But for those who assumed that Tony Blair had abandoned British politics for the international statesperson's circuit, this level of quiet engagement with Labour parliamentarians will come as a surprise.
So much so that the extra cost of the gateways that will be needed between the two telecommunications worlds do not bring the costs up to the same level as the costs for switched circuit telephone networks.
That's why the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applied "intermediate scrutiny"--the same level that applies to distinctions between the sexes--in its equal-protection analysis when it decided Windsor v.
Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya is always tough on tires, but even Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery felt that the level of pit stops -- with Alonso changing tires four times -- was too much.