Very Cheap, Really Nice Graphics
It takes a bit of surfing, but you can find some really nice graphics on this site at a fraction of the usual cost: http://graphicriver.net/category/graphics/backgrounds/nature
Great Compilation of CSS Techniques
This compilation is awesome, covering things like fluid horizontal and vertical layouts, sprites, and many other excellent techniques for CSS: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/20/50-new-css-techniques-for-your-next-web-design/
Valid flash in XHTML (killing <embed>)
I wanted to validate my xhtml code for the new site design, and ran into the following fun errors from w3c:
Line 25, Column 15: there is no attribute "src".
Line 26, Column 18: there is no attribute "wmode".
Line 27, Column 17: there is no attribute "type".
Line 28, Column 18: there is no attribute "width".
Line 28, Column 31: there is no attribute "height".
Line 28, Column 38: element "embed" undefined.
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