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The Psychology of Superstition (cont.)
"There can be a real psychological effect of superstitious thoughts," says Vyse. If you've done well before when you had a particular shirt on, for example, it might prove wise to wear the shirt again, if it helps to relieve anxiety and promotes positive thoughts. But this way of thinking can also hinder your performance, if say, you lose your lucky object.
It's not news that expectations can be extremely powerful and suggestive. Studies regularly point to placebo effects (both positive and negative), which are entirely caused by the power of expectations or preconceptions. Yet superstitions can also play a negative role in our lives, especially when combined with a bad habit such as gambling. If you're a compulsive gambler who believes that you can get lucky, then that belief may contribute to your problem.
Phobic (fearful) superstitions can also interfere with our lives, and cause a lot of anxiety, says Vyse. For example, people who are afraid of Friday the 13th might change travel arrangements or skip an appointment because of unnecessary anxiety. These types of superstitions offer no benefit at all.
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Being superstitious is something we often learn as children, and according to the Gallup poll, older folks are less likely to believe in superstitions.
Generally speaking, women are more superstitious than men, Vyse says. When was the last time you saw an astrology column in a men's magazine? Women may also experience more anxiety, or at least, more women than men seek help for anxiety problems. Although personality variables are not a strong factor in developing superstition, there is some evidence that if you are more anxious than the average person you're slightly more likely to be superstitious.
Vyse says our locus of control can also be a factor contributing to whether or not we are superstitious. If you have an internal locus of control, you believe that you are in charge of everything; you are the master of your fate and you can make things happen. If you have an external locus of control, "you're sort of buffeted by life, and things happen to you instead of the other way around," Vyse tells WebMD. People with external locus of control are more likely to be superstitious, possibly as a way of getting more power over their lives. "Part of the reason why women are more superstitious than men is that women feel, even in today's modern society, that they have less control over their fate than men do."
Intelligence seems to have little to do with whether or not we subscribe to superstitions. Vyse says that on the Harvard campus -- where one would assume there are a lot of intelligent people -- students frequently rub the foot of the statue of John Harvard for good luck. In a sense, a superstition, like other rituals, can become part of a campus, community or culture, and can help bring people together. "Most of the superstitions people engage in are perfectly fine, and are not pathological," says Vyse. Now that's good news, and it's just in time for Halloween.
Published Oct. 4, 2004.
SOURCES: Stuart Vyse, PhD, professor and chair, department of psychology, Connecticut College; author, Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition. Paul Foxman, PhD, director, Center for Anxiety Disorders, Burlington, Vt. Press Release, The Gallup Organization web site.
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Moroccan Chicken with Eggplant
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Hands-on time: 25 minutes
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ROAST EGGPLANT Set oven at 400F. Toss eggplant in 1 tablespoon olive oil until evenly coated. Arrange in single layer on baking sheet and bake 25-30 minutes (no need to wait for oven to fully heat) or until light brown.
MAKE SAUCE Heat a Dutch oven on medium high, heat the second tablespoon olive oil until shimmery. Add onion and garlic and stir to coat with fat; sauté until golden. Add spices, stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, broth and lemon juice and bring to a boil.
COOK Reduce heat, add chicken thighs, cover and simmer 15 minutes. Turn thighs over, cover, simmer another 10 minutes. Add eggplant, simmer 10 minutes uncovered.
To serve, top with cilantro and serve with Oven-Baked Rice or something else that will soak up the fragrant juices.
NUTRITION ESTIMATE Per Serving (1 thigh, 1-1/2 cups sauce): 306 Calories; 12g Tot Fat; 94mg Cholesterol; 719mg Sodium; 26g Carb; 8g Fiber; 26g Protein; Weight Watchers 6 points
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Tonight, we're gonna hear from the Lumineers and their new one "Stubborn Love." The self titled album is full of great and moody tunes and a nice hint of real. What do I mean by that? Well, it's not over-produced as too much music is nowadays. You can really feel the atmosphere of where the tunes are recorded and that says a lot about the artists. Be sure to check out the song and try the whole album for a spin. You'll dig it, I guarantee!
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One year ago today a large wall made of brick and masonry collapsed at 22nd and Market Streets in Center City Philadelphia.
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7 reasons why autumn is the absolute best season
Log fires, rustling leaves, full permission to eat marshmallows with everything – ah, autumn, we've missed you.
# older-people - Monday 15 September, 2014
"My nieces and nephews are demanding their inheritance now"
The first six months of 2014 saw more than 12,000 calls made to the Senior Help Line.
# older-people - Sunday 14 September, 2014
Prescription charges bring in €120m but hurt 'most vulnerable in society'
Groups representing carers, elderly people and those on low incomes have called for a reduction but that's not likely to happen in the next Budget.
# older-people - Thursday 11 September, 2014
Opinion: Dublin is a great place to live, but not necessarily when you're old
By 2041, the number of people in this country over the age of 65 is predicted to reach 1.4 million.
# older-people - Tuesday 9 September, 2014
Elderly people 'left languishing' on nursing home waiting list
There are over 500 people currently waiting in hospital beds.
