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Fake Weapons, Real Jail Time Question: Can you go to jail for a plot involving imaginary weapons? Answer: Yes, but it's not clear if the charges will stick. In 2005, Ronald Grecula, a would-be inventor, hatched a harebrained plan to build a fusion bomb that violated the laws of physics. He was arrested in Texas after he pitched the idea to undercover FBI agents. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


FBI Agent Consulted On Path to 9/11 Quit B/c ‘They Were Making Things Up' James Bamford, an author and journalist who has written about security issues, appeared on MSNBC to discuss “The Path to 9/11.” Bamford revealed that an FBI agent who worked as a consultant to the film quit halfway through production of the mini-series because he believed the writers and producers were “making things up.” (Video at link) From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Another shuttle delay - from Thursday to FRIDAY The photo with this article is priceless. Aside from that: NASA will postpone the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis from Thursday to Friday to solve an electrical problem. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Wii - Nintendo Confirms Wii Shipment Quantities = 6,000,000 at launch! Nintendo of America said in an official statement, "Wii is on track to ship in Q4. Nintendo plans to ship 6 million systems to retailers around the world between its launch in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the end of its fiscal year on March 31, 2007." Nintendo will take advantage of low 400k PS3 launch, as consumers may substitute PS3 for a Wii. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


BIG next-gen announcment coming tonight at 12:01AM eastern Joystiq says someone BIG and worth getting excited for is coming. Wonder what it is. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Toronto WiFi Network Goes Live Toronto Hydro Telecom yesterday lit up what is expected to become one of the largest wireless Internet networks in North America, and told Torontonians how much they will have to pay for the service. After an initial free period of six months, the company's WiFi zone will cost $29 a month, $10 a day, or $5 an hour for speeds of up to 7 Mbps. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


First No Hitter Since 2004 thrown by Florida rookie In this year of the rookie, Anibal Sanchez came up with the best performance yet to end the longest no-hit gap in major league history. Sanchez threw a no-hitter in his 13th career start Wednesday, benefiting from three defensive gems by teammates to lead the Florida Marlins over the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Apple Cube may be reborn In 2000 Apple has released Apple Power Mac Cube G4 computer which looked great but did not sell too well and was abandoned soon. Now it seems that Apple is working on the next generation of Apple Cube computer. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Call to destroy Irwin death video. The footage of Steve Irwin's death should be destroyed, his manager and friend John Stainton said today."I would never want that tape shown," Stainton told CNN talk show host Larry King. "It should be destroyed. "At the moment it is in police custody for evidence. There's a coroner's inquest taking place at the moment. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Core 2 Duo iMacs - Value Proposition, Which is the best C2D iMac for you? With the release of the Core 2 Duo iMacs, we have for the first time a 24 inch all-in-one Mac and an LCD-based low-cost entry model. But with significant price drops and feature bumps, it's a little overwhelming trying to work out which iMac best suits your needs. This article can help you choose the appropriate iMac for you. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Girl FREAKS Out During A Radio Prank This is one the funniest videos I've seen in a while. This girl sticks her hand in a closed box only to find out she's handling mice. Based on her reaction, I don't think she like that much :) From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Sony Shares Fall on News of PS3 Delay in Europe Shares of Sony Corp., the world's biggest maker of video-game players, fell after the company halved its forecast for shipments of the PlayStation 3 this year, delaying its introduction in Europe by four months. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Open Letter to ABC: Don't Airbrush 9/11 ABC/Disney plans to memorialize the fifth anniversary of 9/11 with a fictional docudrama called "The Path to 9/11". Written by an avowed right-wing activist, this work of fiction directly contradicts the accepted record of the 9/11 Commission Report. This blog is a clearinghouse for all related information on the subject. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


600+ defects and 71 vulnerabilities found in FIREFOX code Some folks at Klocwork examined the large & complicated code base of the open source browser, Firefox. Overall, Firefox is a well written and high quality piece of software. Several builds were performed on the code, culminating in the final analysis of version 1.5.0.6. The analysis resulted in 611 defects and 71 potential security vulnerabilities. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Battlestar Galactica Webisode 2! Watch the next part in the 10 part series. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Al-Jazeera Airs Pre-9/11 Bin Laden Tape of Osama with 9/11 Hijackers Al-Jazeera on Thursday broadcast what it called a previously unshown video in which al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is seen meeting with some of the Sept. 11 hijackers. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights rese From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Diggs Kevin Rose Recent Indiggnation - Fact Versus Fiction Digg Interview MarketingShift.com held a conference call with Kevin Rose (President)and Jay Adelson (CEO) of Digg to give them an opportunity to respond to speculation involving Digg and "Digg Armies." This is very indepth without giving away too much of the Digg secret sauce. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Turkish Natural Wonder - Made Completely of Marble! 'Pamukkale' is apparently one of the most popular natural wonders of Turkey. Made completely of marble, people go there to bathe and just generally chill out (I suppose). Very cool. Although if that many people were bathing there I would probably just check it out without going in the water. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Why Is America 1.5 Years Behind Asia with Cellphones? Culture is surely a part, as are the U.S. wireless carriers themselves. Consumers here tend to be multi-device users. They like a phone in their pocket, but there's also a laptop or desktop involved in daily computing... From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Path to 9/11 Writer Admits Controversial Scene Was "Improvised" ABC is marketing its docudrama, The Path to 9/11, as "based on the 9/11 Commission Report." But yesterday, writer Cyrus Nowrasteh admitted that the film's most controversial scene was based on nothing at all. Nowrasteh told a radio station that the scene was "improvised." From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


