Kevin Milne is back from overseas, where he was visiting his sons over in London.

While he was, there was an incident at a Premier League football match in London where he left with his heart swelling with pride even though their team West Ham got thrashed 5-1.

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Kevin Milne is back from overseas, where he was visiting his sons over in London.
While he was, there was an incident at a Premier League football match in London where he left with his heart swelling with pride even though their team West Ham got thrashed 5-1.
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Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB.

News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?

Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB. News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?

Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB.News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?

Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Kevin Milne: A proud Premier League moment that wasn't about football

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Last week I got rather excited with my bird feeding exercise in the garden – silvereyes everywhere, bellbirds becoming part of the ornithological gig, starlings in good flocks, hedge-sparrows in hedges.  

As the winter is getting near, the birds will come and visit your generous fodder in good numbers: sugar water, bits of meat and dripping, but also remnants of very ripe bananas, fruit bits, and anything that is edible. 

One of the biggest attractants is sugar water and the old bits of meat – dozens and dozens of birds will make their way to the smorgasbord.  

An important point we need to consider about feeding birds in your garden is that you’ll need to keep going till spring. Your generosity is something the birds rely on and when you stop, there will be consequences for the artificially high populations created by extra feeding. 

I often catch large numbers of silvereyes when they dash in the direction of the food resources; they often have no idea that my very fine bird-catching net is not always visible. All I do is get the birds and give them a light-weight metal and numerical band around their leg, so I can always tell who is who in our garden. Hundreds of them each autumn/winter, individually coded.  

In some parts of the South Island, we also get Bellbirds and Tui. 

You might think you will have “lost” them from the garden when spring is moving in – they are getting very secretive around nesting time, but they will remember your place as a heaven full of food. 

Yes, they know where you live – I reckon they’ll also know what kind of plants you have in the garden. And the most important aspect of it all is that in spring and summer they’ll come and do the pest control business for you by scouting the scale insects and aphids, psyllids, whitefly, and mealybugs from your plants to feed their kids.  

LOTS OF FOOD! 

Over the past decades I have been doing some local research in my gardens (West Auckland, East Auckland, and some spots in Canterbury) where I observed the silvereyes, tūi, and bellbirds literally hoovering the small insects from our plants.  

Seeing as I hate spraying systemic insecticides, I like these birds with their knowledge of entomology and the location of the food – I have great respect for their job in our garden.  

Oh, and by the way: tūi and bellbirds will probably do a significant job of pollination in your garden as well.  

What’s not to like? 

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Last week I got rather excited with my bird feeding exercise in the garden – silvereyes everywhere, bellbirds becoming part of the ornithological gig, starlings in good flocks, hedge-sparrows in hedges. &nbsp;
As the winter is getting near, the birds will come and visit your generous fodder in good numbers: sugar water, bits of meat and dripping, but also remnants of very ripe bananas, fruit bits, and anything that is edible.&nbsp;

One of the biggest attractants is sugar water and the old bits of meat – dozens and dozens of birds will make their way to the smorgasbord. &nbsp;
An important point we need to consider about feeding birds in your garden is that you’ll need to keep going till spring. Your generosity is something the birds rely on and when you stop, there will be consequences for the artificially high populations created by extra feeding.&nbsp;
I often catch large numbers of silvereyes when they dash in the direction of the food resources; they often have no idea that my very fine bird-catching net is not always visible. All I do is get the birds and give them a light-weight metal and numerical band around their leg, so I can always tell who is who in our garden. Hundreds of them each autumn/winter, individually coded. &nbsp;
In some parts of the South Island, we also get Bellbirds and Tui.&nbsp;
You might think you will have “lost” them from the garden when spring is moving in – they are getting very secretive around nesting time, but they will remember your place as a heaven full of food.&nbsp;
Yes, they know where you live – I reckon they’ll also know what kind of plants you have in the garden. And the most important aspect of it all is that in spring and summer they’ll come and do the pest control business for you by scouting the scale insects and aphids, psyllids, whitefly, and mealybugs from your plants to feed their kids. &nbsp;
LOTS OF FOOD!&nbsp;
Over the past decades I have been doing some local research in my gardens (West Auckland, East Auckland, and some spots in Canterbury) where I observed the silvereyes, tūi, and bellbirds literally hoovering the small insects from our plants. &nbsp;
Seeing as I hate spraying systemic insecticides, I like these birds with their knowledge of entomology and the location of the food – I have great respect for their job in our garden. &nbsp;
Oh, and by the way: tūi and bellbirds will probably do a significant job of pollination in your garden as well. &nbsp;
What’s not to like?&nbsp;
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Ruud Kleinpaste: Natural pest control by your local birds

Ebola - what is it, and could it become a global pandemic similar to the likes of Covid?

  

What is Ebola and why is this outbreak dangerous?   
It’s a very severe viral illness that causes fever, vomiting, bleeding, and organ failure.   
Up to 50% of patients die.   
It’s spread by contact with body fluids such as blood or saliva.   
This is a rare sub-type with no specific vaccine or treatment, unlike previous outbreaks of the more common Zaire strain.   

