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Perth Now
2 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Young gun Jorgensen ready and hungry to face Lions
After fearing the worst, Wallabies sensation Max Jorgensen has declared himself "100 per cent" ready to tackle the touring British and Irish Lions. Jorgensen has been sidelined since late March after falling victim to a hip-drop tackle and sustaining ankle syndesmosis in a NSW Waratahs Super Rugby Pacific loss to the Hurricanes in Wellington. The after-the-siren try-scoring hero of Australia's famous victory over England at Twickenham last November admits he wondered if he'd miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to face the Lions when he first suffered the injury. "Obviously it goes through your mind. It's pretty hard when you get injured," Jorgensen said after being named in Joe Schmidt's 36-man squad for the Wallabies' season-opening Test against Fiji in Newcastle on July 6. "You can't say anything until you get scans and stuff like that, so I sort of just hoped for the best and the scan turned out really well. "So, yeah, and look where I am now. So it's good." The series-opening Test against the Lions is on July 19 in Brisbane. Jorgensen is certain he will be ready. "Oh, yeah, 100 per cent," the 20-year-old wing wonder beamed. "I'm pretty much back to full fitness and playing games, so yeah. "I pretty much started full training this week, and last week, so am just getting back into it at the moment, but I can't complain. It's feeling really good." With coach Schmidt playing his cards close to his chest, Jorgensen has "no idea" where he ranks in the Wallabies' wing pecking order, or if he will feature against Fiji or be placed on ice for the Lions showpiece. Whenever, whatever, he just wants back on the park competing. "There hasn't been any discussions," he said. "That's all up to the coaches, so I don't think that's any of my decision. "I just want to play the game, 100 per cent. I play the game to play footy ultimately. I don't want to be just training and and in rehab. "It's not that good a place to be in but, yeah, I just want to play games." Despite his immense class and potential, Jorgensen didn't take his spot in the Wallabies squad for granted and said it was a nervous wait before receiving the phone call from manager Chris Thomson. "It's pretty nerve-wracking and stressful," he said. "I think most boys would say the same thing. You're always waiting for that call and you don't find out too early. You find out pretty late, so you're pretty nervous right up until the squad announcement. "And the Lions (series) is massive. It's a it's a once-in-a-career opportunity pretty much. They only come once every 12 years, so it's it's a pretty cool thing."
The Advertiser
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Young gun Jorgensen ready and hungry to face Lions
After fearing the worst, Wallabies sensation Max Jorgensen has declared himself "100 per cent" ready to tackle the touring British and Irish Lions. Jorgensen has been sidelined since late March after falling victim to a hip-drop tackle and sustaining ankle syndesmosis in a NSW Waratahs Super Rugby Pacific loss to the Hurricanes in Wellington. The after-the-siren try-scoring hero of Australia's famous victory over England at Twickenham last November admits he wondered if he'd miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to face the Lions when he first suffered the injury. "Obviously it goes through your mind. It's pretty hard when you get injured," Jorgensen said after being named in Joe Schmidt's 36-man squad for the Wallabies' season-opening Test against Fiji in Newcastle on July 6. "You can't say anything until you get scans and stuff like that, so I sort of just hoped for the best and the scan turned out really well. "So, yeah, and look where I am now. So it's good." The series-opening Test against the Lions is on July 19 in Brisbane. Jorgensen is certain he will be ready. "Oh, yeah, 100 per cent," the 20-year-old wing wonder beamed. "I'm pretty much back to full fitness and playing games, so yeah. "I pretty much started full training this week, and last week, so am just getting back into it at the moment, but I can't complain. It's feeling really good." With coach Schmidt playing his cards close to his chest, Jorgensen has "no idea" where he ranks in the Wallabies' wing pecking order, or if he will feature against Fiji or be placed on ice for the Lions showpiece. Whenever, whatever, he just wants back