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More Than Half of Australia Downloads TV Shows Over BitTorrent A University of Sydney study has found that 53% of all Australians download TV shows over BitTorrent on a regular basis. The study also found that one in four people download TV shows at least twice a week. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Antidepressants to get new suicide warnings Antidepressants can increase the risk of suicidal behaviors in people up to age 24, federal public health officials warned Wednesday as they decided to expand a drug warning label that now applies only to children and adolescents. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Man kills his daughter because she turned off his Xbox! A 25 year old man killed his 17-month old daughter after she pulled the plug on his Xbox. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Stunning 44% of voters consider themselves to have libertarian ideals (Scroll down) One more bit from our post-election Zogby poll: We asked voters if they considered themselves “fiscally conservative and socially liberal.” A whopping 59% said they did. When we added to the question “also known as libertarian,” 44% still claimed that description. That’s too many voters for any party to ignore. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


You Can Try it.. Just Don't Drink It After Cool Experiments. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Blue Dragon outsells Zelda in Japan Ladies and gentlemen, you might want to sit down; flagship Xbox 360 RPG Blue Dragon has outsold the recently released Zelda: Twilight Princess - and all other Wii software - in Japan. The latest Media Create Japanese chart puts the Mistwalker RPG at number four in the top selling titles in Japan for December 4 through 10. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Windows Vista Activation Permanently Cracked + Proof Someone by the nickname of Dr. Chang has managed to permanently activate Windows! Dr. Chang has included screenshots to proof it. Dr. Chang tried pushing the date to Year 2016 (ten years ahead) and restarting several times, then moved the date back to 2006, the only thing that expired is his Antivirus. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


The Head IMAX Sound Engineer's Home Theater Lynn McCroskey knows how to entertain on a grand scale. He was the chief sound guy for IMAX, the company that makes wraparound theaters for you-are-there experiences. Lynn’s IMAX training really came in handy when building the home theater. The space is completely isolated acoustically from the rest of the house. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


The Coolest Shot Glasses You Will Ever See! Because Diggrs and Drinkrs-- the coolest shot glasses. ever. and you can eat them when you're done.... From digg on December 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Invisible Mountains Revealed Under Greenland Ice Veiled by more than a mile of ice, an expanse of heavily scoured mountains and valleys in Greenland has remained out of sight until now. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


WunderWall: "We're better than Wii" Dutch company WunderWorks is apparently "surprised" that Nintendo's new-fangled Wii console is getting all sorts of press attention while their similar WunderWall wallows in obscurity.Maybe it's because the graphics look like an overclocked Atari 2600? From digg on December 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


The BIGGEST Idiot Ever! guy lights his pants on fire... From digg on December 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Tech Fired for Killing Camel at Airport A group of Turkish aviation technicians were so happy to be rid of the last of a batch of troublesome planes that they sacrificed a camel on the tarmac of Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport. The picture adorned the front pages of several newspapers, drawing the wrath of transportation authorities, who promptly sacked the a senior tech. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Gears of War: "New, FREE content on the way." -Epic Wonder what it could be... Care to discuss? From digg on December 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Interview with Bill Gates: Talking Linux IP with Bill Gates If you could ask Bill Gates one question, what would you ask? I spent an hour today with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on the company's Redmond campus. I chose to ask Bill about Microsoft's intellectual property stance against Linux and its open source developers, from the SCO Group's litigation against IBM to Steve Ballmer's recent claim. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Full fledged Oblivion expansion, Shivering Isles, coming soon? Bethesda Games has announced a full-on Elder Scrolls: Oblivion expansion pack to Finnish magazine Pelit. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


QSITE 2007 State Conference The theme of the Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education (QSITE) annual conference for 2007 is 'Create IT, Communicate IT – Learning with ICTs'. The conference will be of interest to primary and secondary teachers, administrators, ICT coordinators, network managers, teacher-librarians, and teacher support personnel. The scheduled sessions of the conference will range from lecture style presentations and demonstrations to hands-on workshops. From EdNA Online on December 14, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Neue Mozart-Ausgabe / digital Mozart edition The purpose of this web site operated by the Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum in cooperation with the Packard Humanities Institute is to make Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's musical compositions widely and conveniently accessible to the public, for personal study and for educational and classroom use. From EdNA Online on December 14, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Wii Breaks Aussie Sales Records Nintendo is pleased to announce that in the first four days of sale, 32,901 consumers have purchased Wii. This means the Wii has officially broken the Australian record for the biggest launch of a video game system in history. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


UCLA co-eds running around outside in their underwear (photos) Hate to say it, but UCLA does have the hottest chicks From digg on December 14, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Oliver Stone fined for filming in Cuba It took four years, but federal authorities have finally punished the Oscar-winning Hollywood director and admirer of Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro for violating U.S. law during the filming of a controversial documentary called "Comandante". From digg on December 14, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Review: Left Behind: Eternal Forces Left Behind: Eternal Forces has garnered its share of controversy because of its setting: an apocalyptic future after Christians have been raptured up to Heaven and the Antichrist rules the world. So the setting is a bit different from what we're used to, but is it a good game? From digg on December 14, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Linus Torvalds on the "GPL only modules" debate "...If people take our code, they'd better behave according to our rules. But we shouldn't have to behave according to the RIAA rules just because we _listen_ to their music. Similarly, nobody should be forced to behave according to our rules just because they _use_ our system..." From digg on December 14, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


