American duo on track to end PGA Tour drought
American duo on track to end PGA Tour drought
While golfers with grander resumes struggled to keep pace, a pair of veteran non-winners have moved to the top of the leaderboard of the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines.
Despite a bogey on the par-5 18th hole on Saturday when he put his third shot in the only water hazard on the course, Patrick Rodgers grabbed a one-shot lead over fellow American Denny McCarthy with a four-under 68. Rodgers, who finished three rounds at eight-under 208, and McCarthy have combined for nearly 500 PGA Tour appearances without finishing better than second.
Rodgers, 32, has been a runner-up four times, including twice in playoffs. This is the fifth time he has entered the final round of a stroke-play event with the lead.
“It’s the thing that whenever my name is mentioned, that’s the first thing that everybody says professionally, so it’s something that I have to deal with,” he said.
“I think I’ve struggled with it for a long time, but I feel like I’m viewing my career from a different vantage point now and I’m excited about the opportunity to cross that finish line tomorrow.”
The 31-year-old McCarthy, who has two runner-up finishes in 193 starts, made four birdies in a five-hole stretch at the South Course before finishing with a 71 and seven under.
The two players who began the day at the top of the leaderboard tied for the worst rounds of the day at four-over 76. Davis Thompson, who had the lead, dropped into a tie for fourth at four under, one shot ahead of the world’s top-ranked player Scottie Scheffler.
World No.3 Rory McIlroy (74) also struggled, now five shots behind Rodgers.
Ludvig Aberg is third at six under after a 70 that included the first hole-in-one of the tournament. Aberg struck a pitching a wedge on the 140-yard third hole, with the ball landing just a few feet past the pin and spinning back into the hole.
“It was a really cool moment,” he said.
“I’ve never made a hole-in-one in tournament play before.”
The best round of the day was shot by Tony Finau (67), who began play nearly three hours before the leaders tied for 24th and ended it joint fourth. He chipped in for birdies on the third, fourth and eighth holes before adding birdies on 13 and 16.
“I think that’s the most chip-ins I’ve had in one round really in my life, for sure in my career,” Finau said.
“Maybe as a kid I may have chipped in a few times. But that’s always a bonus.”
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Scientists Detect Huge Radioactive “Anomaly” Under Pacific Ocean
Scientists Detect Huge Radioactive “Anomaly” Under Pacific Ocean
Researchers have discovered an “unexpected” accumulation of the radioactive isotope beryllium-10, deep underneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
As detailed in a paper published in the journal Nature Communications, the international team of scientists believes that the “anomaly” dates back to shifts in ocean currents or cosmic rays interacting with the Earth’s atmosphere approximately ten million years ago. Beryllium-10 is known to be continuously produced by oxygen and nitrogen atoms in the Earth’s upper atmosphere interacting with high-energy protons, which race through the universe at nearly the speed of light.
The team hopes their discovery could serve as an “independent time marker for marine archives,” allowing scientists to get a better sense of how the planet’s crust has evolved over millions of years, and better calibrate geological data sets.
Radioactive isotopes are typically used by researchers to date archaeological and geological samples. Radiocarbon dating is one such application, but it comes with some notable limitations.
While samples of things like wood or bones can be accurately dated, the “radiocarbon method is limited to dating samples no more than 50,000 years old,” explained coauthor and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf physicist Dominik Koll in a statement. “To date older samples, we need to use other isotopes, such as cosmogenic beryllium-10.”
The isotope’s half-life is a whopping 1.4 million years, and breaks down into boron, allowing scientists to look much further back in time, over ten million years.
As detailed in their paper, Koll and his colleagues examined geological samples taken from the Pacific Ocean’s bed miles below the surface. They examined the proportion of boron isotopes using accelerator mass spectrometry.
The results surprised them.
“At around 10 million years, we found almost twice as much [boron-10 isotope] as we had anticipated,” Koll recalled. “We had stumbled upon a previously undiscovered anomaly.”
The team can only offer informed guesses as to what caused the anomaly around the time gibbons and orangutans genetically split, leading to the earliest humans.
The researchers suggest there could’ve been a “grand reorganization” of ocean currents, depositing more than expected amounts of beryllium-10 in the Pacific.
Perhaps most intriguingly, the anomaly may have been the result of a powerful celestial event, like a “near-Earth supernova” that could have temporarily intensified cosmic radiation ten million years ago, according to the scientists. A collision with an interstellar could’ve also made the Earth’s atmosphere more vulnerable to a bombardment of cosmic rays.
