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Dylan Edwards Dally M contender, Penrith Panthers star backed as chance to win, leaderboard, points

Dylan Edwards Dally M contender, Penrith Panthers star backed as chance to win, leaderboard, points

Penrith fullback Dylan Edwards has been nominated as a shock contender to win this year’s Dally M award after another Herculean effort for the Panthers.

Edwards battled through a shoulder problem to deliver a man-of-the-match performance in Penrith’s 26-6 win over Canberra on Saturday night.

The 26-year-old continues to prove himself as one of the NRL’s toughest players — battling through a serious ankle injury in Penrith’s run to last year’s premiership.

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“Penrith, they’ve got some wonderful players but I don’t know whether they’ve got a more consistent player or a braver player than their fullback Dylan Edwards, what a player he is,” NRL great Laurie Daley said on Sky Racing’s Big Sports Breakfast.

Daily Telegraph reporter Phil Rothfield echoed those sentiments and predicted Edwards was a legitimate contender for this year’s Dally M award, especially with Nathan Cleary set to miss the rest of the regular season due to suspension.

“Well you know he played through the finals no media publicity, nothing was heard about until after the game basically with a really serious ankle injury, couldn’t train, was in a moon boot all week, he’s a really, really tough dude and he just got needled game after game,” Rothfield said.

“Again he took a heavy knock the other night and just played outstanding.

“I looked up the Dally M leaderboard when it closed and he was running eighth, in equal eighth with Daly Cherry-Evans and he was only six points behind Ben Hunt.

“I think he might be a bolter’s chance to actually win the award.

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“I think he’s a good thing to finish in the top 3 and apart from him being subject to terrific play, picking up points every week, he no longer has, for the rest of the year, Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai in the side, competing with him for points each week.”

Rothfield said Edwards was only a “cigarette paper” behind the likes of James Tedesco, Latrell Mitchell and Tom Trbojevic in the echelon of the game’s premier fullbacks

“He’s improved out of sight in the last two years and I’m really happy for him because while he may lack a few of the skills of the boys I’ve just mentioned he’s toughness and his effort plays are up there with any player in the competition.”

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Queensland’s latest COVID wave has passed, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says

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Queensland has passed the peak of the third COVID wave with it expected to end in the coming weeks, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says.

Ms Palaszczuk made the announcement at the Ekka today with hospitalization numbers falling steadily since last month.

“We actually peaked around July 25… that’s excellent news,” she said.

Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said the news came much earlier than national modeling had predicted.

“We believe this fantastic result is because Queenslanders have responded to national advice. Namely to get heir boosters, stay at home when sick, take anti-viral medicines and wear a mask in indoor crowded environments,” he said.

Queenslanders are still being urged to get their booster shots and wear a mask when they are indoors.

He said main indicator numbers – including hospitalizations and active cases – had fallen by 45 per cent or more since July 26.

COVID wave ‘every three months’

Dr Gerrard said the wave was expected to end in the coming weeks but another wave was expected in December.

“The virus is not going to go away. We are going to continue to have ongoing transmission,” he said.

“The current pattern we have seen in Queensland and worldwide is a wave every three months.

“We still believe it is likely there will be a further wave this year, but it is likely as time goes by, these waves will become milder in severity.

“Everyone now knows what they need to do.”

Currently 667 people are in hospital with the virus; compared with 1,123 at the peak of the wave.

“There are still 26 patients in the intensive care unit,” Dr Gerrard said.

There were just 2,504 new cases today and there are 35,482 active cases.

That’s a 47 per cent decrease from the peak of 66,569 on July 26.

Monkeypox vaccine available soon

The initial supplies of monkeypox vaccine will arrive in Queensland this week.

The vaccine will be targeted to very close contacts and high-risk cases.

“Initially the numbers of doses will be small and that will escalate in coming weeks and months,” Dr Gerrard said.

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Apple asks suppliers in Taiwan to label products as made in China – report | Manzana

Apple has reportedly asked Taiwan-based suppliers to label their products as being produced in China, in an effort to avoid disruption from strict Chinese customs inspections resulting from the visit of the US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, to Taipei.

