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Well, the big night arrived, and the three of us gathered together to experience this historic moment in America the only way we knew how:Á' via the warm glow of our computers.Á' Welcome to the recap of the big finish for the Democratic National Committee Convention.Á' Jon, Dw, and I are ready to take you where youÁ¢€â"¢ve probably already gone since, you know, the Convention was last night.Á' Okay, on with it!
Dw: Yup.Á' I'm giving him a pass. He'll start Jenny Craig tomorrow.
Jon: I wish he'd get it over with.Á' I didn't tune in for pasty-face.
Ted: Dick Durbin looks like a guy who could own a motel on Interstate 80 … near North Platte, Nebraska.
The Biographical Video Starts
Jon: This profile video is a bit lackluster for my taste.Á' All these videos have to be compared to Bill in '92, and that video of teenage Bill with Jack Kennedy.Á' This video is a bit generic — apart from the personal details, the themes could be plugged right into Hillary or Biden's intro video.
Ted: I have to admit that my mind is wandering as I watch this.
Dw: True story. After Obama's speech in 2004, I told people he was going to be the nominee in the next election cycle. They told me I was nuts.
Ted: I remember his speech, and I too saw a winner.Á' But I kept it to myself.
Dw: Wise move. I should learn to shut my mouth more often.
ObamaÁ¢€â"¢s Speech Starts
Ted: U2!Á' What is that "City of Blinding Lights?"
Dw: Yessiree. I like. Better choice than "Beautiful Day" for the umpteenth time.
Ted: Wow!Á' Tons of "Thank yous"
Jon: 31 Á¢€Å"Thank yousÁ¢€, by my count.
Dw: Tank ya, tank ya. A wunnaful, a wunnaful. You're welcome. Get on with it.
Jon: Michelle stands out in a crowd of 75,000 in that dress.Á' Where's Joan Rivers to praise it?
Ted: Joan's trying to find her face — which has been stretched to the back of her head.
Jon: Gwen notes that Barack's tie and Michelle and the girls' dresses are all coordinated. Let's see how that looks at the end of the speech…
Ted: Gwen is good at noticing these things.Á' I'm just kind of like "Uh, nice tie."
Barack Thanks Hillary Clinton (With a Huge Applause Erupting)
Dw: Well, I guess a Hillary namecheck was inevitable.
Ted: Had to do that early for the "unity factor."
Dw: Like a Hitchcock cameo Á¢€¦ Get it out in front.
Jon: "We love America too much to let the next four years be like the last eight…Eight is enough!"
Ted: Did he just make an "Eight is Enough" reference?Á' I kind of liked that show…
Dw: Dick Van Patten gives a little cheer in his rumpus room.
Jon: Isn't Dick Van Patten a solid Republican?
By the way, my 11-year-old son Jacob is in the room watching this speech.Á' It's the first political moment he's ever really paid attention to.Á' I'm very proud to have him in the room with me.
Ted: My 12-year old daughter is watching, too.Á' She just asked me "Is Barack going to be our next president?"Á' And my answer was: "I sure hope so."
Man, his family looks great!
Dw: And his wife doesn't look like a Fembot. ThatÁ¢€â"¢s very important.
Ted: Yeah, imagine that:Á' A modern first lady who isnÁ¢€â"¢t lobotomized.
Dw: But the downside is that we wouldn't get a first lady who can shoot bullets out of her chest.
Ted: Or walk around in sexy underwear. I don't think this country has had a first lady do that since Martha Washington.
Dw: Rrrrrow.
Jon: "I don't know what kind of life John McCain thinks celebrities lead"…and with a flick of the tongue, Obama exposes the Republican Party in all its irrelevance.
Ted: Go get 'em, Barack! Unlike John Kerry, Obama knows the stakes.
Dw: This is no "reporting for dutyÁ¢€¦" Thank God.
Energy Independence
Jon: BARACK EMBRACES THE 10-YEAR TIMETABLE!!!!Á' That's MAJOR!!!!
And he actually comes out and says drilling is just a "stop-gap."Á' Wow! Actual bravery in a nationally televised speech.Á' Suck on THAT, McCain!
Ted: Wind, solar, biofuels…I think I just had a Green orgasm.
Dw: He's killing on every one of these topics.
Ted: And it's not about drilling or "Shootin' at some food, and up from the ground comes a bubblin' crude."
Jon: Well, Jed Clampett is pretty much all that's left of the Republican base…
Ted: I always thought Jed was a Democrat.Á' Now, Jethro...that's another story.
Jon: Well, Jed was open to new things, and he moved to Beverly…Hills, that is…Democrats…movie stars.
Ted: Good point.Á' Jethro just kind of lived off the wealth … kind of like George Bush.
Dw: Foreign affairs! Foreign affairs!Á' This kills the "Hussein" nastiness. He's hitting targets from both angles – head-on and subtle.
