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I recieved a $20 PSN card for Christmas a little early, and with the PSN sale of Jurassic Park last week ($22 instead of $30) I decided to go ahead and buy it after seeing that the game only took up 2.5GBs of space. My whole worry on it not being on disc for PS3 was that I didn't want the game taking up 7-9GBs of space on my HDD, but 2.5 is fine as that's about half of a normal install for various games.
The story of the game was great. I liked the tie-ins and how you guys explained a few plot holes from the original movie. I'm sure that every Jurassic Park fan that plays the game will appreciated the story aspect.
I've gotta say though, that there was quite a bit of annoyance and disappointment. Not in the story or the choice of gameplay mechanics. No, what my disappointment in was that you guys delayed the game significantly but it's plauged with slow down and freezes. I noticed that it occurred a lot when I earned a trophy or when I completed a chapter and the chapter title would come up in the upper right. Sometimes the slow down would be so horrible that it would drop to maybe around 15fps and it would make the upcoming QTE impossible to complete. Thus, many of my deaths were a result of the slow down.
There were also audio glitches where the audio wouldn't sync with the lips of the people or the audio would make the characters louder or quieter over a half second. Then there at the end when the characters were outside (not going to spoil it) it sounded like they were in a cave.
Lots of glitches for a game that was delayed half a year. Sorry to say that this will probably be my only Telltale purchase based on the lack of polish. The relative ease of gameplay mechanics would have hopefully made them not so numerous. Sadly, I was mistaken.

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The $300,000 Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meet, which already figured to include Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, might have gotten another big-name horse Sunday when trainer Todd Pletcher told the Daily Racing Form that Quality Road, a disappointing third in Saturday's $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga, will prep for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic in either the Goodwood or the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park on Oct. 3.
It appears that Summer Bird, who won the Travers by 3 1/2 lengths while earning a career-best 110 Beyer Speed Figure, will prep for the Breeders' Cup in the Jockey Club Gold Cup because of the availability of jockey Kent Desormeaux, who would have to choose between Mr. Sidney or Summer Bird if the Belmont winner runs in the Goodwood because it's the same day as the Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland, in which the Bill Mott-trained Mr. Sidney is expected to be a major player.
Summer Bird also already has shown a fondness for Belmont's main track, having turned in a powerful victory in the Belmont Stakes in June. Trainer Tim Ice said that would also have to be a major factor in the decision.
"He loves Belmont," Ice told the Racing Form. "Why not take a chance in the Gold Cup, and we'll see how he fares on the Poly (Santa Anita) once we get him out there and train him."
The Goodwood, a 1 1/8-mile Grade 1 race on Oct. 10 that will be run over Santa Anita's Pro-Ride synthetic surface, may also include such Southland-based horses as Hollywood Gold Cup winner Rail Trip, Santa Anita Handicap winner Einstein, 2008 Santa Anita Derby and Travers winner Colonel John and perhaps Tiago, who did not take to the grass in his turf debut last Wednesday at Del Mar.
Rail Trip, Einstein and Colonel John are all scheduled to race in Sunday's $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar, a 1 1/4-mile Grade 1 event on Del Mar's Polytrack surface.
* The Daily Racing Form also reported that Santa Anita president Ron Charles expects to announce major changes to the Sunshine Millions format sometime in September.
The Sunshine Millions, a series of eight stakes races restricted to California and Florida-breds worth $3.6 million that is annually held in January at both Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park, figures to be hit by a drastic cut to its purse sizes because of an economy that racing officials contend is the major reason for a decline in handle. Because of that decline, purses in California have been slashed during the past two years.
There's also a chance some of the Sunshine Millions races could be shelved for a year until the economic climate improves.


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Team Reapers Earn First Place
South Africa's very own Team Reapers earned a first place finish at the Jokers Wild tournament this past weekend. The team received their brand new DM8′s the day before the event and they performed flawlessly through the event. Congratulations go out to the Reapers and all the teams that participated in the event!


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This is one of those terribly revealing numbers about business. That Apple Apple's Mac took some 45% of all the profits available in the PC business in the last quarter of last year. Add that into the usual figure given for tablets and smartphones, that Apple and Samsung between them take more than 100% of the profits for the sector, and you can begin to see where Apple's river of cash comes from:
Apple's idiot tax helped it generate five times more profits from operations than the five biggest PC players combined in Q4, according to beancounter Asymco.
Collectively HP, Lenovo, Dell Dell, Acer Acer and Asus flogged 52.8 million boxes equating to 58.6 per cent worldwide unit share, casting a shadow on Apple's 4.6 million Macs – which constituted a mere seven per cent share of unit sales.
But in anyone's estimation profits are the true measure of success – revenues are for the vain – and in this metric the Mac wolfed down 45 per cent of operating profits in the market.
It's not quite true that everyone worships at the altar of profits. Amazon's Jeff Bezos has been scorning that idea for near two decades now.
But it is true that the point and purpose of business is to make profit. Quite apart from anything else it's the measure that you're actually adding value through your activities. The value of your output is higher than the combined value of your inputs.
Which is where we should marvel: that Apple, with about 5% of units shipped, is making 45% of the profits in the sector is indeed remarkable.
We can take this further too. The PC market is shrinking at present. And no, it's not just that Windows 8 hasn't quite set the world alight. It's that what used to be done on a PC is now, at least sometimes, migrating over to tablets and or phones. So being able to make a profit at all is pretty good in a shrinking market. To be making the lion's share of them with such a small market share is very good indeed.


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Codemasters secure rights to Formula 1 gaming franchise
Codemasters has secured the exclusive video game rights for Formula 1.
