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  • Only Four Days Left To Cash In On Vita Life Sciences’ (ASX:VLS) Dividend

    Only Four Days Left To Cash In On Vita Life Sciences’ (ASX:VLS) Dividend

    Some investors rely on dividends for growing their wealth, and if you’re one of those dividend sleuths, you might be intrigued to know that Vita Life Sciences Limited (ASX:VLS) is about to go ex-dividend in just 4 days. The ex-dividend date generally occurs two days before the record date, which is the day on which shareholders need to be on the company’s books in order to receive a dividend. The ex-dividend date is important because any transaction on a stock needs to have been settled before the record date in order to be eligible for a dividend. Thus, you can purchase Vita Life Sciences’ shares before the 19th of September in order to receive the dividend, which the company will pay on the 3rd of October.

    The company’s next dividend payment will be AU$0.045 per share, on the back of last year when the company paid a total of AU$0.10 to shareholders. Looking at the last 12 months of distributions, Vita Life Sciences has a trailing yield of approximately 4.1% on its current stock price of AU$2.41. Dividends are an important source of income to many shareholders, but the health of the business is crucial to maintaining those dividends. That’s why we should always check whether the dividend payments appear sustainable, and if the company is growing.

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    If a company pays out more in dividends than it earned, then the dividend might become unsustainable – hardly an ideal situation. Vita Life Sciences paid out more than half (66%) of its earnings last year, which is a regular payout ratio for most companies. A useful secondary check can be to evaluate whether Vita Life Sciences generated enough free cash flow to afford its dividend. Over the last year it paid out 60% of its free cash flow as dividends, within the usual range for most companies.

    It’s positive to see that Vita Life Sciences’s dividend is covered by both profits and cash flow, since this is generally a sign that the dividend is sustainable, and a lower payout ratio usually suggests a greater margin of safety before the dividend gets cut.

    Check out our latest analysis for Vita Life Sciences

    Click here to see how much of its profit Vita Life Sciences paid out over the last 12 months.

    ASX:VLS Historic Dividend September 14th 2025

    Businesses with strong growth prospects usually make the best dividend payers, because it’s easier to grow dividends when earnings per share are improving. If earnings decline and the company is forced to cut its dividend, investors could watch the value of their investment go up in smoke. That’s why it’s comforting to see Vita Life Sciences’s earnings have been skyrocketing, up 24% per annum for the past five years. The current payout ratio suggests a good balance between rewarding shareholders with dividends, and reinvesting in growth. Earnings per share have been growing quickly and in combination with some reinvestment and a middling payout ratio, the stock may have decent dividend prospects going forwards.

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  • Food inflation to hit 5.7% as suppliers can ‘no longer absorb’ costs, FDF warns

    Food inflation to hit 5.7% as suppliers can ‘no longer absorb’ costs, FDF warns

    Food and drink inflation could climb to 5.7% by the end of the year thanks to cost pressures on manufacturers “trickling down” to supermarket shelves, a leading industry body has warned.

    The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) said current prices were “steeper than anything in recent decades”.

    The group – whose members make a quarter of all food and drink sold in the UK – increased its inflation outlook as a result of growing cost pressures.

    It is now projecting inflation to reach 5.7% by December, having previously forecast the rate to be at 4.9% in September and 4.8% in December.

    The group’s analysis of longer-term trends found that between January 2020 and July 2025, food and non-alcoholic drink prices increased by 37% – compared with 28% for overall prices.

    Some products have seen particularly steep increases with sugar soaring by 56%, whole milk by 46%, and cheese by 31%, according to the analysis.

    The FDF said that UK food inflation has been higher than other European countries in recent months, including France, Germany and Spain, indicating that domestic policies have played a key part.

    It pointed to a higher rate of employer national insurance and new packaging taxes weighing heavily on the sector.

    Food manufacturers have absorbed rising production costs over recent years but are increasingly have to pass it on to consumers through higher prices in shops, the FDF argues.

    Liliana Danila, the FDF’s lead economist, said: “Looking at the longer-term picture, today’s prices are steeper than anything in recent decades.”

    She added that spikes in energy and raw ingredients prices had now stabilised, meaning inflation was being “fuelled by the financial impact of domestic policies, now trickling down to supermarket shelves”.

    FDF chief executive Karen Betts said the UK was an “outlier” against comparable European economies, adding: “The costs are such that companies can no longer absorb them and are having to pass at least some of them on to consumers.

