>>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-21614304
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>>Hmm, what is the relation with .NET in this story? I checked as I thought some local .NET guru has died.
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>Oh, .Net gurus are ten a penny. A good scotch is much rarer :-}

FWIW, my immediate reaction to the a subject of "Sad news" was "who died?"

Tamar