on the park competing. "There hasn't been any discussions," he said. "That's all up to the coaches, so I don't think that's any of my decision. "I just want to play the game, 100 per cent. I play the game to play footy ultimately. I don't want to be just training and and in rehab. "It's not that good a place to be in but, yeah, I just want to play games." Despite his immense class and potential, Jorgensen didn't take his spot in the Wallabies squad for granted and said it was a nervous wait before receiving the phone call from manager Chris Thomson. "It's pretty nerve-wracking and stressful," he said. "I think most boys would say the same thing. You're always waiting for that call and you don't find out too early. You find out pretty late, so you're pretty nervous right up until the squad announcement. "And the Lions (series) is massive. It's a it's a once-in-a-career opportunity pretty much. They only come once every 12 years, so it's it's a pretty cool thing." After fearing the worst, Wallabies sensation Max Jorgensen has declared himself "100 per cent" ready to tackle the touring British and Irish Lions. Jorgensen has been sidelined since late March after falling victim to a hip-drop tackle and sustaining ankle syndesmosis in a NSW Waratahs Super Rugby Pacific loss to the Hurricanes in Wellington. The after-the-siren try-scoring hero of Australia's famous victory over England at Twickenham last November admits he wondered if he'd miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to face the Lions when he first suffered the injury. "Obviously it goes through your mind. It's pretty hard when you get injured," Jorgensen said after being named in Joe Schmidt's 36-man squad for the Wallabies' season-opening Test against Fiji in Newcastle on July 6. "You can't say anything until you get scans and stuff like that, so I sort of just hoped for the best and the scan turned out really well. "So, yeah, and look where I am now. So it's good." The series-opening Test against the Lions is on July 19 in Brisbane. Jorgensen is certain he will be ready. "Oh, yeah, 100 per cent," the 20-year-old wing wonder beamed. "I'm pretty much back to full fitness and playing games, so yeah. "I pretty much started full training this week, and last week, so am just getting back into it at the moment, but I can't complain. It's feeling really good." With coach Schmidt playing his cards close to his chest, Jorgensen has "no idea" where he ranks in the Wallabies' wing pecking order, or if he will feature against Fiji or be placed on ice for the Lions showpiece. Whenever, whatever, he just wants back on the park competing. "There hasn't been any discussions," he said. "That's all up to the coaches, so I don't think that's any of my decision. "I just want to play the game, 100 per cent. I play the game to play footy ultimately. I don't want to be just training and and in rehab. "It's not that good a place to be in but, yeah, I just want to play games." Despite his immense class and potential, Jorgensen didn't take his spot in the Wallabies squad for granted and said it was a nervous wait before receiving the phone call from manager Chris Thomson. "It's pretty nerve-wracking and stressful," he said. "I think most boys would say the same thing. You're always waiting for that call and you don't find out too early. You find out pretty late, so you're pretty nervous right up until the squad announcement. "And the Lions (series) is massive. It's a it's a once-in-a-career opportunity pretty much. They only come once every 12 years, so it's it's a pretty cool thing." After fearing the worst, Wallabies sensation Max Jorgensen has declared himself "100 per cent" ready to tackle the touring British and Irish Lions. Jorgensen has been sidelined since late March after falling victim to a hip-drop tackle and sustaining ankle syndesmosis in a NSW Waratahs Super Rugby Pacific loss to the Hurricanes in Wellington. The after-the-siren try-scoring hero of Australia's famous victory over England at Twickenham last November admits he wondered if he'd miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to face the Lions when he first suffered the injury. "Obviously it goes through your mind. It's pretty hard when you get injured," Jorgensen said after being named in Joe Schmidt's 36-man squad for the Wallabies' season-opening Test against Fiji in Newcastle on July 6. "You can't say anything until you get scans and stuff like that, so I sort of just hoped for the best and the scan turned out really well. "So, yeah, and