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A glaring anomaly of British energy policy will be on display this week: the government will loudly trumpet a nuclear deal with China, and then will come a no-fanfare end to a controversial solar subsidy consultation.
President Xi Jinping will probably sign a heads of agreement with David Cameron that will allow the government to say that a new plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset is on its way.
The groundwork for the deal was done by George Osborne on his recent trip to Beijing, with the chancellor determined to roll away any obstacles that could halt China becoming a major investor at Hinkley – and beyond.
The chief developer of the new nuclear reactors in the south-west – the first for 20 years – is EDF, which has also been trying to woo state-owned Chinese companies to invest in the £24.5bn scheme.
Only by promising to allow the Chinese to build their own replacement plant at Bradwell in Essex have Osborne and Cameron finally won Beijing's support for Hinkley. After that it will be up to EDF to press the final investment button and for construction to start in earnest.
Britain undoubtedly needs new electricity generating capacity as old nuclear and coal-fired power stations reach the end of their lives or are retired – in the case of the latter because of their carbon emissions.
And the public has been willing to give atomic power another chance on the grounds that greenhouse gases are a bigger threat than radioactive waste, safety issues and other risks uniquely posed by nuclear technology.
But EDF and its engineering partner Areva have queered their own pitch by presiding over mounting cost overruns and project delays at pioneering projects in Finland and France under the control of one or both.
Meanwhile the government has been forced to guarantee a subsidy price of £92.50 per megawatt hour for 35 years to EDF to get this far on a scheme that was meant to produce power in 2017 but now will not be ready till 2024 – and only then if it does not run into the kind of logistical and other difficulties that have hampered similar kinds of plants at Olkiluoto and Flamanville.
Ministers have been relentlessly supportive of nuclear, talking up the number of jobs being created – 25,000 in the construction phase – and talking down the worries about safety, waste, delays and national security.
At the same time the Conservative government has been waging what looks like a determined war against solar and other renewables, highlighted by a proposed 87% cut in subsidies from 1 January on rooftop solar panel installations.
More than 1,000 jobs have been lost in the past 10 days as three major solar installers have closed their doors in anticipation that ministers will bring burgeoning demand for small solar schemes to an abrupt halt.
Unlike the warm words of encouragement and firm policy help for nuclear, there has been a relentlessly negative attack on the solar industry, which ministers have suddenly decided should now stand on its own feet. There have been constant references to hard-pressed bill payers, with the intermittent nature of solar and wind being highlighted by the Department of Energy and Climate Change against the advantages of constant power from nuclear.
These generalisations hide a different truth. Renewable energy is largely a new UK private-sector success story, where costs are falling fast and which deserves considered and time-limited support. Nuclear power is a mature technology run by state-owned companies from France and China where costs seem to constantly rise and where 35-year price commitments at double the cost of existing wholesale power should not be being given.
With power capacity margins falling so low that many warn the lights could go out this winter, you have to conclude that the government lacks competence as well as vision.
Labour's bank review must be radical
Like the Japanese soldiers who spent decades deep in the jungle believing the second world war was still raging outside, central bankers have a tendency to fight their old enemies, regardless of how much the world has changed.
With trouble brewing in global financial markets and little or no ammunition left in central bankers' armouries, questions are growing about whether inflation-targeting – the regime that evolved after the searing experience of the 1970s inflationary shocks – is up to the job. Some experts fear that by focusing on stabilising prices, central bankers have put too little emphasis on growth, financial stability and unemployment. As a result, warned HSBC's Stephen King recently, the world economy may be sailing towards an iceberg.
So the decision of Labour's new shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, to commission the up-and-at-'em Anglo-American economist Danny Blanchflower to review the role of the Bank of England is timely. Blanchflower has been one of the fiercest critics of the Bank's record, since leaving its interest-rate-setting monetary policy committee in 2009.
His new committee has serious heft. Blanchflower will be joined by monetary policy expert (and fierce critic of austerity) Simon Wren-Lewis; his fellow former MPC member Adam Posen; and former Treasury select committee chair John McFall.
British lefties have long had a deep-held suspicion of central bankers, believing they are small-c conservatives, fixated with assuaging the international bond markets – and McDonnell has previously expressed his scepticism about Bank independence.
But Blanchflower and his colleagues are expected to focus their attention more on whether paying attention to other indicators, such as unemployment or economic output, might help the monetary policy committee to steer around future icebergs.
Blanchflower is keen to examine whether a US Federal Reserve-style mandate, which includes promoting maximum employment as well as controlling inflation, might have helped the MPC to anticipate the turmoil of 2008-09 better — a labour market expert, he felt at the time that unemployment was a good indicator of the underlying health in the economy.
