Prince Harry has reportedly been “iced out” by his father, Prince Charles, over the contents of his memoir due out later this year.
Citing a “very good” royal source, expert Neil Sean said when Charles and Harry had a brief meeting in Windsor ahead of the Invictus Games in Holland, Harry “refused” to talk about what he’d written in the book.
It led Charles to allegedly “ice” his son and stop the meeting after just 10 minutes, The Express reported.
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“We know that Prince Charles spent very little time with his son Prince Harry,” Sean said on his YouTube channel.
“Charles wanted to have a one-to-one chat but that ended up being a very brief meeting.
The Duke of Sussex will release a tell-all memoir about his life. Credit: Getty Images
“According to a very good source, allegedly, Prince Harry refused to detail anything about his forthcoming memoir to Prince Charles.”
Sean said the move meant Charles would have “to wait and see like the rest of us”.
“The fact they are remaining so tight-lipped means there have to be some bombshells in the memoir,” Sean said.
“Charles then iced his younger son with a very short meeting.
“He wanted to have a mature, adult conversation about what the book will contain, and whether the royals should be concerned about anything.”
Prince Harry’s “intimate and heartfelt” memoir – reportedly set to capitalize on the Christmas market – has previously been described as the “final nail in the coffin” for his relationship with the Royal Family.
Prince Charles and the Queen. Credit: Wire Image
Harry announced the memoir to the world in July 2021, promising it would be “accurate and wholly truthful”.
“I’m writing this not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become,” the 36-year-old said in a statement.
“The manuscript has been finished and gone through all of the legal processes,” a publishing source told the Sun.
“It’s done and out of Harry’s hands. The publishing date has been pushed back once, but it is on track for the end of the year.”
The book could spell a permanent end to Harry and William’s relationship. Credit: Getty
Palace insiders, however, have reportedly spoken out about a “growing sense of shock and fury” within the firm about the upcoming book.
Royal sources have claimed Harry’s decision to pen a tell-all autobiography blindsided Prince Charles and ruined any remaining hope of a reconciliation.
“This is the no-going-back moment – the final nail in the coffin of the Royal Family’s relationship with Harry,” a “senior royal source” told Mail Online.
“The emotional turmoil as they wait over a year for publication is going to be torturous.”
Another source said: “Prince Charles didn’t know anything about it. This is really painful, it’s going to be difficult for him to take. The assumption is that he will take another kicking from Harry.”
Prince Harry has reportedly been ‘iced out’ by his father, Prince Charles, over the contents of his forthcoming memoir, which is due out later this year. Credit: Getty
“The real disappointing thing for Charles is that he used to get on with Harry so well, actually far better than William. He feels so let down by the whole thing.”
Insiders have also claimed that Harry’s book will spell the “end of any close relationship” with Prince William, who is said to have labeled Harry’s recent behavior as “shameful and tasteless”.
“Harry’s been going around to people saying he can’t remember his childhood and his mother that much. Now he’s going to write a book about it. How does that stack up? a source added.
“What’s really telling is even the relatives he remains closest to, like princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, are stunned by what he’s up to.”
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Hilarious moment TV reporter gets interrupted by his mum.
Hilarious moment TV reporter gets interrupted by his mum.
The NFL presented a 215-page report based on testimony from four of 12 women interviewed by league investigators, and 37 other third parties. Robinson determined, based on the league’s burden of proof, that Watson violated three provisions of the personal conduct policy: sexual assault; conduct posing a genuine danger to the safety and well-being of another person; and conduct that undermines or puts at risk the integrity of the NFL.
If his suspension is unchanged, Watson will lose just $345,000 of a $230 million contract.Credit:AP
Robinson noted the league acknowledged at the hearing that its recommended punishment was “unprecedented” and she concluded the NFL should not change its standards of discipline for nonviolent sexual assault without giving fair notice to players.
“Defining prohibited conduct plays a critical role in the rule of law, enabling people to predict the consequences of their behaviour,” she wrote. “It is inherently unfair to identify conduct as prohibited only after the conduct has been committed, just as it is inherently unjust to change the penalties for such conduct after the fact.”
Robinson rejected Watson’s denials of wrongdoing and considered his “lack of expressed remorse” to be an aggravating factor.
“As to mitigating factors, he is a first offender and had an excellent reputation in his community prior to these events. He co-operated in the investigation and has paid restitution, ”she wrote it.
Watson, who signed a fully guaranteed $230 million (A$330m), five-year contract, will lose only $345,000 if the suspension is unchanged because his base salary this season is $1,035 million. His $45 million signing bonus is not affected by the suspension.