    “As this autumn’s Budget looms, it’s critical that Government does not add further to the already high costs of regulation in our sector.

    “We’ve been hit by rising taxes, employment costs and a new packaging tax.

    “We’re calling on Government to help us turn this tide by partnering with industry to attract investment, accelerate productivity growth, boost skills and grow exports across our sector.

    “This will help counter inflation and secure a more resilient future for UK food and drink manufacturing.”

    The Government has been contacted for comment.

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  • Rheinmetall agrees to buy NVL, military arm of German shipbuilder – Reuters

    1. Rheinmetall agrees to buy NVL, military arm of German shipbuilder  Reuters
    2. Rheinmetall CEO says German firm ‘days’ away from local shipbuilder takeover  Breaking Defense
    3. Rheinmetall AG: Rheinmetall reaches agreement with Lürssen Group on acquisition of Naval Vessels Lürssen (NVL), becoming a naval systems provider  MarketScreener
    4. Rheinmetall seeks expansion into shipbuilding, missile production  MSN
    5. Rheinmetall opens Europe’s largest ammunition plant in Lower Saxony after €500m investment  Defence Industry Europe

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  • California: Experiments on People with ‘Life-Shortening’ Conditions

    California: Experiments on People with ‘Life-Shortening’ Conditions

    This article is reprinted from National Review with the permission of the author.

    When assisted suicide/euthanasia is legalized, people who are eligible to be killed because they are seriously ill may become objectified by their societies. For example, they may be thought of as so many organ farms to be harvested after their lives are ended.

    Image Credit: Photographee.eu – Adobe Stock

    Such objectification of the sick can be infectious. In California, there is a new research program called Last Gift that seeks people with “life-shortening” conditions who also have HIV to be experimented on — not to find cures or ways to extend their lives, but to better understand the virus. From the Last Gift research subject solicitation:

    UC San Diego is looking for altruistic people with HIV, who have been diagnosed with a life-shortening disease and reside in San Diego County. The Last Gift tissue donation research study aims to understand the behavior of HIV in the human body — giving scientists the rare opportunity to learn where the virus hides in an individual and inspire medical advancements for generations to come.

    I think it is worth noticing that Anthony Fauci’s old outfit, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is a funder of the program.

    Rank Utilitarianism

    The rank utilitarian Peter Singer is thrilled with the concept. From his article, “A Meaningful Last Gift for All Sentient Beings” (my emphasis):

    At the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), a program called Last Gift offers terminally ill patients the opportunity to help create more effective treatments. Their special circumstances transform the usual risk-benefit calculus of joining a clinical study of an untested drug. Researchers can ask them to consider consenting to being research participants in ways that they would not ask healthier people with long life expectancies, and terminally ill patients may choose to give that consent when others would be less likely to do so.

    Wait a Darn Minute

    Singer seems to be saying that the lives of people diagnosed with a terminal illness are less important than those of healthier people. But why should life expectancy matter in determining whether an experiment on human beings is ethical?

    Moreover, the Last Gift solicitation doesn’t refer to terminally ill people but to those with “life-shortening” conditions, which isn’t the same thing. Nor does it say that the subjects will be taking curative experimental medicines to determine whether these are efficacious. It is already ethical to engage in such experimentation, and right-to-try laws permit the dying to receive drugs to attempt cures before these are approved.

    Singer provides disturbing details not found on the Last Gift web page:

    Participants in this study are infected with HIV as well as being terminally ill. They don’t just donate their bodies for research to be conducted after their death; they also participate in invasive procedures while still alive, including biopsies, spinal taps, and blood draws.

    If such invasive procedures would be deemed unethical for the healthy regardless of consent, then it should be considered wrong to so experiment on the sick.

    The next step of the plan is even worse:

    The research does not need to be in an area related to the participant’s illness. For example, a person with advanced cancer might volunteer for a trial of a vaccine for an infectious viral disease. The trial will involve deliberate exposure to the virus, to test whether the vaccine offers protection.

    Are We Really Going to Allow That?

    Singer supports the protocol because he believes that it entails fewer animal research subjects:

    Productive medical research partnerships with the dying can save human lives, and at the same time add meaning to the last days of terminally ill patients. Initiatives like Last Gift have the potential to benefit all sentient beings — humans and animals.

    I guess we should just throw away the Nuremberg Code and the Common Rule that — as a matter of protecting human rights — requires some animal testing before experimenting on people. (Of course, we should find ethical means to reduce the need for using animals, such as computer models and tissue lines.) These ethical rules were intended to protect all human subjects, not just some. Human beings, regardless of how sick they are or how long they are expected to live, should never be considered less worthy of protection than are animals.

