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Posted on 11 June 2021
Andy Walker outlines some of the best moments from his 2019 Amazonian birding adventure in Ecuador.
After spending an awesome time birding in northern Ecuador (read about it here) and southern Ecuador (read about it here) it was time for a quick trip into the famed Ecuadorian Amazon in eastern Ecuador. Thanks to some excellent information from our South American experts Eduardo Ormaeche and Galo Real, a plan was put in place and in no time at all I was based at the famous Gareno Lodge and was birding in the Amazon rainforest.
The birds I had seen already in Ecuador were fantastic and I really could not complain with what I had seen, but there were a few mega targets possible in the Amazon, including one world bird I was extremely keen to try and see… so let us dive right in!
Harpy Eagle, Harpia harpyja – One of the most spectacular birds in the world and an absolutely massive bird of prey. This one has been on my bucket list forever and it was a dream come true to get an opportunity to look for one. They are restricted to huge patches of mature forests sporadically distributed from southern Mexico through Central America and down through South America to northeast Argentina and are considered rare throughout their range (and considered Near Threatened by BirdLife International). I hiked quite some way into the pristine forest to the nest for this observation. It was not straightforward, but it was well worth the effort. Though the juvenile is nowhere near as spectacular as the adult, the size of this bird was still staggering with incredibly huge and powerful feet, built for plucking monkeys out of the treetops! Definitely one of my favorite birding moments so far!
This juvenile Harpy Eagle was sat near its nest.
Rufous Potoo, Nyctibius bracteatus – A rarely observed nocturnal bird of lowland rainforest distributed sparsely across Amazonia. A small potoo which reminded me more of one of the Asian frogmouths (something like a Sri Lanka Frogmouth!) than other potoos I’ve seen. Interestingly, this species mimics a blowing leaf while roosting by swaying back and forth, it was amusing to be able to watch this behavior. The area was also full of Common Potoos and in the evenings the air was full of the strange sounds of them calling. The huge Great Potoo was also observed.
Absolutely incredible views of day roosting Rufous Potoo at point blank range.
Hoatzin, Opisthocomus hoazin – An ancient bird found around lake edges and slow-moving streams, principally in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins. They have a unique and instantly recognizable appearance with a long orange crest and are often found clumsily moving around waterside vegetation. The newly hatched birds are famous for having claws on their thumb and first fingers, enabling them to dexterously climb tree branches until its wings are strong enough for sustained flight. The claws disappear by the time the bird reached adulthood. I took a small boat trip onto a small pond to get amazing and close views of this great bird.
The Hoatzin (Opisthocomiformes) is one of the most ancient (approximately 64 million years old) living bird lineages!
Paradise Tanager, Tangara chilensis – A simply stunning tanager of the Amazonian lowlands where it is quite common within its range. It has electric colors with a bright green head which contrasts with a black, blue and red body. Definitely one of the most shockingly colorful birds in the Neotropics. It moves quickly through the canopy of humid forests, often traveling in mixed-species flocks. Other tanagers here include Opal-rumped Tanager, Opal-crowned Tanager, Bay-headed Tanager, White-shouldered Tanager, Masked Crimson Tanager, Silver-beaked Tanager, Turquoise Tanager, Yellow-bellied Tanager, Green-and-gold Tanager, Yellow-backed Tanager, Magpie Tanager, and Fulvous-crested Tanager.
A shockingly colorful tanager even by tanager standards – the gorgeous Paradise Tanager.
Red-bellied Macaw, Orthopsittaca manilatus – A small macaw, found in lowland rainforest across northern South America. It can often be found in swampy palm-dominated areas where it uses the palms for nesting. I enjoyed watching several species of parrots while I was birding in the Amazon, such as Southern Mealy Amazon, Black-headed Parrot, Blue-headed Parrot, Cobalt-winged Parakeet, White-eyed Parakeet, and Blue-winged Parrotlet.
It was great to see nesting Red-bellied Macaws along the roadside in the Amazon.
Southern Mealy Amazon was a frequent sight.
White-eared Jacamar, Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis – I found a flock of these on the roadside in the Amazon. The light was appalling at the time but a great bird with a huge bill and very reminiscent of an Asian kingfisher! The final jacamar of my trip and one of the nicest.
A rather chunky and thickset jacamar, White-eared Jacamar.
The above is just a small snapshot of some of the many great birds I found in the Amazon, there were so many others that I did not manage to grab record shots of (I had great views of Fiery Topaz for example – a stunning hummingbird, but it was too quick for me to grab a shot!), and yet another reason to go back to this amazing area.
Some of the other highlights (including a few more photographs below) included Screaming Piha, White-browed Purpletuft, Purple-throated Fruitcrow, Black-fronted Nunbird, White-fronted Nunbird, Pavonine Quetzal, Swallow-tailed Kite, Red-throated Caracara, Black Caracara, Black-bellied Cuckoo, Great Jacamar, Channel-billed Toucan, White-throated Toucan, Many-banded Aracari, Ivory-billed Aracari, Yellow-tufted Woodpecker, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Strong-billed Woodcreeper, Moustached Antwren, Pygmy Antwren, Hairy-crested Antbird, Peruvian Warbling Antbird, Yellow-browed Antbird, Spot-winged Antbird, Black Antbird, Black-faced Antbird, Sooty Antbird, Common Scale-backed Antbird, Cinereous Antshrike, Thrush-like Antpitta, Violaceous Jay, Wing-banded Wren (listen to a sound recording of one here), Black-fronted Nunbird, Blue-crowned Manakin, Golden-headed Manakin, Spangled Coquette, Long-billed Starthroat, White-bellied Woodstar, Gorgeted Woodstar, Violet-headed Hummingbird, Glittering-throated Emerald, Golden-tailed Sapphire, and Green Oropendola.
Common Scale-backed Antbird
Peruvian Warbling Antbird
I’d also love to go to the famous Napo Wildlife Center for the likes of Agami Heron, Zigzag Heron, Capped Heron, Sunbittern, Sungrebe, Grey-winged Trumpeter, Blue-throated Piping Guan, Spangled Cotinga, Black-necked Red Cotinga, Plum-throated Cotinga, Crested Owl, Great Potoo, Bare-necked Fruitcrow, White-plumed Antbird, Pavonine Quetzal, Scarlet Macaw, Orange-cheeked Parrot, and Yellow-crowned Amazon. It sounds like an amazing place!