One Wii costs Nintendo $158 to make A Japanese site broke down the Wii piece by piece and determined that one Wii costs Nintendo $158 to make, sans controllers. Basically proving that Nintendo makes gobs of money with each console sold compared to the nonexistent profit margins Microsoft and Sony are stuck with. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Pics of the Apple iTV remote The iTV remote is an echo of previous and current Apple products: stylish innovation with a minimalist design (not a single button) that puts it far outside the confines of your everyday remote control. It offers a silver-colored key-coin made of aluminum, set in black, glossy polycarbonate glass—instead of the usual chaos of buttons. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Dems plan overhaul of Real ID Act Democrats plan to overhaul the controversial Real ID Act when they take control of Congress next year, and if long-awaited regulations from the Department of Homeland Security do not provide needed protections for privacy and civil liberties, lawmakers have pledged to repeal the law entirely. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Reggie still pressing Rockstar to bring GTA to the Wii "During a television interview, Reggie said that he has done everything possible to try and get Rockstar to bring a GTA to the Wii, but at the end of the day the decision is Rockstar’s." From digg on December 14, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


What the hell happened to Christianity? What the hell happened? Where did we go wrong? How was Christianity co-opted by a political party? Why are Christians supporting laws that force others to live by their standards? The answers to these questions are integral to the survival of Christianity. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Severe space storm headed for Earth Space weather forecasters revised their predictions for storminess after a major solar flare erupted overnight, threatening damage to communication systems and power grids. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' Teaser up on Quicktime Available in HD! Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community has been denied the truth about the teenager’s recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


(D)Senator Tim Johnson - Senator undergoing brain surgery, sources say CNN "Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota was undergoing brain surgery early Thursday at George Washington University Hospital after suffering stroke-like symptoms, two Democratic sources familiar with his condition told CNN." Sound like it's not a heart attack, our prayers and hopes go out to Senator Johnson. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


How much weight can the Wii-Strap support? There are many reports of the Wii-mote's strap breaking, so here is a good question. How much weight can the strap support? Well these guys put the strap to a test to answer that exact question, and the answer might surprise you. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


David Pogue proves that Vista didn't copy OS X A feature by feature comparison to prove MS hasn't copied Apple. Very funny. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Photos from Mecca: All cars containing non-Muslims EXIT HERE! Mecca, the holiest city in the Muslim world, gives special meaning to the word apartheid... From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Street Fighter II: The World Warrior headed to Virtual Console According the the ESRB website, Street Figher II: The World Warrior will be heading to the Virtual Console, and has been given a rating of "T" (for Teen). From digg on December 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Debate over iTunes sales direction: what's going on? Two different analysts paint a different picture of what's going on with the iTunes Store. What does the debate over iTunes sales tell us about the state of the music industry? Are tough times ahead for the music industry if it doesn't change its ways? From digg on December 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Ever been this drunk? Worst possible drunken wake up experience ever. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


New LED Puts Incandescents, Fluorescents to Shame Seoul semiconductor has created a light emitting diode that claims the highest efficiency (amount of electricity to amount of light) of any light source. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Install MythTV 0.20 the easy way - MythDora 3.0 Walk-through & Screencast MythDora 3.0 is the first MythTV "in-a-box" style distribution to include MythTV 0.20. Based on Fedora Core 5, MythDora 3.0 is designed to format your hard drive then install everything needed for a fully functional MythTV System. Here is a walk through of the entire installation process, including screenshots and a screencast. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Over 25% of Legislation Passed in 109th Congress Was Renaming Buildings “Of the 383 pieces of legislation that were signed into law during the two-year 109th Congress, more than one-quarter dealt with naming or renaming federal buildings and structures — primarily post offices after various Americans.” From digg on December 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Bringing Democracy to America with FOSS: voting America (and the rest of the world) needs a free (as in freedom) voting machine that doesn't "lose" votes. This article explains how this could/should be done. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Halo's Lead Multiplayer Designer Leaves Bungie For everyone who raves about Halo’s multiplayer, an announcement today from Bungie could potentially affect Halo 3's multiplayer functionality. Max Oberman who was the lead developer on Halo 2 and Halo 3’s multiplayer engine has chosen to leave Bungie after 10 years. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Low-protein diet might reduce cancer risk Researchers studying a group of vegetarians who'd maintained a diet relatively low in protein and calories found that they had lower blood levels of several hormones and other substances that have been tied to certain cancers. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


WoW Burning Crusade Cinematic Trailer Officially Released In Azeroth and beyond, the powers that be are preparing for the coming of a new age of chaos, a catastrophe many foresaw but few believed in. New alliances are forged while old hatreds continue to persist. And beyond the Dark Portal, an ancient enemy is awaiting the final showdown, the battle that will change the face of the world... forever. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Assassin's Creed Secret Revealed! During a recent interview with IGN, game actress Kristen Bell lets the cat out of the bag and shares the secret behind Assassin's Creed. "And it's about this science company trying to, Matrix-style, go into peoples brains and find out an ancestor who used to be an assassin, and sort of locate who that person is." From digg on December 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Lamar Hunt (KC Chiefs owner) has died today, at age 74 FTA: "Lamar Hunt, the pro sports visionary who owned the Kansas City Chiefs and came up with the term "Super Bowl," died Dec. 13. He was 74.Hunt, the son of a famous and wealthy Texas family, died at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas of complications from prostate cancer, Chiefs spokesman Bob Moore said." From digg on December 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