look where I am now. So it's good." The series-opening Test against the Lions is on July 19 in Brisbane. Jorgensen is certain he will be ready. "Oh, yeah, 100 per cent," the 20-year-old wing wonder beamed. "I'm pretty much back to full fitness and playing games, so yeah. "I pretty much started full training this week, and last week, so am just getting back into it at the moment, but I can't complain. It's feeling really good." With coach Schmidt playing his cards close to his chest, Jorgensen has "no idea" where he ranks in the Wallabies' wing pecking order, or if he will feature against Fiji or be placed on ice for the Lions showpiece. Whenever, whatever, he just wants back on the park competing. "There hasn't been any discussions," he said. "That's all up to the coaches, so I don't think that's any of my decision. "I just want to play the game, 100 per cent. I play the game to play footy ultimately. I don't want to be just training and and in rehab. "It's not that good a place to be in but, yeah, I just want to play games." Despite his immense class and potential, Jorgensen didn't take his spot in the Wallabies squad for granted and said it was a nervous wait before receiving the phone call from manager Chris Thomson. "It's pretty nerve-wracking and stressful," he said. "I think most boys would say the same thing. You're always waiting for that call and you don't find out too early. You find out pretty late, so you're pretty nervous right up until the squad announcement. "And the Lions (series) is massive. It's a it's a once-in-a-career opportunity pretty much. They only come once every 12 years, so it's it's a pretty cool thing."
Economic Times
4 days ago
- Business
- Economic Times
Jeff Bezos' father did not know about him until 2014, all because of one 'big mistake'. He died a year later
Ted Jorgensen lived unaware that his son, Jeffrey Jorgensen, had become Jeff Bezos—the billionaire behind Amazon—until a 2012 visit from a biographer. The revelation stunned him, rooted in the 'biggest mistake' of his life: losing contact after divorce. Despite yearning for closure and reconnection, Jorgensen died in 2015 without ever speaking to Bezos. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Disappearing Son: A Name Lost in Time Too Famous to Reach Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads In a world where Jeff Bezos is known as the fourth richest man alive according to Forbes with net worth over $230 billion, owning space agencies and mega yachts, an untold story from his past quietly unraveled in a Phoenix bike shop. A man named Ted Jorgensen—his biological father—lived for nearly five decades without knowing that the tech titan was his own flesh and blood. And it all began with a single life-altering to Inside Edition, the revelation came in 2014 when a biographer knocked on Jorgensen's door, asking whether he knew who Jeff Bezos was. 'The name kind of sounds familiar, but I don't know him,' Jorgensen said at the time. What he didn't realize was that the baby boy he once knew as Jeffrey Jorgensen had become the founder of Amazon—and one of the most powerful men in the mystery of identity stemmed from a simple but fateful decision. When Ted divorced Jacklyn Bezos in 1965, his infant son still bore his surname. But three years later, Jacklyn remarried Miguel 'Mike' Bezos, who adopted Jeff—giving him a new name and a new identity. For Ted, that change effectively erased the connection, leaving him unaware that the child he once cared for had grown into a global was stunned to learn the truth, but reconnecting proved more difficult than he imagined. 'Because of who Jeff is, I think it's made an obstacle that wouldn't have been there had he been a garbage collector,' said Linda, Jorgensen's wife, reflecting on the media spotlight and public scrutiny that made any quiet reconciliation seem the long silence, Jorgensen didn't seek fame or money. What he wanted was simple—a moment of acknowledgment and a chance to express remorse. 'I just would like to tell him I used to change your diapers, you know? And just see him, and shake his hand, and tell him he's really done a good job with his life,' he told Inside Jorgensen passed away in 2015 at the age of 70, never getting the closure he yearned for. His story remains a bittersweet footnote in the saga of Jeff Bezos, a reminder that even the most extraordinary success stories are rooted in very human beginnings—and sometimes, very human regrets.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Jeff Bezos' father did not know about him until 2014, all because of one 'big mistake'. He died a year later