The NFL may yet appeal Watson’s six-game ban, having pushed for an open-ended suspension of at least a year.Credit:AP
In a statement, the league said it is “reviewing Judge Robinson’s imposition of a six-game suspension and will make a determination on next steps.”
This was the first case for Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the NFL and the union to handle player misconduct — a role previously held by Goodell.
Watson can continue to train and play in exhibition games before his suspension begins the first week of the regular season. He can return to practice in week four and would be eligible to play on October 23 when the Browns play at Baltimore.
He waved toward cheering fans while he and his teammates began their stretching period before practice Monday in Ohio. “We got your back, Watson!” yelled one.
With an appeal still possible, Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam delayed commenting until training ended.
“We respect Judge Robinson’s decision, and at the same time, empathize and understand that there have been many individuals triggered throughout this process,” the Haslams said. “We know Deshaun is remorseful that this situation has caused much heartache to many and he will continue the work needed to show who he is on and off the field, and we will continue to support him.”
After learning the ruling was imminent, the NFLPA issued a joint statement with Watson on Sunday night, saying they will not appeal and urged the league to follow suit. The union had argued Watson shouldn’t be punished at all because he was not convicted of a crime.
Two grand juries in Texas declined to indict Watson on criminal complaints brought by 10 of the women.
Watson, a three-time Pro Bowl pick with the Texans, has seen his playing career stalled by the allegations. He sat out the 2021 season after demanding a trade before the allegations came out.
Watson is currently eligible to return for Cleveland when they face Baltimore in October.Credit:AP
In their lawsuits, the women accused Watson of exposing himself, touching them with his penis or kissing them against their will. One woman alleged Watson forced her to perform oral sex.
Watson has denied all wrongdoing, insisting any sexual activity with three of the women was consensual. He publicly insisted his goal of him was to clear his name of her before agreeing to confidential financial settlements with 20 of the women on June 21.
“This case started because one woman had the fortitude to step forward and make her voice heard,” said attorney Tony Buzbee, who represents the women in the civil lawsuits. “Her courage from her inspired many others with the same experience. None of this saga would have occurred without that one brave voice. One person can make a difference.
Buzbee said that although some of his clients “have strong feelings” about the NFL’s proceedings, he noted that the civil process and the NFL’s disciplinary process “are very different.”
On the suspension decision, Buzbee noted that his legal team was not involved in that process.
“We don’t know what was presented to Judge Robinson by the NFL’s lawyers. We don’t know how the NFL’s case was presented,” he said, adding that “only a small fraction of those women that we represent were ever spoken to by the NFL’s lawyers. Beyond that, we can’t speculate and have no comment on the decision.”
The league has been sensitive about its image and handing out the appropriate discipline for Watson after being criticized for its handling of previous cases of domestic violence or sexual misconduct against women involving Baltimore running back Ray Rice, Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Cleveland running back Kareem Hunt , among others.
The Browns were widely condemned for signing Watson. The team has been desperate to find a long-term answer at quarterback — they’ve had a league-high 32 starters since 1999 — and many questioned why the team would take on a player with so much baggage.
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At his introductory news conference after being traded to Cleveland, Watson was adamant about his innocence.
On July 15, 30 women settled lawsuits against the Texans after claiming the team ignored and enabled Watson as he harassed and assaulted them during the therapy sessions. Terms of the settlements were confidential.
Despite Watson’s legal entanglement, the Browns and several other teams pursued him after the first grand jury declined to indict him.
Aboriginal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has taken a swipe at Lidia Thorpe after she made a Black Power salute and labeled the Queen a “coloniser” in the Senate.
The Greens Senator was preparing to take the parliamentary oath on Monday when she walked to the central table of the chamber with her right fist raised in the air.
She then proceeded to reluctantly recite and tweak the oath of allegiance, which sitting members must take prior to serving the Queen.
“I sovereign, Lidia Thorpe, do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will be faithful, and I bear true allegiance to the colonizing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” she said, drawing uproar from the Senate.
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Senator Price suggested ministers who do not take the oath “then simply don’t take the job” before criticizing the “immaturity” of Senator Thorpe.
“There is definitely a level of immaturity about that kind of behaviour,” she said, according to The Australian.
“If you want to be a protester, then this isn’t the place for it. Go ahead and join the resistance, but we are there to be legislators for the benefit of our nation.
“I think it is just disruptive behaviour. The majority of us in the Senate today…just saw it as contemporary behaviour.”
During the series of events on Monday, one person could be heard telling the outspoken politician she was “not a Senator if you don’t do it properly.”
Senator Thorpe responded by saying “none of us like it.”
Senate President Sue Lines then interjected and urged Senator Thorpe to “recite the oath as printed on the card.”
She begrudgingly corrected herself the second time and was sworn into parliament.