According to Nikkei, the company has asked manufacturers on the island to label components bound for mainland China as made in “Chinese Taipei” or “Taiwan, China”. The labels are required in order to comply with a longstanding but previously unenforced rule that requires imported goods to suggest the island is part of the People’s Republic of China.

The phrase “Made in Taiwan” can lead to delays, fines, and even the rejection of an entire shipment under the rule. But Taiwan itself requires exports to be labeled with the point of origin: either the name “Taiwan” or the country’s official name, “Republic of China”.

The choice to require suppliers to deny Taiwan’s independent existence has led to criticism from around the world. GreatFire, which works against Chinese censorship online, noted that the move was an escalation from a previous slight by Apple, which removed the Taiwan flag from emoji keyboards for users in China and Hong Kong. “Is it a question of time before Apple starts removing apps whose name contains the characters [for] Taiwan without specifying ‘province of China’,” the organization asked.

“Unfortunately, we suspect that Apple’s ‘red-line’, the moment where it will say: ‘Stop, no longer, we cannot continue to collaborate with the Chinese regime and enforce its requests for censorship,’ is nowhere close,” GreatFire’s Benjamin Ismail told the Register news site.

Apple may have felt as if it had little choice but to comply with China’s requests. Shipment delays now would be ruinous, as the company moves into the final production phase for the iPhone 14, expected to be announced at a press event next month. Supply chain shortages have already started to bite, with the company taking the unprecedented decision, according to influential analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, of shipping the cheaper non-Pro variants of the phone with the same core chip that is already in the iPhones 13 currently on comes out

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Apple’s long-running attempts to diversify its production process are finally paying off, however. According to Kuo, the company expects to ship versions of the iPhone 14 from factories in India alongside its Chinese manufacturers on release day. In previous years, Indian factories have been months behind China on the cutting-edge devices, waiting for early kinks to be smoothed out before they switch production over from older models. This year, for instance, Foxconn’s Indian sites began assembling the iPhone 13 in April, around the same time that the company’s Brazilian operations switched over.

The models produced in India and Brazil largely serve to fulfill demand in local markets, and aren’t intended to be exported around the world. For that, Apple’s Chinese factories still serve an irreplaceable role, as they do in serving the millions of Chinese customers who buy iPhones.

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The Block 2022: Ankur and Sharon fear they’ll miss out on their dream Block house after misunderstanding Scott Cam’s design advice

It was the first day on The Blockand host Scott Cam wasted no time advising teams on what not to do.

And what Ankur and Sharon thought was a friendly visit from the host actually had a pointed purpose.

“He got straight to business and basically said my main feature idea for my guest bedroom sucked,” Sharon revealed.

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The couple planned to build a rustic wooden wall that would sit behind their bed, and Scotty voiced his concerns about how “rustic” it might look.

“You think the wood shouldn’t be rustic?” Sharon asked.

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“Well I don’t think it should be really rustic. Timber, beautiful. I don’t know about the rough rustic [look],” Scotty clarified.

Sharon was taking notes… or so we thought. Rather than taking on board Scotty’s advice and changing the rustic wood to have a finished timber look, Sharon instead kept the rustic look and changed the feature wall to be half as high.

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After sourcing the most rustic wood ever from a stable and completing their wall, Scotty paid the team another visit.

Sharon proudly displayed the feature wall. “I listened to you,” she told Scotty.

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Scott Cam didn’t approve of the rustic design. (Nine)

“No you didn’t. You’ve done completely the opposite to what I’ve said,” he responded.

“You said don’t do the whole thing in wood,” Sharon replied, before Scotty clarified that he told her not to use rustic timber.

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“Oh nooo…” Sharon said, before trying to convince Scotty that it was still “beautiful”.

Scotty was not convinced, and in another blow he told the team their timber beams on the roof weren’t good enough, as they were 30mm short from reaching either wall.

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Scott Cam was shocked to find out that Sharon had ignored his advice. (Nine)

The bad news was of particular concern because the winner of the challenge room will get to decide which house they want, and multiple teams – including Ankur and Sharon – want House 4.