“Only new measurements can indicate whether the beryllium anomaly was caused by changes in ocean currents or has astrophysical reasons,” Koll explained in the statement. “That is why we plan to analyze more samples in the future and hope that other research groups will do the same.”
For instance, if similar discoveries were to be made in other oceans, it would suggest that the anomaly was a global phenomenon — supporting the latter astrophysical hypothesis.
More on cosmic rays: Scientist Warns That NASA’s Voyager Probes Are “Dodging Bullets Out There”
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Broadcom Weighs Possible Deal for Intel’s Chip-Design Unit: WSJ – Bloomberg
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Train delays continue as workers win right to action
Train delays continue as workers win right to action
A rail union has won a decisive victory at the Fair Work Commission to engage in industrial action, spelling more delays for NSW commuters.
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City of Las Vegas urging residents, businesses to shut off boilers, water heaters
City of Las Vegas urging residents, businesses to shut off boilers, water heaters
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Las Vegas residents and businesses are being urged to turn off all boilers and water heaters as soon as possible. The city says changing water pressure from the water being transferred to the Luna Reservoir could result in sediment buildup and might cause damage.
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This is following Friday’s precautionary boiling advisory for the area. The city also says water heaters can be put on vacation mode to avoid turning off the pilot light.
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LIV Golf to remain in Adelaide until at least 2028
LIV Golf to remain in Adelaide until at least 2028
Adelaide will remain host of a LIV Golf tournament until at least 2028 while unveiling plans to retain the event beyond that at a Greg Norman designed course.
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Insiders Enjoy S$11m Return After Buying Salt Investments Stock
Insiders Enjoy S$11m Return After Buying Salt Investments Stock
Salt Investments Limited (SGX:FQ7) insiders who acquired shares over the previous 12 months, can probably afford to ignore the recent 25% decline in the stock price. Even after accounting for the recent loss, the S$11.2m worth of stock purchased by them is now worth S$22.6m or in other words, their investment continues to give good returns.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.
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Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Head of Marine & Offshore Division Tian Lian for S$2.5m worth of shares, at about S$0.0015 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of S$0.003. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn’t tell us much about whether insiders might find today’s price attractive.
Salt Investments insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn’t sell any. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
SGX:FQ7 Insider Trading Volume February 16th 2025
There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. If investing in lesser known companies is your style, you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Salt Investments insiders own about S$33m worth of shares (which is 52% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.
There haven’t been any insider transactions in the last three months — that doesn’t mean much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. It would be great to see more insider buying, but overall it seems like Salt Investments insiders are reasonably well aligned (owning significant chunk of the company’s shares) and optimistic for the future. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it’s also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. At Simply Wall St, we’ve found that Salt Investments has 5 warning signs (4 are potentially serious!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.
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India Political Updates | Congress leaders in Kerala irked over Tharoor's praise for CPM govt – Deccan Herald
India Political Updates | Congress leaders in Kerala irked over Tharoor's praise for CPM govt – Deccan Herald
India Political Updates | Congress leaders in Kerala irked over Tharoor’s praise for CPM govt Deccan HeraldFive key takeaways from Modi-Trump talks BBC.comTrump calls India’s Modi a ‘great friend’ but warns of higher U.S. tariffs on Indian goods The Associated Press
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Swan Districts forward Tom Edwards kicks four goals in match simulation for Essendon ahead of SSP deadline
Swan Districts forward Tom Edwards kicks four goals in match simulation for Essendon ahead of SSP deadline
AFL hopeful Tom Edwards is ready to “wait and see” after flying back to Perth on Sunday knowing he’s done everything he could to grab the final spot on Essendon’s list.
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National Weather Service issues tornado warnings near Jackson area
National Weather Service issues tornado warnings near Jackson area
Tornadoes and wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour are possible across much of Mississippi on Saturday evening.
Most of Mississippi is under an enhanced risk of severe weather, according to the National Weather Service in Jackson.
The NWS announced that tornado warnings were issued for “Northwestern Yazoo County in Central Mississippi, Southern Humphreys County in Central Mississippi and East central Sharkey County in West central Mississippi.”
The warning was in effect until 8:45 p.m.
“Severe thunderstorms, capable of producing tornadoes and damaging wind gusts to 70 mph are likely across the entire area late this afternoon into tonight,” according to the NWS. “Strong tornadoes are possible.”
After temperatures approached 80 degrees in much of Mississippi, a cold front was expected to plunge temperatures to 45 degrees overnight.
