.
We do not have South Dakota on our schedule this year or next, but they will be added in 2014 and 2015, during which time South Dakota State comes off. In 2016, North Dakota State comes off and South Dakota State comes back on.
Is there any update on the prospect of adding women's soccer?
No update to give at this time. As discussed previously, we have a facility to accommodate women's soccer as well as a fully completed locker room. With our budget situation, adding a sport at the present time isn't something we can support, but once the budget situation improves, we will look at adding women's soccer first and foremost. In addition, if a Title IX situation mandated another women's sport be added (if the female enrollment at SIU suddenly increased significantly) this is something we could put in place quickly.
Why was the swimming & diving schedule reduced by one half this year? All that work for four meets and a conference championship.
I spoke to head coach Rick Walker, and he explained that the NCAA reduced the number of required competitions in the sport of Swimming and Diving from 10 to six. This was done to reduce travel costs and the amount of missed classes. The decision was not met with much resistance by programs around the country. If you are a regular starter in the lineup, you have roughly six to eight competitions throughout the season. If you are not assured a starting role, you would have fewer chances to compete. Each of the competitions is extremely demanding and takes its toll on the athlete and breaks up the training cycle.
Coach Walker is a big believer in staying race ready, so he has our competitions spread out evenly throughout the season. We tried to schedule Illinois this year, but they are traveling at Christmas and we are not. We still expect to pick up Washington University in January and we added the USA National Championships, which is a good meet for program visibility and is good for recruiting. This is the first year to be under the new requirement, and we can adjust our competition schedule in the future, as needed.
Upon visiting other MVFC school's forums they all seem to have a fearful respect of the Coach Lennon "Mustache". How about a promotion where you give out mustaches to the fans as they enter the stadium? Sort of a "Fear the Stache" promotion. Fans would love it.
Interesting question and I noticed that NDSU gave away, I believe, 2,000 mustaches when we played last week. This is something Coach Lennon would need to approve, of course, but I am sure our marketing folks could have some fun with this and our Saluki Sports Properties sales people would look for a sponsor as well. I have passed along your suggestion to our Assistant AD for Marketing Steve Sowers.


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Re: Snort vs. otherFrom: Bennett Todd (email@example.com)
Date: 06/07/02
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2002-06-05-20:51:45 Chris Rondthaler:
> At the hands of a skilled administrator, is not Snort as good as
> any of these other high priced software IDS systems? (That is:
> minus the bells and whistles.)
Yes and no.
It _Really_ depends on exactly what you need to accomplish.
If your connection can be guaranteed to have no more than say 50Mbps
on it (e.g. because your internet link is no faster than T3); if you
do not require, or can build yourself (or find as contributed
addons) the various features like gooey admin, elaborate reporting,
etc that the free snort does not include; and if you like the
signature update frequency and timeliness, then snort is an
excellent IDS.
I personally find it to be exceedingly well-supported, I regard its
signature update to be quite satisfactory, I like the fact that
oftentimes breaking news alerts include snort sigs, and I use snort
Some general observations to place snort in context:
- some well-regarded managed security monitoring providers deliver
snort appliances
- snort is the common choice for cutting-edge research in new
IDS-defeating technology --- and it gets first profit from the
- snort is developing very, very rapidly indeed, improving at a rate
far exceeding that of any commercial IDS I know of
I'm not 100% sure that any conventional[1] commercial IDS actually
still rivals snort in core functionality, their main claim to
fame at this point is the integrated add-ons they include, the
aforementioned gooey admin and elaborate interactive reporting and
There's one big exception that I'd cite here: if you can't wean your
traffic down to what can be handled on a standard computer platform,
then you need to be looking for a commercial solution based around
suitable custom hardware; some folks competing in that space are
claiming to be able to keep up with 2Gbps and more with serious
useful signature lists, in normal operating conditions [I've not
verified these claims myself:-].
