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Resolutions

Resolutions may or may not be part of your New Year's habit/plan. Some people make a habit of verbalizing New Year's resolutions, few do it because of others but here are a few tips on keeping them.

Start small. A walking routine could begin with a mile instead of seven miles, for example.

You must be resolute, sure of the New Year's resolution. The resolution(s) has to be what you want. A friend, cousin, aunt, coach or neighbor doing it isn't enough motivation.

Make sure you have the time and energy for a resolution.

Determination is needed for a New Year's resolution. Make-up your mind, claim the resolution.

The resolution should make you feel good, answer a need or problem. It it makes you feel good, you're more likely to continue working on a resolution. You'll pursue a resolution, too, if it fills a need or solves a problem in your life.

Paste-up prompts to keep you reaching for a New Year's resolution. It can be as little as one or two encouraging words on pieces of paper. Place them in areas you frequent, like your desk.

Ask yourself: How can I make this resolution happen? Wake-up earlier? Spend less time on an activity in your life? Stop socializing as much? 

A resolution becomes your goal. Plan on how to reach it. Send texts/notes about it to yourself. 

Take the necessary steps to make a resolution your reality. Work toward it each day. Do you need tools? Prepare to get the tools.

Don't rush. Take your time. Keep moving toward your resolution.

Sometimes, it's helpful to surround yourself with like minded people. It's a judgement call. 

Lastly, do it.

McDonald's: Avoid Burgers And Fries

McDonald's imparts information to its employees about health risks. The World's leading fast food producer, McDonald's, suggests on its web site, to employees: avoid burgers and fries whenever possible due to health risks.

McDonald's have around 700,000 employees around the World.

"Eat at places that offer a a variety of salads, soups and vegetables to maintain your best health," McResource Line web site.

"Fast foods are quick, reasonably priced and readily available alternatives to home cooking. While convenient and economical for a busy lifestyle, fast foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt and may put people at risk of becoming overweight." the web site shared.

The advice grabbed attention.

"Portions of this web site continue to be taken entirely out of context. This web site provides useful information from respected third parties about many topics, among them health and wellness. It also includes information from experts about healthy eating and making balanced choices, McDonald's agrees with this advice."

The web site "does not advise against fast food," Lisa McComb, spokesperson for McDonald's.

Justine Sacco: 'I am very sorry for the pain I caused'

Justine Sacco, former PR executive, who made comments on Twitter that sealed her fate, at least with IAC.

The Twitter comments were tweeted before Sacco arrived in Africa. Sacco's comments: Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!

The tweet went viral before Sacco landed in Africa.

"There's an AIDS crisis taking place in this country, that we read about in America, but do not live with or face on a continuous basis, Sacco's apology.

The offensive comment does not reflect the views and values of IAC...we have parted ways with the employee in question, IAC's spokesman Ryan Trostle.

"I am very sorry for the pain I caused," Sacco.

A tweet, word spoken or an action can't be undone. It's wise to think before tweeting, speaking or taking an action.

Guard Your Social Security Number

Guard your social security number to stop it from falling into the hands of identity thieves. There are too many people waiting to grab social security numbers in hopes of paying for their life-styles.

A social security number opens your credit line to identity thieves. Identity thieves can purchase clothes, home appliances, cars, houses and designer anything/everything. They, too, can have their personal information placed with your social security number.

A social security number should be shared few times, according to Privacy Experts.

Guard your social security number by giving it to few people, and having it in as few places as possible.

Most people, businesses, that ask for your social security number don't need it.

Here are places, people, that you should disclose your social security number to.

Many government offices have need of your social security number when you apply for licenses. One such office is the Department Of Motor Vehicles (DMV), where licenses for drivers are issued.

Credit bureaus, the big three, will ask for a social security number.

A social security number is asked for when applying for government benefits.

Banks, likewise, require a social security number.

An employer has need to ask for your social security number.

In closing, guard your social security number until it's really required. Keep it out of sight, under lock and key.

Hour Of Code: STEM Wake-Up

Code org., non-profit, wants to wake-up attitudes about basic programming, and inspire more students to enter Computer Science careers. The United States offer Computer Science classes, but many are elective. A class without credit isn't appealing, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) is over-looked.

