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St. Croix County stabbing suspect to appear in court Monday

St. Croix County stabbing suspect to appear in court Monday

HUDSON, Wis. (WEAU) – The suspect in a deadly stabbing spree in St. Croix County Saturday is set to appear in court on Monday.

52-year-old Nicolae Miu of Prior Lake, Minn. is being held at the St. Croix County Jail awaiting formal charges for allegedly stabbing five people on the Apple River Saturday, killing one person.

In a release, the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office said they were told that multiple people had been stabbed on the river while tubing upstream from the Highway 35/Highway 64 bridge in the Town of Somerset at 3:47 pm on Saturday, July 30 Deputies found five people with stab wounds to their abdomen and began providing medical care to the victims. Two of the victims were flown and two others were taken by ambulance to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn. The fifth victim, a 17-year-old boy identified by his family as Isaac Schuman of Stillwater, Minn., was taken to Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater where we were pronounced dead.

Four other victims, a 24-year-old woman from Burnsville, Minn., a 22-year-old man from Elk River, Minn., and a 20-year-old man and 22-year-old man from Luck, Wis. ., suffered serious or critical torso or chest injuries, according to the release.

The family of Isaac Schuman, who was killed in the stabbings, released a statement Sunday, said the 17-year-old soon-to-be high school senior was preparing to apply to several universities to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Schuman had started a car and boat detailing business in the past year, and his family called him “mature for his age and had a forward-looking mentality that was uncommon for a high school junior.” Family members said he “entered every room with a big smile, infectiously positive aura and lifted everyone around him up,” and that he had a bright future ahead of him.

Miu, the suspect in the stabbings, was found at the exit point for tubers on the river at Village Park in Somerset, Wis. after witnesses told law enforcement about his location of him. Miu was taken into custody without incident.

Miu is scheduled to appear in St. Croix County Circuit Court at 1 pm on Monday. He is being recommended for one charge of 1st-degree intentional homicide with the use of a dangerous weapon, four counts of mayhem and four counts of aggravated battery with the use of a dangerous weapon with the intention to cause great bodily harm. A conviction of 1st-degree intentional homicide in Wisconsin carries a mandatory life sentence in prison.

The investigation continues and anyone who has video of the incident is asked to send it to St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office investigator John Shilts, who can be contacted at 715-381-4319 or by emailing him at [email protected].

1 killed, 4 injured in stabbing attack on the Apple River.
1 killed, 4 injured in stabbing attack on the Apple River.(KARE 11 News)

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Roosters v Broncos: Butcher suspended; Carrigan to front judiciary

Roosters v Broncos: Butcher suspended; Carrigan to front judiciary

The Broncos will travel to the SCG on Thursday night looking to stay in touch with the top four when they clash with a resurgent Roosters side who are aiming for four straight wins.

A shock loss to the Wests Tigers last start has Kevin Walters’ men under pressure with the Storm and Eels level with the Broncos on 26 competition points going into round 21.

The Roosters are in eighth spot on points differential, slightly ahead of the Raiders who take on a depleted Penrith side.

Trent Robinson labeled the side’s attack in their recent win over the Sea Eagles as a bit rushed with the side coming up with 18 errors despite claiming the two points.

The match promises to be a belter with the Broncos running over the Roosters in the corresponding match last year 34-16.

The Rundown

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Roosters: It’s expected prop Lindsay Collins will miss the match after he suffered another concussion against the Sea Eagles. Egan Butcher is set to miss a week but the side will have the services of Jared Waerea-Hargreaves after he was fined $3000 for dangerous contact on Zac Fulton last week.

Broncos: All eyes will be at the judiciary on Tuesday night with Patrick Carrigan set to plead his case on a dangerous contact charge that left Wests Tigers playmaker Jackson Hastings with a fractured ankle. Maroons representative Selwyn Cobbo is a chance to return after missing the past fortnight due to the concussion he suffered in Origin Three. TC Robati and Jordan Pereira are also due back.

key match-up

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves v Payne Haas: It’s a case of old bull meets young bull and while this pair have met on four occasions already, JWH’s recent performances have been leading efforts to say the least. Haas produced a mammoth game against the Eels in round 19 but like the rest of the side he couldn’t back it up against the Tigers. Look for both men to try and stamp their authority in the match.

