The Lunch Box 06/11

Spring Lunchin’

The temperatures are soaring (well, they will be soon, it's pretty ordinary in Sydney this week), and summer is on the way. Why not cool down at lunch with the ARN lunch box?

Channel latest

• A Government-backed e-waste scheme has been announced, which will force all vendors to have a collection program in place for out-of-date goods.
• Meanwhile, Westcon has signed on as a distributor for Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS)

State of the market

• The markets have risen following strong positive results from Wall St. At 11:26am, the S&P/ASX200 was up 58.3 points
• The Aussie dollar is improving thanks to the US signalling flat interest rates and is buying $US0.9105. Gold is slightly up at $US1089.5 an ounce while oil is down to $US79.6 a barrel

General news

• Secret software: Fastest guns in the market
• Slaughter in Texas: Twelve dead in military base shootings
• Economy:rate rise likely as outlook brightens
• Economy (2): Rudd told to rethink stimulus spending
• Best new job in the world?: Times Square toilet attendant
• Virgin: Family feud over use of name
• High life: Murdochs pay $23m for mansion
• Celebrations start: U2 warms up Berlin for Wall anniversary
• $53m insider trading probe: FBI snares 14
• Technology: Microsoft raises cloud computing concerns
• The market: Wall Street's Dow rallies 200 points
• Plumbing war: Plungers at 40 paces

Sport

• Sailing: Australia could host America's Cup
• Rugby union: Brave Deans opts for Cooper
• Cricket: Australia win and go 3-2 up despite Tendulkar epic
• Cricket (2): Jaques and Hughes fail to impress
• Spring Carnival: Fined Brown accuses RSPAC of whipping up a storm
• Spring Carnival (2): Waterhouse finally wins one - after protest upheld
• Spring Carnival (3): Boss thinks he's on winner again for Flemington finale
• Spring Carnival (4): Nikolic, O'Brien eye consolation
• Spring Carnival (5): Williams tips Nicconi in 'the race of the carnival'
• Rugby league: Shillington's secret French connection
• Tennis: Wickmayer, malisse banned for doping

Entertainment

• Ladyhawke: Feathers fly over her origins
• Bagging Beyonce: Show blasted as an 'insolent sex party'
• Golden Plains 2010: First line-up announced
• Billy Corgan: Reveals Swine flu conspiracy
• Q Awards: Lady GaGa, Kasabian, Lily Allen, Muse, U2, Sonic Youth all win
• No Doubt: Sue over Band Hero
• Ride on: Sex and vintage motorcycle advertising (gallery)
• Modern world: We are not hermits
• Graham Coxon: Talks about his Spinning Top
• Travel: The most beautiful island on Earth

For the weekend:

• Head over to your local theatre for a show! Melbourne Theatre Company is running When the rain stops falling, Bell Shakespeare at the Opera House is running a series of Taming of the Shrew, and The Queensland Performing Arts Centre is showing The Trocks.

  If you’re in Perth, you can enjoy An Oak Tree at the Perth Theatre Company, while in Adelaide you can enjoy a performance of Vanity Fair. On Sunday, Hobart residents can enjoy the Theatre Royal Open Day, while in Darwin there’s a performance of Sleeping Beauty to look forward to

Tomorrow's weather:

• Sydney: Shower or two. Min: 17, Max: 22
• Melbourne: Sunny. Min: 12, Max: 29
• Brisbane: Showers. Min: 18, Max: 27
• Perth: Cloudy, chance of a shower. Min: 14, Max: 23
• Adelaide: Fine. Sunny. Min: 15, Max: 33
• Hobart: Fine. Min: 09, Max: 22
• Canberra: Fine, partly cloudy. Min: 10, Max: 25
• Darwin: Afternoon shower inland. Min: 25, Max: 34

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