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UAE Moments
3 days ago
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- UAE Moments
Read Your Daily Horoscope: Saturday, 09 August 2025
Aries Horoscope for Saturday, August 09, 2025 (Saturday, 09 August 2025) A daring spirit lifts your day. Delays and frustrations in actions may arise. Perseverance through obstacles will pay off. This especially affects your relationships. Confusion about direction may occur. Verify facts before taking action to stay on track. This especially affects your relationships. The Full Moon today illuminates tensions between your personal desires and emotional needs. Lunar Influence: The platypus electrifies the creek hybrids outpace evolution. Taurus Horoscope for Saturday, August 09, 2025 (Saturday, 09 August 2025) A calm foundation holds you firm. Abundance in love and finances is possible. Generosity and good fortune smile upon you. This especially affects your communication style. The Full Moon today illuminates tensions between your personal desires and emotional needs. It"s a time to find balance and compromise in your relationships. Lunar Influence: The glow-in-the-dark fungus decay becomes illumination. Gemini Horoscope for Saturday, August 09, 2025 (Saturday, 09 August 2025) Playful curiosity guides your steps. Power struggles in communication may arise. Be aware of hidden agendas and seek transparency. This especially affects your communication style. Abundance in love and finances is possible. Generosity and good fortune smile upon you. This especially affects your values and resources. Lunar Influence: The octopus solves the labyrinth intelligence has eight arms. Cancer Horoscope for Saturday, August 09, 2025 (Saturday, 09 August 2025) Caring energy warms your spirit. Abundance in love and finances is possible. Generosity and good fortune smile upon you. This especially affects your personal expression. The Full Moon today illuminates tensions between your personal desires and emotional needs. It"s a time to find balance and compromise in your relationships. Lunar Influence: The axolotl remakes its genome nostalgia for futures unborn. Leo Horoscope for Saturday, August 09, 2025 (Saturday, 09 August 2025) Bold expression defines your spirit. Delays and frustrations in actions may arise. Perseverance through obstacles will pay off. This especially affects your communication style. Confusion about direction may occur. Verify facts before taking action to stay on track. This especially affects your communication style. The Full Moon today illuminates tensions between your personal desires and emotional needs. Lunar Influence: The peacock spiders micro-rave brilliance fits in a thumbnail. Virgo Horoscope for Saturday, August 09, 2025 (Saturday, 09 August 2025) A sharp mind shapes your course. Delays and frustrations in actions may arise. Perseverance through obstacles will pay off. This especially affects your values and resources. Power struggles in detailed work may arise. Be aware of hidden agendas and seek transparency. This especially affects your spiritual side. Lunar Influence: The AI trained on whale songs logic learns to sound like longing. Libra Horoscope for Saturday, August 09, 2025 (Saturday, 09 August 2025) Graceful vibes color your day. Abundance in love and finances is possible. Generosity and good fortune smile upon you. This especially affects your career ambitions. Delays and frustrations in actions may arise. Perseverance through obstacles will pay off. This especially affects your personal expression. Practical, organized thinking is favored. Lunar Influence: The flamingo stands on one transistor balance is a circuit. Scorpio Horoscope for Saturday, August 09, 2025 (Saturday, 09 August 2025) Secret strength lifts your soul. Delays and frustrations in actions may arise. Perseverance through obstacles will pay off. This especially affects your spiritual side. Confusion about direction may occur. Verify facts before taking action to stay on track. This especially affects your spiritual side. Power struggles in transformation may arise. Lunar Influence: The anglerfishs wifi signal connection in crushing depths. Sagittarius Horoscope for Saturday, August 09, 2025 (Saturday, 09 August 2025) A free soul shapes your path. Abundance in love and finances is possible. Generosity and good fortune smile upon you. This especially affects your inner transformation. The Full Moon today illuminates tensions between your personal desires and emotional needs. It"s a time to find balance and compromise in your relationships. Lunar Influence: The rocket-powered kangaroo old instincts fuel new trajectories. Capricorn Horoscope for Saturday, August 09, 2025 (Saturday, 09 August 2025) Determined effort shapes your path. Delays and frustrations in actions may arise. Perseverance through obstacles will pay off. This especially affects your career ambitions. Confusion about direction may occur. Verify facts before taking action to stay on track. This especially affects your career ambitions. Innovative approaches are favored. Lunar Influence: The blockchain termite mound decentralized but unshakable. Aquarius Horoscope for Saturday, August 09, 2025 (Saturday, 09 August 2025) A fresh breeze lifts your soul. Delays and frustrations in actions may arise. Perseverance through obstacles will pay off. This especially affects your beliefs and learning. Innovative approaches are favored. Quick, effective actions lead to success. This especially affects your beliefs and learning. Practical, organized thinking is favored. Lunar Influence: The jellyfish blooms in the data center wetware crashes the cloud. Pisces Horoscope for Saturday, August 09, 2025 (Saturday, 09 August 2025) Soft tides steer your journey. Abundance in love and finances is possible. Generosity and good fortune smile upon you. This especially affects your creative pursuits. Confusion about direction may occur. Verify facts before taking action to stay on track. This especially affects your inner transformation. Lunar Influence: The deepfake mermaids tears what is synthetic still feels real.