But he and his colleagues might also be wise to take a step back and ask whether an even more radical rethink of the best way to manage monetary policy is necessary.
Uber ruling is welcome
Black cabs are as quintessentially London as Nelson's column or a red double decker, but few tears were shed for them by the travelling public after the legality of Uber's operation was affirmed this week.
In truth, the ruling may not have been the watershed many hoped: Uber would have tweaked its app and rolled on. But the fact that the taxi trade is governed by rules so arcane that a judge had to decide if a smartphone is a meter highlights the problem.
Uber's technology lets it slip through the regulatory net. When it comes to as safety, Uber in fact provides more reassurance, with details of drivers, journeys and transactions. The authorities should rightly beware its Silicon Valley "common sense", which could ignore boring things like tax, access and congestion. But when consumers decry the regulation that is supposed to protect them, it clearly has to be overhauled.

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Rocky Road Recipe
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ServingsServes 1 - 20 Pieces
Here is a really easy and tasty recipe for Rocky Road. There are so many variations, you can add nuts, dried fruit and biscuits it really is up to you.
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- 8oz digestive biscuits - I used the dark choc ones for yours but works well with plain and rich tea too.
- 4oz butter
- 3 big tablespoons golden syrup
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- handful of raisins
- handful marshmallow
- handful chopped glace cherries.
- 200g bar bornville choc
- Melt butter, golden syrup and add cocoa powder - stir. Add raisins, cherries, marshmallow ( you can add anything like honeycomb too) pour in to the crushed biscuit mix and mix really well
- e a square tin with grease proof ( about 8-10 inch is ok) Pour mix in and spread and press down Melt the Bourneville and pour over and spread.
- Chill for at least 2 hours and then cut in to the size squares or diamonds you want!
- Sometimes I add some melted white choc on the top to give a marbled effect


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Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, especially Leuciscus leuciscus of Eurasia.
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1. (Animals) a European freshwater cyprinid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, with a slender bluish-green body
2. (Animals) any of various similar fishes
[C15: from Old French dars dart, probably referring to its swiftness]
n., pl. (esp. collectively) dace, (esp. for kinds or species) dac•es.
1. a small, stout European cyprinid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus.
2. any of several North American minnows.
[1400–50; late Middle English darce, darse < Old French dars < Late Latin darsus]
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society (한국산학기술학회논문지)
- Volume 16 Issue 10
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- Pages.6679-6687
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- 2015
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- 1975-4701(pISSN)
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The effect of self-transcendence and loneliness on quality of life of the elderly
자기초월과 고독감이 재가 노인의 삶의 질에 미치는 영향
- Kim, Soon Yi (Division of Nursing, Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology)
- 김순이 (대전과학기술대학교 간호학과)
- Received : 2015.07.15
- Accepted : 2015.10.08
- Published : 2015.10.31
purpose : The purpose of this study was examine the effect of self-transcendence and loneliness on quality of life of the elderly. Method : This was a descriptive survey study. The subjects was 171 elderly persons. Descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, and stepwise multiple regression were used in analysis of data. Results : Average score were 2.7 for self-transcendence, 2.0 for loneliness, and 3.0 for quality of life. Statistically significant positive correlations were observed between quality of life and self-transcendence. however, from the statistical point view, significantly negative correlation was observed between quality of life and loneliness. self-transcendence, economic status, general health status, loneliness and spouse were significant predictors of quality of life. Conclusion : This study will provide basic information for use in development of a program to encourage a quality of life for elderly persons.
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Read this great interview with Ghada from aspIRe 15; a touching story of total transformation and achievement.
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The latest news from the Independent Group
- 2019
Launch of the UK Local Government Programme on Civility in Public Life
December 2019
The LGA, along with the other local government associations around the UK, recently launched a national programme on civility in public life.
Speaking at the event, Councillor Marianne Overton MBE said:
'Through the launch of the LGA's toolkit to encourage women, parents and carers into local politics early in 2019, it became clear that one of the significant barriers for many people, particularly women, was the expected high level of negative comments, intimidation, threats and abuse; made especially easy and direct with the rise of social media.
'We heard about how the abuse levelled at councillors affected their parents, brothers, sisters, children and family members. We heard about fears for their children's safety and wellbeing. We heard stories of councillors having to move house, having police protection, panic alarms installed, cars and homes attacked, personal threats, death threats and attacks. We heard a frustration that more could not be done to protect councillors and stop the perpetrators. We lamented the impact on our democracy.
