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Logo from a recent pro-file-sharing project that takes the the form of a search engine - The Pirate Google.

http://thepirategoogle.com/

From the front page:

The intention of this site is to demostrate the double standard that was exemplified in the recent Pirate Bay Trial. Sites such as Google offer much the same functionality as The Pirate Bay and other Bit Torrent sites but are not targeted by media conglomerates such as the IFPI as they have the political and legal clout to defend themselves unlike these small idependant sites.

gleaned image from http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/hydra-70.htm

cropped from a fresh gleaning here - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Hydra_04.jpg

Mural painting at the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

One of my better attempts at underwater photography whilst diving. The Queen Scallop is a beautiful creature whose colours really light up with the camera flash, making the opening between the two shells seem like diamond encrusted teeth. Any slight touch or sharp movement will send the teeth chattering, opening and shutting in an attempt to swim away; the first time I saw this I could not stop laughing as the movement really is like cartoon false teeth.

Last signs of winter, the heavy rains, the bare branches. Each rain brings memories of the drought which the land has been suffering for years. And the heat waves which are becoming more intense. Summer brings its own dread.