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Many plesiadapiforms have enlarged anterior incisors and a degree of reduction of the posterior teeth, between I/1 and P/4. It seems clear that the increase of the anterior incisor results in a crowding of the following teeth, which leads in many advanced plesiadapiforms to a diastema between the large incisor and the remaining teeth, or to a series of tiny crowded teeth as in carpolestids. Such specializations have commonly been recognized as preventing any possible ancestral relationship between advanced plesiadapiforms and primates. However, many authors have considered that the most primitive members of the group would be primitive enough to root primates within them (e.g., Simons, 1972; Szalay, 1975; Szalay and Delson, 1979; Van Valen, 1994; Van Valen and Sloan, 1965). Nevertheless, the possibility that Purgatorius might be ancestral to primates has also been questioned (Gunnell, 1989; Rose et al., 1994). Having done a very complete survey of plesiadapi-form material, Silcox (2001) writes that "every plesiadapiform for which the lower central incisor is known has an enlarged, procumbent I/1." She was able to verify that this is also true for Purgatorius janisae. Incisor size increase is common in plesiadapiforms, and it suffers rare exceptions [e.g., the lower incisor decreased in size between Elphidotarsius and Carpolestes in relation with a shift in function involving the hypertrophied fourth premolars (Biknevicius, 1986)]. However, even in such an exception, the lower incisor stayed procumbent and did not reevolve a more primitive shape. A size decrease of the anterior incisor accompanied by increased orthality seems very unlikely. The reduction of the following teeth also started early in the group; most plesi-adapiforms have lost P/1, which is retained only in Purgatorius, Palenochtha weissae, Anasazia williamsoni, and one other undetermined specimen (Silcox, 2001; Van Valen, 1994). Because early primates have a P/1, they could be rooted only in one of these earliest plesiadapiforms. The P/4 of P. janisae has a relatively large paraconid, which is located quite high on the protoconid. This morphology is very unlikely ancestral to the small incipient paraconid of the earliest primates, which is set at a lower level on the protoconid (Figure 4). P. unio has a smaller P/4 paraconid; however, it is tall and the P/4 seems to already display some increase in height in comparison with the P/4 of the earliest primates (see also Rose et al., 1994). The upper P4/ of P. janisae has a distinct metacone, whereas early primates have a simple P4/ (Figure 4). The very simple upper and lower P4 of Donrussellia and Teilhardina are suggestive of an ancestry in a group having simple fourth premolars, and not the higher
Figure 4. Isolated teeth of Purgatorius (A-D) compared with those of early primates (E-H). Drawn to same length or same transverse width (A and E); scale bar in H is 1 mm. All are occlusal views except B and F, which are lingual. On the P4/ (A and E), Purgatorius (A) has a metacone (arrow) and a more developed trigon basin than Teilhardina (E). On P/4, Purgatorius (B) has higher metaconid, paraconid, and talonid summit, than Donrussellia (F). On M/1, Purgatorius (C) has a reduced trigo-nid due to its reduced paraconid (arrow) in comparison with Eosimias (G). On M/3, the trigonid is also anteroposteriorly narrower in Purgatorius (D), with a slightly reduced paraconid (arrow) and moderately elongated posterior lobe, in comparison with Eosimias (H), which has a broad trigonid, broad paraconid, and a relatively short posterior lobe. All the character states in Purgatorius are interpreted as more advanced in comparison with the states in the various primitive primates. (Redrawn from Buckley, 1997; Kielan-Jaworowska et al., 1979; Rose et al., 1994; Szalay and Delson, 1979; Tong, 1997.)
Figure 4. Isolated teeth of Purgatorius (A-D) compared with those of early primates (E-H). Drawn to same length or same transverse width (A and E); scale bar in H is 1 mm. All are occlusal views except B and F, which are lingual. On the P4/ (A and E), Purgatorius (A) has a metacone (arrow) and a more developed trigon basin than Teilhardina (E). On P/4, Purgatorius (B) has higher metaconid, paraconid, and talonid summit, than Donrussellia (F). On M/1, Purgatorius (C) has a reduced trigo-nid due to its reduced paraconid (arrow) in comparison with Eosimias (G). On M/3, the trigonid is also anteroposteriorly narrower in Purgatorius (D), with a slightly reduced paraconid (arrow) and moderately elongated posterior lobe, in comparison with Eosimias (H), which has a broad trigonid, broad paraconid, and a relatively short posterior lobe. All the character states in Purgatorius are interpreted as more advanced in comparison with the states in the various primitive primates. (Redrawn from Buckley, 1997; Kielan-Jaworowska et al., 1979; Rose et al., 1994; Szalay and Delson, 1979; Tong, 1997.)
and more complex ones of P. janisae [it is possible that the P4/ metacone secondarily decreased and disappeared in some plesiadapiforms, Silcox (2001); however, this is unlikely to have happened in the primate ancestral group, because some primates later develop a large P4/ metacone. When this happens, it typifies whole groups, such as adapines or sivaladapines, and does not show high plasticity]. The lower molars of Purgatorius have a trigonid that is antero-posteriorly compressed, with a relatively reduced paraconid; the paraconid and paracristid are even smaller in P. unio than in P. janisae. On the contrary, the earliest primates have a trigonid, which is longer antero-posteriorly because they have a large paraconid (Figure 4). This clearly is a character for which both species of Purgatorius and all other plesiadapiforms are more derived than the earliest primates are and cannot be ancestral to them (Buckley, 1997, also mentions the incipient postprotocingulum of Purgatorius and the "strongly mesiobuccally shifted and mesially inclined molar protocone," valid if it did not revert in plesiadapoids). Considered in isolation, some of these characters could be debated and suspected of some possible degree of reversion. Taken together, however, they show that the typical plesiadapiform specializations were well under way in the earliest known members of the group. These characters, especially the procumbency of the large I1 and the shorter lower molar trigonid, exclude any possible ancestral link between purgatoriids or other plesiadapiforms, and primates.
Despite the absence of an ancestral relationship of plesiadapiforms to primates, the former are still in part dentally primate-like, and a better understanding of the polarity of other dental characters would be important to flesh out the preceding point of view, and to enhance our understanding of early archontan relationships. Silcox (2001) mentions that many plesiadapiforms have the trigonid mesially inclined, excluding Palenochtha and plesiadapoids. Purgatorius has a small degree of trigonid mesial inclination (Buckley, 1997; Silcox, 2001), and this could be a further indication of divergence from primates, which do not have it. The place of the protocone on the upper molars, relatively mesial in many genera but central in P. janisae and plesiadapoids (Beard and Wang, 1995; Szalay and Delson, 1979; Van Valen, 1994) should be scrutinized. Silcox (2001) codes the protocone "skewed mesiobuccally" in tupaiids and Donrussellia, whereas it is coded as central in other primates. On the described upper molar of Eosimias (Tong, 1997), the protocone seems quite mesial; however, it is not particularly labial (= buccal) in position. An understanding of the polarity of this character would be important. It is likely to be complex; the labial shift and long lingual slope of the protocone is one consideration (discussed by Godinot, 1994, and poorly understood functionally), and the mesiodistal place of the protocone is another, hopefully to be distinguished from the simple posterior extension of the posterior face, which makes the protocone appear "mesially shifted" in relation to the whole mesiodistal diameter; another aspect is the distolingual angle or shift of the lingual part of the upper molars, precisely defined by Van Valen (1994). Hence, at least three characters should be evaluated to better describe the complexity of the upper molar "basic" structure.