'This is why, at the recent UK Forum, I presented a proposal for a UK-wise response and am very grateful and heartened that local government across our four countries is now working together on this programme, which we have called Civility in Public Life, with a public-facing campaign called #DebatenotHate.'
You can find out more about this work on the LGA's website: www.local.gov.uk/civility-public-life
General Election 2019
Following the General election, Cllr Marianne Overton MBE, Leader of the LGA Independent Group said:
'Last night over 1200 Independent and smaller party candidates stood for election. I want to congratulate their efforts and the incredibly hard work that goes into running a campaign without a big party machine behind you.
The message on the doorsteps was one of strong support for local candidates, but in the final days, it seems we were overwhelmed by a drive to settle Brexit and avoid Mr Corbyn. Against this tide, the number of votes cast and the gains made in areas like East Devon and Ashfield demonstrate what can be done.
To break the two party dominance currently facing England and Wales, we need to make our electoral system fully representative of the votes cast.
Electoral reform isn't a peripheral issue, it's central to our democracy. We must ensure every vote matters.'


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A comical little critter that I can see in my mind his nose just twitching away sniffing out the goodies!
This is for the Bugaboo Stamps-Stella Says Sketch #213 at the Catch the Bug Blog!
Digital Stamp - Bugaboo Stamps-Bunny Blocks
Digital Sentiment - Create with TLC
Card Base - Stampin' Up
DP - Authentique
Other Stuff - ProMarkers, oval & oval scallop punch, sequins, edge distresser, foam tape, and white glue.
Funny Bunny ~
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Labels: Bugaboo Stamps
3 comments :
- Cynthia said...
This is adorable, Jeannie. Love the color combo and great take on Stella's Sketch! Thanks so much for joining us at Catch the Bug this month.
- August 12, 2014 at 7:59 AM
- Carol Dee said...
ADORABLE. Love the bunny looking for cake!
- August 12, 2014 at 12:06 PM
- Julie Temple said...
So Stinkin' Cute! Thanks for joining us at Bugaboo's Catch The Bug!
- August 12, 2014 at 4:32 PM
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Get to know your new Wilshire Center neighborhood and Los Angeles
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Organize your stuff
You may not really have to take everything with you when moving interstate. In fact, it can be an excellent opportunity to get rid of some of the stuff that is making your cupboards and wardrobe stuffed.
You will want to take a lot of your belongings with you, but you might want to lighten the load by putting aside certain things to give away to others, certain things to sell off and certain things that you might like to put into storage.
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Moving employment represents the large number of the moving expense. Nonetheless, you ought to also allocate packing products, for instance moving boxes as well as tape, and for added valuation (moving insurance) as needed. Al's makes special safety measures together with breakable or even large belongings, which include flat screen televisions as well as light fixtures. All of these items typically call for a custom wood crate, and that will most likely receive an added expense.
Having more than FIFTY (combined) yrs of practical experience, our sales staff congratulates themselves with regards to ensuring one of the most correct moving estimations within the marketplace. Our proprietary sales system guarantees that our people work closely with every customer in order to completely comprehend his/her moving needs and also to provide a moving quote that mirrors those needs. Make sure to offer as much important info as possible at the moment pertaining to the price quote - this consists of assessing the stock list for accuracy. Neglecting to bring up more objects, or even troublesome spots of accessibility, at the time of the moving estimation usually produces unexpected charges for you the customer.
Like some other service industries, you may possibly choose to show appreciation your movers with respect to a job well done by means of offering a gratuity. Although the movers do certainly not count on a set amount, we recommend a tip depended on your complete satisfaction with your crew as well as the overall relocation; with a broad standard of $4-6 for each guy, per hr. If you feel in which your movers went above and also beyond during their efforts, you may possibly would like to raise the sum appropriately.
Even though #brand: t # will take every important measure regarding your move, unanticipated damage can come about but it is vital to make certain that your possessions are undoubtedly secured. Our experts have the ability to provide valuation moving insurance plans to our customers at a very honest rate because of the very low number of insurance claims we file.
Our company suggest reserving your move as far in advance as you can. The further out you could arrange your move, the greater the availability you will most likely have in selecting a date and time which is likely suitable for you. An overall guideline is to talk to us no later than 2 weeks in advance of your preferred move date. Our team recognize advance planning is really not always feasible, and also do our best to accommodate last minute customers also.
Work on packing, instead of moving. Much smaller items and moving packages are moved extremely quickly by qualified professional movers. Don't invest time trying to move these things yourself. Instead, focus on packing boxes, so the moment the movers arrive, you are truly 100% ready. For more information on packing and packing supplies check out our blog.