# older-people - Wednesday 30 July, 2014
Opinion: Ageism is far too prevalent, we need a cultural shift in how older people are perceived
Older adults are too often seen as 'burden' rather than people who helped build societies and economies.
# older-people - Monday 28 July, 2014
Calls for urgent meeting with Varadkar after serious failings at Mayo care home
The gardaí are investigating the sudden death of a 72-year-old man at the care home in 2012.
# older-people - Wednesday 16 July, 2014
Opinion: Older people and Gaeilgeoirí are right to be indignant – this Cabinet doesn't care about them
The new Gaeltacht minister isn't fluent in Irish and the de-prioritisation of older people's issues has been rubber-stamped; whole sections of society are being disenfranchised.
14% of older Irish people prescribed 'inappropriate' drugs
One of the most frequently inappropriately prescribed drugs was aspirin – given to those with no history of brain or heart problems.
# older-people - Tuesday 15 July, 2014
Kathleen Lynch says she still has responsibility for older people
It comes after concerns over a change in her title today.
# older-people - Sunday 15 June, 2014
Opinion: Would you know if an older relative, friend or neighbour was being abused?
Despite the caring, protective, respectful attitude Irish society likes to think it has towards older people, elder abuse is widespread.
# older-people - Thursday 12 June, 2014
The income gap between older people is widening
Over 26% of people over 50 rely on state transfers as their sole source of income.
# older-people - Friday 6 June, 2014
Less than half of those in their 60s do over 2.5 hours of exercise per week
Only 18 per cent of the over 70s engage in high levels of physical activity.
# older-people - Tuesday 3 June, 2014
Opinion: After seeing what my dad has gone through, I'm convinced we need an Ombudsman for the Elderly
Think about your average week and how much bureaucracy you have to deal with. Now think about how difficult that is for an older person.
# older-people - Sunday 25 May, 2014
These Irish artists prove that age is never a barrier to creating art
The Wandering Methods project was part of the Bealtaine Festival, and saw older people create art inspired by Dublin Castle.
# older-people - Tuesday 6 May, 2014
This charming robot helps older people stay in their own homes
Robin allows elderly people to connect with friends, family and medical professionals and can also watch for falls and monitor blood pressure.
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This badass granny is the new queen of Twitter
Eighty six-year-old Baddie Winkle is out to steal your man. And your Twitter followers.
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Over 50s' income did not fall during the recession – ESRI
The think tank say research shows that, although the wealth of over 50s declined, overall income, health and well-being did not.
# older-people - Wednesday 19 March, 2014
New project to help older people stay living in their homes
The project is being introduced in five areas across Ireland.
# older-people - Wednesday 26 February, 2014
Association uses new funding approach to redevelop homes for older people
FOLD Ireland used private funds to redevelop a housing project in north Dublin after ownership was transferred from Dublin City Council.
# older-people - Tuesday 11 February, 2014
'Not enough nursing home beds to meet demand and it's only going to get worse'
Tadgh Daly, CEO of Nursing Homes Ireland said in the next seven years, the population over 85 will grow by 46 per cent.
# older-people - Thursday 30 January, 2014
Older generation feeling 'harsh impact' of emigration, says helpline
Senior Help Line has seen a "worrying" increase in the number of calls.
# older-people - Friday 10 January, 2014
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# older-people - Thursday 9 January, 2014
'Lay off older people': Elderly grant cuts slammed as 'sneaky' and 'mind-boggling'
However Minister of State Jan O'Sullivan said she believes changes will allow for people to stay in their homes.
# older-people - Tuesday 26 November, 2013
More partners, but less frequent sex: Large-scale study shines a light on Britain's bedrooms
15,000 people took part in the study, which shows that while people generally have more sexual partners than previous generations, the frequency of sexual encounters has declined.
# older-people - Friday 22 November, 2013
Charity warns ESB strike would 'hurt most vulnerable'
ALONE said today that power cuts could leave older people more isolated and put some of them at serious risk.
# older-people - Sunday 17 November, 2013
'Grants for the elderly have been cut to the bone by this government'
Fianna Fáil's Barry Cowen said the number of grants reduced from 7,138 in 2010 to 1,739 so far in 2013.
# older-people - Saturday 19 October, 2013
Pensioners urged to turn out for Dáil rally against Budget cuts
The protest is being timed for the fifth anniversary of the large scale protest that followed the 2008 Emergency Budget.
# older-people - Wednesday 2 October, 2013
Column: Is loneliness in old age inevitable? Not in a caring society.
Everyone needs to feel wanted and remembered, but many older people are being left isolated because of rapid economic, social and technological changes, writes Anne Dempsey.
# older-people - Tuesday 1 October, 2013
Ireland is the 12th best place in the world in which to grow old
The country receives a high ranking in the category that measures social connections and physical safety, but fares less well for 'employment and education'.
# older-people - Friday 16 August, 2013
Column: I hope I hold on to my health – I don't think I can afford to get sick
With the number of older people in consistent poverty doubling over just one year, pensioner Gordon* explains what daily life is like for him – and how he fears for the future.
# older-people - Thursday 15 August, 2013
Older people in poverty 'picking between eating and heating'
Advocacy groups say today's CSO figures showing an increase in poverty among older people reflects the reality they see on the ground.
