On 1 January each year, the National Archives releases the Cabinet records from 30 years before.
Annual Cabinet release - National Archives of Australia
Monday, December 31, 2007
Annual Cabinet release - National Archives of Australia
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Best Of 2007: Twenty Top 10's of 2007
The top 20 most-viewed Lifehacker Top 10 lists of 2007.
Best Of 2007: Twenty Top 10's of 2007
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TSA Cracks Down on Batteries
As of January 1, there are formal rules dealing with lithium batteries on airplanes. If you’re planning air travel in the new year with electronics, here’s what you need to know,
TSA Cracks Down on Batteries
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Fun Ways to Live Longer
A healthy lifestyle doesn't have to mean treadmills and salads everyday. Many activities that are fun and pleasurable are also good for you. By understanding how these activities can help you live longer and what to do to get the most benefits, you'll be putting some fun into healthy living.
Fun Ways to Live Longer
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22 Items You Need in Your Cleaning Kit
With these inexpensive products and tools, you’ll have everything you need to tackle the whole house.
22 Items You Need in Your Cleaning Kit
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Sunday, December 30, 2007
17 home remedies for bites, aches and burns
Home remedies are a staple of natural medicine. They are cheap and fast, often work just as well as a drugstore fix, and may be as near as your spice cabinet, refrigerator or laundry room. To update your arsenal, “Prevention” magazine asked seven experts to share their latest discoveries, from headache panaceas to simple solutions for stiff backs, indigestion, charley horses and more.
17 home remedies for bites, aches and burns
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The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
Hint: Don't tell your kids that they are. More than three decades of research shows that a focus on effort—not on intelligence or ability—is key to success in school and in life.
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
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12 Things To Do Online Before The End Of 2007
2007 is quickly coming to a close, and it’s time to do all of those things you’ve been meaning to do all year long. We’ve put together a checklist to help you along, but we can’t do it all for you, so you best get cracking before another year flies by!
12 Things To Do Online Before The End Of 2007
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Saturday, December 29, 2007
AOL Says Goodbye to Netscape Navigator
Netscape Navigator, once the dominant Web browser back in the 1990s, will no longer be supported as of February 1, 2008. In a posting to Netscape’s blog, Tom Drapeau writes:
AOL Says Goodbye to Netscape Navigator
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Funny and Creative Animated Videos
The new year is just few days away; however, not all parties are planned, not all presents are packed and not all work is done. If you feel under the weather, bored or overwhelmed by the late shopping or working chaos, it’s just the right time to take a short break and get into the right mood.
Funny and Creative Animated Videos
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Friday, December 28, 2007
The technology with impact 2007
The last 12 months have seen plenty of talking points around technology - from the iPhone, to Facebook, the launch of Vista and the XO laptop - but what were the developments, stories or gadgets which had the biggest impact?
The technology with impact 2007
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How to Install Third-Party Apps on Your New iPhone or iPod Touch
If a new iPhone or iPod touch found its way under your tree and you just can't wait until Apple officially supports third-party application development to extend its functionality (who can wait until February?), it's time you jailbreak your favorite new portable device.
How to Install Third-Party Apps on Your New iPhone or iPod Touch
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Finally, Evonne gets a gong - Tennis
Australia has its first women’s tennis No. 1 — more than three decades after the event.
National treasure Evonne Goolagong Cawley will today receive a bonus prize when she is announced as the retrospective holder of the coveted top ranking for a two-week period in 1976.
Finally, Evonne gets a gong
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GPS to Track Alzheimers Sufferers
The UK Alzheimer's Society wants to tag bewildered old folk so they can wander the streets safely.
GPS to Track Alzheimers Sufferers
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Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2007
Welcome to the first annual Wired News rundown of the year's 10 most important scientific breakthroughs. 2007 was an amazing year for science.
Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2007
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Our Nameless Decade: What "Aught" We Call It?
Why don’t we have a suitable name for the first decade of the 21st century? It’s a curious situation: here we are at the end of 2007, and we still lack a commonly accepted term for the current decade.
Our Nameless Decade: What "Aught" We Call It?
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Thursday, December 27, 2007
Take Your Best Driver's License Photo Ever
After a recent two-hour sit at the DMV, I watched most people leaving bitter and complaining about the photo on their new driver's license. This reaction to a bad photo isn't surprising, considering you have to live with it for years. These days, you've got to show your driver's license just about every time you use a credit card or fill a prescription. People have commented I always take a good driver's license photo. There's a trick to it and today I will detail the steps I take to get a good pic.
