Six Ideas That Will Change the World

They are making orange peel plastic and robots that can heal themselves. They are six researchers with six ideas that will one day change the world.
Six Ideas That Will Change the World

Lifehacker guide to election day

It's election eve in Australia, so we've compiled a roundup of all the information you need for voting tomorrow. Below the cut you can find information on the best information available online to find out who your candidates are and where to vote, along with the a wrap up of the election guides that are available online, and even how to get the election results SMSed to you!
Lifehacker guide to election day

New words - Oxford English Dictionary

On 14 September 2007 the alphabetical range proter-purposive was added to the New Edition: every word in this range has been thoroughly revised and updated. Below are listed all the new words in the range. We have also added a further list of new words from across the alphabet.
New Words - Oxford English Dictionary

The Social Media Manual: Read Before You Play

So many questions from people about Digg, Propeller, Reddit, Stumbleupon, and other social news sites every day - decided to write this little "manual" as something to read before you jump in head first into any social site, and to keep by your side as you progress through the ranks. It should not only help you succeed with your social media marketing efforts, but also help you avoid some of the mistakes.
The Social Media Manual: Read Before You Play

Products in Translation: Photos

One of the great adventures of travel is sampling the local fare. To do so, it sometimes has a few odd translations for product names, signs and food labels.
Products in Translation: Photos

The Hidden Truth Behind Hotel Drinking Glasses

I've always wondered where that wonderful flavor comes from. Now I know.
The Hidden Truth Behind Hotel Drinking Glasses

The Rolling Bridge

Rather than a conventional opening bridge mechanism, consisting of a single rigid element that lifts to let boats pass, the Rolling Bridge gets out of the way by curling up until its two ends touch.
The Rolling Bridge

250 Things You Wish You Know That Will Guarantee Your Speaking Success

#1. Audience always comes first, ask yourself “How can they benefit from listening to me?”
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250 Things You Wish You Know That Will Guarantee Your Speaking Success

On Being Pretty Ugly: A Nice But Quaint Oxymoron

The etymology of the adjective pretty has been investigated reasonably well. Many questions still remain unanswered, but it is the development of the word’s senses rather than its origin that amazes students of language. The root of pretty, which must have sounded approximately like prat, meant “trick.”
On Being Pretty Ugly: A Nice But Quaint Oxymoron

How does Bluetooth work?

We go straight to the source and get Bluetooth executive director Michael Foley to wirelessly transmit an answer to this query.
How does Bluetooth work?

The 10 People you'll find in any Gym

Step in any gym in any city in any state in this entire country and you're sure to find the same people. Of course not the exact same people, but the same types of people.
The 10 people you'll find in any gym

10 things you can do to get a promotion

Very few people hire on with any company or organisation with the intention of remaining indefinitely at the position for which they were hired. These ten tips will help you ask for advancement.
10 things you can do to get a promotion

How to Win at Monopoly ® - a Surefire Strategy

I'm a big Monopoly fan and I recently saw a great website that did something I've always wanted to do: calculate how long it takes to return your investment in the various properties and houses/hotel purchases. Knowing this is really the key to developing a strategy to win the game. Without it, how do you know whether to focus on putting hotels on Boardwalk or buying all the Railroads? You can't do everything - the key to winning is making the right trades and decisions at the different stages of the game. This is just my interpretation of the numbers, but I propose a winning strategy below and then back it up with the data.
How to Win at Monopoly ® - a Surefire Strategy

Lose Belly Fat - Is It Really Possible?

Yes! Of course it is! Don’t give up! There is hope. The key is to understand how your body works and to have a comprehensive plan that you will execute over a reasonable period of time. Translation: this is not a quick fix. But, remember, it is doable! Take the turtle approach, slow and steady, and you’ll get there.
Lose Belly Fat - Is It Really Possible?

Telework is Good For You

Or, to be more precise, “telecommuting has mostly positive consequences for employees and employers,” according to a press release from the American Psychological Association. The release summarizes the findings of a paper from Journal of Applied Psychology that performed a meta-analysis of 46 different studies of telecommuting over the years.
Telework is Good For You

Pigeon Point Lighthouse

Once per year at the Pigeon Point Lighthouse they shut down the weak insipid modern (presumably electric) light and switch over the the 5 kerosene lamps and fresnel lens of the original, as it was 135 years ago.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse

Interesting Web Browsers You Have Never Heard Of

There are more browsers than you are aware of. Besides Firefox, Opera and Internet Explorer there is a number of promising alternatives which can improve your flexibility, increase your productivity and enrich your browsing experience.
Interesting Web Browsers You Have Never Heard Of

Global Personal Taxation Comparison

Mercer's Worldwide Individual Tax Comparator Report analysed the tax and benefits systems across 32 markets focusing on personal tax structures, average salaries and marital status.
Global personal taxation comparison survey

Constitution Day - National Archives of Australia

The National Archives is embarking on a new Constitution Day initiative and is seeking partners to support its move to create an annual event program on a national scale, culminating in a new national celebration.
Constitution Day - National Archives of Australia

7 Bad E-Mail Habits that Make People Want to Kill You

E-mail is a shallow way to communicate. It’s easy, fast and lacks the depth of understanding most people have face-to-face. Unfortunately, many people don’t realize just how much of this understanding is lost. As a result, they pick up bad habits and start driving coworkers, bosses and friends crazy.
7 Bad E-Mail Habits that Make People Want to Kill You