# older-people - Saturday 10 August, 2013
Warning that gas price hike could cause hardship for elderly
Age Action said that some people may have to choose between food and fuel if Bord Gáis is allowed to raise domestic gas prices.
# older-people - Friday 9 August, 2013
Dublin nursing home to create 110 jobs
The nursing home will open in Blackrock in the coming weeks.
# older-people - Monday 5 August, 2013
The guide to selfies, as illustrated by grandads
Let these silver surfers guide you through the choppy waters of social media.
# older-people - Sunday 4 August, 2013
Why getting older is secretly the greatest thing ever
There are SO many benefits to advancing years. But, sssh, don't tell the whipper snappers.
# older-people - Saturday 15 June, 2013
Call for vigilance as elder abuse in Ireland on the increase
Last year, the HSE said that it had seen an increase of almost 10 per cent on referrals for elder abuse.
# older-people - Monday 3 June, 2013
Nursing home owners to start knocking on politicians' doors over 'crisis in care'
Members of Nursing Homes Ireland will lobby TDs, senators and councillors to support the immediate establishment of a forum to discuss challenges in residential care.
# older-people - Friday 24 May, 2013
Column: Without planning the dream of retirement can turn into a nightmare
You may have planned your finances down to the last cent – but have you considered the psychological impact of never going to work again? It's harder to adjust than you might think, writes …
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"Excessive and problematic" drinking by nursing home residents
HIQA found that residents at a Tipperary nursing home socialised, but that at times their alcohol consumption led to challenging behaviours.


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August Schellenberg, who is known for playing many Native American roles and played the mentor character in "Free Willy", passed away at the age of 77. The actor died after a battle with cancer in Texas, reportedly passing away peacefully surrounded by his family members. Schellenberg played the Native American mentor in "Free Willy" as …
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Originally published on Wed February 6, 2013 9:51 am
With no government ties, Bitcoin is used to buy everything from blogging services to Brooklyn-made cupcakes. Theoretically, millions of dollars are being kept in the digital currency, and it's increasingly being used by specialized online gambling websites. But is Bitcoin gambling legal?
Purely in the interests of journalism, I decided to get my hands on some of the currency. When I did so, Bitcoin, which has been around for a few years now, was fetching around $17 on most exchange sites. It has since risen to more than $20.
Puerto Rico's population is declining. Faced with a deteriorating economy, increased poverty and a swelling crime rate, many citizens are fleeing the island for the U.S. mainland. In a four-part series, Morning Edition explores this phenomenon, and how Puerto Rico's troubles are affecting its people and other Americans in unexpected ways.
Edward Bonet's mom no longer tries to convince him to join her in Florida. Unlike his family, the 23-year-old from Puerto Rico refuses to leave the island and its shattered economy.
As beer drinkers demand increasingly obscure beers with ingredients like jalapenos or rhubarb, smaller and smaller breweries are stepping up to the plate. New Hampshire is one state helping these brewery startups get off the ground, with new laws that make it easier for small-scale breweries to obtain licenses and distribute their craft beers.
Originally published on Wed February 6, 2013 11:26 am
In the 1970s, a young man named Paul Haggis was walking down a street in Ontario, Canada. He encountered a man peddling a book.
"And he handed the book to Paul, and he said, 'You've got a mind — this is the owner's manual,' " journalist Lawrence Wright tells NPR's Steve Inskeep. "And inside, there was a stamp saying 'Church of Scientology,' and Paul was intrigued, and he said, 'Take me there.' " Haggis soon became a member of the Church of Scientology — and he's a central character in Wright's new book, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief.
Since that devilish little morality saga with Linda Evans and Joan Collins left television in 1989, there have been no dynasties in our world outside of sports.
Today, nobody says that William and Kate are continuing a dynasty or the Kennedys are a dynasty, or the Rockefellers, or even that dreadful ugly chubby family in North Korea.
Originally published on Tue February 5, 2013 6:52 pm
There is plenty of unfairness in life. But today, an Israeli woman is getting some justice after the city of Tel Aviv tried to pull a fast one.
In a video Hila Ben Baruch posted on Facebook Monday, Tel Aviv municipal workers are seen painting the pavement and curb around her car. By the time they're done, it's clear that they've painted the car into a handicapped spot.
Originally published on Tue February 5, 2013 6:17 pm
The Justice Department said Tuesday it could seek more than $5 billion in damages from Standard & Poor's, the nation's biggest credit ratings company, a day after it sued the company, alleging that S&P defrauded investors by giving triple-A ratings to risky subprime mortgage investments.
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In Washington, there's always one kind of alleged war or another against some group or idea — the war on women, the war on religion and the war on the Second Amendment come quickly to mind.
This week, many of us became aware of another supposed conflict we had never heard of: essentially, a war on Wi-Fi.
Originally published on Sun February 10, 2013 7:51 am
Bulgarian authorities say they have evidence the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah financed and carried out a bomb attack at a Black Sea resort town last year, killing five Israeli tourists and one Bulgarian citizen.
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov said it was an extremely intensive investigation.
"The results of that investigation leads to a number of persons who are connected to the military wing of Hezbollah," he said.
In Washington, everything seems to break down along partisan lines. Gun ownership is no exception.