Jon: And YES!Á' We're back to the 2004 speech!Á' The echo had to come in somewhere.Á' And to tie it to the troops is just brilliant–partly because I bet more troops will be voting Democratic this year than at any time in recent history.
Ted: God, if I were stuck in Iraq on my fourth tour of duty, I sure would. And for all you doubters out there who thought Obama has no vision, fuck you. Oh where are my manner, "Fuck you, please."
Dw: Vision or substance. We got substance in bushel-barrels tonight.
Ted: I'm just waiting for the guys selling peanuts and pop in the stadium to start yelling "Yo, substance!Á' Get yer substance, here!"
Dw: YES.
The Big Finish
Jon: You'll never hear John McCain talk about finding middle ground on abortion, guns, gays, etc.Á' His constituents wouldn't have it.Á' Ain't life grand in the world of absolutes–as long as you're self-interested enough not to care about anyone else?
Ted: Which makes elections about Á¢€Å"small things.Á¢€Á' That leads to a loss of hope and "settling" for what theyÁ¢€â"¢re shoveling.
Jon: Sorry, Barack, this election really is about you.Á' That's why you're standing there.Á' If it were about us, Hillary probably would be up there (in a smaller hall).
Dw: HeÁ¢€â"¢s breaking down the cult of personality, building context, and here it is:Á' the tie in.
Ted: How it all relates to the promises of the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Dw: Right!
Jon: Amazing, by the way, that we got 40 minutes into the speech before he mentioned MLK on this night.
The Speech is Over
Ted: That's it? ThatÁ¢€â"¢s the end of the speech?Á' I want more!
Dw: No, no, no. It's perfect. This is the poli-sci speech I was clamoring for. I'm telling you, they took the playbook and knocked it ass over end. What I loved was that he didn't rely on bumper stickers to hit it.
Jon: Barack Obama is magnificent.Á' I keep trying to find something to say about the end of that speech, but I've got nothing.Á' I'm pretty sure McCain won't have fireworks at the end.
Ted: That was an amazing speech. It had substance, with passion, and vision.Á' And I gotta say Á¢€¦ finally, a Democratic nominee with a spine.
Á¢€Å"Final ThoughtsÁ¢€
Jon pretty much sounds the keynote on our views of ObamaÁ¢€â"¢s speech, so he gets the spotlight to close our coverage of the Democratic National Committee Convention. Take it away, Jon!
Jon: Tonight Obama swept away all the trivializing GOP attacks of the last month–not just by responding with a strength he hadn't shown before, but with a massive substantive counterattack against McCain and with a heartfelt scolding:Á' These are serious times, far too serious for the silliness the Republicans have displayed this summer.Á' The Republicans' eventual comeback Friday and this weekend, of course, likely will be more GOP silliness–perhaps even accusing him of paraphrasing Aaron Sorkin too closely at several points, exaggerating the points that we (and Brian Williams) have noted.
I honestly don't know how the Republicans can follow this in St. Paul, but I'm more excited than I previously was to find out.Á' They've got so little time to build a coherent response to the series of indelible moments this week.Á' If all they've got in response is insults, mockery and belligerent muscle-flexing, it's going to be the most disheartening, despicable GOP convention since 1992–with likely the same result in November.Á' The GOP must be reeling right now; the Obamas, the Bidens, the Clintons, and 75,000 folks in a magnificent political spectacle just knocked them to the floor.Á' Can they even get up off the mat?


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SPIN INDIE ASIA ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: EVELYN SHARMA x BROOKLYN SHANTIby March 11, 2019
February 27th, 2019
b2 Music presents another of the amazing artists on our latest release, SPIN Presents: Indie Asia Vol 1. This time it's a 'beautiful' East-West collaboration between Bollywood starlet/Singer EVELYN SHARMA, and New York based Indian producer/MC, BROOKLYN SHANTI. The two came together on the set of the Bollywood film 'From Sydney With Love' a few years back (BROOKLYN SHANTI wrote/rapped the lead single), and struck up a creative partnership. 'Something Beautiful' is a moody, melancholic Electronic love song, that seeps into your ears and remains in your head long after it ends. We expect Big things from these two in the future – and hope it will land on a b2 record!
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A high water bill is always an unwelcome surprise!
The most common question we are asked is where did all the water go?
The answer is normally very simple, the top 5 water vampires:
#1 Leaking or running toilets- Toilets can silently waste over 100 gallons of water per day.
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Why Consider Tilt-up for Your Dream Home Project
Concrete tilt-up panel construction came into being more than a hundred years ago. However, it was only back in the 1980s when it became widely popular. Tilt-up used to be limited to constructing large buildings with simple layouts, which is what's referred to as big-box construction.
The development and introduction of new techniques enabled design flexibility, thus allowing the approach to be suitable, too, for constructing small buildings and those with complex blueprints.
Nowadays, typical applications of tilt-up include constructing retail stores, religious structures, learning facilities, and even residences. It's precisely because of this why concrete tilt panel construction contractors are in-demand.