Jackson and much of Mississippi are under a severe weather threat on Saturday evening, according to the National Weather Service.
At 7:43 p.m., a “severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Holly Bluff, or 8 miles southeast of Rolling Fork, moving northeast at 55 mph.”
As much as three quarters of an inch of rain was expected in Jackson and up to an inch was expected in Hattiesburg, where wind gusts were expected up to 40 mph. Jackson was under a risk of severe weather from 8 p.m. to midnight.
The Mississippi Delta was all placed under an enhanced risk, with Greenville under the threat of severe weather from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Greenwood and Yazoo City under the threat of severe weather from 8 p.m. to midnight.
Meridian, Laurel and Hattiesburg were under the risk of severe weather from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
The Mississippi River was under a flood advisory at “Vicksburg affecting Madison, Warren, Claiborne, Jefferson and Tensas Counties”
What is the Sunday forecast in Jackson?
Sunday is projected at a high of 46 degrees and a low of 28. Wind gusts are projected up to 30 mph. Temperatures were forecasted to be as low as 21 by Thursday.
What is the Sunday forecast in Hattiesburg?
A cloudy morning should clear up during the day with a high of 59 degrees. Sunday night, temperatures were expected to drop to 31.
Thursday night, a hard freeze is expected, with forecasted temperatures plunging to 23.
How many tornadoes have touched down in Mississippi this year?
To date, 11 tornadoes have been recorded in Mississippi in 2025, with eight in January and three in February.
The Noxubee County tornado on Jan. 5 reached 500 yards wide and 115 mph. None of the previous 11 2025 tornadoes produced any deaths.
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: National Weather Service in Jackson, MS forecast for tornadoes on Saturday
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UFC Fight Night 251 live updates: Results, round-by-round coverage of every fight play-by-play, live results – MMA Junkie
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Breast ******* cases in young women increasing at a ‘concerning’ rate
Breast ******* cases in young women increasing at a ‘concerning’ rate
It’s the most commonly diagnosed ******* among women in one state; however, doctors are turning patients away because of one crucial factor.
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Eric Adams reacts to Justice Department motion to drop his corruption charges
Eric Adams reacts to Justice Department motion to drop his corruption charges
The Department of Justice submitted an official request to dismiss New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption case. Adams is trying to reassure New Yorkers that he is solely beholden to them, saying he never offered to trade on his authority as mayor for an end to his case. Ali Bauman reports.
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Labor copies Libs' homework with foreign investor ban
Labor copies Libs' homework with foreign investor ban
Foreign investors will be banned from buying an existing home for two years and land-banking will be curtailed, in a Labor bid to ease housing affordability.
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How are Trader Joe’s eggs still so cheap?
How are Trader Joe’s eggs still so cheap?
With egg prices soaring to more than $10 a dozen in some parts of the country, shoppers have noticed one place where eggs are still relatively affordable: Trader Joe’s.
Eggs at the grocery chain are selling for an average of $3.49 a dozen as of the week of Feb. 11, according to The Krazy Coupon Lady blog, which tracks weekly egg prices at major retailers.
This falls well below the national average: As of January, the average cost of a dozen Grade A large eggs was $4.95, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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How is Trader Joe’s keeping egg prices down?
According to CNBC Make It, the chain buys directly from suppliers, has smaller product selection, and uses private-label brands to avoid markups.
The retailer also recently instituted an egg-buying limit of one dozen per person, per day, to control its supply.
“At Trader Joe’s we work hard every day to provide our customers outstanding value in the form of the best quality products at the best everyday prices,” Trader Joe’s spokesperson Nakia Rohde said in an email to TODAY.com when asked about its current egg prices. “We only change our prices when our costs change.”
Egg prices have been on the rise in recent months due to widespread outbreaks of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.
As of the first week of February, bird flu outbreaks had resulted in the loss of more than 21 million birds, according to the USDA’s weekly Egg Markets Overview.
There is “little chance for improvement in the near-term” in the availability of shell eggs as the bird flu “continues to impact productive flocks,” the USDA says.
Restaurants are also feeling the pressure of high egg prices. Earlier this month, Waffle House announced it would add a 50-cent surcharge on every egg it sells.
While there have been cases of humans contracting bird flu from an infected animal, there have been no documented cases in the U.S. of people getting sick after eating cooked poultry products.
