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☆ I wanted to make quick money and travel the world — so I moved to Australia and became a FIFO worker
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cal Mcilwaine , a 29-year-old FIFO worker in Australia. So in June 2023, I left Ireland and moved to Perth, Australia to become a FIFO worker, which stands for "fly in, fly out." Landing a FIFO job in a new country wasn't easyFIFO is an industry that largely exists only in mining fields in Australia, Canada, and Alaska. Within a month of arriving in Australia, I secured a FIFO job. Once I'm done, I plan to get right back into FIFO work for my second year and do it all over again.

Persons: Cal Mcilwaine, —, I, I've, Cal McIiwaine, I'm Organizations: Cal, Service, Alaska . Mining, Cal McIiwaine Locations: Pilbara, Australia, Ireland, Perth, Canada, Alaska, Port Hedland, China, Cal McIiwaine Australia, Bali, Esperance, Vietnam, Thailand, New Zealand, Indonesia, Philippines

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau each shot 8-under 62 on Friday to share the lead at LIV Golf Las Vegas, with fellow major champion Jon Rahm two strokes back with a day left in his second event on the Saudi-funded tour. In the shadow of the Super Bowl, Johnson and DeChambeau reached 11-under 129 at Las Vegas Country Club on another chilly day with the temperature barely in the 50s. Rahm had a 63 to join Peter Uihlein (65) and Matthew Wolff (66) at 9 under. In the team competition, Johnson's 4Aces were tied for the lead at 26 under with a RangeGoats team featuring Uihlein, Wolff and Watson. Last year, Johnson won LIV Golf Tulsa and DeChambeau topped fields at Greenbrier and Chicago.

Persons: — Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Johnson, DeChambeau, Rahm, Peter Uihlein, Matthew Wolff, Talor Gooch, Jason Kokrak, Paul Casey, Harold Varner III, Bubba Watson, Cameron Smith, Laurie Canter, Johnson's 4Aces, Uihlein, Wolff, Watson, DeChambeau's Crushers, Nos, Joaquin Niemann, Sergio Garcia, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, LIV Golf, LIV Golf Las Vegas, Saudi, Las Vegas Country Club, LIV Golf Tulsa Locations: LIV Golf Las, Greenbrier, Chicago, Mexico

“I’m pretty happy that the day ended up this way, especially how the morning started,” Niemann said. The winner got a break in the first playoff hole when his drive struck a right-side tree and and ended up in the rough. “I got lucky on the first playoff hole,” Niemann said. Tied for the lead with two holes left, Rahm closed with two bogeys for a 70. Niemann earned $4 million, Garcia $2.25 million and Rahm and Burmester $1.25 million each.

Persons: — Joaquin Niemann, Sergio Garcia, LIV, ” Niemann, “, Garcia, El Camaleon, Garcia parred, Niemann, putts, ”, Hoshino, Jon Rahm, Rahm, XIII, Bryson DeChambeau, ” Rahm, Dean Burmester, ” Burmester, Charles Howell III, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surratt, Kieran Vincent, ___ Organizations: DEL CARMEN, LIV, ”, LIV Golf, Crushers GC, Legion XIII Locations: Mexico, El, Saudi, Spanish, Las Vegas

☆ LIV Golf's transfer window sees 10 open roster spots in Phase Two
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Phase Two, or Free Agency, involves those TOP 24 players who opted to become free agents and those who finished 25th to 44th whose contracts have expired. They can be re-signed by their previous team or negotiate with a team with an open roster spot. Cleeks GC have two open roster spots with both Bernd Wiesberger and Graeme McDowell finishing outside the Top 24, and Ripper GC also have two spots with Jediah Morgan relegated, although they have the option to re-sign Matt Jones. Fireballs GC, captained by Sergio Garcia, have one open spot as Carlos Ortiz declined a contract extension and opted for free agency, and Phil Mickelson's HyFlyers GC have an open spot after James Piot's relegation. Phase Two will finish when four roster spots remain, which are reserved for the winner of the International Series 2023 rankings, Andy Ogletree, and the top three at LIV Golf Promotions in Abu Dhabi in December.

Persons: Crushers, Bryson Dechambeau, Paul Casey, Charles Howell III, Anirban Lahiri, Sam Navarro, LIV Golf's, Bubba Watson's RangeGoats, Majesticks, Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood, Cleeks, Bernd Wiesberger, Graeme McDowell, Jediah Morgan, Matt Jones, Sergio Garcia, Carlos Ortiz, Phil Mickelson's HyFlyers, James Piot's, Sihwan Kim, Brooks Koepka's, Chase, Pat Perez, Dustin Johnson, Perez, David Puig, Andy Ogletree, Trevor Stynes, Toby Davis Organizations: Crushers GC, LIV Golf Miami, Trump National Doral, Mandatory, USA, Free Agency, Crushers, Africa's, Phil Mickelson's HyFlyers GC, 4Aces, LIV, Thomson Locations: Doral , Florida, USA, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi

☆ Tiger Woods: How the battle for golf’s soul gave the US golfer new-found purpose – and human connection
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

CBS Archive/Getty Images Woods, 6, sizes up a putt in Los Alamitos, California, in 1982. Getty Images/Getty Images Woods hits a tee shot during the 1995 Walker Cup, an international team event. Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images Woods plays a shot from the ninth fairway during the 2000 US Open in Pebble Beach, California. David Cannon/Getty Images Woods falls to the ground in pain after hitting a shot at The Barclays in August 2013. Jamie Squire/Getty Images Woods and his son, Charlie, warm up before the final round of the PNC Championship in December 2020.

