A proposed hiking and bike trail near the tourist town of Denmark has environmentalists and mountain bike riders engaged in fierce debate.
Key points:
Environmentalists and mountain bike riders are debating a proposed walk and bike trail
Green groups have slammed the idea as potentially destructive to the bushland
Other towns in the south have experienced a growth in visitors since constructing bike trails
While mountain bike riders have welcomed the proposal to provide family-friendly recreational trails in the Mount Hallowell area off Ocean Beach Road, green groups have slammed the idea as potentially destructive to the bushland.
Denmark Environment Center conventionor Bart Lebbing said the Mount Hallowell area was a “very unique area in that it has had very minimal disturbance”.
Mr Lebbing made a submission to the Shire of Denmark recommending the project, part of the Great Southern Regional Trails Master Plan, not go ahead.
“We have got animals like small marsupials and black cockatoos using that area,” he said
“And we feel that if that country is cut up into trails or cut through there, it will be an avenue for feral animals to go in. It will have an impact on the natural fauna and flora.”
Environmentalists say many people do not want the trail plan to go ahead.(ABC Great Southern: Mark Bennett)
Mr Lebbing said the feedback he received from the community was that “a lot of people don’t want this to go ahead”.
“I have talked with numerous [Indigenous] elders. They don’t want this to go ahead. They feel that it is a desecration of their sites,” he said.
Mr Lebbing is concerned about habitat loss for native fauna.(ABC Great Southern: Mark Bennett)
Hundreds of submissions to council
Denmark Shire received more than 380 online submissions and 500 emails and letters during the public consultation phase, which closed last week.
Shire chief executive David Schober said while the project was still at the concept stage, he expected the debate would continue for some months over where the network of trails would eventually be built and how it would be funded.
Shire of Denmark chief executive David Schober.(Supplied: Shire of Denmark)
“We started the process in earnest more than 12 months ago, but the conversation around mountain bike trails has been one dating back almost four years,” he said.
“There is a lot of very passionate people in Denmark on both sides looking at the environment and conservation, and equally as many passionate people in terms of driving the future growth of Denmark and looking for opportunities, particularly for families and young families wishing to move to the area.”
The town’s debate about creating its first shared recreational space for walkers and riders came after many small communities in the South West had successfully established similar trail networks.
Increasing visitors to bike trails
Margaret River, Dwellingup, Nannup, Pemberton, and Collie have experienced a growth in visitor numbers since they built multiple-use trails near their towns.
Experience Nannup project manager Mark Hudson said Nannup benefited enormously from the two mountain bike parks it built with help from the state government.
“It’s really positive,” Mr Hudson said.
“The state government is spending large amounts of money on trails, it’s not just mountain bike trails, it’s multi-use trail runners, horses, bushwalking.
“So, there’s new strategies are out there to encourage people to get out.
“They’ve got different distances, short and medium and longer distance, obviously, the success of the Munda Biddi trail, the Bibbulmun track, have been very, very positive for the communities.”
Nathan Devenport runs a local bike shop and supports the trail.(ABC Great Southern: Mark Bennett)
Nathan Devenport runs Denmark’s bike shop Monkey Rock.
“I’m hearing a lot back from the community, to be honest,” he said.
“Obviously, there’s been quite a lot of negativity within the public eye, newspapers and that sort of thing. But that’s not really the consensus I’m getting from the public.
“I think they are really craving something for our youth, I think they feel that they’ve missed out on a bit over the years.
“And this is something that’s a free asset for them to use once it’s established. And it’s just a good wholesome activity.”
Mr Devenport said people had approached him in the main street who had nothing to do with mountain biking who thought the plan “was an absolutely brilliant idea”.
Submissions to the council were now closed, and Mr Shober said the shire’s officers were working to deliver the initial report on the project at September’s council meeting.
Florida [US]August 14 (ANI): A team of researchers who worked with an Adobe team has suggested that personalized font recommendations can improve the accessibility of digital information and enhance individual reading experiences.
The findings of the study were published in the journal, ‘ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2022’.
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“The future of readability is a device watching humans read and using their performance to tailor the format so that they read at their best,” says Ben Sawyer ’14MS ’15PhD, the director of the Readability Consortium and UCF’s Virtual Readability Lab. look forward to the day when you can pick up a device, read and receive information in a way that uniquely suits your needs.”
