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CSC Offers Insurance Suite to Aviva - Zacks.com

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC - Analyst Report) recently licensed its Integral insurance suite to Aviva India. Aviva India, an arm of U.K.-based Aviva Group, is in the business of life insurance in association with Dabur Group (an Indian healthcare product manufacturer). Financial details of the deal were kept confidential.

Integral is one of Computer Sciences' comprehensive administration suites for life insurance and annuities/pensions, property and casualty/general insurance and group insurance. The software provides end-to-end policy/group management, product configuration and business analytics solutions.

With Integral, Aviva India will replace its legacy insurance administrative system and boost its performance across branches. The software will allow Aviva to learn more about changing client preferences, market its new products, and serve clients better, which will result in market share growth. The implementation, customization, training and testing of the software system will take roughly a year.

Insurance plays a vital role in providing a sense of security to people. With economic recovery underway, people are again looking to put their money into innovative life and annuity products in order to improve their chances of financial security. Insurance carriers are trying to tap this demand through their new life and annuity policies.

Integral software provides necessary assistance for launching new products in the market. This explains the increasing adoption of the software amongst insurance carriers. According to Computer Sciences, Integral has been adopted by 200 firms across 40 countries.

Also, Integral is now available on Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT - Analyst Report) Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2. The technological agreement between the two took place in October 2011. Research carried out by Microsoft officials shows that banks and carriers are rapidly adopting Windows and SQL servers across the information technology system to update legacy platforms. The trend suggests that this new venture will not only be beneficial to the insurance sector, but also to Computer Sciences and Microsoft.

Deal wins are catalysts for any company and Computer Sciences has no dearth of them. But uncertainty regarding the U.K. National Health Service contract, intense competition in the IT and cloud computing space from both small and big players such as Accenture plc (ACN - Snapshot Report) and Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ - Analyst Report), its European exposure and strained federal budgets are concerns. Despite this, we are positive on the company given its first quarter earnings beat and bookings growth.

Currently, Computer Sciences Corporation holds a Zacks #2 Rank (implying a short-term Buy rating).

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AP-GfK poll shows White House race still tight

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, and his newly announced vice presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, greet supporters, during a campaign rally in Manassas, Va., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, and his newly announced vice presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, greet supporters, during a campaign rally in Manassas, Va., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama laughs as he visits with supporters following his campaign stop at the Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nev., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

(AP) ? For all the attention it got, Republican Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate has not altered the race against President Barack Obama. The campaign remains neck and neck with less than three months to go, a new AP-GfK poll shows.

Overall, 47 percent of registered voters said they planned to back Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in November, while 46 percent favored Romney and Ryan. That's not much changed from a June AP-GfK survey, when the split was 47 percent for the president to 44 percent for Romney.

At the same time, there's a far wider gap when people were asked who they thought would win. Some 58 percent of adults said they expected Obama to be re-elected, while just 32 percent said they thought he'd be voted out of office.

After just over a week on the campaign trail, Ryan has a 38 percent favorable rating among adults, while 34 percent see him unfavorably. Among registered voters, his numbers are slightly better ? 40 percent favorable to 34 percent unfavorable. Ryan remains unknown to about a quarter of voters.

Romney put the 42-year-old conservative chairman of the House Budget Committee on the ticket Aug. 11. The AP-GfK Poll was conducted Aug. 16-20.

Romney and Ryan will be crowned as the GOP presidential and vice presidential nominees next week at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. The Democrats hold their convention the following week in Charlotte, N.C.

The closely locked contest reflects deep partisan divisions across the country.

Among true independents, those who say they do not lean toward either party, the share of undecided voters is declining, with each candidate picking up new support at about the same pace. However, Romney maintains a small advantage with the group, with the backing of 41 percent of independents to Obama's 30 percent. Some 21 percent still say they support neither candidate.

Among all voters, 23 percent are undecided or say they have not yet committed to their candidate.

One independent voter, Frank Nugent, a 76-year-old retired sales manager from Pittsburg, Calif., said he always gives both parties a chance to win him over ? but not this time.

"Considering what the opposition is like, I can do nothing else but vote for Obama," he said. Part of his dislike for the GOP ticket is due to Ryan, he said, describing Romney's ticket mate as "further right that the bulk of the Republican Party." But while he'll vote for Obama, Nugent said he's disappointed in Obama's record.