Persons: Woods, Alan Shipnuck, LIV, ” Shipnuck, ” Bryson DeChambeau, Paul Casey, Crushers, Charles Howell III, Anirban Lahiri, Chris Trotman, “ Tiger’s, “ He’s, he’s, “, “ LIV, Greg Norman, Quentin Tarantino, Brooks Koepka, Koepka, David J, Phillip, Mike Douglas, Bob Hope, Jack D, Miller, AP Woods, Rick Dole, Bob Galbraith, David Cannon, Robert Beck, Patrick Murphy, Nike — Woods, Lennox McLendon, Stephen Munday, Earl, Dave Martin, Alexander Hassenstein, Jonathan Ferrey, He's, Andy Lyons, Allsport, Bob May, Fred Vuich, Jack Nicklaus, Nicklaus, Logan Mock, Bunting, Phil Mickelson, Mickelson, Matthew Stockman, Steve Williams, Harry, Williams, Sam, Damian Dovarganes, Rocco, Gary A, Vasquez, Barack Obama, Pete Souza, Stuart Franklin, Elin, Charlie, Ezra Shaw, Eric Gay, Jimmy Fallon, Lloyd Bishop, Arnold Palmer, Chris Condon, Jason Dufner, Lindsey Vonn, Marco Trovati, Lannis, John Amis, Donald Trump, Getty Images Woods, Warren Little, Jamie Squire, Ben Jared, Wally Skalij, Shutterstock Woods, Tiger, Sam Greenwood, Cliff Hawkins, Jonathan Ernst, they’re, Shipnuck, ‘ I’m, Justin Thomas, I’m, ”, they’ve, what’s, Rory McIlroy, Rory, “ Rory, Bryson DeChambeau, ’, he’d, DeChambeau, “ Patrick Reed, Sergio García, “ Phil Mickelson, HyFlyers, Suhaimi Abdullah, Jay Monahan, Yasir Al, Rumayyan, Phil Mickelson’s, Jamal Khashoggi, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Prince, Mohammad Bin Salman, Reed, Garcia Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, PGA Tour, LIV, Miami, PGA, Saudi, Public Investment Fund, CBS, AP, Tiger, US Junior Amateur, Getty, Los Angeles, Tour, Stanford University, NCAA, Nike —, Las Vegas, Green, Army, Tiger Woods Foundation, Ford, British, Woods Learning, USA, Office, Stanford, NBCU, Bank, Bay, Invitational, Barclays, Trump, Getty Images, PNC, Law, Los Angeles Times, PNC Championship, Hall of Fame, Reuters, HyFlyers GC, Sentosa Golf, European, MBS, Fox News, ” CNN Locations: Los Angeles, Saudi, Delaware, Tiger’s, Los Alamitos , California, Vietnamese, Vietnam, Orange, United States, France, Hamburg, Germany, Pebble Beach , California, St . Andrews, Scotland, Louisville , Kentucky, Fort Bragg , North Carolina, Hoylake, England, Anaheim , California, Woods, Dublin , Ohio, Beaver Creek , Colorado, Atlanta, Rancho Palos Verdes , California, Pacific Palisades , California, Singapore, London, McIroy

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Anirban Lahiri shot a 7-under 65 and Bryson DeChambeau delivered the theatrics on the back nine of the Blue Monster to lead the Crushers to a two-shot victory over the RangeGoats in the LIV Golf team championship Sunday at Trump Doral. DeChambeau made his most remarkable birdie on the reachable 16th, which he hit long and left near the second green. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesLahiri played bogey-free for the low round among the four teams playing for the title. The Crushers won $14 million from the $50 million purse. Of that payoff, 60% goes to the team and the players divide the rest — $1.4 million per player.

Persons: — Anirban Lahiri, Bryson DeChambeau, LIV Golf's, DeChambeau, Charles Howell III, Paul Casey, Bubba Watson birdied, Talor Gooch, Thomas Pieters, Harold Varner, Gooch, Lahiri, “, ” Lahiri, Dustin Johnson, — Peter Uihlein, Torque, ___ Organizations: LIV Golf, Sunday, Trump Doral, Aces Locations: DORAL, Fla

☆ Exclusive: Argentina's soy crushers face 'disaster' as bean shortage sharpens, chamber head says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Maximilian Heath | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Soy plants are seen in a farm near Pergamino, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires in Argentina April 27, 2021. "With those 3 million tons we have to survive until May 2024," he said. "Argentina may total 10 million tons of (soy) imports this year," Idigoras said, a new estimate. Government data show a record 8.2 million tons of soy imports until August, already over the 6.4 million tons for the entire drought-hit 2018. Last season's wheat harvest was cut in half to some 11.5 million tons, according to the local Rosario grains exchange, which estimates a better 15 million tons for the current season.