The revelation they might lose caused Sharon to tear-up.

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Sharon was in tears after misinterpreting Scott Cam’s advice. (Nine)

“All the thoughts going through my head I was like, ‘I’ve done completely the wrong thing and I’ve lost the challenge just like that’. And it was a lot of effort already to that point.

“I felt disappointed in myself because I wasn’t listening properly and I wasn’t taking the hint properly.

“I thought I knew better, I suppose, which is so arrogant.”

Time will tell if Sharon can make the changes needed to pull off a win and secure House 4.

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Commonwealth Games 2022 Cycling | English cyclist slams ‘rubbish’ tactics of winning Aussies

An English cyclist who finished 24th in the women’s road race has accused the Australian team – who won gold and bronze – of riding a “rubbish” race.

Georgia Baker executed a superb ride over the 112km course to win in a time of two hours, 44 minutes and 36 seconds. She was followed home by Scotland’s Neah Evans and another Aussie Sarah Roy, who worked her tail off her to deliver a gold medal for Baker, then held on for bronze.

After finishing well out of the medals, England rider Anna Henderson unloaded on the strategy carried out by the Australian competitors.

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“It was a rubbish race. The Australians had a really boring race plan,” she said.

“I thought, ‘You’re strong enough to win the race, and be in the break and win the sprint. So why don’t you race in the race?’

“I wanted it to be active because I knew it was a course for that.

“The Australians just played it really boring, didn’t really make a show of it.”

Ruby Roseman-Gannon, Alex Manly and Roy set the pace for Baker, before the Tasmanian poured out a long surge on route to glory.

Unlike the seeingthing Henderson, Baker spoke glowingly of the Australian tactics.

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“The girls did an amazing job covering all the moves,” Baker said.

“For them to nail the final lead out made my ride so easy. I finished with fresh legs and that was the goal. I did the sprint and got my hands across the line.

“If it was going to be a bunch sprint I would be sprinting. If it was going to be an aggressive and hard race where the other nations were going to make it super hard, then potentially Alex would be sprinting.

“We made the call out there with about 20km to go and I was feeling good, so we stuck to the plan and the girls (the Australians) led me out beautifully.”

An Australian has won the women’s road race at the last two Commonwealth Games, with Chloe Hosking capturing gold on the Gold Coast in 2018.

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Tree-change nightmare: Elderly couple’s home contents sold off by removalist company

Tree-change nightmare: Elderly couple's home contents sold off by removalist company

An elderly Bribie Island couple is fighting for compensation after a removalist sold off their belongings during their interstate move to Bega in NSW.

The removal company, Kent Removals & Storage, apologized and described the incident as the result of human error, but lawyers say the retirees would have to take $50,000 from their pension to help recover just some of the items.

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Retirees Gary and Lorraine Taylor, aged in their late 70s, moved from Queensland to Bega in southeast NSW one year ago, making the tree change after more than 60 years of marriage.

They packed all of their possessions, including furniture and sentimental belongings, into two removal trucks – one of which contained $120,000 worth of furniture they would never see again.

When Wridgways, the removalist company they had originally planned to use, went into liquidation in July 2021, Kent Removals & Storage took 160 of its clients – including the Taylors.

Kent Removals & Storage was also assisting court-appointed liquidator Hall Chadwick to sell off Wridgways’ assets, such as office furniture, and say there was confusion over one of the containers full of the Taylors’ belongings.

That container was accidentally sent to online auction company Grays Online where everything was auctioned off at a fraction of its value.

Retirees Gary and Lorraine Taylor are distracted over the nightmare move during which interstate removalists sold off their belongings. Credit: 7NEWS
Two containers left the Taylors’ Bribie Island home last year, holding a lifetime of belongings that they would never see again. Credit: 7NEWS

Gary told 7NEWS his $28,000 rug was sold off for around $200.

It has left the couple in limbo. Some of their furniture had multiple pieces which were split between the two moving containers, so much of what did arrive could not be assembled.

Couch cushions with no frame and a dressing table without its mirror are stacked up within the bare-walled Bega house that is still piled with boxes.

