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Alex Bovee, CEO and co-founder of C1.ai (formerly ConductorOne), returns for his third appearance on Identity at the Center. Alex walks Jim and Jeff through the rebrand to C1.ai and why the .ai matters: identity now covers humans, workloads, and agents. The conversation opens on launch week and the new App Hub, built around a question many CIOs and CISOs are facing. What happens when everyone in the company becomes a builder and vibe-coded apps start running critical workflows?From there, Alex frames the difference between humans, software, and agents using two dimensions, trustworthiness and determinism, and explains why agents that "goal max" call for runtime enforcement instead of relying only on after-the-fact reviews. He breaks down the Hugging Face breach, where an OpenAI agent under evaluation escaped its sandbox in pursuit of better eval results, and lays out six control points for agent security: identity, the harness, network egress, data and tools, the LLM gateway, and credentials.The group also covers why IGA fundamentals speed up AI adoption, three buckets of agents (SaaS, enterprise, and personal productivity), agents evaluating other agents, governed swim lanes over shutting things down, and the slept-on problem of credentials sprawling across endpoints. Plus girl dads, boy families, and the return of the Royal Octopus.Made possible with support from C1. Learn more at c1.ai/idacConnect with Alex: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbovee/Learn more about C1: https://www.c1.ai/idacConnect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com00:00 Intro00:33 Welcome back, Alex Bovee01:28 From ConductorOne to C1 and the .ai rebrand04:14 Launch week and the App Hub07:07 Farm-to-table software and the limits of off-the-shelf SaaS09:56 The real risks of vibe-coded apps12:52 Humans, software, and agents: trust and determinism17:10 UARs matter more for agents17:59 What happened in the Hugging Face breach21:23 Six control points for securing agents25:38 Where should teams focus first?31:33 Meeting customers where they are33:02 Why IGA basics come before AI adoption34:27 AI accelerates bad IAM35:45 Governance versus business speed37:51 SaaS, enterprise, and personal productivity agents41:19 Runtime enforcement and agents evaluating agents44:22 Can you train an agent not to goal max?47:33 Governed swim lanes, not shutdowns50:33 Publishing a vibe-coded app through App Hub53:03 The slept-on credential problem56:04 Girl dads, boy families, and the Royal Octopus1:00:54 Wrap-upIDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, Alex Bovee, C1, C1.ai, ConductorOne, Sponsor Spotlight, identity and access management, IAM, identity governance, IGA, AI agents, agentic AI, agentic enterprise, non-human identity, NHI, workload identity, machine identity, vibe coding, App Hub, Hugging Face breach, OpenAI, agent evals, goal maxing, runtime enforcement, runtime security, MCP, MCP gateway, LLM gateway, network egress, agent harness, just-in-time credentials, secrets management, shadow AI, user access reviews, UAR, joiner mover leaver, delegated authorization
Bunte Müllwagen werben für IGA 2027, KI aus Gelsenkirchen erfolgreich, Umwege in Gelsenkirchener Innenstadt
Weniger Arbeitslose bei uns, DRK-Blutspendedienst sucht Erstspender, Müllautos machen Lust auf IGA 2027
Andy Roddick and Jon Wertheim recap the 2026 Laver Cup! From match highlights to behind-the-scenes stories, they dive into it all. We had an awesome time getting to interview some of the greats: Andy Murray, Andre Agassi, Yannick Noah, John McEnroe, Pat Rafter, and Tim Henman. If you want to watch any of those interviews, click the link here to watch them all: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJlreVEs0ws0 COMMENT BELOW: Did you watch the Laver Cup? What do you think of the tournament?
Seven global approvals in five years, validated biomarkers and FDA flexibility have turned IgA nephropathy from a neglected rare disease into a crowded field, with Biogen, Novartis, Takeda, Climb Bio and Jade chasing targets such as APRIL, BAFF and CD38. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury's analysts assess how next-generation therapies are competing on safety and longer dosing intervals.The analysts also discuss Heidi Overton's FDA commissioner confirmation hearing and lingering questions about her independence, new pharma tariff guidance that leaves exemptions unclear, and how reverse mergers paired with nine-figure PIPEs became a viable IPO alternative. Plus, Merck's $400 million upfront bet on a preclinical KRAS G12C molecular glue.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/660935#IgANephropathy #FDA #BiotechIPO #DrugDevelopment #ClinicalTrials0:00 Introduction1:30 Grand Rounds: Europe Recap6:03 IgA Nephropathy Pipeline14:57 Overton Hearing22:19 Commerce's Tariff Guidance24:28 Reverse Mergers' New LookTo submit a question to BioCentury's editors, email the BioCentury This Week team at podcasts@biocentury.com.Reach us by sending a text
Discover how novel APRIL and dual BAFF/APRIL inhibitors directly interrupt IgA nephropathy pathogenesis. Credit available for this activity expires: 9/29/27 Earn Credit / Learning Objectives & Disclosures: https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/targeting-source-dissecting-mechanisms-emerging-b-cell-2026a1000zi7?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscpedu
What happens when your kidney function looks normal, but something is still wrong? In this episode of Diary of a Kidney Warrior Podcast, Dee Moore is joined by Brittany, a wife, mom, veterinary professional and kidney disease advocate, who shares her journey to being diagnosed with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) after years of uncertainty. Brittany's kidney journey began in 2016, when symptoms initially resembling a urinary tract infection led to further investigations. Despite ongoing concerns, protein in her urine and repeated appointments with healthcare professionals, her kidney function remained good and a kidney biopsy was not initially pursued. It wasn't until September 2024 that a kidney biopsy finally provided the answer: IgA nephropathy, with secondary characteristics of minimal change disease. Brittany shares openly about the long road to diagnosis, living with fatigue before knowing what was happening in her body, her experience of pregnancy during that period and what it was like finally to have a name for the condition she had been living with for years. The conversation also explores an important and sometimes misunderstood aspect of kidney disease: good kidney function does not always tell the whole story. Brittany explains why reducing proteinuria became such an important part of protecting her kidneys, even while her kidney function remained high. Brittany also talks candidly about IgA nephropathy treatment, including difficult side effects she experienced with one medication, hospitalisation, the impact on her kidney function, liver enzymes and blood counts, and the decisions she and her medical team faced when considering what to try next. She later shares her experience with a different treatment and the significant reduction in proteinuria she personally experienced — while recognising that every person's response to treatment can be different. Throughout the conversation, one message comes through again and again: advocate for yourself. Drawing on her own experience — and 16 years working in veterinary medicine advocating for animals who cannot speak for themselves — Brittany explains what patient self-advocacy can actually look like. From asking questions and seeking second opinions to using reliable research and connecting with others living with the same condition, she encourages people with kidney disease to use their voice, even when doing so feels uncomfortable. In this episode: • Brittany's kidney journey from 2016 to diagnosis in 2024 • The long road to an IgA nephropathy diagnosis • Kidney biopsy and finally getting answers • Fatigue and life before diagnosis • Understanding IgA nephropathy (IgAN) • Proteinuria and why it matters • Why treatment may be needed even when kidney function is preserved • Brittany's personal experiences of treatment and side effects • The emotional impact of living with chronic kidney disease • Why kidney function does not always tell the whole story • Patient self-advocacy and asking questions • Seeking a second opinion when you need one • The importance of sharing kidney patient stories and knowing you are not alone
Tim Henman joins Served LIVE from the Laver Cup Fan Zone to talk Team Europe's strategy, coaching Carlos Alcaraz, and preparing for a decisive final day. Plus, Henman breaks down Alexander Zverev's matchup with Learner Tien and what Team Europe needs to do to win the Laver Cup.
Andy Murray and Pat Rafter join Served LIVE from the Laver Cup Fan Zone to talk life after tennis, the pressure of playing for a team, Laver Cup strategy, and preparing for matchups featuring Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, and Alex de Minaur. SERVED LIVE @ LAVER CUP SCHEDULE: Sunday 9/27 - 10:30am BST / 5:30am EST
Served is LIVE from the Laver Cup Fan Zone in London! John McEnroe joins Andy Roddick and Jon Wertheim to talk Carlos Alcaraz's greatness, his rivalry with Jimmy Connors, and what it takes to build a winning Laver Cup team. Plus, they preview the Day 1 matchups and break down what to expect from Team World and Team Europe. SERVED LIVE @ LAVER CUP SCHEDULE: Saturday 9/26 - 10:30am BST / 5:30am EST Sunday 9/27 - 10:30am BST / 5:30am EST
Results for weight loss treatment combo cagrilintide and semaglutide; positive results for treatment of rare form of ALS, and for sefaxersen in adults with primary IgA nephropathy; gene therapy approved for Sanfilippo syndrome; and Lyrfigtu gains approval for FGFR2+ advanced cholangiocarcinoma.