234 Free Vintage DOS Games and Llayable Demos It's amazing how far computer games have progressed. But have you ever felt the urge to take a trip back in time and relive the games of the eighties and nineties? Well now you can From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Women in the South show signs of turning away from GOP this fall "I think history will show him to be the worst president since Ulysses S. Grant," said Barbara Knight, a self-described Republican since birth and the mother of three. "He's been an embarrassment." From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Apple debuts major Mac OS X print campaign with 14-page "Get a Mac" booklet Apple Computer has debuted a major print campaign for Macintosh hardware and software, including Mac OS X in a detachable 14-page accordion-fold 5 3/8" x 5 3/8" booklet. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Amazon Unbox Launches - Download Movies and TV Amazon’s movie download site, called Unbox, appears to have gone live today. There’s no link yet on the front page of Amazon, but the direct link at unbox.com works. There is heavy DRM and the videos must be watched from a Windows PC. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Cricket: The latest American craze? One of the fastest-growing games in the United States is, surprisingly, cricket. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Microsoft's Quickest Patch Ever!! Microsoft patches DRM faster than fatal security flaws (they care about their record label partners much more than you or the Internet) From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


First Shots of Paris Hilton being dragged off in Handcuffs! Paris being shoved in the back of a cop car, handcuffed by a swarm of male officers. No, it's not her new porno... it's her getting arrested for her DUI. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Parallels Desktop adds support for Mac Pro, Leopard It works, finally it realy does - great news .... From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Possibly the weirdest kid on the Internet? I met this kid sitting between 2 vending machines. I asked him what he was doing sitting there and he simply replied "I don't want to be near the light." I thought this kid was def worth filming, just to get his views and opinions on certain things. Here is part 1 of "45 minutes of privacy, 15 minutes of fame." From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Spore "Officially Confirmed" for Wii The claim comes from IGN, so don't get too excited just yet. According to them, "It was officially confirmed for Wii and will make use of Nintendo's unique controller." Ok, so it was "officially confirmed", but is it still confirmed? And by whom exactly? Who confirmed it and when? Tell us IGN! Perhaps they can't tell us, because it's just a rumor. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


New game! New attachment! Super Paper Mario to Wii! All this and more in the IGN mailbag. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Half of Prisoners Suffer from Mental Illnesses New figures released today by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics indicate that more than half of all prison and jail inmates - including 56 percent of state prisoners, 45 percent of federal prisoners, and 64 percent of local jail inmates - have a mental health problem. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Courts threaten to extinguish Democracy Felipe Calderón has been named president of Mexico, by a court, much as George Bush was named President of the United States, by a court. But did he win the election? We do not know. The court's decision does not establish this, any more than the Bush v Gore case established that Bush won his first election - which, as we now know, he did not. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


New tallest living tree found Beating the 370ft Stratosphere Giant is not one but three trees. The tallest of the three new finds, a redwood named Hyperion, measures 378.1 feet. Next in line, Helios, stands at 376.3 feet; Icarus, the third, reaches 371.2 feet. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Wired News: Changes at Digg Increase Diversity, Decrease Rigging "The Digg team understands that the viability of their site is compromised when users take advantage of the system. The thing that makes them unique ends up being sullied by corruption. So, Digg is adapting, and in doing so, they will stay vital." From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Microsoft runs out of Vista product keys A small hitch has cropped up in Microsoft's beta-testing program for Vista: it has temporarily run out of serial numbers for testers to use to install the beta. Seriously. This is not a joke. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Full Text of Letter from Bill Clinton Lawyer to ABC Obtained The full text of the letter - which was first written about in today's New York Post. Bill Clinton's attorney, Bruce Lindsey, has written to ABC chief Bob Iger protesting the network's decision to air the 9/11 docudrama, "The Path to 9/11." The letter demands that the network pull the miniseries unless it corrects all its errors. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


A Pump Price Conspiracy? Not really. Retail gas prices did remain high as wholesale prices slid, but now competition is pushing pump prices down From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


