Daily Archive for March 11th, 2010

Google to digitise old books from Italy

GOOGLE says it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei.

150,000 Aussies have eye condition

MORE than 150,000 Australians have been diagnosed with the vision-destroying condition glaucoma but just as many may have it but don’t know.

Mum ‘devastated’ at wheelchair bashing

THE mother of a Canadian wheelchair-bound man punched, stomped and beaten with a metal bar at a Sydney railway station says she is “devastated”.

Elle returns to catwalk in Paris

SUPERMODEL Elle Macpherson proved she is the queen of curves during her surprise return to the catwalk in Paris.

iiNet confirms Netspace takeover talks

INTERNET service provider iiNet Ltd says it is discussing a takeover of rival Netspace but a decision to proceed with the transaction is yet to be made.

Warning: Taxation danger point

ARE you in danger of exceeding at least one of the annual caps on super contributions?

Media ‘need multiple platforms’

MULTIPLE platforms and revenue streams are going to be key for media industry players hoping to survive and thrive in the fast-changing digital landscape.

Sailor missing after Chile quake

AN Australian sailor missing off the coast of earthquake-ravaged Chile was on board a yacht whose captain has previously sailed without a radio.

Meet The Chevelles At SXSW

Australian garage band The Chevelles will join Undercover`s Paul Cashmere for an interview from the SXSW studio in Austin on Friday, March 19.

Myer first-half profit falls 74%

MYER has downgraded its full year sales growth target to between one and two per cent, and expects a seven per cent rise in revenue in the following year.