Certainly! #brand: t # supplies complete storage space facilities alongside our high quality moving professional services. Assuming that your belongings do not actually fit in your new home or apartment, still, you are only residing there only for a definable time span and then have plans to relocate to a larger home or even you wish to hold on to the possessions with regard to friend and family, use our storage space facilities is really a convenient, secure solution. Consult your move coordinator with regard to additional information about this service.
Select a helpful labeling method (i.e. MBR when it comes to Master Bedroom) as well as make certain that all of your boxes are literally accurately identified. Boxes must be labeled on the top along with 3 sides. Your movers will work very closely along with you at the location making assured every little thing winds up just where you want it.
When the cabinets are usually made from metal or plastic, 2-drawer filing cabinets can be left full. The very top two drawers for a 4-drawer cabinet need to be normally unloaded. All of the lateral file cabinets need to be really emptied. Every one of drawers will need to be emptied in wooden cabinets.
That is generally fine to keep your garments within your dresser drawers through the move. Be really sure to remove everything from the drawers that could roll about or maybe shift throughout transport, as this might create damages. If the dresser is even more so large (a triple dresser or part of a big armoire), it is probably best to at the very least partly empty this.
You should make certain that your dishwashing machine, micro wave, refrigerator, washing machine, as well as clothing dryer are empty. Furthermore, movers are normally not skilleded electrical experts or plumbing professionals - you need to arrange for the proper professional to disconnect your washer, lighting/chandeliers, and fridge from any kind of electric and/or drinking water connectivity. More significantly, movers are certainly not licensed to cut off gas, that run many clothing dryers as well as ovens.
These kinds of possessions may possibly be carried on local area moves assuming that successfully packed/prepared, though our team may not promise the safe transport of live plants, in which may possibly be distressed by means of motion as well as ambient temperature extremes inside the moving truck. Our company can not transport live plants regarding cross country moves.
#brand: t #, along with all Licensed Movers, are going to definitely not move harmful or combustible things for example propane storage tanks, guns, paint, and aerosols, as the heat level within the truck may possibly trigger these particular items to explode or perhaps ignite.
Whenever the movers first arrive, they will definitely conduct a walk through with you of your present house, verifying which items are definitely going and which are definitely not.
On the occasion that your moving day is rather quickly drawing near and it becomes obvious that you are going to not be entirely packed, it is truly imperative that you notify your move planner as soon as possible. He/she is able to collaborate with you to ensure the most suitable possible "plan b" when it comes to packing. This might possibly mean having the movers finish your packing or perhaps, in the event that you have the overall flexibility and we have the availability, pushing back your moving day so as to permit more time to pack. In the event that you have a merely a small amount of belongings left to pack, your movers can typically finish this on moving day; nevertheless, it is crucial to recognize that this definitely will add time to the job and, subsequently, increase the overall price for the move.
Absolutely. When our team deliver your belongings to your new home the movers will definitely work very closely together with you to make sure each of furniture as well as boxes arrive in the appropriate rooms, as well as we more than happy to set up and reposition the furniture exactly as you would certainly like it.
For your own peace of mind, you may well want to consider moving jewelry and other small prized possessions yourself in your personal vehicle. When it comes to larger items - including art, antiques, musical instruments, unique collections, as well as other items of great personal significance and worth - point these items out to your movers at the start of moving day to make sure that these guys can take the necessary steps to ensure for their suitable care.
On moving day, you must let us the experienced movers take care of the job completely - they are truly very trained and the best suited to carry the poundage and negotiate the loading of the truck. Oftentimes speaking, having non-professionals perform next to the movers slows things down and also costs you more in the long run. Your family and friends are able to be most helpful in preparing for the move - packing moving boxes or maybe looking after your pets or young children.
Regretfully, there is actually absolutely no safe and secure place in the moving truck intended for household pets to ride. They can not be transferred within the cab of the moving vehicle for liability factors and the rear of the moving vehicle is truly unsuitable because of the absence of climate control and the possible danger posed with potential moving of substantial items.
Regrettably, qualified professional moving companies can in no way transport clients inside the moving vehicle for liability purposes. You probably choose to plan a ride by using a friend or a cab service upon move day.
Without a doubt. Our qualified professional movers and moving trucks are geared up so as to move during rain, sleet, or possibly snow. These people arrive geared up with materials so as to help keep your personal belongings safe and secure from the elements. Nonetheless, in order to try to keep expenses lower, we strongly recommend that you shovel, rake, or otherwise clear away the access ways in preparing for their arrival.