To ensure eggs are safe to eat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends cooking them to an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Prelim Results | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues – UFC
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Crested cranes: Uganda’s disappearing national bird
Crested cranes: Uganda’s disappearing national bird
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With its distinctive golden crown, red throat pouch and slender ****** legs, the crested crane is beloved in Uganda – featuring on the East African nation’s flag and coat of arms.
All the country’s national sports teams are also nicknamed after the iconic bird, but in recent years it has gone into decline and conservationists say it may face extinction if more is not done to protect it.
The bird is protected by law – it stipulates a life sentence and/or a fine of 20bn Ugandan shillings ($5m; £4m) for those found to have killed one.
Going back centuries, local Buganda cultural superstition also protected the elegant fowl, which was seen as a symbol of wealth, good fortune and longevity.
It was believed that if one killed a crane, its kith and kin would flock to the killer’s home, hold vigil and mourn by collectively honking until the person went mad or even died.
“Such stories instilled fear, and cranes would be respected and revered and not killed,” Jimmy Muheebwa, a senior conservationist at Nature Uganda, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), told the BBC.
But for farmers in western Uganda, where the cranes mostly hang out, that fear has dissipated and often it is only conservationists who appear to know about the ban on killing them.
“I really don’t see any value in these birds because all they do is raid our plantations and eat our crops. We are worried about food security in this area,” Tom Mucunguzi, a maize farmer from a village near Mbarara city in Western Region, told the BBC.
Another farmer near Mbarara, Fausita Aritua, agreed, saying when she goes to her maize plot she spends the whole day chasing away the cranes – and if she cannot get there, she tries to get someone else to stand guard.
“We no longer harvest as much as we used to do because these birds eat everything,” she told the BBC.
Also known as grey-crowned cranes, the birds are predominantly found in Uganda but are also in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
They are non-migratory, but make local and seasonal movements depending on food resources, nest site availability and the weather.
Standing at about 1m (3.2ft) tall, the waterfowl mostly live in wetland areas – riverbanks, around dams and open grassland – where they breed and feed on grass seeds, small toads, frogs, insects and other invertebrates.
But with the increasing human population, the high demand for food is pushing farmers to cultivate in wetlands, leaving crested cranes with diminishing areas to call home.
“In eastern Africa, the population has declined terribly by over 80% in the last 25 years,” Adalbert Ainomucunguzi, who leads the International Crane Foundation (ICF) in East Africa, told BBC.
In the1970s, Uganda boasted a population of more than 100,000 crested cranes, but today that number has dwindled to a mere 10,000, according to Nature Uganda.
This decline saw the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) put the crested crane on its red list of endangered bird species in 2012.
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“Despite its serenity, beauty and popularity, the bird is facing a serious threat. It means that if no urgent measures are taken to reverse this trend, we might see the cranes pushed to extinction,” Dan Sseruge, a Ugandan ornithologist, told the BBC.
Around Mbarara we found it was difficult to track down the birds – and only saw them early in the morning just after dawn.
Conservationists say they used to be much easier to find in the landscape surrounding Mbarara.
Dozens of cranes have in recent years been found dead after they were poisoned by rice and maize farmers in Lwengo district, in south-central Uganda.
“One of the biggest threats against cranes is poisoning by the farmers. This is because the birds are causing a lot of crop damage,” Gilbert Tayebwa, a conservation officer at ICF, told BBC.
Mr Tayebwa said he has been engaging farmers to use different deterrent methods like scarecrows to protect their crops from invading cranes.
Farmers like Philip Ntare, from Lwengo, said the cranes were sometimes mistakenly poisoned after eating crops sprayed with agro-chemicals and other pesticides.
“I just chase them, because I grew up knowing the crested crane is not supposed to be killed. But government should consider compensating farmers for crop damage,” he told the BBC.
However, John Makombo, director of conservation at the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), said this was not possible.
“It is one of those precious species that have freedom to go anywhere and so unfortunately the government is not liable for any damage done by the cranes,” he told the BBC.
Sarah Kugonza, an ICF conservationist, said the cranes also face a host of other threats – not just from farmers. Without the protective cover of the wetlands, their chicks are more likely to be captured by eagles.
Cranes are finding day by day that they are living in an increasingly hostile environment.
“Sometimes breeding areas are flooded and nowadays some cranes are killed by electricity lines when flying,” Ms Kugonza told BBC.
Their exceptional beauty has also put them at risk as people are increasingly capturing them to be pets, according to Mr Ainomucunguzi.
But crested cranes, who can live for just over two decades, hardly ever breed in captivity as the birds are famously faithful.