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High-level Mountain Trails in the Italian Alps
- Explore Historic Villages of the Italian Alps
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Why this walk?
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This route takes among some of the more secluded, and peaceful of the stunning valleys, lakes and hills of Piedmont, visiting charming, traditional villages – seemingly frozen in time. The sheer variety of landscape you’ll see before you are part of what makes Piedmont such a natural gourmet destination. This is the birthplace of the famous Italian ‘Slow Food’ movement, and the relationship between the people, the land and the way they celebrate the famous wines, cheeses and truffles of the region is testimony to that ethos.
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- Travel to San Michele di Prazzo/Prazzo Inferiore (nearest bus stop) and from Marmora. Optional transfers to your accommodation (available upon request at time of booking)
You choose which day you would like your holiday to start on. We will book your holiday in accordance with your requirements.
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Nearest airport is Turin (served by both major and low-cost carriers) and Nice (Nizzi)
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BRITAIN will today once again cast its vote guided by a series
of worthless opinions with no basis in fact.
As the polling stations open, stunningly ill-informed voters across the country are preparing to support a party manifesto that bears little or no relation to the fantasy world that exists inside their brains.
Helen Archer, from York, said: “I’m voting Lib Dem because I hate black people and after all these wasted years of the two old parties we finally have the chance to hate black people differently. Nick Clegg has a nice chin.”
Roy Hobbs, from Darlington, said: “I’m voting Labour because of the gypsies. There’s gypsies everywhere these days. Adrian Chiles is a gypsy. So is that Michael Caine. I’m standing on some gypsies right now.”
And Julian Cook, from Stevenage, added: “I’m voting Tory because I do not want this country to become Greece. Or is it Grease? On second thoughts, I do not want this country to become Saturday Night Fever.”
Meanwhile, in what is expected to be tightest election result in years, the Queen has warned Gordon Brown that if he turns up 9am tomorrow morning expecting to be made prime minister, a Grenadier Guardsman will drop him like a sack of carrots.
The Daily Mash guide to the post-election landscape:
1. The Conservatives win a majority. The TV is filled with lots pissed people called ‘Ollie’ who work for George Osborne looking incredibly red faced and pleased with themselves. By 2am Britain is already beginning to regret this. At 4am a gang of champagne-soaked Ollies charge out of party HQ and give a Clockwork-Orange style kicking to the nearest binman.
2. The Conservatives are the largest party with the most votes but just short of an overall majority. David Cameron becomes prime minister after doing a deal with Peter Robinson’s Democratic Unionist Party. The UK government is now held in place by a fundamentalist Christian who makes Jerry Falwell look like Graham Norton. Oops!
3. The Conservatives are well short of an overall majority and forced to do a deal with the Lib Dems. Nick Clegg will be on telly a lot. You will eventually realise what an unmitigated charlatan he is. Meanwhile Vince Cable gives half your money to a Chinaman and uses the rest to buy a series of tiny chocolate windfarms.
4. A Labour-Lib Dem coalition, but Nick Clegg demands Gordon Brown’s resignation. Ed Balls will be prime minister. Ed Balls will be prime minister. ED BALLS WILL BE PRIME MINISTER. ED BALLS WILL BE PRIME MINISTER.
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Vibrant, dynamic, spirited and forceful. The contemporary women’s movement in India, which began in the late 1970s protested against the dark times, the violence and the misogyny. It also colourfully celebrated liberation, solidarity among women and breaking the shackles of patriarchy. It sang, performed and painted, to draw attention to the burning issues of the time: dowry death, widow immolation, acid throwing and rape.
Over the past three decades, the women’s movement has matured and broadened to include a gamut of issues related to women’s health, sexuality, the environment, literacy, the impact of religion and communalism on women’s lives, political participation, labour rights, disability rights, class and caste issues, and many more. Indeed, feminism meant looking at the world through women’s eyes.
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Total TimePrep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min.
- 3 cups water
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 2 packages (6 ounces each) corn bread stuffing mix
- 2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen broccoli spears, cooked and drained
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/3 cups milk
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened and cubed
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the water, 1/4 cup butter and the seasoning packet from stuffing mixes; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; add stuffing crumbs and toss. Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Spoon stuffing around edges of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Place broccoli spears in center of dish. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt remaining butter. Stir in the flour, bouillon and salt until smooth. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Add cream cheese; stir until melted. Add onions; mix well. Pour over broccoli. Cover and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika.
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I prepared it the day before and put it in an electric roasting pan. Next year I may try it in the crockpot. Everyone loved it! I would definitely make this again.
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I've been making this ever since it came out in the first Country Woman Christmas book in 1996. Each year my extended family asks me to bring it to our Christmas dinner. I highly recommend it.
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MUMBAI, August 25; Saturday afternoon was like any other day for 35-year-old Chand Shaikh. She was busy fetching water when we tracked her down, part of her daily routine. She seemed unconcerned that her son was an accused in the gang-rape of a photojournalist earlier this week — a crime that has triggered widespread outrage.
“I don’t know where he is. He returned at 9 p.m. that night and changed his shirt. He was having dinner when he heard the police were looking for him. He left home and his phone has remained switched off since,” she said. Her son Quasim Shaikh is one of the absconding accused in the case.
The Kala Pani slum where she lives is a 10-minute walk from the Shakti Mill compound, where the gang-rape took place. Residents of the slum are mostly petty labourers, scrap dealers and maid servants.
“There are young girls in the locality and he has not misbehaved. But he is a man after all. Who knows what he is capable of doing?” she asks with an air of resignation. She knows her son — a school drop-out — had several police cases against him.
Quasim’s neighbours are upset that he has brought notoriety to the slum, but few are surprised. “He used to do drugs and spend most of his time near the Mahalaxmi railway tracks. I have seen him since he was a little boy, so tried telling him a few times that he should mend his ways. But he never listened,” said neighbour Mohammed Nadeem.