The new licensing agreement allows Codemasters to develop a new generation of games for the Formula 1 franchise across multiple platforms.
And Codemasters is no stranger to racing games. As the creator behind titles such as Colin McRae: DiRT and Race Driver: GRID, its chief executive officer, Rod Cousens, believes it has the expertise in design and development to push the official FIA Formula 1 World Championship game to the next level.
He said: "Formula 1 has gone with the best, the segment leader. It has gone to the home of the Ego Engine for quality; it has gone to the company that can host Formula 1 online, to the company that is streaking away from the pack".
Chris Deering, chairman of Codemasters said: "Codemasters' success and recent innovations in the racing game space makes the company more than appropriately tuned for the challenge".
"The combination of Formula 1's new momentum of expansion and Codemasters' contemporary technology and past experience is the breaking of a new dawn for the sport, on the track and on the HD game screen."
The worldwide deal provides Codemasters with rights to feature all Grand Prix circuits, Formula 1 teams, cars, and driver likenesses.
The games will be developed using the evolution of the award-winning Ego Game Technology Engine, Codemasters' cross-platform middleware technology.
Codemasters expects the first game to launch in 2009.


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Management and Nutrition
Nutrition: Exotic and Zoo Animals
Nutrition in Psittacines
The pet bird population consists largely of psittacine species, primarily passerines and other genera such as those that include toucans. Psittacines eat mainly a plant-based diet and can be classified overall as florivores. The content of the diet—fruit, nectar, seeds, or a combination—varies by species. Some species ingest a percentage of insects or carrion. Although requirements and dietary sensitivities vary among psittacine species, the pelleted and extruded diets that have been produced for parrots have tremendously improved the nutritional intake and subsequent health and quality of life of these birds. However, pelleted diets differ in content and quality and must be evaluated individually.
Psittacine nutrition has been the focus of research over the past 3 decades. Several myths of psittacine nutrition have been debunked during this period. Grit, while probably necessary for some passerines and Columbiformes to aid in mechanical digestion, is not needed by psittacines. If seeds are consumed by psittacines, they are hulled before ingestion. Monkey chow biscuits are nutritionally incomplete, and some brands tend to harbor bacteria or promote excessive gram-negative bacterial growth when included in bird diets. Strictly seed diets, regardless of supplementation, are suboptimal for psittacine species. Deficiencies of vitamin A, protein (the amino acids lysine and methionine in particular), calcium, and other nutrients occur in most psittacine species on seed-based diets. Conversely, excessive vitamins, such as vitamin A, are added to some pelleted diets, which can have equally detrimental effects.
Protein (amino acid) requirements of psittacines have not been well established. The amino acid deficiencies most consistently noted in psittacine birds on seed-based and table-food diets are lysine and methionine. Fiber content must always be considered when determining dietary protein requirements, because increased fiber causes increased fecal protein "loss." Birds with low-fiber, more readily digestible diets (such as nectar-feeding lories and lorikeets) may do well on diets with easily digestible protein levels as low as 3–5%. Adult maintenance levels of protein for budgerigars and cockatiels (7–12%) are lower than those for African Grey parrots (10–15%). Protein requirements for growth and for egg-laying hens are higher than maintenance levels in all birds. Periods of heavy molt also greatly increase protein requirements, particularly the need for the sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine, because feathers average 25% of the total body protein content of birds.
Excessively high dietary protein has the potential to cause renal insufficiency and gout in birds with pre-existing renal impairment or a genetic predisposition to gout. Cockatiels with no pre-existing renal disease have been shown to tolerate extremely high dietary protein levels (up to 70%) with no renal impairment. A genetic predisposition to renal disease/gout has been documented in some strains of poultry and many occur in other avian species.
Sudden dramatic increases in dietary protein may overload the kidneys, producing hyperuricemia and visceral gout. When increased dietary protein is indicated, it should be increased gradually to avoid renal damage.
Dietary fat provides essential fatty acids, energy, and hormone precursors. It also contributes to egg yolk formation and aids in absorption of fat-soluble vitamins. Excessive dietary fat leads to obesity, metabolic diseases, cardiac disease, and atherosclerosis (also see Pet Birds). The requirements of psittacines for reproduction are generally lower than those of poultry, because the psittacines' altricial young do not require the same quantity of fatty acids as do the precocial young of chickens. However, diets that are borderline deficient often manifest as problems in either the psittacine hen or the chicks during reproduction.
Vitamin A is necessary for vision, reproduction, immunologic integrity, and growth and for the maintenance of epithelial cells in respiratory, GI, and renal tissues. Vitamin A deficiency has historically been noted in psittacines on all-seed diets, so supplementation is commonly recommended. Indiscriminate supplementation, however, leads to vitamin A toxicosis as well as to decreased absorption of other fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids. In nature, psittacines do not consume vitamin A, but obtain vitamin A precursors such as carotenoids, from various plants. Some pelleted diets contain levels of vitamin A in excess of 10,000 U/kg of feed (which has been shown to be toxic in cockatiels). The source of vitamin A that is added to bird feed is not regulated, and significant quality control issues have been documented. High levels of vitamin A found in some lory and lorikeet commercial diets have been linked to vitamin E deficiency, decreased fertility, and an increased incidence of iron storage disease. Ideally, a quality pelleted diet for psittacines will contain multiple carotenoids and other vitamin A precursors, and a minimum level of vitamin A.
Some carotenoids in birds are precursors for the body's formation of vitamin A. Carotenoids also act as antioxidants and are necessary in some species (such as canaries and flamingos) for feather pigmentation.