Sawyer and Zoya Bylinskii, an Adobe research scientist, were involved in the conception of the research and provided guidance throughout the study. Tianyuan Cai, an Acrobat.com machine learning engineer, led the FontMART study.
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The study used the Font Preference Test featured on UCF’s Virtual Readability Lab’s website to provide baselines for evaluating FontMART’s recommendations.
The consideration of font preference is important since people’s preferred fonts often differ from the font that can best improve their reading experience and performance. The discrepancy between a reader’s preferred font and the fastest font has been demonstrated in previous readability research.
Study results indicated that the FontMART model can recommend fonts that improve reading speed by matching reader characteristics with specific font characteristics.
How the Model Works
The FontMART model learns to associate fonts with specific reader characteristics. FontMART was trained with a remote readability study of 252 crowd workers and their self-reported demographic information. Interviews with typographers influenced the selection of the eight fonts used in the study. The final font selection included fonts from both the serif (ie, Georgia, Merriweather, Times, and Source Serif Pro) and Sans Serif (ie, Arial, Open Sans, Poppins, and Roboto) families.
The effect of font varies by readers, researchers found.
FontMART can predict the fonts that work well for specific readers by understanding the relationship between font characteristics and reader characteristics like font familiarity, self-reported reading speed and age, according to the FontMART study. Among the characteristics considered, age plays the largest role when the model determines which font is recommended for readers.
For instance, font characteristics like heavier weight benefit the reading experience of older adults because thicker font strokes are easier to read for those with weaker and variable eyesight.
More research is needed and may include broader age distribution of participants to be more representative of the general population, evaluating the model’s effectiveness for other reading contexts like long-form or glanceable, and expanding the languages and associated font characteristics to better accommodate reader diversity.
Continued collaborations and research will help expand the characteristics explored to improve the FontMART model and enhance individual reading experiences.
UCF’s Readability Consortium and Virtual Readability Lab address how personalization can improve reading efficiency and speed. Sawyer also leads LabX, an applied neuroscience group focused on human performance, and he is an associate professor in industrial engineering and management systems. Sawyer received a doctorate in human factors psychology and a master’s degree in industrial engineering from UCF. I have completed his postdoctoral studies at MIT. (ANI)
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Richards Marles has reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to the one-China policy as Canberra moves towards “stabilizing” its relationship with Beijing.
Speaking with Sky News Australia’s Kieran Gilbert on Sunday, the Defense Minister and acting Prime Minister said Australia’s main motive was to see a “de-escalation of tensions” in the region.
“What we want to see is a return to normal peaceful behavior which underpins that, from Australia’s point of view, is not wanting to see any unilateral change to the status quo across the Taiwan Strait,” he said.
“That means we have a one-China policy that’s been the status quo in Australian policy, and indeed for the United States and other countries, for a very long period of time.”
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Under Australia’s version of the one-China policy Taiwan is acknowledged as a province of China and is not recognized as its own country, however, the policy allows for unofficial contact including visits from MPs on parliamentary delegations.
Mr Marles said he did not believe Australia’s stance on Taiwan would hinder the repair of bilateral relations between Canberra and Beijing but said he wanted to see the relationship in a “better place”.
“We talk about a stabilizing in the relationship and in doing that we acknowledge there are going to be challenges in the relationship with China,” he said.
“What we have sought to do is really change the tone in the way in which we are engaging with the world but that includes the way in which we engage with China.
“We’re not going about things with chest beating we are really trying to speak with a considered voice in a manner which is professional, which is sober, and which is diplomatic.”
Beijing ended diplomatic communications with Canberra in January 2020 and slapped sanctions on barley, beef, wine and other goods after then-prime minister Scott Morrison called for an inquiry into the emergence of COVID-19.
He said the Albanese government’s approach would be “professional” and “respectful” in its approach without compromising Australia’s national interest.
“We want to engage professionally and respectfully but we will absolutely be articulating our national interest,” he said.
“There are going to be challenges going forward at the same time we acknowledge they’re our largest trading partner and we value a productive relationship with China.
“We do want to see our relationship in a better place but we’ll continue to articulate our national interest and we’ll see how far down this road we can walk.”