Robert Hamrick, 39, from Cedartown, Ga., is going the other way. Although a registered Democrat, he plans to vote for the Romney-Ryan ticket, claiming Obama has been deceptive and failed to make good on his promises on the economy, jobs and government debt.

As for Ryan, Hamrick said: "He's very smart. He knows his stuff. He knows the finance. He can take apart Obamacare with ease." Hamrick is a former nursing home manager who left his job about four years ago in hopes of finding one with more security ? and has been mostly unemployed ever since.

The frail economy, with the unemployment rate hovering at 8.3 percent more than three years after the deep recession officially ended, remains the No. 1 issue. Nine in 10 call it important for them and half of voters say it is "extremely important," outpacing all other issues tested by at least 10 percentage points. Two-thirds in the poll described the economy as poor.

Registered voters split about evenly between the two candidates on whom they'd trust more to handle the economy, with 48 percent favoring Romney and 44 percent Obama. They are also about evenly divided on who would do more to create jobs, 47 percent for Romney to 43 percent for Obama. Among independent voters, Romney has a big lead over the president on handling the economy ? 46 percent to 27 percent.

Romney often appeals to his business background as proof that he could better manage the federal government, and the poll finds that overall, voters are more apt to trust him to handle the federal budget deficit over Obama, by a 50 percent to 40 percent margin.

But it's unlikely that Ryan's background in authoring Republican budgets will boost them as an issue in the campaign. The share of adults saying the budget deficit was deeply important to them dropped from 75 percent in February to 69 percent in the new poll.

Among those who rate the economy as the top concern is Mattise Fraser, a 52-year-old Democrat whose hometown of Charlotte is gearing up for the Democratic gathering. "We're in a crisis situation now," said Fraser, who said she plans to vote for Obama. She says she's a homemaker ? but not by choice. "The economy is crazy. There's no jobs."

Obama holds a clear edge among voters on handling social issues such as abortion, 52 percent to 35 percent, and a narrow one on handling Medicare, 48 percent to 42 percent. Medicare has grabbed a lot of attention as an issue lately, with Ryan's proposals to partly change the program drawing criticism from Obama and other Democrats.

Of those who said Medicare is an extremely important issue, 49 percent say they plan to vote for Obama and 44 percent for Romney.

Obama's approval rating held steady at about an even split, with 49 percent saying they approve of the way he's handling his job and another 49 percent saying they disapprove.

The president remains more positively viewed than Romney, and continues to be seen as more empathetic. Some 53 percent of adults hold a "favorable" opinion of the president, compared with just 44 percent who view Romney favorably. Obama also held a commanding lead among voters as the candidate who better "understands the problems of people like you," 51 percent to 36 percent for Romney. Some 50 percent see him as a stronger leader than Romney; 41 percent see Romney as stronger.

Michelle Obama remains more popular than her husband. Sixty-four percent of adults view her favorably and just 26 percent unfavorably, although that's down from 70 percent favorable in May. Ann Romney's favorable rating is mostly unchanged since May, with 40 percent viewing her favorably, 27 percent unfavorably and nearly a third declining to say.

Thirty-five percent overall say things in the nation are heading in the "right direction," up from 31 percent in June.

Melinda Cody, a 45-year-old undecided voter in San Diego, sees positives and negatives with both candidates ? and says she'll vote for the candidate who does the least bullying. "When they just run a negative campaign, it backfires," she said.

The poll involved landline and cell phone interviews with 1,006 adults nationwide, including 885 registered voters. Results for the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.9, while it's 4.1 points for registered voters.

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AP Deputy Director of Polling Jennifer Agiesta and News Survey Specialist Dennis Junius contributed this report.

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Poll: How much do you think Apple would charge for an 8GB iPad mini?

How much do you think Apple would change for an 8GB iPad mini? We've already had Chris way in with the investor perspective, but I'm all about the iMore nation -- I want to know what you think. The Amazon Kindle Fire and Google Nexus 7 are both $200 but both are also sold at break even or below, and Apple doesn't do that. Amazon and Google also have very different business models, and ones that don't require profitable hardware sales the way Apple's does.

Now Apple does sell the 8GB iPod touch for $200 already, but that hasn't been updated since 2010 and probably costs quite a bit less than that to make. Could Apple sell an iPad mini for the same price? If Apple keeps the entry-level iPod touch at $200, could Apple sell the iPad mini at $250? At $300?