The Screen Savers, Turn your NES into a PC!!! Turn a NES into a PC! From digg on December 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Dear Spike TV VGA's, I Hate You Another year has come and gone, and I am still amazed at just how dumbed-down Spike TV makes their VGA shows. Who the hell produces these shows anyway? After enduring that train wreck, I am convinced that marketers and companies have no clue who their target market is when it comes to gamers. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Who sent the first e-mail? For those of you who had asked themselves this question at least once until now, and for those of you who are just curious in finding out the answer, I have searched around and found a few hints. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


NVIDIA nForce 680i Chipset Problems Out of the gate, the nForce 680i chipset from NVIDIA seemed to be the best Core 2 Duo enthusiast motherboard going, that is of course when your system is not plagued with BSODs and data errors. You need to read this if you are considering a 680i motherboard. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Largest Order Ever of Rolls Royce Phantoms Delivered (Pics) "The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong has been shuttling guests to and from the airport and around town in Rolls-Royce automobiles since 1970, when it took delivery of a then-record seven Silver Shadows. Today, the Peninsula outdid itself, taking delivery of fourteen long-wheelbase Phantoms built to custom specifications through RR's Bespoke program." From digg on December 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Guitar Hero lost Detroit the World Series "Guitar Hero", a Play Station 2 video game that uses a guitar to recreate popular songs, may have been responsible for the injury suffered by RP Joel Zumaya (wrist/forearm), Detroit's relief ace, who had a 1.94 ERA. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


A Real HD vs DVD comparision "Being amazed at how fantastic the HD transfer of Fellowship of the Ring looked, I decided to compare it to the transfer on the DVD. Now, the DVD transfer is among the best you can find on DVD, so this really is comparing the respective creams of the crops." From digg on December 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Final Fantasy Tactics sequel on the way! In the latest issue of Japanese mag Shonen Jump, it's confirmed that some new Final Fantasy Tactics action will be gracing both Sony and Nintendo's handhelds, however, as usual, Nintendo is getting the better deal. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


I GOT on FOX NEWS because of digg (8 wishes guy). Thanks digg users I got on Fox News because of digg. I have been up for almost 24 hours. I'm going to bed. This will be the last story I submit to digg for 8 wishes. I don't want to over do it. Thanks Paul Sanchez From digg on December 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


ACLU refuses to hand over secret document to the government The government is demanding that the ACLU turn over a classified document that the civil rights group said would be embarrassing to the government and pertains to the war against terrorism. "This is the first time in our 86-year history we've been asked to make a document disappear from our files." - ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Computers 'could store entire life by 2026' A device the size of a sugar cube will be able to record and store high resolution video footage of every second of a human life within two decades, experts say. A nice way to chronicle your life, or a step towards the nanny state? From digg on December 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Why you're not demonstrating against the Iraq war The American experience in Iraq looks a lot like the American experience in Vietnam. But one element seems to be missing: antiwar protests. Support for the Iraq war is significantly lower than comparable numbers for Vietnam in 1968. Yet since the war began, antiwar protesters haven't been numerous, visible, or influential. Why? From digg on December 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Diggers, lets pool our resources to help with the missing climbers in OR "After battling high winds and blowing snow, search teams broke for the day without success. More snow and high winds were expected Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service." I think we have resources to make a difference here at Digg. Any ideas on how to help would be great, the signal has been narrowed down to a 1/4 mile. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


The rising use of SWAT teams is bad, but it's about to get worse. In 2005, for example, Baltimore's Cheryl Lynn Noel, a mother and churchgoing woman, was shot to death when she mistook raiding police officers for intruders. She was holding a legal handgun when they kicked open her bedroom door. That raid was conducted after police investigators found marijuana seeds in the family trash. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Top 10 Movie Trailers of 2006 IFILM picks their top 10 movie trailers of 2006. Debate and discuss! From digg on December 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


How to Mount a Remote Folder using SSH on Ubuntu Connecting to a server across the internet is much more secure using SSH. There is a way that you can mount a folder on a remote server using the SSHFS service. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


VIDEO: Very cool animation made only with a piece of thread A piece of thread comes to life for a brief magical moment. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


10,000 US scientists protest against political interference in science Researchers across the political spectrum, including 52 Nobel laureates, have signed a statement objecting to the Bush administration's censorship and misrepresentation of scientific data. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Bill Gates On The Future Of DRM Gates did give some reasonably candid insights suggesting that he thinks DRM is as lame as the rest of us..... From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Physicists Set New Record for Network Data Transfer The high-energy physics team's demonstration of "High Speed Data Gathering, Distribution and Analysis for Physics Discoveries at the Large Hadron Collider" achieved a peak throughput of 17.77 gigabits per second (Gbps) between clusters of servers at the show floor and at Caltech. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Awesome Dual 30" LCDs + Mac Pro Photoshop Contest! Crestock has this ridiculous photoshop contest where they gave away a Mac Book Pro last week and are giving away Dual 30" LDC and a Mac Pro this week. It's free to enter. Droooooooool . .. . From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Senator: Expect Data Privacy And Patent Law Rewrite Patrick Leahy, the new Judiciary Committee head, also promises increased oversight of the warrantless eavesdropping program. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Top Linux photo managers side-by-side Let's take a look at the major photo management applications, and compare them side by side. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Video: Jennifer Aniston in a Heinekin Ad Nothing too special about the ad, except her bouncing ass. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Wii Games A list of Flash games compatible with the Nintendo Wii remote. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Sleepy Puppy Super cute Spudgy falling asleep while standing up. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Gonzo--Detailed Description/Review of New Hunter S. Thompson Book Only 3,000 printed/$300 each. This brief article offers a glimpse of the beautiful and rare book. Intro by Johnny Depp. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Non-GPL Linux Kernel Modules Banned Starting January 2008 ..."It's always an interesting day when you get to write a kernel patch, at the urging of Andrew Morton, that notifies the world that non-GPL Linux kernel modules will not work after January 2008 and write some poetry all in the same message." More here. Hopefully, many closed-source drivers will be opened during the next year... From digg on December 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