USA Today surveyed every congressional office to ask whether its lawmaker owned a gun.
The results?
-- "One hundred nineteen Republicans and 46 Democrats declared themselves as gun owners..."
-- "Only 10% of Republicans who responded said they do not own a gun, while 66% of Democrats said they are not gun owners."


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The Other Florence: An Unlikely Hotbed of Sartorial Activity
There are more than 400 members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). Most of them are based in New York; the state with the second-highest number of CFDA-ers is California. No big surprise there. Number three, however, is a bit of a shocker: It's Alabama, home to designers Billy Reid, and Natalie Chanin of Alabama Chanin. Both live in Florence, one of four cities clustered in the northern part of the state in an area colloquially known as The Shoals.
Florence is where Billy's wife, Jeanne, grew up, and where the couple returned in the early aughts to raise their kids after Billy shuttered his first label in New York City. Today it's the headquarters of his namesake second company. (Total disclosure: I'm a media consultant for the brand.)
Natalie is a native Florentine, and, like Billy, she worked in fashion elsewhere before opening her own company here in 2006. Her expertise is "slow design," and indeed there is nothing speedy about her process. The soft cotton jersey she uses is produced sustainably, from field to factory (Natalie keeps tabs on how and where the cotton is grown, spun, and dyed), and the construction of her handmade garments is outsourced to a legion of local sewers who painstakingly stitch, bead, and appliqué every piece. Organizing this process takes time—and room.
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DWP CTO predicts the end of Windows
The Department for Work and Pensions' chief technology officer has said that the latest version of Microsoft Windows may be the last to be widely deployed. James Gardner said that he believes that Windows will no longer be as largely needed because there will be "fewer workloads" that require a "heavy desktop stack". "Today of …
It's about Office
Until there's a full fat cloudy Excel and Office Windows will continue to dominate.
It's been the year of desktop Linux for every one of at least the last 10 years. Much as I love the penguin, I'm in the minority. Mobile devices are taking over in the consumer market but business still needs (or thinks it needs) spreadsheets and bloody Powerpoint presentations.
Hang on a mo
Powerpoint does have its uses... its a great cure for insomnia.
yester me - yester you- yester browse
Arrive through the browser... Hmmm IE 6 anyone? This is coming from the same Dept that is guilty of running a hopelessly out of date browser well past any time that could be considered prudent.
I have huge reservations about my data being faffed around in a cloud - I expect it to be on a closed system away from identity thieves etc - thats not a new problem.. a former partner had a false claim made during 1983 at an office some 150 miles away.
Wireless networking to support outreach workers? Yeah sure... about the same time as our Market One exchange gets FTTH maybe...
So my question is... what has this guy been smoking?
Coat - it has the Governments hand in looking for more cash for yet another Taxpayer funded IT disaster that will assure them a handsome kickback/seat on the board
@Da Weezil
"I have huge reservations about my data being faffed around in a cloud - I expect it to be on a closed system away from identity thieves etc - thats not a new problem.. a former partner had a false claim made during 1983 at an office some 150 miles away."
Indeed and that is putting it very mildly. We can just see it can't we? You have a company whose very existence is dependent upon their database etc and they are going to trust the entire shebang to someone else. I suppose one could call economic Darwinism in action. Any company that stupid deserves to lose their system, have it high-jacked and held for ransom and/or auctioned off to the highest bidder. The technology cannot fully guarantee the integrity of current structures!
How Ironic..
When browsing to this article about the prediction that Windows will become no more, I got a full screen advert for Microsoft...
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Back to the mainframe and terminals then?
The PC was the answer to the dictatorial powers of the mainframe sysops. As an integrated part of an organization the Windows PC is a pretty poor compromise. There are ways round it but I expect most peoples Windows Updates are downloaded individually from Microsoft rather than from a service on the local server.
Microsoft have tweeked and patched windows all the way to Windows 7. I pretty much think you could write a new operating system easier than doing any more with Windows. It's nice to have local power but programs really need not be so massive that they actually have to be permanently installed on your computer. Why not have a simple bare bones system and download the code automatically as you use it. Certainly it could be cached or deposited locally.
What seems to go wrong with computers is the fantastic mess of spaggetti that the programs, operating system, drivers, services, updates, spyware and anti-spyware seem to make of an initially well set up computer.
I think many of us are already using our computers in a sort of bare bones hardware way. Wiping the hard drive every few months. Or maybe using virtual computing and creating a fresh virtual PC when required.
The thing we must be careful of is letting someone else look after our stuff. It is one thing for an organization to have a server and terminals but quite something else for your own computer to be a terminal of Google or Microsoft organizations.
Where's the evil Google logo?
"the fantastic mess of spaggetti that the programs, operating system, drivers,"
Not using Linux then !
Horses for courses
Some applications being totally served by the Cloud/Big-Bad-Box somewhere and the client being fairly dumb/thin. e.g. Large computes (rendering etc).
Some being a fatter client (most likely consuming services and using some local grunt). Outlook etc
Some being full-client and using the network for nothing more than pushing raw data around. CAD apps, for example.
What exact mix each person (even within the same organisation) winds up with will depend on the job they are doing. The big failure would be to assume that one answer will work for all people in all situations.
