On Wednesday, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) followed the lead of US markets and tumbled lower. The benchmark index fell 0.5% to 6,992.7 points.
Will the market be able to bounce back from this on Thursday? Here are five things to watch:
ASX 200 expected to return
The Australian share market looks set to rebound strongly on Thursday following a stellar night on Wall Street after better than expected US inflation data. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is expected to open the day 74 points or 1.1% higher this morning. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones was up 1.6%, the S&P 500 rose 2.1%, and the NASDAQ stormed 2.9% higher. The latter bodes well for the tech sector today.
Telstra full year results
the Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price will be one to watch on Thursday. This morning the telco giant is scheduled to release its full year results. According to a note out of Goldman Sachs, it expects Telstra to report a 6% decline in revenue to $21.6 billion but a 7% increase in underlying EBITDA to $7.13 billion. A final dividend of 8 cents per share is expected, bringing its full year dividend to 16 cents per share.
Oil prices rise
Energy shares including Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) and Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) could have a good day after oil prices pushed higher on Wednesday night. According to Bloomberg, the WTI crude oil price is up 1.5% to US$91.92 a barrel and the Brent crude oil price is up 1.3% to US$97.38 a barrel. Optimism over gasoline demand boosted prices.
Goodman results
the Goodman Group (ASX: GMG) share price will be in focus today. This morning the integrated industrial property company will release its full year results. Goodman has been having a fantastic year and has upgraded his guidance to a number of times. Its most recent guidance is for earnings per share growth of 23%. The team at Citi suspect that Goodman could even outperform this guidance.
gold price falls
gold miners Evolution Mining Ltd. (ASX: EVN) and Regis Resources Limited (ASX: RRL) could have a subdued day after the gold price dropped overnight. According to CNBC, the spot gold price is down 0.35% to US$1,805.2 an ounce. Improving investor sentiment reduces the appeal of the safe haven asset.
Intel has posted the latest Arc A750 graphics card gaming benchmarks across a wide selection of titles running DX12 and Vulkan API. The company proceeded to compare their mainstream card against the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 at FHD & QHD and found out that their chip delivers better performance.
Intel Arc A750 Graphics Card Is Up To 5% Faster Than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Across 48 DX12 & Vulkan Titles
We have seen the Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition graphics card being tested across various titles previously and we also saw a selection of 1st-tier games where the Arc A750 is said to offer up to 17% better performance versus its competitors. Now, we are not just looking at 1st-tier titles but performance through a selection of 48 different DirectX 12 and Vulkan titles and 1080p & 1440p.
Intel Arc A750 Graphics Card Specifications
The Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition graphics card features a cut-down ACM-G10 “Alchemist” GPU with 448 EUs, 3584 ALUs, and 12 GB of GDDR6 memory running across a 192-bit bus at 16 Gbps, and a TGP around 200W.
The graphics card is powered by an 8+6 connector configuration which means a maximum board power of 300W (150W+75W from connectors & 75W power from the PCIe interface). The top Intel Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics cards will come in Limited Edition flavors alongside custom designs from partners. The card features three DisplayPort 2.0 and a single HDMI 2.1 connector.
Performance was tested using the same systems running an Intel Core i9-12900K CPU, a high-end Z690 motherboard and 32 GB (16 GB x2) DDR5 memory running at up to 5600 Mbps speeds. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 was running the GeForce 516.59 drivers while the Arc A750 was using an engineering driver.
As for performance, the card trades blows with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 in various titles. At 1080p, the Intel Arc A750 graphics card is an average of 4% faster in DX12 and 3% faster in Vulkan versus the competition. At 1440p, the difference widens by a bit with the Arc A750 delivering up to 5% better performance in both Vulkan and DX12 titles. This means that at higher resolutions, the Intel Arc graphics card will have a slight advantage over the competition despite both cards having the same 12 GB memory buffer.
Armie Hammer and his scandal-plagued sex life is set to be the subject of a new three-part documentary series.
House of Hammer, which will air on Discovery Plus next month, includes testimony from two alleged victims of his extreme sexual fetishes.
The actor checked into rehab in May 2021 for substance and sex issues after he was accused of rape and battery by a 24-year-old woman, allegations he strongly denies.