“Sovereignty never ceded,” Senator Thorpe wrote to Twitter moments later, sharing a photo of herself performing the Black Salute.
Greens leader Adam Bandt showed support for his party member and retweeted the same image with the caption, “Always was. Always will be.”
Senator Pauline Hanson – who walked out of parliament during the Acknowledgment to Country last week – said Senator Thorpe did not take her position “seriously”.
“She’s filling a position she does not respect, to represent people she obviously despises, in an institution she does not recognize as being legitimate,” she told news.com.au.
“What we saw this morning was a stunning exercise in hypocrisy, made worse by her happily taking $211,000 a year from taxpayers for work she clearly does not intend to do.”
Senator Thorpe has previously stated her role as an Indigenous woman was to “infiltrate” the Senate.
It marked the end of the chaotic seven hours in Trump world, as the former president’s future daughter-in-law, his handpicked Republican National Committee chairwoman, Missouri’s junior senator and a host of other party operatives and Trump allies jostled over who the former president should endorse in the tumultuous Missouri Senate primary, where polling places were set to open less than 24 hours later.
Trump kicked off the private lobbying spree late Monday morning, when he posted on social media that he would be making his official endorsement that day — without mentioning that he apparently had not yet made his final choice. What transpired over the course of the afternoon illustrates the anarchical nature of Trump’s endorsement process. While the much-coveted endorsement is one of Trump’s greatest assets and his chief political weapon, how he decides who gets one is often more improvisational than scripted.
In this case, many Republican officials feared that the wrong decision could come with serious repercussions for the party. The former governor stepped down from his post by Ella in 2018 after his hairdresser by Ella accused him of sexually assaulting her. And his ex-wife of him has accused him in court of assaulting her and their young son of her in 2018. Greitens has strenuously denied the allegations, but his standing of him in the Missouri GOP Senate primary has slipped amid a wave of focused ads on those allegations.
At the center of Monday’s episode, according to several people familiar with what transpired, was Kimberly Guilfoyle, the fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. who spent the weekend making the case for Greitens while attending a golf tournament Trump hosted at his Bedminster, NJ club.
A little after noon, Trump was having a previously scheduled meeting with RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, where the Missouri race became a topic of discussion. During the sit-down, Trump called Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a Greitens foe who referenced a recent poll showing the former governor trailing in the primary.
After being told that Guilfoyle was on the Bedminster property, Trump asked for her to be called in to the meeting.
By the time Guilfoyle made it into the room, Hawley was no longer on the line. McDaniel, who like other senior Republicans tried to dissuade Trump from endorsing Greitens for fear that he could lose the seat to a Democrat in the general election and that his nomination would force Republicans to spent money in a state that should be safe for the party, remained in the meeting. She also argued that a late endorsement would do little to alter the race, with most polls showing Greitens lagging behind in third place, and that it would make more sense for Trump to remain neutral.
Guilfoyle was steadfast in her defense of the former governor, saying that the party establishment had been trying to get Trump to oppose Greitens. McDaniel, meanwhile, reiterated her argument that Greitens would make for a weak nominee given his personal baggage.
As the meeting wore on, those familiar with what transpired say, Trump began to lose patience. At one point it was suggested that he could endorse “Eric,” and that by doing so he would be supporting both Schmitt and Greitens.
It was a madcap exit ramp. But Trump went in on the details, asking if the two candidates’ first names were spelled identically — noting that it wouldn’t work if they weren’t. While Trump was intrigued, he also remarked that it might be too cute. He asked for draft endorsements to review, one announcing his support from him for Schmitt, the other for Greitens.
At this point, it was still unclear who Trump would endorse by his self-imposed end-of-day deadline, underscoring the rolling, unpredictable nature of how the former president exercises his power. As he has in other races, Trump on Monday reached out to an array of figures for their views of him. The list included Republican pollsters John McLaughlin and Robert Cahaly, both of whom have conducted surveys on the race. He was given notes from Tony Fabrizio, a longtime Trump pollster who worked for Greitens.
Trump later asked allies Pam Bondi and Matthew Whitaker, both of whom are backing Schmitt, for their views. At another point, I have surveyed Chris Cox, the founder of the “Bikers for Trump” coalition, who was also on the Bedminster property. Cox excused himself from the office so he could get a reading of those in his organization from him. Upon reentering the office, I informed Trump that his crowd was aligned with Greitens.
But Trump circled back to the idea of endorsing the two Erics, reasoning that there were pluses and minuses to both, and that by doing so provide each the opportunity to win with his support. I have drafted a statement that would soon go out.
