A Cornucopia of links #07

1. With my x-ray specs I can see right through you... here. 2. Summer camp for Indian Call Centre Workers... here. Now you know how "Scott" or "Jennifer" are trained... 3. Frog not dog... here. 4. Man dressed as banana gives police the slip after attacking man dressed as gorilla... here. (you could not make this stuff up)... 5. The suitcase with built in scooter... here. This will end in tears I think. While itt seems a good idea, this will invariably be used by people thinking it is hip who have no spatial awareness... i.e. a plank. Equally so with the Aquaskipper... here. 6. The world´s smallest working iron... here. 7. The Bikamper ... here. Available here. 8. Frederick Law Olmsted... he made lots of bits of America 'pretty'. An interesting man... here. Central Park was one of his achievements... more here. Not surprising he got sumac poisoning... here. He also partnered to found The Nation, Americas longest running weekly magazine... 9. Instant dog collar... here. 10. Red bottoms cause red faces ... here. And talking of red bottoms... here. Incidentally, one of my early childhood memories was sliding down the slopes of Whitley Bay Cricket Club's boundary slope on a piece of cardboard. The slope was adjacent to the Whitley Bay Ice Rink where the condensation from the coolers would create an amazing sheet of ice on the slope during winter. I was wearing shorts at the time. I have never been the same since... many will testify to that... 11. Surf's Down... here. (some NSFW images!). Meanwhile... the opposite is equally true... here (music video). 12. A wine specialist with a nose for a good barrel... here (would this be a smellier or a sommelier?). "How was it?" 'A little ruff'... here. 13. Extreme canoe/kayak action... here. Some amazing photos too... 14. “The decision to ban him was not unanimous, but the vast majority of members voted to bar him.”... errr.... here. 15. Working in retirement is not an oxymoron... here. 16. Google + versus Facebook... here. 17. Who put the devil in 'Deviled Eggs' ... here. 18. Invisible frozen time in a nightclub... very clever... here. (Music!!!) 19. Given the demise of the News Of The World, I thought it perhaps important to highlight that most Liverpudlian's do not buy The Sun...Billy Bragg - Never buy The Sun... some NSFW language... and the reason why is told here. I for one would NEVER buy any News Corp International papers as I believe you should not profit from people's misery, loss, and the inappropriate intrusions into their lives. There is a very interesting viewpoint on why news should be 'chaotic' here. i.e. others should not formulate your opinion based upon how someone else deems it profitable. May NCI crash and burn... 20. One comment against the story here, illustrates point 19 exactly... I believe it should read "Woman needs to eat fewer pizzas" instead... 21. Pan-handling woman and man with razor sharp hit... here. 22. World record 360 degree cityscape of Seville. Captured in 111 gigapixels... here. Given the current economic situation in Spain I wonder how long it will be before the large construction to the right will be completed... 23. Upso... here. 24. Geoducks... here. Some more info here. 25. What guys REALLY watch on late night TV... and enjoy... apparently... here. Truly bizarre... ladies, do not try this at home... 26. The depths of HR... here.