Re: Back to the mainframe and terminals then?
"I think many of us are already using our computers in a sort of bare bones hardware way. Wiping the hard drive every few months."
This sums up what can only be described as the disease that is Windows computing: users being reduced to chants and incense in order to appease the gods/demons of crap/mal/spyware. What makes it even more sad is that people think that the above is "normal with computers" and thus all too readily welcome the iron fist of Steve Jobs and pals when presented as the only remedy for such torment.
The real remedy is to show Windows the trapdoor.
Chants and incense? When are you going to join the twenty first century? For the modern and up-to-date technomagus only best quality black hens or, if we are talking BOD, a virgin (when available) will do.
Wow, another genius discovers the cloud
So he discovered google docs on his iPad and thinks he's solved all the puzzle's of IT strategy.
This post is such a typical opinion for people who make very senior level IT decisions that they have forgotten the fundamental reality, that IT is plumbing and plumbing depends on the technical details they have forgotten - systems, software architectures, services buitl into the software stack, availability of infrastructure...
OK, so: (1) it's been true for almost a decade that few workloads require that much of a desktop experience. The trouble is that the little they do require still IS a full desktop experience. That's why all thin client models are at best marginal. Will it change in 10 years? Maybe. But I still think for real work, locally installed software with local processing hardware will still be he reliable sensible choice.
(2) The ubiquitous WiFi stuff is nice, except it will never be 100% ubiquitous. While travelling, I find thousands of places where neither WiFi nor 3G reach. In 10 years these places will be fewer, but they will still exist, which means anyone depending solely on the cloud will SOL.
(3) We're finding ways to make wireless networks more secure all the time, but so do criminals find ways of hacking them. Let's not count them out, until they are out.
(4) Doing work is about more than having relevant information on hand. I can see a massive role for tablets, as information access devices, replacing mountains of paper (assuming that info can be digitized). I can't see tablets (I mean non-computing tablets) being much use to someone who needs to process the information. Quite a lot of people do that you know.
(5) As for MS and the value of the OS, let anyone who thinks it doesn't matter, try to do real work on a cloud based device without all the heavy OS integrated services. Try working on an iPad only to discover things like built-in network and file sharing protocol support matters, messaging stacks matter, file systems matter. And without them you are left with a fragmented nightmare of workarounds (what apple calls "apps"). Then suddenly Microsoft is your hero;-)
Fail because the guy forgot the fundamentals of what pays his salary.
Means well...
"delivered via the network to clever thin client terminals"
When you use the word clever, in this context in a tech related discussion of this nature, your cachet plummets in my estimation!
My favourite was from two old ladies on a bus back in 2002, 'All these clever computers these days, you'd think they'd do something about the weather.'.
Ah, bless their little blue rinses!
Department of What's a Processor?
This is the DWP - most of their systems are server based anyway with audit trails (in theory) to make sure no-one's processing their own mum's benefits. If it wasn't for Excel they'd nearly all be using thin clients as it is.
However, this IS the DWP. Most of their systems don't work properly, most of the staff use a calculator to add up columns in those aforementioned Excel spreadsheets and being part of central government any changes will come in just in time for the systems to be obsolete and approximately £3 billion over-budget.
Within about 3 months of the new systems coming in they'll be declared horribly inefficient and a whole NEW round of systems and processes will have to be implemented. Back to fat clients again then.
Remember kids, incompetence is the watchword when it comes to IT and any government department you care to name.
... yeah, I know some poor unfortunates who work in the DWP and have to deal with the fallout from people like James Gardner. My missus is an IT goddess apparently because she knows what an icon is and how to use the SUM function in Excel.
Maybe in his world, but not in everyone else's
The govt subtentacle where I work is currently forcing its payroll staff back onto IE6 in order to be able to roll out a "new" payroll system.
Draw your own conclusions.
Don't Work Properly!
You made it look like that was not intentional......
It WAS intentional, wasn't it?
A who said what now ?
I had to go back and read that again, because at first I read it wrong and it looked like you were expecting me to take someone from DWP in the least seriously when talking about IT. Oh, wait ...
Mmm k.
Reading this, it's obvious the problem with government IT procurement isn't the technology - it's the people.
Someone with clue could probably make almost any technology work. Thin/fat server/client cloudy/desktopy - whatevs.
But if there's a nano-brainiac with the deep insight of a bath sponge in charge and the frontliners are failed Dalek wannabes on incapacity benefit - fuggedaboutit.
I'm really confused here
"We're going to have the latest Office, the latest Windows, and all of it will be delivered via the network to clever thin client terminals or thin spec notebooks. Considering we're presently struggling along with XP, this will be a bit of a leap from where we are presently."
Let me get that straight - the latest MS Office (2010) and the latest MS Windows (7), on 'thin client' and 'thin spec notebooks'.
To actually run that software, those 'thin' machines will have much more RAM and faster processors than any of the machines he's currently 'struggling along with XP' on.
So how are they 'thin'? Does he mean that they don't have the massive graphics cards needed for gaming? Will there be no more massive LAN parties at the DWP?