“I trust the Great People of Missouri, on this one, to make up their own minds,” it read, “much as they did when they gave me landslide victories in the 2016 and 2020 Elections, and I am therefore proud to announce that ERIC has my Complete and Total Endorsement!”
The announcement capped a dramatic, nearly one-year-long battle for Trump’s support. While party leaders cautioned Trump against backing Greitens, some of the most prominent members of the MAGA movement — including Guilfoyle, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn — lent him their support. Greitens became a regular guest on “War Room,” the popular podcast hosted by former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon.
People familiar with Trump’s thinking say concerns surrounding Greitens’ past controversies weighed on his decision not to offer a full endorsement of Greitens. At one point on Monday, they said, Trump pointed out that Greitens might face Trudy Busch Valentine, a wealthy Democratic candidate, in the general election. Busch is heir to the Anheuser-Busch brewing fortune.
“She’s not the weak Bush family,” Trump said, referencing his long-running feud with members of the Bush political dynasty. “Ella She’s the strong Busch family.”
After five decades of ownership, the Thomas family are calling last drinks at their sprawling Oaks pub on Sydney’s lower north shore. A price tag of about $175 million is expected, which would make it the biggest sale in the sector’s history.
Oaks Hotel owner David “Taffy” Thomas said that after many unsolicited offers, he was ready to sell the Neutral Bay pub, famous for its 80-year-old oak tree that dominates the beer garden.
In April, former Sydney lord mayor Nelson Meers shelled out $160 million for the Crossroads Hotel in the western suburbs, reflecting the large appetite for the pub sector.
In May, the well-known Minskys Hotel, also on the lower north shore, sold for $39 million to the Karellas family with publican Mitchell Waugh.
The present building dates to 1939 after the original structure burned down.
The Thomas family bought the leasehold of the 2188-square-meter property in 1975 from Tooth & Co and have worked to make it the most well-known pub in the area.
David Thomas’s son and family representative Andrew Thomas said that given the offers, “it just feels like the right time for the family to move on, and we’ll leave The Oaks with fond memories and many friends.”
“It holds a very special place in the Australian hotel landscape, and we look forward to seeing its next incarnation under the new custodians,” he said.
Boosting the pub’s price tag is the mixed-use zoning and favorable planning guidelines that will enable a new owner to add five levels to the site.
Over the past few years, The Oaks has undergone extensive renovations to change the front bar, on the corner of Military and Ben Boyd Roads, into Taffy’s Sports Bar, create Alala’s Cocktail Bar and the Bar & Grill restaurant, add more lights to the oak tree and upgrade the beer garden.
The ASUS ROG Strix G15 series is for serious gamers who want maximum performance for a reasonable price.
We are testing the 15″ model G513RM-HF285W. base specs
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (option AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and Intel 12th Gen Core i9-1200H)
15.6” 1920 x 1080, 16:9, 300Hz refresh (no QHD 165Hz option in Australia)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (option RTX 3070 Ti or RTX 3080 Ti)
1TB PCIe 4.0 M2 SSD (option 512GB and 2TB)
16GB DDR5-4800 SODIMM x 2 (also in 8GB and can be upgraded to 32GB)
Windows 11 Home
Also available is the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 range featuring a 17.3″, 1920 x 1080, 16:9, 360Hz refresh screen with the Intel i9-12900H or i9-12900HX.
Don’t confuse these with the 2021 models, which had AMD Ryzen 4XXX/5XXX OR Intel 10th gen CPUs and 165Hz screens.
Australian review: ASUS ROG Strix G15 model G513RM-HF285W
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As tested, $2699 but seen for as low as $2399.
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We use Fail (below expectations), Pass (meets expectations) and Exceed (surpasses expectations or is the class leader) against many of the items below. We occasionally give a Pass ‘+’ rating to show it is good but does not quite make it to Exceed.
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First Impression – A respectable laptop albeit with pretty flashing lights – Pass+
As it turns out, the test unit is the base-speced model, and the variations are memory and SSD capacity. There are versions with the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX/GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and Intel i9-12900H/GeForce RTX 3080 Ti at higher costs.
It is big at 354 x 259 x 226 ~ 272mm x 2.3kg, plus a hefty power brick. It is solid too.
The flashing keyboard (ASUS Aura Sync) is a 4-zone RGB, and there is a flashing band under the front keyboard deck. The body has more body art (think Tattoos), but it is not over the top.
Interestingly the main ports – power, HDMI 2.0b, LAN and USB-C (AMD does not support Thunderbolt) are on the rear, and there are two USB-A and a 3.5mm port on the left side (probably for wired game controllers and headset).
Depending on the configuration, it may have an Electro Punk, Volt Green or Eclipse Gray (UDH model) finish.