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Kolkata: MLA Purna Chandra Bauri fell sick at Mamata Banerjee's residence while attending meeting with her on Saturday morning. According to sources, Purna Chandra Bauri is Raghunathpur's Trinamool MLA. He has been rushed to SSKM Hospital in a critical Condition.
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At some point, Al has probably been in your position. During his lifelong career, which spans more than 26 years and a number of industries, Al has been a controller, a CFO and a COO. He has seen the financial world from the side of a business leader and the side of a financial advisor, and that helps him make decisions with a well-rounded perspective.
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On 22nd October, Apple's Hong Kong Online Store suddenly stopped accepting order for iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. No reasons and notice are provided by Apple and all iPhones are just "Currently Unavailable" at Apple Online Store Hong Kong. In this article, I am going to discuss the possible reasons behind this and is this a hint for white iPhone 4 or new iPhone.
As the title of this post mentioned, iPhone arbitrage is a possible reason why Apple stopped taking orders. So what is iPhone arbitrage? As you may know, the price of an unlocked iPhone 4 16GB is just HK$4988 (US$643), the cheapest around the world. So here is how it works, peoples in Hong Kong order the iPhone 4 from Apple's online store; after they received the handsets, they then sell them to shops in Sin Tat Plaza (a place in Hong Kong famous/infamous for selling cellphone, used cellphones and phone accessories) at a higher price (check the price index above). As it is basically an almost zero-cost business, what you need to spend are just the time to order the phone and to check order status everyday, some peoples here in Hong Kong just order as many iPhone as they can, so as to earn the margin. That's the reason why it takes a month to ship an iPhone 4 in Hong Kong, as you can see below:
You may ask, why are those Sin Tat shops willing to pay more for iPhone 4 and who are the final buyers of these iPhone 4? The answer is Mainland China. Sin Tat shops collect iPhone 4s, which are then sold to big spenders in China and some southeastern countries or some local Hong Kong peoples who are not willing to wait for shipping. But China is also selling iPhone 4 too, you may say, why don't they just buy in China? There are several reasons:
- Apple has not enough stock for China
- Some Mainland Chinese just think the Hong Kong version iPhone 4 is more complete, while China version may have functions disabled
- Some of them want to stay on Chine Mobile instead of switching to China Unicom, the exclusive carrier of iPhone 4 in China, and signing a 2-year contract with Unicom
Stopping selling online may be Apple's way to stop the arbitrage "business" above. Those who want to get iPhone 4 now have to go to three authorized iPhone carriers -Smartone, CSL and 3 – and get the phone with contract, meaning the cost of getting an iPhone 4 is higher. Second, as there's no more new orders, Apple can now fulfill old orders as quick as possible, flooding the iPhone 4 arbitrage market and thus reduce the Sin Tat price. However, I just wonder why Apple also stop taking order of iPhone 3GS 8GB
Are there any other possible reasons for Apple to stop taking orders? Of course, and there are my guesses and arguments:
- Real shortage of iPhone 4. – But Apple is still taking orders in other countries and shipping normally, and Hong Kong is really close to the Foxconn iPhone 4 factory that Apple can refill stock really quickly.
- There are just too many orders that Apple Hong Kong just can't handle so they decided to stop taking new orders
- White iPhone 4 is coming – 50/50 Order taken on the day before 22 Oct are expected to ship in early December. As Apple announced before, the White iPhone 4 will be released by the end of the year. So if they are going to release it on December, it does make sense that they stop taking new order now. However, Apple can just keep selling the black iPhone 4 and add the white iPhone 4 when it is released.
- New iPhone is coming – Same as above.


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Jim McInally once attended a pub quiz night and didn't even guess right when the answer to one of the questions was the team he once represented with distinction.
The question itself was 'What is the only British team footballer to have a 100 per cent record against Barcelona?'
It's not that he wasn't aware his iconic Dundee United side had achieved this incredible feat - it's just that he didn't realise they were the only ones.
By definition, every playing career is unique in its own way, but Tayside legend McInally had one that was more distinct, even rarefied, than most.
And he's even set new marks as a head coach, being as he is the longest-serving manager currently operating in Scottish football - nearly eight years at Peterhead.
McInally has never been one to seek the limelight but it certainly stalked him on occasion, on and off the park. After all, not many can recall spending Christmas Day with Brian Clough and his family.
A Glaswegian by birth, now firmly ensconced in Dundee, where he has represented both of the City of Discovery's teams twice (another distinction), he was happy to recall how it all began.