Thin client
The apps are run in a citrix session on a thin client, so the load will be on the servers in the data center. The savings are stunning. Two orders of magnitude cost saving per seat and three orders of magnitude reduction in incident ratio.
Thin clients might be relevant when...
...their TCO is a fraction of a palette of cheap Windows boxes. At present, they're a great many times more. Things look great until you realise you need either a wad of VMs or terminal servers to power them, the network infrastructure to make them usable, and the software licenses to run them on.
Not running LInux then
""It takes that long for a desktop operating environment to get so long in the tooth that no matter what you do you can't keep it going any longer. And we'll keep it that long because the costs of getting a working desktop in the first place are so absurdly high that doing anything else is completely irresponsible,"
What he means, is it takes that long for Microsoft to launch the replacement, to issue the final service pack, to issue a number of security patches some of which appear designed to degrade your systems' performance, to cease all support, and finally for someone to "discover" a still-unfixed and now unfixable day-zero bug.
If it were open source you could keep it running for as long as you wanted to.
If the files it processed were all fully open standards then there really wouldn't be an issue about whether you used a decades-old desktop or the very latest one. It's only Microsoft that hardwires the file format to the processing program to the desktop O/S, for their own commercial gain and everyone else's pain.
(Not sure if it's relevant, but I recently booted Win 98 SE in a VM under Linux. Took all of two seconds to boot and was a vastly more responsive environment than Win 7 native on the same hardware.)
Reality bites
"It's only Microsoft that hardwires the file format to the processing program to the desktop O/S, for their own commercial gain and everyone else's pain."
No. No it isn't. Shush.
It'll arrive through the browser?
Knowing them, via IE6...
Sceptical about the cloud?
Relying on a 3rd party is only risky if they are less competent than your organisation. In the case of the DWP I think it is highly unlikely that any half way reputable cloud provider could be more inept than they are.
I had the misfortune to conduct a review of DWP's information security and the only thing they were good at was arse covering. Achieving nothing useful was fine as long as the staff were able to avoid being blamed for anything.
They let government employees speak? On public time?!
The waste! The waste! The waste!
They should just be finding ways to eliminate all government and make the poor suffer! What, they are already?
I am joking by the way.
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In addition, proponents and land managers should refer to the Recovery Plan (where available) or the Conservation Advice (where available) for recovery, mitigation and conservation information.
|EPBC Act Listing Status
|Listed as Vulnerable
|Listing and Conservation Advices
Listing Advice is incorporated in the Conservation Advice for Selaginella andrewsii (Tallebudgera spikemoss) (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2013ab) [Listing Advice].
Commonwealth Conservation Advice on Selaginella andrewsii (Tallebudgera spikemoss) (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2013h) [Conservation Advice].
|Recovery Plan Decision
Recovery Plan required, stopping the decline and supporting recovery are complex, due to the requirement for: planning to abate the threats; co-ordination between managers; and the need for support by key stakeholders. There are currently no existing mechanisms to adequately address these needs (30/01/2013).
|Adopted/Made Recovery Plans
Federal Register of
Legislative Instruments
Amendment to the list of threatened species under section 178 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth of Australia, 2013a) [Legislative Instrument].
|Scientific name
|Selaginella andrewsii [67901]
|Species author
|Jermy & J.S.Holmes
|Infraspecies author
|Flora of Australia 48: 705 (1998).
|Distribution map
This is an indicative distribution map of the present distribution of the species based on best available knowledge. See map caveat for more information.
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Minister's Reason for Recovery Plan decision
There should be a recovery plan for Selaginella andrewsii as stopping the decline and supporting recovery are complex, due to the requirement for: planning to abate the threats; co-ordination between managers; and the need for support by key stakeholders. There are currently no existing mechanisms to adequately address these needs. Date of decision – 30/01/2013.
No threats data available.
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This database is designed to provide statutory, biological and ecological information on species and ecological communities, migratory species, marine species, and species and species products subject to international trade and commercial use protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act). It has been compiled from a range of sources including listing advice, recovery plans, published literature and individual experts. While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, no guarantee is given, nor responsibility taken, by the Commonwealth for its accuracy, currency or completeness. The Commonwealth does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly through the use of, or reliance on, the information contained in this database. The information contained in this database does not necessarily represent the views of the Commonwealth. This database is not intended to be a complete source of information on the matters it deals with. Individuals and organisations should consider all the available information, including that available from other sources, in deciding whether there is a need to make a referral or apply for a permit or exemption under the EPBC Act.
Citation: Department of the Environment (2014). Selaginella andrewsii in Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment, Canberra. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/sprat. Accessed Sun, 21 Sep 2014 15:18:36 +1000.


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Hitter Ranks: New Jays
Snider, Gose make ranking debuts
Published: Jul 20, 2012
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The Blue Jays this week called up a pair of young outfielders who could have significant fantasy impacts in very different ways down the stretch.
On Friday, Toronto recalled Travis Snider, 24, to essentially take the roster spot of Ben Francisco, who was part of a 10-player trade with Houston. Snider was hitting .335/.423/.598 with 13 homers in 56 games at Class AAA Las Vegas (Pacific Coast League) this season. The PCL is notoriously hitter-friendly, but so is Rogers' Centre and the AL East, so Snider could be a nice power play.