It is a Tianma TL156VDXP0101 used in the ASUS TUF 15″ range. It is an 8-bit, 16.07m color panel. The refresh rate is either 60/300Hz (50/250Hz in Australia). It has very narrow top and side bezels and, as such, no webcam.
Base specs as tested are
DCI-P3 67%
sRGB 97% (claim 100)
Adobe RGB 68% (Claim 73.5)
GTG 6ms (claim 3ms but depends on measurement)
BTW 13ms
Max nits 350 but drops to as low as 315 (bottom left) and 330 (top left)
Contrast 1020:1
Delta E 2 – capable of better calibration
Non-PWM
It will downscale Dolby Vision/Atmos and HDR content to SDR.
It is a good screen for gamers, but the lower specs for DCI-P3 and Adobe RGB limit its use to those working in the sRGB gamut.
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H Mobile Processor – Pass+
It is a 6nm, 8-core/16-thread, 3.2/4.7GHz max boost, with a TPD of 45W. It runs up to 115W and gets quite hot to 95° requiring good cooling (which it has).
Geekbench 5 single/multicore scores are 1465/7976. Full performance specs here.
Our only concern is that it does not support Thunderbolt 3 or 4, and expansion opportunities are limited.
GPU 1 AMD Radeon 680M 2200MHz GPU – Pass
The integrated AMD GPU supports an internal display of 1920 x 1080 x 200/240Hz (not 250/300Hz as per the panel). It will support four displays – one HDMI 4K@50/60Hz and the other 4K@50/60Hz via a USB-C alt DP port. The third external monitor is via Miracast.
This GPU can decode MPEG2, VC1, VP9, H.264, H.265 and JPEG to a maximum of 200/240fps.
OpenCL/Vulkan scores are 23,936/73,803. Full performance specs are here.
It is not very powerful and more useful for battery life. GPU 2 does more work, especially when selecting 300Hz panel refresh. You can switch this GPU off (Optimus MUX).
GPU 2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
This is a mid-range RTX 30-series with 3840 CUDA cores and 60-115W TDP. Although ASUS has ROG Boost on mains power at 1752MHz at 140W (1702MHz Boost Clock+50MHz OC, 115W+25W Dynamic Boost)
OpenCL/Vulkan/CUDA scores are 100,768/20,893/110,754. Full performance specs here.
1TB SSD – very fast – Exceed
The review unit has a Micron_2450 1TB M2.2230 SSD.
CPDT rates the internal SSD sequential read/write at 2.8/1.18GBps. Crystal Disk Mark (which uses different tests) rates it at 3342/3212MBps. Both tests show reasonable large file transfers.
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (1250MBps) maxes out at 849/670MBps on a WD Black P50 SSD – seriously fast (Western Digital review). We were hoping for USB-C 4.0 ports, but alas, no.
Keyboard-Pass+
It has a lovely 1.9mm throw and a 45g actuation, and it almost feels optomechanical. it has four-zone RGB adjustable lighting.
Key spacing is generous, and there are dedicated gaming and media keys. The trackpad is oversized and can traverse the screen in less than one swipe.
MIA is a webcam, although there is a mic array under the screen.
ASUS ARMORY CRATE – you can’t handle the truth
The Armory Crate is a dashboard that allows you to set parameters, change color calibrations, set up a games library (with individual game settings), activate XG Mobile and update the firmware. Gamers will love it.
Battery – not bad considering – Pass(able)
It is a 90WHr battery and uses 240VAC Adapter, 20VDC/12A/240W output. But you need to know that all specs are reduced to around 30W on battery – that’s 15% of the full power gamut.
PC Mark 3.0 Modern Office Battery test gave 11 hours and 14 minutes. Interestingly a VLC video loop was 11 hours and 49 minutes.
Both tests were on Best Power Efficiency and AMD graphics, so expect far worse results if you select 300Hz and the RTX graphics. Charge time is a very respectable 1 hour and 4 minutes.
How does it sound? Pass(able)
It has left and right stereo speakers under the keyboard deck. There are bottom vents under presumably to help bass. The maximum volume is 83dB – quite good. The sound stage is about screen width, and Dolby Atmos pre-sets do not add a wider or higher stage.
Using the Dolby Atmos Dynamic default settings over the 2.0 stereo up-firing speakers.
Sound-wise it has no low-or-mid-bass and very slow-building high bass from 100-250Hz. It then flattens through to 6kHz but is choppy with moderate clipping (when a speaker cannot handle the frequency and cuts the top off). It then slowly declines to 20kHz.
Little to no bass, clipping of mids, and treble make this best for clear voice.
This is a mid-sound (bass recessed, mid boosted, treble recessed) signature. Clear voice (1-4kHz) is strong and not much else. We tried with other Dolby Access pre-sets, but the impact on the speakers was negligible.