Jai Bhavani Nagar near Dhobi Ghat just a kilometre away has become a media circus, witness to a stream of press people and policemen. This is home to Chand Babu Sattar Sheikh, the first accused to be arrested. Most residents here are garbage collectors.
In stark contrast to Quasim’s family, Chand Babu’s maternal grandmother Sharna Shaikh is fiercely defending him. “He has been wrongly implicated. He is unlikely to commit such a crime,” says Shaikh, who also claims that he is a minor and just 16 years old.
Sharna said that she had raised Chand Babu and his two brothers since he was a little boy. “Their mother died in childbirth. Chand is the youngest. He was having tea around 5.30 p.m. on Thursday when his phone rang. He stepped out in 15 minutes. When I asked him where he was going, he said his friend had called him.” The only thing she found out of character that night was his return. “He returned home at 8.30 p.m. After a while, he told me he was shivering and didn’t want to eat anything. He just told me that he could see the face of a girl lying on the floor,” she said.


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Whether it is in North Korea or on mainland USA, there is no one that manages to attract negative media attention better than former NBA star, Dennis Rodman.
This knack hasn’t seemed to fade away with Rodman’s age. In a recent article, TMZ reported that Rodman was named in a police report by a woman who says she was drugged during a drinking session that took place in a hotel the previous weekend and in which Rodman was present.
The report was filed by Angela Torre, 22, with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. She says that she met Rodman and a friend named Charlie at the Ocean Manor Resort Hotel, on July 1st, 2014.
According to Torre, the three of them then went back to a hotel room. She then says that she had one drink followed by a shot and that that was all she could remember about the party before she found herself waking up in a hospital bed.
The police say that they have looked into the case and have also confirmed that the fire department had indeed transported Torre to the hospital on the night in question. They say that she was found “passed out” in the hotel restaurant.
Torre told the police that when she came around in the hospital, she fled before she had been properly discharged and that she has no idea about the results of any medical tests that may have been done on her. In the report, she said that she had a bruise on her chest and a bump on her head.
According to their sources, TMZ says that doctors hadn’t administered a rape kit and that Torre had been back to the hospital for a blood test to see if any drugs showed up in her blood.
Torre hasn’t directly accused Rodman of any wrongdoing and he is not, for the present at least, listed as a suspect in the police report.
Rodman could not be reached for comments and the case is still under investigation.
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Wow, do I ever LOVE this bike! On one 400 mile trip last week, I spent the whole time watching traffic get blown around by 30-45 mph wind gusts. The Versys was incredibly stable, even when being alternately boxed-in and brutally exposed by 18-wheelers. Sure, the bike moved a bit . . . but always predictably and without ever losing its composure. In calmer air, the bike is just a complete joy to ride. I'm big (6' 5", 214 pounds, 34-35" inseam), but the bike feels, as Goldilock's said of the Baby Bear's chair, "Just right." I haven't experienced any of the discomfort that some folks have written about in regard to the reach to the footpegs or any of the problems some taller people have had with feeling as if the seat is making them slide forward into the tank. I think the Versys is going to be the first bike I've owned that did not immediately call for a custom/aftermarket seat. If I someday end up buying a Corbin saddle or the like, I suspect it will be just for the sake of indulging my need to farkle.
I'm also very impressed by the engine and transmission. The engine is still very tight, of course, but the fueling has been right on target from the very first time I used the throttle to the last time, this morning, when I gave it a short twist in 6th gear to get me past a lumber truck that was straining under a heavy load and just under the 55 mph speed limit on IL 148. For what it's worth to you, I recommend following the suggestions for running-in the engine that are in the manual: keep it under 4000 rpm for the first 500 miles and under 6000 rpm for the next 500. That means you're at just about 56-57 mph maximum for the first 500 miles, but then things open up: the 6K ceiling lets you cruise at 75 mph with no problems.
There are lots of great riding roads where I live, with good pavement, well marked and plentiful curves, changes of elevation, etc. The Versys is ideal for taking advantage of them! I had a Daytona 955i that was a blast to ride through the twisties and that would rocket so quickly on the straights that it made me break out into "flopsweat" (although, of course, not so much as to make me slow down) and huge grins. However, for me the Versys is actually a lot more fun, since it doesn't have all the largely useless top end speed and power, it has a much more upright and comfortable riding position, and it still has the capability of being confidently leaned over and hooned through curves in a manner that makes it possible to fantasize that you're Valentino Rossi or Casey Stoner or Nicky Hayden leading a MotoGP pack! Will the Versys win at any track days against more sport-oriented machines? No. Will it hold its own - at real world speeds and in real world riding conditions on the street - with just about anything out there? Yes. Is it comfortable, confidence-inspiring, transparent (in the sense of quickly becoming an extension of its rider's mind and body), and just plain FUN to ride? Yes, yes, yes!
I haven't had any of the problems that some folks have noted with vibrations from the engine and/or bodywork. I think part of this is due to the fact that my physical and psychological reference point for "vibration" on a bike is the Harley Sportster 1200 that I hopped up, made as loud as possible, and used to terrorize sportbike posers around the campus where I taught before retiring three years ago. I always wear a full-face helment . . . but without one I would have had to duct tape my eyeglasses to my face to keep the Sporty from shaking 'em off the first time I twisted the throttle! I sense a bit of "buzz" - and a pleasant, loping throb - from the Versys, but I like that. I rode a friend's Goldwing for a while last summer and, although I was impressed with how incredibly comfortable it would be for touring, I felt like I was driving a well-tuned and softly sprung Honda Civic and not a motorcycle. Although the Versys is very smooth and I'm really looking forward to doing some all-day rides on it, I'm also glad that it feels like a motorcycle!
The day before yesterday, I took the Versys in for its 600-mile service. All it needed was an oil change (where I made the shift to synthetic) and a replacement for a defective clutch-side mirror (which had a maddening habit of folding itself tankward whenever windspeeds and/or bike speed topped 45 mph!). Of course, all the various Versys bits and pieces were also checked and, if necessary, tweaked, tightened, etc. Even with the shift to synthetic oil (and an extra quart of oil to go - for topping off before the next service), the service cost just $62. That's quite a change from my experience with the first regularly scheduled service on my 2003 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail, which ran more than $450!!!!
