The lunch box - 23/09

It’s lunch time!

The morning’s over and you need that little boost to energise you through the rest of the day. That’s where the lunch box comes in – interesting news, ideas for the evening and the all-important weather, in one neat package.

Channel latest

• Although he is leaving Lenovo, Phil Cameron has confirmed that he wishes to stay within the channel
• Peripherals vendor, Kensington, will make its products available through Dick Smith stores in a new deal
• Bad news: the ICT trade deficit has hit $28 billion, according to the ACS

State of the market

• The market opened strongly in morning trading before quickly stabilising in positive territory. It also gained in late trading and the S&P/ASX200 closed up 70.4 points at 4734.1.
• The Aussie dollar has climbed against the American dollar and buys $US0.8748. Gold is up to $US1015.5 an ounce while oil is up at $US71.6 a barrel

General news

• Red September (1): Sydney turns to dust
• Red September (2): Sydney dust health fears
• Red September (3): Photo gallery
• Wet September: Flooding and power cuts in Tasmania
• Shrinking: Hole in ozone layer now not as big
• Keating: Banks given too much power, according to former PM
• Bill's rap: Rudd the 'smartest guy in the room'
• Climate change: Rudd praises China over US on climate
• Fairfax boardroom feud: Walker may step down from chair
• Population exploding: Growth head and shoulders above India
• Weird but true: Man chops off tongue out of fear of goddess

Sport

• Champions Trophy: Sir Lanka easily beat South Africa in opener
• NRL: Old rivalries - Eels and Dogs ready to re-enact classic final
• NRL (2): Crowd record likely to be smashed
• Ugly league: Teens on rampage in final
• Tennis: Henin announces comeback with Wimbledon as target
• AFL: Bombers' Lloyd expected to announce retirement
• AFL (2): Ablett eyes final showpiece
• Rugby union: Nucifora tipped to coach new Melbourne team
• Football: League Cup - Liverpool and Arsenal edge through

Entertainment

• NME: 10 tracks you have to hear this week - check 'em out
• Carrie Sadshaw: Stars' 'feud' threatens Sex In The City movie
• MTV: Europeans go Gaga
• Piracy debate: Lily Allen on the attack
• Piracy debate (2): Why Lily Allen is right about file-sharing
• Proof there is a hell: Spice Girls to reunite again
• Reality bites: Idol needs a lightning bolt
• Death Cab's cutie: Ben Gibbard marries actress Zooey Deschanel
• Recognised: Dr Steve Vai is in the house
• Not so sweet: Last original Sugababe quits/is pushed
• Fat man: K-Fed doesn't care that he's K-Fat
• Megan Fox: Listening to Britney stops her from dying in plane crash - or so she says

For the evening:

• The story of Alexander Pearce makes for a great movie, says Empire.

Tomorrow's weather:

• Sydney: Fine. Mostly sunny. Min: 14, Max: 23
• Melbourne: Shower or two. Min: 9, Max: 18
• Brisbane: Dry. Min: 14, Max: 28
• Perth: Shower or two. Clearing later. Min: 12, Max: 18
• Adelaide: Morning shower or two. Min: 12, Max: 20
• Hobart: Afternoon shower or two. Min: 7, Max: 15
• Canberra: Mostly fine. Windy. Min: 5, Max: 17
• Darwin: Afternoon shower. Min: 25, Max: 34