The primary function of vitamin D is to increase absorption of calcium and phosphorus. Vitamin D can be obtained either directly from the diet or from UV light exposure. Vitamin D is not a naturally occurring dietary element for birds—their natural source of vitamin D is sunlight. In the absence of natural sunlight, the minimum oral vitamin D requirement for African Greys is likely comparable to that of commercially raised poultry (200 IU/kg), but some UV light is also critical in this species for optimal activation of vitamin D3.
Vitamin D deficiency may be caused by dietary deficiency or lack of exposure to UV radiation. Limited studies have shown that species variation in psittacines for UV light requirements exist; notably, African Greys require consistent UV exposure to maintain adequate vitamin D3 and, therefore, calcium levels. Unfortunately, many birds are housed totally indoors, and owners often mistakenly assume either that they do not need direct sunlight, or that the sunlight they receive through glass will supply UV radiation. Owners of pet birds should be encouraged to exposed their bird to direct sunlight (with appropriate cautions regarding excessive heat) or to purchase and properly use UV bulbs.
Vitamin D toxicity is caused by excessive supplementation. Some psittacine species, notably macaws, are sensitive to excessive dietary vitamin D, and may develop soft-tissue calcification and renal failure. Toxic levels for psittacines have not been established, but levels that may be toxic for poultry begin at 2,800 IU/kg of feed.
For discussion of vitamin E, see Nutrition in Piscivorous Birds.
Last full review/revision July 2011 by Joeke Nijboer, PhD; Teresa L. Lightfoot, DVM, DABVP (Avian)


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Apple Cider from Above I ran into a funny story in a Michael Pollan book not long ago: The American pioneer legend, Johnny Appleseed, used to stay two or three hops west of the colonial expansion in the USA, buying up large swaths of riverside land and planting apple trees. In most historical accounts (the… Read more »
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The Problem is Abundance; the Solution is Abundance of Ferments! (Australia)
Photos: Ingrid Pullen If you are lucky enough to come to PRI Zaytuna Farm you will be shocked with the abundance of produce we are harvesting from the renowned main crop (above). During the last year we've been managed by our Australorps — they dictate our weekly schedule. Monday morning is the compost mob move… Read more »
Gut Microbes, Probiotics, Leaky Gut, and Autoimmune Disease
A little background and history on gut microbes. You've probably already heard about how our little gut microbes (bacteria, yeast, and other microorganisms) are a big deal! Maybe you've looked into probiotics (beneficial microbes) and eating probiotic rich fermented foods like kimchi or fermented beverages like kombucha as you started to learn the health benefits… Read more »
Fomenting Ferment
by Albert Bates Sandor Katz lives a couple hours across Tennessee from us, so on a delightful April weekend we decided to spend four days attending his Wild Fermentation Intensive. Sandor is quite the celebrity these days — after profiles in The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, and Michael Pollan's new book, Cooked,… Read more »
Making Labneh (Yoghurt Cheese Balls) with Nadia
by Kirsten Bradley Nadia Lawton, master labneh maker (amongst many, many other things) Labneh is a very easy to make and tasty cheese made of strained yoghurt, that can be stored in a jar of olive oil on the shelf. Cheese meets yoghurt meets olive oil meets extended shelf life (without refrigeration). And darn yummy…. Read more »
Food Preservation and Grandma's Dill Pickles
In my grandmother's house you can always be sure to find the tastiest, crunchiest homemade dill pickles. "You have to choose the right cucumbers and they can only be found in the early cucumber season", she says. The right cucumbers are small and firm and slightly sweet. They are grown with very little irrigation, often… Read more »
Raw Milk Butter Making at Zaytuna Farm
Milking a cow in central Europe Photo © Craig Mackintosh (Other photos below: Salah Hammad) Raw milk! Yes raw milk! For me, it was a first time! I grew up loving milk and milk products, but also grew up afraid of raw milk. We've always been taught that milk needs to be boiled. In University… Read more »
Making Miso
Mashing cooked soybeans It is now the middle of winter here in Japan and time again to make another year's supply of miso. The deep flavour of miso soup (misoshiru) remains for many in Japan a daily dish. Traditionally the first meal of the day consisted of a steaming bowl of miso soup, a bowl… Read more »
Bacteria – an Endangered Species!
3 types of lactic ferment The world is full of bacteria but there are certain bacteria that are fast becoming an endangered species. The bacteria that live in the gut of homo sapiens, particularly those of Caucasian origin, are fast disappearing. These particular bacteria comprise of the good bowel flora that is needed to create… Read more »
The Benefits of Eating Raw Cheese
Where in the world can you get hold of raw cheese? Not in this country, unless you make your own that is. So what's so special about eating raw cheese? Well it's the flavour that you notice first. When chomping into a piece of cheese made from organic, raw milk, you really taste the difference!… Read more »
Introduction to Weston Price
This is an introduction to Weston Price for Permaculturists, because I think the two are natural allies (and so do some other Permaculturists I know). I first learned of Dr. Weston Price's "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration" (published 1939) from one of the Whole Earth Catalogs, possibly the Essential WEC published in 1986. When I got… Read more »
Home Cheese-Making DVD Hits the Road!
Okay, it's taken a while and we were expecting to release this title last year. We even had a few people ask for it for last year's Christmas, but the truth is we took too long to finish it. So now it's here, ready to go! Elisabeth Fekonia's Home Cheesemaking and All Things Dairy DVD… Read more »


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"Paid for our taxes and then some," Bill told us as we strolled through the landscaped grounds, featuring a beautiful in-ground swimming pool surrounded by old stone walls that, Bill pointed out proudly, remained undisturbed during the pool construction process. We also peeked into the carriage house, now empty of antiques, and admired the bell tower with antique bell atop the three-car garage.