I'm glad I went with stainless steel brake lines, which are providing excellent "bite" and stopping power, and I'm really glad that I added a "Back Off" brake light module that makes the taillight's stop signal flash (since I've seen it catch the attention, twice, of cell-phone-using cagers who otherwise would have plowed right through me). I also like the security of having the SW Motech engine guards (from Twisted Throttle). I've used the OEM top case so much that I added (just today) a Nelson Rigg passenger-seat case and saddlebag combination. I've got a "tail tidy" on the way, which will clean up the look of the rear end, and I used my bargain heat gun (an old hair dryer!) and some Goo Gone to get the ugly OEM "Kawasaki Versys" block letter decals off the tank panels. I've added a few small eagle-and-flag decals and I have a set of really nice POW/MIA decals on the way. I've also added - and I know this is sacrilege - a set of chrome and rubber, cruiser style, folding highway pegs to the farthest reaches of the SW Motech engine guards' top tubing. They give my loooooong legs an alternative position during long rides - and, according to at least two parking lot critics, add to the generally uncategorizable nature and appearance of the Versys. "Just what kind of a bike IS that?" "What kind of riding do you DO on that bike?" Ah, those kinds of questions are music to my ears.
What would I change about the stock Versys? I would make the mirrors' upper arms about 1.5" longer, which is not enough to make them look ungainly but would allow them to provide a view that didn't include part of your arms and shoulders! I'll probably be ordering a set of the SW Motech mirror extenders soon. I would make the OEM tank decal look less like a stencil applied hastily at dockside and try to give it some sort of font and style that would complement the lines of the tank and side panels. Other than that, it is a tremendous value for the money and one of the best motorcycles on the market. If it's anything like my KLR 650 in terms of reliability, then I'm confident that the Versys is a bike that I'm going to enjoy having for a long, long time.
I know this has been a long posting, but I decided to try to write something like the kind of "first impressions" that I've always enjoyed reading. If I've bored you, then please accept my sincere apologies. If you've got any questions, then post 'em here as replies or send me PMs. If I've provoked you, then tell me/us your differing opinions and experiences. That's what I like about being on a forum . . .
Here's hoping that, whatever and wherever and whenever you are riding, you're having a great time. Life is too short and precious to waste more of it than is absolutely necessary on drudgery and boredom!


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It's been as it should be, more or less, these past days. I work in the day (the November issue of A Certain Magazine is done, with my picture and book cover on the Table of Contents page, a review of my collection by Jonathan Strahan inside (which I'll reprint here once the magazine comes out, with his kind already-given permission) and a brief write-up of the collection in the New & Notable column, which is a nice surprise). In the evening, we eat. Yesterday we made pasta, and had two kinds of bread, and oil and vinegar, and it was delicious. Later in the evening we walk, Heather and I, and talk about the stories in our lives. Still later we write. Heather has done two drafts of a new story that sounds lovely, that we've talked about a lot, and that I'm waiting to read until she has it in more-or-less the shape she wants it in. I've been working on the Frog novel, and it's flowing like water downhill, natural and easy. Then we read, or talk, or play video games together, or she takes a bath, or I lay on the couch with my eyes closed and stories running in my head, and we both feel like we've accomplished things, and enjoy the ease we take as the night closes down around us. The next day, we do it again, with minor variations; today a trip to Berkeley, dinner at a café, checking the PO Box, but the backbone is the same. A little time together, a little exercise, a decent meal, some writing. Coffee in the morning, wine at night. Kittens sprawled on the floor. All the good books we could ask for. A nip of fall in the air. These are all the things we need. Local fluctuations occasionally lead to distress, yes, but we have a foundation, a place to fall back to, and that's enough. I've often said all I ask of life is love and art, and I have both in quantity and quality.
I hear from my intrepid, two-fisted editor Sean that Publisher's Weekly is going to review Little Gods in a couple of weeks (the November 3 issue). My heart flutters. This is good news. Unless it's a uniformly bad review, but why think such things? I'll post it here as quickly as I can type it in, I promise. (For those who don't know: PW is the trade magazine for the publishing world. So this is sort of big, and can't hurt my chances of future writing success, unless it's a very bad review. I have no reason to expect a bad review, but lord, I do fret.)
I'm reading Wolves of the Calla, the fifth "Dark Tower" novel by Stephen King (well, the fifth in the main body of the series -- many of his recent books have orbited the series to a lesser or greater extent). I got the pretty Donald M. Grant trade hardcover edition, with nice pictures. I got it cheap, and a couple of weeks before the publication date, because there are occasional perks (perqs? Which one, Jed?) to this business I find myself in.
I'm a big fan of this series, and have been for years. Being back with these characters is like hanging out with great friends you haven't seen in a few years, and clicking with them instantly, as if you'd never spent any time apart. I'm almost sad to see the end of the series in sight -- by this time next year, more or less, I'll be done with the seventh book, and it'll be all over. I know the series doesn't appeal to everyone, but come on -- in this latest book alone we've got outlaws with wolf masks, mechanical heat-seeking flying balls with whirling blades, a seven-foot-tall robot named Andy, crazy people who eat frogs raw, and the gunslingers, ready to stand and be true. It warms my cockles and stirs the rest of my heart, I swear it does. This is my kind of fiction. Re-reading Sturgeon is being put on hold for the time it takes me to read this, probably three or four days (it's about 700 pages, and I've read 200 already tonight). I'll report back about it when I'm done. It's a nice change from Idlewild, which was as substantial as candy corn. This is a feast for the mind and imagination by comparison. For those who say Stephen King has declined in recent years -- sure, there was the unfortunate Gerald's Game, the uneven Dreamcatcher, the over-long The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon -- but, oh, he's in fine form (at least 200 pages in) in The Wolves of the Calla. (Not to mention Black House and From a Buick 8, which are as good as his best work.)
After some false starts with the printer, Flytrap is now being printed, and we should have copies in hand next week. Our beneficent benefactor Mike Jasper will have copies in hand even before we do (we're having a bunch shipped to him directly), so he can take them to World Fantasy. Those of you who've subscribed or ordered from us already will have your copies mailed about a day after we get them here at home. Same with our beloved contributors.