“We’ve been married for 60 years, and 60 years of our bloody furniture has just gone down the tube and nobody cares,” Gary told 7NEWS.

Lorraine spoke through tears as she told 7NEWS the incident was “very hard to describe.”

“It’s not believable what we’ve been through,” she said.

“Its been terrible for both of us, and for our family.”

The Taylors were told by their lawyer that they could take legal action to recover some of their losses but it would cost the retirees $50,000.

That is money the couple would need to take from their retirement fund and something they cannot afford to do.

A year after their move the Taylors’ home in Bega is still largely empty. Credit: 7NEWS
Pieces of furniture were split between the two containers, which means some of what did arrive remains unassembled in their home. Credit: 7NEWS

Kent Removals & Storage CEO Steve Alves told 7NEWS: “Due to human error, one of the containers containing the effects belonging to Mr and Mrs Taylor was incorrectly sent to Grays Online for sale of the goods.”

Alves said the matter was only reported to him last Thursday and he has since apologized for the handling of the matter.

He said the matter had been referred to Kent’s insurers but that, “the matter was incorrectly internalized between Kent, Grays Online and Hall Chadwick with a view to establishing liability for this error”.

“As Kent Relocation Group contracted with Mr and Mrs Taylor and, irrespective of where the liability resides, Kent Relocation Group could and should have taken a lead role in this process and did not.”

Alves said the company “apologies for the way in which this matter has been handled.”

“Our team will focus on ensuring we support Mr and Mrs Taylor in any way we can to bring closure to this matter for them.

“In terms of the missing items, given the quantum of the potential claim, the matter has been referred to Kent’s insurers along with an instruction to ensure that the matter is expedited in a prompt, efficient and reasonable manner for Mr and Mrs Taylor”.

So far only 40 per cent of the moving charges have been refunded, but since the matter was escalated Alves said Kent Removals & Storage would work to refund 100 per cent of the moving charges.

As to whether they will see a refund of their $120,000 worth of lost furniture, they must wait for the companies’ insurance process to run its course to find out.

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“Bullet Train” Snags $30M Opening Weekend

Bullet Train Snags 30m Opening Weekend




Bullet Train Snags 30m Opening Weekend
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The Brad Pitt-led “Bullet Train” pulled into cinemas with a $30.1 million domestic opening weekend – topping the charts but seen as a rather soft start for the $90 million-budgeted project.

Part of the problem is reviews for the film were very mediocre, with the movie sitting at a 54% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. As it has little competition, it’s hoped the film will have legs for a few weeks.

Universal and Amblin’s Filipino American family-themed comedy feature “Easter Sunday” opened in just eighth place with $5.3 million. As it only cost $17 million to produce, it should come out fine.

“DC League of Super-Pets” fell to second with $11.2 million, “Nope” was third ($8.5 million), “Thor: Love and Thunder” fourth with $7.6 million and “Minions: Rise of Gru” fifth with $7.1 million.

“Top Gun: Maverick,” which added another $7 million to its total, has now supplanted “Titanic” as the seventh-biggest film ever at the domestic box office with $662 million in ticket sales.

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NZ Rugby’s next move on Ian Foster to come next week but Scott Robertson is no certainty

NZ Rugby's next move on Ian Foster to come next week but Scott Robertson is no certainty

The chances of Ian Foster remaining as All Blacks coach beyond the next test in Johannesburg are diminishing, with New Zealand Rugby likely to make its intentions known next week.

It is understood chief executive Mark Robinson will remain in South Africa this week before returning to Aotearoa, but with the assessment on Foster an ongoing process rather than a definitive post-South Africa review, the All Blacks’ five losses from their past six tests weigh heavily on Foster’s prospects.

However, stuff understands any potential appointment of Scott Robertson is far from a fait accompli, with the Crusaders still entertaining a number of scenarios for 2023 – including one in which Robertson is their head coach.

Ian Foster could be in his last week as All Blacks coach.

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Ian Foster could be in his last week as All Blacks coach.

While Robertson’s strong desire to coach the All Blacks is well known, it is thought that there are circumstances under which he would not take the job.

