The lunch box - 14/08

- Another day another lunch

Snack on some juicy news bits over lunch, and keep up to date with the goings-on in the world with the ARN lunch box!

Channel latest

• Dick Smith is winding down itsreseller business
• Peter Mavridis has stepped down as acting CEO of ComputerCorp
• The Competitive Carriers Coalition doesn't want to wait for NBN to see changes in the telco market

State of the market

• The market rose early after yesterday’s stellar performance and the ASX 200 was much as 66 points up before lunch. However, it moderated as the day progressed and eventually finished up 25.1 points at 4461.0.
• The Aussie dollar is up almost half a per cent and buying $US0.8464. Gold is also up and trading at $US956.5 an ounce. Oil is selling for $US70.5 a barrel.

General news

• Top cop:Tony Negus to take over as AFP chief
• Emissions trading scheme: Rudd denies early poll over climate change
• CEO shocker: The man who made $842 million in 2008
• Explosive claims: French teenager says IPhone shattered in his face
• Web case Sydney priest arrested over Internet grooming
• Emergency setting: Rates to rise when 'time is right'
• Cuppa relaxation: Tea tops for times of crisis
• Fishy story: Millions of salmon go missing
• Facebook flirt trap: Whose that girl? Entries stir jealousy

Sport

• The Ashes tour: Trescothick has nightmare, rules out comeback
• The Ashes tour (2): Stuart Clark to have chat with selectors
• Inglis case: Girlfriend may clear star
• US PGA Championship:Woods leads, two Aussies tied for third - scoreboard
• Biff, bam, pow: Women's boxing gets 2012 Olympic Games spot
• Athletics:Forgotten Tallent show hits Berlin for championships
• Bouncing back: Sport that tried to kill itself limps into view again
• Ready to swoop: Magpies say they fear no-one in AFL

Entertainment

• Final note: Guitarists gently weep for Les Paul
• Katy Perry: No regrets about kissing girls
• Brad Pitt: Does what he wants
• Final film: Checkout the trailer for Ledger's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
• Screen horrors?: Top 10 most offensive movies of all-time
• Crowded House: Neil Finn on new album, offers Radiohead rumour
• Start dancing: The best Flight Of The Conchords clips

For the weekend:

• The best thing to do this weekend is turn off your computer - after you've read everything on ARN, stop being a Net head, and get out and do something! The weather looks good, except in Perth - but it needs the rain anyway, so there's no excuse for lounging around doing absolutely nothing ... unless you have the flu, in which case get all your friends and relatives to come over and look after you. Pampering, mmm. Sorry, distracted there. That's it then. Have a tweet-free day, don't face up to Facebook, give MySpace a miss. There - we feel better already just thinking about how much fun you're going to have.

Tomorrow's weather:

• Sydney: Fine. Sunny. Min: 9, Max: 21
• Melbourne: Windy. Min: 11, Max: 20
• Brisbane: Fine. Min: 9, Max: 24
• Perth: Showers, windy. Min: 11, Max: 16
• Adelaide: Dry. Windy. Min: 13, Max: 25
• Hobart: Shower or two. Min: 6, Max: 17
• Canberra: Sunny, morning frost. Min: -1, Max: 17
• Darwin: Fine and sunny. Min: 19, Max: 31

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