GOSPA is a planning process, which can be used for developing, communicating, and agreeing to plans that enables focus towards common goals and that provides a mechanism for monitoring progress toward those goals and adjusting as time goes on.
How it Works
The five letters stand for: Goals, Objectives, Strategies, Priorities, and Activities.
* Goals are general end results that we would like to achieve.
* Objectives are measurable deliverables/achievements within specified timeframes (e.g., increase sales by 10% by the end of the year). They support goals.
* Strategies are how we intend to achieve our objectives (e.g., put added focus on new sales). They also support goals.
* Plans are specific elements of our strategies, with short-term timeframes (e.g., hire a new salesrep by the end of the month). They support strategies.
* Actions are day-to-day tasks (e.g., place an ad in the paper for a salesrep). They support plans.
In his internationally acclaimed book,"The Winning Way in Business"' ISBN # 978-0-9803982-0-5, Ronnie Kagan talks about GOSPA. He shares that the difference between working with a goal and without a goal is results.
He also shares that the GOSPA model is used by large and small companies alike to maximise productivity and reduce time required to complete tasks.
How it Works
The five letters stand for: Goals, Objectives, Strategies, Priorities, and Activities.
* Goals are general end results that we would like to achieve.
* Objectives are measurable deliverables/achievements within specified timeframes (e.g., increase sales by 10% by the end of the year). They support goals.
* Strategies are how we intend to achieve our objectives (e.g., put added focus on new sales). They also support goals.
* Plans are specific elements of our strategies, with short-term timeframes (e.g., hire a new salesrep by the end of the month). They support strategies.
* Actions are day-to-day tasks (e.g., place an ad in the paper for a salesrep). They support plans.
In his internationally acclaimed book,"The Winning Way in Business"' ISBN # 978-0-9803982-0-5, Ronnie Kagan talks about GOSPA. He shares that the difference between working with a goal and without a goal is results.
He also shares that the GOSPA model is used by large and small companies alike to maximise productivity and reduce time required to complete tasks.
"First Post!" is an Internet phenomenon on Internet discussion groups, where participants strive to be the first person to "post" a comment to a new article or discussion thread. This terminology dates back to the days of the BBS, when one would post a comment, much as one would post a reply on a physical bulletin board.
In addition to being confined to discussion group media, the phenomenon is largely confined to sites that have reached a high degree of popularity, such that users are genuinely surprised to see an article without any associated comments. In its original form, a first post was a light-hearted expression of the poster's excitement at being the first person to write a comment. However, it is now more widely intended as a means of annoying other site users (see Internet troll), with the aim of provoking a negative reaction (see Flamebait). There is also the necessary condition that comments are displayed in chronological order (meaning the first message is the most prominently displayed). It is prevalent among user-commentary sites and does not often appear on conventional webboards, community journals, etc.
Since the chance of achieving a first post is increased by making the comment quickly, the message is usually short, adding no insight to the discussion. Often, it only contains the text "First post!" (or variations thereof). "FP" is sometimes used as an abbreviation, partly to speed up typing.
Some refer to the exclamation as "frist prost" in reference to the common occurrence of typing mistakes.
Since "First post!" messages annoy many users, some discussion groups have a wordfilter installed that automatically detects and removes or mangles these messages. For example, Fark.com automatically replaces "first post" with "Boobies," and if the offending message really is the first post in the thread, the filter will also change the message's timestamp to 12 hours in the future, so that other users' messages will appear first when the thread is viewed.
In addition to being confined to discussion group media, the phenomenon is largely confined to sites that have reached a high degree of popularity, such that users are genuinely surprised to see an article without any associated comments. In its original form, a first post was a light-hearted expression of the poster's excitement at being the first person to write a comment. However, it is now more widely intended as a means of annoying other site users (see Internet troll), with the aim of provoking a negative reaction (see Flamebait). There is also the necessary condition that comments are displayed in chronological order (meaning the first message is the most prominently displayed). It is prevalent among user-commentary sites and does not often appear on conventional webboards, community journals, etc.
Since the chance of achieving a first post is increased by making the comment quickly, the message is usually short, adding no insight to the discussion. Often, it only contains the text "First post!" (or variations thereof). "FP" is sometimes used as an abbreviation, partly to speed up typing.
Some refer to the exclamation as "frist prost" in reference to the common occurrence of typing mistakes.
Since "First post!" messages annoy many users, some discussion groups have a wordfilter installed that automatically detects and removes or mangles these messages. For example, Fark.com automatically replaces "first post" with "Boobies," and if the offending message really is the first post in the thread, the filter will also change the message's timestamp to 12 hours in the future, so that other users' messages will appear first when the thread is viewed.
Robert 'Mosh' Duffield (March 12, 1958 - August 23, 2005) was a notorious English gangster.
Early History
Mosh was born and raised in Manchester, England, At the age of 17 he got involved in drug dealing which he was twice convicted for. By 1982 Mosh had made many powerful friends in the Manchester area and used this as means of protection. He moved on from drugs and opened a gentlemens club, using his connexions to get trusted door staff.