If you are looking to have the home of your wildest dreams constructed for you and your loved ones, it's a great idea to talk with your architect and builder about tilt-up. There are numerous benefits associated with this approach, which is why it is preferred by many for the construction of anything from a shopping mall complex to a decent home.
Nothing can make the construction of a house faster than having the concrete panels cast horizontally and then tilting them up, literally, into their vertical position. Compared to traditionally setting the concrete components, this approach is quicker and more efficient. It also allows you, the future homeowner, to see rapid progress.
Large buildings constructed through the tilt-up approach can stand the test of times very well. For instance, most of them can be of service for 50 years or more. What's more, the majority of them require minimal repairs and maintenance. For building dream homes, concrete tilt panel construction contractors can attest to the durability of the resulting houses, which can be enjoyed for generations.
Just because heavy pieces of equipment are involved doesn't mean that tilt-up construction can leave a gigantic hole in the pocket. Truth be told, it is more economical than its traditional counterpart. For one, it entails lower labour costs and smaller teams of construction workers. It also eliminates the need to obtain certain building materials, most of which will be discarded after the construction project. Then there's also the fact that concrete is price-stable.
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During the process of The Jade Amulet, I got to the point that I was like, 'I can't really use samples anymore.' Even more so after we spent so much money on clearing samples for the previous album, Crown Yard.
For me, The Jade Amulet with all the live musicians and the orchestra, was some of my best production. Ever. But we were still constantly chasing the idea of 'How can we make it sound like samples?' So we went into a studio in Paris called One Two Pass It, to work with Mr. Gib who is a specialist in analog gear from the 60s and 70s. So we recorded and mixed everything 100% analog. Took away the laptops and all the digital stuff, used only vintage gear, and recorded everything to tape. Just because we were after that 70s sound we usually got to through sampling. That's the music we like to listen to the most: the 60s and 70s. Or hip-hop sampling music from those decades. So even without samples, we were chasing that warm, analog, vintage sound.
I guess after years of making hip-hop drums-based music with ASM, we wanted to try something different and interesting. That's also the case for all our releases: every album has its own 'sound aesthetic.' Each one is a progression. If you want jazzy boom bap beats, there's Platypus Funk. If you want epic orchestral compositions, you have The Jade Amulet. Our last album, Color Wheel, was a bit more heavy with the bass and 808s. But for Blue Cocoon we wanted to strip it all the way down to raw, soulful loops and take away the drums.
So much of the music we listen to is like that. We listen to a lot of jazz, soul, funk & reggae from the 70s. That music doesn't always have those super forward head-nodding drums. And recently, there's been a bit of a revolution in that by producers like Madlib and The Alchemist. Or even when you go back a decade and a half, to J Dilla: he was the king of snappy, swinging drums. And then he did Donuts and kind of stripped way back and added minimal bits of drums here and there. That album was also heavily grounded in soulful cut-up loops.
We always wanted to do that with ASM, but didn't really have the opportunity to get so nerdy with samples because of the possible issues with clearing. So once Tracklib became available, we saw new possibilities to go that route without worrying about potential clearance issues.
In a way, it's kind of like the anti-trap movement. A lot of the beats you hear these days have the exact same drums, the rattling hi-hats, those 808s… I don't want to hate on that, it's cool in some situations. But somehow, it all starts to get a bit samey. I feel like there are some producers who move away from that to do the total opposite. To take it all the way back down to its essence: the samples. The loops. The little chops. To me, that's so much fun. When I make trap-oriented beats, I don't find so much fun in it because I often get locked into following certain patterns. But when you find a sample and chop it up, it's always going to be different. A sample always gives you new life or a new direction it takes you in.
Exactly. That's because it's not stripped down to nothing. It still uses some of the original drums from the sampled tracks, and I use a lot of EQs and compressors to bring out the original drums a bit more. To make it knock a little louder, without necessarily adding a phat hip-hop break.
—Fade a.k.a. Rhino
I guess it took me back to getting a little choppy and loopy with samples, which I haven't done for years. It was a natural progression to me of rediscovering my love for that. I've been making beats since I was fifteen years old. From there, you grow and keep getting better and better, and work on a variety of projects. In my case, also more electronic-based productions as Rhino, some reggae, or the early boom bap tracks with ASM. Then when you return to sampling, all those little elements of different production techniques you've picked up on, get their influence into it.
There are a lot of sirens in reggae music that I put into some of the tracks on Blue Cocoon. I also sample a lot of 1950s sci-fi theremins and weird sounds like that. This is also because during the production process, I envisioned this dystopian 50s sci-fi end-of-the-world kind of thing. It felt a bit like that was going on while we were making the music, with the lockdowns and COVID-19 as this crazy invisible enemy…
On the production side, I was definitely trying to find and use samples that make me feel like what was going on in the world. For example, in 'Return of the Sabretooth,' there's this vocal sample of "Give back the freedom…", sampling 'Get Your Point Over' by Sebastian Williams. To me, that sample perfectly illustrates the lockdown situation.