For upper molar and other dental characters, it must be stressed that the primate ancestral dental morphotype has not been elucidated. The description of eosimiid dentitions (Beard et al., 1994, 1996; Tong, 1997) has introduced new primitive dental character states that need to be taken into account in deciphering the primitive primate morphotype. As in Tarsius, eosimiids have a trigonid on the lower molars, which does not become more compressed antero-posteriorly from M/1 to M/3 (judged from Beard et al., 1994, 1996; the isolated lower molars figured by Tong, 1997, suggest a low degree of trigonid compression and paraconid labial shift on M/2-3, derived in comparison to the other specimens). On the contrary, trigonid compression markedly increases from M/1 to M/3 in other primates and a number of plesiadapiforms, again demonstrating convergence for this character. The absence of trigonid compression from M/1 to M/3 must be primitive for primates. Eosimias has a relatively broad stylar shelf, primitive; its very large parastyle is also reminiscent of a parastylar lobe, which would make it a primitive character state. On the lower molars, the cristid obliqua does not join the metaconid on M/1, which is primitive in comparison with Donrussellia (a cristid obliqua ascending on a posteriorly shifted metaconid, the "stepped postvallid" of Silcox, 2001, is also convergent in many primates and plesi-adapiforms). The relatively short M/3 talonid of Eosimias is also probably primitive for primates (see suggestion of a possibly short talonid on the M/3 of Altiatlasius in Godinot, 1994). There was again convergence in M/3 third lobe elongation between many plesiadapiforms and primates.
In this context, the interpretation of Altanius, a genus most often considered as a primitive primate, but repeatedly suspected of having plesiadapiform affinities (Rose and Krause, 1984; Rose et al., 1994), remains intriguing. Silcox (2001) places Altanius within the primates, corroborating the view of Gingerich et al. (1991). Altanius clearly does not fit in the radiation of North American plesiadapiforms as understood here. However, it shows a series of similarities with some plesiadapiforms, which must be convergent (and not primitive as in the parsimony analysis of Gingerich et al., 1991), and would be very interesting to understand adaptively (exodaenodonty, high M/1 trigonid). Because it is quite autapomorphic within primates, it appears very difficult to decipher its affinities; and its placement in a subfamily Altaniinae inc. sed. as proposed by Van Valen (1994) seems warranted. Whether this early genus could reveal some characters of the primate morphotype is unknown (P3/ and P4/ triangular, with small protocone?).
Based on dental characters, Silcox (2001) suggests that Toliapinidae, restricted to Toliapina and Avenius, could be closely related to primates. However, these genera are known only from isolated teeth from P4 to M3 and the node is weakly supported; she does not give much credence to this cladistic result. Avenius seems to have a rather typical plesiadapiform-like P/4—a correlative enlarged incisor would prove such an affinity and rule out close primate ties. These tiny low-crowned forms would in any case be rather distant from the well-known primates, which have higher, more pointed cusps, suggestive of a more insectivorous diet. A more convincing close affinity with primates would necessitate more complete dentitions and dental intermediates, or the confirmation of primate affinity through the non-dental characters cited below.
To sum up, not only do derived plesiadapiform families show specializations of their dentitions very divergent from those of primates, evidently irreconcilable with primate ancestry, but also even the most primitive plesi-adapiforms (with or without microsyopids) have derived characters excluding them from possible primate ancestry. A sister group relationship of Purgatorius or a primitive plesiadapoid to primates would reflect a dichotomy going back to the Earliest Paleocene or Late Cretaceous. It is quite hazardous to evaluate such a hypothesis without a better knowledge of the primate dental morphotype and some ideas about primitive tupaiid dentitions (hardly compensated for by very distant insectivore outgroups as in Hooker, 2001). However, a better understanding of the functional meaning of molar character evolution in plesiadapiforms would greatly assist the evaluation of possible morphological changes in primate ancestry.
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New Year workshops…and more to come…
Starting a New Year can take a while. In my case, after a Christmas break in Barcelona, my home town, I've been developing new ways to share my skills with all my fellow foodies. I often try my first workshop in a specific field with friends and family. This was the case with my pasta class, which I'd been putting a lot of research and develop into over the last few months. Another class I've added is the Paella one, which I've been doing throughout my whole career in London, with some improvements.
I'd like to invite you all to take part share and consider these as possible gifts for friends and family. As ever, I'd like to take this opportunity to ask you all for any on-demand requests of additional courses you would may want to explore with me. Here's to further learning this year!
Paella is probably one of the most iconic dishes in Spanish cuisine. If you have been to Spain you have probably tried it, and probably love it. Have you ever want to prepare your own paella for your friends or relatives With this course you will learn what ingredients make authentic paella, understand all its variations and learn this popular Spanish dish.
Topics covered:
- History of the dish
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- To fry or not or not fry the rice
- The importance and role of the stock
- Elaboration of 4 different paella dishes
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Duration: 4 hours
Price: £60 per person (minimum 4 People)
Who doesn't love a dish of fresh pasta? It's at the core of Italian and international cooking. Making fresh pasta is easier and probably more fun than what you think, and when you try the taste of fresh DIY pasta you'll never want to go back to buying it in the supermarket. It's cheaper too. With this course you will learn how to make pasta in different textures, colours and shapes.
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Australian Rescue Challenge (ARC19) is an annual event run by ARRO. This year's event is to be held in Dubbo, NSW and will be jointly hosted by Fire and Rescue NSW and the NSW State Emergency Service. Along with the informative and educational learning symposium, the hands-on workshops, the three extrication challenge events and the ever popular trauma challenge, our hosts are also promising this to be a great event also from a social and networking perspective.
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Student FernoSim is a high fidelity simulation event designed to provide paramedic students with a fun but intense experience that consolidates their academic learning and provides an opportunity to practice clinical and teamwork skills. Held in conjunction with Student Paramedics Australasia's International Conference and Team Australia EMS, the camraderie and friendships fostered among Teams and Crew has seen the FernoSim student family grow with each successive year.
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Nobella Committee Awards Honesty Prize to Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
The Newster seen in the background here still disgruntled at the thought of Bill Clinton's reelection.