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  • Clifton Brown’s Five Thoughts on Ravens Rolling Over Browns

    Clifton Brown’s Five Thoughts on Ravens Rolling Over Browns

    Baltimore’s offensive options seem endless.

    Six different offensive players have scored touchdowns for the Ravens already this season – Derrick Henry, Lamar Jackson, Zay Flowers, Devontez Walker, DeAndre Hopkins, and Tylan Wallace. Flowers led the receivers with seven catches for 75 yards, but Jackson connected with eight different targets.

    Even without Mark Andrews, Rashod Bateman, or injured tight end Isaiah Likely scoring yet, Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken has no shortage of weapons to choose from. The Browns were determined to hold Henry in check, and he finished with just 23 yards on 11 carries – hist lowest output as a Raven. However, Baltimore found other ways to explode and made the most of its 242 yards in total offense.

    The Ravens have reached 40 points in both of their games, and it doesn’t matter which players are being fed the most from week to week. It’s a small sample size, but there are early signs that Year 3 of Monken’s offense could be the most explosive version yet.

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  • ‘Betrayed the trust of Australians’: ANZ bank pays record $240m fine for widespread misconduct – The Guardian

    1. ‘Betrayed the trust of Australians’: ANZ bank pays record $240m fine for widespread misconduct  The Guardian
    2. ANZ to pay $3.25 million for overcharging customers on unarranged overdrafts  ThePost.co.nz
    3. ANZ defiant after $240m fine over ‘betrayal of trust’  The Australian
    4. Major bank admits ‘widespread misconduct’  News.com.au
    5. Breaking: ANZ faces record penalty for ripping off customers and government  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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  • Robert Pattinson Read Batman 2 in Locked Bag, Penguin Season 2 in Talks

    Robert Pattinson Read Batman 2 in Locked Bag, Penguin Season 2 in Talks

    After nearly four years since “The Batman” became a blockbuster in 2022, the script for “Part II” is finally done and shooting is set to begin early next year.

    “We start shooting [the film] in spring, probably around the end of April or beginning of May,” director Matt Reeves told Variety‘s Marc Malkin on the Emmys red carpet. “It’s been a long journey, but I am so incredibly excited. I’m really proud of the script me and Mattson [Tomlin] did, and we’ve started to share it with Robert [Pattinson].” 

    Reeves revealed his excitement for coming back to the gritty world of Gotham and the lengths “The Batman” team had to go to keep the script under wraps. “We put [the script] into a secret pouch that literally has a lock on it with a code. [Pattinson] was in New York at the time, and everything is high security.” 

    After finishing reading the script, Pattinson got to keep the script in the locked pouch: “We really trust Rob, because he’s the best.”

    Reeves served as an executive producer and a writing supervisor on HBO’s “The Penguin,” which is nominated for 24 Emmy nominations. While Season 1 is labelled as a limited series, Reeves revealed that the team is actively thinking of a potential second season. “We’re in discussions. [Showrunner] Lauren [Lefranc] is thinking hard and we’re talking, so we’ll see. We love the show, and we think our cast is so incredible. The work that Lauren and the writers did was incredible. Our passion was in it, but never in our wildest dreams could we imagine it would have been received in the way that it was.”

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  • All The Fashion and Looks

    All The Fashion and Looks

    The 77th Emmy Awards have officially begun, and TV’s biggest stars are walking the red carpet ahead of the ceremony.

    Apple TV+’s sci-fi thriller “Severance” leads all programs with 27 nominations. HBO Max’s Batman spinoff “The Penguin” follows close with 24. In third place is Apple’s industry satire “The Studio” with 23.

    If “Severance” and “The Studio” win for best drama and comedy, respectively, Apple would be the first network to win in both top categories since HBO did it in 2016 with “Game of Thrones” and “Veep.”

    Industry projections have “The Studio” leading the pack with 12 wins. “Severance” and “The Penguin” should tie for second with nine apiece. Netflix’s “Adolescence” is looking to take home eight statuettes, while NBC’s “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” is eyeing five wins.

    Celebs spotted on tonight’s red carpet include Pedro Pascal, Lisa, Jean Smart, Walton Goggins, Jimmy Kimmel, Megan Stalter, Ben Stiller and more.

    See the best looks from the 2025 Emmys below.