Or the second part of our track 'Quarantina' with the vocals "I want to walk out the door, I can't stay here no more…", taken from 'I'm Gonna Move On' by The Deltas. When I heard that, it sounded like a world in lockdown.
Definitely. One aspect which is really key when rhyming over these kinds of soul loops is not just the unique flows and patterns you have to find. But the fact that the vocals take on a different role: less percussive, sitting in the pocket and more like a lead trumpet or lead guitar. The words become more important as they're not just a rhythmic element sitting in the track, but are typically the element that clearly stands out in the mix.
Plus I tried to throw Green T and Funk.E Poet a few curveballs. Like the flow of the piano on the last track, 'Say Goodbye', is not super easy to rap over… Or sometimes I'd have a little word in a loop and they write that into their verse. I went nerdy on the digging side of things, and they—as real masters of the written word—went all-out nerdy on metaphors, syllables, deliveries, flows, themes… Also in, 'How can we lead the mind of the listener in a certain pattern and turn it around?' That's something an emcee like MF DOOM does really well: he sets up a punchline, as a listener you think you know what he's going to say—and then he says something else. He takes the listener on a journey.
Both Green T and Funk.E were up for a challenge with this release. They were equally a bit sick of constantly rapping over the same type of drum beats. I mean, there are Japanese poets who just write haiku all their life. Striving to find the perfect version. So we still love boom bap and those who master that craft. But for GT and FP, they wanted to try something new as well.
—Fade a.k.a. Rhino
I have a LOT of folders on Tracklib with different sounds, different inspirations, and various projects, too. For this specific project, I took the date range of 1955 to 1970. I looked through the R&B/Soul and Funk categories, and any subcategories that came up. Generally, to start with, I filter on the Category C license. Not even because A and B are more expensive—that's often because the artists are better known. But I like to find those hidden gems. Category C is where you can find the more obscure gems. To me, it feels like digging through the dollar bins in a record store. Finding bands I never heard of, but getting the record anyway because the cover looks dope. That's what Category C feels like to me.
Everything sampled on Blue Cocoon is from that license category. There are even Ike & Tina Turner tracks in that license category! That's crazy… For another project I sampled Ray Charles from that category. A track I never heard before. That's super dope.
For sure! It's a little bit different, though. When I only sampled from vinyl, I looked at the grooves, because you can see where there might be a breakdown or a drum break because the tint of the groove slightly changes. And of course needle-skipping through records. But I guess that's also similar to when I dig through Tracklib: I click through the waveforms.
I just want to be able to get my ideas off of what I'm sampling straight into my sampler to start working the fastest. So I'm not a purist that I'm sad it's not vinyl. I mean, I love records. But I just want to make the best music possible. If it's dope: I go for it. Plus what I love a lot now, is that Loop Player.
We had a few inspirational talks together over Zoom. We talked about songs by Action Bronson and The Alchemist, and obviously Freddie Gibbs and Madlib with Bandana, or Alfredo by The Alchemist and Freddie. We were like, it's time to finally do it. Using the Loop Player was a great start to find the right loop, or to hear if you had to get rid of a certain element.
For example, I selected the piano piece for 'Quarantina' from Ike & Tina Turner's 'Feel Good' by using the Loop Player. And the one by The Deltas for 'Survival Manifesto' as well. That loop function is super dope. You know what would be sick? A way to pitch the music up and down while you loop. But then again, I live in the countryside and my internet is already having a hard time. Let alone with such a feature. [Laughs]
I think so, yes. There's access to types of music I wasn't able to find while digging in the crates back then, unless I went to that specific country or region. I love that Tracklib added loads of crazy Chinese music and Bollywood songs and soundtracks and all. Not everyone gets the opportunity to travel to those regions and dig for music. So it's very cool that all of that is now within reach for any producer now.
Plus the fact that when you're flipping music, you don't have to hide the samples as much. That might change the way people make beats. Usually when I sample, I don't use any vocals because that's the most recognizable piece. But now, because I know I'm gonna fully clear the sample, I can take the full track, chop it up, and do anything with it. That's what also happened on Blue Cocoon: I don't have to hide anything. I can now even use vocal loops as little choruses or stories.
One other thing Tracklib is going to change, is that people can sample newer music more easily. There's music on Tracklib released in 2018 or 2019. I know some people are like "Oh… I don't know about that…" But it's like, if you can make something great with it; go for it! We gotta stop using all these rules or looking down on other producers. Just do what feels good. Don't care too much about the so-called "producer rules."
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Data Center Tiers: Behind the Numbers
If you're in the market for colocation, you've probably encountered data centers pushing their "tier" number. What do these numbers mean to you?
Colocation or other IT infrastructure service providers love to talk about their "tier" numbers. If you've been seeking out these services, you've probably asked yourself: What does this number really mean? The answer, too often, is a very vague "it depends."