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The Nobella Pizza Prize Committee announced from its hideout deep in the Italian Alps that it has awarded its Schmuckup Prize in Honesty to former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
The Committee based its decision on the fact that Gingrich has admitted having at least two affairs during his two previous marriages. The Committee also considered Newt's defense of his actions. To reinforce his standing as a values oriented Republican the former speaker reiterated that the women he had his affairs with eventually became his new wives after divorces from his previous wives became final.
Also considered was the fact that Gingrich received forgiveness for his affairs from a rich radio preacher in the US.
Gingrich, who has been the poster boy for adultery for years, has denied ever having belonged to an organization known as Adulterers Anonymous. And he said upon hearing of the award that he has decided to take up a new pastime.
The speaker said that for the next several months he will be focusing his energies on the study of college basketball. He hopes to be able to compete with President Barack Obama early in 2012 by picking a winning bracket in the sport's March Madness tournament.
To further his studies of the intricacies of the sport, Gingrich is reported to have purchased a volume entitled Basketball for Idiots. The speaker is confident that he can defeat Obama in the 2012 bracket selections.
The AA group of which Gingrich has denied any association was founded by a former associate who was having problems hooking up with women of like-minded interests, The associate, whose name cannot be revealed under the guidelines of the AA's policy, stated that the association's purpose is to assist members who wish to engage in affairs find suitable partners while their identities remain strictly confidential.
A spokesman for Gingrich stated that the former speaker knows nothing of any such association, was never a member and is anxious to put his past behind him so that he can get on with the Republican business of destroying Social Security and Medicare for middle class Americans.
As always, the prize awarded to all recipients is a forged autographed reproduction of a photograph of Don Alfredo Vito Nobella, the founder of the prize. In addition, winners will receive a commemorative statuette called the Schmuckbar with the inscription "schmucked up beyond all reason." The statuette is sculpted from rusted metal stolen from an auto junk yard.
The prizes are awarded while supplies last and unfortunately for our recent winner, the supplies just ran out.
The Nobella Committee wishes to remind all those who submit names for consideration for the prize that it is not enough for a nominee to be a schmuckup. There are thousands of those in Washington DC alone. To be a truly deserving winner a nominee has to be a dumb schmuckup.
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Here is a Simple Continuity Tester circuit using IC-4011. If you are looking for a simple project for kids to learn oscillator on digital.
This is a tool for check wires or some parts such as coils, the PCBs, speakers, and more. Is it good or bad? in easy to use.
If it is good, you will hear sound on the speaker. On the other hand, NO sound if it is lost.
How it works
Simple Continuity Tester circuit diagram
In the circuit, it uses the integrated circuit, NAND gate CMOS, CD4011 as the main component.
The IC1a and IC1b are working like an inverter (not) gate. They have a few parts, R1, C1, and VR1 are a square wave oscillator to generate a tone.
Then, this signal comes to the power amplifier (which compose a Complementary pair of transistors) to a coupling capacitor-C1. And to drive a louder tone on loudspeaker that.
The frequency of tone can control with the 10K potentiometer.
How to uses it
We may have 2 ideas to use it.
First, Simple Continuity Tester! When you take a 9V battery to the circuit, do not need to use S1. You use two probes to check many parts. It is suitable for wires and PCBs.
Second, Moss Code Generator! Many Kids may use it for learning moss code in simple.
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Andre Villas-Boas must have been concerned about his job security when he caught a glimpse at the team-sheet for Chelsea's midweek Carling Cup tie against Fulham.
Written between the team lists and referee was Carlo Ancelotti's name pencilled in under the 'manager' title. Perhaps the Chelsea's administrators have been struggling to keep up with the comings and goings in the Stamford Bridge hotseat, but luckily for Villa-Boas they squeezed through on penalties to boost the Portuguese's chances of not following in Ancelotti's footsteps.
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Colors in Business: How to Find Your Best Brand Colors
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Cinco de Mayo Superfight: Daniel Jacobs set to face Canelo Alvarez on DAZN
Jacobs (35-2) and Canelo (51-1-2) are both looking to prove they are they top middleweights in the boxing world.
The stars were aligning almost too perfectly. After signing a record-breaking deal with DAZN, Canelo Alvarez was looking to prove he was the middleweight king. On the other side, Daniel Jacobs was working his way back up in the boxing world. Winning gold once again, Jacobs wanted those big money fights that helped further cement his legacy. The two of these fighters were bound to clash, and now the time has finally arrived.
It was announced that Brookln's Daniel Jacobs will face off against Canelo during Cinco de Mayo weekend. The latter will be defending his WBC, WBA, Lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Titles. Jacobs will be defending his IBF Middleweight World Championship as well. While a location has yet to be determined, Las Vegas appears to be the destination.
This comes after Jacobs signed a three-fight deal with DAZN.
"On any other network or platform, Canelo vs. Jacobs would be an expensive pay-per-view," said DAZN EVP of North America Joseph Markowski. "At DAZN, we believe the best fights should be available to our subscribers at no extra charge. Beyond being a champion, Danny is a terrific person with an inspiring story. Adding him to the mix is a key part of DAZN's plan to orchestrate premium events that deliver pay-per-view level fights without pay-per-view cost."
For Canelo (51-1-2), this is a chance to continue his streak of solid performances. After a controversial tie with Gennady Golovkin, Canelo took the rematch via majority decision. A third fight was always on the table, but time was going by too quickly. He needed to create more moments. It took only three rounds for him to defeat Rocky Fielding inside Madison Square Garden to win the WBA Super-Middleweight Championship. While GGG and DAZN are working on a potential deal, Canelo v. Jacobs just made the most sense.
For Jacobs (35-2), a win against Canelo would only cement the ultimate comeback story. In 2011, Jacobs was diagnosed with cancer but survived. The "Miracle Man" received that nickname due to his strength during this time and the comeback he showcased in the ring. After a controversial loss to GGG, Jacobs fought on, winning three in a row.
Jacobs' last fight was a split decision victory over teammate Sergiy Derevyanchenko for the IBF title. He talked to Eddie Hearn and the media regarding becoming a belt collector and facing the best of the best. Now he gets his opportunity.
"This is the opportunity I have been waiting for. The opportunity to achieve greatness inside the ring," said Jacobs. "I have always believed I can beat Canelo, and on May 4 live on DAZN, I will get my chance to play it out. It's been nearly four years since Canelo has faced an American challenger. It's going to be a huge event where I believe I will cement myself as the best middleweight in the division."
With legacies on the line and a chance to change the landscape of boxing, both Canelo and Jacobs will look to prove why they are the best in the world today. This is a fight that proves why boxing is alive and well, especially with new opportunities for growth coming left and right.
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The Mets scored their nine runs on 11 hits on a night when Major League Baseball honored those whose lives were lost or affected on Sept. 11, 2001. The Mets wore hats honoring first responders during batting practice and had first responders on the field for the national anthem.
