Australian Grand Prix posts another $40 million loss in 2009. The 2008 Grand Prix also suffered a record $40 million loss, funded by the Victorian Government.
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Obama wins The Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.
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2009 Formula One season in The Big Picture. Collection of photographs from the most recent three races (4 rounds so far of a scheduled 17) of the 2009 Formula One World Championship season.
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New National Broadband Network. The Rudd Government today announced the establishment of a new company to build and operate a new super fast National Broadband Network which will be the single largest nation building infrastructure project in Australian history.
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Yahoo! Tech’s best and worst tech products of 2008. Hulu and Sony Xperia X1 among the best and Blu-ray in the worst category.
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Boing Boing Gadgets’ Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart. The short answer: Get an MSI Wind or Dell Mini 9.
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WordPress 2.6 released with approximately 194 bug fixes.
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Hamilton and Kovalainen were penalized five grid places. Following several hours of deliberation by the stewards about whether or not the McLaren pair had done anything wrong, it was eventually decided that the duo should be punished. Hamilton was penalised for blocking Heidfeld, while Kovalainen got his penalty for blocking both the German and Alonso. It means Kovalainen will now start from eighth place on the grid, with Hamilton one place behind him. A McLaren spokesman confirmed that the team would not appeal the decision.
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PC Magazine says the Dell XPS One is the all-in-one PC to beat for now.
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