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The Roosters are breaking more tackles than any other team in the competition with an average of 34 per game. Their opponents Brisbane aren’t far behind with 31.9 per outing to rank fourth overall. James Tedesco (126) and Joey Manu (113) are first and second in the NRL respectively with Kotoni Staggs (80) the best for the Broncos.

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V-MODA’s Crossfade 3 Wireless Headphones Sound Superb And Look So Cool

V-MODA's Crossfade 3 Wireless Headphones Sound Superb And Look So Cool

Chic Italian headphone brand V-MODA has released its latest pair of Bluetooth headphones in the form of the new Crossfade 3 Wireless. These headphones are V-MODA’s flagship model in the Crossfade series and look superb.

Crossfade 3 Wireless headphones have the classic V-MODA signature sound but also feature new audio refinements that the company says can deliver the most immersive club experience ever. The Crossfade 3 can go almost anywhere thanks to a battery life of up to 30 hours from a single charge. There’s also support for Qualcomm’s aptX HD audio codec and the AAC codec favored by Apple for iOS devices.

While the wireless sound of these headphones is impeccable, it’s also possible to listen to the Crossfade 3 using a cable connection for even higher-resolution audio. Using the supplied audio cable, the Crossfade 3 can cover a frequency range from 5Hz to 40,000Hz. In addition, the headphones have been officially certified as suitable for hi-res Audio by the Japan Audio Society. To my knowledge, the Crossfade 3 have one of the widest frequency ranges I’ve ever seen quoted for a pair of wired headphones and probably far wider than most of us humans can hear.

Regarding their looks, the V-MODA Crossfade 3 headphones are available in three new finishes. They feature a subtle tweak of the classic V-MODA design with enhancements that give the Crossfade 3 a slightly more contemporary look.

The Crossfade 3 Wireless deliver the classic V-MODA sound signature that’s favored by many DJs and fans of club music. The latest tuning provides a bit more punch and impact. The upper mid-range sounds more evident than on the previous generation of Crossfadses; there’s a smoother definition in the treble frequencies. Altogether, it’s a pleasing sound that can suit a wide range of musical genres. For my ears, the Crossfade 3 now have a more detailed soundstage than the V-MODA S-80 headphones I reviewed last month.

The impactful sound of the Crossfade 3 is due to V-MODA’s use of dual-diaphragm 50mm drivers and some carefully tuned materials, plus a construction method that gives the Crossfade 3 a more immersive sound. As a result, there is plenty of club energy on offer here, plus the excitement of deep and well-defined bass.

With up to 30 hours of battery life from a single charge, the Crossfade 3 Wireless have enough stamina for a couple of weeks of commuting. They offer double the listening time available using the previous generation Crossfade model. With USB-C charging connectivity, these headphones can also be topped up using the latest generation of USB phone chargers.

Perhaps the most striking feel about the Crossfade 3 Wireless is their incredibly lightweight and compact size. These headphones feel much lighter than their 315g, largely thanks to a generously padded and flexible headband plus the plump ear cushions that completely cover the wearer’s ears. The Crossfade 3 feels so comfortable to wear, even for long listening sessions.

Users can fold down the Crossfade 3 thanks to V-MODA’s patented CliqFold hinge. They can be safely stored away in the supplied hard-shell carrying case that protects the headphones no matter where the user goes. As you’d expect with wireless headphones, the Crossfade 3 also includes built-in microphones for making phone calls, taking part in video conferences or for issuing commands to voice assistants. The sound quality picked up by the microphones is good and there’s also some effective noise canceling when making calls.

To customize the headphones there’s the V-MODA smartphone app, which is available for iOS and Android devices. The app can be used to personalize the wireless sound of the headphones by adjusting the overall EQ response.

As well as sounding great, the Crossfade 3 Wireless also look superb, thanks to the tweaking of the original V-MODA design and the choice of three new colorways. The Crossfade 3 are available in Matte Black, Gunmetal Black or Bronze Black finishes. Customizable ear-cup shields can be added to promote a brand or stamp the headphones with their owner’s personality by using unique artwork available through V-MODA’s color printing and laser engraving service.