We met Dottie, confined to a wheelchair some of the time of late, in the "great room," as they call it, featuring four magnificent old fireplaces, each facing one of the four corners of the room. As you might guess, this one room was once four rooms, a fireplace in each. Off the great room, where tea and sandwiches were served back in the olden days, is a modern kitchen (with those popular granite counters), a dining room, and a comfortable family room with another fireplace. The master bedroom, with a large modern bathroom, is on the other side of the first floor, along with still another sitting room. On the second floor are three bedrooms, a full bathroom, and a half bath.
What particularly struck us as we walked through these various rooms was the exquisite condition of, well, everything. The floors are shiny, there's been repainting throughout, no scratches on the ceilings …
Also, Bill told us, they've recently installed a new furnace, a new septic system, a new pool liner, and on and on. Let's just say the whole place is in pristine condition. Plus, a spacious screened-in porch extends along the back of the house facing the pool.
"We sit out here or on our patio in the evening," Bill said, "and enjoy hearing from a distance the fife and drum corps entertaining the guests at the Wayside Inn."
Of course, we wanted to know why the Schirmers have decided to sell. (Their asking price: $880,000.) It was pretty much the usual reasons. Although Bill continues teaching at The Cambridge School of Weston, Dottie has, at least temporarily, halted her nursing career. The couple's two children have now flown the nest, they're no longer in the antiques business, a first grandchild is on the way, and so, all in all, they've decided "it's time" to move on–perhaps to a nearby retirement community.
After saying our goodbyes, we decided on the spur of the moment to stay over that night at the Wayside Inn, listen to the fife and drum corps, and enjoy that lobster macaroni and cheese we'd passed on at lunch. Maybe even sample the "Coow Woow."
Alas, it was not to be–the inn was filled. Popular place. Well, maybe next time …
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Jewish restaurant "Moshe" is located in the mere center of Sunny Beach. Sunny Beach resort is located in the southern part of the Black sea coast, in a wide and picturesque circle-shaped gulf opened to the East. Its coastline is 8 km long and wider than 100 meters at places. The Northern part of Sunny Beach reaches the most eastern highlands of the Stara Planina massif. It creates a wonderful combination of sea atmosphere and fresh mountain air. Nessebar, the ancient city situated on a semi-island is located in the southern part of the resort. It is an architectural and historical monument, included in the world's historical inheritance list under the aegis of UNESCO. Sunny beach is 40 km away from the district city Burgas and 30 minutes away from Burgas airport in Sarafovo neighborhood, 434 km away from Bulgaria's capital - Sofia and 90 km away from Varna city.
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Sunny Beach is a bearer of the prestigious medal "Blue Flag"- acknowledgement for preserved clean environment. This is one of the few places on the Black sea coast where you can still see sand dunes, in which over 16 types of vegetables grow. Resort's beach is from fine yellow- golden sand; the sea- bottom is with a slight inclination and is very convenient for swimming. Climate is marine- soft winter and dry, hot summer. The recreational mountain air and sea breeze refresh the dry and hot days and make nights pleasant and cool. The average annual sunshine duration is around 2300 hours and in July and August the day duration reaches 10.5- 11 hours.
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The establishment of the resort begins in 1958. Sunny beach gains national and international popularity fast. The international festival for popular song "Zlaten Orfei" is held there in the period 1967-1999. Traditionally each year days of symphonic music as a part of the international folklore festival, fashion shows, and many beach contests are organized.
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Sunny Beach is the most dynamically developing resort on the Bulgarian Black coast. In the last five years over 1 billion euro were invested in it in order to turn it into a resort compared with the coasts of Southern France and Spain. Currently Sunny Beach has over 300 hotels, a few camping sites, and many amusement places. The variety of places for accommodation and food is amazing- from smaller, cozy and peaceful hotels to luxurious castles with well- maintained parks and pools with mini aqua parks, restaurants and shops; from isolated places with live music to elegant, chic restaurants, modern bars and night clubs in which the party goes on until dawn. Streets in the resort are turned into pedestrian zones during the whole season. Tourists that have visited Sunny Beach can have a walk by autotrain, cycle rickshaws or a romantic carriage. You will find a lot of shops in the resort from which to buy a souvenir, clothes, jewelries, food and everything you need.
All that water sports fans can desire- yacht, surf, water skis, cruises, paraplanners, diving, jet, water bicycle, flying over water on a" banana " or tasting a cooling cocktail in some of the cheerful bars- you just can't be bored at the beach! If you still prefer playing tennis, volleyball, bowling or golf, to ride or go carting- the well- maintained sports facilities are at your disposal.
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The road Nessebar- Elenite divides Sunny Beach resort to two main zones- zone "East" and zone " West". In the Eastern part of the city most hotels and holiday homes which were built during its establishment are concentrated. All of them are renovated and offer contemporary conveniences to their guests. In the recent years giant hotel complexes with parks and pools, trade centers, bars and night clubs, mini golf and tennis courts and others were built between the older buildings. The colours of the buildings shade into a colorful faery under the bright sunshine which leaves the feeling of complete lightness. At the same time each of the buildings has characteristic features. The styles vary from the traditional Nesseber style through the Mediterranean architecture to the contemporary shapes. In the Western part between Nessebar- Elenite and the main road Burgas-Varna the construction is mainly new buildings- luxurious apart-hotels, villa complexes and hotels. Large scale construction of big holiday complexes offering additional services,
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Redesign, the Croatian design studio has recently presented its latest work, a multifunctional sofa, called Pil-low. Undoubtably, Pil-low is a sofa that combines three essential aspects of comfort. It wonderfully brings together special attributes, such as the comfort of a pillow, the benefits of an ergonomic seat and the relaxation provided by a bed. With a creative name, that anticipates the various transformation possibilities, Pi-low is the type of item that doesn't need additional decorative pillows because it already provides "all the comfort in the world".