In 1985 he was convicted of murder after shooting Michael Boland who moved as if to attack Mosh in a back yard where they were arguing. Because the reputation of Boland was so poor, Mosh only got a two-year suspended sentence. He would later kill a fellow club owner who first drew a gun on him. Mosh was found not guilty on the grounds of self-defense.
By the early 1990s, Mosh had become the reigning mob boss of Manchester. In 1997, after a series of violent confrontations with competing gangsters, Mosh fled Manchester and moved to Spain.
Family
Mosh and his wife Gabbi had three children: two sons, Barry and Scott, and one daughter, Sheila
Largely due to their wealth and environment, both Sheila and Scott ended up having drug problems. Sheila attempted to shoot herself and was left with a badly disfigured face, and eventually succeeded in committing suicide in 1995. Scott, died a mysterious death in 1998. Scott's live-in girlfriend and a man she was having an affair with were each charged and convicted of murder, but the verdict was later overturned. They were retried and acquitted.
Spanish Years
Because of Mosh's violent confrontations with rival gangsters in Manchester, in 1997 he moved to Benidorm, Spain. He
H became a partner of a hotel complex, but left after a year because of disagreements about wages. In 2000 Mosh purchased the hotel complex which he had previously worked at and opened it as Duffield's.
In 1952 he purchased another hotel and opened it as Duffield's also. It immediately became popular because of the english theme. Because of the competition, Mosh sometimes recieved death threats.
Despite physically getting away from Manchester, he still had legal troubles. He served time in Strangeways Prison from 1984 to 1985 for tax evasion related to his operations in Manchester. He had to sell his share of the complex to pay around $5 million for legal costs, but in 2006 his family regained control.
His son Barry would become president and manager, respectively, and his wife Gabbi managed the complex bookings. Barry's presidency would not turn out well: in 2007, the casino was raided by the IRS and closed for non-payment of taxes.
His Return
Mosh returned to Manchester in 2004 to the dislike of many of the gangsters, he used his connections from his past to get back into organized crime, this was his downfall.
On March 12, 2005 there was an atempt on Mosh's life, as he was leaving a restaurant, a speeding car pulled up and the left hand passengers front and back opened fire upon Mosh, although he was not killed he did get hit in the leg.
Three men who worked for a manchester club owner were murdered shortly after this insident along with the club owner himself.
No convictions were processed from these deaths.
Several of Mosh's friends were murdered in July, 2005.
A large amount of drugs was stolen from a rival gang at the start of August, 2005. Mosh was the number one suspect in the criminal underworld.
Mosh was shot 6 times in his club on August 23, 2005.
Early History
Mosh was born and raised in Manchester, England, At the age of 17 he got involved in drug dealing which he was twice convicted for. By 1982 Mosh had made many powerful friends in the Manchester area and used this as means of protection. He moved on from drugs and opened a gentlemens club, using his connexions to get trusted door staff.
In 1985 he was convicted of murder after shooting Michael Boland who moved as if to attack Mosh in a back yard where they were arguing. Because the reputation of Boland was so poor, Mosh only got a two-year suspended sentence. He would later kill a fellow club owner who first drew a gun on him. Mosh was found not guilty on the grounds of self-defense.
By the early 1990s, Mosh had become the reigning mob boss of Manchester. In 1997, after a series of violent confrontations with competing gangsters, Mosh fled Manchester and moved to Spain.
Family
Mosh and his wife Gabbi had three children: two sons, Barry and Scott, and one daughter, Sheila
Largely due to their wealth and environment, both Sheila and Scott ended up having drug problems. Sheila attempted to shoot herself and was left with a badly disfigured face, and eventually succeeded in committing suicide in 1995. Scott, died a mysterious death in 1998. Scott's live-in girlfriend and a man she was having an affair with were each charged and convicted of murder, but the verdict was later overturned. They were retried and acquitted.
Spanish Years
Because of Mosh's violent confrontations with rival gangsters in Manchester, in 1997 he moved to Benidorm, Spain. He
H became a partner of a hotel complex, but left after a year because of disagreements about wages. In 2000 Mosh purchased the hotel complex which he had previously worked at and opened it as Duffield's.
In 1952 he purchased another hotel and opened it as Duffield's also. It immediately became popular because of the english theme. Because of the competition, Mosh sometimes recieved death threats.
Despite physically getting away from Manchester, he still had legal troubles. He served time in Strangeways Prison from 1984 to 1985 for tax evasion related to his operations in Manchester. He had to sell his share of the complex to pay around $5 million for legal costs, but in 2006 his family regained control.
His son Barry would become president and manager, respectively, and his wife Gabbi managed the complex bookings. Barry's presidency would not turn out well: in 2007, the casino was raided by the IRS and closed for non-payment of taxes.
His Return
Mosh returned to Manchester in 2004 to the dislike of many of the gangsters, he used his connections from his past to get back into organized crime, this was his downfall.
On March 12, 2005 there was an atempt on Mosh's life, as he was leaving a restaurant, a speeding car pulled up and the left hand passengers front and back opened fire upon Mosh, although he was not killed he did get hit in the leg.