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 series is here, and if you’re in the market for a new Galaxy Watch, you might find yourself wondering if it’s worth shelling out for Samsung’s latest addition, or whether you should stick with the Galaxy Watch 4. differences between the two might not be immediately obvious, so we’ve done the leg work and compared the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 vs. Galaxy Watch 4 across several categories to help you decide which one is the best buy for you.
Specs
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4
display size
40mm: 1.2 inches
44mm: 1.4 inches
SapphireCrystal
40mm: 1.2 inches
44mm: 1.4 inches
body size
40mm: 40.4 x 39.3 x 9.8mm (1.59 x 1.55 x 0.39 inches)
44mm: 44.4 x 43.3 x 9.8mm (1.75 x 1.70 x 0.39 inches)
40mm: 40.4 x 39.3 x 9.8mm (1.59 x 1.55 x 0.39 inches)
44mm: 44.4 x 43.3 x 9.8mm (1.75 x 1.70 x 0.39 inches)
Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, NFC, LTE (select models), GPS/GLONASS/Beidou/Galileo
Depth
9.8mm
9.8mm
Accelerometer
And it is
And it is
gyroscope
And it is
And it is
Ambient light sensor
And it is
And it is
heart rate sensor
And it is
And it is
Barometer
And it is
And it is
gps
And it is
And it is
water resistance
Yes (5ATM + IP68)
Yes (5ATM + IP68)
Battery life
40mm: 284mAh
44mm: 410mAh
Up to 50 hours (based on Samsung laboratory measurements)
WPC-based wireless charging
40mm: 247mAh
44mm: 361mAh
Up to 40 hours (based on Samsung laboratory measurements)
WPC-based wireless charging
Price
From $280
From $200
Availability
Samsung
Samsung, Amazon, Best Buy
DT review
hands-on
4 out of 5 stars
Design and display
1.
Galaxy Watch 4
two.
Galaxy Watch 5
When it comes to design, Samsung has opted for repetition over reinvention here. Both watches look pretty similar and share virtually identical physical characteristics. Neither has a rotating bezel — you’ll need to grab the Watch 4 Classic if that’s your preference — but the digital alternative provides a contemporary, streamlined look.
The Watch 5 sports a modern, minimalist design and comes in two sizes, 40mm or 44mm, weighing 28.7 and 33.5 grams, respectively. The Watch 4 comes in the same sizes, again weighing in at 25.9 grams and 30.3 grams, respectively. There’s no difference between dimensions here, but the Watch 4 is ever so slightly lighter, if that’s important to you.
Whichever watch you go for, there’s a 1.2-inch or 1.4-inch Super AMOLED display on board, with the same resolution of 396 x 396 or 450 x 450 across the board too, depending on which size you choose. Everything looks sharp and clear. Samsung claims the Watch 5’s sapphire crystal lens provides a 60% harder outer layer than the Watch 4 series, but both watches have the same durable Armor Aluminum body.
The Galaxy Watch 5 40mm comes in Graphite, Pink Gold, or Silver with a Bora Purple strap designed to perfectly match the Galaxy Z Flip 4. The 44mm variant comes in Graphite, Sapphire, or Silver. You can pick up the Galaxy Watch 4 in Silver, Black, or Pink Gold with a choice of bands.
As you can see, the differences here are fairly minimal, so it may not be worth paying more for the Watch 5 if you’re considering upgrading — unless the new colors and sapphire crystal lens tempt you to trade in. As such, we’re calling this round a tie.
Winner: tie
Fitness and health-tracking features
Galaxy Watch 5 44mmAndy Boxall/Digital Trends
There are some subtle differences between these two devices when it comes to fitness tracking. Both feature Samsung’s BioActive Sensor, but the Watch 5 has an enlarged surface area to improve the accuracy of readings. The sensor includes a Bio-Electrical Impedance (BIA) sensor, electrocardiogram (ECG), and PPG heart rate sensor so you can monitor sleep, body fat levels, blood-oxygen level, and blood pressure (the latter is only available in some countries , however).
The Watch 5 has a few new features, including GPX, available for the first time on a Galaxy Watch, so you can download or display routes as well as record new routes and share them with friends. There is also turn-by-turn directions to help keep cyclists and runners on track, and the new trackback feature, which takes you back the way you came, great for long walks or hikes. While you’ll find these features on most Garmin and other multisport watches, they’re not usually included on flagship smartwatches, so this is a pretty neat addition. These new features ensure the Watch 5 is an excellent choice for runners, hikers, and long-distance walkers.