McInally said: "I started out playing for Leeds United boys club, which was based in the Gorbals in Glasgow. Two of my team-mates were Mo Johnston and Graham Mitchell, who went on play for Hibs and Hamilton Accies.
"We had developed a good reputation and the only team that could ever beat us at that level was Celtic Boys Club.
"I ended up moving to them when I was 15 after their scout Mick Murphy had seen me play a few times.
"I did well there in my first season, and ended up moving to the Under-16s at Celtic. Pat Nevin was in that team with me and I remember I didn't have a very good season."
Fortunately for McInally, he was the beneficiary of a twist of fate, which helped make a career that could have been broken.
He added: "I got a call from the Under-18s because they needed a left-back, which was my position at the time. They had been watching me and I was in the right place at the right time.
"The Celtic Under-18 team had the likes of Charlie Nicholas, Jim Duffy and Willy McStay in it, so it felt like a major step-up for me.
"I played three or four games for them and did well, but there was no sign of a professional contract on the horizon and I had other options by then.
"In fact I had already agreed to sign for Bolton Wanderers. I had the train ticket, digs booked and everything - I was on my way basically.
"I decided to play in one last Under-18s game for Celtic against Clydebank on Thursday night and fate took another twist. The manager Billy McNeill took me into his office in the aftermath of that match and signed me for Celtic.
"Billy gave me my big chance and I'll always be grateful for that. I'd been a Celtic fan all my days and getting a senior contract was a dream come true for me."
McInally had a dream debut for the Hoops, in a League Cup fixture at East End Park.
He recalled: "My first fame was against Dunfermline and we beat them 7-1, with Charlie Nicholas netting five goals. It was incredible.
"I also played in a league game against Kilmarnock and I was feeling like an established first-team player. But then Billy left and Davie Hay came in, and I could just tell I wasn't his cup of tea - it didn't help that I had picked up an injury at the time.
"So I was back in the reserves so when the chance came to go to Dundee on loan, I jumped at it because I was desperate to prove myself.
"I had a brilliant spell there under Archie Knox and I ended up scoring the goal at Tynecastle that kept Dundee up that season, so good times.
"To my surprise, Hay did offer me a new contract but I'd already made my mind up that I wanted to move on to a team where I could play regularly.
"Both Dundee teams wanted to sign me, and even though United were offering £10,000 more, I felt more loyalty to Dundee as I'd already spent time there."
However, that was all blown out of the water when fate came calling in the larger than life shape of football legend Brian Clough.
McInally added: "I got a call from Nottingham Forrest. This was only a couple of years after they'd won their second consecutive European Cup and they'd also put Celtic out of the UEFA Cup the previous season.
"I will always treasure the kind words my Parkhead team-mate Davie Provan said to me when I was leaving Glasgow for Nottingham - 'ya lucky wee b*****d'.
"Not everyone is old enough to remember this, but Clough was a national celebrity at the time, appearing on the Michael Parkinson chat show with the likes of Muhammad Ali.
"He was a very strong and charismatic figure and you just had to take what he gave you.
"I always remember my first night down there to take in a Forrest game against Manchester United.
"The United manager Ron Atkinson had been in the papers over an extra-marital affair so when he sauntered in to the players' lounge afterwards with a blonde woman who wasn't his wife, Clough went ballistic.
"He crucified Atkinson in front of me with such venom that I was absolutely sh***ing myself.
"That was my introduction to Clough and it was an experience I'll never forget.
"He could be a very kind man as well. During my first Christmas in Nottingham I was staying at a hotel, so he invited me round for Christmas dinner with his family, with him doing the cooking! Not many people would take a stranger into their house in those circumstances.
"In all honesty, you couldn't write down some of the things that happened at Forest and you had to be a drinker.
"The first time I went into the bar in his company, he asked me what I wanted and when I asked for a coke, he said: "Are you a p**f?
"So that was that and the players all used to have wine with lunch so we could have a good afternoon sleep on the day before a game.
"There were also pub lunches for the boys who were not getting a game during the week and after one of them, loaded up on Dutch courage, I decided that I was going to go in and have it out with the gaffer about my lack of playing time or money or whatever it was.
"So I storm into his office and he immediately turns on the charm: "How are you, young man?
"Then the beers are out of the fridge and he's telling me he's glad I'm friendly with his son Nigel.
"Then more beers, then more, and before I know it, I've left the building and forgotten what I was going to ask him in the first place. He totally waylaid me but that was Brian Clough.
"In a coaching sense, he kept everything simple. Modern football would make him turn in his grave, especially the obsession with the idea of defenders playing it out from the back.