A text — apparently from Hammer to one of his alleged victims — read: “I am 100 per cent a cannibal. I want to eat you.”
Armie Hammer was fired from many projects in Hollywood after he was accused of rape and battery by a 24-year-old woman. Credit: Andy Cropa/Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
Courtney Vucekovich, one of a pair of women who claim the 35-year-old actor assaulted her, detailed the abuse she allegedly endured at his hands, saying that things started fantastically “but then things change” as he “pushes your boundaries a little bit at a time”.
She detailed how the mention of cannibalism meant she spent ages “freaking out” and it was the only thing Hammer “wanted to ever talk about”.
Vucekovich also claims she got a message from him that said: “I’m going to bite the f*** out of you” and that he texted photos of rope to her.
Of the rope, she said: “The ropes were around your neck, your wrist, your ankles, and you’re completely immobilized. I was closing my eyes until it ended.”
Julia Morrison, the second accuser featured in the documentary, claims she received a text from Hammer that read: “I have a fantasy about having someone prove their love and devotion and tying them up in a public place at night and making their body free use and seeing if they will f*** strangers for me”.
Morrison says that she also got a voice note from the Rebecca star, saying: “My bet was going to involve showing into her place and completely tying you up and incapacitating you and then being able to do whatever I wanted to every single hole in your body until I was done with you”.
Elizabeth Chambers posts on Instagram, featuring Armie Hammer her (then) husband. Credit: Elizabeth Chambers/Instagram/Elizabeth Chambers/Instagram
In the three-part series, the women share a string of texts — which they assert came from Hammer, who according to reports works as a timeshare dealer in the Cayman Islands — detailing his apparent intentions.
One reads: “You are mine! Do you hear me? I own you now. I’ll own you forever”.
And, in another: “I decide when you eat, when you sleep. When you f***.”
The scandal, which was prompted by texts leaked in January 2021, has been labeled “bulls***” by the act, who has daughter Harper, seven, and son Ford, five, with his ex Elizabeth Chambers. He has since been fired from many projects in Hollywood.
South Sydney coach Jason Demetriou has implored the NSW government to allow the Rabbitohs to move to the new Sydney Football Stadium next season as the club waits in limbo without a home ground locked in for 2023.
As revealed in The Daily Telegraph, Souths chief executive Blake Solly said the club had “bucket loads of uncertainty” because a potential move to Moore Park hasn’t been approved by the state government.
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Blake Solly is unimpressed with the stadium standoff. Picture: Lyndon MechielsenSource: News Corp Australia
The Rabbitohs have called the Olympic precinct home since 2006 but are keen to return to Allianz Stadium, which is on the same light rail line as their juniors club in Kingsford.
But the government has yet to approve the move, which means the Rabbitohs can’t sell memberships or corporate packages for 2023 because their fans don’t know which ground they’d be committing to.
“We’re a big club that deserves to be playing in big stadiums,” Demetriou said, joking that they’d gladly play at Redfern Oval if they had to.
“They’ve just built an $800m stadium in our backyard, so I think it makes common sense to me that we’re playing there.
“It’s a stadium that’s built in the heartland of South Sydney.
“It’s down the road from our junior leagues club, so there’s a real opportunity for us to spend some time there and venture into the ground from there and for our members to meet the players post-game.
“All that sort of stuff makes everything easier and that’s why we’re really excited and hopeful of getting in there.
“It’s in our area, so it’d be great to have us playing there and I’m sure our fans and our members and our supporters would love to have a venue closer to home. I know the players would be excited as well.”
The Rabbitohs will officially open the stadium in round 25 when they take on the Roosters in a game that could decide eighth spot on the ladder.
The lack of certainty around their future has had no impact on the playing group yet, but Demetriou says it could if things are left to fester.
The new stadium would be much more convenient for Rabbitohs fans. Picture: Sam RuttynSource: News Corp Australia
“We’ve got that much going on in terms of playing footy,” he said.
“It’s a distraction if we’re getting too caught up in it, but we have no control over it. I don’t as a coach, and I know the players don’t as players.