101 FAQs you need to know about the Wii Sony's PS3 keeps looking worse and worse. More now than ever before it’s time to start giving the Wii some serious consideration. Have you been blinded by Sony until just recently, and know nothing about the Wii? Just a Nintendo fanboy that will buy the Wii regardless? Well all the nitty gritty details can be answered here, enjoy. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


NeoOffice: OpenOffice.org native for Mac OS X The NeoOffice project has released the first free public beta of its upcoming 2.0 software. NeoOffice is a port of the OpenOffice.org codebase to native Mac OS X APIs and toolkits. The result is an office suite that is integrated with OS X core functionality. From digg on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Here's a tshirt for those upset by Pluto's demotion Here's a tshirt for those upset by Pluto's demotion ThinkGeek, clothier to Internet savvy geeks everywhere, has come up with an excellent tshirt on the topic of the recent change in planetary nomenclature which has challenged Pluto's planethood. The whole issue was triggered by the discovery in 2003 of 2003 UB313, and the dis From StuartYeates's blog on September 7, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


New strategy helps students plan for the future NSW Education Minister Carmel Tebbutt today launched a new strategy which gives students more options than ever before as they prepare for life after school. The new strategy 'Our 15-19 Year-Olds - Opportunities and Choice' strategy uses technology to give students unprecedented access to advanced courses and expert, university-style lectures as well as a broader range of subject choices. NSW DET, 5 September 2006 From EdNA Online on September 7, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..


Principals' pedagogic obsolescence: re-assessing what is important in schools Principals are in danger of pedagogic obsolescence as the pressure to focus on the administrative component of their jobs deprives them of the opportunity to teach. In Australia, the change in nomenclature from head teacher to principal was accompanied by the emergence of a stereotypical view of the principal as the senior person in the office, attending to financial and staffing issues. Education is sadly in need of courageous school leaders who will challenge this trend and lead pedagogic change in schools from the front. From EdNA Online on September 7, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..


National agreement to share e-learning resources A national repository network to share digital learning resources has been endorsed by the heads of the Australian vocational and technical education (VTE) system. The National Senior Officials Committee, has given agreement to making learning resource repositories, which currently exist across the country, available through the Learning Object Repository Network (LORN). Flex-e-News, 6 September 2006 From EdNA Online on September 7, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..


Staff 2005: selected higher education statistics This publication contains statistics relating to staff in each Australian Higher Education Provider as at 31 March 2005. Data in the publication are reported as numbers of staff and full-time equivalence (FTE) and includes information about age, gender, classification type and level, employment term, and type of duties. From EdNA Online on September 7, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..


National summary sheets on education systems in Europe and ongoing reforms This series of country descriptions describes very briefly the education systems in each of 31 European countries, from pre-primary level to higher education. Regularly updated, it also provides information on ongoing reforms and debate in the field of education. Each one includes: Education population and language of instruction; Administrative control and extent of public-sector funded education; Pre-primary education; Compulsory education; Upper secondary and post-secondary education; Higher education; Special needs; Teachers. From EdNA Online on September 7, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..


Australian students to get international qualifications 'passport' Australian university students will in the future receive a qualifications “passport” to improve international recognition of their qualifications and open the door for long term educational and employment exchange, the Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP announced recently. DEST Media release, 7 September 2006 From EdNA Online on September 7, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..


Enhancements to jobs pathway programme 2006-2008: information paper - a step in the right direction This paper outlines the enhancements made to the Jobs Pathway Programme, to ensure that it continues to support the young Australians most in need of help in overcoming barriers they may face in making a successful transition from school to active participation in the community. From EdNA Online on September 7, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..


Best practice library and knowledge management Master class on embracing the role of the librarian in your knowledge management initiatives. Included are practical case studies and information on building a strategic and tactical plan for harnessing knowledge management and library services to drive organisational learning. From EdNA Online on September 7, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..


Mathematical Refresher for Mechanical Engineering The site presents reference material on mathematical concepts such as vectors, matrices, linear equations, complex number polynomials derivatives, integrals etc. that may be used as a refresher of mathematical skills for  students in understanding and solving engineering problems. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 7, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..


World Nomads:Learn the Lingo French language podcast with an engaging presentation to help learners get by in French. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 7, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..


Journeys in film Journeys in Film aims to promote international education, cultural understanding, media literacy, and basic core subject skills among middle-school students. The program combines the viewing of foreign language films with innovative lesson plans and facilitated, interactive discussion that creates an immersive, high-impact experience for students. From Recent Items on September 7, 2006 at 6:50 a.m..


Globally speaking: the politics of globalisation From human rights to the nation state, from democracy to the economy, nothing seems untouched by the processes of globalisation. This six part radio and online series co-produced by Radio Australia and Victoria University looks at the issues that tie us into the global community. From Recent Items on September 7, 2006 at 6:50 a.m..


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