"What a great day. Just to have all the first responders on the field, getting to stand in between [them]," Mets manager Mickey Callaway said. "I know I had some pretty cool conversations with the guys around me; I'm sure everybody out there on the line did. He was just talking about that day, and all the cleanup after -- it's amazing. So that was neat in its own right; and then to come up and win a game for them, and to get nine runs on 11 hits, that's even cooler."
Slugger Pete Alonso coordinated the purchase and production of custom 9/11 cleats for Mets players to wear on the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The shoes were painted red, white and blue and included "We will never forget" and lettering for first responder units.
Alonso said he wanted to design hats the Mets could wear on the field, but that idea was rejected by Major League Baseball, which hasn't allowed the Mets to wear first responder hats during games since 2001.
"I think it's kind of sad that first game back, they've kind of shot it down every single year since," Alonso said. "It's real unfortunate. So a way to kind of get around that was the cleats."
Alonso said he went around the Mets' locker room and collected shoe sizes and preferred brands for each teammate. He said he didn't contact Major League Baseball about the cleats.
"I feel like if Major League Baseball kind of got their hands on it, it may not have been approved," Alonso said. "But I'm really happy that we kind of banded together here in the clubhouse and made something cool happen."
The cleats were just the latest in Alonso's efforts to assist those impacted by the attacks. After winning the All-Star Home Run Derby in July, Alonso donated $50,000 of his $1 million prize to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation.
Before the first pitch Wednesday night, children who lost parents or grandparents to 9/11-related illnesses ran to each position before being joined by the Mets' starters. Alonso gave autographed baseballs to the two children at first base.
Both the Mets and Diamondbacks wore first responder hats during batting practice, then lined up on their respective baselines alongside firefighters, police and emergency medical technicians prior to the national anthem.
The Mets (75-70) have won the first three games of the pivotal four-game series to move past the Diamondbacks (75-71) in the race for the second National League wild card.
Arizona has lost four straight since going 11-1 to rush back into the crowded NL playoff picture.
Steven Matz (10-8) tossed six scoreless innings for the Mets, who jumped on Ray (12-8) for five runs before chasing him with two out in the first. Wilson Ramos (groundout) and J.D. Davis (single) had RBIs before Frazier and Brandon Nimmo homered on consecutive pitches.
McNeil hit a solo homer in the second, and Frazier hit his 20th homer of the season, a solo shot, in the third. McNeil then joined Frazier in the 20-homer club with a two-run drive in the sixth.
The Mets have four players with 20 homers for the fourth time in franchise history. Alonso leads the majors with 47, and Michael Conforto has 29.
Matz allowed four hits and three walks while striking out seven. He issued all three walks to open the second before striking out Carson Kelly and inducing a double-play grounder from Kevin Cron.
Ray gave up five hits and struck out one.
Ray endured the shortest start by a Diamondbacks pitcher since T.J. McFarland gave up seven runs while recording just one out against the Minnesota Twins on Aug, 20, 2017. It was the shortest start ever for Ray, who lasted 1 innings for the Detroit Tigers against the Twins on Aug. 22, 2014, and 1 innings for the Diamondbacks against the Washington Nationals on April 29, 2018.
Diamondbacks: RHP Luke Weaver (right flexor strain) is scheduled to throw 35 pitches or two innings for Class A Visalia in a playoff game Friday. Weaver hasn't pitched for Arizona since May 26.
Mets: RHP Robert Gsellman (lat) played long toss Wednesday and holds out hope he can return this season.
Diamondbacks: LHP Alex Young (7-3, 3.38 ERA) is coming off the best start of his rookie season, when he gave up two hits and struck out 12 over eight innings in a 2-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
Mets: RHP Marcus Stroman (7-13, 3.42 ERA) has recorded just one quality start in seven tries for the Mets, who acquired him from Toronto on July 28.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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My dear friend, Pastor Rob Patterson, posted on Facebook an appropriately scathing commentary on hateful "christian" commentary following the horrifying events of Orlando along with a beautiful prayer for the people affected by the tragedy. I thought I would share it because Rob's prayer is worth our "amen"!
My heart is broken for the victims of the Orlando shooting, their friends, and families. In addition to the sadness I feel, I also feel shame. As a Christian I am ashamed at the comments I have read on social media that say or imply God would be happy about the shooting. I am repulsed by the comments a Sacramento pastor made saying he wished the government would line up gays and lesbians against a wall so a firing squad could "blow their brains out."
I want to apologize to all my gay friends and family for such venom masquerading as Christianity. The Bible does not say, "God so loved the world – except gay people." It says, "God so loved the world." Period.
Tonight I am praying for these precious people who God loves. Most merciful God, whose wisdom is beyond our understanding: Deal graciously with the friends and family of the victims of the Orlando shooting, in their grief. Surround them with your love, that they may not be overwhelmed by their loss, but have confidence in your goodness, and strength to meet the days to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.


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The Top Ten Best Jojo Songs
Awesome Song. I love this song so much..! One of her best songs! Even better than many of her songs. She is the best. Her songs are even better than the other songs (including Baby It's You"
I love this song very much! JoJo is a really talented singer and her voice is really beautiful. One of the best singers I've ever heard of!
I Love this song it rocks!
It should have topped the billboard charts for a year. It was really the best song she did. Whatever happened to JoJo anyway? She should make a comeback I miss her terribly. :(
Greatest song I have ever heard hearing it now in 2013 and forever and to Leave and Disaster and Marvin's Room and much more love your voice jojo love it forever :) continue please love you...
This song makes me feel good I love you jojo you're the best
You r good singer
So Cool! This album has many great songs! - mood333
It is 2016 and this is an amazing throwback beat! - DynastiSugarPop
Love song jo jo or my name is jo jo Hujef Parve!
The Best! - mood333
Her bet sing after leave and too little too late
This Is very very very nice song It it was so I mean beautiful... It describes my story of life it is her best song known I love Her and Her songs KEEP IT UP to her songs that keep me alive
This is by far my favorite song by Jojo... I love it so much!
Amazing song love you JoJo
Love it... Vry nice
This is the best song I've ever heard. This song has good rhythm, I always listen this song when I feel stress. This songs should be placed in the first rank...!
I just love this song! My favourite from JoJo is "Not That Kinda Girl", but since is not here, this is my second favourite.
Love that song jojo your amazing
This is the best song I've ever heard
The Contenders
Love the song
Probably her best. I love it SO much! It's not like the normal stuff we hear, it's not cheesy or manufactured bubblegum pop, it's different. It reminds me a bit of Too Little, Too Late, but you can tell how much she's matured since then, and she really connects with the song.
This song is driving me crazy, I can't stop listen it. very powerful and emotional
Best song so far
This song is very touchable. Her screaming as "you can't save me" is giving a strong feeling to people especially who suffer from any types of addiction.
Best song ever!