If you listen to music, the lack of mid-bass means muddy notes and the declining mid-to-high treble means instruments lack that sparkle.
Bluetooth Headphones using BT 5.2 was clear, but the SBC codec means that the Dolby Atmos pre-sets had little effect. We did notice good 3D spatial height and some directionality.
You can read more about sound signatures How to tell if you have good music (sound signature is the key – guide).
Dolby Access – enabled – Exceed
Dolby Access is usually at extra cost from the Windows Store. Here it is enabled and allows you to select Bright, Dark and Vivid Dolby Vision profiles.
The Dolby Atmos settings allow for a range of sound pre-sets, including Dynamic (default), Game, Movie, Music, Voice and three custom settings. You can customize it for the stereo speakers, headphones, or home theater (over HDMI via a dock).
The Atmos pre-sets made little difference, but the Vision pre-sets did. Note: these only enable you to play Dolby Vision and Atmos at SDR and in stereo 2.0.
Comms-Exceed
It has Wi-Fi 6e, 2×2 MIMO using the MediaTek MT922 160Hz wireless LAN card.
We don’t have a 6e router yet, but it achieved 2400Mbps full duplex at 2m from a Netgear AX11000 router. We expect that to almost double with 6e.
BT 5.2 has the SBC codec. It was good to 15 meters and supports multi-point connection with one other BT 5.X device.
Ports–Pass
You should be aware that AMD does not support Thunderbolt 4, so expansion is limited to USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps. This is not a good device to expand.
HDMI 2.0b 4K@50/60Hz
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps data only
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 alt DP/G-SYNC/5V/3A/15W downstream*
2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps 5V/1A/5W
LAN port (no speed given but should support 2.5Gb)
3.5mm 3-pole headset jack
* The specs mention that the USB-C has power delivery, but that it is downstream. You cannot charge this via USB-C.
CyberShack’s view – ASUS ROG Strix G15 series is a serious gaming rig
With the caveat that I don’t play games, this appears to have the horsepower and staying power that gamers want. It is very reasonably priced, has expandable RAM and SSD, and I particularly like what seems to be optical keys on the keyboard.
From a creators’ view, the 60/300Hz screen (probably 50/250Hz in Australia given our 50Hz power) is no real benefit, and the lower Adobe and DCI-P3 specs may not suit your work – although sRGB is nearly 100%.
But the lack of Thunderbolt expandability would be the deal breaker here as most creators want dual screens and more attached gadgets. No, this is a gamers’ device.
BTW – the majority of international reviews are for a different model with a 2K screen and AMD Ryzen 7 6800HX CPU. The only external identifier is a gray speckled end cap (not pink) at the left screen hinge.
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ASUS ROG Strix G15 series
From $2000 – as tested $2699 but shop around
pros
2 x M2 2280 and 2 x SODIMM slots
solid build
Decent battery life (if not pushed)
Cons
No Thunderbolt of USB 4.0 and poor rear port placement
Media personality Abbie Chatfield has shared a sneak peek of her new clothing collection with her followers, stirring excitement among fans.
the Hot Nights with Abbie Chatfield star announced her clothing line Verbose the Label in May this year with five pieces, such as a wrap dress, in bold colours.
Now, she has given fans a behind-the-scenes look at the new collection after she listened to customer feedback on what direction they would like the brand to head to next.
“We’re here at the Verbose shoot, Walter is here as well,” Abbie said during an Instagram story. “We have our new range – reveal vibes – we are finally doing an all black range.
“Everyone was like ‘all we want is black, it’s all we want and all we need’.
“So, we decided to do it, it’s a real basics vibe.”
She gave people the opportunity to ask questions, with facts such as the trousers in this range are the same fit as the initial drop, being revealed.
The range features a skirt, a pair of trousers, a dress and at least three different shirt designs.
Prices range from $89.95 to $129.95 with sizes between a 6 and a 26 available to shoppers.
Like her first collection, Abbie shot with six models in various sizes so customers could look at what the outfit looks like on their body type.
The collection will be available from Monday, August 8, at 6pm AEST.
When Abbie announced the label earlier this year, her posts were flooded with comments commending its representation and inclusivity – which she took one step further with the brand’s website itself.
Instead of organizing the pieces by product, customers are able to shop by their size – therefore viewing each design on a model whose body type actually represents theirs.
Dozens of the former Bachelor star’s 399k followers inundated the comments under her explanation, describing the website format as one that “made choosing my size so much easier”.
“This is how you create a modern day clothing brand. DIVERSITY AND SIZE INCLUSIVITY. Why is it so hard???” one wrote.