The main new feature on the Watch 5 is the temperature sensor, which uses infrared technology for accurate temperature monitoring, even if the temperature of your surroundings changes. This could be used for period tracking or as an early sickness indicator, but Samsung plans to work with developers to explore new ways to use this in the “near future,” so we could be waiting a while before there’s actually a use for it.
Both watches also offer advanced sleep tracking that monitors sleep stages, snore detection, and body oxygen levels. On the Watch 5, you also get Sleep Coaching, a tailored month-long guided program designed to help improve your sleep habits.
Both the Watch 4 and Watch 5 can track over 100 different workouts with automatic workout detection, plus the familiar digital running coach and VO2 max data, which lets you know how much oxygen you’re using during your training and is a good indicator of aerobics. fitness.
So which watch wins this round? We’re giving it to the Galaxy Watch 5, but it’s a close one as most of the health and fitness tracking features on the new Watch 5 can also be found on the Watch 4. The added GPX features, that new temperature sensor, and improved sleep tracking just push the Watch 5 into the lead here.
Winner: Samsung Galaxy Watch 5
Battery life
Joe Maring/Digital Trends
Battery life is one of the key differences between these two watches. The 40mm variant of the Galaxy Watch 5 packs a 284mAh battery, compared to the 247mAh battery powering the 40mm Galaxy Watch 4. Meanwhile, the 44mm is powered by a 410mAh battery, compared to the 361mAh battery on offer in the 44mm Galaxy Watch 4. Samsung promises a battery life of up to 50 hours with the Watch 5 and 40 hours with the Watch 4, though this will depend on your usage.
Faster charging is on offer with the Galaxy Watch 5 too, with Samsung claiming you can top up from zero to 45% in just 30 minutes. If you use your watch for sleep tracking, you might be interested to know Samsung also says that eight minutes of charging will give you eight hours of battery life, so there’s no need to worry about your watch dying halfway through your sleep cycle.
There’s a clear winner here, and it’s the Watch 5 with its beefier battery and faster charging. This could change once we’ve spent more time with Samsung’s latest, though, so watch this space.
Winner: Samsung Galaxy Watch 5
special features
1.
Galaxy Watch 5
two.
Galaxy Watch 4
Neither watch has a rotating bezel, so if that’s a must-have for you, the Watch 4 Classic is the watch you’re looking for.
In terms of special features, both watches offer comprehensive sleep tracking, but the Watch 5 adds sleep coaching that tailors a guided program based on your sleep tracking metrics to help improve the quality of your sleep. Both watches also work with compatible smart devices and the Samsung SmartThings app to control lights, TVs, and air conditioners to improve your sleeping environment. With the Watch 5, you’re also getting that infrared temperature sensor, though it may be a while before we start to see compatible apps.
Both watches run WearOS 3 and Samsung’s One UI Watch. The Watch 5 ships with One UI Watch 4.5, with new accessibility features, an improved typing interface, and dual-SIM support. With Wear OS 3 you get access to Google Assistant from your watch, and features coming soon include being able to use voice navigation in Google Maps, plus music apps like Deezer and SoundCloud.
You’ll also find the same IP68 and 5ATM water (and dust) resistance ratings across both the Watch 4 and Watch 5.
There’s not enough here to differentiate between the two watches, as both pack similar special features, so ultimately, whether or not you want to spend more for an infrared temperature sensor and sleep coaching may be the deciding factor here.
Winner: tie
Price and availability
The Galaxy Watch 5 is available to until August 25. Pricing starts at $280 for the 40mm Bluetooth version and $330 for the 40mm LTE variant. Pre-orders also get a free Wireless Charger Duo, $75 off when you trade in an eligible smartwatch, and $50 of Samsung credit to spend on accessories. The Galaxy Watch 5 retail sales open August 26.
The Galaxy Watch 4 is from Samsung, Amazon, Best Buy, and other major retailers. Pricing starts from $200 for the 40mm Bluetooth variant and $250 for the 40mm LTE version.