PUSH IT TO THE TOP! LISTEN TO IT IF YOU haven't! :0
I am addicted to this,amazing lyrics,it's very catchy
I appreciate the Beautiful song beautiful girl the digital divide
How is this song on 7? It SHOULD BE HIGHER...
Everyone I know loves this song... Even though both too little too late and marvin's room... I have to vote for this song because I can totally relate
Your voice was so beautiful in this song...
This is so amazing song♥♥♥♥
Nice nice very nice big nice
Gonna love this..
I love this song it is my favrite so I have 2 favrite songs please vote for this
This is a cover but it is by far the best covered song ever invented EVER!
I Think Song Should zbe Higher
Easily her best song
This song is unbelievable,
Love it!
I love this song because it describes the thing that all the luvers around the world suffer from...
Big motivation for gals
A sexy song. Literally. I love it
AH this song really deserves to be number 1 its just AMAZING! Really that's all that can describe it!
This was the first song I heard from her,it's really cool
One of her best
Even though this song wasn't able to make it in her albums, it's still one of Jojo's best songs! Hands down!
Excellent track.
Love this song
Her best song in my opinion
Probably one of her best on MAD LOVE record. - princeRio
Awesome - princeRio
What is this doing here? This deserves top 20 at least such an underrated song by such an underrated artist


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It never fails. Timing can't be worse. I wish it came two days early or three days late. Now I have to stare at these parts and wish I could install them on the Fiat. Tomorrow morning I start my project of replacing the hoses, plugs, idler pulley, belt, valve cover gaskets and more on my family mini van. Who knows, maybe it will only take me a day and I'll have Saturday to work on the fun car.
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Yesterday's morning's visits to several salmon farming firms in Shetland, Stirling and Fife as part of an European Economic Area wide investigation, centered on Norway, illustrates just how wide sweeping the powers enjoyed by the Commission under Article 101 TFEU are when investigating cartels and other restrictive business practices.
The Scottish sites included those of Marine Harvest – recently rebranded as Mowi – in Rosyth, Scottish Sea Farms in Stirling and Grieg Seafood in Lerwick on the Shetland Isles. Simultaneously, premises in Norway and the Netherlands were also inspected.
The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation, a trade body, said it was aware of the investigations and that all companies involved with co-operating fully with the Commission's investigations.
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Tue, 10 December 2019
It's two days until polling and we kick off with trying to work our way through yesterday's big stories around gaffes,punches, and gaming the media.
However we move on to go behind the headlines and question if this focus is obscuring the real issues, and if the resulting loss of public trust in the BBC and other institutions is fuelling the apparent drift towards the Tories in England.
Lesley was up in Cromarty where she spoke with Jon Snow of Channel 4. The London media seem to think that the next big story is Scottish independence. But Lesley asks what if the Tories win on Thursday, where can we go if Westminster says no to indyref2? Some surprising voices, including us, are saying that non violent civil disobedience would be justified.
We've championed Emma Barnett of the BBC but did she "jump the shark" on the BBC QT under 30s debate with her "nationalised sausages", and last minute "7% deficit" questions to Angela Rayner and Humza Yousaf?
Nicola Sturgeon has continually been grilled on the Scottish government's record during the campaign.Boris Johnson has tried to paint himself as an outsider hamstrung by a "Remoaner" Parliament. Lesley wonders who he'll blame if/when he wins on Thursday with an entirely Brexiteer set of Tory MPs.
I chip in on how can this new, reactionary Conservative Party, keep its northern English, working class base onside.
Direct download: A_matter_of_trust.mp3
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Tue, 19 February 2019
There's only one place to begin this week and it's the, less than, surprise resignation of seven Labour MPs to form TIG-The Independent Group.
Lesley and I try to get our heads round why now, what for, and what next for this disparate group.
This speculation, inevitably for us, leads us down several highways and bye ways including proportional representation, and the founding of the Scottish Labour Party in 1888.
Just when you thought the hoo ha surrounding BBC Question Time had died down the National revealed the editing of Fiona Hyslop's reply to orange jaiket man. We draw on our past experiences in teaching, producing, and presenting to examine the ethics and editorial decisions behind it.
The Scottish Tories have been out in force across the streets and on social media fulminating about the Workplace Parking Levy. Lesley not only ripostes their arguments against it but widens the discussion to reflect on the nature of our relationships with private and public transport.
Finally, it's hats aff tae the inestimable Jim Spence new rector of Dundee University and Arab of good standing. Laborare et orare James.
Direct download: The_Secret_7.mp3
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Tue, 5 February 2019
Back in the days of Riddoch Questions we used to sit around post show and record our thoughts about the topics and podcast them as Aftermath.
Well...after today's podcast we suddenly found ourselves chatting about the meaning of identities ,specifically our own, and we decided to go back to the future and create our very own Aftermath.
We hope you enjoy this wee bonus.
Direct download: The_Aftermath.mp3
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Fri, 18 May 2018
After a bombshell of an opening, within which I tell possibly the most niche joke ever, we get back down to business with reflections on this week's shenanigans in the House of Lords.
Lesley's recent gig in Bearsden sparks a debate, wherein I defend the First Minister's softly softly approach, on whether the SNP leadership is playing it too safe on Indyref 2.
As May and the Brexiteers play fast and loose with the Irish border issue are there signs that "liberal unionists" are now thinking the unthinkable over Irish reunification?
All of this plus, evangelical Zionists, the discovery that Scotland is less popular than Gibraltar with English voters, tomorrow's Scottish Cup Final and Lesley's reaction to Willo Flood leaving Tannadice.
Direct download: Lords_save_us.mp3
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Thu, 15 March 2018
I was away in Wales last weekend and Lesley decided that she had to do something equally spectacular. In her case it was attending the Sunday session of the Labour Party Conference in Dundee.
Stand by for some pretty trenchant thoughts from her on that experience in terms of the UK Labour leadership, its relationship with the party in Scotland, and John McDonnell's speech.
Corbyn's remarks on immigration and low wages sparked me to do some research on the reality of what links there are, if any, between the two.
I also discovered some surprising facts on Keir Hardie (note the spelling chums) in the course of the digging.
The Salisbury poisoning, who's to blame, and the political fall outs over it occupies the next part of our hour.
Lesley's National article on the latest STV Ipsos Mori poll was an absolute necessity to discuss, if only to provide me with this week's show title.
Finally, I have some thoughts on the deaths of Stephen Hawking and the uillean piper Liam O'Flynn
Direct download: Polls_Apart.mp3
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Tue, 31 October 2017
We unashamedly spend the vast majority of this week's podcast on the continuing crisis in Catalunya.
Lesley was a first hand witness to last week's momentous events and gives a fantastic insight into what it was like on the streets of Barcelona as the drama unfolded.
She also, tells tall Castilian tales, recounts her experiences with anarcho-syndicalists and , most importantly, lets the world into the dark secrets of Brian Taylor's dancing.
