Acronis 11.
Paul Bromley
On 26/02/2008, Saul Galloway <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> My 4 year old home PC succumbed to the instability issues which seem to
> plague any windows OS (though XP better than previous) and over time became
> increasingly cranky. The final straw was 6 months crashing with a dying
> graphics card causing many a system hang and much use of the reset button.
> In the end I bit the bullet and did a fresh install of XP.
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> Having spend the best part of a day wrestling with drivers and
> re-installation I would like to avoid ever having to do this as painfully
> again, so I created a disk image of the C drive. I remember yonks ago Norton
> Ghost was good for this and surprisingly fast but it seems to be expensive
> now so I settled on Self Image http://selfimage.excelcia.org/ which is free,
> appealingly minimalist and just works. It compressed the 30 GB in use on my
> 150GB drive down to a 15GB gzip which it squirted across to my network
> storage mirrored disks. It wasn't fast though and took about an hour.
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> Before I start re-installing software I wanted to check that there wasn't a
> better solution.
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> Presumably once I have a drive image of a fresh OS and drivers install
> sorted I should then be running some kind of incremental backup (up til now
> just copied to my network disk).? Any favourite recommends on this for XP?
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> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Miller
> Sent: 19 February 2008 13:01
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Options
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> But...
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> The government are going to impose it on us anyway, regardless. We have no
> other central negotiating body to deal with the government other than the
> GPC. The government have already tried to circumvent the GPC by stating it
> is unrepresentative. So if we mere proles fail to back our trade union then
> I expect big boot to come stamping down hard and repeatedly in the next few
> months as we will have removed any vestige of authority the GPC may have
> remaining, proving the government correct.
>
> Supporting the GPC is a good thing IMHO. What alternative is there?
>
> One would hope lots of 1A 2A 3B and 4A would perhaps strengthen the GPC's
> hand by removing the accusation that the views it has expressed in
> negotations with the government are not representative of its membership.
> Until that is established the GPC would be fully unable to instigate any
> form of 'resistance' to the extended hours scheme.
>
> OTOH if they do get our backing and then roll over like kittens despite it,
> we would be justifiably angered. Such a thing would perhaps be very
> threatening to the BMA / GPC establishment? Meanwhile, we will all get
> screwed....
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> On 19/02/2008, Andy Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> What a farce! This is a totally prejudiced ballot. Question 2 is worded with
> the assumption that you will vote for Option A thereby agreeing with the GPC
> interpretation, since neither option in question 2 makes any sense if you
> have selected Option B in question 1.
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> This isn't a genuine poll of GP opinion. It only allows you to either
> support the GPC interpretation or appear barmy by selecting 'option B' which
> is plainly not something any of us would prefer per se. The ballot does not
> allow GPs to reject A but vote FOR a campaign of resistance to any
> subsequent imposition.
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> The very first paragraph tells you in bold what the ballot is for, "It is
> vitally important that all GPs respond rather than abstain as high turnout
> **and support for GPC** strengthens our position". So there you go, we're
> not being asked our opinion, we're being asked to demonstrate our approval
> of the GPC. If you don't approve therefore, it appears your only option is
> to abstain.
>
> As for 'strengthens our position', that would be laughable if the situation
> wasn't so serious. This poll will be no more persuasive to the government
> than their prejudiced polling of public opinion on opening hours is to us
> and the vote FOR option A will be the clearest possible signal to them that
> whatever they want in future, they just need to threaten something worse as
> an alternative and the GPC will readily accept.
>
> Voting in this ballot therefore seems to have become an irrelevance.
> Whatever way we vote, the GPC is not offering to adjust its position. It's
> effectively asking us whether we realise that it is right or don't realise
> that it is right, but either way it's right.
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Trefor Roscoe <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Tuesday, 19 February, 2008 12:26:06 AM
> Subject: Re: Options
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> Oh and the link does not work!!!
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> His is the essence
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> Extended hours poll questions revealed
> 18-Feb-08
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> GPs voting to accept the DoH's extended hours contract offer will also be
> given the opportunity to express their dissatisfaction with both deals.
> The BMA will start to send its poll of opinion to every GP in the UK from
> today. Polling closes 29 February.
>
> GPs will be asked whether the profession should accept or reject the current
> offer in their region.
>
> Further questions will poll opinion on the government's method of
> negotiation and how damaging the changes will be for general practice. GPs
> have not, however, been asked about what action the profession should take
> in the event of both options being rejected.
>
> GPC chairman Dr Laurence Buckman appealed for a high turn out and urged GPs
> not to abstain or spoil their paper, as this would effectively be a vote for
> option B, the imposition.
> Key questions
> 1. Having read the accompanying information, and as you do have to choose
> between the two options presented here, which of them do you select?
> Option A
> Option B
>
> 2. Which of the following best describes how you feel about the option you
> have selected?
> I am opposed to both options but have selected this because it was the less
> worse of the two
> I have selected this because it has my full support
>
> 3. Do you believe the government's method of negotiation is acceptable or
> not?
> Is acceptable
> Not acceptable
>
> 4. Do you believe the direction of government policy (in England) to expand
> private commercial provision of NHS general practice will be:
> Detrimental to patients and the service as a whole?
> Beneficial to patients and the service as a whole?
> Neither beneficial nor detrimental to patients and the service as a whole?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Trefor Roscoe
> Sent: 18 February 2008 22:35
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Options
>
> The questions will be available at midnight on this link for BMA members
>
> http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/content/pollquestionsFeb08?opendocument&login
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Leuty
> Sent: 18 February 2008 08:30
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Options
>
> To B, or not to B, that is the question.
>
> I've not yet seen the question, but I don't wish to positively vote for
> "option B".
>
> "What does voting for option B mean?" said Pooh. "For I am a Bear of Very
> Little Brain, and long words Bother me."
> "It means you don't want option A" said Owl.
> "As long as it means that, I don't mind," said Pooh humbly.
>
> Mike
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> --
> Michael Leuty
> Nottingham, UK
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> --
> Dr Paul Miller
> Tel: 07711-346-928
> http://visionblogged.blogspot.com
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Paul Bromley
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