“But they’re excited about playing there in round 25 and there’s a genuine excitement to play there. I think sharing it with the Roosters and having 20 games a year would be outstanding, not just for clubs, but for the NRL as well.”
It’s a distraction the Bunnies could do without as they prepare for a brutal four-week stretch leading into the finals.
The Rabbitohs play western Sydney heavyweights Parramatta and Penrith and then finish the regular season with games against the second-placed Cowboys and the Roosters in a grudge game to open Allianz Stadium.
It’s a tough stretch but at least they go into Friday’s game at CommBank Stadium knowing they have the wood on Parramatta after five-straight wins over the Eels.
“The last time we played them we were coming off an ordinary performance so we were pretty motivated for that game,” the coach said.
“That’s our challenge tomorrow night – to bring that same motivation off the back of some good performances.
“We’re going in the right direction but we’re playing some bigger teams now that can score points. Parramatta is as good as anyone at scoring points and they are dangerous right across the park, so it’ll be a good test for our defence.”
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The News4JAX I-TEAM has obtained an audio recording cited by plaintiffs in recently filed court documents where a former Ascension St. Vincent’s orthopedic surgeon can be heard slurring his speech during an office visit.
A deposition video also obtained by News4JAX shows Dr. David Heekin appearing disoriented, slurring his words and having outbursts just months after his last surgeries.
Heekin is accused of botching hundreds of surgeries and faces 350 lawsuits alleging he operated on patients while he had a progressive neurological condition. The plaintiffs say numerous healthcare employees and noticed patients he had slurred speech and loss of balance and that he showed poor judgment and mood disturbances in his final years as a surgeon.
In hundreds of pages of documents, plaintiffs say hospital leadership was aware of the issues with Dr. Heekin for years but continued to allow him to operate.
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Plaintiff’s attorneys are asking for permission to seek punitive damages against St. Vincent’s Medical Center laying out their evidence in nearly 500 pages that detail botched surgeries, erratic behavior from the doctor, and documents suggesting that leadership at the hospital were alerted about his unfitness to operate .
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The plaintiffs say Dr. Heekin became the founder and director of St. Vincent’s Orthopedic Center of Excellence around 2012 and a promotional video was cited in their request to the court seeking permission to pursue punitive damages.
The plaintiffs allege the doctor changed when he got sick with a progressive neurological condition but continued to operate for years, causing hundreds of devastating injuries to patients from 2016 to 2020.
Plaintiffs allege Dr. Heekin can be heard on an audio recording slurring his speech during an office visit in February 2019.
The News4JAX I-TEAM has obtained an audio recording cited by plaintiffs in recently filed court documents where a former Ascension St. Vincent’s orthopedic surgeon can be heard slurring his speech during an office visit. A deposition video also obtained by News4JAX shows Dr. David Heekin appearing disoriented, slurring his words from him and having outbursts just months after his last surgeries.
Court records show a deposition of Dr. Heekin that was taken for a medical malpractice lawsuit in August of 2020, months after he retired.
“Towards the beginning of your deposition, you were asked about your retirement in July of this year. Do you recall that?” a lawyer asks.
“Yes,” Heekin replies.
“Doctor, I apologize for asking, but have you been diagnosed with a medical condition that makes it difficult for you to express your testimony today?” the lawyer asks.
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“Yes,” Heekin says.
“Does your medical condition, does it play some role in your decision to retire?” they ask.
“Yes,” he says again.
Hundreds of lawsuits allege Dr. Heekin would lose his temper and intimidate other healthcare providers at St. Vincent’s, often using inappropriate language that was consistent with a lack of impulse control.
The daughter of a patient provided a statement cited by the plaintiffs in a recent filing, saying Dr. Heekin did a knee replacement on her mom in 2018 and she was brought back to the emergency room a month later when her wound opened up.
The statement claims that when Dr. Heekin arrived that day, he was belligerent, slurring his speech, shaking, sweating and screaming at staff and her mother, telling her she “was toast.”
The statement also claims that Dr. Heekin was stumbling and mumbling. The Chief Medical Officer was called to diffuse the situation, and the woman and her family de ella told him about Dr. Heekin’s demeanor and behavior, saying they thought he had been strung out on drugs or had Parkinson’s.