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There has long been a suspicion the government's U-turn that led to its decision to consult on the idea of a Thames Estuary airport was, in part, driven by the Treasury and the Chancellor. It was said they had been won round by the argument that such a project would deliver investment and jobs - along with regeneration - at a critical time.
But how was the Treasury won round? A clue perhaps lies in the meetings George Osborne and his officials had with the backers of the idea that were disclosed to us under the Freedom of Information Act.
Although we aren't being told what was on the table at these meetings as it is not deemed to be in the public interest.
Treasury meetings with Thames Estuary airport backers>>>
What we do glean from the details provided is that there seemed to be a sympathetic ear at the Treasury, where officials met representatives of Foster and Partners and the consultants Halcrow no less than four times to chew over the idea.
The rather gushing email sent by an unnamed representative of Foster following one meeting talks revealingly of how stimulating and reassuring the meeting was given that both sides believed passionately in the same points.
There is, of course, nothing wrong with any proponent of any scheme seeking contacts with politicians and their officials. You wouldn't expect anything less where a project as huge as this was concerned. Access is critical to getting the message across.
But if the government wants to be seen to be playing a straight bat over what is undeniably a massively contentious issue, it will have to better than come up with the fig leaf of an excuse that it has to withhold information about what exactly was discussed at these meetings.
It is, frankly, an insult to say on that policy discussion needs to take place behind closed doors so opinions can be expressed candidly. In its response, the Treasury says it acknowledges that there is a public interest in what is a 'live' issue - which in its way makes the case for full transparency and openness - not the case for running away and hiding.
It is interesting to speculate on whether, had the Treasury been approached by, say, the leader of Medway council, for such a meeting, Mr Osborne or his officials would have proved quite as accommodating.
Either way, it is vital that the government's consultation starts from a position of neutrality.
There are arguments on both sides to be had but public confidence in the integrity of that consultation won't be enhanced if there is any suspicion that one side is getting greater opportunities to promote their views above the other.
Read the Treasury's full response to our FOI request here:
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The transcript of the email sent by Foster and Partners to Treasury officials:
"It was a pleasure to meet with you this morning. We appreciate you making the trip over to our office and hopefully the experience of actually seeing us all busily working was useful. We found the conversation we had both stimulating and highly reassuring as you both made so many points that we both passionately believe in.""The brief presentation we did of some of our thinking and the initiatives we have been taking around infrastructure seemed to resonate with your interests and I am sure we could have spent a lot more time talking. We look forward to developing these conversations."
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He couldn't quite bring himself to utter the words 'Thames estuary' or 'Boris Island'.
But George Osborne has done enough in his budget statement to ensure that the idea of a new hub airport in the south east has not been completely grounded. Indeed, there are some who believe he has engineered a situation that will encourage proponents of such schemes rather than deter them.
The telling phrase he used was that the government intended to 'explore all the options.' Had he wanted to sound the death knell for either Boris Island or Lord Foster's £50bn vision, he could have said so - just like he did by ruling out any further consideration of Heathrow.
A flat denial could have ended the persistent speculation and would have given some solace to the county's MPs who are deeply hostile to the idea and fear that the government is not helping their re-election prospects.
Several have suggested that George Osborne is merely trying to help his friend Boris as he seeks to secure another term as Mayor of London.
Others have gone further with theories that should Boris return to the House of Commons as an MP, he will be joining forces with Osborne when he takes a tilt at the leadership.
That might be a motive but I am not wholly convinced. If you polled Londoners on the issues they have most concerns about, I'm not sure you'd find aviation high on that list (except in west London). Tube fares perhaps.
I suspect the government doesn't really know whether it wants to see a new airport off the north Kent coast.
But it's worth reading the National Infrastructure Plan published by the Treasury.
It notes how, since 2005, the performance trends on airports in relation to capacity, access and availibility - as well as service quality and reliability - have all gone down. For other transport modes, they have either stayed the same or improved.
That is not an argument for Boris Island or Lord Foster's scheme but as Mr Osborne said, the UK risks falling behind countries like China and Brazil who are building infrastructure schemes at a lick.
Precisely the kind of point that Boris has been making.
There was a meeting of KCC's personnel committee on Monday at the highly unusual hour of 5.30pm. I cannot tell you what was discussed as there was no advance agendas or papers - as there normally would under Access to Information rules - as it was an "emergency" meeting, meaning such rules can be bypassed.
Still, let's speculate about what might have been discussed behind closed doors. If recent events are a guide, some might think the councillors summonsed to attend were discussing the way the authority might be run in future and the option of doing without a managing director.
We may have to wait a little while for this to be confirmed but it may not be long. Meanwhile, KCC's managing director Katherine Kerswell "is and remains" in her post even though not many people have seen her around County Hall in recent weeks.
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At least we get shorter Budget speeches from George Osborne. His second opus was timed at just under the hour.
Previous chancellors George Brown and Alistair Darling have often gone well over 60 minutes, with endless repetition of already announced announcements.
Thankfully, we heard nothing of prudence, but the growth word was mentioned umpteen times.
There was not a lot for Kent. When he was unveiling massive investment in science, it would have been a golden opportunity to mention the Pfizer situation and apply some financial medicine.
Then there was the decision on 11 enterprise zones, all bar one - London ( a coup for Boris) in the North, Midlands and West. Another opporunity to give hope to East Kent but another missed opportunity. However, there was a glimmer of hope from his announcement that there will be a further 10 zones.
