I’m hardly one for donation mania but this project is known to me. It not only spends the money wisely, it does so on the target and is also effective.

Your money is well spent on providing US soldiers seriously injured in the course of their duties with supportive equipment like laptops with voice recognition software in order to improve their functionality and recovery.

Donate to Project Valour-IT here via Team Army.

If you’re on the fence or not quite sure what help is provided this account by a recipient puts things quite clearly.

Who knew lawyers could be fun?

Kinda.

A cute little game here about US constitutional rights. You run a law firm and have to match up potential clients with the appropriate amendment rights. Each of your lawyers are specialists in particular amendments. Occasionally you get the red herring too, where a client thinks they have a right but do not.

Would be nice if the music could be toggled.  Would have preferred the amendments a little less paraphrased too, but I do think this is a good learning tool for US constitutional rights.

EB Games Expo, the largest ever to be held in Australia, have announced some of their official exhibitors which a a strong and diverse set.

This Thursday the 2nd of June tickets will be on sale online and in EB Games stores from midday Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Games, software and related exhibitors are 2K, Activision, Bethesda, Capcom, Codemasters, Disney Interactive Studios, EA, Incomm, Konami, Mindscape, Namco Bandai Partners, Pop Cap, QVS, Sega, Square Enix, THQ, and Ubisoft.

Hardware is also covered, like Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation, Nintendo, Logitech, Bluemouth Interactive, Plantronics GameCom, Parrot AR.Drone, Razer and Turtle Beach.

Several media partners are also announced.

An enterprising fellow named Chris Worth has taken a Fallout New Vegas tour in the real life Las Vegas area.

34 locations are covered such as Goodsprings cemetary and the Hoover Dam were visited with excellent comparison shots between the game and real locations.

Worth a look if you’ve played the game.

EB Games EXPO will be held on Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th October at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre (GCCEC), Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Yes, you read that right, a games EXPO on this side of the planet.

This has been three years in the making and follows EB Games’ previous internal conferences. EB Games is the leading Australian game retailer Looks like it will be the biggest games event yet in Australia spanning across 10,000 square meters.

• Cosplay (costumes) judging and prizes
• Showcasing new releases and upcoming games, some of which will be playable
• Live presentations from international game developers
• EB Arena Spectacular with Showtime FMX freestyle motorcross
• The best gamers in the country will compete for the National Championship Crown and the right to represent Australia at the World Final in Seoul in the Australian National Finals of the 2011 World Cyber Games.
• Optional VIP passes for $AU99.95

Naturally details are still sketchy including exactly who and what will be there but there are already some big names involved, such as Electronic Arts. No doubt details will improve as we draw closer to the event.  Tickets on sale from Thursday 2nd June through EB Games and online.

Attended the ANZAC day Dawn Service at 6.00am this morning to a good crowd at Morphett Vale’s memorial. No rain at all but quite cold. It’s always amazing to see so many come. The service itself is quite short. Lowering the flags, the service and laying of the wreaths. The two minute silence and the anthems.

I will put this link to RSL SA down, as much to remind myself, as my readers of where to get the details of the local services, which are not so easy to find. There are quite a few locally so perhaps next year we will attend one of the others.

One man was carrying a frame full of medals emotion of his face plain.

We remembered too the other members of ANZAC. The New Zealand flag and anthem of course but there was also a haka. Kia kaha.

We will remember them.