Verdict: The V-MODA Crossfade 3 headphones sound stunning with their brilliantly balanced tone featuring plenty of energy and punch. They also look amazing and can be customized even further with the removable ear-cup shields. I love how the headphones fold down into such a small size and can be safely tucked away in the supplied zippered hard case. The sound over Bluetooth is exemplary, but using the provided audio cable, the Crossfade 3 can sound even better thanks to the 50mm drivers and a super-wide frequency response of 5Hz to 40,000Hz over wires. Whether you’re out clubbing, commuting, or listening to a high-end audio system at home, the V-MODA Crossfade 3 are a superb pair of earphones and are well priced for the sound quality on offer.

Pricing & Availability: The V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless headphones are available now and cost $299.99.

more info: V-MODA.com and Adorama

Tech Specs:

  • Drivers: 50mm dual diaphragm.
  • Frequency response: 5 – 40,000Hz / Hi-Res Audio.
  • Speaker sensitivity: 107dB @ 1kHz 1mW.
  • Microphone sensitivity: -42 ±3dB @ 1kHz.
  • Impedance 32Ω.
  • Bluetooth version: 5.2
  • Audio codecs: Qualcomm aptX HD, AAC, SBC.
  • Noise canceling: Passive.
  • Style: Over the ear/Circumaural.
  • Weight: 315g/11oz.
  • Battery life: 30 hours.
  • Charging: USB-C.

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Tire trouble hurt Ricciardo in Hungary

Tire trouble hurt Ricciardo in Hungary

Daniel Ricciardo

An inability to fire up the hard compound tire late in the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix compromised Daniel Ricciardo’s race.

After starting ninth, the Australian was boxed out at the opening corner and slipped to 11th, progressing to 10th when Kevin Magnussen was forced (by officials) to pit for damage on Lap 6.

Starting on a set of used soft tyres, the opening stint was spent following the Alpine on Fernando Alonso before McLaren pulled Ricciardo in on Lap 15 for a set of mediums.

From there, he was able to race his way forward and was maintaining the gap to team-mate Lando Norris ahead as the duo ran seventh and eighth before the second round of stops.

However, a move on to the softs proved disastrous.

“The hard was horrible,” Ricciardo said.

“I think the soft as well, at the start, fell away really quickly.

“So the only tire we were able to do a little bit on was the medium in the middle of the race, but then coming out on the hard was like ice.”

Complicating matters was contact with Lance Stroll shortly after moving onto the hard tyres, Ricciardo locking up at Turn 2 as the Aston Martin looked to go around the outside of the long left-hander.

It was an incident which earned the McLaren driver a five-second penalty, dropping him from 13th to 15th at the checkered flag.

“It’s one of those, I obviously tried to do what I could not to hit him, it just locked so early,” he said of the incident with Stroll.

“Obviously apologies to him for that, but we were just slow.

“And then you get blue flags and you just never get temperature as well on the tire.”

By contrast, Norris was able to get the hard tire switched on to some degree, coming home seventh.

“It was difficult to predict exactly what the different tire specs will do today, in today’s race, because the conditions were so much different compared to what we’ve seen on Friday,” said team boss Andreas Seidl.

“So there were a lot of unknowns, and if you look at our strategy, that we took starting on the softs, this was definitely the right strategy because it opened up different opportunities for us for the race.

“But we then saw, because we had to switch to two stops because the soft tires were degrading quite a lot after, I don’t know, 10, 12 laps, so then putting the hard tires on was a bit of a question mark .

“But if you look at Lando’s stint on the hard tires, it actually took him only I guess one lap and the tires were in, and he did a great stint.

“I guess for us it’s more important to understand why Daniel was not able to do the same.”

Seventh for Norris netted McLaren six points in Hungary, the same as Alpine managed across its two cars.

Four points therefore continue to split the two teams, as it had done entering the weekend.

Formula 1 is next in action at the Belgian Grand Prix, from August 26-28.

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Hyperion, world’s tallest living tree, is off-limits to visitors now : NPR

Hyperion, world's tallest living tree, is off-limits to visitors now : NPR

Hyperion is located in a closed part of the Redwood National Park. Still, many visitors have attempted to go off trail to observe the tree.

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Hyperion is located in a closed part of the Redwood National Park. Still, many visitors have attempted to go off trail to observe the tree.

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If Hyperion is considered the world’s tallest living tree but no one is allowed to see it, is it still the tallest?

Well, yes — but starting now, visitors who attempt to see the Guinness World Record tree in person will risk a $5,000 fine and six months in jail.