Overall winner: Samsung Galaxy Watch 5
We’re crowning the Galaxy Watch 5 our overall winner, though we’d like to point out this was a very close run. Both watches are so similar across the board in terms of design, specs, and fitness tracking features that, for most people, the incremental upgrades simply aren’t enough to warrant the extra $80-plus cost of Samsung’s latest wearable. That said, if you’re buying your first Samsung Galaxy Watch, we’d wholeheartedly recommend the Watch 5. If you’re considering upgrading from the Galaxy Watch 4, there’s not a lot new here unless you’re into long-distance walking or hiking and need those GPX features, simply must have a bigger battery and faster charging, or you really want an infrared temperature sensor on your wrist.
Some of South Fremantle’s most popular bars and cafes have been forced to close this weekend after a rogue bolt of lightning destroyed a nearby power pole.
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At around 1pm on Saturday, during another one of Perth’s latest storms, lightning struck a transmission pole in front of Running With Thieves on South Terrace.
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The bolt split the high voltage pole and spread debris across the road and footpath as well as causing some lines to drop- exposing motorists and pedestrians to dangerous electrical currents.
Western Power has been working to resolve the incident since yesterday afternoon, blocking off the road to oncoming traffic, but the location of the pole has caused some issues for the electrical company.
“The pole is right near water and gas pipes so it’s important that they take care not to damage any of those pipes while fixing the pole,” a Western Power spokesperson said.
Many local cafes and bars closed once the power went out, and despite the weather bringing crowds of people out to enjoy the sunshine – they were forced to keep their doors shut.
La Cabana was forced to close due to the power outage. Credit: Indigo Lemay-Conway/The West Australian
La Cabana took to Instagram to tell their loyal customers the bad news Sunday morning.
“Unfortunately we’ve had to make the call to keep our doors closed today!” the post read.
“Yesterday a power pole a few doors down was struck by lightning and the end of South Terrace has been without power ever since!
“A freak incident and one that’s been totally out of our hands. We appreciate your understanding and apologies to everyone that planned to come down last night or today!”
A sign on the door of Madalenas Bar on Sunday. Credit: Indigo Lemay-Conway/The West Australian
Madalena’s Bar also made a similar post on Instagram.
“Closed today, no power in South Fremantle. See you next week!”
But despite the lightning strike happening directly outside of their venue, Running With Thieves remained open, so those craving an alcoholic beverage at the southern end of South Fremantle were still able to quench their thirst.
Western Power was unable to give an estimated restoration time for when the power will be turned back on, but have said their customer service team will keep the 290 affected customers up to date throughout the process.
Valve appears to have quietly added a Steam feature that people have been asking about for a long time now: the ability to add a game to your library without having to download it. That may seem like a small thing (and it is, really), but it’s something players have only been able to do in the past via workarounds that didn’t make for the most convenient methods. It’s a feature that’s pretty much only useful whenever you’re downloading free-to-play games, but it does seem to have a few uses outside of that, too.
This new Steam feature wasn’t publicized in any sort of patch notes for Steam this week, so this stealthy feature was only noticed by people who shared news of it online after their discoveries. Twitter user RobotBrush, for example, screenshotted the option in the image below (which you may have to expand) that shows the usual “Play Game” button besides a new one that says “Add to Library.” Fellow Twitter user Morwul contextualized this for those who might not have understood what was going on from the first tweet alone.
Steam has added “add to library” button without needing to start installation process. At long long last. https://t.co/rO5ywsJHLo
As others pointed out in the replies there and in other threads where this feature was discussed, this Add to Library option was already available to a degree. There wasn’t a dedicated button for this action, and to achieve a similar effect, players could end the download of a game at the first confirmation window that pops up to have the game added to your library but not downloaded at that time. That workaround has essentially been condensed now into the one button you see pictured above.
For paid games, this won’t really be helpful seeing how you’d have to purchase the game anyway before adding it to your library. But considering the prevalence of free-to-play games nowadays with no end to that monetization method in sight, this feature will only be more useful as additional free-to-play games release. It’ll also be useful when claiming free DLC for a game you already own.
One caveat to this is that it doesn’t appear to be an option available on the Steam site at this time and is only found within the Steam app itself. It’s also unclear if this Add to Library button is present on games that are temporarily free-to-play or free-to-own seeing how there aren’t any games being promoted that way on Steam at this time, but those offers are never far apart from one another, so we’ll see soon if the button does indeed work that way, too.
