<?php
$limit = get_option('posts_per_page');
$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
query_posts('showposts=' . $limit=7 . '&paged=' . $paged);
$wp_query->is_archive = true; $wp_query->is_home = false;
?>
<?php while(have_posts()) : the_post(); if(!($first_post == $post->ID)) : ?>
<ul>
<li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
</ul>
<?php endif; endwhile; ?>