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His reply? Dr. Heekin was just “passionate” about his patients and he was comfortable with him performing surgery, according to the statement, saying Dr. Heekin was born with a speech impediment. The plaintiffs allege that’s a lie.
The plaintiffs allege independent orthopedic doctors in the area saw so many inexplicably devastated patients of Dr. Heekin’s that one of them texted St. Vincent’s CEO Tom VanOsdol in January of 2020.
“We’re seeing a large uptake of SEVERE complication from Dr. Heekin. These patients will end up with above knee amputations and girdlestones,” the text read, referring to a salvage procedure that essentially permanently confines patients to wheelchairs. “I’m going to stop seeing his patients because I can’t take care of them all.”
The CEO responded it’s “very important for us to understand and investigate” and said he’d put the doctor in touch with St. Vincent’s Chief Medical Officer. However, Dr. Heekin continued performing surgeries that harmed patients at the hospital for months, lawsuits allege.
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Four days later, plaintiffs say employees texted each other: “No one is doing anything about it. He is out of his mind today. He’s so confused.” The texts continue to read, “he can’t form a full sentence.”
But even before then, the plaintiffs say leadership knew of possible issues with the Chief Nursing Officer saying in a deposition that the Chief Medical Officer was alerted about the doctor soiling himself in an airport in 2018, but she’s not aware of any call to action.
It’s also alleged that in September of 2019, Dr. Heekin crashed into a parked car “in broad daylight on a clear day” in the parking lot at St. Vincent’s and performed surgeries the same day, including on Jacqueline Rivera, who previously told the I-TEAM, the knee replacement left her legs different lengths.
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“It’s just heartbreaking, you know, that we trust these hospitals. We trust our doctors,” Rivera said. “But you’re going to take advantage of your patients in that way?”
A St. Vincent’s employee testified that she brought concerns about Dr. Heekin to the clinical coordinator 10 to 15 times and in a meeting with the clinical coordinator and The Director of Surgical Services in 2019, she reported the director said essentially the same thing as the clinical coordinator: ”Patients are willingly going to him. They see how I talked before. It’s their choice.”
The plaintiffs say the evidence is clear: the hospital knew Dr. Heekin wasn’t fit to perform surgeries in his final years there, but they let him continue to operate anyway.
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The plaintiffs also allege the hospital disregarded patients’ complaints, saying the doctor was an independent contractor.
The hospital will have a chance to respond to the plaintiffs’ request to seek punitive damages, but court records show nothing has been filed yet.
In other court records, the hospital has denied allegations of wrongdoing and filed its own cross-claim against Dr. Heekin and the Heekin Clinic, alleging the doctor — not the hospital — should be liable to the plaintiffs for damages.
An attorney representing St. Vincent’s declined to comment to News4JAX about this story and we have not yet heard back as of Wednesday from attorneys for Dr. Heekin and the Heekin Clinic.
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Telstra has seen a fall in profits for the year, but it has raised dividends for investors, and the ASX has soared on the back of cooling US consumer inflation.
Key points:
The Dow Jones index rose 1.6pc to 33,310, the S&P 500 rose 2.1pc to 4,210, and the Nasdaq rose 2.9pc to 12,855
US consumer prices rose 8.5pc over the year to July, a slowdown from 9.1pc over the year to June
Telstra’s annual net profit fell 4.6pc to $1.8 billion, but its final dividend lifted from 8 cents to 8.5 cents a share
The telecommunications giant said annual profit slipped for 2022 because of lower revenue and total income.
Net profit after tax fell 4.6 per cent to $1.8 billion, with total income falling by nearly 5 per cent to $22 billion.
Before-tax earnings dropped 5 per cent to $7.3 billion.
Telstra sold more mobile services but saw less demand from retail customers for fixed bundle and data services.
Despite the fall in profit, Telstra announced an increase in its dividend for the first time in seven years, following the completion of its four-year transformation plan, T22.
Telstra paid a final fully franked dividend of 8.5 cents a share, bringing the total dividend for the year to 16.5 cents a share.
That is up to 3.1 per cent and includes a special dividend of 3 cents a share for the year.