He said it would be up to local enterprise partnerships to make a good case. That has really thrown down the gauntlet to the Kent, Essex and East Sussex LEP. They need to push hard on the Pfizer taskforce's recommendation for a Research, Innovation and Technology Zone (RITZ). So while it was disappointing not to hear George putting on the Ritz, there is still plenty to play for.
As for the cut in fuel duty and scrapping of the escalator, it's a help but don't expect much whooping behind the steering wheels as motorists and haulage companies still need a mortgage to fill up their tanks. Was it a budget for growth?
With the public sector slashing jobs, and the private sector cautious about increasing their workforce, there is no great optimism that job creation will expand and unemployment fall. If there is growth, it will be extremely modest.
But at least it was a more positive Osborne Budget than the last one. It will not do anything to ease the excruciating financial pain faced in the coming months by most families, especially those on middle incomes, but at least it did not make things worse.
For that, we should be a little grateful.
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Business is not normally supportive of a Chancellor's statement. Especially when Gordon Brown or Alistair Darling were doing the job. But now George Osborne is in the hot seat, they have changed their tune. While much of the public will worry about benefit cuts, while public sector workers will fear that their job will be among the 500,000 on death row for the next four years, business was pretty upbeat. All the usual suspects like the CBI, FSB and EEF were surprisingly supportive of the overall spending cuts strategy. I guess that in their own business, they know how important it is to be prudent. In the early years of Gordon Brown's tenure as Chancellor in 11 Downing Street, there was a lot of talk of prudence. He seemed to speak the language of business. But a boom seemed to give him licence to spend, and prudence was left abandoned at the church door as the global financial crisis coincided with a spending binge. That combination of events, however you explain them, led to the present £109bn deficit, the largest, so the present Chancellor says, in Europe. The UK was on the brink of bankruptcy, he claimed. But the £80-plus billion pound cuts will not make a lot of difference to the overall level of spending which continues to rise over the next few years to around £700bn. As Mr Osborne said, the debt "supertanker" takes a long while to turn around. And interest payments, currently running at a staggering £120m a day, will continue to be onerous. But at least with the CSR, the UK has signalled it is doing something about a problem that every household faces from time to time. As Mr Micawber said to David Copperfield: "Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds and sixpence, result misery." And we have had plenty of misery. There is lots more to come. But at least George Osborne leavened bad news with good, although the nasties could still be in the small print. He pleased business, protected key infrastructure projects like Crossrail, bashed the banks a little, boosted apprenticeships, protected education and health, and not been too hard on the elderly. That he has robbed middle England to bear much of the pain will be hard to take. Whether they sympathise with Mr Micawber's dictum will determine whether Mr Osborne remains in Number 11 after the next general election.
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The devil, as they say, is in the detail.
So, it's hard in one sense to make a snap judgment on the long-awaited spending review announced today as most central government departments will be spelling out specific plans over the coming weeks. George Osborne got plenty of cheers from his own benches after an hour-long speech whose tone was clearly supposed to be sober but veered at times to being rather too euphoric.
Perhaps it was the testosterone flying around the Commons, where the baying across the green benches seemed unusually loud.
From Kent's perspective, there were a few unexpected announcements - or announcements slipped out without much fanfare - notably the proposed increase in the Dartford Crossing tolls which will rise to £2.50 by 2012 - a clear U-turn and one guaranteed to anger a lot of people who may feel the government has backtracked over commitments made before they came to power.
It certainly came as a surprise to KCC leader Paul Carter when I spoke with him earlier - I dare say he won't be happy not to have been briefed.
And for all the talk of fairness, I suspect hard-pressed rail commuters will find it hard to stomach the prospect of higher fares come 2012.
Meanwhile, the message from County Hall is that it was about as bad as expected but no worse. In total, councils are facing about a 30 per cent cut in their budgets. The government has tried to sugar the pill by giving councils more say over how they spend their money but it might turn out to be simply more freedom to make cuts.
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Just days before George Osborne unveils his much-trailed Comprehensive Spending Review, former BBC and ITN political correspondent John Sergeant claimed in Kent that the Government was getting its communications all wrong.
The lugubrious less-than-twinkle-toed star of Strictly Come Dancing two years ago, gave the annual Kent College Pembury birthday lecture on Friday. (15)
Of course, he spoke about his Strictly experience and explained his decision to quit. He said it would have been wrong for the worst dancer to win. And, no, he has not seen Ann Widdecombe on the latest show and could not comment on her performance!
More interesting perhaps was his take on the way the Government was conveying messages about spending cuts. He criticized the Chancellor for smiling while speaking about cuts that would have a profound impact on people's lives.
"They appear to be enjoying making cuts in public services," he said. "Big mistake. They should be thanking the people who work in the quangos. It's all kill, kill, kill."
The Government should be paying tribute to the "remarkable men and women" in the axed bodies and saying they hoped the best brains would find work in other capacities.
The new Coalition Government lacked experience and "they're making a series of technical errors." He blamed Andy Coulson, the Government's chief spin doctor, for failing to give the right advice.
As for Tony Blair's memoir "A Journey," Sergeant said it was "an amazing read because it's so incoherent at times." And he certainly did not wish to know the intimate secrets of Tony and Cherie revealed in the book
Sergeant is interviewing the former Prime Minister this week. It should make for fascinating viewing!
Tags: George Osborne, BBC, ITN, John Sergeant, Strictly Come Dancing, Kent College Pembury, Ann Widdecombe, Tony Blair, Andy Coulson
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If you are a certificated teacher, employed in a position requiring teacher certification, you are covered by the Michigan Teacher Tenure Act (TTA).
