Gaming gala

It’s back and big. The fourth game in the Potter series is different from its predecessors in many ways. First, you’ll need a really up-to-date PC with loads of memory and processor muscle to play (even sluggishly) this game. After that, the opening shot of a wolf howling (Black!) with the Hogwarts Express chugging along in the background promises a great fantasy ride. There are lots of new spells, including one to conjure a Dementor. Harry, Hermione and Ron (and even Fred and George) look and sound grown-up and you can play as either of the three. A ride on Buckbeak the Hippogriff is an added bonus. Unlike the previous versions, when you die during the game you restart at exactly the same spot. Apart from the all-flavoured beans, there are cauldron cakes and pumpkin patties to collect, which can be traded for goodies at Fred and George’s shop. The graphics are much better too, making the Hogwarts Castle come alive, particularly in the areas previously unexplored.

Diminutive diver

He’s young, but not quite as young as he looks. The 14-year-old is four feet six inches in height and 66 pounds in weight. But Bryan Nickson Lomas is already a sports star. The Malaysian might have finished 19th, but the “diminutive diver” was one of the youngest Olympians in Athens. And definitely dwarfed by the 10m platform that was his stage. The aim of the boy from Kuching, Sarawak, was to get to the semi-finals, and that he did, well above the qualifying points required. The Olympics was only his fourth international event so far, after the SEA games in Vietnam, the diving World Cup in February and the China Open in April. But Bryan has several national gold and silver medals under his belt. A big splash for a little lad.

www.46664.com: Nelson Mandela’s campaign to raise global awareness of AID/HIV. 46664 was Mandela’s prison number on Robben Island, Cape Town, where he was imprisoned for 18 years. You can download songs recorded specially for the project, including ones by Paul McCartney and Brian May

www.chuckjones.com: The official website of the father of Bugs, Daffy and other Loony Tunes characters, maintained by his family

www.lambiek.net: Click on Comiclopedia to read the biography of almost every well known comics creator — from Herge to Will Eisner. A treat for lovers of the medium

http://howstuffworks.com: Doping to Flash-based memory, tells you how everything works