I pitch in here and there but inevitably finish up talking about the fitba. Dinnae let on tae the Wee Ginger Dug!
There's also a plug for the Build:Bridges to Indy event this weekend in Edinburgh.
Direct download: Visca_Catalunya.mp3
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Fri, 23 September 2016
This week sees the return of the podcast . Lesley tells all about ,her visit to the Faroe Islands , the significance of the number 49000, and why bigger ain't necessarily better . I, on the other hand fumble my big introduction but do manage to pronounce Caithness correctly.
Direct download: Lesley_Riddoch_Faroes.mp3
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Sun, 1 May 2016
This week we manage to record in two parts. The first is a meander through the week. The big news is the Hillsborough verdict and its implications. We also briefly touch on 'Ken', Jackie the musical , and a hustings in Dundee.
And the lack of vision in this election....then we come back after watching the last leaders' debate...what was it about ?
Direct download: Two_Parts.mp3
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Mon, 28 July 2014
In this week's @lesleyriddoch Podcast and following Lesley's Scotsman column this week, we turn the Commonwealth Games upside down and give them a good shake. Men's emotions, rugby support, the strength of TV pictures, the 'new' Glasgow kiss, amongst other things, get a good airing. We also talk cycling and badges.
Direct download: Commonwealth_Games.mp3
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Mon, 12 September 2011
It was hard not to talk about the Vickers' Report on Banking. Equally the moves of the Scottish Labour Party seem slightly strange. However, Lesley has a thought or two to share.
Direct download: Vickers_Banks_and_Scotlands_Labour.mp3
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Sat, 7 May 2011
The Scottish Election is over and the result was surprising. Around the kitchen table, Lesley tries to unpick it and on the way, it does get a bit heated. You'll get repatriation, independence, and relaxing Iain Gray
Direct download: The_Well_that_was_an_election_podcast.mp3
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Fri, 18 February 2011
Lesley is in Norway up at the Arctic Circle. Over a crackling Skype connection, we explore Wendy Alexander's departure, what about AV and Hammerfest and briefly more land issues.
Direct download: Wendy_Hammerfest_AV_and_Land_Giveaway.mp3
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Sun, 6 February 2011
Lesley has had a busy week. The Scotsman column about Glentress has been the subject of some debate on the blog. Mountain bikers have been very vocal. Across in Norway, it is the year of Nansen and Lesley is full of this incredible story. Finally, Egypt and a movie get the Riddoch treatment. There is a spoiler alert...if you are going to see "Black Swan". And if you are curious about the logo here; it's the new Nordic Horizons think tank/community of interest...check it out at NordicHorizons.org
Direct download: Bikes_Nansen_and_swans_mixdown.mp3
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Sat, 29 January 2011
It's been a tough week and this podcast reflects it all. Lesley reveals a little about her current studies and a lot about an amazing Bonnie Rideout concert and our current crop of scandals. Tough opinions are expressed, as you would imagine from the MD of Feisty Productions.
Direct download: Huts_music_and_football_scandals.mp3
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Sun, 23 January 2011
This week, Lesley talks through the most recent bout of filming marine devices for the EquiMar project and demonstrates an unequalled grasp of facts and figures. Jonathan Woss makes a brief appearance and it's all downhill to social change as evidenced by Angry Birds.
Direct download: Marine_Miranda_and_Apps.mp3
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The 5 Greatest Cyber Threats to Your Business and How to Prevent Them
While Cybersecurity is still a new topic to many organizations, Healthcare remains the number one targeted industry by cyber-criminals. After years of working with organizations of all kinds, we've compiled a list of the 5 biggest threats to your practice along with expert tips to help defeat them. Some of these tips can be implemented before lunch and significantly increase your organization's security.
The 5 Greatest Cyber Threats of 2019:
- Password Spraying & Stuffing
- Unpatched & known vulnerabilities
- Lack of security self-awareness
- Advanced Phishing / CEO Fraud
- Lack of asset management
Password Spraying & Stuffing
Something unknown to many that are outside of the industry is a commonly used tactic known as Password Spraying & Stuffing. Password Spraying is when an attacker obtains a list of emails & usernames for your organization, usually through scripts that crawl google and LinkedIn, and then attempts commonly used passwords on every single account.
It is a well-known trick for red teamers (advanced pentesters) that because of common password complexity rules, and 90 day password rotating policies, people often fall into the habit of structuring the password like the following:
"SeasonYear!" or "CompanyNameYear!"
An example of this might be: Winter2018!, when their password rotates, Spring2019!, by following this scheme, the employee will always be able to remember their password, always have a fresh password, and always fit into password complexity rules! How convenient!
Yes perhaps, convenient, until attackers figure this out too. And surprise, they have. Now it's both very convenient and very insecure.
So how can I stop this happening? The first thing you can do is try to educate your employees on this simple rule, and try to communicate how crucial it is that they never follow this kind of password scheme, instead they should try and use something like a Password Manager, or even Diceware!
So that's password spraying, what about password stuffing? Password stuffing is a bit more complex, but essentially attackers obtain a list of emails and will lookup those emails in paid-for services such as weleakinfo.com. These services index breaches from over the years, such as the Adobe breach, the Linkedin breach, the Dropbox breach, the Bit.ly breach (the list goes on).
Due to how humans have a proclivity to reuse passwords, they rely on the fact that some employees have reused the password on their company accounts, or used some permutation of it. The sad fact of this issue is that the bigger the company, the more risk they face with this issue, as there is more surface area for people to make mistakes.
How can you fix this? By hiring a well-skilled firm to perform your annual penetration test, they will test for Password Spraying & Stuffing and help you to identify your risk in this area (among many other things).
Unpatched & Known Vulnerabilities
This is something that is so simple, yet commonly overlooked. Something that occurs often in the cybersecurity community is that people test applications and find vulnerabilities in applications, such as VMware ESXi, Jira, Microsoft Word, WordPress, Drupal, Apache Tomcat, (and pretty much any physical or web application you can think of).
Once they've identified the vulnerabilities, they contact the vendors and ensure fixes are deployed. Then often, other individuals will develop exploit-code for these vulnerabilities (code that allows an attacker to fully control the device).
Now you'd hope that people that run this software would be aware of the new vulnerabilities, and then update their software. However this rarely happens, especially in Small Businesses to Medium Enterprise. This means that at any one time, there are thousands of businesses running insecure software, and the longer they leave it, the more vulnerabilities come out.
How do you make sure you're not running old or insecure software? The answer is Vulnerability Scans, a vulnerability scan assesses (internally and externally) your
This opens you up to all sorts of threats such as ransomware and worms, as well as kids running random exploit-code against
This opens you up to all sorts of threats such as ransomware and worms, as well as kids running random exploit-code against organizations all over the world for fun, or worse, criminals that obtain and sell your sensitive data.