And, a reminder -- the reading period for Flytrap 2 ends a week from Friday. Send 'em if you got 'em. If you're waiting to hear from us, we'll try to catch up this weekend, barring the unforeseen.
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The head of the International Job Organization – xususiy bandlik agentligi employment agency was arrested in Tashkent. This was reported on August 5 in the investigation department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The official report says that a criminal case has been opened against the head of a private agency under Article 168 (“Fraud, that is, taking possession of someone else’s property or the right to someone else’s property by deception or abuse of trust”) of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan.
The head of the agency, Sh.A., who was born in 1993 in Kyrgyzstan, promised to send people to work in Korea and Europe through the International Labor Organization. The agency had its branches in all regions of the country.
However, having received 45 million soums (about $ 4.5 thousand) from each of 132 citizens, he did not send anyone to work abroad. According to the investigation department, the head of the agency misappropriated 5.6 billion soums (over $ 550,000) received from citizens through fraud.
According to the report, on June 26, the criminal case was taken over by the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Earlier it was reported about a number of private employment agencies that defrauded the Uzbeks. As a result, the activities of some of them were suspended, and some were brought to justice.


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Incremental Data Warehouse Development – The Only Way to Fly
Bill Inmon made a statement with his post Incremental Data Warehouse Development – The Only Way to Fly.
My January 1st post called New Year’s Resolution was in line with his point that “end users cannot tell you what the actual system requirements are before the system is built. End users of analytical systems are constantly changing their minds. End users of analytical systems operate in a mode of discovery”.
The incremental and iterative approach allows end users to see what data they can get and how they can extract information, insight and knowledge out of the data to improve their decisions. After seeing and experimenting with their new BI tool, end users can then derive better requirements, hence the iterative approach.
By following an incremental and iterative approach “small part of the data warehouse is designed, programmed and populated. Then, another small part of the data warehouse is designed, programmed and populated, and so forth. A small, fast piece at a time is the way to build a data warehouse”. This process requires that the end users be an integral part of the development cycle which brings the benefits of ensuring the system does meet the end user’s expectations in addition to giving a sense of ownership to the end users as they were part of the development cycle.
Bill recommends the Data Warehouse Project Management book by Adelman and Moss which I haven’t read – yet. It’s now in my cart.


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Three days ‘Wellness Food Festival’ concludes on high note
Jaipur: Residency of Jaipur were in food heaven during the three days ‘Wellness Food Festival’ which concluded on Sunday with more than 250 guests and visitors who visited the event. Successful in breaking myths related to satvic food taste and Ayurveda, the festival was held at Eco Dera Chandsen Wellness Retreat Resort, Malpura and was very well received by the guests and visitors.
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Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman talked to the media following Sunday's practice.Upvote Share Tweet
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Orioles Prevail In 10Jul 27Manny Machado drove in two runs to lead the Orioles past the Mariners in 10 innings 3-2.
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Lewis Wickes Hine was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on the 26th of September, 1874. After his father died in an accident, he began working and saved his money for a college education. He studied sociology at the University of Chicago, Columbia University and New York University and then became a teacher in New York City at the Ethical Culture School, where he encouraged his students to use photography as an educational medium. The classes traveled to Ellis Island in New York Harbor, photographing the thousands of immigrants who arrived each day. Between 1904 and 1909, Hine took over 200 photographic plates, and eventually came to the realization that documentary photography could be employed as a tool for social change and reform.
In 1906, Hine became the staff photographer of the Russell Sage Foundation. Here Hine photographed life in the steel-making districts and people of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the influential sociological study called the Pittsburgh Survey. In 1908, he became the photographer for the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC), leaving his teaching position. Over the next decade, Hine documented child labor, with focus on labor in the Carolina Piedmont,in American industry to aid the NCLC’s lobbying efforts to end the practice.
During and after World War I, he photographed American Red Cross relief work in Europe. In the 1920s and early 1930s, Hine made a series of “work portraits,” which emphasized the human contribution to modern industry. In 1930, Hine was commissioned to document the construction of The Empire State Building. Hine photographed the workers in precarious positions while they secured the iron and steel framework of the structure, taking many of the same risks the workers endured. In order to obtain the best vantage points, Hine was swung out in a specially designed basket 1,000 feet above Fifth Avenue.
He would work again for the Red Cross, this time during the Great Depression photographing drought relief in the American South, and for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), documenting life in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. He also served as chief photographer for the Works Progress Administration’s (WPA) National Research Project, which studied changes in industry and their effect on employment. Hine was also a member of the faculty of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School.
In 1936, Hine was selected as the photographer for the National Research Project of the Works Projects Administration, but his work there was never completed.
The last years of his life were filled with professional struggles due to loss of government and corporate patronage. Few people were interested in his work, past or present, and Hine lost his house and applied for welfare. He died at age 66 on November 3, 1940 at Dobbs Ferry Hospital in Dobbs Ferry, New York, after an operation. After Lewis Hine’s death his son Corydon donated his prints and negatives to the Photo League, which was dismantled in 1951. The Museum of Modern Art was offered his pictures but did not accept them; but the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York did.
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Bold, vibrant colors--like Jennifer Hudson's gorgeous orange dress--were the biggest fashion trend on the Oscars red carpet.
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Try on the most gorgeous celebrity hairstyles--like Dianna Agron's--straight from the red carpet at the Golden Globes!
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|Title:||Risk factors for HIV infection among Thai laborers during 1992-1993.|
|Citation:||Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.76, No.12 (1993), 663-671|
|Abstract:||From June 1992 to May 1993, 39,939 Thai men attended the clinic for laborers going abroad at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok for a pre-assignment physical exam and mandatory blood screen for HIV and syphylis. Of this total, 438 tested positive for HIV antibody (1.1%). Of these, 215 men returned for post test interview and physical exam and were compared with 1,348 men randomly selected HIV-1 seronegative men. None of the HIV-1 seropositive had a history of injecting drug use or had received blood transfusion in the past seven years. HIV-1 seropositivity was associated with the TPHA serological marker for syphylis > 1.160 (p = 0.015, odd ratio 1.8), history of urethritis (p = 0.009, odd ratio 1.92) (Table 4). This study found that HIV-1 seropositive men were mostly single, were likely to be from the rural northern provinces of Thailand or Bangkok. History of purchase of low-fee commercial sex and less condom use were significantly associated with HIV-1 seropositivity as was a history of STD in the year prior to interview. Information on HIV disease and pre-test/post test counselling is needed for Thai laborers who are applying for work abroad to countries which require HIV and syphylis screening. In this effort, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, the Ministry of Public Health and the clinic for laborers going abroad should join forces to provide this service. This will serve to increase awareness and self-determination among an increasingly vulnerable segment of the population who also have the potential to spread HIV infection to their spouse and other sex partners.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)|
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The majority of senior managers at European organisations are failing to invest in web 2.0 technologies owing to a lack of understanding of the business benefits, new research claims.