When a data center is being designed or upgraded, tier numbers and similar designators are used to classify the facilities based on specific standards. The criteria vary by the organization setting the standards, but they typically quantify such things as infrastructure, capacities, functionalities and operational sustainability.
The most prominent tiering systems you're most likely to encounter are from The Uptime Institute and the Telecommunications Industry Association. (There are others, but we'll include them in a later discussion.)
The Uptime Institute
The most widely recognized and frequently referenced data center standard is the one created by The Uptime Institute. Developed in 1995, it provides a basis for comparing the uptime - also referred to as overall availability or system redundancy - between data centers.
Using a proprietary system, The Uptime Institute will certify - for a fee - that a data center's design meets its criteria for one of four tiers denoted by Roman numerals. (Other systems use Arabic numbers.) A Tier I data center offers a single, non-redundant distribution path serving IT equipment with no redundant capacity components. At the other end is a Tier IV data center, which is fully fault-tolerant and offers 2N redundant power and cooling, among other features.
The Uptime Institute doesn't publish all the evaluation criteria for its tiers, and the tier requirements are purposefully broad to allow for what the institute calls "innovation and client manufacturer and/or equipment preferences." Compliance with a specific tier is assessed using outcome-based confirmation tests and operational impacts.
In 2013, the Uptime Institute also introduced operational sustainability standards and added gold, silver and bronze ratings. Intertwined with the four-tier system, the new ratings are awarded based on the success of data centers' operational practices and not just design standards.
The Telecommunication Industry Association's TIA-942 Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers specifies standards for data centers' cabling systems and network design. The TIA requirements are well defined, covering physical construction, electrical power, cooling, monitoring security, redundancy, maintainability and commissioning.
First published in 2005, TIA-942's tier system draws from the structured cabling work defined in TIA/EIA-568, as well as from The Uptime Institute standard. Like The Uptime Institute system, TIA-942 classifies data centers into one of four tiers or levels. (The two have since agreed to differentiate their respective benchmarking systems, with the TIA discontinuing use of the word "tier.")
TIA-942 has been updated to address the impact of the cloud on data center infrastructure. It now covers the newer switch fabric architectures that enable data centers to provide the low-latency, high-bandwidth, any-to-any device network that cloud computing requires.
A side-by-side look
Along with their use of four tiers or levels, The Uptime Institute standard and TIA-942 share many of the same components. Although not comprehensive, the table here shows a comparison of the two systems.
|Uptime Institute Standard
|TIA-942 Standard
What's the difference?
While the table makes it look as if the two systems are nearly identical, they are very different. The Uptime Institute's system seeks to be goal-oriented rather than provide a rigid technical specification for how a data center should be designed and constructed. The TIA standard, in contrast, is very specific in terms of its ratings and the associated requirements for each level of redundancy and availability.
Unlike The Uptime Institute, TIA has no formal procedure for evaluating a data center against its standard. Nor is there an official team of evaluators to enforce its standards. However, the specific requirements for each tier level are readily available, and there is no fee for their use in evaluating a data center.
Does any of it matter?
The use of tiers has helped increase awareness of what it means to achieve various levels of data center reliability. However, there's no agreement on which system is better. Everyone has an opinion, from the journalists covering the IT industry to the organizations themselves.
There is also no governing body to make sure any of tier systems are enforced. As such, the terminology around the various standards is often used rather loosely. Some data center operators even make up their own tier definitions. Unfortunately, that can lead unsuspecting customers to think the data center is certified by one of the organizations and has met the criteria for a specific tier.
The TIA does not offer certification, although various companies may conduct audits or evaluations of data centers using the TIA standards. The Uptime Institute certifies data centers, but few - particularly in the U.S. - have gone through the process. The reasons vary, but many feel the cost for certification isn't worth it, or that certifications only have value for data centers in the upper tiers of reliability. (To determine if a data center is Uptime certified, check the organization's website.)
Some companies get their data center designs certified for a certain Uptime Institute tier but do not end up building to the associated design specs. Even if they did, unless they went on to be certified for meeting the organization's operational sustainability standards, there's no guarantee they operate their facility to the standards in the design.
Question everything
Look beyond the marketing claims. Ask a data center operator for the meaning of any tier levels they cite. Are the tiers associated with an organization like The Uptime Institute or TIA, or were they created by the data center operator? If the latter, ask for a detailed explanation as to what they mean and how they can be verified.
If tier certification is important to you, include something in your contract with a data center that specifies it will maintain the certification. (Note: The Uptime Institute's certification expires after two years.) Include a penalty if the data center lets its certification lapse. Don't take a data center operator's word for it that it is certified. Get verification.
Data center must-haves
Tier numbers and classification systems provide great starting points for evaluating a data center, but don't stop there. Conduct a thorough needs and risk assessment to determine what your data center "must haves" are. How much downtime can you tolerate? Do you have compliance requirements?
Seek out data centers that have been audited to SSAE 16 standards in North America and the comparable ISAE 3402 standards for physical security and environmental controls in Europe and abroad. Those that have been audited to meet PCI DSS and HIPAA/HITECH also are more likely to help meet both compliance and security needs.
