Well I'm just out of the "this is what's happening" meeting and things are less clear than ever . . looks like I'll be around for the next month or so but with nothing to do (except Mudcat!!) - sorry for the false alarm, 'thought it's only a stay of execution (a wind-down rather than a chop, for technical reasons I won't bore you with!)

Thanks for the good wishes, folks . . and Kat, thanks VERY much for the links - which I'll follow up next week.

Now we're off to visit a friend in Lausanne for the next 5 days . . .

G.