Under the Act, new teachers must serve "four full school years" of employment before acquiring tenure. Probationary teachers have certain rights under the TTA. In order to non- renew a probationary teacher, the Board of Education must provide the teacher with written notice of "unsatisfactory service," at least 60 days before the end of the school year (June 30).Failure to provide this notice is conclusive evidence that the teacher's service is satisfactory and he/she is eligible for employment in the following school year.
A probationary teacher is also entitled to an Individualized Development Plan (IDP) and at least one year-end evaluation based on at least two classroom observations. The actual evaluation instrument and procedures are generally negotiated between the local MEA affiliate and the school district.
Under the Michigan School Code, new teachers in their first three years of teaching should be assigned a mentor teacher and receive at least 15 days of professional development.
Failure to receive these benefits, as well as the IDP and an appropriate evaluation, may be evidence that a discharge or non-renewal is improper. Although probationary teachers are not protected by the "just cause" provisions of the TTA, the collective bargaining agreement between the local association and the Board may provide this right. Similarly, if you are not covered by the TTA because you are not employed in a position requiring teacher certification (as, for example, a school nurse, psychologist or social worker) your job protection rights would arise out of the collective bargaining agreement.
Probationary employees, like all employees, are protected against adverse employment decisions which are the result of discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex and disability.
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For a century, most contractors in our region primarily worked within an area defined by where project documents could be viewed. That limitation was eliminated by the advent of digitized information, and opportunities have further been broadened with the launch of second-generation software by the Duluth Builders Exchange.
The 112 -year-old group was created during an era when there was no easy way for developers and contractors to communicate about upcoming projects, said Don O'Connor, executive director.
"In the late 1800s and early 1900s, there was no way to make copies of building documents such as blueprints and specifications. The owner of a project would have a set of plans, along with the architect or engineer who drew them and maybe the bank that financed the project. All the contractors would have to go from architect to architect, engineer to engineer, bank to bank to find opportunities for bidding," he explained. "Somebody suggested they put all the plans and projects in one place so all the contractors don't have to run all over the country to view what's being constructed."
That system worked well for 100 years, with contractors packing the plan room. It's still being used by a shrinking number of contractors, but most have adapted to the new remote access model, eliminating trips to personally review documents.
"We try to make life easier for both the plan issuers and our members," O'Connor said. "Once we developed the online system, physical visits to plan rooms declined."
Duluth Builders Exchange was among the pioneers nationally that developed the Internet-based system.
"We were the first in the Upper Midwest to offer an online plan room. We worked in conjunction with building exchanges in Cleveland and Texas to develop the first," he said.
The new technology, however, didn't eliminate the need for building exchanges. It was still necessary to staff a central office to receive plans, scan them if necessary and post them to the web, where they could be searched and retrieved by members.
The new 'push'
Making building plans available 24/7 was a big improvement over the prior system, but it wasn't the last. Improved software has allowed plan holders like Duluth Builders Exchange to add a wide array of new services. A key feature spares contractors the time needed to search for relevant projects. Now, they can fill out a profile that allows computers to match their specialties with projects. The new "push" process sends contractors real time notification about those relevant projects.
"You don't even have to go out and look for information anymore. It's just sent automatically to you," O'Connor said. "It really has revolutionized how construction documents are distributed, viewed and followed."
But the enhanced system doesn't stop there. Unlike some other plan rooms, Duluth Builders Exchange breaks down plans page by page and indexes them page by page so members don't have to wade through massive documents to find specific details. Whenever plans are updated, the new information also is transmitted automatically to interested companies.
Another feature allows contractors to see all of the available projects on a map and lets them to zoom in so they can better gauge the situation on the ground.
A further amenity is the integration of cost-estimating software into the system.
"Members know their cost per square foot. They can plug in their time and materials per hour and it will generate a bid estimate for them. It's really a time-saving feature," O'Connor said. "It removes some of the errors and second-guessing. It's certainly more accurate in terms of count and quantity and time."
Meanwhile, the latest software offers benefits for developers.
"We can tell the plan issuers which contractors actually intend to bid on their project. We can tell them how much the plan has been looked at, by whom and what the interest level is. We've also learned the best days to bid projects. It's quite a good system," O'Connor said.
With so much information available online, two new opportunities arise. Developers can receive bids from a wider variety of contractors. Similarly, contractors have the data that's needed to bid on far-away projects that, in the past, they might not have learned about.
"As the digital age expands, so do opportunities. Our primary focus is about 150 miles from Duluth-Superior, but we do have members traveling out all over the country," he said.
Although some of the exchange's 400 members still use the Duluth plan room, those who prefer the online system have the option to receive training.
"When the first plan room went online, there was a high learning curve. People today have become more and more comfortable with the digital age, but we still offer training sessions on- and off-site. We want people to be comfortable with the system," O'Connor said. "We also have powerful features in our system that people don't even realize until they become familiar with the system. Once they see it, they say 'wow – that's got some power and some ability.' "
He anticipates the system will continue to offer additional features as software becomes more and more sophisticated. Quite likely, the next ones will add color to blueprints and offer 3-D modeling.
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Sprint's has added a new section to their Business website detailing the rollout of their EV-DO high speed data network. The company notes that it will launch the network on a rolling basis - even within a single metro area - targeting more populated and business districts first. Launches will begin "mid-2005" and will blanket nearly 60 metro areas by early 2006. A full list of cities is available on the site, as well as a map of EV-DO coverage by zip code. Sprint expects to have four EV-DO capable handsets at launch, and may announce one as early as this week.
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I'm reading the CaringBridge journal of Heidi Stokes, a good friend of mine. The pain and suffering that Brad, her husband, endured while he was waiting for his second liver transplant is unfathomable to me. But he refused to give up and leave his family with nothing but memories of him. So he fought. And he suffered. And he won. It's been close to two years since his transplant and he's doing great.