[1] By "conventional" I mean to deliberately focus on pure IDS
systems, things that examine packets against a signature
database looking for evil. There are more elaborate systems out
there, I'm thinking of nCircle's integrated vuln-scan + IDS
concept here, that I place in different categories. I wouldn't
compare IP360 with snort, they do different jobs.
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Mysterious tracks in the C&O Canal
Today I was by the C&O Canal in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. where the canal begins (or ends, depending on which way one is traveling). Here is a view of the canal from M Street.
Notice the abundant tracks in the mud in the canal.
I suspect they are turtle tracks. I couldn't get closer to them to take a better look, but this particular track on partially dried mud had what appeared to be feet marks on each side.
I can't think of any other animal that would have left a track like that. Curiously, even though I walked along the canal for more than an hour towards Georgetown, I didn't see any turtles.
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I'm currently trying my hand at making my own C++ vector math library and I'm interested in optimizing it with SSE. For my vec2 and vec3 data types I can't store the __m128 type directly since they have to be their expected sizes, but what about vec4? Suppose my vec4 type looks something like this (ignoring 16-byte alignment requirement for simplicity of discussion):
union vec4 {
struct {float x, y, z, w;};
__m128 sse;
vec4 operator+(const vec4& left, const vec4& right) {
vec4 result;
result.sse = _mm_add_ps(left.sse, right.sse);
return result;
Is that the suggested way to do it or is there some big reason not to I can't think of? I.e., should I do this instead:
struct vec4 {
float x, y, z, w;
vec4 operator+(const vec4& left, const vec4& right) {
__m128 leftSSE = _mm_load_ps(reinterpret_cast<const float*>(&left));
__m128 rightSSE = _mm_load_ps(reinterpret_cast<const float*>(&right));
__m128 resultSSE = _mm_add_ps(leftSSE, rightSSE);
vec4 result;
_mm_store_ps(reinterpret_cast<float*>(&result), resultSSE);
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Different Types of Goals – Self-Improvement Vs. Performance Goals
The best way to achieve your goals is to know the different types of goals you can set and work towards. It's not enough to just "have goals."
Here, I describe the difference between self-improvement (mastery) goals versus performance goals. Luckily, it's more interesting and easier than it sounds. This research describes different types of goals – and how your goals affect your relationships at work and home.
"People with performance goals are more deceitful," says P. Marijn Poortvliet, of Tilburg University in the Netherlands. They're less likely to share information with coworkers, both in the laboratory and in real-world offices he has studied. "The reason is fairly obvious – when you want to outperform others, it doesn't make sense to be honest about information."
To achieve your personal and professional goals, you'd do well to learn the difference between self-improvement goals and performance goals. Each type of goal affects your relationships differently – both at home and at work – which in turn affects whether you'll achieve your goals! To learn more about goal setting and achievement, read Goals!: How to Get Everything You Want – Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible.
And, here's a summary of a research study on how to achieve your goals, including a definition of self-improvement or mastery goals versus performance goals…
Different Types of Goals – Self-Improvement Vs. Performance Goals
How you think about your goals – whether you want to improve yourself or to do better than your coworkers or neighbors – can affect whether you reach those goals. Different kinds of goals can also have distinct effects on your relationships at home and work, according to the authors of a paper published in Current Directions in Psychological Science.
People with "mastery goals" (self-improvement goals) want to improve themselves. Maybe they want to get better grades, make more sales, or land that triple toe loop. On the other hand, people with what psychologists call "performance goals" are trying to outperform others – to get a better grade than a friend or be Employee of the Year. Both types of goals can be useful in different contexts, and both types of goals apply to our personal and professional lives.
P. Marijn Poortvliet, of Tilburg University in the Netherlands and Céline Darnon, of France's Clermont University are interested in the social context of these goals, or what they do to your relationships. And, knowing how to achieve your goals successfully involves knowing how your goals affect your professional and personal relationships (because the better your relationships are, the more likely you'll achieve your goals at work and at home).