California’s Redwood National Park is urging visitors to stay away from Hyperion — and the area around it — which have been damaged as a result of the tree’s popularity.

An Explosion In Visitors Is Threatening The Very Things National Parks Try To Protect

Hyperion is located in a closed area, meaning there’s no formal trail to reach the site. Still, over the years, many tree enthusiasts pursued the trek, trampling and damaging the habitat leading up to Hyperion, according to Redwood National Park.

Employees have also found trash and human waste on the way to the site.

“As a visitor, you must decide if you will be part of the preservation of this unique landscape — or will you be part of its destruction?” the park wrote in a statement last week.

Hyperion, which is a coast redwood, towers at 380 feet. For reference, that’s 1.25 times bigger than the Statue of Liberty in New York.

Named after one of the Titans in Greek Mythology, Hyperion was discovered by two researchers in 2006. The park is home to several of the world’s tallest known trees, including Helios and Icarus, which are 377 feet and 371 feet respectively.

Redwoods in northern California get their height from a combination of their leaves and the region’s climate. Their leaves tend to absorb and store more moisture from morning fog and the species produces burl sprouts, which promotes growth after injury. For these reasons, redwoods are also able to live an incredibly long time.

The strange underground economy of tree poaching

But their roots are more shallow than those of other trees, which means it’s easy for hikers to have an impact on the soil. And like many older things, these trees are delicate.

“Forests grow by the inch and die by the foot,” the statement said. “A single visitor can make a drastic negative change to an environment.”

Hyperion may be a record holder, but the statement argues that it doesn’t match the hype and that trying to see it isn’t worth the penalty. The tree is tall, but its height is difficult to observe from the ground and the trunk isn’t impressive either.

“Hyperion’s trunk is small in comparison to many other old-growth redwood trees,” the statement said. “There are hundreds of trees on designated trails that are more impressive to view from the tree’s base.”

While the Hyperion is believed to be the world’s tallest living tree, it isn’t the largest. That title goes to the General Sherman tree in California’s Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park.

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Spotify’s paying customers will soon get separate play and shuffle buttons

Spotify's paying customers will soon get separate play and shuffle buttons

Spotify is fully separating its play and shuffle buttons — but only for Premium subscribers. Today, the company announced that it’s beginning to roll out individual buttons for the two functions, which will replace the combined play / shuffle button that’s currently at the top of playlists and artist pages. The change is expected to hit Android and iOS devices “in the coming weeks.”

“This new change will allow you to choose the mode you prefer at the top of playlists and albums and listen the way you want to,” Spotify wrote on its blog. “Whether you love the joy of the unexpected with Shuffle mode, or prefer listening to tunes in order by simply pressing Play, Spotify has you covered.”

Spotify’s penchant for shuffling tracks has, at times, drawn the frustration of artists who want their albums to be heard in the original running order. “We don’t create albums with so much care and thought into our track listing for no reason,” Adele tweeted last year. This led Spotify to display the standard play button by default on album pages instead of the play/shuffle combo. Now, Spotify Premium customers will see individual buttons throughout the app. “From the moment you hit play on Spotify, you decide the way you want to hear your favorite playlists or that new album you’re obsessed with,” the company wrote.

It seems a bit ludicrous that Spotify is now using buttons and its user interface as a differentiator between the service’s free and paid offerings, but here we are. Unfortunately, you still won’t be able to play or shuffle any Spotify HiFi tracks. It’s now been almost 18 months since Spotify announced its lossless-quality streaming tier, and the company has yet to roll it out to subscribers. And no, I’ll never stop bringing it up.

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AFL round 20 key takeouts and match review news