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Click here to read an update I posted after Brad's second liver transplant.
Here is an incredible and inspiring CaringBridge post Brad wrote on September 18, 2010. The fact that Brad is alive today is a testament to what Heidi wrote in an earlier post: "We don't just believe in miracles, we depend on them!"
Just got back from three days at Mayo – my one year evaluation. Mostly good news: liver function – normal, blood pressure – 115/75, cholesterol (total) – 109, bone density – getting better (was osteoporotic, now osteopenic), hemoglobin – 11.9 (for years I hovered at 8.5 – 9.5), ECG – normal, ultrasound (all abdominal organs) – normal and unchanged, kidneys – …….kidneys?…….hello?…KIDNEYS?!… Well, they're angry. They are mad about the anti-rejection drugs. They are protesting, but so far their actions are non-aggressive. A lot of grumbling (Creatine = 1.9, renal clearance=30), but so far, no dangerous uprising. Some liver transplant patients end up getting kidney transplants. I'm not there, but I can see the danger signs. We may reduce my anti-rejection drugs in 6 months, but obviously that carries the risk of liver rejection. It's a delicate balance, but I'm not worried. There is much discussion and drug trials going on looking at alternate drugs and modified therapies to deal with this. I've been extremely fortunate that medical science has always been just slightly ahead of my need for it. When I was originally diagnosed with liver disease in the 80s, it was a fatal disease. Then liver transplantation ramped up and in 1994 I was (temporarily) cured. In 2000 when my disease came back, they hadn't done 2nd transplants for my disease. 2009, I get a 2nd transplant. Our whole family seems to be right on the edge of medical advancement. If Heidi and I had been born 10 years earlier, neither of us would be here.
Which leads me to possibly the most dramatic part of my Mayo visit – seeing my surgeon, Dr. Julie Heimbach. Most of Mayo's liver transplants are done by two surgeons – Dr. Rosen (my first transplant surgeon), and Dr. Heimbach. That's hundreds of surgeries per year, yet they both know me and my situation intimately and can recall every detail of my surgeries. Coming to Mayo – despite it's size – is like coming to "Cheers"! Heidi has told me, in as much detail as she can recall, the days and hours leading up to my transplant. I was first on the list, then I get better and was lower on the list, then my lung function crashed and I was off the list. Then hours later, I'm offered a liver (though it was labeled as "high risk", a designation that later proved inaccurate). The label was applied because the donor was in prison, suggesting a high-risk lifestyle, a designation the CDC requires. But the donor was strong and healthy, and the liver was beautiful. So I asked Dr. Heimbach, would I have gotten a liver if this "high risk" liver hadn't come along? She said "probably not".
My condition was so bad, that they simply couldn't roll the dice on me with a "good" liver. Donated organs are too precious to waste on someone who statistically shows virtually no chance of survival. I hugged and thanked Dr. Heimbach for taking a chance on me. As she was heading out the door, she said "I fought for you and I won!" She turned her back and put her fist in the air. I was stunned. Up until then, I wasn't sure why I was off the list, then suddenly got a liver. A person had to be in prison, die of a massive cerebral hemorrhage, get designated as a high risk donor, THEN I could get it.
My next appointment was an ultrasound. The tech started talking about my transplant and mentioned spontaneously that Dr. Heimbach is known for taking risky cases. Huh? I thought. Interesting comment given I didn't bring the subject up and I just saw her 20 minutes ago. So that kind of made sense out of Dr. Heimbach's parting comment "I fought for you". Later I asked my physician's assistant why a surgeon would seek out tough cases? It could negatively skew their success statistics. She said simply "Dr. Heimbach has a big heart". Later, my Hepatologist (Dr. Wiesner, who has been my doc for 16 years) commented, "many institutions don't take high-risk organs." So did Mayo make an exception in accepting this organ? Did they seek a high risk liver for me knowing that the organ transplantation criteria wouldn't allow them to give me a "good' liver? Every transplant case goes before a board of doctors (academic and practicing), surgeons, and other professionals for objective review. All I can guess is that I was a controversial case, but some of them fought for me.
This has all been spinning in my head the last few days, but even though there are still unanswered questions (that I will probably never know the answers to), another realization has emerged – the battle Heidi fought for me on the sidelines. Heidi is the one who guided my care from the beginning of this ordeal. She insisted on the best doctor (no residents) to perform the TIPS procedure at Abbott. After that, she pressed to have me transported to Mayo – something Abbott had never done and advised against due to my precarious health. Then when the team of doctors came in my room to tell her I was no longer a candidate for a liver, she launched into a last-ditch plea for them to not give up on me. We don't know what ultimately tipped the scales in my favor. I know that people fought for me. There were medical professionals trying to make this work, there were people all over praying for me, there was Heidi fighting in body and spirit for me, and there was a family in agony over the loss of their loved one who gave to me. How do I process that? I am grateful and humbled beyond words. God has blessed me beyond anything I deserve.
Now that you've read Brad's post, I have two questions for you. If you had endured what Brad has endured, do you think you would have a deeper, more visceral appreciation for life and for those you love? I suspect that your answer is YES! So here's the big question: Why wait? Life is too precious to take one more day for granted. Challenge yourself to live and love more consciously and to view every moment with humility and gratitude. Begin today, right now. Tomorrow may be too late.
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> > Check to see if it happens with all makefiles, or really only for
> > programs with auto-generated makefiles.
> If it already comes with a Makefile, it works.
> > If it truly only happens to things you run configure for, we can
> > probably conclude that it's not a problem with GCC, but with the
> > generated configure scripts. Usually, having autoconf and automake is
> > not required, and are not used in production packages (they're for
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