Tom: I was thinking about Domburg.

Me: Yes? What were you thinking about?

Tom: I was thinking about when we saw Kraak en Smaak.

Me: Well, we actually saw them in Middelburg, in the Abdijplein. But it isn’t far from Domburg.

Tom: Yes, that’s right. [pause] Abdijplein is a funny word. It’s double Dutch! Abdijplein! Heeheehee! (pronounced perfectly: ab-dye-pline)

• The Sarah Matheson Trust :: home page
  Offers advice and help for sufferers, carers, families and medical professionals living or working with MSA (Multiple System Atrophy).
  (tags: MSA charity disease medicine Sarah_Matheson_Trust Multiple_System_Atrophy)
• Jazz Horse – Weebl's Stuff
  Jazz version of Amazing Horse. Probably NSFW.
  (tags: animation music flash Weebl)

• Pet Insurance 'Should Include Dental Care'
  Yes, it should. Tesco Insurance, I'm looking at you.
  (tags: news insurance cats)
• Coquet Cottages – Experience Northumberland in Style Home
  Luxury accommodation in Northumbria.
  (tags: Northumberland accommodation holiday travel)
• Burnfoot Holiday Cottages, Northumberland – luxury self catering cottage holidays
  Holiday cottages in Northumberland. Would probably need a fair bit of driving, though.
  (tags: northumbria holiday accommodation travel)
• Book our Coastal Cottages by the sea | Coastal Retreats
  Accommodation in Northumberland. Prestige.
  (tags: northumberland holiday travel accommodation)

• BBC – Earth News – Giant meat-eating plants prefer to eat tree shrew poo
  What a great headline! And isn't nature great?
  (tags: plants nature science poo)

• Football clubs to be compensated for losing young players | EurActiv
  Now this is good news and a sensible judgment. Smaller clubs (and you will know who I have in mind (3-0 home win last night – hurrah!) frequently invest in training local talent because they can't afford to buy top class players, but then see their best young players taken by larger clubs (although this can be a useful source of income). This judgment will protect the smaller clubs' interests whilst still allowing free movement of talent. I wonder if this judgment will extend to other sports too?
  (tags: football law EU ECJ)

• BBC News – Flying hovercraft takes to the skies
  Can I have a go?
  (tags: ekranoplan WIG hovercraft aircraft engineering technology)

• BBC News – Google not guilty in Vuitton row
  An interesting verdict from the ECJ. I'm not sure that it actually weakens trademarks as I rather felt that the LVMH position would excessively stifle the use of trademarks – more or less preventing trademark owners from effectively exploiting their own marks. But it will be interesting to see how things turn out over the next few months, as I'm sure the IP lawyers (and I know a few) will be going over this with a fine toothed comb.
  (tags: trademark Google law ECJ)

• Interactive floor plan: House Ulve, Finland – Architecture – Wallpaper.com – International Design Interiors Fashion Travel
  A teal house. Hels would like a teal house. Maybe not in Finland though. Somewhere warmer, probably.
  (tags: teal house architecture Wallpaper Finland)

• BBC News – Edwardian cliffside railway reopens in Hastings
  Hurrah! I feel a trip to Hastings coming on.
  (tags: Hastings East_Sussex funicular railway)
• BBC News – Sussex tunnel's £2.5m overhaul completed
  Completed? Really? When the lining of the roof is, oh, 20% done? I suspect that the money has run out.
  (tags: Lewes East_Sussex Cuilfail_Tunnel A26 road)
• Proposed cut to corporate tax on income from patents won't cover Plant Variety Rights | Ornamentals Production | Horticulture Week
  Mutter, grumble. The actual magazine article features my face in full "issuing call for more lobbying" mode. Look at yourself in the mirror and try to pull that expression – it isn't easy.
  (tags: Corporation_Tax Patent_Box tax law UK PVR IP)

• OBJEKT International
  Splendid design magazine covering art, architecture, antiques, gardens, interiors and design. Not sure I'd pay the subscription price, though, which is waaay more than the cover price.
  (tags: magazine design photography art architecture gardens)
• Hama Aha Ripple C2 15.4" Laptop Messenger Bag – LaptopStuff.co.uk – Laptop Products
  Smart laptop bag, would suit a lady.
  (tags: design bags)
• Kailo Chic Handbags, Jewelry, and Accessories
  Smart laptop bags for ladies.
  (tags: bags design)