The non-profit is pushing to get the next generation trained. Hour Of Code is to wake-up people, and give basic instruction to any interested student.

Code.org, during Computer Science Education Week - December 9th to the 15th, is asking teachers to teach one hour of educating students on programming.

There are free tutorials to learn the basics of coding. Tutorials have been given by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, puzzles teach basic algorithms with games like Angry Birds, Python, JavaScript and mobile applications.

Tutorials will help adults too.

Apple and Microsoft are helping by making available Hour Of Code tutorials sessions at their retail out-lets.

Coding, as with other classes, should begin as soon as possible. An early start means students familiarize, gets comfortable with STEM. Fear of STEM disappears.

Trust Issues

Americans are less trusting of each other in everyday situations, according to the AP-GfK poll done last month.

News account of brawling on Black Friday is evidence of trust issues, or disrespect. Let the other person pass you. Close contact when many people are in an area can bring a stepped on toe, maybe a shove. Emotions can run high during Black Friday. There's no need to push, pull, brawl. Trust in you, if no one else. You'll get what's needed.

Now, less than a third of people polled didn't have a lot of trust in clerks who swipe their credit cards, drivers on the road or people they meet when traveling.

It's not unreasonable to feel concern with reports of identity theft. Many people have been brushed by identity theft, or theft of financial data. Financial data could be a stolen check, thieves barreling into online accounts, information.

Trust issues are common when driving, sometimes. Road rage happens. Although, it's best to roll-away from a person about to explode.

Yet, people trust. You trust, or know someone who does. Be careful to whom you give trust, because some people don't appreciate the gift that trust is.

It's too late for most Americans alive today to become more trusting, per some studies.

A low trust level means people are less civil to one another, the studies.

Trust levels are set for life in the mid-twenties, the research concluded.

Inspire today's youth into trusting, perhaps, could be done through high tech devices, the study.

What do you think?

Personal Code

Personal code is the principles, ethics, a person develops, has. It's what makes an individual live, thrive, be. It's she, he, and me.

In the world of relationships, pick a partner, person, who understands your personal code. Why? Confusion, upset, barrels from those that "don't get you."

You can explain and show, but few will understand or come-around to your personal code. The other person's personal code will prefer not to let him/her appreciate your personal code.

Problems start to pop-up. Gossip from him/her about you circulates. Confrontations creep in. Perhaps, stalker behavior arise. The need for law enforcement happens.

Although, the first signs of a person at odds with your personal code is reason to move away from him/her. Slowly, peel yourself out of his/her life. No one gets around, over or under personal code. It's what makes us unique.

"I'll meet him/her half-way." You said.

"I can change him/her." You tried to make excuses.

"Opposites attract." Someone insisted.

In the end, people with different personal codes clash, no matter how hard you try to make it work.

Do you know of or have experienced mis-matched personal codes? Please share it.

I Was Work Place Bullied

Once upon my life, I interviewed for a job. I wasn't sure how the interview went. I waited at home for "the call."

A few days passed, and "the call" to report to work came.

The six week training session passed quickly.

The power wheeling females ripped newbies into groups. Sexual advances were showered on us, from them.

I ducked them, didn't I stand why the females were treating me, us, like fresh meat. This is work place bullied.

Mz.Manager wrote vile evaluations on me. Work left on my desk was found behind anything. Co-workers refused to answer work related questions.

When I tipped into the break-room, you could hear a feather drop.

It was clear to everyone that there was a problem. I was removed from the department, soon returned. The situation became worse.

There was no help for me there, or any hope of advancement.

I decided to apply for other jobs, and sent out over one hundred resumes. I received one response back: You're over-qualified.

Mz. Manager fired me, or I was retired.

It's some years later, and I'm still unemployed.

Shooter: "Are You TSA?"

Paul Anthony Ciancia, 23-year-year, Catholic School graduate hails from New Jersey.

Ciancia fired an assault rifle at the Los Angeles International Airport, Friday.

Gerardo Hernandez, 39, shot fatally, and others hurt.