“If you can do it while starting up why can’t these million massive dollar brands do it??? You’ve smashed it.”
“This is the best way to show each size. It is so helpful seeing it on someone in my actual size,” added another.
“OMG you’ve nailed it, love it, summary of a real women’s wishes when looking at clothes,” commented a third.
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LIV Golf offered a figure between $700 million-$800 million ($A997m-$1.1bn) to Tiger Woods in an attempt to lure the 15-time major winner away from the PGA Tour, according to LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman.
“The number has been out there, yes,” Norman said on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Monday night.
“Tiger is a needle move. So of course you got to look at the best of the best. They originally approached Tiger before I became CEO, so yes, that number is somewhere in that neighborhood.”
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The Saudi Arabia-backed golf league has grown notorious for offering audacious sums of money to pry golfers from the PGA Tour, with Woods’ offer being the most-lucrative total known to date. Norman had previously hinted at the offer, noting that the money was ‘mind-blowingly enormous.’
Few professional golfers have been more critical of LIV Golf than Woods. In July, ahead of the British Open, Woods supported the R&A’s decision to disinvite Norman from its Celebration of Champions exhibition, while also lashing out against the golfers who failed to join the LIV ranks.
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“The players who have chosen to go to LIV and to play there, I disagree with it,” Woods said.
“I think that what they’ve done is they’ve turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position.”
The separate factions have even disintegrated relationships between Woods and other golfers.
Monday, Bryson DeChambeau — who reportedly received more than $US125 million to join LIV Golf — revealed that he has not spoken with Woods since his defection.
LIV Golf just completed its third tournament this past weekend at Trump Bedminster that was one by Henrik Stenson.
This story originally appeared on the New York Post.
A group of Pacific workers who breached their visa conditions are fighting to get them back, although advocates say it should never have reached this point.
Key points:
Under the PALM scheme, workers can only take jobs with approved employers
Officials are attempting to reinstate some of the 24 Pacific workers who are still eligible to work
Farmers say the highly skilled workers are essential for picking and planting
The 24 workers in Bundaberg “absconded” from the Pacific Australian Labor Mobility (PALM) scheme by getting jobs with a non-registered employer when working on the farm they were at dried up.
A spokesman for the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) said officials had met with the employees to discuss their individual cases, but solicitor Dana Levitt said they should have helped sooner.
She said the workers were brought to Australia by an approved employer but there were issues with pay and conditions.
“These workers were faced with overheads that they couldn’t meet because they weren’t getting sufficient work,” Ms Levitt said.
“Unable to make ends meet, these workers were very open and vulnerable to inducement from other employers who were not approved employers in the scheme.
“These workers went with that non-approved employer, fell foul of the program and their visa conditions, and have been trying to navigate their way back into the PALM scheme ever since.”
Reluctance to complain creates vulnerability
The PALM scheme allows Australian businesses to hire workers from nine Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste for seasonal work or longer engagements of up to four years, under certain circumstances.
Approved employers must ensure the workers are well supported, and provide sufficient hours of work, a minimum standard of accommodation and the same workplace rights as Australian workers receive.
Last month, DEWR officials met with the workers, and they are now working with the Department of Home Affairs to re-engage those that are still eligible.
“These are matters the department takes seriously,” a spokesman said.
It is a condition of the visa that workers continue to be employed by their sponsor or another approved in the scheme, and not change employers unless approved by the federal government.
PALM scheme employees can access country liaison officers and a support phone line if they have issues with their employment, but Ms Levitt said there was reluctance to report issues to the same authority that they relied on for visas.
Advocates say workers are reluctant to complain to the same authority that approved their visas.(ABC Wide Bay: Johanna Marie)
“There’s a huge deterrent effect for workers to actually seek help through the right channels,” she said.
“There’s no distinction between the people that are going to sport you and the people that are going to help you.
“There needs to be … an independent body that workers can approach when they have issues related to their inability to make ends meet, or their desire to move to another approved employer.”
Worker shortage exacerbates issues
Traditionally, farmers have relied on seasonal backpacker labor for planting and harvest work, but since the pandemic, working holiday-makers are yet to return in the same numbers.
Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers chief executive Bree Grima said that it made it even more critical the Pacific workers were supported.
“If it wasn’t for them, we simply would not have been harvesting our crops or planting our crops either,” she said.
“We’ve had some brilliant numbers come into Queensland and into regional areas, a lot more than we’ve had before.
“So we need to make sure that the workers that are here, that they are keen to stay here, that they’ve got the support mechanisms to ensure that they’ve got that work available for them.”
She supported calls for independent and confidential advice, but said there was already a lot of support and protection built into the scheme.