“It is a highly monogamous bird as it pairs once, for life. This means that if one of them is killed or domesticated, the likelihood of finding a new mating partner is almost zero,” said Mr Muheebwa.
They attract a mate by dancing, bowing and jumping – and are often seen walking as couples or families. A pair will define their own territory and can be very aggressive to defend it.
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The crested crane’s faithful nature has also made it a target for use in traditional remedies
Scientifically called Balearica regulorum gibbericeps, the cranes also have unique nesting patterns as they usually return to the same location annually, often laying between two and five eggs that are incubated by both sexes for anywhere between 28 and 31 days.
Any destruction to these nesting areas impacts on these breeding patterns.
Their monogamy has also attracted the unwelcome attention of local traditional healers, who claim that the parts of crested crane may bring faithfulness from a partner – or good luck.
“Some people have been caught hunting cranes to take some of their body parts to witch doctors in a belief that they will get rich. Or, if you are a woman, your husband will never leave you,” Mr Tayebwa from ICF said.
This is also something conservationists are trying to counter – as well as alerting people to the law protecting cranes.
During the BBC’s visit to Mbarara it proved difficult to find crested cranes – except early in the morning
And in an effort to reverse declining numbers, the Ugandan government and conservationist groups are now rallying communities to restore wetlands.
President Yoweri Museveni, who comes from the Western Region, has been urging encroachers to vacate wetland areas and, according to local media, has declared 2025 a year of wetland conservation.
The ICF has also recruited custodians to monitor and ensure that the cranes’ breeding grounds are protected.
Nature Uganda’s Mr Muheebwa said these efforts were slowly helping to stabilise the situation but crane numbers remained “very low”.
For Mr Makombo, the UWA’s future emphasis is going to be on setting an example when it comes to the law.
“We shall arrest and prosecute those who are poisoning the cranes,” he said.
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Fremantle Dockers vice-captain Caleb Serong keen to embrace expectations after unique All Stars clash
Fremantle Dockers vice-captain Caleb Serong keen to embrace expectations after unique All Stars clash
Caleb Serong described playing against the All Stars in Saturday’s blockbuster pre-season game as “a different experience on a great day” and says the Dockers will embrace the external expectation of deep September run.
The Fremantle vice-captain was the team’s best in a 43-point loss against a team they couldn’t prepare for.
“We knew it was going to be a different style of game. They were going to throw a lot of things at us, a lot of speed, a lot of flips,” Serong said.
“That is exactly what they did and it is hard to defend at times.
“But it was a great occasion, a great day. It was a good hit-out. A stepping stone towards round one.“
Playing in front of a big pre-season crowd of almost 37,865 despite the heat and a 4.30pm start that was challenging for local fans, the Dockers were overrun by a faster All Stars team that was captained by teammate Michael Walters and also featured gun Fremantle recruit Shai Bolton.
“The fortunate thing for us was we got to play in front of 37,000 people which no one in the pre-season gets to do, so it was great for a few of the younger boys to get that experience,” Serong said after the 43-point loss.
“It is a different game than any other game we will play this year.
“We have to take it at face value for what it is. But we can still take a lot of learnings out of it. A lot of non-negotiables that should show up in any kind of game.”
Serong said the hype around Fremantle playing finals and even pushing for a top-four spot this season was “perfect”.
“That’s our expectation,” Serong said.
“There is a little bit of extra expectation externally but we have so much confidence in what we are doing and so much belief in where we are at as a group.
“The excitement in the four walls is enough for me.
“We just have to go out there and do it. That’s all that really matters, our actions and what we do, how we prepare during the week and what we do on game day.
“In the end expectations don’t really matter. It’s what we do on the weekend.”
Camera IconSerong was Freo’s best on Saturday. Credit: Daniel Wilkins/The West ***********
Asked whether the All Stars, who had stars on every line, would be beat most AFL teams, Serong said: “It’s hard to tell.”
“If you could scout then it is a different story,” he said.
“We didn’t know what structures or flips they were going to do.
“We didn’t know their rotations, they were running a lot of players out there and flipping them and they stepped up.
“They played for the jumper, they played for their community on an occasion like this.
“It was amazing to be a part of.”
Camera IconMichael Walters after the game. Credit: Paul Kane/Getty Images
Serong had a ‘Serong’ type of day, with 27 possessions, five clearances and six score assists, but missed a couple of shots on goal he should have nailed.