Served is LIVE from the Laver Cup Fan Zone in London! Team captains Andre Agassi and Yannick Noah join the show to talk about their approach to the tournament, team strategy, and what to expect from Team World and Team Europe. SERVED LIVE @ LAVER CUP SCHEDULE: Friday 9/25 - 10:30am BST / 5:30am EST Saturday 9/26 - 10:30am BST / 5:30am EST Sunday 9/27 - 10:30am BST / 5:30am EST
Andy Roddick is joined by Kim Clijsters to break down João Fonseca's decision to skip the Asian swing. Andy and Kim also dive into Iva Jovic's rapid rise, Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton showing up for Davis Cup, Holger Rune's return from injury, and the very different ways they handled chasing the World No. 1 ranking. Plus, the crew reacts to the WTA Finals moving to Charlotte, the challenges of squeezing the event into five days, and the bigger questions facing the WTA as it takes control of its marquee event. COMMENT BELOW: Can the WTA Finals work in a five-day format?
El Radar Empresarial de hoy se centra en On Holding, la firma deportiva que acapara titulares tras la decisión de Kylian Mbappé, uno de los astros más destacados del balompié, de abandonar Nike para fichar por ella. Durante el reciente derbi, el delantero francés ya cubrió el logotipo de la marca estadounidense. El compromiso alcanzado es considerable: un vínculo contractual de una década en el que el futbolista recibirá una compensación económica elevada junto con participaciones accionariales de la compañía. Si bien las cifras exactas no han trascendido oficialmente, L'Equipe —el medio con mayor información sobre este tema— asegura que Mbappé descartó una oferta de Nike valorada en 20 millones de dólares anuales, cantidad comparable a la que percibe LeBron James. ¿Qué otras figuras deportivas forman parte del catálogo de patrocinados de On Holding? Aunque en el ámbito futbolístico solamente cuenta, por ahora, con el atacante madridista y con el histórico gunner Thierry Henry, la marca suiza tiene una notable implantación en el atletismo y el tenis. Deportistas de la talla de Hellen Obiri, Yared Nuguse o Mohamed Attaoui ya lucen su calzado. En el circuito tenístico, la firma respalda a nombres como Iga Świątek, Ben Shelton, João Fonseca y Alex de Miñaur. El origen de todo, sin embargo, se remonta a Roger Federer, quien trazó el mismo camino que ahora sigue Mbappé al romper con Nike para unirse a On Holding. En 2019, todavía en plena carrera deportiva, ambas partes pusieron fin a su relación comercial, y el suizo optó primero por Uniqlo y posteriormente por la marca helvética, que le propuso una fórmula poco habitual en el marketing deportivo: incorporarse como "co-fundador", implicándose en el diseño de nuevas líneas de producto, recibiendo acciones y la posibilidad de invertir en la empresa. Aunque las cantidades nunca se hicieron públicas, lo más sorprendente del pacto es que no fue On quien remuneró a Federer, sino al contrario: según Bloomberg y Observer, el tenista desembolsó 50 millones de dólares para hacerse con un 3% de la compañía. En cuanto a sus cifras, la compañía atraviesa un excelente momento: durante el primer semestre registró ventas netas de 1.682 millones de euros, un incremento del 13% respecto al mismo período del ejercicio anterior. Asimismo, obtuvo un beneficio neto de 221 millones de euros, con una facturación de 881 millones de euros, lo que supone un aumento interanual del 14%.
A Federal judge rules against some SNAP restrictions, 7-Eleven is tackling football season with several deals, and IGA partners on a Seattle food desert initiative.
Howard Ting, CEO of Opal Security, joins Jeff Steadman for a Sponsor Spotlight covering identity governance for both human and non-human identities. Howard traces his path through RSA Security, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Nutanix, and Cyberhaven before returning to identity to lead Opal. The conversation covers why disabling a departing employee's account rarely ends their access, the orphaned tokens, service accounts, and agents left behind, and why visibility has to come before ownership and risk analysis. Howard and Jeff dig into agent intent and authority: whether an agent can declare its own intent, why permissions should stay a subset of what its human creator holds, and how narrowly scoped, single-task agents make governance easier. They also cover how Opal matches AI decision capacity to a growing volume of access requests, including how the company's Paladin AI supports approvers and campaign creators today. The episode closes with Opal's announcement of a unified platform for governing human, non-human, and agent identities together, extending Paladin's decisioning to agents and introducing Policy Insights to help security teams balance friction against risk. Howard shares his view that identity has to shift from an episodic, event-driven practice to a continuous one, along with a lighthearted detour into 90s video games.Connect with Howard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardting/Learn more about Opal Security: https://www.opal.dev/Connect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com00:10 Intro and welcome01:01 Howard's identity origin story: RSA, Microsoft, Kim Cameron02:48 What Opal does: unified control plane for human and non-human identities04:16 The opal.dev domain and how Opal got its name06:42 Termination and lifecycle: why access doesn't fully go away09:33 Session management and orphaned accounts13:57 Visibility as the first step in identity governance17:31 Can an agent declare its own intent?20:29 Authority: should an agent ever exceed its creator's permissions?22:12 Inside Opal: Risk Center and Policy Insights25:41 How Opal connects to systems and collects usage data27:30 Cross-application segregation of duties29:06 Zero standing privilege and AI managing AI32:12 Building trust in AI-driven access decisions39:00 Announcing Opal's unified platform for agents and non-human identities44:18 Explainability and traceability in Paladin's decisions48:54 Tuning risk tolerance and autonomy in Paladin51:20 Proving value: demos, POCs, and industry skepticism57:47 The shift from episodic to continuous identity59:50 Lightning round: favorite 90s video gamesIDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, Howard Ting, Opal Security, Sponsor Spotlight, identity governance administration, IGA, non-human identity, NHI, agent identity, agentic AI, access governance, least privilege, just-in-time access, JIT, zero standing privilege, Paladin, Risk Center, Policy Insights, segregation of duties, SOD, RSA Security, Microsoft, Kim Cameron, Palo Alto Networks, Nutanix, Cyberhaven, continuous identity, identity lifecycle management, orphaned accounts, service accounts, API keys, intent-based access control
Could something in your cat's food be contributing to issues you've been trying to figure out?This week for Stuff We Love September, we're sitting down with our good friend Carrie Hyde, owner of NutriScan, to talk about an at-home testing option that many cat parents don't even know exists.NutriScan is a saliva-based food intolerance and sensitivity test for dogs, cats, and horses, originally developed and patented by renowned veterinarian and researcher Dr. W. Jean Dodds. The test looks at IgA and IgM antibodies in saliva to evaluate reactions to common food ingredients.Now, Dr. Dodds has entrusted NutriScan to Carrie Hyde, and we couldn't be more excited to introduce Carrie and this resource to our cat community.In this episode, we talk about:• What food sensitivities and intolerances can look like in cats• The difference between a food sensitivity, intolerance, and true food allergy• How NutriScan's at-home saliva test works• Why figuring out which foods your individual cat responds to can be so challenging• How testing may provide another piece of information when you're trying to get to the root of ongoing issues• When at-home testing can be useful and when your cat absolutely needs veterinary care• The story behind NutriScan and why Dr. Jean Dodds chose Carrie to carry it forwardWe're big believers in having more tools in the toolbox when it comes to understanding our cats. And anything that can help us ask better questions and make more informed decisions about their individual needs is worth learning about.If you've ever wondered whether something your cat is eating agrees with them, you'll want to hear this conversation.Check it out here: https://www.nutriscanlabs.org/products/nutriscan-feline
The Ultimate Mikaela Shiffrin, Sadie Sink, Kendall Jenner & Kylie Jenner, Jutta Leerdam, Emma Raducanu, Camila Cabello, Jenna Ortega, Iga Świątek, Azzi Fudd, Paige Bueckers, Alexia Putellas, Bianca Censori & Dakota Johnson Pop & Sports Brain-Buster SpectacularBrought to you by the English Programme. Featuring news, politics, popular culture, celebrity trivia, quizzes, book readings, and a whole host of fun.Support Our Rescue Cats | Our Blog | Get New Episodes By Email | Rumble | X | YouTube | NewsK365 on Spreaker | Get New Blog Posts By Email | Throne Wishlist |
The Ultimate Mikaela Shiffrin, Sadie Sink, Kendall Jenner & Kylie Jenner, Jutta Leerdam, Emma Raducanu, Camila Cabello, Jenna Ortega, Iga Świątek, Azzi Fudd, Paige Bueckers, Alexia Putellas, Bianca Censori & Dakota Johnson Pop & Sports Brain-Buster SpectacularBrought to you by the English Programme. Featuring news, politics, popular culture, celebrity trivia, quizzes, book readings, and a whole host of fun.Support Our Rescue Cats | Our Blog | Get New Episodes By Email | Rumble | X | YouTube | NewsK365 on Spreaker | Get New Blog Posts By Email | Throne Wishlist |
Andy Roddick and Jon Wertheim recap the entire 2026 US Open: from the champions Alexander Zverev & Elena Rybakina and what the rest of their season might look like. The runner-ups Ben Shelton and Aryna Sabalenka and what they did best. Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton's 3:30am 5-set thriller. Iva Jovic and Alex Eala and their incredible 3rd Round match. And finally the late-night scheduling debate, rising popularity among influencers, and why Roddick calls the US Open the biggest sporting event in America. COMMENT BELOW: What was your moment of the 2026 US Open?
