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Viewers react when the Today show has an embarrassing wardrobe error

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Viewers react after Channel Nine’s Today suffered an embarrassing dress mistake – and Amber Sherlock responds years after #jacketgate saga By Savanna Young For The Australian Daily Mail Published: 04:18 EDT, August 1, 2022 | Updated: 04:36 EDT, August 1, 2022 It’s #jacketgate again! Viewers who watched Channel Nine’s Today show on Monday morning were quite surprised when four women were spotted in an almost identical blue ensemble. Today’s presenters Allison Langdon, reporters Lara Vella and Fiona Willan, plus senator Jacqui Lambie all appeared dressed in blue during separate segments of the breakfast show. Viewers saw a quadruple on Monday morning when four women sported an almost matching blue ensemble on the Today show A photo of the four was later shared via the event’s Instagram account with the caption, ‘Da ba dee da ba di,’ a reference to Eiffel 65’s ico...

Review: Bistro Fitz serves pub hits from the 70s, 80s and today

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Address 129 Dowling St Woolloomooloo , NSW 2011 View map Opening hours Pub from noon every day; brasserie Mon-Wed 17.30-21.30; Thu 5-11:30; Friday-Saturday afternoon-evening; Sunday afternoon-10 pm Feature Pub dining, Licensed, Bar, Pre-post theater, Accepts reservations, Outdoor seating Price Medium ($20-$40 electricity) Payment eftpos, Visa, Mastercard Phone 02 9356 3848 You can tell a lot about a pub by its chips. Limp and unseasoned: the hotel cares more about pokies than you. “Pale ale-battered”: chefs use cheesy tricks to distract from bland food. Hand cut: this place should be backed by some serious cash if it can afford someone to slice potatoes all day long. Frozen: good, large portions – with the right oil and cooking time. At The Old Fitzroy, chef Toby Stansfield uses pre-cut sebago potatoes, frying the...

Worried about rising interest rates? Here are 5 things to do today

However, the prospect of what happens after that is troubling. The higher costs will eat into my monthly savings buffer, either delaying my retirement or meaning I retire with less. At some point, it also meant that I had to reduce my standard of living – a position many borrowers have experienced recently. The degree of fear of what is to come is, in fact, the emotional response Lowe expects to elicit in borrowers. But Lowe doesn’t just want us to wallow in fear. He also wants us to take action, reduce non-discretionary spending and tighten our belts as best we can. Collectively, these actions will remove demand from the economy, which will help to curb price pressures. So, here are five things you can do today to help you navigate what’s to come. Remind yourself that it could be worse The good news is that interest rates are only rising because of the underlying forces of our economy. Unemployment is at its lowest in nearly half a century and, as long as you keep your j...

US hospital side effects dropped significantly

The largest-ever medical records-based study of adverse events suffered by hospitalized patients in the US, is published in the July 12 issue of JAMA , reported a significant reduction in the rate of adverse events over the past decade. The study findings are promising for patient safety and the effectiveness of hospital patient safety initiatives. In this study, the unidentified medical records of 244,542 patients in 3,156 US hospitals over 10 years were examined. The researchers used the Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System (MPSMS), a surveillance system administered by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) designed to assess 21 in-hospital side effects in patients with the primary condition acute myocardial infarction (heart attack). heart failure, pneumonia, major surgical procedures, and all other conditions. The relative risk was adjusted for the patient’s age, gender, race, ethnicity, specific comorbidities, and the characteristics of each hospital. ...

A massive asteroid the size of BUS will make a very close approach to Earth today

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A massive asteroid the size of BUS will make a very close approach to Earth today – and astronomers only detected it three DAYS ago The asteroid, called 2022 NF, is between 5.4 and 12 meters in diameter It will come within 54,843.9 miles of our planet at approximately 2:45 p.m. BST Experts only found the asteroid on July 4th using a telescope in Hawaii By Shivali Best For Mailonline Published: 05:38 EDT, 7 July 2022 | Updated: 05:39 EDT, 7 July 2022 An asteroid the size of the London bus will make a very close approach to Earth today, although it was only detected a few days ago. The asteroid, called 2022 NF, will be within 54,843.9 miles of our planet at approximately 2:45 p.m. BST, according to NASA. To put it in perspective, that’s just over a quarter of the distance from the Moon at its closest point to Earth, which is 225,623 miles away. Fortunately, NASA’s calculations suggest that the massive space r...