With Jose Bautista (wrist) on the DL and Brett Lawrie (calf) banged up, there could be a variety of ways for Snider to get in the lineup. He could DH if Adam Lind covers first while Edwin Encarnacion moves to third if Lawrie misses more time, but the assumption is that he will ultimately replace the struggling Rajai Davis, who plummets down the OF rankings, in left field.
Earlier in the week, the Blue Jays called up speedy prospect Anthony Gose, 21, to help replace Bautista in right field. Gose was batting .292/.375/.432 with five homers, 10 triples, 18 doubles and 29 steals (10 caught) for Vegas, and could give owners a significant boost in steals; he has two 70-SB seasons in the minors.
Both Snider (No. 83) and Gose (No. 93) have modest debuts in the OF rankings this week, but they're both worth adding in most 12-team mixed leagues, especially keepers. A strong showing from either in the coming week could vault them into starter territory in five-OF leagues (top 60), but owners should take a wait-and-see approach before plugging either into their lineups. Keep in mind that once Bautista is healthy, one of these two will be squeezed out of the Jays' outfield.


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Will Controversy Over Whales and Dolphins Threaten SeaWorld's Future?
Questions about how SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment treats dolphins and whales has placed it at the center of an intense controversy involving allegations of cruelty to animals – charges the company vehemently refutes. Columnist Gael O'Brien examines the debate and interviews Thomas I. White, an advocate for animal rights and a professor of business ethics.
American Apparel: Sex, Power and Terrible Corporate Governance
Efforts by American Apparel's board to oust founder and CEO Dov Charney don't impress columnist Gael O'Brien. It's one thing to tolerate a philosophy that a sexually-charged workplace fosters creativity, she writes, but another to allow "the repugnant behavior of its leader, who sexualized the workplace as a stalking ground for employee relationships called consensual, disregarding disparity of age and power."
'Why Do Good People Do Bad Things?' The Role of Spiritual Intelligence
What accounts for behavior? There are people with a high IQ – an intelligence quotient derived from standardized tests – and those strong in what psychologists call emotional intelligence. But a third factor is often overlooked, writes columnist Gael O'Brien. Spiritual intelligence may be "harder to measure, easier to misunderstand and often dismissed as something more suitable for a yoga studio than a board room," she says, but we ignore it at our peril.
Learning to Do the Right Thing – Right Here, Right Now
Educating students in corporate responsibility means making sure they think critically and recognize that ethical issues are inherent in all business decisions, says an educator. "Corporate culture must support all employees to think critically about every decision and action, every day," she writes. "Being motivated simply to avoid prosecution is not the same as behaving ethically—and it's often not even a good way to avoid sanctions."
Stop What You're Doing: The Value of Stepping Back
Leaders who are hyperactive — doing more and more, faster and faster – in their response to an ever-changing, complex world are less likely to be innovative and are more vulnerable to making ethical mistakes, says a thought leader on leadership development. Columnist Gael O'Brien speaks with Kevin Cashman about his new book – The Pause Principle: Step Back to Lead Forward.
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In their new book – How Will You Measure Your Life? – Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen and his co-authors suggest that if students of business "take the time to figure out their life's purpose, they'll look back on it as the most important thing they will have discovered." An excerpt from the book focuses on the importance of staying true to one's personal principles and "why 100 percent of the time is easier than 98 percent of the time."
Goldman's Greg Smith: More the Rule Than the Exception
The head of the Ethics Resource Center says former Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith's very public resignation – and accusations that the bank had lost control of its culture and "moral fiber" – are backed up by a recent survey which spotlights a historic decline in culture in all business sectors across the country.
Upper Class Tends to be Unethical…It's a Learned Behavior
One particular stereotype concerns money and it's this: Rich people are less ethical than others. The corollary is that poor folk are more honest and ethical. These are stereotypes that are ingrained in most cultures across the globe. It's even become part of current election rhetoric in the U.S.
Well, there's new research that shows this old saw may be true.
How Do You Fix Your Reputation After An Ethical Lapse?
It's nice to be on the right side of ethics, but sometimes we falter. We're only human. So the question becomes: How do you rebuild your reputation after an ethical or even legal lapse in judgment?
Managers and Ethics: The Importance of 'Tone in the Middle'
Columnist Gael O'Brien speaks with Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO of the Gallup organization, about his new book and the critical role that managers play in the ethics of an organization. "Ethics, like politics, is local, local, local," Clifton says. "If I think my boss treats me ethically and honestly, that is what I think of the company."


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An Expensive Mexican Taste
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Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) recently reported its third quarter earnings results. In the third quarter, it achieved significant growth in both top line and bottom line. The revenue was $700.5 million, 18.4% higher than the same period last year. Its net income had year-over-year growth of 19.6%, from $60.4 million to $72.3 million currently. Diluted EPS was $2.27, marking an increase of 19.5% compared to Q3 2011.
Although CMG had a fantastic growth, it failed to meet Wall Street's expectations. Zack's Consensus Estimate was $2.30, 1.3% higher than its actual EPS. The analysts' sales estimate was $703 million, but the company's revenue came at 0.3% lower. Right after its earnings announcement, the company lost 15% of its market capitalization, equivalent to more than $2 billion. The share price dived from $285 down to $243. In the past 3 months, Chipotle has lost around 40% of its value in the stock market.