Ask about the data center's expansion plans. The most successful data centers fill up quickly; you don't want yours to run out of space and not be able to accommodate your company's growth or changing needs.
Remember, a higher tier number isn't necessarily better for your organization. A Tier III or IV data center would probably not be cost effective if you are just running non-critical workloads. On the other hand, if you are running production workloads that require near 100% availability, a Tier I facility may not offer the security and reliability you need.
Bottom line: Tier numbers are only a starting point. Power specifications, carrier information, maintenance regime, business continuity and disaster recovery plans and similar factors all must work together to meet your specific needs for the availability, reliability, and security of your IT assets.


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I agree with Hexi. But why not check out your guy?
There are warm and fuzzy guys, and then there is yours. There are all kinds. But he doesn't sound sociopathic to me either, unless there is more to the story.
I hate romantic comedies. Too unrealistic;-)
Anywho, whether you believe it or not isnt the point. A partner (a guy) makes effort to get/understand you and cares about what you feels or not. Whether he truly understands those feelings, relates to them, thats a different question. Get it Hexi?
DB! What up dawg? Are you still getting your insights 'fix' from this ( and the other?) site?


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The eCommerce space is loaded with potential for entrepreneurs. With so much success in the eCommerce industry, it's a no-brainer to get involved and take a chance to get a piece of the pie.
With that in mind, you want to have a bigger piece of the pie than others and there will always be competitors trying to get their share. You need to take an appropriate strategy to make sure you can be as successful as possible.
Genius eCommerce is here to help, keeping you up to date on the latest trends, news, and tips for your eCommerce endeavors. We are constantly learning about new trends and tips so we can share them with you. It's what we do and who we are!
Today, let me tell you about a few things you can do to achieve success with your eCommerce store:
Don't Force the Launch of Your Website – For new entrepreneurs, one of the biggest mistakes you can make is rushing to launch your website. Of course, it is really exciting to be launching a new store, and the anticipation can make you anxious to get everything out there and started. We get it. But you also need to be patient at the start and lay some groundwork before the launch. Get SEO in order, start content marketing efforts, make sure the design is ready to go. It's okay to start off with a domain name and use a coming soon page if you need to wait for an official launch and big reveal.
Focus on the Customer – Stay focused on the customer. In an online setting, potential customers cannot touch, feel, or try products before making a buying decision, so make up for that by making other areas easier and more convenient for customers like lower pricing, free shipping, or an easier checkout process.
Test Everything – In all steps leading up to the launch, test everything. Before you roll out to customers on a full scale, you need to make sure everything works properly so the customer experience can be top-notch before the public gets a chance to take it for a spin. Thinking like the customer when testing can also help you see the website from a new perspective.
Get Social – Your best marketing tool is social media, simply because it gives you a look directly into the lives of your customers. Think about it. Social media offers the opportunity to communicate with your customers in different ways. It can be a place to answer a question or announce a new sale or special or a new product you have. It's a place for reviews and feedback, all valuable information to you as an entrepreneur looking to make your business better. So, make it easy for your customers. Put elements of social media like reviews and testimonials or share buttons onto your website so customers don't have to work hard to interact with you on social media.
Be Mobile Friendly – When faced with making a purchase, how likely are you to complete it directly from your phone or tablet while on the go? Do you like to buy immediately or do you wait until you can get to a desktop? The common answer these days is making the purchase quickly using a mobile device on the go. People love on the go and how quickly they can complete a task with just the push of a button on their phone. If you are starting an eCommerce website, it has to be mobile friendly for tablets and phones.
Get Skilled at SEO – The best way to remain competitive and stand out is through SEO. The businesses that have the most success on the internet and in the eCommerce space do so because they are able to reach a larger audience with great SEO. So, get skilled at SEO or get some help optimizing your website. Believe me, it will make a noticeable difference.
Don't Stop Evolving – Just because your website is ready to launch doesn't mean you can just sit back and collect revenue. If you want to really achieve success, you need to stay involved and always keep finding ways to help the business evolve. Things are changing regularly with technology and in the eCommerce space. It takes dedication and the ability to adjust to these changes to have great success.
Were these tips helpful to you? If you are looking for more tips like this or about anything else eCommerce, check out the Genius eCommerce blog. We are constantly providing new updates, trends and tips to help you in the eCommerce space. It's what we do!


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Liquides Imaginaires
Eau de Parfum 100ml
New opus of Les Eaux de Peau trilogy.
« Often represented in medieval tapestries alongside a young woman in a flowery and fragrant garden, I am an imaginary animal, wild and solitary. My immaculate body is that of a fabulous white horse. Wearing a single, twisted poison neutralizing horn on my forehead. My ivory is sought after because it purifies the waters of its magical power. I embody love and mystery. I only appear in the light charged with the dynamic energy of my supernatural strength that only creative minds can perceive. Can you dream hard enough to see me? Because I am the animal that never was. »
BLANCHE BÊTE is my legend.
