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Graham points out – New electronic paper displays video too

“Hot on the heels of the invention of a wafer-thin foldable screen that can display static type and may one day replace newspapers as it can be overwritten each day, scientists at Philips Research in Eindhoven have found a way to display high-definition moving pictures as well. Using a process called electrowetting, the scientists claim to be able to manipulate colored oils in the pixels on the page with such speed and accuracy as to be able to generate clear and accurate video displays.”

“With an e-paper screen sewn into a jacket, wearers could read e-mail or even watch the news on their sleeves while hot-footing it from one meeting to another.”

MyVirtualModel – create a 3D version of yourself (and then try to look more like it).

c h u z p e – Brighton graffiti artist
this is my favourite gallery page with a great panoramic shot.

bigwhaleonalorry.com has become a book!
“The Barnsley Whale – the true story of the world’s first inland whale hunt” by Mainstream Publishing at £9.99. It includes Steve’s voyage to Brighton’s Fishing Museum and Sea Life Aquarium.

“Join me on an epic voyage of discovery that will drive you onto the shores of madness and brave seas of uncertainty where fact is far stranger than fiction. Meet football fans, fishermen, Vikings, billionaires, miners, saints and people who shout into mobile phones. Encounter weird and wonderful animals – a 200-year-old French monkey footballer and fleas dressed as Mexicans. And then be on deck to uncover the true story of the ‘big whale on a lorry’ – and bring a long-forgotten marine mammal back to life.”

Sounds good! More info on his website and listen out for him on the radio in the next few weeks.

Just got back from our week holiday in sunny Spain! We stayed in the southern coastal region (Costa Tropical) in a working village where the locals couldnt speak a word of english but were incredibly friendly. We rented this great little self-catering cottage – Casa Jandee – in Velez de Benaudalla which Id highly recommend to couples on their own or with kids. Very comfy main bed, a second twin bedroom with a balcony, German satellite TV (odd but entertaining), fans in every room, a rooftop terrace to tan or have sundowners, overlooking spectacular 360 degree views of the village and mountains. There was even food and champagne for us in the fridge which was really unexpected. The local stray cats spotted us softies a mile off and arrived at our windows begging for everything they could see. We couldnt help feeding these tiny scrawny little things, and soon we had 7 or 8 regular visitors througout the day every day. At first we thought they were kittens until we noticed all the cats were that size. Moeder!

We drove around lots but especially enjoyed Nerja‘s big sandy beaches. Warm clear water and lots of pretty little things tanning (mostly topless). All the gorgeous young singles cruise around on motorbikes, mopeds and dirt bikes so there are no congestion or parking problems. Alcohol and cigarettes are rediculously cheap. People cook and fry chips with olive oil, not sunflower or rape-seed oil!! Such luxury. The mangos and fruit are fresh and taste divine. It was weird driving on the right, traffic circles where all the rules you know have been inverted, and tiny traffic lights that you suddenly notice when youve driven through them. The country is so laid back and relaxed about everything and I didnt spot a single parking fine, even though people parked anywhere they wanted.

If you want to see real Spain I suggest staying in a working village away from the tourist traps. But you will definitely need a phrase book. We used this one which looked the best comparatively and included a whole food section – essential for food lovers. We learnt enough Spanish in a week with the help of this booklet to keep us going for a long time.

We’ll be posting photos soon.

Cait suggests BookCrossing – FREE YOUR BOOKS!
“BookCrossing lets you share your books with the world, and track their individual journeys forever more. Our members have registered 581,674 books so far, and a good number of these are ‘in the wild’ at any one time.”

What a novel idea!

By the way, if anyone is wondering, I’m just lurking around here after hours while Olivia and Mondays are on holiday.

Found pianographique over at Toohey World~ create your own weird music with visuals.
Spent alot of time with this myself.

Cute little QT movie about a goldfish’s brave escape~
FISH.

Clinton, in rare move, denounces Bush record
“We went from surplus to deficit, from job gain to job loss, from a reduction in poverty to an increase in poverty, from a reduction in people without health insurance to an increase of people without health insurance.”

“Instead of uniting the world, we alienated it,” he said. “And instead of uniting America, we divided it by trying to push it too far to the right.”
(via ToOhEyWoRlD)

The Herald Tribune has a nice site layout – quite clever paging and formatting options.

Stupid Creatures
“Worse than sock monkeys, and therefore better.”
(Found on Yip Yop)