AFL round 20 key takeouts and match review news

St Kilda v Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium

This was a contest that even the most ardent St Kilda fan is unlikely to revisit. However, the bottom line is this – the Saints took care of business, and are back in the top eight after a 12-point win at Marvel Stadium. Now come the defining three weeks of their season, beginning against Geelong at GMHBA Stadium. They need two, if not three, more wins to secure eighth spot. The Cats appear unbeatable but don’t forget the Saints won by 10 points when they met in May at Marvel Stadium. Ruckman Rowan Marshall will have a huge role to play. He was arguably best afield against the Hawks, and there’s no reason why he cannot replicate this against Jon Ceglar and, if he returns, Rhys Stanley. It was good to see the return of Dan Hannebery, who has endured so much injury frustration. His class around the ball is still needed. skipper Jack Steele and fellow midfielder Brad Crouch were superb, while forward Tim Membery was excellent, whether that be when he pushed back to be the bailout kick, or when the Saints looked to attack. For the Hawks, the late flurry warmed hearts but, overall, it was a reality check of how much work they still have to do before they re-emerge as a finals contender. Three wins on the bounce against struggling teams had buoyed spirits but their game plan, built on rebound from half-back, was shut down. This made life tough, and for a cold afternoon for forwards Jack Gunston and Luke Breust. Injuries also did not help. midfielder Jay Newcombe was a threat inside 50, while veterans Tom Mitchell and Jaeger O’Meara battled hard, but it’s still hard not to think the Hawks should look at trading the pair.
-Jon Pierik

Geelong v Western Bulldogs, GMHBA Stadium

All the big questions out of the game surround the Western Bulldogs as they face up to the reality that it will take plenty of work for them to make the finals and a miracle for them to again move from an elimination final to a grand final. Their midfield was beaten up at clearances in the second half; their stars were not getting it done when the opposition lifted their intensity in that part of the ground. The Bulldogs have a good list – Ugle-Hagan Jar was good again while Sam Darcy will be a player next season – but the holes at either end of the ground remain obvious. josh bruce has found the return from a knee reconstruction challenging while Aaron Naughton is a level below the best forwards, although he could be an All-Australian defender. It took time for Collingwood to recognize Darcy Moore was a defender and it feels as though a Darcy and Naughton combination could stiffen the Bulldogs in the future as Steven May and Jake Lever did at Melbourne. Geelong are purring along and Patrick Dangerfield‘s form is ominous, while they have the perfect mix up forward. The biggest headache facing the Cats will be selection with Zach Tuohy, Rhys Stanley, Sam Menegola and Brandan Parfitt to return.
-Peter Ryan

Adelaide v Carlton, Adelaide Oval

Carlton’s seemingly tranquil bid to break a nine-year finals drought is suddenly on shaky ground and their bid for a top-four berth certainly dashed after being overwhelmed by Adelaide. After edging their noses in front at quarter-time, the Blues were outworked, out-hustled and clearly outplayed across the next three terms. Their cause was hampered by injuries to small forward corey durdin (shoulder) and backman Nick Newman (knee) in the second stanza and midfielder matthew kennedy (concussion) in the fourth. patrick cripps (career-best 41 disposals, 13 clearances) was as brilliant as ever; so too was Sam Walsh (equal career-high 40 touches), but not enough teammates went with the pair. Despite the latest defeat, the manner of it and the trifecta of injuries, it isn’t exactly panic stations for Carlton (12-7). But an unfriendly home stretch of fixtures – Brisbane at the Gabba next Sunday followed by MCG tilts with reigning premiers Melbourne and red-hot rivals Collingwood – leaves Carlton vulnerable to limping into September, or missing out altogether.
Adelaide’s brutal assault of the Blues was the blueprint of the way coach matthew nicks wants his team to compete weekly. Seldom can the Crows be accused of lacking effort, but on Saturday night they augmented it with composure and slickness of ball movement. Their repeated forward forays were set off by the brilliance of Brody Smithdescribed by Nicks as being “in a rare zone” on Saturday night, while the decision to move ben keays (three goals, four score assists) out of the center square and into attack on adam saad proved an inventive masterstroke.
-Steve Barrett

The Blues have 12 wins for the season but a finals berth is no guarantee.

The Blues have 12 wins for the season but a finals berth is no guarantee.Credit:AFL Pictures

Gold Coast v West Coast, Metricon Stadium

Touk Miller is leading The Age’s Footballer of the Year voting – ahead of the likes of Clayton Oliver, Andrew Brayshaw, Christian Petraccaand Callum Mills – and is among the handful of favorites for this season’s Brownlow Medal, and yet he’s somehow still massively underrated in many circles. Perhaps it’s because he’s the star of a side so far away from AFL heartland – one that just doesn’t capture the attention of its rivals from the southern and western states.
But with every passing game, his reputation just soars higher.
The hometown Suns held off the fast-finishing West Coast at Metricon Stadium on Sunday to keep their slim finals hopes alive, Malcolm Rosas jnr‘s sealer with 15 seconds to play securing the 16.11 (107) to 16.8 (104) win.
The Eagles kicked seven goals to three in the final term to nearly pinch the win, having trailed by 31 points early in the fourth quarter.