Australian cricketer Beth Mooney came within touching distance of becoming the first centurion in the Hundred women’s competition on Friday, scoring an unbeaten 97 against last year’s runners-up Southern Brave in Southampton.
Fresh off her triumphant Commonwealth Games campaign, the 28-year-old smacked the highest score in the 100-ball tournament’s short history on her London Spirit debut, guiding the side to 4/155 in front of 9000 spectators at the Ageas Bowl.
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Mooney needed nothing less than a six off the final delivery to reach triple figures, but the left-hander could only muster a two.
Birmingham Phoenix young gun Will Smeed remains the only cricketer to have scored a century in The Hundred, achieving the feat against the Brave in the men’s competition on Wednesday.
Mooney, who passed 50 in just 32 deliveries, struck 17 boundaries in the 55-ball demolition, combining with New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr for an 87-run second-wicket partnership.
But the Queenslander’s heroics weren’t enough for the Spirit to secure victory, with the Brave chasing the 156-run target with six deliveries to spare, courtesy of a 34-ball 65 from Player of the Match Danni Wyatt.
It was the English opener’s third half-century in The Hundred.
“I’m really happy to have contributed to a win and just to get the win on the board is really pleasing,” Wyatt told Sky Sports after the six-wicket win.
“My job at the top is to go out there and be brave and fearless, and if it’s in my area go for it.
“It’s a great start. Beth Mooney batted exceptionally today and we knew it was going to take one of us to go out there and do what she did.”
Australian leg-spinner Amanda Jade-Wellington, the Brave’s highest-wicket taker last year, was the pick of the bowlers on Friday, claiming 3/30 from her 20 deliveries.
Southern Brave captain Anya Shrubsole continued: “Beth Mooney was outstanding, and she makes you feel as a captain and a bowler you don’t have a clue where to put your fielders out. But Danni showed what a good track it was, and I’m really pleased to get a win.
“We go again against Oval on Sunday. It’sa quick turnaround and it’s quite a warm few days as well, but it’s exciting.”
Highest Individual Score in the Hundred women’s competition
97* – Beth Mooney, LS vs. SB (2022)
92* – Jemimah Rodrigues, NS vs. WF (2021)
78 – Smriti Mandhana, SB vs. WF (2021)
76* – Shafali Verma, BP vs. WF (2021)
76 – Rachael Priest, TR vs. LS (2021)
Mooney was a crucial member of the Australian team that won a Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham last week, scoring 61 (41) against India in the final at Edgbaston.
She was the T20 tournament’s highest run-scorer with 179 runs at 44.75 and a strike rate of 133.58.
Mooney currently sits at No. 1 on the ICC Women’s T20I batting rankings, narrowly ahead of Australian teammate Meg Lanning and New Zealand captain Sophie Devine.
The Spirit will next face the Northern Superchargers at Headingley on Sunday, with the first ball scheduled for 8pm AEST.
Danny Hodgson is considering what legal action he can take for compensation after he was left with catastrophic injuries when he was coward punched by a teenager who was on bail for other crimes.
Mr Hodgson made the revelation in an emotional interview with 7News’ Flashpoint, during which for the first time since the attack, he returned to the Perth Train Station pedestrian bridge where his life changed for ever on September 5 last year.
“If anything, I’m just really angry at the justice system,” he said.
“The justice system is to convict criminals, to protect citizens, and to keep order across the country.
“But again it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to say that a criminal that has 23 offenses shouldn’t stay on the streets.”
Before the attack, Mr Hodgson was a healthy, talented soccer player with ECU Joondalup. He was on his way home from end-of-year celebrations when he was punched to the back of the head.
Danny Hodgson undergoing rehabilitation at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Credit: Supplied/Supplied
The teenager was jailed for three years and eight months over his attack on Mr Hodgson and other strangers while on bail. He was facing 23 charges relating to 13 separate incidents in the seven months prior to the attack.
Asked if legal action for compensation was being considered, Ms Hodgson’s partner, Jess Pollock, said “definitely”.
“Someone needs to be held responsible for this and why should we go through this journey and suffer in other ways as well — not being able to pay our bills when we were both working,” she said.
“I don’t even know if what he did was legal to let him out after breaching bail on 23 charges, I don’t even know.