Persons: Agustin Marcarian, Gustavo Idigoras, CIARA, Idigoras, Maximilian Heath, Nicolas Misculin, Adam Jourdan, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Bunge, Cargill, Neighbor, Ministry of Agriculture, Thomson Locations: Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina, BUENOS AIRES, Parana, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Rosario

☆ How to Avoid the 5 Most Common Dining Room Decorating Mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Nina Molina | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

DINING ROOM décor gone awry can kill appetites. Whether your guests are flinching from an eerie portrait their chairs face or squeezing into too-tight seats, bad decorating can take the joy out of even the most well-concocted meal. Los Angeles-based designer David Netto believes dinner guests are rarely eager to enter these stuffy rooms. “So what a dining room must have, above all, is atmosphere,” he said. Here, interiors pros detail five mood crushers in dining rooms, and palate-pleasing alternatives.

Lula departs for China this weekend, but many executives and lobby groups have traveled ahead of the president, government officials said. JBS representatives said the company aims to bolster commercial ties with China, a key trading partner. In a statement, ABPA said they are seeking recognition from Beijing that Rio Grande do Sul and Parana are free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination, in order to export pork with bones and pork offal. China buys 44% of Brazil's pork exports by volume and around 14% of its chicken exports, according to ABPA data for the first two months of 2023. Some 62% of Brazil's beef exports went to China last year.

☆ Roboți în ipostaze de dansatori sau personaje din poveste. Au fost desemnați învingătorii cluburilor de robotică din Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-08 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Roboți în ipostaze de dansatori sau personaje din poveste. Au fost desemnați învingătorii cluburilor de robotică din MoldovaCirca 100 de copii, bibliotecari și antrenori, care reprezintă cluburile de robotică din 12 biblioteci publice din Republica Moldova au participat în perioada 5-6 decembrie, la cea de-a IV-a ediție a competiției „Robo Liga Bibliotecarilor”. Potrivit unui comunicat al Ministerului Educației, Culturii și Cercetării, învingătorii celei de a IV-a ediție a competiției „Robo Liga Bibliotecarilor”, sunt:# premiul Mare – Clubul de robotică „Just Do It”, Biblioteca Raională „Mihai Eminescu” r-nul Rezina;# premiul „Cel mai bun club la proba „Robotul – personaj de poveste” – Clubul de robotică „Robo-Crushers”, Biblioteca Orășenească „Petre Ștefănucă” r-nul Ialoveni;# premiul „Cel mai bun club la proba „Roboții dansatori” – Clubul de robotică „John Branch”, Biblioteca Națională pentru Copii „Ion Creangă”;# premiul „Cel mai bun club la proba „Proiect inovativ” – Clubul de robotică „Robodropia”, Biblioteca pentru Copii r-nul Drochia;# premiul special „Cea mai fidelă redare a personajului de poveste” – Clubul de robotică „StarLego”, Biblioteca pentru Copii „Grigore Vieru” r-nul Cahul;# premiul special „Cel mai amuzant robot personaj de poveste” – Clubul de robotică „Funtastic”, Biblioteca Publică Izbiște, r-nul Criuleni;# premiul special „Cel mai expresiv robot dansator” – Clubul de robotică „Robo K1”, Biblioteca pentru Copii „Ion Creangă”, r-nul Orhei;# premiul special „Cea mai originală construcție a robotului personaj de poveste” – Clubul de robotică „Meteor”, Biblioteca Raională „Dimitrie Cantemir”, r-nul Ungheni;# premiul special „Cea mai originală construcție a robotului dansator” – Clubul de robotică „Skynet”, Biblioteca Raională „Ion Ungureanu”, r-nul Căușeni;# premiul special „Cel mai artistic robot” – Clubul de robotică „Fighter Robot”, Biblioteca Publică Râșcova, r-nul Criuleni;# premiul special „Cel mai fezabil proiect inovativ” – Clubul de robotică „Telerobox”, Biblioteca Raională „Vasile Alecsandri” Telenești;# premiul special „Cel mai bun spirit de echipă” – Clubul de robotică „Robo Warriors”, Filiala Transilvania, Biblioteca Municipală „B. P. Hasdeu”, mun. Cea de-a IV-a ediție a competiției „Robo Liga Bibliotecarilor” a fost organizată de Biblioteca Națională pentru Copii „Ion Creangă” și Secția Națională IBBY, cu susținerea Ministerului Educației, Culturii și Cercetării.

Persons: Mihai Eminescu, John, Ion Creangă, Grigore Vieru, Dimitrie Cantemir, Ion Ungureanu, Vasile Alecsandri, . P . Hasdeu, . Organizations: Ministerului Educației, Culturii, Cercetării, Biblioteca Națională, Filiala, Biblioteca Locations: Moldova, Republica Moldova, Rezina, Ialoveni, Drochia, Cahul, Criuleni, Orhei, Ungheni, Căușeni, Telenești, Filiala Transilvania, . Chișinău

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