A poll of respondents from seven European countries by BEA Systems found that nearly a quarter of companies are also concerned about how to regulate the content, and 20 per cent expressed concerns regarding security.
Around 40 per cent of organisations that have embraced web 2.0 technologies reckon that the major business benefit is to improve interaction with customers.
Enterprise social computing platforms are seen by many as way for organisations to change they way they interact with customers, improve service levels and increase sales.
The other key reasons cited for deploying web 2.0 are improved employee collaboration (cited by 31 per cent of respondents) and the opportunity to create an easier interface with partners and suppliers (cited by 28 per cent).
"Emerging web 2.0 social software such as blogs, wikis, social networks and mashups are being adapted for business use with the potential for far-reaching productivity gains for every knowledge worker including marketing, sales, communications, R&D and human resources," said Martin Percival, EMEA senior technology evangelist at BEA Systems.
"Using social computing workers can tap these service-enabled assets directly to help complete their business tasks, turning service oriented architectures into even more valuable participation oriented architectures."
The research also found that the demand for mashups, sites that combine content from several sources (usually configurable by the user) into an integrated page, is set to treble from its current level of six per cent of organisations to 18 per cent within the next 18 months.
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Tropical fruit in white grape juice and lemon juice from concentrate is a pleasing blend of bright red and yellow papaya and golden yellow pineapple packaged in plastic bowls as easy open single serve units.
Papaya (Red & Yellow), Water, Pineapple, White Grape Juice Concentrate and less than 2% of: Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) to protect color, Natural Flavor.
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A five-year distance between albums can, apparently, be worth the wait.
M83 returned to the area on Wednesday night, this time landing at the Midland in Kansas City, with a show that was as much a treat for the eyes as it was the ears. The largely popular electronic act, spearheaded by
Anthony Gonzalez, came with a phenomenal light show to accompany the soaring dance music. The backdrop, which ran from the floor to the ceiling, was dotted with bright little lights, much resembling a vibrant night sky. On top of this, bars of light danced and rotated from every direction.
The band gave it their all, with every member throwing down 110%. Anthony Gonzalez divided his time running about between different instruments and sections of the stage, working the crowd into a frenzy. Jordan Lawlor, on bass and lead guitar, flailed and spun at all times while showcasing his impressive talent. Kaela Sinclair is the latest addition to the band, providing gorgeous harmonies with her vocals and on synth. Mai Lan, a French vocalist who appeared on tracks from M83’s recently released Junk, has been making guest appearances on this tour and loaned her gorgeous vocals on a couple of songs at their Kansas City performance, including “Go!” A highlight of the night came from the highly anticipated saxophone solo during the band’s more popular hit, “Midnight City.” The saxophonist appeared out of nowhere, sprinting from the back of the stage to the front for a lengthy solo that left their fans in a tizzy.
M83 was joined by Bob Moses on this night, a Canadian electronic duo that seems to have mastered the art of chill. Most of their songs seamlessly ran together with barely a pause. When the vocalist was on his guitar, it played a prominent role in the songs via well-delivered and memorable riffs. The duo are reminiscent of Junior Boys in the sense that their vocals blend together smoothly with their electronic sounds, and lyrics that ooze romance.
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text: Designer and art director, Toni Grilo was born in Nancy, France in 1979. He is a graduate of the École Boulle in Paris in 2001. After graduating he immediately went to Lisbon, continuing to develop projects in France. While in Europe, finding its roots, he discovered a rich industrial and craft country, and is still obsessed by the beauty of technical processes and materials. After various collaborations, he decides to stay permanently in Portugal: in 2005 he founded his first agency, Objection, with the designer Elder Monteiro, and in 2008 he opens his own studio, creating products, furniture and scenography.

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Bubble-Up Taco Bake
I'm fascinated with bubble-up recipes!. This recipe uses your favorite salsa, allowing you to control the heat. I used my sister's awesome homemade salsa in mine. You can top the casserole with your favorite taco toppings, or serve them on the side.
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- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 4 tablespoons taco seasoning, divided
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
- 1 (16 1/3 ounce) can refrigerated biscuits
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- In a medium skillet, brown hamburger and chopped onion.
- While the meat is cooking, combine 2 T of the taco seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder and basil in a 1 quart plastic storage bag.
- Shake to mix well.
- Cut the biscuits into quarters.
- Drop the biscuit quarters, a handful at a time, into the bag and shake to coat evenly.
- As the biscuit quarters are coated, layer them in the bottom of a greased 2 qt baking dish, and set aside.
- Drain grease from meat mixture, then return to skillet and add 2 T of the taco seasoning, any leftover seasoning mixture from coating the biscuits, and the water; cook for 3 minutes.
- Stir in salsa and black beans.
- Carefully spread the mixture over the biscuit pieces in the casserole dish. Bake 20 minutes; remove from oven and cover with the shredded cheese.
- Return to oven and bake an additional 5-10 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly.
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This was very good. I added corn to the meat/bean mixture. I also cooked the biscuits by itself for 15 minutes before adding the meat topping only because I have found in the past when I do a dish with adding biscuits on top or below, the biscuits never cook fully and it comes out doughy. Easy to make and everyone loved this dish!Reply


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Lake Day! The day we packed the car and headed to the lake felt Christmas Eve exciting. For one week, the Ozark Mountains replaced our Delta fields. The lake promised a change of pace beyond scenery.
Food tasted better—barbecue, hand churned ice cream, hot dogs roasted on the island with a sprinkle of sand blown by the warm wind.