Outgoing Telstra chief executive Andy Penn said the company’s core business performed strongly despite the challenges.
“What we could not have foreseen was COVID and the other seismic economic, political and social changes that have unfolded,” Mr Penn said.
“Our mobiles result was outstanding, consumer and small business fixed grew sequentially in the second quarter, enterprise returned to growth, and we started to realize the benefits of setting up our infrastructure assets as a standalone InfraCo business.”
Telstra shares lost their gains, and were down 1 per cent to $3.97 at 3:20pm AEST.
ASX jumps
The Australian share market surged more than 1 per cent in early trade on hopes that the US Federal Reserve would not make another super-sized interest rate hike next month because of a pullback in prices in July in the US.
At 3:15pm, the All Ordinaries index was up 1 per cent to 7,311, while the ASX 200 index rose 9 per cent to 7,057.
Most sectors increased on the ASX 200, with industrials, technology and consumer stocks leading the gains.
National Australia Bank, ANZ, Westpac gained ground, but the Commonwealth Bank was lower.
Just education stocks and utilities were weaker.
Lithium firm Lake Resources (+15.5 per cent) and fashion retailer City Chic Collective (+11.5 per cent) did the best, with share registry Computershare (-4.3 per cent) doing the worst.
The Australian dollar jumped around 1.5 US cents overnight from yesterday’s close as the greenback fell.
It reached an overnight high of 71.09 US cents.
At 3:20pm AEST, the local currency was down 0.1 per cent to 70.68 US cents.
AMP is returning $1.1 billion to investors after it sold its infrastructure debt business.(ABCNews)
AMP returns $1.1 billion to investors
Financial house AMP saw a fall in underlying half year profit because of lower profit margins at its banking division and share market volatility.
Underlying net profit fell by one quarter to $117 million for the first half of the financial year.
That is as net interest margin, the difference between what the bank pays for finance compared to what it charges customers, slipped.
AMP said NIM fell to 1.32 per cent from 1.62 a year earlier because of competition in the home loan market and a preference towards lower margin fixed rate loans, which has since subsided.
The company said higher interest rates will help its profit margins over the second half of the year.
Investments under management also took a hit because of falling share market returns over the first half of the year with funds under management falling from $142.3 billion a year ago to $126.3 billion.
Net profit for the first half of the year increased to $481 million after it sold its infrastructure debt business, up more than threefold.
But in good news for investors, the company is returning $1.1 billion in capital to shareholders, although it did not pay an interim dividend.
AMP shares were down 1.5 per cent to $1.15 in late trade.
Meanwhile, insurer QBE said net profit after tax for the half year slumped from $441 million a year ago to $151 million for the six months to the end of June, down by two-thirds.
That is because of share market volatility and record storms and floods in Australia.
Investors get an interim dividend payout of 9 cents a share.
QBE shares rose 3.4 per cent to $12.56 in the last hour of trade.
US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is set to raise US official interest rates again next month. (AP: Susan Walsh)
US inflation slows
The US Consumer Price Index was flat in July after rising by 1.3 per cent in June, when prices reached an annual rate of 9.1 per cent — the highest in 41 years.
The US Labor Department said over the year to July, prices rose at the slower pace of 8.5 per cent, better than expected by economists.
The data is the first notable sign of relief for Americans who have watched inflation steadily climb over the past two years.
The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, is considering whether to make another large interest rate increase of 0.75 per cent in September, after a string of rate rises this year.
July’s slowdown in monthly inflation was the largest since 1973 and followed on the heels of petroleum prices falling by around one-fifth since mid-June.
Prices at the pump spiked in the first half of the year because of the war in Ukraine and reached a record high of more than $US5 a gallon in mid-June.
Gasoline prices fell 7.7 per cent in July, but food prices remained elevated, climbing by 1.1 per cent.
However, prices are still rising at levels not seen since the high-inflation era of the 1970s and early 1980s.
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The core consumer price index, which strips out volatile energy and food prices, rose 0.3 per cent in July from June, and 5.9 per cent from a year earlier.
US consumer prices have surged for a variety of reasons including the global supply-chain squeeze, massive government stimulus from the COVID-19 pandemic, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Chicago Federal Reserve president Charles Evans said the inflation reading was the first “positive” one since the central bank began raising interest rates earlier this year.