Three men who worked for a manchester club owner were murdered shortly after this insident along with the club owner himself.
No convictions were processed from these deaths.
Several of Mosh's friends were murdered in July, 2005.
A large amount of drugs was stolen from a rival gang at the start of August, 2005. Mosh was the number one suspect in the criminal underworld.
Mosh was shot 6 times in his club on August 23, 2005.
Marijuana Etiquette
The imbibing of marijuana, Cannabis, has been used in a variety of ways ranging from spiritual to medicinal. The most common usage of said substance is social, bringing with it stigmas as well as etiquette. Being widely used in small groups, the etiquette and social politics of simply using this "drug" can seem complicated, and even strange, to a non or new user. The first basic rule (although it is less of a rule and more of a common practice) is to form a makeshift circle, passing the marijuana cigarette (joint) or pipe (Bowl, bong etc..) around the circle taking 1-2 hits per person per rotation. It is customary for the person who has prepared and/or provided the cannabis for consumption to light the product first. Here are some definitions of slang that may provide insight into said etiquette.
"Taking the green hit" - As previously mentioned, this describes lighting the cannabis for the first time of the session. It is widely preferred for the freshness of the smoke. In higher grades of marijuana there will be crystals of THC on the bud, burning first and providing a unique taste and high.
"Bogarting" [http://en. .org/wiki/Bogart#Popular_culture]
"Puff, Puff, Pass" - This is an area of much dispute, for is is widely common that a person gets one hit per rotation. With the rise of popularity in blunts (a cigar emptied and filled with marijuana) however, it has become more popular to take roughly two hits depending on the specifics of the atmosphere.
"Shotgun" - The term 'shotgun' refers to a variety of different smoking techniques. The earliest usage of the term in this context was by soldiers in Viet Nam that would place a pipe in the chamber of an actual shotgun, place their mouth over the lit bowl, blow, projecting smoke from the bowl out the end of the gun. In more recent history the term refers mainly to two somewhat different techniques. One incorporating a similar action, placing the lit end ('cherry') of a marijuana cigarette or cigar in ones mouth, forcing smoke out the other end into an awaiting partners mouth. The other usage is inhaling smoke into ones lungs, and exhaling into another persons mouth. Etiquette comes into play here, because this can (but is not always) a sensual, or even sexual experience, making it a practice for only those very familiar with the participating smoking partner.
"Munchies" - The term munchies refers to the side effect of marijuana that causes an increased appetite, and is widely recognized by users and non users alike. Although marijuana and eating go hand and hand, under most all circumstances eating and smoking at the same time within a circle should not be attempted. Salivation, grease, and delaying the progress of rotation can prove to be problematic almost every time. If one wishes to experiment with marijuana and food simultaneously it should be done privately.
The imbibing of marijuana, Cannabis, has been used in a variety of ways ranging from spiritual to medicinal. The most common usage of said substance is social, bringing with it stigmas as well as etiquette. Being widely used in small groups, the etiquette and social politics of simply using this "drug" can seem complicated, and even strange, to a non or new user. The first basic rule (although it is less of a rule and more of a common practice) is to form a makeshift circle, passing the marijuana cigarette (joint) or pipe (Bowl, bong etc..) around the circle taking 1-2 hits per person per rotation. It is customary for the person who has prepared and/or provided the cannabis for consumption to light the product first. Here are some definitions of slang that may provide insight into said etiquette.
"Taking the green hit" - As previously mentioned, this describes lighting the cannabis for the first time of the session. It is widely preferred for the freshness of the smoke. In higher grades of marijuana there will be crystals of THC on the bud, burning first and providing a unique taste and high.
"Bogarting" [http://en. .org/wiki/Bogart#Popular_culture]
"Puff, Puff, Pass" - This is an area of much dispute, for is is widely common that a person gets one hit per rotation. With the rise of popularity in blunts (a cigar emptied and filled with marijuana) however, it has become more popular to take roughly two hits depending on the specifics of the atmosphere.
"Shotgun" - The term 'shotgun' refers to a variety of different smoking techniques. The earliest usage of the term in this context was by soldiers in Viet Nam that would place a pipe in the chamber of an actual shotgun, place their mouth over the lit bowl, blow, projecting smoke from the bowl out the end of the gun. In more recent history the term refers mainly to two somewhat different techniques. One incorporating a similar action, placing the lit end ('cherry') of a marijuana cigarette or cigar in ones mouth, forcing smoke out the other end into an awaiting partners mouth. The other usage is inhaling smoke into ones lungs, and exhaling into another persons mouth. Etiquette comes into play here, because this can (but is not always) a sensual, or even sexual experience, making it a practice for only those very familiar with the participating smoking partner.
"Munchies" - The term munchies refers to the side effect of marijuana that causes an increased appetite, and is widely recognized by users and non users alike. Although marijuana and eating go hand and hand, under most all circumstances eating and smoking at the same time within a circle should not be attempted. Salivation, grease, and delaying the progress of rotation can prove to be problematic almost every time. If one wishes to experiment with marijuana and food simultaneously it should be done privately.