Mabior Chol shone for the Suns against West Coast.

Mabior Chol shone for the Suns against West Coast.Credit:AFL Pictures

Former Richmond big man Mabior Chol booted a career-high five goals in his 50th AFL game, while livewire small forward Izak Rankin slotted three, with Roses and Jeremy Sharp kicking two each for the Suns.
Jack Darling kicked an equal career-best six majors for the Eagles, with Jack Petruccelle ending with three and Liam Ryan and jack redden two apiece.
But Miller, the Suns’ co-captain, was again the best performer for the hosts with 31 disposals, a whopping 16 clearances, and 10 tackles.
west coast rookie Jay Culleymeanwhile, had a day to forget, elbowing Suns midfielder Noah Anderson in the head in the second quarter and then limping off in the fourth with a hamstring injury.
– Russell Bennett and AAP

Richmond v Brisbane Lions, MCG

After barely touching the ball in the first quarter and being completely outplayed for the entirety of the first half, Richmond somehow found a way. Damian Hardwick said after the match that the comeback was inspired by the significance of Shane Edwards′300th game. If that’s the case, Edwards might be one of the most loved players of the modern era. The Tigers were supreme in the second half and they were led by an unlikely hero in fifth gamer Noah Cumberlandwho kicked five and gave Richmond’s forward line a totally new look. Tom Lynch was excellent with four goals and Jack Riewoldt continues to be a presence in the twilight of his career, but Cumberland brings athleticism and tenacity. Chris Fagan said after the game that he doesn’t believe in the MCG hoodoo – for those not aware, Brisbane just lost its 10th game in a row at the ground. And while he might be right in saying they played a lot better than they usually do at the ‘G, the result surely continues to place doubt in the Lions as they approach September. His side of him has been close to grand final appearances in recent seasons, but they are ultimately going to need to win on that ground to lift the premiership cup.
-Sam McClure

Essendon v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium

The Bombers’ 2022 campaign can largely be boiled down to one of missed opportunities – one of promising so much, but often delivering so little aside from inconsistency.
Now, that’s not to say the positives haven’t been there – such as the impressive play up forward of bargain big man Peter Wrightthrough the middle of star on-baller Zach Merrett and up-and-coming ruckman sam drapperor down back of the likes of Mason Redman. of course, Nick Martin, Archie Perkins, Ben Hobbs, Massimo D’Ambrosio, Harry Jones, Zach Reid, Nick Cox and sam durham all have plenty to offer for the future, but it’s the group’s stars of today who have frustrated most – the likes of Dylan Shiel and Jake Stringer in particular.
Though he missed this clash through injury, Shiel has rebounded brilliantly from his early-season form slump and displayed the kind of output all too rarely seen of many of his teammates, while Stringer’s body has all too often let him down. Describing Stringer as Essendon’s most influential player is not just a throwaway line – when he’s fit and firing, he provides the kind of dimension to the group that so few others across the competition can for their own sides.
His performance on Sunday was testament to that – when he booted 5.3 from just 14 disposals against a downtrodden North outfit that was just powerless to stop him, and Merrett and Redman alike.
If the Bombers are to take significant stride forward next season, it won’t just be off the back of the development of their youngsters. It’ll again be off the back of a fit, focussed Stringer.
For North, Jaidyn Stephenson produced the kind of game his new side would have been hoping to see far more of when he came across from Collingwood, while J. Simpkin and cam zurhaar again put in a mountain of work from an individual standpoint.
– Russell Bennett

Match review news

Fremantle’s Sean Darcy was fined $2000 for striking Christian Petracca on Friday night, while Melbourne’s Kysaiah Pickett was fined $1000 for staging during the second quarter.

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From Saturday’s action, Hawthorn star Changkuoth Jiath was charged with rough conduct for a dangerous tackle on St Kilda skipper Jack Steele during their clash at Marvel Stadium. He was handed a one-match suspension – with an early plea – for the incident that as classed as careless conduct, medium impact, and high contact.