Inside our cabin, the air smelled distinct and exotic, the smell of a special place locked up tight until summer. Through the jumble of trees, our glittery lake had waited for us a whole year. A year spent growing taller, learning fractions, playing kickball.
At long last, we were home at the lake where our days spread long and lazy and everything felt easy.
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Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
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Why did I love this book?
This work was the first work I read about the Haitian Revolution as a student, and though published in 1938, The Black Jacobins is a classic of historical literature which still remains the best starting place for understanding Toussaint Louverture as a revolutionary leader and his place in history. Born in Trinidad, a Caribbean island with a legacy of slavery and so not entirely unlike Haiti itself, James as a black anti-colonialist became inspired by the Russian Revolution which represented a massive challenge to racism and imperialism.
The Marxist theory of permanent revolution, outlined in Leon Trotsky’s own History of the Russian Revolution, helped James understand how the Haitian Revolution and the French Revolution were intrinsically intertwined throughout, and so how Jacobinism could inspire Toussaint, just as James himself had been inspired by Bolshevism. The Black Jacobins is a brilliant model of revolutionary history at its best, panoramic in its scale, passionate in its argument, making the enslaved themselves central to the story of the emancipation from slavery, and a work which has helped inspire many of those struggling for colonial and black liberation ever since.


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Reflection in window of York Regional Transit bus
Although I live in the country, I also live in York Region - the county just north of Toronto. There are many bus stops across the region, including several in my village. However, this photo was taken in a much larger town, Newmarket.
This month's City Daily Photo theme is Public Transportation.
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text: Safety is paramount on offshore platforms. If there is any doubt on integrity of safety equipment, drastic protocols are in place but at the expense of production. UTComp made an emergency visit to an offshore platform in the North Atlantic to investigate a downed PROD boom. The results were expedited so the company could make the right decision quickly. Learn more details about this case study here.


Computed Tomography (CT) Scanning Procedure and Side Effects
A computerized tomography (CT) scan integrates a series of X-ray images drawn from different angles and uses computer system processing to produce cross-sectional images, or pieces, of the bones, blood vessels and soft tissues inside your body. CT scan images offer more detailed details than plain X-rays do.
What Does Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Show?
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is a noninvasive diagnostic test that takes detailed pictures of the soft tissues of the body. Unlike X-rays or CT, images are created using an electromagnetic field, radio waves, and a computer. It permits your doctor to see your spine or brain in slices, as if it were sliced layer-by-layer and […]


The next big thing: an all-electric production car from Audi. Two show cars showcase what the future of e-mobility will look like at the brand with the four rings – the Audi e-tron quattro concept and the Audi e-tron Sportback concept. Two important milestones in the e-tron evolution.
Charged with future spirit.
An all-electric Audi production car – soon it will no longer just be a vision, but a reality on the roads. You can already sense the feverish anticipation among everyone involved in this project. They can’t wait to add a new dimension to the company’s principle of Vorsprung durch Technik. Underlying the project is a continuous process involving different development stages. Before a production car like this goes into production, all necessary parameters – safety, comfort, aesthetics – are first optimised on the basis of studies. This work draws on tried-and-tested knowledge, but new challenges also need to be mastered. In e-mobility projects, range is an especially important factor. Achieving the maximum isn’t just a matter of technology but also of design. The various factors have been perfectly harmonised to create a complete package that will allow the first all-electric Audi production model to reach a range of 500 km in future.
Two milestones of the e-tron evolution.
”As is clear from the name show car, these models are intended for show; they showcase the brand’s design aesthetics. However, at Audi we take show car development very seriously from the technical side too. If we later go on to develop a production model from the show car, most of the necessary design groundwork will already have been laid down.”
This milestone in the e-tron evolution was unveiled at the IAA in Frankfurt in 2015. The show car provides a concrete foretaste of the future of luxury all-electric SUVs. It also showcases the athletic, contemporary aesthetics Audi is giving its alternative cars. The streamlined design, with a drag coefficient of 0.25, was developed in a wind tunnel. “Aerodynamics is an important factor when it comes to range. You need to meet certain values in order to unlock the maximum potential. To achieve this target, we tested a 1:4 model in a wind tunnel at an early stage of development, while we were still doing initial work on the vehicle architecture. It’s about creating a design that is not just aesthetically appealing, but also efficient. We called it ‘aerosthetics’ for short. The aesthetics of aerodynamics,” explains designer Gary Telaak. In order to further reduce air resistance, the sport adaptive air suspension lowers the car’s body at high speeds. Other details also help make the design more streamlined: for example, the wing mirrors have been stripped away and replaced by small cameras. As an added bonus, this boosts safety by reducing the blind spot.
“It’s more important than ever for our designs to take usability into account. Ideas that simply look good are no use. Aerodynamics has a particular impact on exterior design.”
Another member of the e-tron family was unveiled this year at the spring trade fair Auto Shanghai: the Audi e-tron Sportback concept. The four-door gran turismo represents another critical step towards e-mobility and offers a glimpse of what the production car might look like. The aesthetics combine classic Audi elements with a host of cutting-edge details: an electrifying architecture that has been systematically tailored to the electric drive technology and package. The dynamic digital light design sets new benchmarks.
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Designers Philipp Römers (Audi e-tron Sportback concept, plus production version) and Gary Telaak (Audi e-tron quattro concept)


text: Share a little about the materials, processes, and techniques used to create this cake Rolled Fondant with new techniques including feathers I learned from Mr. Russell. What are you most proud of? When I checked, they all said they loved the taste of the cake itself. Rolled fondant, a bit to sweet, but they enjoyed the look What advice would you give someone starting this project? DO everything you can earlie and sketch it first.

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Runway ML, the New York City video AI startup backed by Google and Nvidia, continues to entrench itself in the marketplace of the future.
Today, the company announced it is partnering with Getty Images, one of the largest repositories of paid stock imagery and editorial imagery in the world, to develop a new generative AI video model: Runway <> Getty Images Model (RGM).