Lack of Security Self-Awareness
This threat is a far too common one. When you speak to some people that have never invested in security, their common reasons involve: "We are too small", "Nobody would want to hack us", "We've never been hacked before".
The problem with these statements is that they show a huge lack of self-awareness with regards to the security landscape. You don't need to be anybody notable if you're connected to the internet or anything you own is exposed on the internet, automated systems that scan the internet constantly will identify your devices and exploit them. No Human intervention needed. Very often, using publicly released exploit code, or weak/common passwords.
Companies such as Greynoise.io identify these devices, and if you look through their explorer, there are thousands of devices scanning the internet everyday looking for vulnerable hosts.
The natural equivalent of exposing a device to the internet is that of dropping meat in piranha-infested waters. If not properly secured, it will be quickly consumed.
So how can I improve my security self awareness? An easy way to know where you stand from a security perspective is to have a Baseline Assessment, a baseline assessment is a bundle of services with an easily digestible, overview report. If you've never had a pentest or a vulnscan before, or invested in any sort of security services, then a baseline assessment will help you quickly know where you stand, and what actions you need to do.
You get a checkup every 12 months at the dentist, you get your car serviced annually, why wouldn't you want to do the same with the security of your organization?
Advanced Phishing & CEO Fraud
The title says advanced phishing, but the fact of the matter is that regular old phishing is still a huge issue, and is still causing lots of trouble for medium enterprises.
Phishing is where an attacker crafts an email that impersonates a company or an individual, in an attempt to get you to perform an action that will aid the attacker.
Usually entering your username and password into a website that looks identical to the service they're impersonating, or running a malicious attachment to give the attacker full remote access of your workstation.
Once upon a time Phishing was just emails that were poorly written with unconvincing phishing pages. Today, that is a very different reality. Phishing pages are almost indistinguishable from the actual pages, with the only telltale sign being that it prompted you to login.
CEO Fraud
CEO Fraud is a very devious attack, criminals identify people in certain positions, such as a manager, and impersonate them to try and get them to preform an action.
Sometimes they will imitate their style of speaking, their email signature, and even use slang from within the company. Common trends involve a manager asking an HR employee to change payroll accounts or to wire certain transactions to different account numbers.
How can you defend against this? Education through training plans such as Knowbe4 can be invaluable to protect against this type of thing. Awareness is king in the human-oriented security industry.
Teaching people to actually call the person, and verify certain actions can save a lot of trouble and problems, especially on big things like payroll redirection.
Lack of Asset Management
Asset Management is the process of keeping track of what assets you own, where they are, what they do, and what data they store.
It is too common that corporations and management completely forget that certains servers or systems exist. Remember that Jira server you used in 2010? That just happens to have no regular patches, no vulnerability scans, and also contains critical user information, but nobody remembers it existed.
This is very scary from a security perspective, and is actually very common.
Asset management can start with something as simple as a spreadsheet, and quarterly asset audits can be very helpful in helping to be aware of your devices so that you can actually secure them.
How can you expect to protect your assets if you don't know what you have?
Lots of businesses are trying to sell you their 'advanced magic-bullets', so certain threats are overhyped, and finding good, unbiased information about real threats that organisations face day-to-day.


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This really isn't a typical "how-to" as I don't think there is a right or wrong way to make this craft. It is, however, an spark to get your creative fire going and see what you can come up with. This is just what we did and we had a LOT of fun doing it. We only spent about an hour, but my kids would still be working if I let them.
Christmas Tree Craft Stick Ornament
Supplies Needed:
- Wooden Craft Sticks or Popsicle Sticks
- Glue (I used hot glue)
- Embellishments
- pipe cleaners
- pom poms
- glitter glue
- glitter
- Scissors
- Markers, Paint or Crayons (not pictured)
First Color your sticks the color you desire. We set out to make Christmas trees so we got busy using green markers. We had Sharpies and washable markers and both worked great. You could also use paint, but I opted not to as we only had a short period of time and I wasn't interested in waiting for it to dry.
Next cut the desired number of "branches" for your Christmas tree. Start off with the full length of one stick and cut each one shorter and shorter until you have the desired number of branches needed to make your tree.
It should look something like this:
Now glue your pattern onto the "base stick". I opted to use hot glue. You could easily use school glue as it is strong enough, but it would require additional time to dry before you could decorate it because of fragility. Again, we only had a short period of time so I used hot glue to speed up the process.
Once your tree is assembled you can let the kids get to decorating. My kids used the glitter like it was going out of style and added a lot of the glitter pom poms.
Did I mention the glitter? Oh my, the glitter!
After they finished their decorating I cut a pipe cleaner to the appropriate length and made a loop to attach to the back for a hanger.
My kids REALLY loved doing this and it got their creative juices flowing. They had all kinds of ideas about what to do with the popsicle sticks. We wound up making some snowflakes too, but their imaginations were running wild when they saw the 1000 craft sticks. We'll definitely be getting them out again.
For now these are the creations we made today:
|Penn State Christmas Tree
|This face says it all
|Glitter Snowflake
|Jack's Crayon Colored snowflake
What do you think? Have you made popsicle stick creations before? Will you try it?
If you're following along in the Adventures of the Elf on the Shelf: Lulu (which I'm updating everyday so it will become a full list of all Lulu's adventures... click the link to see ALL the ideas) then here is what she was up to yesterday.
|Lulu took a bubble bath... ok ok it's marshmallows


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Could I get my thread moved?
Hi all,
We really enjoy watching Let's Play Total War videos here at CA - and now you guys have a section to post them in!
We'll be keeping an eye out for the best ones, and may feature them (with your permission) in future community reports.
We'll also be looking to jump in ourselves, so keep an eye out for official CA videos too!
The Creative Assembly
I suggest you actually make your own thread for all your Let's Plays.


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Raw Living | Welcome | Where to Start and Resources
Welcome! Raw Living has been in business since 2002, when it was a simple five-page website selling juicers, algae and tahini...since then we have grown to become Europe's largest resource for cutting edge plant nutrition. We have the largest selection of super foods in Europe, as well as all the tastiest raw food snacks from around the world. We pride ourselves on being more than just a shop: we hope that we can go some way towards introducing you to the raw lifestyle and helping you set off on what we believe is a wonderful and life-changing direction.
To this end, we have a ton of free resources here for you. There's a Where To Start section, which breaks it down as simply as possible. A free 46 page e-Book with articles and recipes for when you've got a bit more time.
Then you want to check out KateMagic.com, for articles, events and recipes from a woman who has been thriving on this lifestyle for three decades, and is committed to living her best life and sharing with you everything she learns along the way.
If you're wanting to get busy in the kitchen, you can browse our Recipe section with over 30 more of Kate's recipes.
When you're done with all that, you might want to check out our YouTube, which has a load of great introductory videos.
