7 days agoSouth TvComments Off on NFL fans claim Jets-Bills was ‘rigged’ after mysterious ‘missed’ extra point is given – but did TV camera trick viewers?
NFL fans were divided after an extra point in Monday night’s game was called good.
GettyGreg Zuerlein’s extra point caused a stir among fans[/caption]
GettyThe New York Jets kicker also missed two field goals in Monday’s loss[/caption]
He steadied himself for the extra point attempt before the ball was snapped.
As it traveled towards the uprights, the ball seemed to take a turn to the left.
It ended up going over the top of the left hand post rather than through the uprights.
The kick kept on spinning left after it passed the uprights and looked a long way wide by the time it hit the netting.
Officials signaled that the extra point attempt was good and the ball went through.
But some NFL fans on social media were adamant the ball went wide.
“My girlfriend who knows next to nothing about football even saw that didn’t go in yet highly paid refs can’t even see,” one said.
Another said, “I watched it in the theatre room and I thought it was a miss as well.”
While a third posted, “So much happened in this game, I had already forgot about the mysterious kick.”
The extra point didn’t have an impact on the result as the Buffalo Bills ran out 23-20 winners.
Zuerlein missed two key field goal attempts during the game at MetLife Stadium.
The Jets slipped to 2-4 with the defeat against their AFC East rival Bills.
Quarta RepubblicaHaunting video has shown the inside of the doomed Bayesian yacht for the first time since it sank[/caption]
Quarta RepubblicaDivers swimming inside the sunken vessel[/caption]
Quarta RepubblicaDivers were seen using handheld torches as they explored the wreckage[/caption]
Quarta RepubblicaFootage appeared to show the vessel’s control panel[/caption]
The Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily on August 19
Harrowing footage shows a team of brave divers exploring the fatal wreckage that is sitting 165ft below the port of Porticello.
One diver can be seen holding a steel tool as he wrenches open what appears to be a hatch on board the £30 million Bayesian.
Eerie remains of the shipwreck are then shown as the crew push through messy corridors and rooms inside the ship which plunged to the sea bed lying on its starboard side.
Handheld torches are used by the divers as they swim through the yacht showing a number of areas including the vessel’s control panel.
The video was first aired by Italian investigative TV programme Quarta Repubblica.
Their report said the seven bodies were all found in the area visible in the clip.
Couples Jonathon and Judy Bloomer and Chris and Neda Morvillo also lost their lives along with the yacht chef Recaldo Thomas.
Of the 22 onboard, 15 survived with 11 including Mike Lynch’s wife rescued on an inflatable life raft.
Three crew members are now being investigated in Sicily, accused of leaving open the door at the rear port side causing water to enter the yacht and flood it.
Kiwi Cutfield, along with two other members of his crew, are being investigated by Italian authorities for culpable shipwreck and multiple manslaughter.
It comes after the boss of the Perini Navi company which built the Bayesian Giovanni Costantino, branded the boat “unsinkable” and slammed the crew for making key “mistakes” and failing to “close the doors and hatches.”
Mr Costantino told The Sun in August : “Modern sailing ships, especially high-tech ones like the Perini, are designed to be extremely safe and stable.
“Even in very critical conditions, if procedures are followed, a sailing yacht like the Bayesian will return to an upright position.
“The crew did not handle the adverse weather conditions properly and did not follow the correct procedures to ensure safety.”
Quarta RepubblicaDivers swam through messy corridors and rooms inside the ship which plunged to the sea bed lying on its starboard side[/caption]
Quarta RepubblicaThe yacht sits in murky water 165ft below the port of Porticello in Sicily[/caption]
Special balloons could be used to help lift it with the 236ft mast potentially being removed to haul the boat from the water.
The recovery will be paid for by Revtom, a firm controlled by Lynch’s widow Angela Bacares.
It will help the probe into the possible culpable shipwreck and manslaughter claims.
Specialist security is said to be guarding Lynch’s sunken superyacht amid fears rogue governments may want to plunder it for sensitive secrets.
Salvage experts believe passcodes could be among data held on two super-encrypted hard drives stored in on-board watertight safes.
Local law enforcement initially feared professional thieves might loot it for valuables like expensive jewellery.
But they have now asked for security to be bolstered both above water and underwater due to concerns over foreign powers like Russia and China.