The Dockers were without roughly than a third of their first-choice 23, including captain Alex Pearce, Sean Darcy, Luke Ryan, Hayden Young and Nat Fyfe, while Walters and Bolton were on the other team.
They also lost important forward-mid Sam Switkowski after a head knock. He will be assessed over the coming days.
“It will look at lot different,” Serong said of the likely round one team.
“We have had a great pre-season and a lot of guys who are knocking down the door. There was some good feedback today that they are doing some really good work and some guys might need to tidy a few things up.
“But the way we have attacked pre-season has been awesome. There has been a massive improvement in a lot of individuals and the group in general.
“I am just excited to see how that builds up over the next few weeks.”
Liam Reidy was the Dockers’ choice as first ruck, with Luke Jackson chopping out. Young West Coast player Coen Livingstone battled valiantly in his first AFL game at any level, but Reidy was the standout with 36 hitouts and 10 possessions.
He is the likely pick for the round one clash with Geelong as the Dockers have put a line through Darcy for the opening two matches as he recovers from knee and ankle surgery.
Serong said the centre-square structure without Darcy “is going to keep improving”.
“We haven’t had our first-choice midfield together for the whole pre-season. We have been going at it 50-50 because we have so much depth in there,” Serong said.
“We are trying to get some continuity in the next three weeks. A bit of work behind the scenes to get that cohesion will be really important.”
It was a big tick for Reidy, who was called into the Fremantle team for the final two rounds of last season and collected a total of 50 hitouts.
“His ability to fight, scrap and give us the contest in there. He has improved so much over the pre-season as well,” Serong said.
“We saw what he was able to do at the end of last year, to give us a go in the contest and fight in there, that’s his one-wood. I’m excited to see what he can do.”
Bolton and Walters played managed minutes and both had their moments, but it was hard to get a say in this brash, dynamic All Stars team.
Serong was just happy he won’t have to play against Bolton again, at least until the next All Stars game.
“It is going to be exciting to have him in the purple jumper,” Bolton said.
“It was good to see him get minutes today and get through and do some exciting things.”
Camera IconShai Bolton. Credit: Daniel Wilkins/The West ***********
Serong was surprised to see Walters lining up against him at the opening bounce.
“He told us he was going to get in there and in the first centre bounce he was in there. That was interesting to see,” Serong said.
“To see him captain that side and what it means to him and his family, it was amazing.
“He is a legend of our footy club and a legend of the Indigenous community as well. Those young guys out there look up to him.
“You could see the lift it gave him this week around the club. I know it meant a lot to him and it means a lot to us to have him as part of our family.”
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Investor Earning $24,000 a Month in Dividends Shares Top 9 Stocks in Portfolio – ‘Goal Is To Retire By 2027’
Investor Earning $24,000 a Month in Dividends Shares Top 9 Stocks in Portfolio – ‘Goal Is To Retire By 2027’
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Many Americans are turning to quality dividend stocks to offset volatility and compound their wealth over the long term. Data shows that the total return for the Dividend Aristocrats Index (companies that have increased dividends for 25 consecutive years) came in at about 12.08% from 1990 through 2019, compared to 9.95% for the S&P 500 index.
Last year, someone asked dividend investors on Reddit to share their monthly dividend income goals. The question received about 100 comments, with many interesting income reports.
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An investor said he collected about $24,000 in dividends a month and his goal was to earn $50,000 a month by 2026. He said his job paid “really well,” which allowed him to make regular investments in dividend stocks.
“Goal is to get to $50K/month in Div’s by 2026 and retire by 2027.”
When asked why he didn’t retire immediately, given the high dividend income he was already earning, the investor said his house had yet to be paid off and he had a kid in college.
“I also think returns have been too good to last, so I want to milk this for as long as I can while slowly shifting to a lower-risk div portfolio. Besides, I would like to maintain my current lifestyle when I retire and that needs more than $15K/month after tax. Huge believer in enjoying the journey and not worried about working hard in a job that gets me to the desired goal.”
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Let’s take a look at the key dividend stocks in his portfolio.
Blackstone Secured Lending
Blackstone Secured Lending (NYSE:BXSL) is a business development company mainly investing in private U.S. companies’ first-lien senior secured debt. The company has a dividend yield of about 9.9%.
Oxford Lane Capital
Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) is a closed-end fund focusing on fixed-income securities. The fund pays a monthly dividend of about 20%.
