A Cornucopia of links #23

1. All shades of grey/gray... very valid points... staring you in the face... here.

2. Noteworthy here. Clever. Here also...

3. More than hot water on tap... here and here.

4. Who would have thought? Poo and soda... here.

5. Totally amazing ballet... here. Thanks MD. For some reason I kept thinking beans and curry...

6. Watch your lens... the BBC has a program on various scams that people fall for. This one in particular is well worth noting... here.

7. Extend the battery life of your Mini MagiLite by replacing the bulb with an LED... here.

8. World War II photographs of the Eastern Front... most give a little insight into the horrors that took place... particularly in Stalingrad. If you have not read Antony Beevor´s book of the same title, you have no idea of what suffering truly is. I personally recommend it.

NOTE: Some of the photos are blocked until you click. Nothing too gruesome but discretion advised. Here.

9. NPR has a ´Top 100 of Sci-fi and Fantasy Books´ graphic here.

10. Out of print... here. Very clever.

11. Yet another (probably expensive) thing to go wrong with you car... here.

12. What´s wrong with being drunk? Ask a glass of water. Amazing pictures... here.

13. Some amazing images here.

14. Кола Бельды-Ханина Ранина ... you will be singing this all day and possibly for a long time afterwards. Totally infectious tune... for some reason... here. And the lyrics go something like... so you can sing along:

¨I remember you, sister, Hanina ranina, When I catch the fish in the river, Hanina ranina. I remember how my heart Hanina-ranina, trembled like a fish on the peak, Hanina ranina. I would like to catch You a boat of delicious fish, Hanin, ranina ...¨

15. Dog and post... story here... video here.

16. Of all the beaches in the world they chose this one here. An odd coincidence...