Pretty pictures
The watermark is a little annoying, but I still like the picture of these knotted shoes. Not enough to bid on it, but… 8)
http://cgi.ebay.ca/PRETTY-HANDMADE-KNIT-SHOES-SHAPED-CHINESE-KNOT_W0QQitemZ220574689665QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item335b46a981

The Dong-Lim Korean knotting museum in Seoul, Korea has it’s own website!! Tell you later after I have at it with some brute force clicking and online translators what especially cool treasures (I hope!) lie within…
http://shimyoungmi.com/

Software
Erin Weik’s husband made for her an online interactive colour planner for what appears to be the 8 strand kongo.
http://lythastudios.com/123bead/kumiplanner.html

Events
“Coming soon” Instructables will be running a paracord contest. Anything using primarily paracord is eligible. At stake is a custom laser engraved Leatherman (type unspecified). Once the contest gets going, it will be open for 2.5 weeks. The instructable must use paracord, it cannot be done with some other kind of rope with the note “you could also use paracord for this”.
http://www.instructables.com/community/Coming-Soon-Paracord-Contest/