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  • USA Punches Ticket to 2027 Rugby World Cup After a 29-13 Victory Over Samoa

    USA Punches Ticket to 2027 Rugby World Cup After a 29-13 Victory Over Samoa

    The USA Men’s Eagles delivered when it mattered most, earning a decisive 29–13 victory over Samoa in Denver to book their ticket to the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

    The Eagles combined resilient first-half defense with a second-half surge of tries to secure the win and punch their ticket to rugby’s biggest show. Having missed the 2023 tournament, this revitalized team thoroughly enjoyed the moment they have had their eyes on since 2022.

    Speaking post match, Head Coach Scott Lawrence said on qualification, “This has been three years coming, and it feels good. We’ve been building this team, they’re young in caps, but they went out there and performed today.”

    The Eagles entered the match under pressure, struggling early with penalties and lineouts that gave Samoa momentum. A penalty goal in the 3rd minute put the visitors ahead 3–0. USA’s defense responded with grit on the goal line multiple times, shutting down carriers, and making key turnovers to halt multiple threats inside the five meters.

    Talking the last 10 minutes, Lawrence added, “We had been getting back training to the intensity we needed to, so we knew we could put in a full 80 minutes. We did it against Japan, but we were better this week and that’s all you want.”

    That defensive stand set the tone for the first half. In the 21st minute, patience on attack paid off as the Eagles stretched the field and found Toby Fricker on the wing for the first try of the match, taking a 5–3 lead. While Samoa briefly reclaimed the scoreboard through penalty goals, Luke Carty’s steady boot before halftime restored USA’s edge. The Eagles held Samoa tryless in the opening 40 and went into the break ahead 8–6.

    The Eagles opened the second half down a man but regrouped to put consistent pressure on Samoa with physical carries, tactical kicking, and sharper lineout execution. Though Samoa found a gap in the 60th minute to retake the lead 13–8, the response from the Eagles was immediate.

    At 65’, relentless work at the five-meter line saw Carty crash over, with Mitch Wilson’s conversion swinging the scoreboard back in USA’s favor, 15–13. The Eagles seized momentum from there. A try in the 74th minute from Jason Damm extended the cushion, before Kaleb Geiger finished another attacking sequence just minutes later. Wilson’s conversions made it 29–13, and a late yellow card to Samoa sealed the win.

    With the 29–13 victory, the Eagles not only closed out their Pacific Nations Cup campaign on a high note but also secured their place on rugby’s biggest stage. Punching their ticket to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia marks a pivotal moment for USA Rugby. The road to 2027 is officially underway, and the Eagles will carry forward the momentum and confidence built in Denver as they prepare to take on the world.

    Lawrence said on the road ahead, “I think we start looking at the 2027 squad going into the November test series. We’ve got a U20s World Championship next year with a new crop of players coming through, so we’re ready to invest in them and spend time with that playing group. Otherwise we just start planning. It was a three year plan to get here, so it will be another two year plan into the Rugby World Cup. I’ll take 24 hours off, but we’ll be back to work on Tuesday.”

    USA Men’s Eagles Roster | USA vs Samoa – Pacific Nations Cup

    Name Club
    1. Jack Iscaro Old Glory DC
    2. Kapeli Pifeleti Provence (FRA)
    3. Pono Davis Unattached
    4. Marno Redelinghuys Unattached
    5. Jason Damm   (C) CA Legion
    6. Viliami Helu CA Legion
    7. Cory Daniel Old Glory DC
    8. Paddy Ryan CA Legion
    9. Ruben de Haas Unattached
    10. Chris Hilsenbeck Chicao Hounds
    11. Toby Fricker Anthem Rugby Carolina
    12. Tommaso Boni Unattached
    13. Dominic Besag Sain Mary’s College
    14. Rufus McLean Unattached
    15. Mitch Wilson Anthem Rugby Carolina
    16. Kaleb Geiger New England Free Jacks
    17. Ezekiel Lindenmuth Unattached
    18. Maliu Niuafe* CA Legion
    19. Tevita Naqali Old Glory DC
    20. Christian Poidevin CA Legion
    21. Ethan McVeigh Old Glory DC
    22. Luke Carty Unattached
    23. Erich Storti Anthem Rugby Carolina