Andy Roddick breaks down Alexander Zverev's four-set win over Ben Shelton to capture the 2026 US Open title and his second Grand Slam. Plus, Andy reacts to Shelton's run to a career-high No. 4, Zverev taking control of the race for year-end No. 1, and the moment Zverev didn't realize he had won the title. All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: What did you think of the 2026 US Open Men's Final? TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/894283...
W dzisiejszym magazynie sportowym: Iga Świątek odpada w czwartej rundzie w US Open. Reprezentacja kobiet do lat 20, w ćwierć finale piłkarskich Mistrzostw Świata. Polscy siatkarze bronią tytułu mistrzòw Europy.Posłuchaj godzinnej audycji Radia SBS Polish po polsku na żywo lub w dowolnym czasie, naciśnij tutaj...Aby słuchać na żywo lub w dowolnym czasie w Twoim telefonie przez aplikację - zainstaluj bezpłatną aplikację SBS Audio appAudycje na żywo - w poniedziałki, środy, czwartki, piątki i niedziele o godz. 14.00 (czasu wschodnioaustralijskiego) na paśmie SBS Radio 1. (Audycja czwartkowa jest powtarzana w niedziele o godz. 14.00)tAby słuchać na żywo w radiu analogowym znajdź pasmo w Twoim mieście naciskając link poniżej:Pasmo nadawania audycji w danym rejonie naciśnij tutaj.Aby słuchać na żywo w radiu cyfrowym DAB znajdź 'SBS Radio1'Aby słuchać na żywo w telewizji cyfrowej znajdź: SBS Radio 1 na kanale 301Aby słuchać na żywo w internecie wejdź na stronę: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/polish/pl/polskie-radio-i-podcasty
Andy Roddick breaks down Elena Rybakina's three-set win over Aryna Sabalenka to capture the 2026 US Open title and her third Grand Slam. Plus, Andy looks ahead to tomorrow's US Open men's final between Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev. All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: What did you think of the 2026 US Open Women's Final? TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/894283...
Andy Roddick breaks down Day 13 at the 2026 US Open as Ben Shelton defeats Frances Tiafoe to reach his first Grand Slam final and Alexander Zverev takes down Karen Khachanov to set up Sunday's championship match. Andy looks ahead to Shelton vs. Zverev and previews the women's final between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina. All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: Who do you have winning the Women's Final?
Andy Roddick breaks down Day 12 of the 2026 US Open as Aryna Sabalenka defeats Jessica Pegula to reach her fourth straight US Open final and make history with eight consecutive hard-court Grand Slam finals. Plus, Elena Rybakina comes back to defeat Coco Gauff and set up a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown for the title. All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: What was your favorite match of Day 12? TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/894283...
Andy Roddick breaks down Day 11 at the 2026 US Open as Elena Rybakina beats Qinwen Zheng to secure the World No. 1 ranking, Coco Gauff survives Mirra Andreeva, and Alexander Zverev returns to the US Open semifinals. Plus, Andy discusses Karen Khachanov advancing after Alexander Blockx's retirement and the Zverev-Khachanov matchup. All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: What was your favorite match of Day 11? TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/894283...
Andy Roddick reacts to the 5-set thriller where Ben Shelton beat Carlos Alcaraz to make it to the US Open semifinals against Frances Tiafoe – guaranteeing an American in the final of the US Open. COMMENT BELOW: What did you think of the match!?
Andy Roddick breaks down the 2026 US Open Day 10. Aryna Sabalenka survives Linda Noskova, Frances Tiafoe comes back from two sets down against Alex Michelsen, and Jessica Pegula beats Emma Navarro. Plus, Andy talks the first set of Carlos Alcaraz vs. Ben Shelton. All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: What was your favorite match of Day 10? TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/894283...
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Andy Roddick breaks down the results from Day 9 of the US Open 2026. Coco Gauff rolls through Iva Jovic on her way to the Quarterfinals. Rybakina beats Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek gets upset by Zheng Qwinwen. Alexander Zverev beats Darderi in straight sets. Plus Andy previews tomorrow's matches to kick off the Quarterfinals! All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: What was your favorite match of Day 9? FILL OUT YOUR REDRAW: https://served.bracket.tennis/ TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/894283...
Can green tea boost your memory? Is the matcha craze worth the hype? In this episode, Ali Miller RD shares all about L-theanine an amino acid for stress resilience and tolerance with food-as-medicine and supplement support. She shares clinical research studies on the role of L-theanine in mental health and cognitive enhancement as well as physiological stress reduction (lower cortisol and secretory IgA) and improved sleep quality. Also in this episode, Ali unpacks how nervine and adaptogenic herbs can support stress resilience and tolerance while supporting memory and learning. She shares about the reformulation of Calm and Clear and how trace minerals are now present in each capsule with sea-derived magnesium sourcing. Leave with food-as-medicine ways to consume matcha, understanding of clinical dosage of L-theanine for results, and why stress regulation is key in your wellness. Links in this episode: Last call for Early Bird savings on Mentorship Naturally Nourished Academy Mentorship Calm and Clear has been reformulated! Check it out and use CALM15 to save (limited time offer) My favorite matcha Matcha Green Smoothie Matcha Chia Parfait Slice and Bake Matcha Almond Cookies Research studies discussed: l-Theanine, an amino acid in green tea, attenuates beta-amyloid-induced cognitive dysfunction and neurotoxicity: reduction in oxidative damage and inactivation of ERK/p38 kinase and NF-kappaB pathways - PubMed How does the tea L-theanine buffer stress and anxiety - ScienceDirect Effects of l-Theanine on Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Subjects: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study - PMC Effects of L-Theanine Administration on Stress-Related Symptoms and Cognitive Functions in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial - PMC L-theanine, a natural constituent in tea, and its effect on mental state - PubMed
Andy Roddick breaks down the results from Day 8 of the US Open 2026. Carlos Alcaraz beats Tommy Paul in straight sets and then has a hilarious moment with Andy at the desk when he mixes up who he's playing next. Andy also goes into Shelton's match against Tsitsipas, Tiafoe beating Medvedev, Michelsen advancing, and Pegula rolling through into the quarterfinals. All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: What was your favorite match of Day 8? FILL OUT YOUR REDRAW: https://served.bracket.tennis/ TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/894283...
Katie Smith, Russell Fuller and former world number 5 Daniela Hantuchova react to Iga Swiatek's straight sets defeat to Zheng Qinwen - which included Swiatek surrendering a 5-0 first set advantage.The result means that, for the first time since 2021, Swiatek will end a year without winning one of the sport's four majors.00:38 - Reaction to Iga Swiatek missing out on the Quarter Finals 01:08 - Daniela Hantuchova reacts to Iga Swiatek's team mentality 03:41 - Iga Swiatek talking to the media after her defeat 07:08 - Is there pressure from the youth coming through? 09:23 - Is Iga struggling with her coaching team? 10:25 - Is it technical problems or is it anxiety? 12:01 - Spanish influence and ideology in tennis 14:01 - Iga's first year without a Grand Slam title since 2021 17:00 - Zheng Qinwen through to the Quarter Finals after coming into the US Open through qualifying.
Andy Roddick breaks down the results from Day 7 of the US Open 2026. Roddick reacts to the “match of the tournament so far” Iva Jovic defeats Alex Eala in 3 sets. He also talks about Taylor Fritz and Madison Keys exiting in the third round. All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: What was your favorite match of Day 7? FILL OUT YOUR REDRAW: https://served.bracket.tennis/ TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/894283...
Andy Roddick breaks down the results from Day 6 of the US Open 2026. Serena and Venus Williams fall in the first round of doubles, Alcaraz and Sabalenka roll through to the Round of 16. Tommy Paul beats Bublik in five sets and Frances Tiafoe beats Vacherot in three. All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: What was your favorite match of Day 6? TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/894283...