5 Things You Can Do With Old Hard Drives Projects include: a Hard Drive Speaker, Tesla Turbine, Hard Driver Domonoes, HDD Grinder, and a Hard Drive Computer Case From digg on December 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Brutes are playable in Halo 3, video on Dec. 20th It's rumored that Brutes will be a playable class in Halo 3. Even better, a video confirming this should be released on Xbox Live Marketplace on Dec. 20th. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Beat Any Parking Ticket! Don't Ever Pay Again! This youTube Video demonstrates how anyone can contest any parking ticket that they get from when a parking meter runs out of time. This exposes a serious flaw in the parking meter system. City governments are being greedy and "Taxing" citizens unjustly with parking tickets that they don't deserve, learn how you can defend yourself. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Windows Vista and the secret of full disk encryption Since most large shops are going to upgrade to Vista anyway, why not use your need for laptop encryption as a rationale to jump on the Windows Vista bandwagon in 2007? It's common wisdom to recommend waiting to upgrade to new operating systems while Microsoft "gets the bugs out." I don't think so. Here's my logic... From digg on December 14, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


A (You)Tube for Spam This is new, and annoying, phenomena. Youtube is being used to send spam messages, that bypass the anti-spam messages. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Hilarious Video: Russell Peters Stand-Up Comedy This is Russel Peters, one of the best comedians I've seen in a while. This show is in 5 parts. Look for the rest of the comments in the comments. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


World's tallest man uses long arms to save China dolphins The world's tallest man has saved two dolphins by using his long arms to reach into their stomachs and pull out dangerous plastic shards. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Natural, Soy-based Substance Might Help Fight Multiple Sclerosis A natural substance made from soy appears to have amazing restorative powers when given to animals with a multiple sclerosis (MS)-like disease. Using an animal model of MS, neurologists found that giving doses of a substance called Bowmann-Birk Inhibitor Concentrate (BBIC) dramatically improved the animals' ability to move and walk. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Official Google Blog: Now you can search for U.S. patents Today, we're excited to be releasing the beta version of Google Patent Search, which makes it easy to search the full text of the U.S. patent corpus and find patents that interest you. Start your exploration at www.google.com/patents or visit the Advanced Patent Search page to search by criteria, including patent number, inventor, and filing date. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Adventures at an IT trade show While at a small IT trade show I was surprised to come across an open source CMS: squiz.net. Under the slogan "Open Source. Own It. Squiz.net" They were very big on open source, one of their case studies saying: ...the use of open source software means that 100% of the resulting system is owned by [the client] including the valuable intellectual property that's been build whilst creating it—such as documentation, processes and the resulting web site code itself All excellent sounding From StuartYeates's blog on December 14, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Microscopic Nature Shows Works of Art Beautiful photographs from The International 2006 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition showcases microscopic photos and videos of life science subjects. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


OK, we have free software... How about some free hardware? Our community worked so hard in creating free software - and we have succeeded. Now, what we need is free hardware, to create a system that really, really "just works". Is it possible? From digg on December 14, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Unprecedented Demand for Macs; Market Share to Rise again next year Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's chief financial officer, said that the company had seen an "unprecedented demand" for its Mac line in the fourth quarter, selling 1.61 million Macs; the most ever in a single quarter. Apple will hold about 3% of the worldwide PC market in the fourth quarter of 2006, and that number could rise to 4% by the end of 2007 From digg on December 14, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Team Detects 'Top Quark,' a Basic Constituent of Matter A group of 50 international physicists, led by UC Riverside’s Ann Heinson, has detected for the first time a subatomic particle, the top quark, produced without the simultaneous production of its antimatter partner – an extremely rare event. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Brainwashed Cricket Commits Suicide Gordian worms live inside crickets for long periods, feeding on the cricket's diet. Once fully grown, they inject chemicals into the cricket's brain brainwashing it and forcing it to kill itself by jumping into the water. Once in the water, the worm wriggles out of the writhing body and swims off in search of a mate. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


MacHeist sold 4500 Bundles! $50000 to Charity and NewsFire unlocked! MacHeist.com has just sold its 4500th bundle of award-winning Mac apps. They have raised over $50000 for charity, and NewsFire, the critically acclaimed RSS aggregator, has now been unlocked to all present and forthcoming buyers! Congratulations! From digg on December 14, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Building a New Student in Michigan How one state is re-engineering its schools for the new century. "The collapse of the auto industry, which also exploded the notion embedded in the DNA here that you can make a good living despite being a high school dropout, created a perfect storm for convincing everyone we needed to make changes" - Michigan's superintendent of public instruction From digg on December 14, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Top 50 Viral Videos of 2006 iFilm picks the Top 50 for 2006, the Year of the Viral Video. Debate, discuss and be disgusted! From digg on December 14, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Federal deficit $3.5 trillion. That's deficit, not debt. We're over spending $3,500,000,000,000 this year alone. Good job, government! From digg on December 14, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