"It's so easy for that to go wrong. Just look at John Stones for England against Holland a couple of weeks ago.
"Brian wanted everyone doing their own jobs and keeping things simple. The job of a full-back like myself was to stop crosses, and you'd occasionally be allowed to bomb forward when we were at home."
Despite the privilege of working under an icon like Clough, McInally was craving more game time and eventually found himself at Tannadice via a loan spell at Coventry where he was to come into contact with a man who would prove to be his mentor and his nemesis in equal measure.
He recalled: "You couldn't have two more different personalities than Clough and Jim McLean - one with a drink problem and the other teetotal - but they had similar ideas about football in the sense of keeping things uncomplicated.
"However, their man-management techniques were completely at odds. If you had a bad game, Brian would support you, but if you had a good game he'd have a go at you because he knew you'd be confident enough to take it. Jim, on the other hand, would just crucify you."
Despite McLean's overbearing presence, McInally was to enjoy the most successful spell of his career during a nine-year run from 1986-1995, during which time he was repackaged as a defensive midfielder.
He takes up the story. "Money was never my God, and when I moved from Forest to United, my basic wage dropped from £500 a week to £200.
"But I wanted to play in a team challenging for titles and in Europe, so I knew I'd come to the right place when we got all the way to the UEFA Cup Final in my first season.
"We beat Barcelona home and away and my first match against them was probably the best of my entire career.
"The 1-0 win at Tannadice in the first leg in March 1987 was amazing, and who can forget Kevin Gallacher's flukey goal that he still hasn't owned up to being an attempted cross.
"Beating them at the Nou Camp the first time was really special. Their front two were Gary Lineker and Mark Hughes.
"I always remember after Barca scored the opening goal, Lineker turned round to Paul Hegarty and said: 'Watch your team chuck it now!'
"But then John Clark and Iain Ferguson got two late goals and we had knocked out one of the world's biggest teams.
"Their manager Terry Venables came in with their strips at the end and I thought that was a classy touch. You couldn't have imagined wee Jim doing that.
"It was the perfect season for me. We went on to beat Borussia Moenchengladbach in the semi-finals and narrowly lost the final to IFK Gothenburg. I had also received a Scotland call-up, so it felt like everything I'd ever wanted, I'd got."
McInally's era with the Tangerines was at a time when they and Aberdeen were more than a match for Glasgow's big two.
He added: "United, during my first few years in particular, had no fears about going to Ibrox or Parkhead - in fact Celtic and Rangers were more scared of coming to Tannadice.
"I remember winning three times at Celtic Park and four times at Ibrox, which is hard to imagine now."
In the latter years of McInally's first spell at United, Rangers were becoming a dominant force again.
However, he was in the team that stopped a seemingly-inevitable double treble and finally ended the club's cup final hoodoo.
He recalls: "None of the pundits were giving us a chance in the 1994 Scottish Cup Final hoodoo. Rangers had won the treble the previous season and were two-thirds of the way towards another one.
"But they had won the league with a few games to spare and we thought they might have taken their feet off the gas in the run-up to Hampden as they hadn't won since clinching the title.
"On the day we managed to get the better of them and won it courtesy of Craig Brewster's late tap-in.
"It was my fourth cup final with United, having lost against St Mirren (1987), Celtic (1988) and Motherwell (1991) so it was a relief as much as anything else to get that monkey off the backs. But I was very proud to have made history that day.
"Jim McLean, who had lost seven finals in total, had moved upstairs to be chairman by this point and Ivan Golac was the manager.
"I think you could say that wee Jim wasn't too pleased that this guy had come over from Croatia and one the Scottish Cup at his first attempt."
That cup win, however, was papering over the cracks and United were to suffer the ignominy of relegation the following season after Golac had been replaced by Billy Kirkwood as a last, desperate measure.
McInally concluded: "Ivan was a lovely guy but it was too big a change for a team that McLean had had an iron grip on for so long. We were maybe a wee bit too relaxed - possibly that's why we won the cup, and there was complete change of culture."
"Billy Kirkwood had come in, and we got relegated. I always thought we were too good to go down, but standards had dropped dramatically."
McInally was to leave when United were relegated, but after a season at Raith Rovers, he returned to Tannadice and, subsequently, Dens Park before winding down his career and going into management.
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First, there's news in Folio: of a survey of users of tablet computers that finds that about 25 percent of them prefer to read magazines in digital format on their tablets rather than in print form. This is being reported as a large number for digital, but frankly my response is: Isn't a quarter kind of a low amount? We're not talking about the public at large, just tablet computer users. And at this late date, when more than a third of American book-buying is for e-books, only a quarter of tablet owners would prefer a mag on their tablet? I seriously would have expected that number to be well over 50 percent. Huh.