News.com.au
13-06-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Lunch Wrap: Oil and gold stocks surge following reports of Israeli strikes on Iran
ASX turns red as Israel hits Iran and oil surges Gold jumps and Aussie dollar sinks on war jitters Accent crashes 20pc as weak sales spook market The ASX started the morning with a bit of pep in its step, but that optimism didn't last long. By around lunch in the eastern states, the market had reversed course and was down 0.3%. The turning point was reports that Israel had launched airstrikes on Iran and its nuclear facilities, jolting global markets and sending investors running for cover. The news sparked an instant reaction across the board. Oil prices spiked as expected, given how much of the world's oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, right in the crosshairs of this conflict. Gold also popped, briefly touching US$3410/oz, as investors piled into safe havens. And while those surges might sound like good news for certain stocks of the ASX, the broader market didn't love it. Risk sentiment has taken a punch to the gut with this news, and traders are starting to close the books early ahead of what could be a tense weekend. The big question now: does the conflict escalate from here? If it does, we're in for a rougher ride next week. The Aussie dollar also took a hit, dropping nearly 1% in less than an hour after the strikes were confirmed, to around US64.3 cents. In the large end of town, the biggest thud came from Accent Group (ASX:AX1), the retail group behind Hype DC, Platypus and Glue Store. Accent's shares crashed over 21% this morning after the company flagged weak sales post-Christmas and warned that full-year earnings will likely come in flat. That's not what the market wanted to hear, especially after the stock had already lost more than 20% this year. And, Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure (ASX:DBI) also felt the pinch, dropping 5% after reports surfaced that Brookfield Infrastructure had offloaded a 23.2% chunk of its stake in the Queensland coal port. ASX SMALL CAP WINNERS Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks for June 13 : Security Description Last % Volume MktCap SRN Surefire Rescs NL 0.002 100% 2,004,907 $2,486,445 ENT Enterprise Metals 0.003 50% 1,000,000 $2,362,635 ICU Investor Centre Ltd 0.003 50% 200,328 $609,023 JNO Juno 0.036 44% 326,919 $5,230,926 EM2 Eagle Mountain 0.007 40% 1,554,948 $5,675,186 PRM Prominence Energy 0.004 33% 2,527,297 $1,167,529 8CO 8Common Limited 0.024 33% 1,279,353 $4,033,708 EAT Entertainment 0.005 25% 10,000 $5,235,144 MRD Mount Ridley Mines 0.003 25% 1,000,000 $1,556,978 MSG Mcs Services Limited 0.005 25% 175,000 $792,399 OEL Otto Energy Limited 0.005 25% 8,555,899 $19,180,039 SIS Simble Solutions 0.003 25% 10,999 $1,752,661 UBI Universal Biosensors 0.042 24% 68,082 $10,134,293 PHO Phosco Ltd 0.077 22% 95,588 $27,614,252 A11 Atlantic Lithium 0.165 22% 218,948 $93,574,887 ICG Inca Minerals Ltd 0.006 20% 5,675,253 $7,881,950 OLI Oliver'S Real Food 0.006 20% 15,000 $2,703,660 RC1 Redcastle Resources 0.006 20% 700,000 $3,717,835 PVW PVW Res Ltd 0.013 18% 315,106 $2,187,953 YAR Yari Minerals Ltd 0.013 18% 5,986,573 $6,101,826 JCS Jcurve Solutions 0.047 18% 343,790 $13,213,738 CDE Codeifai Limited 0.041 17% 2,110,842 $15,065,346 Juno Minerals (ASX:JNO) has handed over its Mount Mason iron ore project to Gold Valley Yilgarn (GVY) in a $6 million deal, plus a 2% royalty on future production. GVY plans to fire up mining in mid-2026, using Juno's existing infrastructure and a new haul road crossing Juno's nearby Mount Ida site, which isn't part of the sale. Juno keeps its key Mount Ida magnetite project and pockets cash plus future royalties. Terra Metals (ASX:TM1) has locked in a $4m cap raise to fast-track work at its Dante critical minerals project in WA. The cash is coming from strategic backers GEAR, part of Indonesian giant Sinar Mas, and Matthew Latimore of M Resources. Existing top shareholder Tribeca will also chip in to hold its 15% stake. The funds will fuel more drilling, and prep for a maiden resource estimate, as Terra ramps up what it reckons is a district-scale find. ASX SMALL CAP LOSERS Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks for June 13 : Code Name Price % Change Volume Market Cap AOK Australian Oil. 0.002 -33% 15,000 $3,005,349 AXP AXP Energy Ltd 0.001 -33% 50,000 $10,027,021 BMO Bastion Minerals 0.002 -33% 1,310,000 $2,710,883 OVT Ovanti Limited 0.002 -33% 1,006,466 $9,016,545 NAE New Age Exploration 0.003 -25% 401,015 $10,637,596 AX1 Accent Group Ltd 1.400 -22% 9,237,398 $1,085,140,142 AUK Aumake Limited 0.002 -20% 12 $7,558,397 ERA Energy Resources 0.002 -20% 204,755 $1,013,490,602 JAV Javelin Minerals Ltd 0.002 -20% 122,699 $15,315,373 THR Thor Energy PLC 0.009 -18% 10,000 $7,818,688 PL3 Patagonia Lithium 0.041 -18% 80,519 $5,970,518 AD1 Adneo Limited 0.045 -17% 123,182 $7,905,975 BSN Basinenergylimited 0.015 -17% 977,951 $2,210,928 ENV Enova Mining Limited 0.008 -17% 18,790,631 $12,721,507 ERL Empire Resources 0.005 -17% 347,579 $8,903,479 FBR FBR Ltd 0.005 -17% 2,952,279 $34,136,713 GGE Grand Gulf Energy 0.003 -17% 350,926 $8,461,275 TMK TMK Energy Limited 0.003 -17% 916,212 $30,667,149 ODA Orcoda Limited 0.068 -16% 133,877 $15,188,651 CTT Cettire 0.270 -16% 21,305,436 $121,996,230 MRR Minrex Resources Ltd 0.009 -14% 1,938,452 $11,391,109 AM5 Antares Metals 0.006 -14% 1,110,000 $3,603,970 BYH Bryah Resources Ltd 0.012 -14% 14,030,546 $12,179,349 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Dimerix Limited (ASX:DXB) has reached 70pc of total adult patients to be dosed in its ACTION3 phase III clinical trial of DMX-200 in patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. LAST ORDERS Antimony metallurgist David Fourie has joined the Trigg Minerals (ASX:TMG) team as a technical advisor for its net zero antimony strategy, centred on the Antimony Canyon project in the US. Fourie played a central role in the design and ESG elements of the first 'clean plant' antimony smelter built by SPMP to European environmental standards in Oman. SPMP is the largest antimony roaster outside of China, set to produce 20,000 tonnes of antimony products a year once the smelter reaches full capacity. At Stockhead, we tell it like it is. While Trigg Minerals is a Stockhead advertiser, it did not sponsor this article.
Miami Herald
02-06-2025
- Science
- Miami Herald
Famed furry creature explores icy river after snow blankets Tasmania. Watch
Winter has hit the southern hemisphere, and with it, the highlands of Tasmania have turned into a wintery wonderland. Tasmania, the island state of Australia, sits about 150 miles south of the mainland and was hit with a 'cold snap' that 'brought some decent snowfall' to its higher regions at the end of May, photographer Michael Eastwell said in May 20 and May 22 Instagram posts. One critter was enjoying the fresh-fallen snow as Eastwell passed by on a walk, he said. Eastwell noticed the creature bopping along the snowy banks of a river, and snuffling through the icy water, he said. 'Ever seen a platypus in the snow?' Eastwell asked the post. The video shows the platypus starting in a shallow creek, moving its head from side to side in the water. The critter then comes up on shore and uses its webbed feet to scoot along the surface of the snow. The photographer also posted photos on Instagram, which were then shared by The Wilderness Society on Facebook. 'Anyone else feeling the cold? You might be, but this little one probably isn't!' the organization said in a May 30 post. 'Platypus habitat is all along the south-east of Australia.' The Wilderness Society said the dense fur covering the little critters helps to make the animal 'waterproof,' allowing them to 'swim in very cold water for hours.' 'It's even said to provide better insulation than fur of polar bears and beavers,' the organization said. Platypus are part of a mammal order known as monotremes, which includes echidnas, and means they lay eggs, according to the Australian Museum. Their paddle-like tail acts as a fat reserve, and they have strong claws that are used for burrowing on land, the museum says. Platypuses are primarily nocturnal or active around twilight and at night, staying in their riverbank burrows during the day. They forage for a variety of aquatic invertebrates for about 10 to 12 hours a day, the museum says. Aside from their bills acting as a disguise, they also serve as the animal's primary sensory organ, the museum says. The bill has sensors that are sensitive to pressure as well as electroreceptors, but the exact way the bill detects a platypus's prey is still unknown. Platypuses are found throughout eastern and southeastern Australia, and on the island of Tasmania.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gibson's 1965 Firebird Platypus was the oddball model that marked a moment of transition for the guitar giant – now it's been revived