In a world where Jeff Bezos is known as the fourth richest man alive according to Forbes with net worth over $230 billion, owning space agencies and mega yachts, an untold story from his past quietly unraveled in a Phoenix bike shop. A man named Ted Jorgensen—his biological father—lived for nearly five decades without knowing that the tech titan was his own flesh and blood. And it all began with a single life-altering mistake. The Disappearing Son: A Name Lost in Time According to Inside Edition , the revelation came in 2014 when a biographer knocked on Jorgensen's door, asking whether he knew who Jeff Bezos was. 'The name kind of sounds familiar, but I don't know him,' Jorgensen said at the time. What he didn't realize was that the baby boy he once knew as Jeffrey Jorgensen had become the founder of Amazon—and one of the most powerful men in the world. The mystery of identity stemmed from a simple but fateful decision. When Ted divorced Jacklyn Bezos in 1965, his infant son still bore his surname. But three years later, Jacklyn remarried Miguel 'Mike' Bezos, who adopted Jeff—giving him a new name and a new identity. For Ted, that change effectively erased the connection, leaving him unaware that the child he once cared for had grown into a global icon. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like New Container Houses Morocco (Take A Look At The Prices) Container House | Search Ads Search Now Undo Too Famous to Reach Jorgensen was stunned to learn the truth, but reconnecting proved more difficult than he imagined. 'Because of who Jeff is, I think it's made an obstacle that wouldn't have been there had he been a garbage collector,' said Linda, Jorgensen's wife, reflecting on the media spotlight and public scrutiny that made any quiet reconciliation seem impossible. MORE STORIES FOR YOU ✕ « Back to recommendation stories I don't want to see these stories because They are not relevant to me They disrupt the reading flow Others SUBMIT Despite the long silence, Jorgensen didn't seek fame or money. What he wanted was simple—a moment of acknowledgment and a chance to express remorse. 'I just would like to tell him I used to change your diapers, you know? And just see him, and shake his hand, and tell him he's really done a good job with his life,' he told Inside Edition . Sadly, Jorgensen passed away in 2015 at the age of 70, never getting the closure he yearned for. His story remains a bittersweet footnote in the saga of Jeff Bezos, a reminder that even the most extraordinary success stories are rooted in very human beginnings—and sometimes, very human regrets.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Elk Point and Burbank S.D. impacted by storms
ELK POINT, S.D. (KCAU) — Following the storms, the Blue Tin Ranch suffered severe damage. Owners of the ranch believe a tornado came by to rip off the doors of the barn completely. There were no injuries. Besides a few trees falling, the main home and the rentable guest homes did not see damage. Co-owner Kelley Jorgensen of the property told us she was left with no vision on the road at one point. Kelley Jorgensen said, 'I made my peace with this earth and said, that's it, we're done. Thank you, universe, for my time here. I could not see anything past the railroad tracks [as I] came towards the Blue Tin Ranch here again. Still could not see. I couldn't see the white lines on the road. It was so bad.' Story continues below Top Story: OSHA has set fines for workplace death in January Lights & Sirens: Nebraska officials find 25 lbs of drugs during I-80 stop Sports: Bishop Heelan girls soccer blanks Center Point-Urbana 3-0 in IGHSAU 1A Quarterfinals Weather: Get the latest weather forecast here Jorgensen's family hopes that they can get the ranch fixed up as soon as possible come this summer season. Just down the road from Blue Tin, there was a farmer's shed destroyed by the storm. Doug Donelly, the farmer, said he wasn't home at the time of the storm, but was notified by neighbors of the damages. Donelly said the size of his shed was about 60 by 160, but his house had no damage. There were some other damages done in Elk Point's Heritage Park. A tree completely snapped off, destroying the park's swing set. The park is also seeing some high water levels due to the storm. Elk Point residents have been busy cleaning up all the debris from their yards from the storm. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