“There’s a lot of work and time and effort that goes into becoming an approved employer, and there should be,” she said.
“It is a difficult process to go through but I do support that it does do a lot of background checks and ticks a lot of boxes.
“These workers, they are highly skilled, they’re putting a lot into the community, and we need to make sure that we’re looking after them in every aspect.”
SACRAMENT—Gov. Gavin Newsom of California declared a state of emergency on Monday to address a monkeypox outbreak, making the state the third in four days to elevate its public health response to the rapidly spreading disease.
The declaration followed similar actions by New York on Friday and Illinois on Monday, and by the city of San Francisco on Thursday. Mayor Eric Adams of New York also declared a local emergency on Monday.
“California is working urgently across all levels of government to slow the spread of monkeypox, leveraging our robust testing, contact tracing and community partnerships strengthened during the pandemic to ensure that those most at risk are our focus for vaccines, treatment and outreach,” Mr Newsom said in a statement.
“We’ll continue to work with the federal government to secure more vaccines, raise awareness about reducing risk and stand with the LGBTQ community fighting stigmatization,” he added.
The moves, which help streamline and coordinate the monkeypox response among different levels of government, come amid an uptick in infections as well as increasingly vocal complaints about the public health response.
What to Know About the Monkeypox Virus
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What is monkey pox? Monkeypox is a virus similar to smallpox, but symptoms are less severe. It was discovered in 1958, after outbreaks occurred in monkeys kept for research. The virus was primarily found in parts of Central and West Africa, but in recent weeks it has spread to dozens of countries and infected tens of thousands of people, overwhelmingly men who have sex with men. On July 23, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency.
How does it spread? The monkeypox virus can spread from person to person through close physical contact with infectious lesions or pustules, by touching items — like clothing or bedding — that previously touched the rash, or via the respiratory droplets produced by coughing or sneezing. Monkeypox can also be transmitted from mother to fetus via the placenta or through close contact during and after birth.
I fear I might have monkeypox. What should I do? There is no way to test for monkeypox if you have only flulike symptoms. But if you start to notice red lesions, you should contact an urgent care center or your primary care physician, who can order a monkeypox test. Isolate at home as soon as you develop symptoms, and wear high-quality masks if you must come in contact with others for medical care.
What is the treatment for monkeypox? If you get sick, the treatment for monkeypox generally involves symptom management. Tecovirimat, an antiviral drug also known as TPOXX, can occasionally be used for severe cases. The Jynneos vaccine, which protects against smallpox and monkeypox, can also help reduce symptoms, even if taken after exposure.
I live in New York. Can I get the vaccine? Adult men who have sex with men and who have had multiple sexual partners in the past 14 days are eligible for a vaccine in New York City, as well as close contacts of infected people. Eligible people who have conditions that weaken the immune system or who have a history of dermatitis or eczema are also strongly encouraged to get vaccinated. People can book an appointment through this website.
Nearly 6,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported nationally since May, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with nearly half of them reported in California, Illinois and New York. The World Health Organization has already declared the virus to be a global health emergency.
No deaths have been reported so far in the United States, and monkeypox is rarely fatal, but the rash caused by the virus has led to intense pain in some patients. The virus spreads primarily via prolonged physical contact, but it can also be transmitted via shared linens and clothing, health officials say.
Men who have sex with men have so far made up about 99 percent of the confirmed cases. Public health officials emphasize that the virus can spread to anyone who has prolonged skin-to-skin contact with a person who has the rash.
The US case count is among the highest in the world, and health officials say the figure is almost certainly an underestimate.
Federal health officials say they have not yet declared a health emergency at the national level in part because monkeypox is a known disease with tests, vaccines and treatments available.
But as the virus has spread and scientists have gathered research, the emerging picture has been a bit more complicated than in past outbreaks, and pressure has intensified for more aggressive measures.
Last week, President Biden’s health secretary urged states and municipalities to take more initiative, noting that most public health powers in the United States are concentrated at local levels.
“We don’t control public health in the 50 states, in the territories and in the tribal jurisdictions,” Xavier Becerra, the secretary of health and human services, said in response to a reporter’s question about whether the virus could be eliminated. “We rely on our partnership to work with them. They need to work with us.”
California’s emergency declaration will allow Emergency Medical Services workers to administer federally approved monkeypox vaccines.
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York issued an emergency declaration on Friday, saying the move would pressure the federal health officials to send additional monkeypox vaccines to the state. On Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois followed suit, calling monkeypox “a rare but potentially serious disease that requires the full mobilization of all available public health resources.”
Mr. Pritzker added that the effort would “ensure our LGBTQ+ community has the resources they need to stay safe while ensuring members are not stigmatized as they access critical health care.”