But he said inflation was still “unacceptably” high and the Fed would continue to need to raise rates likely to between 3.25 per cent and 3.5 per cent this year, and to between 3.75 per cent and 4 per cent by the end of next year.
“This is not yet the meaningful decline in inflation the Fed is looking for,” Paul Ashworth of Capital Economics said.
“But it’s a start and we expect to see broader signs of easing price pressures over the next few months.”
US stocks surge
Wall Street rallied after the US inflation report came out, with investors betting the Federal Reserve might raise official interest rates by 0.5 percentage points instead of 0.75 percentage points next month.
The Nasdaq and S&P 500 surged more than 2 per cent.
By the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.6 per cent to 33,310, the S&P 500 rose 2.1 per cent to 4,210, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 2.9 per cent to 12,855.
All 11 sectors on the S&P 500 gained, led by miners, consumer staples and technology stocks.
The US inflation data calmed nerves in Europe.
The FTSE 100 index in London rose 0.25 per cent to 7,507, the DAX in Germany rose 1.2 per cent to 13,701, and the CAC 40 in France rose 0.6 per cent to 4,954.
Brent crude oil rose 0.8 per cent to $US97.11 a barrel, while spot gold fell 0.1 per cent to $US1791.39 an ounce.
Google started rolling out a redesigned Gmail at the end of July, and as is the case with just about every interface change, not everyone loves it. I, for one, find the new colors distracting, the layout cramped, and the addition of more icons needless. If the new design hasn’t taken over your mail yet, it will any day now.
If you want to go back to the old Gmail look, you can do so in a few clicks.
Open Gmail and click the Settings icon in the upper right corner.
In the panel that appears, choose “Go back to the original view.”
Before you can reload the interface and get your inbox back to the way it used to look, you also get an opportunity to tell the Gmail team why you’re choosing the old look instead. (Below I have a few suggestions for what you can tell them.)
Once you either submit feedback or decline to give it by leaving the field blank and selecting Reload, your view refreshes and you’re returned to Gmail’s previous design.
What Do You Think of Gmail’s New Look?
So, what might you put into that feedback box?
For starters, the left sidebar now feels more cramped than it did before. The addition of new icons in the far left certainly doesn’t help. And the color palette seems poorly thought out, with multiple shades of blue that aren’t complementary to one another. Mentioning any or all of these would be helpful, in my opinion.
To make your Gmail even better, see our list of the best tips for Gmail and three ways to improve your Gmail inbox.
Social media is trying to provide a new way of testing the health of a relationship, but psychologists say there’s no validity to it.
Several months ago, TikTokers started promoting a theory that you could tell if a hetero relationship would last by drawing a green line over a posed picture of a couple.
In a nutshell, the theory goes: neither partner leaning means a long-lasting relationship; woman leaning in means sometimes a lasting relationship, and man leaning in means the relationship is doomed.
The green line test was coined by a Twitter account named @alpharivelino – which should tell you everything you need to know about the ‘theory’.
But instead of being laughed at and ignored, more and more TikTok videos testing the theory are popping up on my For You page and I need it to stop.
So I called in a qualified psychologist with a degree, training and knowledge, instead of relying on strangers on the internet who call themselves ‘alpha’.
What the experts say
“There’s no validity to it at all,” said Lysn psychologist Nancy Sokarno.
“I really don’t think photos can tell much at all about a relationship.
“I know the theory is based on body language cues but we have to bear in mind that there are so many other factors to consider.
“For example, if the photo is for paparazzi, do they feel comfortable posing for that photo? Or are they standing in front of a big group of people, are people filming the interaction, etc.”
So not only is the green line test busted, but Ms Sokarno also says that generally body language “shouldn’t be the determining factor as to deciding whether a relationship is good or bad”.
“Ultimately it comes down to how you treat each other. Factors like how you support each other emotionally, how you converse, how you resolve disagreements etc are way more important than a person’s body language,” she said.
“Obviously a level of physicality does come into play in a relationship. For example, if a person is closed off physically it is going to have an impact on the relationship, but body language overall shouldn’t be the determining factor.”
