Australian Economic Indicators, Aug 2007

A monthly compendium of economic statistics, presenting comprehensive tables, graphs, commentaries, feature articles and technical notes. Primarily a reference document, the publication provides a broad basis for analysis and research on the Australian economy and includes statistics that can be applied to both macro-economic and sectoral analyses. The publication contains statistics under the following headings: national accounts, international accounts, consumption and investment, production, prices, labour force and demography, incomes and labour costs, financial markets, state comparisons and international comparisons.
Australian Economic Indicators, Aug 2007

Unusual Hotels of the World

Online Guide of the World's most Unusual & Unique Hotels!
Unusual Hotels of the World

Internet Archive: Movies

Watch full-length feature films, classic shorts, world culture documentaries, World War II propaganda, movie trailers, and films created in just ten hours: These options are all featured in this diverse library! Many of these videos are available for free download.
Internet Archive: Movies

Free Movie Catalog

Select from hundreds of free movies. Since these movies are in the public domain, they can be downloaded to play on computers and transfered to mobile devices like MP3 players and cell phones.
Free Movie Catalog

Lo-Glycemic Index diets help Obese lose Weight

Overweight adults who would like to shed some pounds may want to replace their white bread with a serving of beans, a research review suggests.
Lo-glycemic index diets help obese lose weight

Petrol Price Movements

Australian petrol prices move in line with international prices and for Australia the current international benchmark is the spot price of Singapore Mogas 95 Unleaded, which is the price of refined petrol in Singapore, not crude oil.
Petrol Price Movements

Time May Not Exist

No one keeps track of time better than Ferenc Krausz. In his lab at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany, he has clocked the shortest time intervals ever observed.
Time May Not Exist

Google Earth Reveals Oddities and Secrets

The editors at PC World spent some time using Google Earth to scour the surface of the planet, and they turned up some incredibly strange sights.
Google Earth Reveals Oddities and Secrets

50 Craziest Celebrity Baby Names

Jordan's baby daughter Princess Tiaamii joins a long list of children doomed to playground ridicule by their celebrity parents.
50 Craziest Celebrity Baby Names

Inbox Zero

“Clearly, the problem of email overload is taking a toll on all our time, productivity, and sanity, mainly because most of us lack a cohesive system for processing our messages and converting them into appropriate actions as quickly as possible.”
Inbox Zero

10 Ways to Instantly Build Self Confidence

Self confidence is the difference between feeling unstoppable and feeling scared out of your wits. Your perception of yourself has an enormous impact on how others perceive you. Perception is reality — the more self confidence you have, the more likely it is you’ll succeed.
10 Ways to Instantly Build Self Confidence

1902 Encyclopedia (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th and 10th Editions)

The famous Ninth Edition (1875-89) of the Encyclopaedia Britannica is widely known as the "Scholar's Edition" for its high intellectual standards.
The Tenth Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1902-03) reprinted all the volumes of the Ninth Edition and added further volumes to update the encyclopedia to the early 20th century.
Taken together, the articles of these two editions of the Britannica (presented here by 1902 Encyclopedia) constitute a authoritative reference library on every aspect of human knowledge.
1902 Encyclopedia (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th and 10th Editions)

Regional Population Growth, Australia, 1996 to 2006

Includes: Population Change, Accuracy of Population Estimates, Capital City Growth, Growth along the Coast, Growth in Inland Regional Centres, Small Area Population Declines.
Regional Population Growth, Australia, 1996 to 2006

Population by Age and Sex, Australia, 2006

Includes: Total Population, Age Distribution, Median Age, Children (under 15 years of age), Working Population (aged 15-64 years), Older People (aged 65 years and over), Sex Ratio
Population by Age and Sex, Australia, 2006

The Least Developed Countries Report, 2007

The least developed countries (LDCs) are a group of countries (presently 50 States) that have been officially identified by the United Nations as "least developed" in the light of their low income, weak human assets, and high economic vulnerability.
The Least Developed Countries Report, 2007

The New World's Tallest Building

On July 21, construction reached 1,680 feet on the 141st floor of the Burj Dubai tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, making it the largest building in the world.
Photos: The new world's tallest building

Mo' iPhone, Mo' Problems

No, I didn't stand in line for an iPhone. I wasn't sure it could stand up to my occasional fumble-n-drop method of phone usage and I didn't want to buy a cell phone with a battery I couldn't replace. Read on...
Mo' iPhone, Mo' Problems

10 Most Amazing Illusions

We think we perceive objective reality, but perception is always altered by invisible biases. Illusions demonstrate this fact. So go ahead, get your own perception from 10 of the coolest illusions ever made.
10 Most Amazing Illusions

Chinook - World Man-Machine Checkers Champion

The Chinook project began in 1989 with the goal of developing a program capable of defeating the human World Checkers Champion. In 1990, Chinook became the first program in any game to win the right to play for a human World Championship. The program lost the Championship match in 1992, but became Champion in 1994. By 1996, it became clear that the program was much stronger than any human, and Chinook was retired.
Chinook

God Plays Dice

A look at daily life through the eyes of a mathematician.
God Plays Dice