Andy Roddick breaks down the results from Day 5 of the US Open 2026. Fresh off commentating the Zverev/Halys match, Roddick reacts to the top seeds 5-set thriller. Then, he dives into the results of Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz, Monfils/Tien, and much more. All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: What was your favorite match of Day 5? TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/894283...
This week, Adam chats to the team about the EU Brazilian beef ban, milk prices, livestock trade, Shinagh Dairy Farm Open Day and the IGA event in Mountbellew College.We welcome any feedback and questions you have for the Farm Tech Talk team. Please email farmtechtalk@farmersjournal.ie or send a text or voice note to our WhatsApp number 086 836 6465Click here if you would like a weekly email notification when Farm Talk is released https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1LkIraRklQcK5mClBGXTpFgets9e Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Andy Roddick breaks down results from Day 4 of the US Open 2026, including Daniel Merida's upset of Andrey Rublev, Ben Shelton battling past Hubert Hurkacz, and dominant wins from Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula. Andy also dives into Rafa Jodar's loss to lucky loser Bu Yunchaokete, Alex Michelsen taking out Brandon Nakashima, and the biggest storylines from around the grounds. All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio!COMMENT BELOW: What was your favorite match of Day 4?TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/894283...
Andy Roddick breaks down Day 3 at the US Open 2026, including Flavio Cobolli's historic comeback from two sets down to beat Comesana: his first win from that position after nine previous losses at majors and Yulia Putintseva's upset of No. 12 seed Belinda Bencic, the first top-20 seed to fall in the women's draw. Plus wins for Madison Keys, Taylor Fritz, and Coco Gauff. All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: What was your favorite match of Day 3? TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8942833/Served-Research-Summer-2026
Jim McDonald hosts this Sponsor Spotlight episode of Identity at the Center, made possible with support from Twine Security. Jim is joined by Benny Porat, co-founder and CEO of Twine Security and previously co-founder and CTO of Claroty. Benny shares how his cybersecurity background led him into identity and explains the concept of the "execution gap," the space where identity teams are accountable for outcomes but lack the full business context to act on their own. The conversation explores Twine Security's AI digital employee, Alex, and how it differs from traditional automation and RPA, where AI-driven execution fits best within identity operations today, and the balance between the parts of a task AI can handle easily versus the harder remaining work. Benny and Jim also dig into governance and trust, including why least privilege matters even more for AI agents and non-human identities, how organizations typically start with read-only access before expanding permissions, and how access reviews and recertification could evolve as AI takes on more of the process. They close with reflections on measuring success, how the identity practitioner's role changes as more execution shifts to AI, and a lighter round on what a personal AI digital employee might look like.Connect with Benny: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bennyporat/Learn more about Twine Security: https://www.twinesecurity.com/Connect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com00:00 - Introduction and welcoming Benny Porat, co-founder and CEO of Twine Security00:52 - How Benny found his way into identity and access management02:21 - The origin of the name Twine03:28 - Defining the IAM execution gap05:53 - AI digital employees versus RPA and automation08:07 - Where AI digital employees are best suited today09:45 - Why AI is strong at eighty percent and what makes the rest difficult14:45 - Where a digital employee like Alex fits within identity operations18:43 - Trust, governance, and giving AI agents the right permissions21:42 - Applying least privilege to AI agents and non-human identities25:19 - How organizations start using Alex, from read-only to full execution30:27 - Rethinking the role of access reviews with AI involved33:14 - Measuring efficiency gains and revocation rate improvements36:00 - Addressing concerns about AI replacing IAM practitioners39:12 - How customers define and measure success44:15 - How the practitioner's day-to-day role changes with AI agents47:12 - Closing thoughts and where to learn more47:37 - Lighter note: imagining a personal AI digital employeeKeywords: IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, Benny Porat, Twine Security, Sponsor Spotlight, AI digital employee, Alex, identity and access management, IAM, execution gap, least privilege, access reviews, recertification, agentic AI, non-human identity, NHI, Claroty, IGA, PAM, governance, human in the loop
Andy Roddick breaks down results from Day 2 of the 2026 US Open, including Carlos Alcaraz winning his first match in 139 days, Stefanos Tsitsipas taking down Cincinnati champion Arthur Fils, and Frances Tiafoe surviving a 5-set thriller against Martin Damm. All of this and more from the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: What was your favorite match of Day 2? TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8942833/Served-Research-Summer-2026
This episode we continue with the reign of Uno no Sarara, aka Jito Tenno, and look at records of the various foreigners and immigrants who came to the archipelago. This includes immigrants from the Korean peninsula as well as those foreigners with whom Yamato shared the Central Land of the Reed Plains--like the Hayato and the Emishi. We also take a look at the Yamato court's widening relationship with and use of Buddhism. Along the way we take a look at a few different incidents and reports, including omens, hunting and fishing restrictions, and a story of sweet wine that reportedly cured the worst of diseases. For more check out the podcast website: https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-155 (blogpost goes live 1 Sep 2026) Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan. My name is Joshua and this is episode 155: Immigrants, Priests, and Sweet Wine The three priests and their companions could see the distinctive pagoda from a distance away. It stood several stories tall, and the bells at the eave ends glinted in the morning light. To their right, a tall, conical peak stood out from the other mountains, much like a miniature Mt. Fuji. From there, the mountains swept down to the flat plain, which then ended at the edge of the giant body of water known as Lake Biwa. The pagoda rose up between the two, its uppermost spire jutting upwards towards the sky. Around it, much of the flat area had been carved into rectangular rice paddies, with paths and thatched roof buildings around—most of them low to the ground, distinctive of the muro style still prominent amongst most of the common people. As such, though it didn't come anywhere near the grandeur of the temples in the capital, even a provincial temple stood out with its tiled roof and the brightly colored, red, white, and green walls and windows. As they approached, the group saw a crowd of people by the gates. Many of them seemed ill and infirm. They had come to be healed by the waters of the temple—the same healing waters that had brought these priests all the way from the capital to investigate. We are covering a bunch of different things from the reign of Uno no Sarara, from 686 to 697. This episode we take a journey through a few different topics. Mostly we are talking about foreigners—both those from overseas and the ones that Yamato shared the archipelago with—and with Buddhism and how the court used this continental religion that had already become a key organ of the Yamato State. To start with, let's talk about immigrants. Immigration to the archipelago by this point isn't anything new—and I'm not just talking about the groups that came over and kickstarted the Yayoi culture and the eventual mounded tomb period that we know as the Kofun era. There were numerous ethno-linguistic groups that fell under Yamato's hegemony, and evidence of active migration. Of the various groups on the archipelago, there appear to be several categories. For instance, we have groups that are clearly external immigrants, from outside of the archipelago and then we have those groups that appear to be considered indigenous, at least by Yamato's thinking.. Some of this can be seen in how they are treated, discussed, and even assimilated. Those external, while often presented as being in a tribute status, are still treated differently from those on the archipelago, where the land borders of Yamato would abut against the territories of local ethnic groups. This probably also had something to do with the claim that the Heavenly Grandchild and their descendants, the current Tennou, were presumably given sovereignty over the entire Land of the Central Reed Plains, aka the Japanese archipelago. External immigrants included people from Silla, and, even though the kingdoms themselves had fallen and been absorbed by Silla, Gogureyo and Baekje. This last one might be a bit surprising if we think about it in modern terms where we tend to think in terms of citizenship and nationality first and foremost. So we think of someone as being American, French, or Japanese based on the country they came from. But that American might be Dine—aka Navaho—or they could identify as Cajun or their parents might have been immigrants from somewhere else and they are the first generation born in the US. That doesn't mean they aren't American, but "American" is only part of their identity. Likewise that Japanese person could be Ainu, Ryukyuan, or even one of the Bonin islanders. That is to say they may be from an ethno-linguistic group other than the majority ethnic group in that nation. In the same vein, while it's true that Baekje had been conquered by Silla, that doesn't mean that the Baekje people were suddenly erased and that the people suddenly changed their lifestyles or language overnight. And so, while they may have been subjects of the Silla kingdom, there were still Baekje people both in Silla and in the archipelago. And as late as 690, decades after it was conquered, we see that Baekje immigrants were arriving in Japan. Similarly, we see Goguryeo immigrants who came over in 687, three years earlier, even though that kingdom no longer existed. They were settled in Hitachi, where they were given lands, received an allowance of grain to help tide them over, and then allowed to grow their community and work, as long as they did so peacefully, under the care of the local Yamato officials. And it isn't difficult to see why people of Baekje and Goguryeo might come to the archipelago. Their other options were to head to the Great Tang, which had been the other conquering force, or possibly to go find refuge with various Tungusic ethnic groups around the Amur river area, outside of Tang control. What actually strikes me as a bit more surprising, to be honest, is the immigration of people from Silla. After all, Silla was ascendant, was it not? They had just unified the peninsula and this seems like it would have been a great time to be team Silla, and yet we see people leaving to come to Yamato. For instance, in 687 we see 14 immigrants from Silla settled in Shimotsuke. 