TOP NOTES: Ambrette Seed, Milk Accord, Mystikal
HEART NOTES: Jasmine Vintage, Tuberose Petals, Mahonial, Incense
BASE NOTES: Tonka, Cacao, Musky Vanilla
Perfumer: Louise Turner (GIVAUDAN)
Originally, the nose was certainly the most animal organ that humans possessed, their most primitive and even bestial sense. Humans had one of the best senses of smell in the animal kingdom, part of their survival instinct. In tribute to our wild nature, Les Eaux de Peau fragrances tame these animal notes which stick so well to human skin, in acknowledgement of the seduction of animal beauty. Peau de Bête, Blanche Bête and Bête Humaine trilogy is both wild and sophisticated, restoring animal scents to their former glory.
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This command kills your player permanently. If in single player (or you are the last person alive on multiplayer), this will end the game. If in multiplayer, you will die and cannot be revived.
The syntax for the killmefast command is as follows:
Search our database of 109 The Forest commands...Onwards
Find below working examples of the killmefast command.
This is the only way the killmefast command can be used, this command will kill your character and end the game (if not in multiplayer).


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NERFC application deadline approaching
January 11, 2018
Did you know that the Congregational Library & Archives is a member of the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium?
The NERFC is a collaboration of cultural agencies managed by the Massachusetts Historical Society. It awards eight-week research grants for scholars to study at its member institutions. If you have a project idea that meets the granting criteria, you still have time to put together your application for the 2018-19 cycle before the February deadline. Proposal requirements can be found on the MHS website.


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Photo taken at San Jose Pilar Sorsogon ( Taytay area) where neighbors took time to hike few steps to reach ang secure signal.
In the photo are two college students busy searching online and preparing for updates in their college classes ( rightmost and leftmost) and their nephew/niece ( middle part) were also busy communicating to their respective parents working in Manila via Facebook.
Pilar Reading Center, an advocacy org for children and youth's literacy, hopes to assist some of these college students within the area thru its StudyHub ( inspired by the initiative of VP Leni Robredo of assisting students cope with the distance learning.)
PRC hopes to install STUDY HUBS with at least good wifi connection in two areas starting September 2020 . One in its new main office/ center yet still situated at Banuyo, Pilar, Sorsogon and another at San Jose, Pilar Sorsogon as satellite center.
You too can make a difference! You can donate used/ new and functional pocket wifi, wifi router, loads and any other means to assist them cope with the demand esp for college students.
If we can work together to help these students, they need not worry to hike steps at night ( which has usual strong signal according to them).
PRC also hopes to prepare for #BarterParaSaWifi once our barter items are ready.One of those is the much awaited Vie Fragrance Perfumes.
For queries and other updates about this initiative, please feel free to message us in this page.


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Ubisoft has announced that Child of Light Ultimate Edition is now available on the Nintendo Switch, which bundles the base game with seven add-on content packs that include some bonus features. The game also features co-op mechanics through either the touch screen or Joy Con.
Inspired by childhood fairy tales, Child of Light is set in the magical world of Lemuria, a kingdom creatively hand-drawn and rendered with watercolor. Players embark on the coming-of-age journey of Aurora, a princess determined to save her lost kingdom and ailing father by recovering the sun, moon and stars that were stolen by the Dark Queen.
Child of Light is a classic RPG featuring turn-based combat with an active-time battle system, allowing players to fight alongside Igniculus and other members of Aurora's party. Players will level up and gain skill points to unlock unique perks for the heroes. A deep crafting system allows players to combine gems to upgrade their swords, talismans and armor abilities as they solve puzzles and take on the minions of Lemuria's Dark Queen. In addition, each game has a unique gem profile where gems that are found in one player's game are rare in another's, encouraging players to make trades.
With a mysterious world to explore, filled with enchanted locations and dynamic dungeons that evolve as lights are restored, players will encounter many eccentric creatures, including spirits of the forest, talking mice, wicked witches and evil sea serpents.
The Nintendo Switch™ system allows players to play anytime, anywhere, including with friends through tabletop mode. Players can share their adventure with friends and family by having player two control Igniculus through the touch screen or by using the Joy-Con™ controllers. The Child of Light Ultimate Edition contains the full game plus seven add-on content packs, which include a new quest, unique skills, gems and more.
Check out the gallery of pictures above, read up on Travis' review of the original game, and stay tuned for more news here on Gaming Trend.
Elisha Deogracias is an aspiring accountant by day, freelance writer by night. Before writing for Gaming Trend, he had a small gig on the now defunct Examiner. When not being a third wheel with his best friends on dates or yearning for some closure on Pushing Daisies, he's busy catching up on shonen manga and wacky rhythm games. Mains R.O.B. in Smash. Still doesn't know if he's a kid or a squid.