Take Your Best Driver's License Photo Ever
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Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Mashable’s 2008 Predictions: Adam’s List
There are a few ways you can go with prediction posts. You can speculate wildly (perhaps a little more fun), make some educated guesses, or, take a look at some trends from the prior year and make some predictions about how they’ll play out when the calendar switches over.
Mashable’s 2008 Predictions: Adam’s List
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Top 10 money drains
It's easy to fritter away money on daily expenses. If you fall into these money traps, learn to avoid them and pocket the savings.
Top 10 money drains
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Monday, December 24, 2007
ResourceShelf >> Check Santa’s Likely Track to Your House Today
3D visual updates on Santa’s location throughout Christmas STARTING at 7:00 AM EST. Track and see the likely route that Santa will take to get from his location to your house (already live).
ResourceShelf » Check Santa’s Likely Track to Your House Today
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Sunday, December 23, 2007
How to Prevent Lost Luggage
When you fly, do you check in your bags? Watch out: Once that bag leaves your side, anything could happen to it. For every 1,000 bags, the typical airline mishandles 6.
Sure, the odds don't sound too bad. But what if the dice doesn't roll in your favor one day? What do you do if the airline loses or damages your bag? More importantly, how do you prevent your bag from becoming a statistic?
How to Prevent Lost Luggage
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Regret the Error » Crunks 2007: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections
Written and compiled by Craig Silverman
Trends of Note
Regret the Error » Crunks 2007: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections
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Mashable’s 2008 Predictions: Mark’s List
I’ve been sitting on my 2008 predictions for a good couple of weeks now. I’ve put a good deal of thought into this, and I’ve consulted several experts in the related businesses, as well as applied my own impeccable and infallible brainpower into coming up with these.
Mashable’s 2008 Predictions: Mark’s List
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Top 25 Science Stories of 2007
The past year has been both tempestuous and exciting—from pet food, E. coli and toy poisoning scares to political fireworks over embryonic stem cell research to forest fires ravaging California. A controversial Nobel scientist (James Watson) went down in a blaze of infamy, tumbling from grace after putting his foot in his mouth one time too many, whereas a former vice president and defeated presidential candidate (Al Gore) rose from the ashes to become a Nobel Peace prize (and Oscar) winner for raising awareness on the urgency of global warming.
Top 25 Science Stories of 2007
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Cricket Scores in Google News
We're excited to share a new feature for Google News India: you can now get the latest cricket scores right on the front page! If there's a cricket match going on somewhere in the world (and there always is) you will have the latest information available.
Cricket Scores in Google News
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Australians embrace life-long learning
Over one-third (4.2 million or 38%) of Australians aged 25 to 64 years participated in formal or non-formal learning in the year to June 2007, according to a survey run for the first time by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Australians embrace life-long learning
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How to Have Less Awkward Conversations: Assuming Rapport
Assuming rapport. This is definitely one of the best social skill tips I have ever learned about. Unfortunately I’ve forgotten a bit about it lately. Maybe you have too. Or missed it altogether. So I thought I’d bring it up again.
How to Have Less Awkward Conversations: Assuming Rapport
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The Best ‘Best of’ Lists of 2007
Without further ado, here’s a quick compilation of some of the most interesting ‘Best of 2007′ lists I’ve come across during the frantic media recap of ‘What Was in 07′, before the manic, mad dash to xmas seasonal insanity, and the consequent post-holiday crash into 2008.
The Best ‘Best of’ Lists of 2007
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Top 25 Life-Improving Christmas Gifts for Under $10
If you’re like me, you’re always looking for ways to give cheap but meaningful gifts. Yes, I’m a cheapskate, but I’m a happy one.
Top 25 Life-Improving Christmas Gifts for Under $10
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Friday, December 21, 2007
Why We do Dumb or Irrational Things
"I have been primarily interested in how and why ordinary people do unusual things, things that seem alien to their natures. Why do good people sometimes act evil? Why do smart people sometimes do dumb or irrational things?" --Philip Zimbardo
Why We do Dumb or Irrational Things
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The 23 Best iTunes Add-ons
iTunes may not be the best media player on the market, but let's face facts: with its tight integration with our iPods and its excellent playlisting tools, it's very likely the digital jukebox you're using every day to manage your music. With that in mind, it's time you take iTunes to the next level. We've already tackled the 20 Best iPod Utilities, so today we're taking a look at the 25 iTunes add-ons that can take your iTunes experience from good to great.
The 23 Best iTunes Add-ons
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10 Ways to Make Your iPod a Better Learning Gadget
The iPod can supercharge your learning. But it’s often a matter of finding the right software and content. Below, we’ve listed several new pieces of software that will let you suck more educational media (DVDs, web videos, audio files, etc.) into your iPod. And we’ve also listed some important pieces of content that will make your iPod a better learning gadget.
