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Skriven 2006-05-05 23:07:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Government projects
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 -=> Quoting Michael Loo to Jim Weller <=-

 ML> The over budget and behind schedule bit sounds pretty
 ML> universal: look at the Boston central artery depression
 ML> project, which has gone billions over budget and years
 ML> behind schedule; and at least as of now, with the project
 ML> supposedly nearing completion and the earlier constructions
 ML> showing their age and incompetence, the area is still as
 ML> much of a blight as it was before.

Here's one happier story. Our city tried to build a twin pad hockey
arena for $8M in 2 years. They achieved a twin pad shell building with
one pad, no bleachers, no canteen for $11M in 3 years. They said it would
take a 4 year wait to save $4M to finish but it might cost even more in 4
years time.

Diavik Diamond Mines, part of the Rio Tinto group, had a 6 month lull
between 2 mega-projects and wanted to keep their team busy. They said
they could do the job in 6 months for $2M and that the city could pay
$1M this year, $1M next year. It took the city 5 weeks to analyse the
offer. They finally accepted and told Diavik to start planning
construction. They responded that they had already done all the
planning during the past five weeks, hired a project manager and had
tentatively ordered the materials so could they please have a building
permit this afternoon as they wanted to start tomorrow. There was a full
crew on site the next day at 7 A.M. The bureaucrats were in total shock
at the pace they set.

All the contractors, who had received lucrative mine work before and
after this job, worked at cost. Diavik supplied that cracker jack
project manager for free. And they did the job in 5 months for $1.9M.
They also added an annex for the YK gym club to operate in, within that
budget.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Sauteed Shrimp with Honey-Cream Sauce and Spinach Pasta
 Categories: Vegetables, Easy, Shrimp, Pasta
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      1 lb Medium-size shrimp
      2 tb Shallot
      1 oz Olive oil
      4 oz Dry white wine
     12 oz Heavy cream
      2 tb Honey
      4 oz Plum tomato
           Fresh basil
           Salt and pepper
           Fettucine
           Fresh basil sprigs
 
  Cook and drain fettucine; set aside.  Lightly toss shrimp and shallots
  in hot olive oil.  Remove shrimp and hold warm.  Deglaze pan with
  white wine and reduce.  Add cream and continue cooking until slightly
  thickened. Add honey, tomatoes and chopped basil; mix to blend. Return
  shrimp to sauce and season to taste with pepper and salt.
  
  Arrange equal portions of fettucine and sauteed shrimp with
  honey-cream sauce on warm serving plates.  Garnish with fresh basil
  sprigs.

  From: A Wilson
 
MMMMM

Cheers

Jim, in Yellowknife




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