The ten most dangerous toys of all time To keep things interesting, we excluded BB guns, slingshots, throwing stars, and anything else actually intended to inflict harm. Below, our toy box from hell. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Card Trick - Revelation A MUST watch for all - learn the world's greatest card trick. It's very easy and very simple, but yet very effective. Your friends will be amazed and awestruck by your magic skills!! From digg on December 14, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Top Gear's back, with Hammond, airing Jan28 The Hamster's back! We're pleased to report that after a miraculously brief recovery period following his mishap with a 300-mph jet-powered dragster, Richard Hammond is back in action, and so is Top Gear. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


You Have Never Seen An MP3 Player Like This Microsoft should be spanked for making Zune such an unoriginal offering. TrekStor, a European company known for their hard drives and USB drives knocks one out of the park with this new MP3 player. If only the Zune looked like this! From digg on December 14, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


14 year old Japanese idol puts out photobook How young is too young for a photobook? Is this crossing the line into child pornography? From digg on December 14, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Thunderbird 2.0 beta 1 Reviewed Mozilla has released the first beta for version 2.0 of its popular email client, Thunderbird. The initial release is still a little rough around the edges, but it boasts a host of promising new features. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Why MacHeist is good for the developers taking part "I don’t think [the MacHeist guys] will get terribly rich. They may make some serious money on the Heist, but certainly not nearly as much as to make us jealous or feel ripped off. And you can’t say that they did not work hard to get their share. I know people who worked much less for a lot more profit." From digg on December 14, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Mark Cuban Suggests How to Kill the iTunes Store Cuban wants Google or Microsoft to offer the music industry more than they earn from Apple's online music store. Then he thinks GOOG or MSFT should just give the music away and make money on the ads. Crazy? Or what the Industry should have done six years ago when 80 million people were using Napster? From digg on December 14, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive Impressions and King Kong/Batman Begins Comparison [P Great review of the HD DVD 360 drive featuring screenshots of Batman Begins and King Kong in both HD DVD and regular DVD. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


British Authorities Fear Return of "Jack the Ripper" British detectives hunting a serial killer who preys on prostitutes discovered two more bodies Tuesday, police said, bringing the total number of victims to five. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


DNA Tests Reportedly Clean Duke Players!!! DNA testing conducted by a private lab in the Duke lacrosse rape case found genetic material from several males in the accuser's body and her underwear _ but none from any team member, including the three charged with rape, according to a defense motion filed Wednesday. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Have you ever wondered where the government spends all your money? This giant detailed graph shows exactly where all your hard earned tax dollars are spent. Did you know the army spent 638 million dollars on bullets for 2007, and 10.2 BILLION on missile defense but only 11 million for the Office of Government Ethics? LOL pretty awesome. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Possible Call of Duty 4 seven-minute gameplay video It was already announced that Call of Duty 4 would be set in modern times. Now watch this seven-minute long gameplay video and tell me this isn't it. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Book a room at the world's first $500 million dollar underwater hotel "A group of commercial developers is hyping the creation of the $500-million Hydropolis Undersea Resort. A sprawling 1.1-million-square-foot complex—with lavish suites, a ballroom, a shopping mall and a missile-defense system to ward off terrorists." from, Popular Science. Check out the virtual video tour, pretty amazing. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Google Patent Search As part of Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful, we’re constantly working to expand the diversity of content we make available to our users. With Google Patent Search, you can now search the full text of the U.S. patent corpus and find patents that interest you. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


More iPhone Details - $599 4GB and $649 8GB? Morgan Stanley analyst Rebecca F Runkle has "high conviction" that the iPhone will launch in the first half of 2007. In addition to this, she cites unnamed sources to provide some specs for the unreleased Apple phone. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


eMusic sells its 100 millionth DRM-free song Thumbs up to eMusic, who've managed to pass the 100 Million download mark (all without DRM!) and congratulations to Michael Brennan, the lucky customer who downloaded that milestone track. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Crazy Man Dancing In Best Buy!!! amazing!!! From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Video: Frank Zappa With John Belushi as the Samurai, 1976 Hilarious!....A Blast from SNL's Past From digg on December 14, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Microsoft takes a swipe at Apple's "I'm a Mac" ads Most spoofs of "I'm a Mac" ads just make fun of the whole concept, rather than take on Apple, or a particular Apple product, directly. Well, Microsoft's just produced yet another rather clever parody pitting a Zune-toting PC with an iPod-carrying Mac, and apparently screened the ad at From digg on December 14, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


EGM subjects today's kids to yesterday's games "That's not Mike Tyson. Are you kidding me? Mike Tyson does not have a handlebar moustache, and he's not white.": What happens when you take a bunch of 10 and 11 year old kids and make them play games ranging from Mike Tyson's Punchout and the original Legend of Zelda to Street Fighter II and Grand Theft Auto (the first one). From digg on December 14, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