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. Closed-End Fund
With a dividend yield of over 18%, Eagle Point Credit Company (NYSE:ECC) is a closed-end fund that invests in collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and other credit-focused assets.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator Lets You Explore Epstein Island, It’s Just As Creepy As It Sounds
Microsoft Flight Simulator Lets You Explore Epstein Island, It’s Just As Creepy As It Sounds
Without a doubt, Microsoft Flight Simulator is one of the most impressive and immersive video games ever created. Its latest release has stunned players with its ability to render the entire planet with remarkable accuracy, from massive cities and skyscrapers to tiny, remote islands.
The game allows players to visit any place on Earth. | Image Credit: Asobo Studio
While most players use this technology to visit famous landmarks or even fly over their own homes, one player decided to do something unexpected. They set their sights on one of the most controversial locations in modern history: Epstein Island. Even in the virtual world, the place left many uncomfortable.
A creepy destination in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Microsoft Flight Simulator’s latest edition allows players to travel almost anywhere on Earth and land at countless airports and airstrips with high fidelity. The game even features realistic terrain mapping, ensuring that even remote islands are shown with high accuracy.
However, instead of visiting a well-known city or a breathtaking natural wonder, one player decided to go in the opposite direction, setting a straight flight path for Little Saint James, infamously known as Epstein Island.
Upon arrival, they discovered a barren, lifeless terrain. While the general shape of the island was intact, most of the buildings were missing, giving it a ghostly vibe.
After sharing the clip online, most reactions from the gaming community were obviously about the list. However, one of the most surprising reactions came from players who mistook the footage for gameplay from Grand Theft Auto (GTA) due to the open-world nature of the scene.
Aaron explores Epstein Island in a Flight Sim. I don’t know how we get there, but here we are.
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Given the disturbing history of the place, the response to the video was one of unease. While there were no remnants of the island’s dark past, the very act of landing in a hyper-realistic setting was enough to give the viewers an eerie sense of discomfort.
Gaming realism at its peak
The game has been pushing the limits of technology. | Image Credit: Asobo Studio
Despite the unsettling nature of this particular visit, the moment highlights just how incredible modern gaming technology has become. Microsoft Flight Simulator is, without a doubt, one of the most groundbreaking achievements in video game history.
The fact that a player can take off from anywhere in the world, navigate the skies with real-time weather effects, and land on even the most obscure islands speaks to the sheer ambition behind this game.
That one comment about the gameplay being from GTA also sheds light on another fascinating aspect. For years, Rockstar has been trying to push the limits of what a game can be.
The idea that Flight Simulator’s real location can be mistaken for GTA is a testament to both games’ legacies. What this moment proves is that gaming has reached a new level of high-fidelity realism, allowing players to experience the world in ways that were once unimaginable.
In the end, while some players were left disturbed just by the thought of visiting a place like that, others were thinking about how far gaming technology has come. One thing is certain: gaming has never felt more real.
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European leaders, media stunned by JD Vance's speech – CBS News
European leaders, media stunned by JD Vance's speech – CBS News
European leaders, media stunned by JD Vance’s speech CBS NewsVance Shocks Europe With Support for Far Right, in Message Familiar to U.S. The New York TimesJD Vance attacks Europe over free speech and migration BBC.comUS Vice President JD Vance meets ******* far-right leader as he criticizes ‘firewalls’ in Europe The Associated Press
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Man’s mission to get back digital wallet worth £620m
Man’s mission to get back digital wallet worth £620m
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James Howells tried to sue Newport council to gain access to the tip where his hard drive ended up
It has been more than a decade since James Howells’ hard drive – containing Bitcoin now worth hundreds of millions of pounds – ended up on a landfill site.
But despite facing numerous setbacks, he is determined to continue on his mission to retrieve it.
“This is my job, if you will. My 9 to 5,” he said, adding he would “absolutely not” give up.
The value of the cryptocurrency has dramatically increased in recent months, and with the hard drive currently worth about £620m, Mr Howells said “it makes sense for me to focus my energy on this” – although he does do some other work with crypto currencies.
Mr Howells, from Newport, claimed his ex-partner mistakenly threw out the hard drive, containing 8,000 bitcoins, in 2013, with it ending up in a tip owned by Newport City Council.
Last month, a High Court judge threw out his efforts to access the landfill or get £495m in compensation, saying there were no “reasonable grounds” for bringing the claim and “no realistic prospect” of succeeding at a full trial.
He is now planning a case – representing himself using artificial intelligence to support his claim – at the Court of Appeal. He has also expressed interested in buying the site after the council said it planned to close it in the 2025-26 financial year.
Newport council said it was making no further comment on the matter.
