Outside Vitti's window, Pau Gasol lay stretched out on a table, resting his groin, which had recently received a PRP shot, or platelet-rich plasma therapy.
At a conference in Paris in 1995 Yale neuropathologist Laura Manuelidis told researchers that, despite the prion bandwagon, almost everything about T.S.E.s points to a "slow virus" (so called because of the long incubation periods), with the protein PrP acting as a gatekeeper at some stage of the organism's life.
Despite a recent setback in the courts, Mr Blunkett is also determined to press ahead with the scheme for performance-related-pay (PRP) in schools; £50m has been set aside to extend PRP to teachers in sixth-form colleges and further-education colleges, perhaps as soon as September 2001.In this section Intensive care Poor relations All right, Jack?
During that discussion, which can be seen here on the PRP website, Moses reiterated that Ipso is not contemplating seeking recognition through the PRP but appeared to be fascinated by the parallel charter process.
And, despite the NUT's opposition to PRP, 150,000 teachers have applied for the extra £2,000 a year which is on offer through PRP.
By coincidence, Impress - the alternative regulator to Ipso - has announced that its application to the Press Recognition Panel (PRP) for recognition under the royal charter on press regulation is to be heard at a PRP board meeting on 23 August.
But ministers' best hope lies in the long-term effect of PRP on what teachers can expect to earn.
And as part of a £30m package to improve head teachers' training during 2000-01, every new one will be given a free laptop computer.If all goes to plan, the first PRP schemes could be in place by next autumn.
Many of the offending LEAs are Labour-controlled, which promises battles between the prime minister and members of his own party.Like PRP, this will increase the manager-ial role of head teachers.
In particular, PRP may keep good teachers in the classroom, but it is unlikely to entice many more into the teaching profession.Relatively poor pay and the wealth of job opportunities in a buoyant economy have made teaching, like many other public-sector jobs, unattractive (see chart).
Poorly designed PRP schemes can interfere with other improvement programmes.