"Hey, are you, TSA?" The shooter went around asking people, according to reports.

The charges for Ciancia are murder of a federal officer and violence in an international airport, U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte, Jr.

Law Enforcement in Los Angeles and New Jersey are searching for Ciancia's reasons for such actions.

Ciancia is new to Los Angeles, been there about a year.

Ciancia has no history of mental illness or violence, Allen Cummings, Police Chief in Ciancia's home-town of Pennsville, New Jersey.

Ciancia didn't appear to be troubled at the last family get-together, family members.

Ciancia carried enough ammunition to "have literally killed everyone in the terminal, "Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garretti.

I'm devastated, the widow.

Ciancia remains in the hospital after being shot multiple times.

Risk: Obamacare Web Site

There was risk in using the Obamacare Web site as of last week, according to Web site expert, Ben Simons. Simo pointed-out how a person with wrong intentions could get into users' accounts.

Look at what the software tester, Simo, discovered.

Think of any user name that was on the Web site, and the Web site would let you have access to the account. The password would've been reset.

Now, once the person with wrong intentions had a user name plus a reset code, security questions were given.

This leads a person with wrong intentions to, possibly, steal other information. This is a wake-up call to be more careful on the Internet. Although, a risk issue with the Obamacare Web site wasn't an individual's fault.

A person armed with information from the Obamacare Web site could "friend" you on a social networking Web site, for example, to gain other personal information.

The risk found by Simo was fixed, per the Health Department.

Twitter

In the world of relationships and everywhere else, people are talking more about Twitter, social networking site, since it's about to become a public company. Twitter makes money from advertising. Still, it isn't selling enough ads to make a profit.

However, Twitter's monthly users expanded to 232 million in the third quarter, according to the company.

The social networking site is used by people from every walk of life, organizations and celebrities.

You, too, can sign up for a Twitter account. pick a name, user-name, and password. Find Twitter by typing Twitter dot com into a search engine.

Some people use their name, and others prefer a name that holds meaning for them.

Add a pic, picture, to your profile. The pic is a image that you like, not necessarily a pic of yourself.

Fill in your bio. The bio information gives people an idea of who you are, and a clue to the topics you'll tweet about. Provide a link to your Web site, if you have one.

Gather-up people to follow. Tell friends/relatives about your Twitter account. The social networking site will help/suggest people to follow.

Twitter messages written by people, accounts, you follow appears in your feed/time-line. A time-line should show-case interesting tid-bits, deliver useful information and/or entertain.

You have the option to unfollow a person or an account. Click on unfollow at any time.

Communicate with a tweet by typing on reply.

Some tweets you'll like and want to share. It's done through retweeting, or RT.

Hashtags (#) are used too. Hashtags help people search for subject, and find tweets about it.

An at (@) symbol gives the person you're addressing and those following both of you opportunity to see your tweet.

A character or word is typed before the @ sign to allow the tweet to be seen.

Now, it's time to tweet. Remember, Twitter permits 40 characters per tweet.

White House Official Secretly Tweets

A senior White House official, Jofi Joseph, was fired after being exposed for secretly tweeting. Joseph had a hand in negotiating nuclear talks with Iran.

The secret tweets insulted public figures at the White House and on Capitol Hill.

Joseph held the position of nuclear non-proliferation on the White House National Security Council staff. Yet, on Twitter Joseph "exposed" his real thoughts, mean thoughts, about public figures.

Joseph sent hundreds of secret tweets, for more than two years. The Twitter account is no longer available, been removed.

Joseph secretly poked speculation about political motives/career choices of administration officials that he worked with.

Hillary Clinton, former Secretary Of State, had few policy goals and no wins in regard to the Middle East, according to Joseph's tweets.

Joseph had choice tweets for President Barack Obama's spokesman, and the list goes on.

in the world of relationships, Joseph preferred to secretly tweet instead of speaking-up. it cost him his job, but other losses will come too.

Hecklers Will Hate

Hecklers have respect for few. Hecklers usually are haters (disrespectful people who hate). There's nothing you can do to gain a heck let's respect. Hecklers take pleasure in their disrespectful behavior.

