EMPRESS Dec 2008Nicholas Stimpsonapplication/xhtml+xmlen-gbTextMaxine BatesRegional OfficerJo SidebottomRichard AllenMerry MetcalfSue WatfordJenny HabibMaxine BatesJacquie HarrisonVal HinkinsIan SargentLes Draper EamesEast Midlands Mensa NewsBritish Mensa Ltd. St John's House, St John's Square, Wolverhampton WV2 4AHDec 2008Photo by Richard AllenEast Midlands Region of British Mensa All opinions expressed are those of the contributors. Contributions are copyright of the contributors and permission to reproduce all or part of any contribution must be given by the contributor, with enquiries to the newsletter editor in the first instance. Reproduction of part or all of the content of a newsletter must be correctly attributed with a copy being sent to the newsletter editor. © 2008