3rd international conference - integrating for excellence The conference will bring together practitioners and academics to discuss, debate and share learning in the fields of organisational excellence and transformation. The conference seeks to integrate the different aspects of excellence, supporting the development of a holistic approach to organisational evolution and change. From EdNA Online on December 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Supercomputer dedicated to disease research in Africa New supercomputer will help scientists in South Africa test the effectiveness of treatments for AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. Scientists in South Africa unveiled the country&apos;s most powerful weapon yet in their fight against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis when they switched on a new supercomputer dedicated to scientific research this week. The supercomputer, which has been installed at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) offices in Pretoria, is designed to process huge amounts of complex information and to deliver data with astonishing speed. CNET, 12 December 2006< From EdNA Online on December 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Growing Up in Australia annual report available &apos;Growing up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children&apos; is the first comprehensive study of children in Australia. The study is providing researchers and policy makers with data on a range of issues relating to children and families including childcare, children&apos;s health and development, parenting and work-family balance. The newly released 2005-06 Annual Report highlights the findings of Wave 1.5 and provides extracts from a number of papers based on Wave 1 data. It is available online from the Australian Institute of Family Studies website. From EdNA Online on December 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


E-learning reaches the 'remotest' regions E-learning has empowered people in the some of most remote parts of Australia to stay and live off their land, a forum into Indigenous education and training has heard. The Homeland micro e-business project, led by Charles Darwin University, enabled people in Arnhemland to develop community businesses using computers, the internet, and other digital technology. The project worked with three communities, Gawa, Donydji and Mapuru, and with e-learning champions in each of those communities. The Homeland micro e-business project was just one of four e-learning models explored at the &apos;Working From EdNA Online on December 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Take Time radio in recess over Summer The lifelong learning radio initiative, Take Time, will go into recess for five weeks. The final program for 2006 was aired this week, including an interview on social capital and developments in adult education in the European Union. The radio program will return the week beginning Monday 22 January, 2007. From EdNA Online on December 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Queensland Premier's Reading Challenge Enthusiastic readers from seven schools who were honoured in the inaugural Premier&apos;s Reading Challenge awards at Queensland&apos;s Parliament House. From EdNA Online on December 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Tasmanian students win national solar car challenge Students from three Tasmanian Government schools have won a clean sweep of the Australian International Model Solar Car Challenge. The competition, which has been running since 1992, requires secondary students to build a model car to a set of strict regulations, and race them two at a time on a 100m long figure eight track. Three Tasmanian cars succeeded in being in the final four, with the final result being Hobart College, Queechy High and Rose Bay High. From EdNA Online on December 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Australian Copyright Council's Online Information Centre This site includes Australian copyright information, publications, training, policy and reseach. From EdNA Online on December 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Education Minister's Christmas Card Competition 2006 The winners of the ministers 2006 Christmas Card Competition have been announced. From EdNA Online on December 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


FTC says stealth marketing unethical The Federal Trade Commission said in an official opinion that trying to build "viral" marketing campaigns by paying "ordinary people" to use products was a violation of the agency&apos;s endorsement guidelines. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


XNA - 10 Steps to Make Your Own Xbox 360 Game A how-to-guide on making your own Xbox 360 game using XNA Game Studio Express in 10 easy steps. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


'iTunes sales are fine' – Apple speaks against silly claims Apple has broken its usual silence to slam well-publicised claims that iTunes sales are losing momentum; claims made by Forrester Resarch analyst, Josh Bernoff. Bernoff&apos;s claims, which emerge just weeks after Microsoft&apos;s launch of its Zune device, prompted Apple to issue an official rebuke From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Sentenced for Filming Girls Under 18 &apos;Girls Gone Wild&apos; Founder Sentenced for Filming Girls Under 18 From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Sweet Periodic Table Picture Very cool Periodic Table of the Elements picture. Let me know if anyone knows where I can get this one in poster form. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


New Forecast: Severe Space Storm Headed to Earth Space weather forecasters revised their predictions for storminess after a major flare erupted on the Sun overnight threatening damage to communication systems and power grids while offering up the wonder of Northern Lights. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


How to Have an Overnight Internet Success Story The near overnight success of companies such as YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and Digg has motivated a slew of us into believing that we too can create the next big thing on the Internet. But does your idea truly have the potential to attract millions of monthly unique visitors in less than two years time? From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


How 24 Revolutionized TV Today the “one-couch-sitcom” is all but dead. Serial dramas like Lost, 24, and The Sopranos rule the airways. So, what happened to create the television landscape we see today? From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Awesome addicting balancing game! Keep the weight from falling over on your fingertip. Sounds and looks simple, but this game will keep you hooked for hours. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Letting Citizens Make Legislation The idea of citizens using the Internet to monitor their representatives and the legislation that they draft is nothing novel. But a new project aimed at allowing citizen legislatures to collaboratively script their own legislation, challenging what representative democracy means, certainly is. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


11 Misconceptions About Marijuana Analyzes the marijuana information presented on the Drug Free America&apos;s website and finds it to be factually, statistically, and logically flawed. The author provides sourced counter claims to disprove some of the most common fallacies concerning marijuana. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Circumcision 'cuts' HIV infection Circumcision can cut the rate of HIV infection in heterosexual men by 50%, results from two African trials show. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Is Microsoft's 50 MB Size Limit for XBLA Games Really a Bad Thing? Is Microsoft’s 50mb filesize limit for Xbox Live Arcade titles a bad thing? My response when I was first posed this question was a quick “yes”. How could it possibly be good? They’re limiting developers to a very small filesize in the age of HD gaming, and no good could possibly come of that….. or could it? From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Indie musician J Robbins of Jawbox and his son desperately needs your help J Robbins is a well-known indie producer and musician from the band Jawbox. He was recently given some devastating news about his 1 year-old, Callum.What&apos;s even worse is, he&apos;s on single payer insurance which covers very little of the immense cost of Callum&apos;s treatment.If you haven&apos;t yet played Santa to someone this year, this might be the time. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Eragon Made an 11 Year Old Fan Cry With Frustration This review is about as negative as you can get. It seems the movie didn&apos;t just work for our a grown man, but it failed completely for adolescent and teenage relatives at the screening. From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