22 more were presented by the Dazai-Sochi and settled in the land of Musashi. In 689 and then in 690 we see more Silla immigrants settled in both places. We also had 50 people come over with Buddhist priests, though we don't know where they ended up settling. So both Musashi and Shimotsuke were being settled with immigrants from Silla. Musashi, if you didn't already know, is the name for the area that would largely become the Tokyo metropolis in modern times. Shimotsuke was the land adjoining it to the northeast. In all likelihood, all of these people were probably being located to areas near each other, even though they are mentioned as being in different provinces. That may have been more of an administrative distinction. That also seems to indicate that they were likely being relocated to border areas where there weren't already large populations, probably because that is where there was open land that wasn't already claimed. We see something similar with the court sending the people from Goguryeo all the way to Hitachi. It does make me wonder what must have happened for someone to choose to come to the Japanese archipelago from Silla to be sent all the way to the far end of Yamato to work the land. In previous centuries I would have assumed that these were captives brought back from raids against the mainland, but by all accounts—and the fact that we continue to have relatively cordial diplomatic relations between Yamato and Silla—it appears that Yamato wasn't sending raids and that these individuals were likely coming willingly. Perhaps they were getting crowded out somewhere in Silla, and had heard of new opportunities. Or perhaps they had done something to make them persona-non-grata, as they say, back in their home country. Whatever the reason, there were a number of people coming over, who would have also brought their cultural and technological knowledge along with them. And many of them were being settled in the far eastern end of Honshu—though that may be something for another time. The indigenous category includes not only the Wa people of Yamato, but also the Hayato and the Emishi. Of these we don't have a lot of information about who they were or what languages they spoke. For the Hayato we only have a few possible words of their language, and various other things that we know from Yamato's court records. We know that the Yamato officials needed interpreters to speak with the Hayato. There are those that theorize that the Hayato language had evolved from one of the languages spoken during the Jomon era—which doesn't give us much to go on other than the idea that it may not have been a Japonic language. Attempts have been made to connect the Hayato with the unique burial features and other material artifacts of southern Kyushu, and then to the previous ethnic group, known as the Kumaso—or possibly the Kuma and So—but so far there are theories but no hard and fast connections. For example, we know that the Hayato were said to be from Ata and Ohosumi, according to the records of the court, but they also only show up in the late 7th century. Prior to that we have stories of the Kumaso, and even people called Tsuchigumo. Were those previous names for the ancestors of the Hayato? Or were the Hayato encountered later, as Yamato's borders expanded, having perhaps encompassed the lands of the Kumaso and now running into the Hayato? The fact that they show up so late in the narrative is particularly interesting, as they really only get mentioned in the reign of Ohoama and then Uno no Sarara—though they would be particularly active in the years to come, when the Nihon Shoki was being compiled. For example, we know that the Hayato were brought into the court system, and also that they resisted, with numerous rebellions in the 8th century, though at this early point, things seemed to be going well. So Hayato were coming to the court, likely seeing some benefit in their association with Yamato. They are shown coming in fairly significant numbers as well. Meanwhile, we have the ongoing assimilation of the Emishi. Unlike the Hayato, the Emishi have shown up in the narrative since the legendary period. We've talked about them quite a bit in various episodes. Even within the Emishi, the Emishi of Koshi are differentiated from the Emishi further north in Tohoku. Linguistically, a lot of place names in Tohoku and eastern Honshu have been compared to the Ainu language, with suspicions that a related language was in use in eastern and northeastern Japan for some time. Tohoku is also the area that most resisted Yayoi culture, based on archaeological finds. We know that wet rice paddy agriculture also made early in-roads into Tohoku, but then retreated much farther south, perhaps because it wasn't as suitable for the colder climate at that time. Northern material culture continued to exhibit signs of evolution from the previous Jomon era, with Hokkaido continuing a tradition that we know as the Epi-Jomon, which we first talked about back in episode 50, and several times since then as well.. There were some mounded tombs—even some keyhole shaped tombs around Sendai and Osaki, in modern Miyagi prefecture—but nothing comparable to the large numbers of tombs found in areas further to the south. The Yamato people had had regular encounters with people called "Emishi" since at least the time of Kashikiya Hime, aka Suiko Tenno. During the time that Takara Hime was on the throne a second time, there were massive military operations, first against the Emishi, and then supporting them against the Mishihase people in what appears to have been Hokkaido. The Emishi were further brought under the Yamato court and into the court rank system, and we see rank handed out to various members of the group. Then, in the reign of Uno no Sarara, we start to see further cultural assimilation in the form of the spread of Buddhism. In 689, we are told of Shiriko, an "Emishi of Kikafu, in Ukitamu district, in Michinoku". This possibly refers to Okitama no Kori, a district in modern Yamagata Prefecture. Shiriko had two sons, Maro and Kanawori, who requested permission to shave their hair and become Buddhist priests. Perhaps related to this, about twenty days before, about 231 Emishi men and women had attended a banquet under the tsuki tree by Asukadera, where they were given gifts and rank. Did that inspire them to want to learn more about this "Buddhism" thing? Either way, Uno no Sarara agreed. In the edict she commented that Maro and his brother were both refined and modest, despite their youth, and that they were eating vegetarian dishes and keeping the Buddhist precepts. So presumably this wasn't a last minute decision on their part, though we should probably take the wording in the edict with at least a grain of salt, given their purpose. Only six days later we see that the court is presenting a load of gifts to an Emishi monk named Doushin. Doushin is said to have been a Koshi Emishi, rather than the Kitafu Emishi of Michinoku. The court granted him a Buddhist statue, a purification flag, a wine cup, a begging bowl, five-colored silk cloth, thirteen pounds of flossed silk, 10 bolts of regular cloth, ten hoes, and a saddle. Six months later there is another priest: Jitoku, an Emishi of Michinoku, who is granted a gold-copper image of Yakushi Buddha and a gold-copper image of Kanzeon—or Kannon—Boddhisatva, as well as a bell, a begging bowl, a precious curtain, an incense burner, and a banner. What this looks like, to me, is the court promoting Buddhism among the Emishi. This feels similar to the way that priests also spread the worship of Mt. Miwa or other kami. While Buddhism was technically universal, the Court had ensured that they had a hand on the center of Buddhist teaching, at least early on. Indeed, at the same time that Uno no Sarara was building up the Jingikan and bolstering the worship of Amaterasu at Ise Grand Shrine, she and the court were also leveraging Buddhism and Buddhist concepts in a variety of ways. She put it in an edict to the ministers in 691. She noted that they had erected Buddhist Halls and Sutra repositories, and they practiced the six monthly fasts. The sovereigns would occasionally send Ohotoneri to inquire after the welfare of priests. As such, they should continue to uphold the Buddhsit Faith with zealous hearts. Upholding the faith wasn't just about words. There were actual financial contributions. Besides the national temples, there were gifts made, such as those to the Emishi priests, mentioned earlier. In 692, Kwansei was presented silk and cloth and commended for making white lead, which was a popular ingredient for cosmetics. Later that year, Yamada no Mikata was granted rank, and the fact that he had gone to Silla to study as a priest is mentioned in conjunction with that, though apparently he either didn't take orders or had gone back to being a lay person. And in 693 they gave the priest, Hokyo, 3 chou worth or rice-land. And in 696 there were 30 houses granted as a sustenance-fief to Bendou, a priest of Daikandaiji. And that tells us the kinds of resources the State was putting towards it, but what were they using Buddhism for? What purpose did it serve the State, or was it purely altruistic? A big part of it, as we have discussed in the past, was through the concept of karma and merit. The court seems to have been making a variety of decisions that look to be efforts to increase the State's merit. This is a continuation of things we saw in Ohoama's reign, along with some new moves. For instance, we have previously mentioned in passing how the court was giving alms to the elderly and infirm, at least in the capital, and we see a lot more amnesties—though often qualified amnesties, with various crimes excluded. Then there were things like the edict of 689, in which Hunting and Fishing were prohibited in the Sea of Muko in the province of Settsu for a distance of 1000 paces, and for 20,000 shiro on the plain of Nagino in the district of Ate in the province of Kii, and for 20,000 shiro on the plains of Mino in the district and province of Iga. The edict also attached keepers to these places in the same way as the Sea of Takashi in the district of Ohotori in the province of Kawachi. Right off the bat we know a few things. First off, this is the first time we've seen an edict like this, and yet the Chronicles say that this is similar to the way