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Gibson is continuing its recent trend of dipping into its vast archive of more left-field builds as it announces the return of the Firebird Platypus – a transitional design from the mid-'60s. Ostensibly, it is very similar to the Firebirds of today that we all know and love, save for the platypus-bill-like headstock from which this forgotten design gets its name. This particular model, launched in 1965, introduced some important changes to the guitar's lineage: the headstock was flipped and flattened compared to previous versions. While its predecessors' headstocks were given a two-layer holly veneer and banjo-style tuners, the Platypus has a flat headstock and six-in-line tuners. Throughout the '60s, Gibson's designers were constantly tweaking the Firebird recipe. The company knew it was onto a winner with its distinctive body shape, with several iterations falling under 'reverse' and 'non-reverse' categories. Yet the Platypus is an interesting proposition as it takes aspects of both for a hybrid design, and it's underscored with a mahogany body, a glued-in set neck, and the appearance of a traditional neck-through reverse Firebird body. The party-trick headstock has been modified a little, providing a straight string pull for reduced friction and better tuning stability. Elsewhere, speedy playing is ensured via a SlimTaper neck profile, and its rosewood fingerboard is crafted with a 12' radius, 22 medium jumbo frets, and acrylic trapezoid inlays. Jutting out from that fast-playing neck is its defining platypus headstock, which is adorned with Grover Mini Rotomatic tuners and a Graph Tech nut. While Gibson has brought its headstock up to speed, it's gone full nostalgia with two historically accurate Firebird humbuckers. They feature Alnico 5 magnets and are said to offer the 'bell-like chime' and 'articulate' sounds that '60s Firebirds are known for. Master Luthier Jim DeCola comments on how the pickups 'utilize black mounting rings topped off with the traditional chrome trim rings for classic sound, looks, and improved performance'. By placing the mounting rings as such, the pickups are parallel to the strings, improving output and tonal balance. Its three-way pickup switch is situated beside the classic Firebird stamp on the pickguard, and there are dedicated Volume and Tone knobs for each 'bucker. 'We feel the new Firebird Platypus has the 'best of' Firebird features, aesthetics, sound, and playability,' says Jim DeCola. 'The Reverse-style body features the raised center section on top; however, it is constructed with classic Gibson set-neck construction like the non-reverse Firebird. 'We had discontinued the Firebird at Gibson USA for a few years, and when we brought it back, we wanted to do it in a way that we've never done before – at least not since 1965,' continues Mat Koehler, Vice President of Product. 'That's the year you would see the Reverse body with the Non-Reverse neck. To me, that's my favorite incarnation of the Firebird because you've got the tuners on the top side.' The Gibson Firebird Platypus is available now for $2,499, with three colorways – Tobacco Sunburst, Ebony, and Vintage Cherry – on offer. Head to Gibson for more. It follows a special Gibson Certified Vintage drop that pays homage to its long-forgotten Superstrat era and the return of the Gibson Victory from that same period, as the firm looked to appeal to the shred hype of the time. Other archive-inspired designs have come via the Theodore, originally designed in 1957 but only recently brought to life, while CEO Cesar Gueikian has teased the return of its offset RD, a model loved by Dave Grohl and Ghost.
USA Today
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Strands hints today: Clues and answers on Tuesday, February 18 2025
WARNING: THERE ARE STRANDS SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT THE FEBRUARY 18, 2025 STRANDS ANSWER SPOILED FOR YOU. Ready? OK! Have you been playing Strands, the super fun game from the New York Times, the makers of Connections and other brain-teasers like Wordle in which you have to do a search in a jumble of letters and find words based on a theme? It's pretty fun and sometimes very challenging, so we're here to help you out with some clues and the answers, including the 'Spangram' that connects all the words. Let's start with the clue: Ouch! If you want our help? Think about things that hurt! As for the answers, scroll below the photo below: Jellyfish, Hornet, Platypus, Scorpion, Bumblebee The Spangram is … STINGERS.
