Daily Archives: 8 June 2011

In which my vibration woes deepen

Posted on 8 June 2011 by Jennifer Rohn

The plot thickens. For those of you who have been dangling in urgent uncertainty, I can report that the vibration problem in our incubator has not gone away. I thought I’d get around it by using smaller, non-round vessels, such … Continue reading →

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Unlocking Potential?

Posted on 8 June 2011 by Athene Donald

Today I attended an event at the British Academy to launch a pamphlet produced under the auspices of the Smith Institute, a think tank which promotes progressive policies for a fairer society and named in honour of the former Labour … Continue reading →

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A Year With An iPad

Posted on 8 June 2011 by Henry Gee

Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? It hardly seems possible that a year has passed since I bought my iPad. High time, I thought, for a retrospective which, I hope, will answer some of the questions that perplexed reviewers … Continue reading →

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Inbox fear-o!

Posted on 8 June 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I <3 this cartoon: (There’s some decent advice about “How to email busy people” in the associated article, too). I had 486 unread emails in my inbox when I came back from my holiday last week… just one of many … Continue reading →

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