Gmail new look

If the Gmail new look is not to your taste, here is a way that you can
re-create the old look even though Google have removed the option.

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Primary schools to rise to 1000 pupils

A growing number of primary schools will have 1000 pupils or more - as extra classes are added to cope with a rapid increase in the birth rate. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=143

Higgs Boson interview

Ken MacDonald of the BBC interviews Professor Peter Higgs. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=142

12 Job-Finding Tips

What recruitment and hiring managers are looking for. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=141

8-hour sleep myth

Before the late 1600s, street lighting and cheap candles, it seems that our ancestors did not sleep for an unbroken eight hours. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=140

No place to hide

Do you feel that you can't go anywhere without being observed by closed circuit television?

I know they're there to protect us. I know they're for our own good, to prevent crime and to ensure the rule of law. But wouldn't it be nice just to be able to wander the streets unobserved!

Is it going to get better in the future? Not according to a MindBullets article. For example, you will be recognised and warmly greeted by name as soon as you walk into a store.

Source: http://www.mindbullets.net/Subscription/MindBulletsIssueView.aspx?MindBulletID=580
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No place to hide

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Anti-piracy law protests

Wikipedia and several other major websites, blacked out their sites in protest against two bills being put to the United States House of Representatives. Known by their acronyms SOP (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) the US is trying to impose their laws across the world. The need for these arose after so many websites made it easy to access and download copyright material in the music and film world. But like other laws designed to police the Internet, small and innocent sites have no redress in a court of law. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=138

Directory update

LearnSmart has been added to our Consultant and Supplier Directory. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=137

Great apes calculate the odds

Great apes weigh their chances of success, based on what they know and the likelihood of success when guessing, according to a study of MPI researcher Daniel Haun, published on December 21 in the online journal PLoS ONE. The findings may provide insight into human decision-making as well. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=135

Old brains can beat young brains

Since physical abilities decline as people age, many people think the elderly are also less able to perform mental gymnastics as they age. New research indicates this might not be true with all brain-powered tasks: In some ways the elderly are fit to compete with their younger counterparts. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=133

Contacting Apple

Does anyone know how to contact Apple by email because I am finding it particularly frustrating that I am unable to get email responses from Apple support? It seems incredible to me that a technically advanced company insists on me using the old-fashioned telephone - my least favourite form of communication. When I sent an email to Apple support, I received an automated reply that made it quite clear that I was not going to get a response unless I phoned them and that they would charge me for the privilege after my warranty runs out. I have also given Apple feedback via their website several times and have never had any kind of response from them. Although I like Apple hardware very much, they are going to have to improve their customer communication if I am going to be a long term customer with them. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=134