There wasn’t much speed for J J Powerball to chase in Monday’s $11,500 Preferred 2 Handicap for horse and gelding pacers at Grand River Raceway, but he dug down deep and posted a gutsy win for trainer/driver Austin Sorrie.
J J Powerball dropped into the four-hole early while Opportune Hanover shot to the top and carved out an opening quarter clocked in :28. He really backed down the pace in the middle stages of the mile as noted by fractions of :58.3 and 1:27. J J Powerball made a first-over move coming to the half, and he continued to grind away from first over.
Scott Morrison s nephew has been threatened with arrest after the dodgy tradesman failed to show at court - as texts emerged containing bizarre excuses for failing to show at a work-site.
Byelection humiliation a coal, hard lesson for Labor
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In the wake of Laborâs calamitous showing in the Upper Hunter byelection, youâd think Joel Fitzgibbon would be keeping a low profile (âFresh internal stoush for ALP over pro-coal visionâ, May 24). After all, NSW Labor followed his prescription for success â full-throated support for coal â and it spectacularly backfired. But no, heâs doing the rounds, still urging Labor to âwake up to itselfâ, back fossil fuels and ignore the need for a transition plan. Letâs not forget this is a seat Labor has never won. The eight-point fall in its primary vote appears to have come mainly from the loss of progressive voters, who moved to the independent Kirsty OâConnell, the only candidate advocating a move away from coal. Labor
Many were disappointed on Friday morning when it was announced that Sudocrem manufacturer TEVA Pharmaceuticals will close its plant in Baldoyle, Dublin.
Moving the production of the over-the-counter healing ointment to Troyan, Bulgaria by 2023 will result in the loss of some 110 jobs.
The beloved cream, which was first invented by Thomas Smith in Cabra, Dublin, is the latest of a number of Irish household products that are now produced overseas.
Many were disappointed on Friday morning when it was announced that Sudocrem manufacturer TEVA Pharmaceuticals will close its plant in Baldoyle, Dublin. Pic: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Other famously Irish products that are now made abroad include Lyons Tea, HB Hazelbrook Farm Ice Cream, and Jacob’s Biscuits.
Vaccineâs âacceptableâ risks unevenly shared in new rollout
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For people under 50, a negligible risk of death from COVID-19 and a possibly higher risk of the clotting disorder is matched to the offer of a vaccine without the risk (âVaccine targets dumped by PMâ, April 12). People over 50, however, are encouraged to accept the AstraZeneca dose on the grounds of the large difference between the risk of dying of COVID-19 as against the âacceptableâ risk of dying from complications associated with the vaccine. In common parlance, âacceptable riskâ is subjective; in public health speak it is arbitrary and, where a relatively risk-free alternative (Pfizer) is available, it appears unjustifiable. Given the lack of community transmission, and the unlikelihood of a widespread ou