XBOX 360 - Gears of War disc errors - why the hell is no one covering this? 1Up blog covers this annoying and frustrating problem many of us are having, but Microsoft is denying. Please digg and get Microsoft to acknowledge this! From digg on December 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Global Climate Change (BBC) Overview of climate change from the BBC. Covers evidence, impact, the greenhouse effect, forecast for Europe and the politics. The site includes interactive maps, related news articles and a quiz. From Recent Items on December 14, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


How to Transfer Miis to and from your PC MiiTransfer is a small application for reading and writing data to the internal memory of the Wiimote. Using this app you can easily transfer Miis from your Wiimote to your PC, and back to your Wii. This is exciting, because now Wii hackers can begin trading Mii&apos;s using sites such as WiiModWii&apos;s Mii Transfer Station: http://www.wiimodwii.com/miis From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


World’s First Carbon Fiber MacBook ired with the MacBook&apos;s lack of color options, an inventive Apple fan customized their MacBook with Carbon Graphix, an easily attainable $20 vinyl sticker that looks like real carbon fiber. The sticker can be easily applied and removed from your MacBook to give it that MacBook Pro look. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Wii Outsells Sony for November...Sony resopnds. I am not a fanboy of any console...but sony&apos;s attitude is just, well read for yourself From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


iChat Answering Machine in Latest Leopard Build...Possible tie to iPhone? Leopard&apos;s iChat now has a answering machine with video greetings and more! From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Two Phrases That Destroyed American Culture "And while I was pleased to learn that this particular manager wasn’t going to fire the new girl based on the whim of some fat ass piece of trailer trash, I was disappointed that he rewarded said trash’s temper tantrum with free food... all due to the ridiculous policy ‘The Customer is Always Right’." From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Global Economy: The Fall of the Mighty Dollar Is an end of an era looming in the foreign exchange markets? The dollar has been depreciating against the euro for weeks. Currency experts and the German government don&apos;t yet see this as cause for alarm. The US currency&apos;s role as a lead currency isn&apos;t as important as it used to be, they say. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Israeli Army Hates D&D Recruits who like Dungeons and Dragons are routinely labeled as "delusional minds" by the Israeli Army and sent in for psychological evaluation. Yet where will Israel be when the magic missiles start flying? From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Ubuntu Satanic Edition Released!! Discover your dark side by installing Ubuntu Satanic Edition! From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Bumfight's creator on Dr. Phil Bumfight&apos;s creator goes on Dr. Phil. I don&apos;t necessarily agree with the videos he put out, but I agree with his attire. Absolutely hilarious. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Dr. Shameless: Why I take handouts from drug companies "My drug-company habit started innocently enough—a pen here, a lunch there. But soon I hit the harder stuff: a trip to Italy in exchange for attending a symposium, tickets to a Mets game for my sons and me (and a chatty drug rep). Et cetera. There&apos;s a moment when each of us knows we have gone over the edge." From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


White Dolphin Extinct After 20 Million Years Of Existence. An expedition searching for a rare Yangtze River dolphin ended Wednesday without a single sighting and with the team&apos;s leader saying one of the world&apos;s oldest species was effectively extinct. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


iPod once again to be Top Selling 'Most Wanted' Holiday Gadget 8% of those polled expected to buy one of Apple iPod digital music players this holiday shopping season, with only 3% planning to buy a Nitendo Wii or Sony PlayStation 3, while just 2% have their sights set on Microsoft&apos;s Xbox 360. The findings suggest that for a second straight year, the iPod will be the top selling "must have" holiday gadget From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


3 Million Bees Removed From Kitchen Of Couple's Apartment Beekeepers removed more than 3 million bees from the apartment. They also extracted nearly 60 pounds of honey. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Bodies of Seattle Suicide Jumpers Land on Cars and in Company Parking Lot Incidents generally happen in the morning. Someone notices a body and a group quickly gathers by the windows and gawks for 45 minutes to an hour. It&apos;s almost a regular thing at the buisnesses near the Aurora Bridge in Seattle,"The first day I was here everyone told me I&apos;d probably see someone jump every week," owned of a nearby rowing club said. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


7 iPod Accessories You Can’t Buy Our editors have compiled a list of seven iPod accessories you can’t buy, or at least anytime soon. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Class President Arrested For Hacking - Changing Grades Of 19 Students Ryan C. Shrouder, 18, of Cooper City, was taken to jail from school and charged with two counts of computer crime with intent to defraud, a second-degree felony, according to a Broward Sheriff&apos;s Office report. He was released from jail on bail, has been suspended from school and will be recommended for expulsion, said Joe Melita From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Very cool French video - most viewed ever on Daily Motion Is it one or two people? Extremely hard to figure out until the end. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Wicked Looking Fish Dredged Up From The Depths "Many species of deep ocean fish have special adaptations to living in extremely high pressure, low light conditions. Viper fish are some of the most wicked looking fish dredged up from the depths. Some of them are black as night all over with light organs in strategic places on their bodies, including one on a long dorsal fin that serves as a lur From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