Take a deep breath, let it out slowly and think positive thoughts. Focus on what's best for you, your life.

Don't take hecklers seriously, because hecklers will hate. You'll forget your goals and yourself when trying to fit into a hecklers box. Yes, you'll be boxed in, lost.

Hecklers will push, laugh or gossip while you're unhappy. Keep positive thoughts and nurturing people around you.

Be cordial to a heckler. It's not necessary to do anything more. Why? Hecklers will hate, no,matter what.

When you're in a relationship or have to be around hecklers/haters, be cautious. They'll take any word to use against you. Be mindful of what you say. Slowly get-out of a relationship with a heckler/hater.

Limit time around a heckler/hater when you work with him/her. A heckler can't be trusted. Why?

A heckler/hater will find something/anything bad to say about you, mostly behind your back.

In conclusion, stay positive. Think positive thoughts as you hear/don't hear what hecklers/haters bark-out.

Debt Ceiling

Congress has a decision to make. The Republicans and Democrats were elected to put the United States' interests first, but they aren't by playing games with the fate of an entire nation.

The debt ceiling is fast approaching. It's a cap Congress puts on how much debt to allow. The cap, currently, is 16 trillion.

Debt comes from various places like: U. S. bonds and money due to Social Security.

The government is about to hit its cap. When the cap is reached, payments will not be paid.

It means that the government may not be able to send-out Social Security checks, and Medicare would suffer.

The United States would then borrow at higher interest rates. In that event, we, the people will pay for it. We'll see it in higher mortgage rates, for example. Yes, rates everywhere goes-up.

In times past, the government raised the debt ceiling. The shut-down stops any move toward the debt ceiling.

We could be heading into a recession.

President Obama Is Listening

Miriam Carey, 34 and single mother, was the woman responsible for the Capitol Hill lock-down.

Carey had her 18-month-old daughter in the car as she encountered authorities. She tried to ram a barricade, and not stop. She hit an officer.

Authorities searched Carey's apartment and asked questions about her. Carey thought that President Obama was listening to her through electronics, that he locked down her state.

Carey suffered from postpartum depression. Postpartum depression stops normal reasoning, voices are heard and an individual is unable to live a "normal" life.

Idella Carey, mother of Miriam Carey, confirmed that her daughter suffered from postpartum depression.

Carey acted delusional, according to her boyfriend. He, even, went to the police a out it.

Did the boyfriend contact anyone that Carey would've listened to? He do enough?

Postpartum depression, mental illness, is serious, and should be handled by a medical professional.

Still, anyone rolling a vehicle, weapon, toward Capitol Hill aggressively can't expect a positive out-come. You can be orange, green or multi-color.

The public saw that as law enforcement shot Miriam Carey dead.

Forever Hold Your Piece

Ask me a question, or leave me a comment. Most times in life, it requires an individual to speak-up, or forever hold your piece. Set a goal when you plan on reaching/trying to get someone/something. It's childish, people pretending to be adults, to like a person and try to get his/her attention with the wrong tools.It's best to be friends, first. Get to know a person to see if you two are on the same level, connect. It'd be childish, for example, for me to walk into Walmart, giggling. I can't send people in Walmart to tell them that I want an assistant manager's position. I'd have to apply for the position based on my education and experience. Otherwise, I return home, looking foolish. It goes for anyone. Set a goal. Get the necessary education and experience to get the job of your choice. Often, people or jobs aren't at your level, that's when you apply yourself. Still, your goals have to be realistic, or you're fail. Now, I get telephone calls like the following. On September 21st and 22nd 2013, I didn't answer my telephone. 1. Anonymous 855-319-0224 2. Asset Acceptance 301-223-0096 3. A family member called 4. Anonymous 855-352-8915 5. Name Unavailable 215-189-2472 6. Cold Spring, NV 316-283-5091 7. Phila., PA 215-253-6843 8. 800 Service 877-444-7750 9. Anonymous again 855-373-5702 10. Phila, PA 215-220-4291 I have no idea who these people are, or what they want. These calls to my house happens on a regular basis. Who does that? Childish people make such calls.