The 16GB iPad 2 is currently $400. Could Apple get the entry-level iPad mini up anywhere near that? $350 maybe?

I don't think Apple could or would go lower than the current iPod touch, and I don't think they could (even if they would!) go any higher than the current iPad 2. So that leaves us with a range for about $200 to $350. Where do you see the iPad mini fitting in? Vote up top and tell me why you voted the way you did in the comments below!

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Glowing insects evolved surprisingly recently

Fireflies, one of the most conspicuous of nocturnal insects, are a relatively recent addition to the twilight world. A new analysis of all bioluminescent species suggests that those living on land might be mere tens of millions of years old ? a fraction of the age of bioluminescing marine groups.

Bioluminescence serves many purposes, from communication to finding mates, scaring off predators to attracting prey. Yet while many marine species bioluminesce, very few terrestrial animals have evolved the ability. Besides fireflies and a few other insects, only one snail, a few earthworms and a handful of millipedes can produce light.

To better understand this striking difference between land and sea Peter Vr?ansk?, a palaeobiologist at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava, and his colleagues, studied the evolutionary history of all known marine and terrestrial groups of bioluminescent species.

Their results show that most marine light-producing animals can trace their origins back to the Devonian period, at least 400 million years ago. Bioluminescent landlubbers are all much younger ? no more than 65 million years old.

"There are unexpected, but very important indications for a modern origin of luminescence on land," says Vr?ansk?.

It's possible that luminescent species appeared on land only when night life began to diversify, says Vr?ansk? ? although there are indications that some of the dinosaurs and early birds living before the bioluminescent insects evolved were nocturnal.

Another possibility is that terrestrial species have only recently cracked the problem of disposing of the toxic by-products of bioluminescence ? less of an issue in the marine realm where temperatures are often cooler and more stable than in tropical forests.

Whatever the reason for the discrepancy, the future for terrestrial bioluminescent species might not be bright, says Vr?ansk?. "While bioluminescent insects have diversified into 13 known species, most of them are known from a single collected individual," he says. "That suggests they are extremely rare and vulnerable to extinction."

That includes new species that are only just being described by science. Vr?ansk?'s analysis, for example, took in a new species of bioluminescent cockroach his team has named Lucihormetica luckae. Uniquely, it produces light on its body in the same pattern and at the same frequency as the click beetle (Pyrophorus). Because Pyrophorus is toxic ? and Lucihormetica luckae is not ? it seems likely that the cockroach is the first known species to use bioluminescence to mimic another species for defence purposes.

Journal reference: Naturwissenschaften, DOI: 10.1007/s00114-012-0956-7

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Great Foreign Language Classes | Jesica

To attain the best foreign language training in Los Angeles you are required to register in a reputable language training institution that is marked with quality services. One of the best in the market is Beverly Hills Lingual institute.

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How to use Feng Shui to achieve your goals | iVillage UK

Whoever said women can?t have it all obviously hadn?t heard of the Chinese art of feng shui. Although the demands of 21st century life, from climbing the corporate ladder to being the perfect yummy mummy, have definitely put a drain on our energy reserves, feng shui offers the chance to restore this balance without dropping the proverbial ball and putting paid to all our hopes and dreams.

Whether a bougainvillea wrapped farmhouse in Tuscany or setting up your own niche business is your heart?s desire, feng shui uses ancient know-how to ensure that the universe is working with you rather than against you when it comes to achieving your goals.

Feng Shui in a nutshell

Feng Shui (fengmeaning wind and shui meaning water)is based on the laws and rhythms of the universe outlined in the ancient Chinese text I Ching (The Book of Changes).

The I Ching divided these laws into 64 different hexagrams, ?each with a corresponding element and quality, which are used as a divinatory tool. One of the main tools of feng shui, the bagua map, uses these areas or ?hexagrams? as a basis, dividing spaces into nine grids corresponding to individual life energies.

These are career, Children& Creativity, Love & Relationships, Fame & Reputation, Wealth & Prosperity, Family & Physical Health, Knowledge & Wisdom, Spiritual Health & Wellbeing and Travel & Helpful People.

Using the Bagua Map

The bagua map can be used to define the qualities of the energies in your house, office and other living spaces, as practioners of feng shui believe that the world is alive with Chi or a life energy or force.