Just two months before the disaster, Lynch had been cleared of carrying out a massive fraud over the sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011.
The boat trip was a celebration of his acquittal in the case in the US.
Inside The Bayesian's final 16 minutes
By Ellie Doughty, Foreign News Reporter
Data recovered from the Bayesian’s Automatic Identification System (AIS) breaks down exactly how it sank in a painful minute-by-minute timeline.
At 3.50am on Monday August 19 the Bayesian began to shake “dangerously” during a fierce storm, Italian outlet Corriere revealed.
Just minutes later at 3.59am the boat’s anchor gave way, with a source saying the data showed there was “no anchor left to hold”.
After the ferocious weather ripped away the boat’s mooring it was dragged some 358 metres through the water.
By 4am it had began to take on water and was plunged into a blackout, indicating that the waves had reached its generator or even engine room.
An emergency GPS signal was finally emitted at 4.06am to the coastguard station in Bari, a city nearby, alerting them that the vessel had sunk.
Early reports suggested the disaster struck around 5am local time off the coast of Porticello Harbour in Palermo, Sicily.
The latest data pulled from the boat’s AIS appears to suggest it happened an hour earlier at around 4am.
Some 15 of the 22 onboard were rescued, 11 of them scrambling onto an inflatable life raft that sprung up on the deck.
A smaller nearby boat – named Sir Robert Baden Powell – then helped take those people to shore.
Billionaire Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah died onboard the BayesianAFPDivers spent days scouring the wreckage[/caption]
A picture of the yacht taken just 14 minutes before it tragically sank
7 days agoSouth TvComments Off on Apple reveals cheap new iPad Mini after three-year wait and there’s already a way to knock £50 off the price
APPLE has unleashed a brand new iPad Mini packed with AI features, three years after the previous model.
The good news is that the tablet is on the cheaper end of Apple’s line-up at £499 – but there’s a way to knock another £50 off the price.
AppleThe new iPad Mini is powered by artificial intelligence, according to Apple[/caption]
AppleThe iPad Mini is compatible with the Apple Pencil USB-C and the Apple Pencil Pro[/caption]
Apple’s last iPad Mini came out in 2021, leaving fans twiddling their thumbs for years.
Now there’s a brand new model that comes with a faster A17 Pro chip.
That’s the same processor that powered last year’s premium iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro max.
And it means that this new 8.3-inch iPad Mini can offer Apple Intelligence AI features.
So you’ll get Writing Tools that can rewrite, proofread, and summarise things that you’ve written.
You’ll also be able to talk to Siri in a more natural way, and use Clean Up to remove unwanted objects or people from photos.
The iPad itself has an 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display and a 12-megapixel camera on the back.
It comes with 128GB of storage as standard, which is double the previous model.
And it also works with the newer Apple Pencil Pro (which you’ll need to buy separately, for £129).
However you can still use the cheaper Apple Pencil (USB-C), and that only costs £79.
Apple also reckons you’ll get “all-day battery life” from the new device.
“There is no other device in the world like iPad mini, beloved for its combination of powerful performance and versatility in our most ultraportable design,” said Bob Borchers, Apple’s VP of marketing.
“iPad mini appeals to a wide range of users and has been built for Apple Intelligence, delivering intelligent new features that are powerful, personal, and private.
“With the powerful A17 Pro chip, faster connectivity, and support for Apple Pencil Pro, the new iPad mini delivers the full iPad experience in our most portable design at an incredible value.”
AppleIt comes in four colour options, including this new Blue paintjob[/caption]
The new gadget is available for pre-order today, but won’t be in stores until Wednesday, October 23.
It starts at £499 for the Wi-Fi model, but there’s a cellular version too that’ll set you back £649.
You can also increase the storage to either 256GB or 512GB, but you’ll be paying extra for the luxury.
It comes in four colours: Starlight and Space Grey, as well as new Blue and Purple options.
MORE FEATURES...COMING SOON!
Image Playground allows users to create playful images in moments.
Image Wand is a new tool in the Apple Pencil tool palette that can transform a rough sketch into a polished image.
Emoji will be taken to an entirely new level with the ability to create original Genmoji by simply typing a description, or by selecting a photo of a friend or family member.
Siri will be able to draw on a user’s personal context to deliver intelligence that is tailored to them. It will also gain onscreen awareness to understand and take action with users’ content, as well as take hundreds of new actions in and across Apple and third-party apps.
