Spratt on top from start to finish
Australian Amanda Spratt has taken out overall honours in the Tour de Feminin in the Czech Republic after leading the tour fom start to finish.
Sydney gears up to 'Yell for Cadel'
Sydney cycling fans are gearing up to 'Yell for Cadel' at the Cycling Australia Bike & Lifestyle Show this Friday night at Moore Park.
Aussie green & gold into the lead in Germany
Team Australia moved into the lead in the teams classification of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt in Germany after Vicki Whitelaw's podium finish in the tour's second stage.
Little Veggie Patches delivered to your door!
The Little Veggie Patch company is based in Melbourne and delivers recycled apple crate vegetable gardens to urban gardeners!
Targeting Gaps in the Food Supply Chain: Going Beyond Agricultural Production to Achieve Food Security
Agricultural production is only the first step in moving the world’s food from farm to fork, according to Nourishing the Planet, a project of the Worldwatch Institute.
A true American hero: Woman grabs, twists breasts of TSA agent in response to 'enhanced' screening protocols
The next time you are assaulted by TSA agents at the airport that try to force you through the naked body scanner or perform a full-body grope down on you, why not just grab them back?
Gerson Tapes were nearly lost, but now reveal censored cancer cures that have saved thousands of lives
They're a collection of interviews and teachings from Charlotte Gerson, who runs the Gerson clinics that have successfully treated thousands of cancer patients with a therapy based on cleansing, detoxification and live foods nutrition.
Heartworm drugs for pets; Big Pharma's cash cow
In a seemingly diabolical plot, veterinarians and pharmaceutical companies have teamed up in a marketing campaign to frighten pet guardians into giving year-round heartworm preventatives to their cats, as well as dogs.
Murdoch's media malpractice and the genetic altering of human beings through DNA vaccines
Rupert Murdoch's media empire News Corp. is taking a severe beating as Murdoch himself is having to address various criminal allegations, including that his News of the World tabloid illegally hacked private phone lines and committed various other crimes.
Carbon tax?
For quite a while now Australia has been talking about adopting a carbon tax; but will it be a good option to decrease our carbon emissions?
Environmental News 21/07/2011
No need to wait before acting on climate: UN expert
Sunshine state enjoys most flexible working arrangements
Over one million Queensland employees used some form of flexible working arrangements in their main job, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Logitech video conferencing arm LifeSize packs triple punch
LifeSize, the enterprise video conferencing company Logitech acquired in 2009, has made three major announcements today: a big acquisition, a new service, and a new piece of hardware.
The 'vision thing' in leadership
Australia has everything to play for, and every advantage it could hope for, but it also has every chance of blowing its future prospects. So says a 16-page special report in the May 2011 issue of the internationally recognised journal, The Economist.
Woolworths: Second Half Better Than The First
More of the same for the year ahead was the call from major retailer Woolworths yesterday in the wake of the release of the financial year and 4th quarter sales figures.
BHP 2: Record Profit Expected After Solid Production Year
Besides the expansion of its Chilean and Peruvian copper resources, BHP also achieved production records in four commodities with production of iron ore posting its 11th consecutive record.
BHP 1: Trillion Dollar Boost At Escondida Copper Mine
Buried yesterday’s BHP Billiton exploration and development report for the 4th quarter and for all of the 2011 financial year was another major story for the world's biggest mining company.
Australian Dollar Outlook 7/21/2011
The Australian Dollar is holding its recent move above USD 1.0700, as sentiment remains positive, even if slightly subdued, regarding European and US Debt
problems and plans.
Windows 8: The death of malware? The death of anti-malware?
There is a lot of buzz about a recent set of tests by NSS Labs that show the Smartscreen reputation system in Internet Explorer 9 head and shoulders and most of the rest of the body above the competition in blocking malware on the web.
Mac OS X Lion is here, and I don't like it
As announced late yesterday during Apple's fiscal 2011 third quarter earnings call. OS X 10.7 released today. It's yours for 30 bucks, if your Mac has Snow Leopard and Mac App Store installed. Otherwise, you're buying something more first, either OS X 10.6 or a new Mac.
Google Labs shutting down, taking down brilliant experiments with it
In an obtusely titled blog post "More wood behind fewer arrows," Google Senior Vice President for Research and Systems Infrastructure Bill Coughran announced that Google Labs will be winding down its operations.
Rates don't rate with FHB's
Lower interest rates don't seem to be enticing first home buyers, new figures have indicated.
ASIC claims licensing success
ASIC has claimed success as it has completed the initial licensing of the credit industry, and has warned it will take a tough stance on unlicensed activity.
Bosses Face Stiff Fines Hiring Illegal Workers
A report to be released by the Federal Government today claims more than 100,000 people are misusing business, student and holiday visas to work illegally in Australia.
Daily Forex Forecast 7/21/2011
Australian Dollar: The release of the July RBA board minutes on Tuesday signalled an air of caution as far as any near-term rate rises are concerned pushing the Aussie down a third of a US cent in the process.
World Market Overview 7/21/2011
The Australian share market closed strongly firmer, following its best performance in over a week after a compromise was reached in the US to lift America's debt ceiling. However, local traders said the rally could be short lived because of ongoing debt concerns in Europe.
Australian Stock Market Report 7/21/2011
US existing home sales fell by 0.8pct in June to a 4.77 million annual rate. Economists had tipped a result near 4.90m. The median home price was up 0.8 per cent on a year ago.
Environmental News You Shouldn't Miss
MIT's researchers have discovered a way to blend carbon nanotubes, current media darlings of the chemistry world, with an existing material used for storing heat energy.
HR outsourcing on the rise: Research
The broad adoption of HR outsourcing across Asia-Pacific has emerged as the main finding of regional research conducted by Talent2.
Business deposits funding mortgages
Business frugality is funding Australian mortgage lending, a new report has indicated.