Court rebuffs regulator's appeal on Franklins sale
Brisbane Times Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:08 AM PST
THE competition regulator relied too much on economic theory and too little on commercial reality, the Federal Court said yesterday when dismissing its appeal over Metcash's acquisition of the Franklins supermarket chain. |
Why I loathe Fox's I Hate My Teenage Daughter; and why you may watch anyway
St. Petersburg Times Blogs Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:07 AM PST
A friend with a similar job decoding the TV industry for folks too smart to waste the time, brought it up first. This may have been one of the most unpredictable TV seasons in recent memory. Sure, ABC and NBC's bold move to craft network TV ripoffs of Mad Men -- a show everyone talks about but almost no one actually watches -- failed as expected. And Zooey Deschanel' s way of hiding her beauty ... |
Repairing the Brain with New Cells
Overclockers Club Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:03 AM PST
Many people are taught the brain does not grow new cells, so if a neuron dies, it is dead and will not be replaced. Modern research has found this is not true for every part of the brain. The olfactory bulb and dentate gyrus are known to undergo neurogenesis, and there is some evidence to believe this occurs in the hypothalamus too. The hypothalamus controls several aspects of the body ... |
Are Windows 8 tablets DOA?
BetaNews Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:03 AM PST
That's my question for you to ponder and to comment and debate about. Yesterday, a Forrester Research analyst proclaimed "Microsoft has missed the peak of consumer desire for a product they haven't yet released" -- it's already too late for Windows 8 tablets. He's absolutely nuts, I say. Or is he? The analyst, JP Gownder, contends that "Windows 8 is going to be very late to the party" and Apple ... |
Attorneys Say Convicted Cop's Punishment Too Harsh
KOCO 5 Oklahoma City Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:02 AM PST
Attorneys for a Tulsa police officer convicted of perjury and civil rights violations are asking a federal judge for a light sentence for their client. |
Final match between Hydro-A and TCB-A
Central Chronicle Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:02 AM PST
Bhopal : The Final match was played between Hydro-A and TCB-A the other day at BHEL Officers’ Club’s Skating Ring. Hydro-A scored a mighty 95 runs for the loss of 2 wickets, which proved to be way too much for TCB-A, who could muster only 68 runs in their 10 overs. |
Gingrich too rich to lobby?
MSN Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:01 AM PST
A behind-the-scenes look at how MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist and Mike Barnicle make it to work most mornings. |
Communications Conference
CAW Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:01 AM PST
The CAW's Local Union Media Association Conference is fast approaching and for those who have not yet registered it's not too late. The conference will be held at the CAW's Family Education Centre in Port Elgin, Ontario starting Friday, October 28. |
India: Angry snake charmer releases cobras in tax office
GlobalPost Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:58 AM PST
We've all been there: you're in your local tax office, the line is insane, the clerks are no help, the paperwork's taking forever... so you bring out your bag of poisonous cobras. Or at least perhaps that's what you would do if you too had the power to charm snakesâ€"like Indian farmer Hukkul Khan, who the Hindustan Times reported to have unleashed more than a dozen of the reptiles on unsuspecting ... |
Tymoshenko too ill for trial
UPI Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:57 AM PST
KIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Yulia Tymoshenko, due to declining health, probably won't attend a court session in Ukraine appealing her prison sentence, a supporter said. |
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