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Thameslink rolling stock procurement
The procurement process completed by the Department for Transport which led to the selection of Siemens rather than Bombardier as the preferred bidder for new Thameslink rolling stock should be independently reviewed by the National Audit Office. The Transport Committee could not evaluate whether the decision to choose Siemens was arrived at correctly because all of the bids were and remain confidential. It is believed that it is in the public interest to have an independent review to evaluate whether this massive contract was awarded correctly on the basis of the criteria in the original invitation to tender. The Transport Committee has therefore written to the Comptroller and Auditor General to request he undertake this work and report to Parliament before summer 2012. There is now widespread agreement that the criteria used in the procurement were too narrowly drawn in excluding socio-economic factors
Delivering a Sustainable Railway
The White Paper, 'Delivering a sustainable railway' (Cm. 7176, ISBN 9780101717625) published on July 2007 and set the Government's general vision for the railways for the next thirty years. Network Rail's engineering overruns at New Year 2008 caused tremendous inconvenience to passengers across the country and inevitably shaped the Committee's oral evidence sessions. The Committee's investigation, along with analyses from the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) have led them to believe that the engineering overruns are symptonatic of crucial system flaws which have to be resolved if there is to be any hope of getting a sustainable railway, as promised in the White Paper. This report covers both subjects
Secret Worthing
A look around a typical seaside resort revealing its quirky history and roots. Written to inform, educate and amuse, Secret Worthing reveals the town's lesser-known anecdotes and buildings.
A Slice of Life: Fostering Two War-Torn Youngsters after Losing a Child
In mid-life, a year and a half after their son was killed in a senseless car accident, Brenda and her husband, David, considered becoming foster parents for the first time. Boran Sovan, age sixteen, and his younger sister, Sophea, age twelve, set foot in Boston September 16, 1983. Both had escaped the insane killing and holocaust of Pol Pot's reign in Cambodia, arriving with other refugees at Logan Airport straight from refugee camps in Thailand. When Brenda and her husband met their new family members, their worlds collided, breaking apart and fusing together in new ways, tainted by incredibly sad and horrifying memories.
The Ultimate Cat Book
Packed with fascinating facts, practical tips, and more than 750 spectacular full-color photos, The Ultimate Cat Book is the most beautiful and authoritative feline guidebook ever published. Full-color photos.
Suez Canal
Explores the history and construction of the Suez Canal and describes its important role in world trade and the revitalization of the area.
Garbage Pail Kids
A collection of all 206 colorfully over-the-top images from the first five series of the popular collectible stickers from the 1980s. Garbage Pail Kids—a series of collectible stickers produced by Topps in the 1980s—combined spectacular artwork and over-the-top satire. The result was an inspired collaboration between avant-garde cartoonists and humorists including Art Spiegelman, Mark Newgarden, John Pound, Tom Bunk, and Jay Lynch. A new generation of fans continues to embrace this pop-culture phenomenon as Garbage Pail Kids stickers are still being published. Now, for the first time, all 206 rare and hard-to-find images from Series 1 through 5 are collected, along with a special set of ...
Rip the Page!
Here are the ideas, experiments, and inspiration to unfold your imagination and get your writing to flow off the page! This is the everything-you-need guide to spark new poems and unstick old stories, including lists of big, small, gross-out, and favorite words; adventurous and zany prompts to leap from; dares and double dares to help you mash up truths and lies into outrageous paragraphs; and letters of encouragement written directly to you from famous authors, including: Annie Barrows, Naomi Shihab Nye, Lemony Snicket, C. M. Mayo, Elizabeth Singer Hunt, Moira Egan, Gary Soto, Lucille Clifton, Avi, Betsy Franco, Carol Edgarian, Karen Cushman, Patricia Polacco, Prartho Sereno, Lewis Buzbee, and C. B. Follett. This is your journal for inward-bound adventures—use it to write, brainstorm, explore, imagine—and even rip!
Garden Masterclass
British garden designer John Brookes focuses on eleven basic ideas in garden design--setting, shape, direction, levels, enclosure, entrance, surface, structure, planting, water, and style--explaining the vital elements of each and presenting exceptionally good photos from around the world to clarify the concepts. (Unfortunately, their locations are not consistently identified.) His approach is practical and clear yet sophisticated, and environmental sensitivity is emphasized throughout. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Marriage and Revolution
A double biography of Jean-Marie Roland and Marie-Jeanne Phlipon, later Madame Roland, leading figures in the French Revolution.
