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• CBS has made an official CSI screensaver available for download.

• The Associated Press has an article on CSI's impact on enrolment in forensic science courses. Baylor University, the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and the University of Baltimore are among the institutions which have started up new majors or minors related to crime scene analysis.

• CSI executive producer and regular director Danny Cannon will be a guest at the the inaugural BBC America-sponsored British tea party on September 20, MSNBC reported. The event will celebrate the achievements of British Emmy nominees.

• The Sydney Morning Herald's Michael Idato has reviewed "Ashes to Ashes", the CSI: Miami episode airing tonight in Australia. "[The series] excels because it takes an innovative approach to what is a fairly old idea (and a rapidly overpopulating genre)."

• Repeats of episodic shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Without a Trace scored good ratings over the summer period compared to new series, according to the Contra Costa Times.

• Robin Bloor at IT Analysis said "CSI needs to be congratulated for the lack of IT in it". Here's an excerpt from his article:

  Apart from the fact that the ubiquitous PC monitor is always there to display the results of some search for information or the results of some sophisticated forensic test, the computer never plays much of a part in solving any of the crimes. (Not surprising given that artificial intelligence never got very clever). It's all done by old fashion human deductive logic - i.e. real intelligence.

  Read more at this page.

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