10.40 Here's another good shot of the Duchess of Cornwall, before her chess game with some schoolchildren (apparently HRH was a very accomplished player).

The same sort of thing has occurred in this year.

Andrew Thompson, a researcher in plant sciences at the University of Warwick, is working on a prototype network of field sensors that collect data on soil moisture at different depths. The data is transferred wirelessly to software which determines where, when and how much to irrigate. The system helps to avoid ???a host of problems in potatoes??? caused by an uneven water supply, explains Thompson, both improving yield and minimising water use.

"I think this is a growing number, yesterday we had a partial communications block-out," Loon mayor Lloyd Lopez told Philippine radio.

"Ya, Rabbi..Ko nih tak sempat sarapan ke? Kesian pulak aku tengok kat ko..", ujar Hakim sambil ketawa.