Google find Roman villa in Mozambique?

Google quickly moved to dismiss the possibility that they’ve helped searchers to find Atlantis off the African Coast with their new ocean-bed mapping. They explained that some apparent gridlines on the maps were just an artifact of the scanning process. However I don’t think they quite meant the explanation to continue:

“It’s true that many amazing discoveries have been made in Google Earth including a pristine forest in Mozambique that is home to previously unknown species and the remains of an Ancient Roman villa,” a Google statement said. (from the BBC news website)

I quite like the idea of a Roman travelling to the south-east of Africa to build himself a villa in the middle of a pristine forest, hindered only by unknown species…..

Talis gets predatory?

I was most amused to see in the latest Talis News that they are having an Open Day for Horizon users. They are aware  (I know I’ve mentioned it to them and doubtless others will have done the same!) that many current Horizon libraries are unhappy with Sirsidynix and with Symphony, so are exploring other options.  I’m out of the loop somewhat nowadays, but will be interested in the gossip on turnout!