Mr Howells was an early adopter of cryptocurrencies, mining the Bitcoin in 2009 when it was a small fraction of its current value.
He has said that his former partner accidentally dumped the hard drive – about the size of a mobile phone – containing a Bitcoin wallet in 2013. As its value soared, he organised a team of experts to attempt to locate and recover it.
He repeatedly asked permission from the council for access to the site, offering it a share of the missing Bitcoin if it was successfully recovered.
After Mr Howells launched legal proceedings, the council applied for a High Court hearing to ask a judge to dismiss the claim before going to trial – which the judge did last month.
The council argued its environmental permits would forbid any attempt to excavate the site for the search and previously said such work “would have a huge negative environmental impact on the surrounding area”.
Unwilling to give up, Mr Howells now believes he has two options open to him to retrieve the digital wallet – launch a case at the Court of Appeal, or work with investors to try to buy the landfill site from the council, after it announced the site is “coming to the end of its life” and it plans to close it within the next two years.
Mr Howells says he was one of the first people in the *** to adopt Bitcoin
Mr Howells told BBC News he was pleased with the work his legal team had done in the High Court trial, but that he would now be representing himself in a case filed with the Court of Appeal – using an “artificial intelligence agent” to assist his claim.
He described AI as “an absolutely amazing technology” that had helped him better understand court processes and the law, and that he believed he had about seven “solid grounds in law” for his case, which he hopes to be able to present in-person to the Court of Appeal.
What is James Howells’ legal case?
One of the arguments in his case will centre on the council’s plans to close the site, something he argued should have been revealed during the High Court trial.
“That is material information that should have been made [at the trial] – the judge should have been aware of that, as well as myself,” he said.
Mr Howells also said buying and fully excavating the site would save the council what he argued were significant maintenance costs once the site closes.
“Every single piece would be extracted or recycled, and at the end of the process we would have a hard drive in our hands – and we would also have an empty landfill,” he said.
In the High Court trial, the council also argued that the hard drive became its property as soon as it entered the landfill site, but Mr Howells said this failed to take into account the fact it was his ex-partner who threw it out.
“It was taken without my permission or consent,” he said.
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Newport council has announced plans to close the tip site
Early ‘agreements’ with investors
Mr Howells said he was also exploring the option of buying the site from the council, adding he had “preliminary agreements” with investors – including those in the Middle East and the United States – who could make funding available if he had permission to buy the site.
“They’re not just going to put millions of quid in my back pocket… but if the council show a willingness to sell the site, then the funding will be available,” he said.
The council has made no indication it is interested in selling the site and, as part of its closure, has secured planning permission for a solar farm on part of the land.
Having spent many years pursuing it, including opening legal cases, Mr Howells said he was certain the hard drive remained on the landfill, which holds more than 1.4 million tonnes of waste.
He said he had done his “due diligence and research”, having spoken to a site manager at the landfill.
“Anything that was put into that site is still there. So, where else could it be?”
Asked if he would ever give up his mission to retrieve it, he said: “Absolutely not. This is like the final battle in Braveheart.”
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Early adopters of Bitcoin were known as Cypherpunks
What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, a virtual or digital currency that has no physical form.
Bitcoins can be split into smaller units, with a satoshi being the smallest monetary unit.
Satoshis are named after Bitcoin’s inventor Satoshi Nakamoto – believed to be a pseudonym – who wrote a key document about the currency in 2008.
Those investing in the product around this time, like Mr Howells, were part of a “very small” crypto community known as Cypherpunks, said Billy Bambrough, author of the CryptoCodex newsletter.
Bitcoin was not the first cryptocurrency to be invented, but it did gain considerable attention with early adherents being “very quickly enamoured with it”, Mr Bambrough said.
Prices began to rise in about 2016 and 2017, and again in 2020 during the Covid pandemic when “stock markets, cryptocurrencies and meme coins went up hugely”.
“A lot of people got very rich, but a lot of people also lost money,” Mr Bambrough said.
The cryptocurrency also saw rapid increases in late 2024, shortly after Donald Trump’s victory in the US general election, with his administration being seen as far friendlier towards cryptocurrencies than the Biden White House.
“A lot of people in the crypto and Bitcoin worlds say the price has gone up so much in such a short amount of time, they claim it could go higher and higher,” Mr Bambrough said.
“So I can understand why James [Howells] is keen to find his Bitcoin.”
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Pitlochry, five highlights
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Steve McKenna picks five highlights of Pitlochry
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