In other news (also from Folio:), there's a report on print magazine readerships largely being either flat or up.
Now, as I've noted here on this blog (and here) before, I'm a fan, producer, and user of both digital and print. Love 'em both. But I always love counter-intuitive data like these two reports, especially when it can be used to argue against the people who swallow the hype kool-aid without contemplation.
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Twenty years ago, the Performance and Planning Exchange (PPX) was created by a small group of senior federal public servants and private sector professionals with experience in Results-Based Management (RBM), working in association with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS). The federal government was introducing RBM across the public service (several provinces and municipalities were undertaking similar efforts). PPX was established as a non-profit, international organization, based in Ottawa, Canada, with a mission to promote the development of expertise in RBM, particularly for planning, performance measurement and public reporting activities. So, today what has been achieved by implementing RBM? What has PPX contributed?
First, what is RBM and how does it work? RBM is a management strategy which uses a systematic approach and techniques to achieve strategic goals and outcomes. These are very often disaggregated into more specific program activities and/or services with associated medium or short term goals and outcomes. People and organizations who contribute either directly or indirectly to the strategic outcomes lay out their business processes, products and services, showing what and how they contribute to the outcomes–the expected results. These may be a physical or intellectual result, a change, an impact or a contribution to a higher level goal. Information (evidence) of actual results is used for accountability, reporting and for feedback into the design, resourcing, delivery and improvement of programs and services. More than just for performance reporting, this information helps managers manage, i.e. make decisions, take corrective actions and learn from both positive and negative results.
RBM works better under certain conditions, where:
- Policy goals and strategic objectives are clear
- Management through results is a top priority and is reinforced by the senior leadership of the organization, through a culture of transparency, ethicality, and accountability
- A strong theory of action exists showing how inputs and instruments are connected to client experience and desired outcomes
- Authorities and instruments essential for success are clearly defined and controlled, whether by a government, agency, program, office or individual
- Those charged with delivering results are supported by systematic and ongoing means of developing necessary skills, including research and continuous leading-edge training
- Relevant data is available to inform monitoring and reporting of progress, results and outcomes.
Starting from the mid-1990's, promising signs of RBM's rising importance included new governance, oversight and organizational arrangements, including Parliamentary Estimates reform. Departmental Estimates were split into separate planning and reporting documents, allowing greater oversight and focus on both activities. At the same time, the Management Results and Resources System (MRRS) was introduced, under which departments define, plan, and link their programs and activities to expected results, performance measures and results reporting. In turn, MRRS information is used for Cabinet decision making and central agency resource allocation.
Subsequently, New Public Management theory arrived, with increased authority delegated to deputy ministers and departments, along with strengthened accountability mechanisms such as deputy head performance agreements/assessments and later on, the Management Accountability Framework (MAF). Under Alternative Service Delivery policy three major agencies were created, each with tailored authority and accountability regimes (CRA, Parks Canada and the Canadian Food Safety Agency).
As an organization outside government supporting and sustaining RBM's momentum and conditions for success, PPX has provided continuous learning and knowledge sharing opportunities. Over its 20 years, PPX has organized annual two-day Symposia where senior leaders, academics, and practitioners discussed new RBM trends and best practices and over 80 half-day Learning Events involving a wide variety of RBM related topics.
Risks and challenges exist, however, to sustaining the Canadian public service's RBM efforts. In the past decade, there has been a relatively sharp concentration of power and authority at political levels, reducing the public service's degree of policy capacity and autonomy in achieving expected results for Canadians. Reliance upon Parliamentary committees such as Public Accounts to provide oversight and accountability of government's results was circumscribed. Trust levels between public servants and politicians have weakened, in turn impacting performance levels. Resources dedicated to RBM related activities were also streamlined and/or reduced.
Our newest federal government has clearly signaled its intentions to renew the focus on the conditions for RBM's success, directly and indirectly, through emphasis on restoring trust within the public service, an emphasis upon evidence based decision making and "deliverology" (a strategic focus on best ways to organize service delivery). They have restored transparency and accountability in the public release of Ministerial mandate letters that have numerous results expectations with TB taking a clear lead in overall results management. A commitment has also been made to strengthen the oversight and accountability exercised by Parliamentary committees.
The current government's resolve to follow through on these RBM related commitments, while meeting its many other competing priorities will no doubt be tested.
Art Stewart is a Senior Director (Retired) from the Office of the Comptroller General of Canada and a long-time board Member of PPX.


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