The end of "The Real World" is near! What was once an insightful, thoughtful exploration of race, class and gender is now nothing more than a big ol&apos; &apos;ho camp. Witness the beginning of the end of The Real World. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Comicvine.com - 10,000 Super Heros Online New web 2.0 editable encyclopedia for comics. Has covers to almost everything in existence and even has rankings to show which heros are the strongest in which power (like super strength - Hulk is no. 1 currently). From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Time to Face Facts About Surging Iraq War Costs "As one pores through the spending numbers, one thing is clear: The costs will be steep no matter what. The open question is, will Congress continue to act as if that doesn&apos;t matter?" - Kevin Hassett of Bloomberg From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


John McCain's War on Blogs McCain has introduced legislation to treat blogs like ISPs, where commercial websites and personal blogs “would be required to report illegal images or videos posted by their users or pay fines of up to $300,000.” From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Roller Coaster Tycoon massacre! remember when all you ever tried to do in this game is create as much havoc as possible? From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


HP getting a little worried MacBooks show up at HP meetings and their executives kind of freak out. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Wal-Mart gets earful on dropping 'Christian' video game from shelves Another day, another Wal-Mart dilemma. This time, a Christian video game has become the latest sword cast into the angry division in this country. On one side, we have the game&apos;s manufacturer claiming the game promotes prayer. On the other side of the fence, critics assail that the game carries a message of violent religious intoleranance. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Ball Spinning, Trick Flies Japanese fly charmers woo these insects into rolling over on to their back and have them spin balls. Not sure if this trick emulates their natural behavior, or if these people are incredible fly whisperers. Either way, it&apos;s fun and bizarre to watch. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Will it Blend: iPod Tom Dickson&apos;s gone too far this time... From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


If You Can Hum It, Nayio Might Find It This morning, the music software and remixing company Nayio is launching its Humming Search feature in the U.S. This tool is supposed to be able to identify songs by listening to you hum a few bars. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Possible Fingerprint of Alzheimer's Found Scientists appear to have found a fingerprint of Alzheimer&apos;s disease lurking in patients&apos; spinal fluid, a step toward a long-awaited test for the memory-robbing disease that today can be diagnosed definitively only at autopsy. From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


A MySQL Cheat Sheet "The MySQL cheat sheet is designed to act as a reminder and reference sheet, listing useful information about MySQL. It includes a list of the available functions in MySQL, as well as data types. It also includes a list of MySQL functions available in PHP, and a list of useful sample queries to select data from a database." From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


How to login to an expired Windows Thanks to Microsoft, if you do not activate your Windows after 30 days of use, you will be locked out of your own computer! Find out how to bypass this and login without downloading anything! From digg on December 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


DIGITEL2007: the first IEEE international workshop on digital game and intelligent toy enhanced learning This conference will convene experts in digital games and toys from academia and industry to address fundamental questions about these new technologies for learning. From EdNA Online on December 13, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, Vol. 2, No. 3, September 2006 JOLT is a peer-reviewed, online publication addressing the scholarly use of multimedia resources in education. In this issue: High-Tech Tools for Teaching Physics: the Physics Education Technology Project, Noah Finkelstein, Wendy Adams, Christopher Keller, Katherine Perkins, Carl Wieman, and the Physics Education Technology Project Team; Faculty Learns Curriculum and Teaching Capacities: Online Training Evaluation, Luis M. Villar and Olga M. Alegre; Adoption of the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) Among Higher Education Faculty: Evidence from the State From EdNA Online on December 13, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


CeBIT Australia: e-Government forum and exhibition This forum aims to answer questions on e-Government strategy and policy. There will be opportunities to learn from the strategies and visions that have led to success, understand the key issues, network with industry leaders and identify the road ahead. From EdNA Online on December 13, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, Vol. 2, No. 2 (June 2006) JOLT is a peer-reviewed, online publication addressing the scholarly use of multimedia resources in education. In this issue: Online and In-person Evaluations: A Literature Review and Exploratory Comparison, Paulette Laubsch; Early Attrition among First Time eLearners: A Review of Factors that Contribute to Drop-out, Withdrawal and Non-completion Rates of Adult Learners undertaking eLearning Programmes, Keith Tyler-Smith; Scavenger Hunt Enhances Students&apos; Utilization of Blackboard, Dianne C. Jones; Biostatistics for the Health Sciences: Creating an Online Course, Jessica L. Thomson, Jenni From EdNA Online on December 13, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Machinima.com: Making Movies in Virtual Reality Machinima is open source software to help create films, animations and games. The site includes articles, interviews and step by step tutorials, plus users shared creations. From EdNA Online on December 13, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, Vol. 1, No. 1 (July 2005) JOLT is a peer-reviewed, online publication addressing the scholarly use of multimedia resources in education. In this issue: The Authentic Assessment Toolbox: Enhancing Student Learning through Online Faculty Development, Jon Mueller; Physlets and Open Source Physics for Quantum Mechanics: Visualizing Quantum-mechanical Revivals, Mario Belloni and Wolfgang Christian; Learning Objects in Use: &apos;Lite&apos; Assessment for Field Studies, Vivian Schoner, Dawn Buzza, Kevin Harrigan, and Katrina Strampel; Beyond the Valley of the Shadow: Taking Stock of the Virginia Center for Digital History, E From EdNA Online on December 13, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


CeBIT Australia 2007 CeBIT Australia is Australia&apos;s leading Information & Communications Technology (ICT) event for the business marketplace and covers the entire spectrum of technology and the key elements that make up the ICT products and services marketplace. This is an opportunity to explore the full range of next generation global technologies and solutions. From EdNA Online on December 13, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


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