European shares knocked by Spain
European stock markets open lower after a ratings agency downgrades 16 Spanish banks and uncertainty continues about the fate of Greece.
Parent classes 'not nanny state'
Prime Minister David Cameron defends free parenting classes in England and Wales, denying they are the policy of a "nanny state".
Plaque to IRA bomb victims stolen
Thieves steal a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys killed by IRA bombs in the Cheshire town of Warrington.
N Rock rescue 'could cost £2bn'
The taxpayer could lose about £2bn once the assets of collapsed bank Northern Rock are wound down, the National Audit Office estimates.
Float values Facebook at $104bn
Facebook prices its shares at $38 each ahead of one of the most eagerly anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history.
Obama leads Donna Summer tributes
President Barack Obama joins a host of music industry luminaries in paying tribute to Donna Summer following the disco star's death at the age of 63.
Dementia patient 'had 106 carers'
A man who died from a dementia-related illness had been assigned 106 different carers in a single year, says his wife.
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M-theory news
Auto-responder
Auto responding to your email If you are away you may wish to set the mail server to automatically reply to any emails received in order to inform people that you are away. An auto-response can be setup from the mailbox manager. … Continue reading
Inbox house keeping
Inbox house keeping The mail server is configured to prevent all your email staying in your inbox, this is to aid performance on the mail server. Typically the mail server will move email messages that have been sitting in your … Continue reading
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The tipping point
When stuff just doesn't happenBanff Film Festival
I was at the Banff film festival last night, which went on for much, much longer than I expected. Anyway it was very enjoyable, the fly fishing film Eastern Rises was really good. Follow Me, a mountain bike movie, for which I … Continue reading
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Rachel's Musings
Rachel's weblog, it's cheaper than therapy apparently.bye bye
moving to tumblr to keep Burly company. maybe see you there
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Parky's new Brain
The life and experiences of a traveling (and occasionally researching) astrophysicist.New blog location
I have started using Tumblr as my new blogging engine, and my new blog can be found here.