How Different Goals Affect Your Relationships
Poortvliet's work focuses on information exchange: whether people are open and honest when they are working together. "People with performance goals are more deceitful" and less likely to share information with coworkers, both in the laboratory and in real-world offices he has studied, Poortvliet says. "The reason is fairly obvious — when you want to outperform others, it doesn't make sense to be honest about information."
On the other hand, people who are trying to improve themselves are quite open, he says. "If the ultimate goal is to improve yourself (self-improvement goals), one way to do it is to be very cooperative with other people." This can help improve the work environment, even though the people with these goals aren't necessarily thinking about social relations. "They're not really altruists, per se. They see the social exchange as a means toward the ends of self improvement."
Other research has found that people with these self-improvement goals are more open to hearing different perspectives, while people with a performance goal "would rather just say, 'I'm just right and you are wrong.'"
It's not always bad to be competitive, Poortvliet says. "For example, if you want to be the Olympic champion, of course it's nice to have mastery goals and you should probably have mastery goals, but you definitely need performance goals because you want to be the winner and not the runner-up."
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How Your Relationships Affect Your Goals
It's important to think about how achieving your goals affects your relationships. "If you really want to establish constructive and long-lasting working relationships, then you should really balance the different levels of goals," Poortvliet says – which means thinking not only about each person's achievement, but also about the team as a whole.
Some people are naturally more competitive than others. But it's also possible for managers to shift the kinds of goals people have by, for example, giving a bonus for the best employee. That might encourage people to set performance goals and compete against each other. On the other hand, it would also be possible to structure a bonus program to give people rewards based on their individual improvement over time.
If you have strong, healthy, proactive relationships, you're more likely to achieve your goals because you have social and practical support. If you really want to achieve your goals, enlist the help of your family, friends, and coworkers — and focus on self-improvement goals as well as performance goals.
If you need help achieving your goals, read How to Convince People to Say Yes – 5 Persuasion Techniques.
What goal do you most want to achieve in life? The more you think and talk about it, the more you'll act in ways that will make it happen…
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Thanks for your comments; I really appreciate hearing your views on these different types of goals!
Really enjoyed this post! What's fascinating is when you sow into someone's dream and they end up sowing into yours down the road. Despite our different goals, often we find things in common–the biggest one being that burning passion to see that heart's desire come to fruition.
Very interesting post
I'm into self improvement. I enjoy sharing information with other to help them better themselves as well. This actually is what improves me. It's a, when I help others I help myself sort of thing.
It's like giving people what they want will automatically bring what you want to you!
Great post you have, thanks for sharing. Totally agreed that goal setting and putting plan into action is the key to success.
Thanks for your comment, Ashley. I hadn't realized the difference between performance goals and self-improvement goals until I wrote this article. I found it fascinating! I don't know if it makes a difference in how to achieve goals, but it sure is interesting.
Interesting Info. Everything we accomplish in life takes steps. To help us achieve our desires we need to set goals.
I totally agree — the best way to achieve goals is to set goals that actually mean something to you! If you're striving to achieve somebody else's goals, you wont get far.
I think that when we setting our goals, we need to choose and doing what we like, because without motivation process will be slowed down and finally aborted.
Thanks for your comments, Susan, and your tip, Harry!
I have no problem setting goals, but I tend to lose interest in them. For instance, I recently set up a "Quips and Tips Articles Corral" blog to promote my Quips and Tips sites, but I've already lost interest. I just don't know if I lost interest because it's not an effective way to promote Quips and Tips for Achieving Your Goals, or I'm just lazy.
Maybe I need to write an article on that.
There is a perfect tool for this: GoalsOnTrack.com
This is really great information.
Goal setting and achieving is SO important to our self esteem and success in life. Yet, so many of us truly don't know how to envision a goal, create a plan, and stay motivated to achieve it. Nor do we know how to truly celebrate it once accomplished.
I've always enjoyed visiting your blog and will be back on a regular basis again. 🙂