Nick Daicos (striking), taylor adams (engaging in a melee), Jeremy Finlayson (engaging in a melee), Jack Ginnivan (engaging in a melee), Zak Butters (engaging in a melee), Scott Pendlebury (rough conduct), Dane Rampe (rough conduct), and Braydon Preuss (rough conduct) were all handed ends.

From Sunday’s games, Jay Culley received a two-match ban (with an early plea) for his late, high strike on the Gold Coast’s Noah Anderson. The incident was assessed as intentional, medium impact, and high contact.

North Melbourne’s jed anderson and Essendon opponent Jake Kelly were handed ends for engaging in a melee, North’s charlie lazaro was fined for rough conduct against Nick Hind and former Richmond skipper Trent Cotchin for misconduct against the Lions’ Dayne Zorko.

Tiger Marlion Pickett was deemed to have no case to answer from an incident with Brisbane’s Zack Baileywho was ultimately subbed out of the game.

As reported by AAPPickett hit Bailey in the chest with an open hand after the pair had bumped into each other, with the Lion spending Sunday night in a Melbourne hospital having left the MCG coughing up blood.

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Lead foot drivers beware: NYC speed cameras now operate 24/7

Lead foot drivers beware: NYC speed cameras now operate 24/7

New York City’s 2,000 speed cameras are officially working overtime.

Starting Monday, all the city’s speed cameras are now monitoring roadways for drivers going 10 miles an hour or more above the speed limit — 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature granted New York City the power to expand speed cameras’ hours of operation with a law passed in June. Previously, the cameras only monitored roadways between the hours of 6 am and 10 pm on weekdays, though 31 percent of traffic-related deaths in those areas took place when cameras were off, according to the city Department of Transportation.

An earlier version of the bill proposed ratcheting up ends for repeat offenders, though it failed to pass. Instead, drivers face $50 ends for any violation, regardless of how fast the driver is going or how many times the car had been caught speeding previously.

Across the city, 2,000 speed cameras monitor 750 school zones. In 2020, speed cameras caught drivers speeding 4,397,375 times, according to the most recent data available, outlined in a DOT report.

New York City was granted the authority to start a speed camera program by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature in 2013. Within a matter of months, it seemed to have changed drivers’ behavior.

In school zones where cameras were present, there was an 8% decline in crashes where someone was injured and a 20% decline in crashes where children were injured while walking or on bikes. That was compared to averages from the years before the speed cameras were installed with the one after.

And on major throughways like Grand Concourse in the Bronx, Coney Island Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, and Rockaway Boulevard in Queens, the number of violations speed cameras issued dropped by more than 80 percent, indicating drivers were pumping the breaks, the city report found.

Traffic fatalities have been on the rise, with 142 people killed on New York City streets through last Thursday. That represents a 20 percent increase from 2019, the year before the pandemic hit and disrupted normal traffic patterns, according to DOT data.

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Chinese-Made Zhaoxin KX-6000G CPU With GT10C0 Integrated GPU Features The Same Performance As NVIDIA’s GT 630

Chinese-Made Zhaoxin KX-6000G CPU With GT10C0 Integrated GPU Features The Same Performance As NVIDIA's GT 630

Chinese domestic chipmaker, Zhaoxin, is entering the realm of APUs with their first product, the KX-6000G CPU, offering up to 1.5 TFLOPs of GPU horsepower.

Chinese Domestic Chipmaker, Zhaoxin, Preps KX-6000G CPU With A 1.5 TFLOPs Integrated GPU That’s As Fast As NVIDIA’s Decade-Old GT 630

To elaborate things, Zhaoxin is a Chinese chip manufacturer that offers both CPU and GPU IPs based on its own architectures. The manufacturer’s next-generation KX-6000 CPU lineup will be replacing their KX-5000 and ZX-200 CPUs which have been on the market from 2017-2018. The latest chips are expected to feature 4 cores, 8 threads, up to 3.0 GHz clock speeds, DDR4 DRAM support, PCIe 3.0 I/O, and a homegrown 16nm architecture.

Last month, we talked about how the KH-4000 series CPUs from Zhaoxin managed to deliver single-core performance close to AMD’s 1st Gen Ryzen CPUs based on the Zen architecture. Compared to the KX lineup which is primarily aimed at the domestic consumer segment, the KH series is primarily aimed at the server segment and offers up to 16 cores, and 16 threads. It is also based on a 16nm process node though the architecture is not as updated as the KX-6000G CPUs.