Further evidence the ‘test’ is bogus
The Twitter account that originally spouted this sexist drivel has zero credibility, given it has also shared such wisdom as “The definition of a sl*t: she can’t remember all the c**ks she has sucked”, “the tighter her clothes the looser her p**y” and “At their basest, women are cruel, petty & vindictive”.
Yet the same person saying all these things also tweeted that “finding love gets harder the older you get”. Not hard to see why in their case.
Users of the green line rule also love to post a photo of Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson where he is clearly the one leaning in to prove that they were always going to break up. However old mate Rivelino also features a photo of Michelle and Barack Obama where he’s leaning in – I think we can all agree they’re an incredibly solid couple.
TikToker @jackmacbarstool further explained the green line with several videos on the theory, but even his own followers seemed to turn against the Barstool Sports writer.
Several pointed out that “you do clearly draw the lines more favorably when it supports your point”.
Many others dismissed it as a serious reach, as people in love often lean in towards each other, and sometimes it’s necessary for the taller person to lean in.
“*shows 8 foot tall man leaning over to kiss someone much shorter than him* ‘SEE GUYS LOOK HE’S LEANING IN!!!’” one commenter said.
In short, don’t take relationship advice from random, sad singles on the internet.
The NRL community is in shock after premiership-winning coach Paul Green died at the age of 49.
Green played 162 first grade matches between 1994-2004, winning the prestigious Rothmans Medal in 1995 as the game’s best and fairest. He played State of Origin for Queensland and represented Super League’s Australian team in 1997.
Turning to coaching after his retirement, he was in charge of North Queensland from 2014-2020, leading the club to its first ever premiership in 2015.
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Green coached Queensland in last year’s State of Origin series.
His family released a statement on Thursday afternoon.
“Today we are devastated,” it read.
“We have lost a devoted husband, loving father and wonderful brother and son. We cannot find the words that would come close to expressing our feelings, however we would like to extend our thanks to those who have reached out to us with their love and support.
Queensland Maroons coach Paul Green (Getty)
“Paul was loved by so many and we know that this news will generate immense interest, however at this time we ask for privacy.
“Our family is still trying to understand this tragedy and we request space and time as we come to terms with this loss.”
Green led the Cowboys to premiership glory in 2015, his side beating the Broncos in one of the most thrilling and memorable grand finals in the game’s history.
“Paul first came to our club as a player in the late 90s and was the club’s first Origin representative, but his lasting legacy emanated from his seven-season tenure as head coach of the North Queensland Cowboys,” said Cowboys chairman Lewis Ramsay.
“Paul’s arrival as head coach transformed our club from finals contenders to an immediate premiership force, culminating in the historic 2015 grand final victory.
Green comments on Cowboys exit
“We will forever remember Paul as one of the greatest contributors in Cowboys history.”
Those thoughts were echoed by the Brisbane Broncos.
“We are deeply saddened at the tragic passing of Queenslander and former Bronco, Paul Green,” the club said in a social media post.
“A legend on and off the field gone far too soon.”
He made his first grade debut for Cronulla in 1994, and immediately made his mark at halfback.
“Green had a magnificent first year in the Winfield Cup, and by season’s end was being spoken of in most quarters as Allan Langer’s likely successor as the Queensland State of Origin halfback,” David Middleton wrote in his 1994 yearbook.
“I have finished second in the Norwich Rising Star voting and third in the Rothmans Medal, and impressed all with his courage, flair and skill.
“Perhaps if one moment best captured his season, it was a try scored against St George on a Friday night at Kogarah, when he ran from a scrumbase deep inside his own quarter, and when met by the cover defence, which included Saints captain Mark Coyne, a renowned defender, he simply stopped, changed tack, and sped away, leaving his rivals stumbling in his wake.”
Green was even better in 1995, taking out the Rothmans Medal in just his second year in the top grade, leading the Sharks to fourth on the ladder, the best result for the club since claiming the minor premiership in 1988. Inexperience cost Cronulla however, who were eliminated from the finals after giving up 12-point leads against both Manly and Newcastle.
A Super League grand final in 1997 against Brisbane was the high point of Green’s time at the club, a season that saw him represent the breakaway competition’s Queensland and Australian sides.