Here’s how Runway describes the collaboration in a blog post:
“This new Runway <> Getty Images Model (RGM) will provide a baseline model upon which companies can build their own custom models for the generation of video content. Runway enterprise customers will be able to fine-tune RGM using their own proprietary datasets. This enables companies in all fields — Hollywood studios, advertising, media, broadcasting, and more — to enhance their creative capabilities and provide new channels for video creation by powering entirely new content workflows and making it easy to craft delightful experiences tailored to enterprises’ styles and brand identities and to their unique audiences.“
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Later, the blog post states that: “Together, Runway and Getty Images will continue pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with AI and video generation, making it easier than ever for enterprises to produce professional, engaging, brand-aligned content. RGM will be available for commercial use in the coming months.”
Noteworthy for targeting major visual industries
The move is notable for several reasons:
- The backing of Getty Images adds a new layer of legitimacy to Runway ML’s AI capabilities and a new source of data for Runway ML to train its models on. Whether Getty Images photographers and contributors will be happy with their work being used to make AI products that could theoretically replace them remains to be seen. Most of Getty’s image contributors are independent and have licensing deals with the company but are not its employees. VentureBeat previously reported on the fact that Adobe Stock, a separate, rival stock image service, was clashing with its contributors over Adobe’s use of their imagery to train its Firefly AI models.
- By explicitly calling out Hollywood, advertising, and media as target industries for the new RGM model, Runway is clearly setting its sights on penetrating some of the biggest visual media industries in the world and becoming an entrenched part of the workflow in said sectors.
- The partnership comes at a time when Runway itself has been the subject of a copyright lawsuit by other artists for training on their work without their consent or compensation. Yet Getty is clearly not too worried about that suit overturning Runway’s technology.
The latest in some big moves by Runway
The partnership also comes on the heels of some major upgrades by Runway to its video-generating AI web-based software app, Gen-2, including a new motion brush that allows users to add select motion to different areas of a static image, new camera motions (that simulate a video camera’s POV allowing users to pan and tilt around a static image, adding cinematic motion to it), and an upgraded fidelity and realism of the resulting videos.
Whatever the partnership results in, it is clear that Runway is emerging as a leader in generative video AI even facing stiff competition from upstarts such as Pika, which just raised a $55 million funding round and announced its 1.0 video AI generator platform with limited, rolling availability.
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STANFORD (AP) - California coach Mike Montgomery is scheduled to meet with athletic director Sandy Barbour on Monday to let her know whether he plans to retire.
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) - Kurt Busch's Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, in some ways, was like his career wrapped into one afternoon.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Preparations for the IndyCar Series opener began with a silly spat between the two top organizations over a perceived slight made by the president of Team Penske.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Steven Bowditch held on to win the Texas Open in windy conditions Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory and a spot in the Masters.
CARLSBAD (AP) - Anna Nordqvist rallied to win the Kia Classic on Sunday at Aviara for her second victory in her last four LPGA Tour starts.
SANTA CLAR . (AP) - Lee Nguyen scored in the 93rd minute, and the New England Revolution beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Saturday night for their first win of the season.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Joaquim Rodriguez won his second Volta a Catalunya title in his hometown of Barcelona on Sunday as he prepares for the Giro d'Italia in search of an elusive grand tour victory.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Scientists climbed high into old-growth redwoods in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of a two-day effort to gather data and document the different creatures that live in the tree canopy.
OAKLAND (AP) - Stephen Curry stepped up again and hit another key shot for Golden State in the closing minutes.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum escaped what appeared to be a serious injury with only a bruised left knee in his final spring start.
ALAMEDA (AP) - Free agent running back Maurice Jones-Drew is coming back home to Oakland after signing a three-year contract with the Raiders on Friday.
SAN JOSE (AP) - San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver has been arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run and reckless driving after he drove a car into a bicyclist and fled, police said.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - DeSean Jackson went from the trading block to the chopping block.
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) - No. 1-ranked Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Novak Djokovic advanced to the Sony Open final without playing a point Friday.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Scott Kazmir pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning, Josh Reddick hit a two-run homer and the Oakland Athletics beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Thursday night.
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Manny Pacquiao worried about the punching power of Miguel Cotto. He knew Juan Manuel Marquez was a slick counter puncher, and wondered how he'd fare against a fighter the caliber of Oscar De La Hoya.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dodgers rookie Joc Pederson homered, doubled in a run and made a sparkling defensive play to deprive Angel Pagan of an RBI double, leading Los Angeles to an 8-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.
OAKLAND (AP) - If the Golden State Warriors are worried about a week off disrupting their rhythm, they sure have a strange way of showing it.
ALAMEDA (AP) - The two biggest needs for the Oakland Raiders heading into free agency remain the two most important going into the NFL draft.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach have spent the past two months trying to solve the biggest puzzle in modern boxing.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Ahmed Zayat can't contain his enthusiasm at having three horses running in the Kentucky Derby. The fast-talking Egyptian businessman is alternately nervous, hopeful and tickled pink.
CHICAGO (AP) - Michael Carter-Williams had 22 points and eight assists, Khris Middleton scored 21 points, and Milwaukee avoided elimination again with a 94-88 victory over Chicago on Monday night in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The precocious Russian forward drafted in the first round by the Washington Capitals finally delivered a breathtaking, winning goal in a Game 7. No, not Alex Ovechkin - Evgeny Kuznetsov.
NEW YORK (AP) - Golden State's Steve Kerr has won the Rudy Tomjanovich Award, given by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to a coach who best combines excellence on the court with cooperation with fans and media.
SAN JOSE (AP) - The San Jose Sharks are close to finalizing an agreement to extend their lease at the SAP Center.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Josh Hamilton is back with the Texas Rangers after two troubled seasons with the Los Angeles Angels filled with poor performance, injuries and an alcohol and drug relapse.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The tests results were no surprise. Before Adam Wainwright left the field in Milwaukee, the St. Louis Cardinals anticipated they'd be losing their staff ace for the season.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Golden State coach Steve Kerr dead-panned that he'd be relaxing on the beaches of Cabo San Lucas while waiting to find out who would be the Warriors' second-round playoff opponent.
OAKLAND (AP) - The Athletics will finally get a day off - their first in more than a week and just the second of the season. With a tired bullpen and a four-game losing streak, Oakland welcomes the break.
DENVER (AP) - The San Francisco Giants didn't have to wait for this game to be called. Getting out of town was another matter.

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