Robertson, who recently spoke of his desire to win at least one Rugby World Cup, is likely to have clear ideas about what the All Blacks need to be true contenders in France next year.

The All Blacks will likely have to beat either Ireland or South Africa just to get to the semi-finals next year.

Former Crusaders assistant Jason Ryan’s decision to take the forwards role at the All Blacks shows that there is an established pathway from the Crusaders to the All Blacks, but it is thought that Ryan still agonized about a decision that was far less complex than any call Robertson might have to make.

The All Blacks' recent results mean that Ian Foster's future looks bleak.

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The All Blacks’ recent results mean that Ian Foster’s future looks bleak.

While Ryan’s task with the All Blacks was relatively straightforward and achievable – improve the All Blacks forwards around set-piece and contact areas – the role of All Blacks head coach is immeasurably more complicated.

Robertson has been able to maintain his remarkable success rate at the Crusaders due to, in part, the level of control he exerts in Christchurch, where he can choose his assistants and work with a management team selected by the Crusaders.

When Robertson applied for the job after the 2019 Rugby World Cup, he assembled a team including Ryan, Blues coach Leon MacDonald and Hurricanes coach Jason Holland. stuff also understands Sam Whitelock would have been his All Blacks captain.

In 2022, with the Rugby World Cup fast approaching, only one of those pieces is currently in place, and Robertson would also inherit a wider management team not of his choosing.

The situation is therefore untidier than it would have been had Robertson been given the job post-2019, or even if the All Blacks had made wholesale changes after losses to France and Ireland at the end of last year.

It is not known if NZ Rugby has spoken to Robertson about the job, although such talks would clearly be both prudent and expected.

Scott Robertson and Jason Ryan's coaching careers have been inextricably linked since 2013.

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Scott Robertson and Jason Ryan’s coaching careers have been inextricably linked since 2013.

stuff can also confirm that Robinson and NZ Rugby general manager, professional rugby performance Chris Lendrum spoke to Foster after the Ireland series, with his future part of that conversation.

The details of the discussion remain unclear, but NZ Rugby had already stated after the Ireland series that the All Blacks’ performances were “not acceptable”.

That was a clear pointer to their thoughts about Foster’s reign and the 26-10 loss to the Springboks at the weekend may have firmed up their thinking.

As a result, a win in Johannesburg this weekend may not be enough to save Foster. However, whether Foster’s exit automatically leads to Robertson’s appointment remains to be seen.

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Man dies in police custody after crashing his car through fence in Melbourne

Man dies in police custody after crashing his car through fence in Melbourne

A man has died in police custody, after crashing his car through a fence in Melbourne in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Around 4am, police responded to reports a car had crashed through a fence and into the front yard of a premises on Murphy Street in Preston.

The man was having erratically inside the vehicle, police say, before getting out and confronting the officers.

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“Officers attempted to restrain the agitated man before he appeared to become unresponsive,” Victoria police said in a statement.

“Attending officers immediately called for medical assistance and performed CPR on the man however he couldn’t be revived.”

The circumstances surrounding the man’s death are being investigated by the Homicide Squad.

Due to the death occurring while in police custody, the Professionals Standards Command will oversee the investigation.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

Netball star’s painful collision with goal post

Netball star’s painful collision with goal post

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Raytown police investigating homicide of two juveniles

Raytown police investigating homicide of two juveniles

Raytown Police say two juveniles were killed in a shooting Sunday afternoon. One person is in custody. Police say they were called to a shooting just after noon on Sunday at E. 87th Street and James A. Reed Road. Officers found two male juveniles who had been shot. One victim died at the scene and the other was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. Police say one person is in custody and the investigation continues. If you know anything that can help police, contact the Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS(8477).

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Raytown Police say two juveniles were killed in a shooting Sunday afternoon. One person is in custody.

Police say they were called to a shooting just after noon on Sunday at E. 87th Street and James A. Reed Road. Officers found two male juveniles who had been shot.

One victim died at the scene and the other was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Police say one person is in custody and the investigation continues.

If you know anything that can help police, contact the Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS(8477).

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