that "Keepers" were attached to the Sea of Takashi in Ohotori district. The term used for "Keepers" appears to be "shugo", which would later be used for military governors in the Kamakura period, which would eventually become the shugo daimyo and then the Sengoku daimyo—our namesake. But in this case it appears that "shugo" is just a literal translation of a "protector". In front of that is the word "oku", meaning to keep or preserve. Hence Aston's translation of these people as "keepers". What is not clear to me is whether this is a reference to something that happened earlier, and just didn't get recorded, or if the Chroniclers are talking about a later practice which the audience for the Nihon Shoki would have been familiar with. The Takashi sea would refer to the Seto Inland Sea just off the coast of Takashi, which was in Kawachi, south of modern Osaka. The other places we see named are the Sea of Muko, in Settsu, which would have been north and west from modern Osaka, as well as Nagino in Kii and Mino in Iga. Nagino's location is not quite certain. Ate is likely Arida, and Nagino may be what was eventually Nago, now thought to be near or including the Hirogawa region of Wakayama. Later there were be prohibitions on fishining in the areas of Yuasa, Hiro, and Hirogawa, so perhaps there was also a prohibition on hunting on the plains. This is all on the west side of the Kii peninsula, south of modern Osaka, so still facing the Seto Inland Sea. Iga, however, was on the other side of the peninsula. Given that it was in Iga district of the land of Iga, this prohibition would definitely be about hunting, and not fishing. It is also interesting to take a look at the measurements involved. The one clear prohibition on fishing, in the Sea of Muko, is measured in paces while the other two are mentioned as being on the "plains"—though technically it should probably be "Nagi Plain" and "Mi Plain"—and they are measured differently, in something called "shiro". By the way, I tried to find how big a "shiro" was and I couldn't quite do it. I wonder if the difference there, though, is area versus length: For the sea of Muko it probably meant the waters directly out from the shore of Muko, and so I imagine that the paces were measure out from a certain point, walking along the shoreline, and then you couldn't go out into the sea in those areas to fish. For the plains you could have more definitive markers indicating a particular area that was under the prohibition. For another clue to protected areas and distances, we see later that "long-life places" were established throughout the various provinces, each one being 1000 paces. Aston notes that "long life places" indicated areas where animals couldn't be harmed, and given that they talk about it in terms of "paces" I would assume that means these were probably more prohibitions on fishing. That language also suggests to me that there was some kind of Buddhist reasoning behind it—mercy for the creatures of the land. It isn't clear how long these prohibitions remained in effect, either. This may also explain an order just a few days later that a white swallow that was caught in Mike, in the land of Sanuki, should be set free. Unusually white or albino animals were often caught and presented to the throne as auspicious omens, not always in a live state. However, Buddhism often teaches that there is merit in releasing animals, and so this feels like it was a way of demonstrating mercy and building merit, while also acknowledging the auspicious omen that accompanied its appearance. Also in this edict is who it is directed to: Tanaka no Ason no Norimaro, who is named as the "soryo" of Iyo. We've mentioned this before, in passing; this was a position similar to the Dazai no Sochi. Effectively, the government official in charge of Iyo was in charge of the entire island of Shikoku. Unlike the Dazai no Sochi, this position does not seem to have remained for long; instead, Shikoku was divided up into separate provinces and then each province had its own governor. By the way, we've talked about Norimaro before, as well. He was previously in charge of the mission to Silla, when they went to announce Ohoama's demise, but then ran into a bunch of diplomatic etiquette issues such that they weren't able to deliver the news—or perhaps more appropriately they decided they couldn't deliver the news. So from representing the court on missions, Norimaro went on to become the government official in Iyo overseeing all of Shikoku. A couple of years later he would show up again, this time sending gold and silver that had apparently been found at Mt. Mima in Uwa district—modern Uwajima. Unfortunately, after that he disappears from the narrative, and the position seems to end with him. Speaking of animals—the presentation of auspicious plants animals continued, and was often wrapped up with amnesties and similar such things. The year 692 seems to have been of particular significance. There we see the Governor of Sagami presenting a pair of fledgling red crows that had been caught in Miura. Later we see that the governor, the vice governor, and the individual who had caught the crows—Kashima no Omi no Kusu—were gifted with rank and presents, while Miura district had its taxes and forced labor remitted for a period of three years. Later that same year, the Governor of Ise presented auspicious stalks of rice while the Governor of Echizen, that is to say the western part of Koshi closest to the capital, presented a white moth. The stalks of rice don't seem to have warranted much, but the white moth, which presumably was not just a moth that is naturally white, was apparently considered something noteworthy. We are told that it was caught on the shore at Uragami, in the district of Tsuruga. As such, the Fief of the Kebi no Kami—the kami of Kebi, or at least his shrine—was increased by 20 houses. Unfortunately, we have a lacuna or gap in the text so we don't get everything else. This is a good reminder that sometimes we don't have anything because it wasn't written down, and sometimes because accidents happen. Either something doesn't get transcribed properly or something gets damaged early on and there aren't enough copies for it to propagate from another source. Our next omens come in 694—the same year that the Fujiwara Palace was occupied. We are told that a white copper-pheasant was presented by Sarara in Kawachi. So the Governor and Vice-Governor of the district received promotions, as did the many who had caught it, Osakabe no Miyatsuko no Karakuni. Four months later, a white bat was found by a man in Araki, in Hida province. His name was Ohokunibe no Otohi, and he didn't receive a promotion in court rank, but he did get material presents in terms of silk cloth and floss, and, perhaps more importantly, he was exempted from all forced labor for the rest of his life. Not a bad deal, if you ask me. Now omens were good and all, but omens were hardly active expressions by the government. When things were happening—like damaging rains—or perhaps not happening—like droughts—people wanted the government to do something. I know it may be hard for people to believe in this day and age, but many people believed that the government was responsible for all sorts of things that it had little control over. In this case, that was the weather, and the state could at least prepare by collecting taxes in rice and then providing relief via those same resources. But that still only did so much. So when months went by with no rain falling, the state would turn towards ritual. In some cases that ritual was directed at the kami and the new Jingikan, but in other cases, it fell on Buddhist priests. So, for example, in 688 we are told that there was a drought and the court initiated prayers for rain. Those prayers were carried out by the priest Douzou. Douzou was of Baekje extraction, but that didn't concern the court—they just wanted to know that he was effective. Sure enough, after praying for rain, the clouds opened up and before morning the rain had fallen. We are told it fell "across the realm", which I'm pretty sure is hyperbole. It probably fell all across the Nara plains and surrounding areas, which was enough for the court. In 691, they were struck with the opposite problem, which we know because the court issued an edict dated to the 19th day of the 6th month of that year. Apparently rain had fallen for two straight months. And while the fifth month rains—the Satsuki-ame—are well-known, this apparently had started back in the 4th month of that year, and now there was a worry that it would start to injure the crops, reducing the annual yield. The conclusion appears to have been that the country did not have enough merit. Therefore the ministers and officials were prohibited from the use of strong drink or meat—Aston translates it directly as "animal food". They were also ordered to compose their hearts and repent of any sins they may have committed. At the same time, the priests in the temples of the capital and Home provinces were told to recite sutras for five straight days. We also know that a day later they announced an amnesty for various criminals, as well. Another act of mercy and hopefully for making merit. And it seems to have worked. Or one could just say that the natural monsoon rains finally stopped after a particularly heavy season. Who's to say? In the 5th intercalary month of 692, the rains were again pretty bad. This time it isn't that they were long, but that it was heavy rain—what Japanese meteorology reports would likely call "Oyu", or Great Rain—which brought with it floods. Unfortunately, while they could pray for rain to start or stop, floods are another matter. By the time you know the flood has happened it is too late. And so this is where the government's preparedness came into focus. Commissioners were sent to visit the districts and provinces. There they found people affected by the flooding and they were empowered to make loans to provide relief. Furthermore, they allowed people to access resources that might otherwise have been restricted, allowing them to fish and cut wood in the hills, forests, ponds, and marshes, even if that was normally a prohibited activity, so that they could sustain themselves until they were able to get back on their feet. At the same time, the Sutra of Golden Light, the Konkwoumyou Sutra, one of the sutras for protecting the state, was to be read aloud in the capital and the Home Provinces. The Sutra of Golden Light is the one which not only talks about the Shitennou, the four heavenly kings, but also emphasizes that if rulers support and honor the recitation of the sutra, then their kingdoms would be prosperous and peaceful, so what better time to read it than during or just after a disaster? There were other recitations and congregations that were not quite so obviously connected. In 690, there were discourses in the inner precinct of the palace during the "Vassa", known in Japanese as "Ango" or "Dwelling