“But if it is legal, and he has followed the law, then the law seriously needs to change.”
Danny Hodgson interviewed for Flashpoint. Credit: flash point/Channel 7
Mr Hodgson spent 82 days in intensive care at Royal Perth Hospital before he underwent weeks of rehabilitation at Fiona Stanley Hospital. He was rushed back to hospital last month after suffering a 10-minute seizure at home.
Heartbreakingly, Mr Hodgson’s independence, as well as his dream of having children, has been ripped away.
“We were hoping to start a family pretty soon but now I can’t start a family because you can’t have Jess as having full responsibility for a kid,” he said.
“As a parent you’ve got to have two parents to look after you, to change your nappy, to feed the kid — it’s impossible to have a kid as one parent.
“It’s not impossible but it’s hard to have a good kid and do the right thing, and that’s been taken away from us.”
Manchester United legend Denis Irwin with Danny Hodgson, Peter Hodgson and Jess Pollock at Optus Stadium. Credit: daniel wilkins/The West Australian
He added: “I honestly may as well be dead in my head, mate. There’s no point of being alive. I’m worthless, I’m hopeless, I’ve got no benefit of being on this earth anymore.”
Asked if he had a message for Attorney-General John Quigley, Mr Hodgson said: “He can be a hero and save people’s lives”.
“Please change the law so this doesn’t happen again,” I asked.
“You’ve got the power to change the law and you can save people’s lives.”
Danny Hodgson at Manchester United open training session at the WACA. Credit: Andrew Richie/The West Australian
Mr Quigley did not respond to Flashpoint’s questions asking why the offender was allowed out on bail and what action he had taken to ensure that what happened to Mr Hodgson would not happen again in the future.
But he said he would meet with the family in coming weeks to discuss their concerns.
Under WA’s Criminal Injuries Compensation legislation, a victim of crime can be entitled to a one-off, maximum payment of $75,000.
Minecraft is a game that has thrived in popular culture for more than a decade now. A large part of this continued success is due to the many mods the community has created for the game.
From adding basic functionality like multiplayer when the game was still in beta to modpacks such as RLCraft that completely change the game, there is no shortage of new experiences.
However, Bedrock edition players have much more limited access to mods. Most of what is available is through the marketplace and microtransactions. However, there are some free mods for Bedrock known as addons. While slightly different from Java mods, there addons can add a lot to the player experience.
The seven best addons for Minecraft 1.19 Bedrock
7)Dynamic Lighting
The dynamic lighting mod does exactly what its title says. It adds dynamic lighting to Bedrock edition, meaning that torches and other light sources, such as lanterns and redstone lamps, will continuously light up the area around their location, even if they have not been placed down.
The major benefit of this addon is the ability for the player to use a single torch to explore an entire cave as the torch will light up the surrounding area.
6) Natural Structures
The webpage for the Natural Structures addon (Image via mcpedl)
As the name suggests, the Natural Structures addon introduces a plethora of new and interesting nature-based structures. This includes things such as new dead trees, giant poppies, pumpkins, and drying racks that can be used to turn kelp into dried kelp, or rotten flesh into leather.
This addon adds a lot of natural depth to the world, heightening world generation and adding a new flair to much of what would be an otherwise boring and average Minecraft world.
5) Mutant Creatures
Mutant Creatures is an addon that fills the world with stronger mutant mobs. There are a total of 20 new mutants of the different vanilla mobs.
This list of mutants includes, but is not limited to, mutant endermen capable of weakening all nearby enemies through a roar, mutant skeletons that deal huge damage, and zombie mutants that are tanky and hit like a truck.
While most of the mutant mobs found in the addon are hostile to the player, there are potential allies that players can find throughout the world. Some mutant axolotls and wolves are much stronger and can be tamed by players. Mutant iron and snow golems can be created by players to help drive off the forces of evil.
4)MoreTools
The More Tools addon adds a plethora of new tools to Minecraft. The addon adds more than 900 new tools and tool variants. While the addon focuses mainly on tools, it does add other things, such as more than 20 decorative blocks and more than 35 new types of armor.
These tools are mostly made up of new types of weapons that players can use to defend against the forces of the night. This includes battle axes, karambits, scythes, and maces. The battle axes tend to have powerful right-click effects. This addon can add dozens of hours to the longevity of a survival world just through experimentation and exploring new options.