With ChatGPT integrated into experiences within iPadOS 18, users have the option to access itsexpertise, as well as its image- and document-understanding capabilities, within Siri and Writing Tools without needing to jump between tools. And privacy protections are built in so a user’s IP address is obscured, and OpenAI won’t store requests. Users can access ChatGPT for free without creating an account, and ChatGPT’s data-use policies apply for those who choose to connect their account.
And if you’re worried about the cost, you can knock another £50 off the price.
Apple is offering “education” pricing for the device, bringing it down to just £449.
This covers a fairly broad range of people, so you might find that you’re eligible even if you’re not a student yourself.
“Education pricing is available to current and newly accepted college students and their parents,” Apple explained.
“As well as faculty, staff, and home-school teachers of all grade levels.”
AppleAI features like Writing Tools will be available on the new iPad Pro thanks to Apple Intelligence, powered by the A17 Pro chip[/caption]
7 days agoSouth TvComments Off on Urgent Powerball warning as $500,000 prize remains unclaimed – bosses have issued 3-step warning to winner
POWERBALL players have been urged to check their numbers after one ticket worth $500,000 was sold.
Lotto bosses have issued an urgent appeal as no one has come forward to collect the winnings so far.
GettyPowerball players in Kentucky are being advised to check their tickets[/caption]
The life-changing stub was nabbed in southeastern Kentucky as part of the Powerball Double Play drawing on October 12.
The winning numbers for this draw were 18, 22, 32, 41 and 49.
However, the lucky player did not match the red No. 24 Powerball, ultimately limiting the second-tier prize to $500,000.
Players have 180 days to redeem the ticket.
They are advised to sign the backs of their ticket, keep it in a secure location and claim their prize at the Kentucky Lottery’s headquarters in Louisville.
MEGA CHANGES
Recently Mega Millions has announced that a price of a ticket will more than double next year as a part of a overhaul.
Starting in April 2025, tickets will increase from $2 to $5, Mega Millions announced.
The increase will mark the second price adjustment since the lottery game launched in 2002, Mega Millions said.
Other changes to debut in the spring include no breakeven prizes.
Mega Millions said the overhauled game will result in jackpots that start larger, grow faster and are bigger more frequently, as well as better odds of winning the jackpot.
Joshua Johnston, lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium said: “We are creating a game that both our existing players and people new to Mega Millions will love and get excited about playing.
“We expect more billion-dollar jackpots than ever before, meaning creating more billionaires and many more millionaires as the jackpots climb, plus this game will continue the important legacy of supporting great causes everywhere Mega Millions is played.”
LUMP SUM OR ANNUITY?
Players who win big on lottery tickets typically have a choice to make: lump sum or annuity?
The two payout methods can impact how much money you get from your prize.
Annuities pay out slowly in increments, often over 30 years.
Lump sums pay all at once but in a smaller amount, as taxes are withheld in one go. That means 24% of your prize goes to Uncle Sam right away. Many states tax winnings as well.
Top lottery winners in the US
MILLIONS dream of winning the lottery and finding fame and fortune. These are the biggest winners in US lottery history.
Theodorus Struyck – $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023, in California.
Unknown winner – $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023, in Florida.
Marvin and Mae Acosta from Los Angeles, California, John and Lisa Robinson from Munford, Tennessee, and Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt from Melbourne Beach, Florida – $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016.
Unknown winner – $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018, from South Carolina.
Unknown winner – he sued the mother of his child to keep his identity hidden – $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023, from Maine.
Unknown winner – $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, from Illinois.
Cheng and Duanpen Saephan, and Laiza Liem Chao – $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024, from Oregon.
Yanira Alvarez – $1.08 billion Powerball, July 19, 2023 in California.
Wolverine FLL Lottery Club – $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021, from Michigan.
Unknown winner – $842.4 million Powerball, Jan. 1, 2024, from Michigan.
Annuities can provide winners time to set up the financial infrastructure required to take in a life-changing amount of money, but lump sums have the benefit of being taxed only once.
Inflation is also worth considering when making a choice, as payouts do not adjust with the value of a dollar.
That means that you’ll likely be getting less valuable money towards the end of an annuity.
Each state and game pays out prizes differently, so it’s best to check with your state’s lottery to confirm payment policies. A financial advisor can also help you weigh the pros and cons of each option.