 

Why is Ebola a problem in Africa?   
Most outbreaks are in Central Africa as the virus comes from animals such as fruit bats found in tropical forests.   
Many of affected areas have poor healthcare, shortages of hospitals, health workers, and poor protective equipment.   
Political instability and conflict complicate dealing with outbreak.   
Community mistrust and traditional burial practices can spread Ebola, as bodies are still infectious.   

  

Could Ebola become a global pandemic like Covid? Should we be concerned?   
It’s highly unlikely as Ebola is much less efficient at spreading.     
There are three key reasons for this:   

Ebola spreads by direct contact with body fluids, Covid spread though air and coughing – therefore it’s more infectious.   
Covid can spread with no symptoms. Ebola can only spread when symptoms become apparent. 
People become very sick very quickly and do not move around, which limits spread. 
Basically, a global pandemic occurs when people move around/travel and spread the virus, and Ebola’s severe symptoms limit this spread.   
A vaccine for this strain is probably about six months away.  

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Ebola - what is it, and could it become a global pandemic similar to the likes of Covid?
&nbsp;&nbsp;
What is Ebola and why is this outbreak dangerous? &nbsp;&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>It’s a very severe viral illness that causes fever, vomiting, bleeding, and organ failure. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Up to 50% of patients die. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>It’s spread by contact with body fluids such as blood or saliva. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>This is a rare sub-type with no specific vaccine or treatment, unlike previous outbreaks of the more common Zaire strain. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Why is Ebola a problem in Africa? &nbsp;&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Most outbreaks are in Central Africa as the virus comes from animals such as fruit bats found in tropical forests. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Many of affected areas have poor healthcare, shortages of hospitals, health workers, and poor protective equipment. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Political instability and conflict complicate dealing with outbreak. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Community mistrust and traditional burial practices can spread Ebola, as bodies are still infectious. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;&nbsp;
Could Ebola become a global pandemic like Covid? Should we be concerned? &nbsp;&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>It’s highly unlikely as Ebola is much less efficient at spreading. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>There are three key reasons for this: &nbsp;&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Ebola spreads by direct contact with body fluids, Covid spread though air and coughing – therefore it’s more infectious. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Covid can spread with no symptoms. Ebola can only spread when symptoms become apparent.&nbsp;</li>
<li>People become very sick very quickly and do not move around, which limits spread.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Basically, a global pandemic occurs when people move around/travel and spread the virus, and Ebola’s severe symptoms limit this spread. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>A vaccine for this strain is probably about six months away. &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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Bryan Betty: Ebola - could it become a global pandemic?

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Move over ChatGPT, Claude is now the #1  

Anthropic announced a new $65 billion funding round, bringing their valuation to $965 billion and making their company more valuable than OpenAI (valued at $852 billion in March). Now the race is on for the first AI company to grow to be worth $1 trillion.  

I just can't stop thinking about the incredible wealth growth of their employees. We thought social media fuelled a new class of wealth, but this is next level.  

It came the same day they launched Opus 4.8, which they say has better capabilities in agentic tasks, advanced coding, and comes with more of a focus on honesty and self-correction.  

 

Search engine DuckDuckGo is embracing the AI backlash  

Google announced it was going all in on AI for search. They're planning to retire the ten blue links and search will be "reimagined". In the promo video they show you being able to get alerts when your favourite bands are going on tour, or when an item you have your eye on drops in price. You can search multi-modal more easily – so using photos and text together to help explain your query.   

But not everyone is onboard, with concerns that if everything happens inside Google, the open web and the websites will die.  

DuckDuckGo —the privacy focused search engine— is offering a "No AI" search experience. Since Google's announcement they're seeing a 30% jump in users, but it’s worth remembering they have just a 2% market share. 

 

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Move over ChatGPT, Claude is now the #1 &nbsp;
Anthropic announced a new $65 billion funding round, bringing their valuation to $965 billion and making their company more valuable than OpenAI (valued at $852 billion in March). Now the race is on for the first AI company to grow to be worth $1 trillion. &nbsp;
I just can't stop thinking about the incredible wealth growth of their employees. We thought social media fuelled a new class of wealth, but this is next level. &nbsp;
It came the same day they launched Opus 4.8, which they say has better capabilities in agentic tasks, advanced coding, and comes with more of a focus on honesty and self-correction. &nbsp;
&nbsp;
Search engine DuckDuckGo is embracing the AI backlash &nbsp;
Google announced it was going all in on AI for search. They're planning to retire the ten blue links and search will be "reimagined". In the promo video they show you being able to get alerts when your favourite bands are going on tour, or when an item you have your eye on drops in price. You can search multi-modal more easily – so using photos and text together to help explain your query. &nbsp;&nbsp;
But not everyone is onboard, with concerns that if everything happens inside Google, the open web and the websites will die. &nbsp;
DuckDuckGo —the privacy focused search engine— is offering a "No AI" search experience. Since Google's announcement they're seeing a 30% jump in users, but it’s worth remembering they have just a 2% market share.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
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Paul Stenhouse: Anthropic announces $65 billion funding around, DuckDuckGo users spike as Google moves to replace search with AI

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Kevin Milne: A proud Premier League moment that wasn't about football

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