For the restaurant/retail business, comparable sales are an important operating figure. It is a productivity measurement, used to compare sales of a store/restaurant, which has been open for at least a year. Comparable sales of Chipotle increased 4.8% and 8.3% for the third quarter and for nine months respectively. Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) reported even higher quarterly comparable sales, 6% for both US stores and China markets. McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) global comparable sales experienced growth of 1.9%, whereas analysts expected a 2.4% increase. MCD's CEO Don Thompson said that the global comparable-store sales in October are "trending negative", although the company hasn't experienced a decline in its comparable sales in at least 8 years. Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) had 6% comparable sales growth globally, and 7% in the US. So among the four, MCD had a lowest comparable sales, then the second lowest is Chipotle's.
Steve Ells, its founder, chairman, and Co-CEO felt proud of the company's vision and culture: "We have always believed that good food should be affordable and accessible to everyone. We're delighted that our continuing efforts to serve the very best food made from high quality ingredients raised with respect for the animals, the environment, and farmers and that are freshly prepared using classical cooking techniques is resonating with our customers. This is helping us realize our vision of changing the way people think about and eat fast food."
In February and March this year the CEO sold $46.75 million of his Chipotle's stock at the price of $382-$389. Jack Hartung, the CFO and Montogomery Moran, the co-CEO sold millions of Chipotle's stock in March and April at $370-$435 range as well.
Currently, CMG seems to be the most expensive franchise fast-food companies with 28.25x P/E, much higher than industry's average of 19.68x, even after a significant decline. In addition, it is the only company, which doesn't pay any dividend. The current dividend yield of MCD, YUM and SBUX are 3%, 1.9% and 1.4%.
My Foolish take
In the past, CMG has experienced phenomenal growth in both operating performance and its stock price for several years. Personally, I think CMG has been overvalued for quite a while now, and it is still overvalued. As John Maynard Keynes put it: "Markets can remain irrational a lot longer than you and I can remain solvent", investors need to be rational, unemotional, and extremely patient. With no dividend, rich valuation, and heavy insider selling, I would not consider CMG for my portfolio at this moment.
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Will Michelle Keegan take sexiest female again?
The Inside Soap Awards nominations are in and once again we will see the hottest men and women in soap land go up against each other to see who will be crowned the sexiest male or female that soap opera has to offer.
Last years winners Eastenders' Scott Maslen and Max George's Missus Corrie's Michelle Keegan are both up for the gong again this year. We have a sneaky feeling they may both retain their title. It doesn't get much better than them.
You can vote for your winner here but before you do, here is the full list of nominations. We've highlighted our predicitons in purple because we're efficient like that.
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Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow, Coronation Street)
Scott Maslen (Jack Branning, EastEnders)
Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy, Emmerdale)
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Jessie Wallace (Kat Moon, EastEnders)
Pauline Quirke (Hazel Rhodes, Emmerdale)
Claire Cooper (Jacqui Ashworth, Hollyoaks)
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Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher, EastEnders)
Joe-Warren Plant (Jacob Gallagher, Emmerdale)
Ellis Hollins (Tom Cunningham, Hollyoaks)
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Paula Lane (Kylie Platt, Coronation Street)
Steve John Shepherd (Michael Moon, EastEnders)
Pauline Quirke (Hazel Rhodes, Emmerdale)
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Baby Love
- Friday, March 28, 2003
After that, Black said, the love went out of his life. He was passed from relative to relative, all wanting to cash in on his death benefits but not the least interested in Black. He went without food, without love, without all the things a child should have, and he built a wall around his soul.
His one love was for books, but even that love wasn't strong enough to keep him out of gangs, away from dealing drugs, off of the addictive stuff he sold for a living. Things spiraled worse year by year until the flicker of hope in his soul was gone. Until his baby girl was born. He looked in her face, he said, and the walls around his soul came down. Fast-forward to 2003 – Black's first book is being published and he's telling his life story on the radio. Now, he says, no one can say his life didn't amount to anything. The power of a baby … to tear down walls and build bridges to the future.
Black felt it; I bet you have, too. That baby-love in our souls is God-given, which is why you find it in every culture. It's why I am amazed to see parents at the park, the church nursery, the grocery store, who are as in love with their children as I am with mine. This love is universal. It is inherited from our own true Parent, the One who conceived of us as He planned the world: "Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. "-- Ephesians 1:4-5, The Message
Maybe baby-love can shape your vision of Easter this year. Imagine how the greatest of all baby-love was beating in the Father's chest, driving Him to consider the one unthinkable option—sacrificing Jesus—in order to bring his little ones home. We are the ones the Father longed to adopt, the ones he made "the focus of his love." Can you believe He adores you? Adores you as you do your own child—and even more? Delights in your existence, your smile, your life? And He's so glad you were born, even if it was His idea to begin with.
Powerful stuff, this baby-love. And you are the object of His love … baby.
Pamela McClure lives in Franklin, Tennessee, with her husband, son and Jack Russell Terrier. The dog has been demoted in importance since the birth of Max, almost two years ago. The dog seems relieved.
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