If you still need questions on the raw lifestyle answering, please don't send them to our office, where they are so busy making sure all the orders get sent out as quickly as possible. You can book a session with Kate, or if you want some live action, Kate travels all around the world, putting on events all across Europe.
If you're the kind of person who prefers to learn from the comfort of their own sofa, you can check out Kate's talks in video format on The Raw Magic Academy .
So, like we said, we hope we've got you covered! And if you want to let us know how you're getting on, please hit us up on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.
Actually, the site used to house even more information on the raw food lifestyle, but sadly, we were ordered to remove it in July 2013.
it is currently illegal to share this information, which we have spent decades researching, with you. Primarily down to EU legislation that was passed at the end of 2012, we are allowed to tell you very little about the products we sell, why we recommend them and what they have historically been used for.
To be able to share information, we need to have registered our products with the EU permitted claims register. This process takes years and costs over £100,000 per product, so obviously is not possible for small businesses such as ourselves. For now, we are still allowed to sell the foods on our website, although there are plans in process within the EU to change that as well, and outlaw all herbs, supplements, and seeds. Yes, crazy, but true! For now, the legislators have decided that it is in the public's interest to be sold herbs without any qualifying information that might help with guiding customers why to use them, or how much and how often to use them. We are forbidden to use words such as "health", "energy", "benefits", "vitality", "pure", "antioxidants", "superfoods" and "probiotics."
We think this issue goes far beyond whether you believe herbs have medicinal properties or not, and extends to freedom of choice and freedom of speech. But for now, it is not illegal for you to share information. Please tell your family and friends how much you enjoy these foods. Tell them where they can find the best quality at the best prices. Tell them how our right to choose what we put in our bodies, and our rights to share information that has been in the public domain for centuries, are being violated. Do your research and learn about who makes the laws (unelected groups of "experts", who work closely with the giant pharmaceutical, agrictural, and chemical companies), and what the real intentions of the laws are.
Recommended campaign groups
Alliance for Natural Health details all the issues clearly and comprehensively.
Consumers for Health Choice campaigns on supplements.
Save the Practice of Herbal Medicine in the UK


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In the summer Danish Superliga team Aab Aalborg went from Hummel to Adidas. Traditionally Aab wears a red and white striped shirt but Adidas didn't have time to make such a shirt for the club.
Instead Aab played in an all white kit in the autum season. Now the new Adidas Home shirt has been unveiled - with stirpes!
The new Aab Aalborg 10/11 Adidas Home kit will be available in shops from December 7th.
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ELD Watch – On-demand Webinar
What carriers need to know about the ELD mandate
About this Webinar
Watch for our free ELD Watch webinar on demand. Jean-Sebastien Bouchard will clear up the confusion regarding FMCSA updates and changes made to the ELD mandate since it was implemented in December 2017.
What will you learn?
This webinar will address the following:
What the FMCSA updates are and how they affect your drivers
Main differences between ELD and AOBRD regulations
Passing roadside inspections without a hitch; how to prepare your drivers
How to prepare for the Canadian ELD Mandate
ELD self-certification vs. Canadian-recommended third-party certification; the impacts and benefits to carriers
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USB Pro PIC-PIC18-PIC16-AVR Programmer
The programmer project presented here is intended to be used by more experienced users who already have access to a simple PIC programmer, because the programmer hardware is built around one 18F2550 or 16F1455 microcontroller that has to be preprogrammed with the firmware. The presented solution uses PC's USB port for reliable communication between the programming software and the 'intelligent' programmer hardware.SCREENSHOTS
The programming software packages are designed to look like OshonSoft.com IDE software. They even support color themes . The software is very easy to use and works on all Windows platforms. And it is free of charge. You can download the programming software setup packages here:
One nice feature of the programming software is that all supported devices specific information (including programming algorithms written in special symbolic language) is loaded from an external devices.txt file. The description of all the programming algorithms symbolic language elements is also provided. So, the users that are acquainted with the low-level programming details can easily add support for more microcontroller models.
The programmer firmware is provided in the form of Basic source program that has to be compiled with PIC18 Simulator IDE integrated Basic compiler for 18F2550 choice, or with PIC16 Simulator IDE integrated Basic compiler for 16F1455 choice, to get the HEX file ready to be programmed into the programmer 18F2550 or 16F1455 microcontroller.


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August 13, 2016
In the movie Jerry Maguire, Rod Tidwell is not sure he can trust the title character, his agent, to represent his interests fairly. He screams, "Show me the money, Jerry!" to emphasize Maguire's obligations to his client. Over the past five years, LPs and regulators have been having similar conversations with private equity GPs. In this context, "show me the money" means full transparency about what LPs pay for and the revenue GPs actually receive.
Fees and expenses continue to garner significant scrutiny in the private equity industry—receiving an almost constant glare from the press, regulators, institutional investors, pension beneficiaries and federal and state governments. In Part 1, Uncovering the Costs and Benefits of Private Equity, we investigated the fees charged in private markets, and whether the returns justify these costs. Here , in Part 2, we explore trends in fees and expenses and how the energy and attention given the subject have changed the behavior of market participants.
Based on our review of regulatory actions, as well as our interactions with GPs and LPs, we conclude that behaviors with respect to fees and expenses have improved: offsets are higher and there is more disclosure across the board. Notwithstanding these improvements, a number of barriers remain. To continue moving the industry in this positive direction, there are a number of steps that LPs large and small can and should take.


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So GenCon just happened and we discuss some of the hype coming out of that trade show. A lot of great games were introduced at the show in Indianapolis, though to be fair, the show is more of a tabletop RPG gaming showcase. In the last few years, with board games on the rise, it seems to have taken on a slightly different focus, though the roots of the show will always be tabletop RPG's as the show itself was established in 1968 by Gary Gygax.
We then switch to the "all-to-soon" Essen Preview! With GenCon a recent memory everyone in the hobby turns their attention to the Internationale Spieltage SPIEL, otherwise known as Essen Spiel and the upcoming massive show of board gaming happening in late October. GenCon is a great pre-Essen Spiel preview, though the show in Germany is when EVERYTHING comes out. We'll be showcasing and discussing hyped games for the next couple of podcasts until we get a chance to play some of them at the upcoming Fall BGG.Con in late November.
The middle section of our show is another segment of History in Gaming. In this episode, we cover the oft-overlooked Road to Canterbury. The unique 3-player game of indulgences, sin, and temptation has some fun history when you pair it with the period just before the Protestant Reformation. Mark, a particular fan of that portion of history, walks us through the interesting tie-ins with the board game.
Finally, we finish with a discussion of Gateway Games. These are those games that got us into the hobby, though for this discussion each of the guys picks that one game they use when introducing new players to the hobby. As we're gamers and we love talking games, we also chose a secondary "back-up" game, though I'm pretty sure Sten may have discussed roughly twelve different games he uses.
We hope you enjoy the show and we'll see you next month as we creep closer and closer to Essen Spiel.
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