in Peace". This comes from the tradition in Buddhism where it is said that the Buddha and his disciples, though normally traveling around the countryside, would come together during the rainy season. During this time they would talk and share. It is still practiced in many Theravada schools, where monks will gather in temples during the rainy season. Of course, as we've discussed, the 5th month was right in the middle of Japan's rainy season, so it seems like they may have been attempting to emulate that tradition. Three years later, we are told that they held a great-congregation of monks on that same date—the 15th day of the 5th month. This is not referred to as an Ango, however, possibly noting a change in the way they were organizing or conducting it—or possibly just because it was referred to differently in the record the Chroniclers used. That said, a great-congregation was simply a Buddhist gathering, where various priests would provide sermons or sutra readings, and not necessarily tied to a particular time. Another one was called in the 9th month of 693 on behalf of the late sovereign, Ohoama and all prisoners were released, which was no doubt merit seen as accruing to the late sovereign. A month after that, the Benevolent King Sutra, or Ninnou-kyou, was expounded in the provinces for four days. This is another one of the sutras considered important for the well-being of the state. In 694 we have 100 copies of the Konkwoumyou sutra—the Sutra of Golden Light—being sent out to the provinces, with the intent that they should be read together, at a certain time, when the moon of the first month was in the first quarter. Any fees or resources needed by the temples to carry this out were to be defrayed from the public revenues of the provinces. As Aston points out, "revenues" in this case would not necessarily be cash money. Not that they didn't have coins—they had the Fuhonsen coins from Ohoama's time; see Episode 146 for more information. We are even told that in 694 the court appointed three officials—Ohoyake no Maro, Utena no Yashima, and Kibumi no Honjitsu—to be governors for the mint, although Aston notes a Shoku Nihongi account from 708 that claimed that was the "first time" the title was given out. Either way, even though they were minting coins, these wouldn't have been in common circulation. The government may have used them to pay for things, but taxes coming in, especially in the provinces would have been in-kind taxes, meaning that the revenue to the temples were likely paid in rice, cloth, or similar. We similarly see another edict to read the Golden Light sutra on the first day of the twelfth month of 696. This time it wasn't just a one time reading, though: they were setting a precedent. The edict was to expound the Sutra of Golden Light and then, every year hence, they would schedule ten people of pure life who should be inducted as monks on the eve of the New Year. I have to wonder about how they had people take orders—and whether it was a lifelong commitment or, as in some cultures, today, a temporary position. After all, Ohoama took orders but didn't exactly remain "retired" for all that long. The same thing had happened back in 694, when one hundred and four people were made to enter religion for the sake of Royal Princess Asuka. So how long did they remain Buddhist priests? There is a reference, in 693, of a priest being stripped of his monkhood. It was done by royal order for a Goguryeo priest Fukuka, and it isn't made clear why. Was it something that the priest wanted? Maybe they wanted to stop being a monk for some reason? Or was it done as a punishment? There was apparently a great-congregation only about two weeks prior. Maybe there was some drama? We'll probably never know. In 697, there was an uptick in merit-making. In the third month, a great-congregation was being held in the Eastern Palace. The Eastern Palace was the home of the Crown Prince, so this may have something to do with the planned succession, but then in the 6th month we see a bunch of things happening. There was a royal order for sutras to be read in temples in the Home Provinces, and then, nine days later, an order that people of 5th rank and lower were to go spend time cleaning out the temples in the capital. On the 26th, 11 days after that, we get a record the seems to bring this into focus, as the Ministers and public functionaries started making votive images of the Buddha for the sake of Uno no Sarara's illness. It seems that she was feeling unwell, which probably kicked off a lot of this activity, and may even be why she finally decided to abdicate. There was one more seemingly related note. On the 29th day of the 7th month the Ministers and public functionaries prepared a festival for the installation of Buddhist images in the temple of Yakushiji. This was the temple Ohoama had originally commissioned for Uno no Sarara during his reign when she was sick back then. She had recovered, then, and she would recover again—but her faith in the healing power of the Buddha may have been limited. She would abdicate a few days later, leaving the throne to Prince Karu—the future Monmu Tennou. One last thing, somewhat tangential, it seems. In the 11th month of 693, three priests, Houin, Zen'ou, and Shingi, set out, along with others, to the Yasu district in Afumi to taste the sweet wine of the local springs. This is likely the area around the Yasu river, where it flows northwest from the mountains into Lake Biwa. Today it is Yasu city on one side of the river and Moriyama city on the other. They apparently came back in the third month of the following year, as that is when we get a royal edict concerning said springs. Based on that, we are told that the spring of quote-unquote "sweet wine" or "sweet sake" bubbled up at Mt. Tsuga in the Yasu district of Afumi. Mt. Tsuga, or Tsugayama, may be related to "Moriyama", and Moriyama city is still known for the spring water that comes out of the nearby mountains. In the edict they mention that people who were afflicted with various disease would stay at Yasudera, where they presumably drank the water from the springs, and many of them found themselves healed. For this miraculous occurrence, the temple itself was awarded four chou of rice-land, and an amount of cloth. In addition, the district of Yasu was exempted from taxes and forced labor, as well as from any other kinds of corvees that might be levied, for at least one year. Local authorities were promoted a grade in rank, and gifts were made out to those who were credited with first discovering the springs and their miraculous properties—Kadono no Hatsuki and the daughter of Kudara no Tsurara. A couple of extra notes, based on what we see here. First off, it is unfortunately too often the case that we see women described like this—the daughter of so-and-so—without providing an actual name. It is interesting that she is the daughter of someone with the name "Kudara", meaning "Baekje". During the reign of Naka no Ohoe, aka Tenji Tennou, a number of Baekje people were settled in the areas around Lake Biwa and the Echi River, the next major river to the northeast. The temple mentioned, Yasudera, would have been the local temple, probably run by the local elites. That likely means the Yasu no Atai family. The temple itself is no more, and we aren't sure exactly where it was, but there is a strong case to be made that archaeological remains at Yoshimi-chou, in modern Moriyama city, might be that temple. Still, there is no conclusive evidence. As for springs having healing properties—this is nothing new. Minerals could have given the water a sweet taste, or perhaps there was something that clouded it, like nigori-zake—unfiltered rice wine. Whether or not there were any natural healing properties I leave up to your own imagining. Did people actually benefit from the waters? Or maybe just because they believed? Was the fact that a Buddhist temple was involved part of it, or is this just the same thing we see with people going to various springs and imparting to them some healing properties? Either way, it seems that at some point the spring no longer produced the "sweet wine" that had made it famous in its day, and people moved on to a different location. For now, I think we can stop here. We have probably one more episode talking about specific items from this reign, but we are starting to get more and more sources, including the poetry of the Man'yoshu, which I hope to dig into here in a bit. Plus a few other things in the works. 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Andy Roddick breaks down results from Day 1 of the US Open 2026, including Novak Djokovic falling in Round 1 to Mariano Navone and Terence Atmane and Jaume Munar's 5-set drama. Roddick also shares his experience at Roger Federer's Hall of Fame induction. All of this and more in the Cadillac IQ mobile studio! COMMENT BELOW: What was your favorite match of Day 1? TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8942833/Served-Research-Summer-2026
Andy Roddick and the Served crew sit down with Coco Gauff, Carlos Alcaraz, Iva Jovic, Frances Tiafoe, Mirra Andreeva, Aryna Sabalenka, Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, Brandon Nakashima, Alex Eala, Tommy Paul, and Alexander Zverev at 2026 US Open Media Day to talk preparation, confidence, and what to expect in New York.
Andy Roddick breaks down Coco Gauff and Arthur Fils' statement-making Cincinnati titles, Iga Świątek's strong form heading into New York, and what it all means for the US Open. Andy also dives into Aryna Sabalenka's recent struggles, the controversial US Open wild cards and withdrawals, and how the shifting seeds could completely change the path to a Grand Slam title. In this episode: - Why Coco Gauff looks like a US Open favorite - What Iga Świątek's form means for New York - Why Arthur Fils is becoming a serious US Open threat - What's behind Aryna Sabalenka's recent struggles - The debate over Stan Wawrinka's US Open wild card snub - How withdrawals are reshaping the US Open seeds and draw - Why American men are building momentum before New York - Andy Roddick on preparing to play Roger Federer again - The US Open mixed doubles matchups Andy can't wait to watch - What to expect from Served during US Open week TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8942833/Served-Research-Summer-2026
A normal Thursday turned into three stories at once: Alcaraz announcing his US Open return, the USTA's record $108 million prize money package & Slam Player Council, and Karen Moorhouse stepping down as CEO of the ITIA. Andy and Jon get into what a 20% prize money increase actually buys the players, why first-round qualifying money is now higher than what Andy earned reaching the main draw, and the ticket price fight that's about to define this tournament — including why the $400 grounds passes people are screenshotting on Twitter aren't the USTA's list price. COMMENT BELOW: Are you excited for Carlos Alcaraz return?