The bagua map acts as a floor plan for your home with the bottom three grids starting from the entrance to your property or room; the point where energy flows in.

You can then use the bagua map to begin to address any facets of your life that you think need improving using the elements and colours associated with that area.

Feng Shui for love

If your love life has been a little lacklustre, using the principles of feng shui is a sure-fire way to reignite the flames of romance and set your on your way to meeting the man of your dreams. The Love & Relationships area of your home or room is located in the back right corner and placing objects in pairs in this area should help to draw the perfect partnership into your life.

This area is also associated with the element of earth, so putting natural crystals and stones on display alongside items in red, pink and white tones should all help to set the wheels in motion for attracting the right relationship. Clearing out your wardrobes and drawers is also said to literally create space for love in your life.

Feng Shui for work

Whether you are considering changing sectors, hankering for a promotion or just want to create a better relationship with your boss or colleagues, giving your desk or work area the feng shui treatment should help act as a catalyst for creating the career of your dreams.

Your desk should ideally be situated with a clear view of the door, so you are aware of who is coming into the room and don?t have to ?watch your back?. ?If your desk is facing a wall this can act as a barrier for promotion and hanging a picture of scenery featuring an open field or a phoenix will symbolise the fact that you are facing new opportunities.

Placing six crystal spheres in the area around your desk will also help to ensure that you work life is harmonious.

According to feng shui your desk chair has an important bearing on your work life, as using the bagua map it sits directly in your career area, and symbolises the ?door? to your desk space. As a result it?s crucial that you select one that has adequate support for you neck and back and that your chair is kept clean and in good working order.

If you want to increase your income, concentrate on the back left corner of your desk, known as the Wealth & Prosperity area. This is the perfect place to put pictures or items that will outline what your life will look like once you have achieved your ideal salary.

The centre right area of your desk is responsible for creativity and if you are stuck for ideas on how to bring your role or company forward, placing pens, paintbrushes or other tools that spark your imagination in this space, will help to get your creative juices flowing.

Feng Shui for health

Optimising your health is essential for coping for the demands of a fast pace world. Clean air forms the foundation for your health and wellbeing according to feng shui. Essential oils can be used to purify the air in your home and a variety of plants, including the Rubber Plant, Bamboo Plant or the Boston Fern can also be used to help remove pollutants and other air toxins.

The principles of feng shui also outline that light is considered to be a key nutrient for our bodies and crucial to our overall health and wellbeing. Increasing the amount of natural light in your home as well as using an intelligent lighting system will aid you in boosting your energy levels.

Your Family & Physical Health energy is located in the centre left of your space according to the bagua map. This area should be clutter-free so that energy is allowed to flow freely. The wood and water elements are associated with this area and these can be represented in the form of a small water feature or ?decorative items in wood feng shui element colours (green and brown) and water feng shui colours (blue and black).

Source: http://www.ivillage.co.uk/how-use-feng-shui-achieve-your-goals/152292

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Don't Make Fun of Risk Management | Sustainable Business Forum

There?s an intersection in my neighbourhood that makes me nervous to drive through. Imagine a quiet suburban street that goes north-south which intersects the east-west streets that only have stop signs. I?ve observed that frequently cars travelling east-west roll through their stop or assume it is a four-way stop and the perpendicular traffic will yield to their non-existent?red octagon. Literally this is an accident waiting to happen.

As a result of the limited trust I have in the drivers going the other way, when going north-south I tend to slow down. And when I do my wife mocks my intersection risk management.

Next, I know a fellow who used to lock his car doors when he drove (much to the ridicule of his elder sibling). It was all shits and giggles until once at a red light, someone opened the elder brother?s car door and stole what was on his passenger seat.

This all reminds me of the poem ?La cigale et la fourmi? by Jean de La Fontaine that I had to memorize in the third grade. You?ll know it: it?s the one about the cricket who is having good times singing all summer while the ant was saving food preparing for the winter. Well the cricket laughed at the ant?s risk management practices and you know what happened? The cricket died in the winter. He died.

Most often people don?t manage risk until something bad actually happens and by then sometimes it?s too late (see cricket above).

So don?t make fun of risk management or those who do it.

Source: http://sustainablebusinessforum.com/trevor-levine/63186/don-t-make-fun-risk-management

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