So coming back to the Zhaoxin KX-6000G CPUs which we may as well refer to as APUs since they utilize the same Zhaoxin-made ZX C1080 GPU that is featured on the Glenfly Arise-GT-10C0 dGPU that was launched in the Chinese domestic market just a few days ago. Now the same discrete chip has been packaged within the Zhaoxin’s KX-6000G CPUs. The naming scheme and the design of the chip sounds a lot like AMD’s Ryzen Desktop APUs which also utilize a discrete GPU architecture and have the “G” label attached to them.

According to Zhaoxin, the CPU packs 8 cores and 16 threads which is made possible through fusing two dies on the same package. The standard version of the KX-6000 CPUs only comes with the C-960 integrated GPU that offers VGA, HDMI, DP support at up to 4K resolutions. The new integrated GPU not only offers increased performance but also better graphics capabilities.

Zhaoxin's KX-6000G CPU with GT10C0 Integrated GPU has been tested in 3DMark 11. (Image Credits: MyDrivers)
Zhaoxin’s KX-6000G CPU with GT10C0 Integrated GPU has been tested in 3DMark 11. (Image Credits: MyDrivers)

For starters, in 3DMark 11, the Zhaoxin integrated GPU scores around 1000 points which is an over 3x increase compared to the older GPU. It comes with a brand new graphics and image processing engine that is compatible with Galaxy Kirin KOS, Tongxin Software UOS, Windows, & various other Chinese mainstream operating systems. The chip also offers full compliance with DirectX 11, Open GL 4.5, and OpenGL 1.2 APIs while outputting a native 4K display. While it is a huge improvement over its predecessor, the integrated chip is still only on par with an NVIDIA GT 630 graphics card in the 3DMark 11 (Performance) benchmark which scores similar points. (Score from Vmodtech’s GT 630 review):

The Zhaoxin KX-6000G CPU was also tested in GLMark 2 where it scored 3116 points, An NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 scored 10,516 points in the same benchmark. As for the CPU, the Zhaxoin chip scores over 15,000 MIPS in multi-threading decompression which puts it faster than the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and close to Intel’s Core i5-7500. We used the following scores from TechSpot’s review to make a comparative chart:

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With that said, Chinese GPU makers are trying their best to reach parity with AMD & NVIDIA GPUs since 2016. Recently, Jing Jiawei and Innosilicon teased their plans to offer GTX 1080 and Vega class performance in the coming years. Zhaoxin is also working on a range of x86 processors that may rival AMD’s first-generation Ryzen CPUs while Loongson is targetting Zen 3 performance with its upcoming CPUs by 2023.

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Fremantle Dockers favorite to retire

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“I feel really proud of my work that’s gone on behind the scenes about developing and growing this group of players.”

Mundy tallied 35 disposals and 10 clearances in Friday night’s 46-point loss to Melbourne, and is averaging 22.2 disposals and 4.7 clearances a game this year.

But his chances of snaring a dream flag in his final season appear slim after the Dockers tumbled to sixth on the back of a three-match winless run.

Fremantle will need to beat the Western Bulldogs, West Coast, and GWS in their final three games – and rely on other results falling their way – to snare a prized top-four berth.

Hopes that Mundy would become only the sixth man to reach 400 AFL/VFL games – which sparked a fan campaign dubbed “Mundy Four Hundy” – will now fall agonizingly short.

He will, however, draw level with Sydney great Adam Goodes (372 matches) in equal-ninth on the all-time games played list when he lines up in Saturday’s vital match with the Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium.

David Mundy will retire at the end of the season.

David Mundy will retire at the end of the season.Credit:Getty Images

Fremantle’s games record holder was selected with pick No.19 in the 2003 national draft, and captained the club in 2016.

Mundy was an All-Australian in 2015 and won the club’s best and fairest award in 2010.

Fremantle’s football operations manager Peter Bell paid tribute to Mundy’s impact on the current squad and on the club as a whole.

“He’s been a big part of the group that we have now. He’s a big part of why we’re very confident for the remainder of this year and the future,” Bell said.

“He’s a great character who understands the bigger picture, understands what the stresses of being a player are, and understands more broadly the other decisions and leadership that we need as a football club.”

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