Recorded live at Identiverse 2026 in Las Vegas on June 17, Jeff and Jim are joined by Bart Allan, General Manager at Bravura Security, for a live recording with a studio audience. In a late-night talk show format, the three host an open Q&A driven by IAM practitioners in the room. From securing AI identities to whether access reviews are headed the way of the password, this is an unscripted conversation driven by practitioners for practitioners. Topics include identity as a business enabler, zero standing privilege, agentic authentication, standards for AI agents, vendor relationships, the captive customer problem, community, and hiring IAM talent. Thanks to Bravura Security for supporting the Identity at the Center podcast.Connect with Bart: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartholomewallan/Learn more about Bravura Security: http://bravurasecurity.com/idacConnect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.com00:00:00 Welcome and Introduction00:03:00 AI Identities: Should IAM Teams Panic?00:07:30 Identity as a Business Enabler vs. Cost Center00:24:00 Continuous Identity and the Future of Access Reviews00:35:00 Zero Standing Privilege and JIT Access00:38:00 Standards for Agentic AI00:46:00 Vendor Relationships and the Captive Customer Problem00:55:56 Normalizing Rip and Replace01:01:00 IDPro, Identity Beers, and Building Community01:11:00 Agentic Authentication and Non-Human Identities01:18:00 Hiring IAM Talent01:26:00 Team Diversity and Multiple Perspectives01:27:00 ClosingIdentity at the Center, IDAC, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, Bart Allan, Bravura Security, Identiverse 2026, Identiverse, IAM, identity and access management, identity security, AI identities, agentic identity, agentic authentication, non-human identities, NHI, access reviews, zero standing privilege, JIT access, continuous identity, IGA, vendor selection, identity community, IDPro, IdentiBeer, live podcast
Andy Roddick breaks down Iga Świątek's red-hot run heading into the US Open, what's changed in her game, and why she may be the player to beat in New York. Andy also dives into Ben Shelton's continued rise and what it will take for the young American to make the jump from contender to Grand Slam champion. Then, Emmy-winning director Jason Hehir joins Andy and Jon Wertheim to go inside his new Novak Djokovic documentary “The Wolf in Winter,” from Novak's battle with retirement and relentless pursuit of greatness to the fascinating parallels between Djokovic and Michael Jordan. In this episode: - Why Iga Świątek is surging at exactly the right time - What Świątek's form means for the US Open - Ben Shelton's next step toward becoming a Grand Slam champion - Jason Hehir on making Novak Djokovic: Wolf in Winter - Djokovic's complicated relationship with retirement - What Novak is still chasing this late in his career - The similarities between Novak Djokovic and Michael Jordan - What Jason learned about Djokovic after getting behind the scenes COMMENT BELOW: Which tennis player should get a documentary next?
In this Q&A episode, Dr. Eric Osansky answers listener questions focused primarily on hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's, and general thyroid health. He starts with iodine exposure from CT contrast and the nutrients needed for healthy thyroid function, then explores how symptoms like hair loss, fatigue, thinning eyebrows, and temperature changes can overlap with thyroid dysfunction, perimenopause, nutrient deficiencies, and other underlying imbalances. Dr. Eric also tackles questions about thyroid hormone replacement, including natural desiccated thyroid versus synthetic options, difficulty tolerating medication changes, thyroid hormone resistance, and whether it's possible to eventually reduce the need for thyroid medication. He discusses thyroid nodules and goiters, low ferritin, medicinal mushrooms, autoimmune gastritis, secretory IgA, persistent leaky gut, food sensitivities, parasite cleanses, and why identifying underlying triggers is often more important than simply adding more supplements. Throughout the episode, Dr. Eric emphasizes that thyroid care needs to be individualized. Lab values, symptoms, immune health, gut health, nutrient status, medications, and the underlying cause of thyroid dysfunction all matter when deciding what steps to take. If you want practical answers to common thyroid questions—and a clearer understanding of what may be influencing your thyroid health—you'll get a lot out of this episode. Free resources for your thyroid healthGet your FREE Thyroid and Immune Health Restoration Action Points Checklist at SaveMyThyroidChecklist.comHigh-Quality Nutritional Supplements For Hyperthyroidism and Hashimoto' s Have you checked out my new ThyroSave supplement line? These high-quality supplements can benefit those with hyperthyroidism and Hashimoto's, and you can receive special offers, along with 10% off your first order, by signing up for emails and text messages when you visit ThyroSave.com. Do You Want Help Saving Your Thyroid?Get free access to hundreds of articles and blog posts: https://www.naturalendocrinesolutions.com/articles/all-other-articles Watch Dr. Eric's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalThyroidDoctor/videos Join Dr. Eric's Graves' disease and Hashimoto's group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/saveyourthyroid Take the Thyroid Saving Score Quiz: https://quiz.savemythyroidquiz.com/sf/237dc308 Read all of Dr. Eric's published books: http://savemythyroid.com/thyroidbooks Work with Dr. Eric: https://savemythyroid.com/work-with-dr-eric/
Welcome back to our weekend Cabral HouseCall shows! This is where we answer our community's wellness, weight loss, and anti-aging questions to help people get back on track! Check out today's questions: Alicia: Hi there, thank you for your time. I would like to know what kind of cleanse you would suggest for someone who has arthritis, neuropathy and gut issues. Lots of inflammation and already gluten free. Has had a long standing relationship with pharmaceuticals due to multiple injuries and is now off prescriptions but dealing with a fragile nervous system and digestive system. Thank you. S: Hi Dr. Cabral. Our 11 year old son still wets the bed from time to time. In fact lately, it's gotten worse. He is top of his class, a heavy reader, extremely inquisitive and very very active and talented in sports. BUT he is small for his age (15th percentile) and hyperactive at times. Any advice would be invaluable. Thanks. Joy: Hi Dr. C, Thanks for all you do! Let's assume you have a post-menopausal family member who read the book Estrogen Matters and made the decision to go on HRT for benefits to brain, bones and symptom relief. She feels better but still has terribly disruptive sleep. She took the Stress, Mood and Metabolism Test and had values indicating high nighttime cortisol and elevated hormones except DHEA which was out of range low. She's done CBO protocol and has been on the sleep protocol for a month with limited relief. Would you suggest she get off HRT or continue HRT while incorporating something else to get to more optimal ranges or do you think it's mainly the nighttime cortisol that's causing the sleep problems? Seems like both issues may be impacting. No room here to share specific values. Anonymous: I did tests from EquiLife and am working to reverse my PCOS symptoms. Long story short I still have high testosterone despite working at it for a few years and alleviating a lot of other symptoms. HTMA and OAT showed low vitamins and minerals even though I have been supplementing and eating well for years. So we looked at digestion and stool testing revealed an IGA of 4, low elastase, low propionate, NG for Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus, few commensal bacteria, no dysbiotic flora or yeast. I worked through the mold protocol and am now on the heavy metal. As part of my protocol, I have been doing weekly enemas. I am on month three of doing them weekly and today I passed what I believe was a mucus plug hours afterwards. Is this something to be concerned about? Can I continue enemas? Jana: 39 female. 3 years w/ your coach I've healed my gut, finished all your protocols & testing.I continue w/ your supplements & suggestions (sauna, walking).I'm struggling with chronic fatigue & inflammation, immunodeficiency, nasal MARCONs (past exposure) & scalp psoriasis.I've had infections most of my life (strep, pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus).Doctors suggested Pepcid + Allegra 4x daily (MCAS) + LDN (hEDS).I'm trying to avoid lifelong biologics + immune therapy.Does your histamine protocol replace/support the suggested Pepcid/Allegra combo for MCAS?What recommendation for rebuilding my immune system?15 of 22 pneumococcal titers are nonprotective despite 3 PPV23 vaccines. I take Histpro + Vit C & Inflamma Soothe + others. Increase dosage? Need guidance on supplementation & what else to try. Thank you for tuning into today's Cabral HouseCall and be sure to check back tomorrow where we answer more of our community's questions! - - - Show Notes and Resources: StephenCabral.com/3830 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!