    USA Men’s Eagles Coaches & Staff | Pacific Nations Cup

    Scott Lawrence | Head Coach

    Steve Brett | Skills & Attack Coach

    Nick Easter | Forwards & Defense

    Blake Bradford | Scrum Coach

    Rodolfo Broggi | Lead Performance Coach

    Jimmy Harrison | Head of Analysis

    Matoko Noudehou | Performance Coach

    Michael Sheridan | Lead Athletic Trainer

    Jennifer Roney | Athletic Trainer

    Willie Berlanga | Sports Massage Therapist

    Corey Wells | Team Doctor

    Nick Colling | Team Manager

    Calder Cahill | Media Manager

    USA Men’s Eagles Schedule | Pacific Nations Cup

    Canada vs USA

    Aug 22 | 34-20 (L)

    Calgary, AB, Canada

    USA vs Japan

    Sep 6 | 47-21 (L)

    Sacramento, CA

    USA vs Samoa

    Sep 14 | 29-13 (W)

    Denver, CO

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  • Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots (PS5)

    Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots (PS5)

    I was a sad individual when Sony decided to shut down Japan Studio as one of its developers. Japan Studio was responsible for many of my favourite gaming franchises, including Ape Escape, Gravity Rush, and Everybody’s Golf. 

    Everybody’s Golf on PS4 was my favourite game in the franchise when it was released in 2017. Not only was the gameplay accessible, but the game was visually beautiful. My brother and I spent 70 hours playing the game, which is a lot for a golf title!

    Knowing that the franchise is still a popular IP, it seems as if Sony has lent the franchise to Bandai Namco to publish the series from now on. This is because a new developer called Hyde has released a new game in the series called Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots in 2025 for PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch. 

    Despite this game being made by a new developer, Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots still retains the series’ iconic gameplay. The game still has simplistic controls for everyone in your family to play. It’s so accessible that even my Mum can play this game. 

    Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots still adopts the three button press setup for players to swing the golf ball. You press X to set up a shot, press X again to confirm the power, and then X for a final time to set up its accuracy. If you press X at the wrong time on the shot meter, the ball might fly out of bounds, for example. 

    There are other things you can do to adjust a shot to your liking. At the corner of the screen, you can see the direction and power of the wind. By using the left analogue stick, you can adjust the direction of the ball’s trajectory. 

    By pressing the circle button, you can change the golf club you want to use. Usually, the default option is the best, but you may want to get extra power if you’re playing a longer hole. 

    Arguably, the hardest part of the game is when you have to putt the ball. When the ball reaches the green, a grid system is shown on the screen to show you how steep the ground is and if it slopes left or right. You may have to listen to the caddie to make sure you’re choosing the right option to putt the ball. 

    Another thing I like about Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots is the wealth of game modes that are on offer here. First, there’s Challenge Mode, where you take part in tournaments and even face off against other characters in 1v1 matches. 

    The other big single-player mode is World Tour, and this is where you can experience a story mode for each of the characters in the game. There are cutscenes and unique events you can do, but the game lacks voiceover dialogue, which is quite disappointing. 

    Players can then do solo rounds of golf by themselves or via the multiplayer modes. Both offline and online multiplayer are included here, and you can set the types of rules, time of day, and weather to your liking. 

    My favourite custom setting in the game is having small tornadoes inside the holes. This makes the game easier because the tornado can suck the ball inside the hole whenever it comes close. It sure made putting easier for me!

    The last game mode in Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots is a new mode called ‘Wacky Golf’. This is a very fun mode where wacky rules are put in place to either give you an advantage or sabotage your opponents. 

    Some of the obstacles can ruin your swing or even some animals can stampede on the course to knock your golf ball away. It’s a very fun mode to play with friends and family, and it will result in a lot of laughs. 

    Another thing I like about the game is that it includes more courses than the 2017 game, and there are tons of new characters for you to unlock. While I did not have time to 100% the game, I can see myself playing this game for many more hours to try and get the platinum trophy. 

    As much fun as I had playing and reviewing Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots, the only flaw the game has is the average-looking graphics. Despite being released in 2025 for the PS5, the game looks significantly worse than the 2017 game on PS4. 

    The colours are more muted in this game, and the graphics looked washed out for some reason. It’s a far cry from the bright and vivid colours that graced the PS4 version eight years ago. It’s possible the game’s visuals were dumbed down in order for the game to run well on an original Switch console. 

    Aside from the graphics, Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots is still an excellent new entry to the franchise. The gameplay is still accessible, and the game has lots of game modes and unlockables. Hopefully, the game is a success, so we can see more titles in the future. 

    Verdict: 8.5/10 

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