Very sad news: Humphrey Lyttelton has died.

Humphrey Lyttelton, the jazz musician, journalist and radio presenter, has died at the age of 86. Full obituary

It's a conference call, not a cat herding contest.

(Test posting by way of the BlogIt! Facebook application) I just sat through one of the most frustrating conference calls ever. Nobody in the other city was ready for the conference when they dialed in, and it took more than 15 minutes to get everyone in front of a computer and on the phone.