3) More Bosses
The More Bosses addon adds many new and exciting bosses for players to fight on their survival worlds.
Some of these bosses include:
The sea guardian: a high-health armored drowned
The old one: the old Minecraft creepypasta Herobrine turned into a boss fight
Tower of Flesh: a reference to one of Terraria’s most iconic bosses: The Wall of Flesh.
These bosses all have unique drops. The most interesting of these drops are unique trophies for each boss, which players can use to decorate their base and prove that they bested the boss in combat.
2) World Animals
The World Animals addon adds a total of five dozen new animals. These animals come from totally different areas of the planet and range in size from tiny to huge, adding a huge amount of variety and life to the environment of Minecraft. For example, there are mobs as small as butterflies, shrimp, and kiwis to as large as elephants.
The addon also adds golden bones, which can be used to tame many of the addon’s animals, and a lot of the large mobs, including the elephants, have saddles available so players can ride them. New ores, including ruby and citrine, and new food items such as rat tacos are also included.
This addon puts the Wild in the Wild Update, addressing some of the major complaints from the community.
1) Better Survival
The Better Survival addon is focused on revamping and overhauling Minecraft’s core survival experience.
This is done in many ways, such as changing vanilla items to give them a purpose. For example, in the base game, there is no reason to craft cookies as they are one of the worst foods in Minecraft. However, for better survival, they grant speed. Additionally, dried kelp can grant players water breathing.
There are also several parity changes, which help bring the two versions of Minecraft in line with one another. This includes being able to trap endermen in boats or zombies dropping cooked potatoes when they die while on fire.
Fishing loot and piglin bartering have also been updated to offer better and more useful items. New structures and terrain generation features are present for players to discover and explore. The most recent version of the addon has added a new feature where players are given the coordinates of their last death, making retrieving loot dropped on death much easier and more convenient.
“Scores in particular were concerning but I think they’re [Richmond] playing some good footy, winning a lot of statistics over the last four to six weeks. I think they’re going to be formidable in the next few weeks as well.”
Some poor defensive structure from Hawthorn leaked goals to Richmond’s potent and crafty forward line, with nine different Tigers players contributing majors. They had no answers to Lynch’s height and damaging kicking boots.
When the Tigers moved the ball quickly, the Hawks struggled to get back and set up behind the ball fast enough. This was a particular issue in the opening term before Hawthorn tightened up in the second quarter, where each side kicked three apiece, but Richmond had already established a 28-point lead.
Jack Riewoldt flies high for the Tigers.Credit:AFL Pictures
From halfway through their nine-goal third quarter, Richmond seemed to just be having some fun, seeing how far they could push the margin, while Hawthorn were on damage control.
James Sicily was everywhere, applying defensive and offensive pressure, spending time at the coalface and kicking his first of the season. Jai Newcombe also finished the day was 29 disposals.
Dion Prestia was crafty as ever in the midfield and registered two goals, youngster Tyler Sonsie was impressive and Maurice Rioli did a lot with the ball whenever he got hands on it, but it really was all the Lynch show.
Can’t give Lynch an inch of space
Richmond’s key forward proved once again he can’t be given even a sliver of space, finishing the afternoon with eight goals, never missing once from a set shot. The tall marking target was a thorn in Hawthorn’s defensive side, able to repeatedly get his hands on the ball, taking seven contested marks and then finishing the job.
“There’s a reason key forwards are highly regarded,” said Hardwick. “You know, you’ve got to remember it’s the first full pre-season he’s had since he’s been at our footy club. Like he’s played off basically zero prep the other seasons we’ve had him, and it’s really significant that he does get the work in, comes in, and you see how big and strong he looks in the contest today … really pleased with his reward .”
Hardwick also said he was really pleased with Jack Riewoldt, acknowledging Lynch was on and allowed him the space to shine. “[Jack] got the hell out of his way, which is significant leadership shown by Jack but also the other forwards as well.”
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Hawthorn defenders rotated matching up on Lynch, including Sicily, Emerson Jeka, James Blanck and Denver Grainger-Barras all having a go on the big man and attempting to put some bodywork on him. But whenever he was able to get in front, the ball was his.
With Richmond away from the main break onwards, the narrative of the day quickly became: just how many could Tom Lynch get?