A shoulder injury ruined his 1998 season, after which he became something of a nomad, spending seasons with North Queensland (1999-2000), Sydney Roosters (2001-02), Parramatta (2003) and Brisbane (2004).
He transitioned into coaching almost immediately, in an assistant role to Wayne Bennett at the Broncos, before landing the head coaching role at the Cowboys in 2014.
He was at the helm in 2015 when the club memorably claimed its maiden premiership, and again in 2017 when the Cowboys went down to Melbourne in the decider. Green remained in the job until he stepped down midway through the 2020 season.
Paul Green in action for Cronulla during his playing days. (Craig Golding/Fairfax)
Appointed Queensland State of Origin coach for 2021, his position was quickly under scrutiny after a 50-6 loss in game one, and a 26-0 defeat in game two. A 20-18 victory in game three wasn’t enough to save Green, who was replaced by Billy Slater for 2022.
Former teammate Martin Lang, who played alongside Green at the Sharks, paid tribute to his friend on social media.
“This is so sad,” he wrote.
“Paul was a close mate, we moved to Sydney together in 1993….the beginning of an outstanding NRL playing/coaching career. My sincere condolences to Paul’s wife, children and his dear mum and dad. Rest In Peace mate.”
NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo said: “We are deeply saddened by this loss, and on behalf of the game, I’d like to extend our deepest condolences to Paul’s family, his friends, and those who have been inspired and mentored by him over the course of his long career.”
ARLC chairman Peter V’landys added: “Paul was a brilliant player, and then became one of the few to make a very successful transition into coaching.
“I had the pleasure of sitting on the NRL competition committee and found Paul to be a passionate, smart and witty individual. Our condolences go to his family and to his many friends.”
Paul Green with Allan Langer after a Queensland State of Origin win in 2001. (Simon Alekna)
The cause of death is not yet known.
“Police were called to a Wynnum residence just after 10am this morning after a 49-year-old was located unresponsive,” a Queensland police spokeswoman said.
“He was declared deceased by emergency crews a short time later.
“There are no suspicious circumstances. A report will be prepared for the coroner.”
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A new wave of development is ripping through downtown Detroit.
“Walking around Detroit in 2008 or 2009 is not the same as walking around in 2022,” said Ramy Habib, a local entrepreneur. “It is absolutely magnificent what happened throughout those 15 years.”
Between 2010 and 2019, just 708 new housing structures went up in the city of Detroit, according to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments.
Much of the new construction traces back to the philanthropic wings of large local businesses. For example, Ford Motor is nearing completion of a 30-acre mixed-used development at Michigan Central Station. The station sat abandoned for years as the city fell into bankruptcy.
Detroit’s decline into insolvency formed amid 20th century globalization in the auto industry, according to economists. The city’s population fell from 1.8 million to 639,000 in the most recent but controversial count by the US Census. “With the population leaving, with the infrastructure staying in place, it meant strains on the city. Cumulatively, they started to mount over time,” said Raymond Owens III, a former senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
The 2007-08 Great Recession left another round of scars on the city as scores of homes fell into foreclosure. The US Treasury Department has since funded the removal of 15,000 blighted structures in the city. “A lot of Black people are leaving the city. So sometimes that identity can change and shift in certain communities,” said Alphonso Carlton Jr, a lifelong Detroit resident.
Local leaders have used tax and spending policies to advance economic development downtown. In July 2022, the Detroit City Council finalized a tax abatement for the real estate developer Bedrock to finance the $1.4 billion Hudson’s site project. The abatement could be worth up to $60 million over its 10-year span. Bedrock is in a family of companies controlled by billionaire investor Dan Gilbert, who moved several of his businesses from him downtown in 2010.
Bedrock told CNBC that decision was consistent with the council’s handling of other major developments, due to high local tax rates. One local analysis suggests that in 2020, Detroit’s effective property tax rate on homes was more than double the national average. Detroit’s new tax, spending and placemaking policies have drawn the interests of bond investors in recent years, providing another source of revenue for the local government.
Watch the video above to learn more about Detroit’s escape from bankruptcy.