10 Ways to Make Your iPod a Better Learning Gadget
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Twelve tips to avoid seeming like an arrogant, know-it-all jerk.
A lot of people go through the motions of being humble, but you really have to mean it.
Twelve tips to avoid seeming like an arrogant, know-it-all jerk
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The Worst Band Names Of '07
Each year, The A.V. Club receives hundreds of albums, thousands of press releases, and several thousand more show listings for hundreds of venues around the country. At any given moment, our editors are besieged by information on bands, most of which we've never heard of. Sifting through all that info, we inevitably encounter questionable band names.
The Worst Band Names Of '07
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Top 10 Weirdest Guinness World Records!!
Since the advent of circuses and fairs, people have been fascinated by the outlandish. Freak shows have taken advantage of this curiosity and soon people were flocking to observe deformed people and other human phenomena.
Over time, tastes grew sharper and some have begun to attempt eccentric feats to satisfy public demand, while quenching their own exhibitionist desires. Records are now established and broken every day, in every walk of life. Here are the top ten weirdest records in the world according to Guinness, and based on the funhigh.com oddness meter.
Top 10 Weirdest Guinness World Records!!
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The Zen of Shaving: How a Double-edge Razor Can Change Your Life
If I told you a way you could improve your health, save money, help the environment, and feel better about yourself by doing something you already do every day, would you be interested?
The Zen of Shaving: How a Double-edge Razor Can Change Your Life
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Lifehacker Zeitgeist 2007
2007's been another fantastic year at Lifehacker, and in case you've missed any of it, today we've got the highlights reel.
Lifehacker Zeitgeist 2007
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You Have Been Warned
Another year, another group of winners in M-LAW's "Wacky Warning Label" Contest, which we featured in the The World Almanac 2008. The contest, which is sponsored by a Michigan anti-lawsuit group, highlights the questionable advice amending the labels or instruction manuals of consumer products. Last year's group of dubious winners, for instance, featured the instruction manual for a personal watercraft, with the following sage advice on its gas tank: "Warning: Never use a lit match or open flame to check fuel level."
You Have Been Warned
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
A tip for updating an unlocked iPhone in Australia
For the Aussies out there who have been brave enough to obtain an unlocked iPhone for use in Australia, I spotted a tip which might help you.
A tip for updating an unlocked iPhone in Australia
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Five ways to get an edge over other air travelers
Most travelers head to the airport, check in, and let the airline take care of the rest. That’s not good enough. Especially if anything goes wrong — and things DO go wrong. You need be your own advocate, and you need a game plan, backed up with information and technology.
Five ways to get an edge over other air travelers
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Australians still keen on sport
Australians are as keen on sport as ever, with more than a quarter of the population involved in organised sport or physical activity, according to a report released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In the year to April 2007, 3.8 million people played an organised sport, and 1.6 million were in a support role such as coach, referee or committee member.
Australians still keen on sport
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Top 10 Viral Videos of 2007
2007 has certainly brought us some unique and bizarre viral videos, perhaps proving once again, anyone can become famours.
Top 10 Viral Videos
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Nielsen’s Top Ten Social Networks
Like many news outlets that cover the Web, each month we get a report from Nielsen Online, with their measurements of traffic at the top ten social networking sites. Some months there are trends worth reporting on, others there are not. Today’s report allows us to touch on some numbers relating to several different stories in the news this week, so I figured I’d share them.
Nielsen’s Top Ten Social Networks
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Don’t Break Your Back! Tips to Healthy Posture
When you were a child, you may have been told to “Stand up straight!” or “Don’t slouch!” from your parents and teachers. I remember when I was younger, my mother would poke my back out of nowhere to remind me to stand up straight. I hated this as a teen and was determined to rebel for no reason other than to be stubborn and go against what I was told. My purposeful slouching eventually turned into a habit and carried with me into adulthood.
Don’t Break Your Back! Tips to Healthy Posture
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Some Useful Condescending Phrases
Some useful phrases to use as an Evil Overlord as given by Steve Meredith. These humorous cuts were originally listed as useful phrases to use around work but they probably only work well if you are a Evil Overlord(TM).
Some Useful Condescending Phrases
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The 100 Best Songs of 2007
Jay-Z triumphed, and Rihanna offered us shelter under her umbrella, while Springsteen, Bright Eyes and Arcade Fire reported on the storm.
The 100 Best Songs of 2007
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
How Brain Death Works
In this edition of HowStuffWorks, you'll learn about the diagnosis of "brain death" and how it compares with coma and cardiac death.
How Brain Death Works
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