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26 November 2003
October Flew by...but not without a wonderful week with American Watercolor Society Artist Judi Betts.
We had nude models: a dog, two goats, two sheep, and a rabbit to challenge our sketching ability during the week.
It was a wonderful experience to enjoy watching and listening to Judi challenge us with new problems each day...reminding us to "push the color."
I left the week with so many ideas...I can't wait to get them on paper and into new designs!
It is going to be a colourful 2004!
Thanks Judi!
Trunk Show coming December 6, 2003 at Aidaworks in Lewisville, TX!
I will be there for the day with my models, stationery, kits, and cross-stitch designs.
I look forward to meeting new faces!
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Physician Relations: The Secret to Keeping Patients in Your Network
// By Lisa D. Ellis //
Close examination of your referral patterns may bring to light some surprising gaps in your current practices that could be impacting your revenues.
That was recently the case at Tampa General Hospital (TGH), says Katie Alexander, director of physician relations at TGH. But once her organization identified the problem using a Physician Relationship Management (PRM) solution that enabled her to track a variety of indicators and add insights from outside data points to paint a clearer picture, she adds that it was easy to find ways to address the issue effectively to boost volume and provide a more coordinated approach to patient care.
Identifying a Problem
TGH is a private, nonprofit hospital that serves as a Level I trauma center for a 12-county radius on the west coast of Florida. It's also a primary teaching facility for the University of South Florida.
As in most systems, Tampa's electronic medical records were not always capturing the detailed path that led patients to the hospital for treatment, according to Alexander. With the hospitalist model used at TGH, it was often unknown who referred the patient to seek care. On the flip side, there was also no formal method to track affiliated physicians' referral patterns. Complicating matters is that the health system employs only a small physicians group. This means that most affiliated physicians have a choice of where to send their patients, elevating the importance of strong physician-management relationships to keep patients in the system.
To understand the untapped opportunities, as well as areas that need more improvement, Alexander analyzes third-party claims and identifies referral patterns.


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Earlier this week, SEC Commissioner Allison Lee delivered keynote remarks at the 2021 ESG Disclosure Priorities Event hosted by the AICPA, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, SASB and the Center for Audit Quality. Her topic: "Myths and Misconceptions about 'Materiality.'" In the context of the discussion about potential mandatory ESG disclosures, Lee observed, there has been a lot of attention to the concept of materiality, which is fundamental to our securities laws. The public company disclosure system "is generally oriented around providing information that is important to reasonable investors," and "the viewpoint of the reasonable investor is the lens through which we all are meant to operate." Since investors are the ones who make the investment choices, "investors are also the ones who decide what information they need to make those choices." But, in the course of the ongoing discourse about ESG, Lee has found that a number of myths have proliferated about the role and meaning of materiality; her purpose in these remarks is to dissect and dispel those myths, which she believes have hampered the "important debate on how best to craft a rule proposal on climate and ESG risks and opportunities."
"Myth #1: ESG matters (indeed all matters) material to investors are already required to be disclosed under the securities laws." The most prevalent myth, Lee contends, is the myth that the securities disclosure system already imposes an affirmative duty to disclose all material information, but she reminds us, that "is simply not true, and reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the securities laws….Rather, disclosure is only required when a specific duty to disclose exists." And, she observes, an affirmative duty arises only under specific circumstances, among them, an SEC regulatory requirement, a sale or purchase by the issuer of its own stock, when leaks or rumors in the marketplace are attributable to the issuer or when the issuer is already speaking on an issue and information is necessary to make the issuer's statements accurate or not misleading. For example, in Basic v. Levinson, Lee notes, the duty to disclose pre-merger negotiations arose out of public statements the company made asserting that it was unaware of any developments that might explain high trading volumes and price fluctuations in its shares.
Her prime example is political spending, an issue that can be extremely important to reasonable investors, particularly because shareholders want to be able to assess the use by companies of shareholder funds for political influence. But, despite rulemaking petitions and other efforts, there are no SEC requirements to disclose political spending and, as a result, it's rarely disclosed in SEC reports. (As she notes, the SEC is currently prohibited by Congress from spending funds to finalize a rule on this subject.) Arguably, she continued, companies' public statements after the events of January 6 regarding their political spending could "give rise to a duty to disclose their actual political contributions—not unlike the duty to disclose merger negotiations in Basic—to ensure that such statements are not misleading, especially if actual contributions run contrary to these pledges. But such a duty would arise only based on discretionary statements made by management, not solely on the basis that information regarding political contributions is material to investors." In the end, she said, "absent a duty to disclose, the importance or materiality of information alone simply does not mandate its disclosure."
Noting the 2010 staff guidance, which identifies four requirements in Reg S-K that could give rise to obligations to make disclosures regarding climate (for a summary, see this PubCo post), Lee explained that the securities laws "currently include little in the way of explicit climate or other sustainability disclosure requirements. In many instances, therefore, disclosure may be required only when a particular discussion of climate is collateral to something else disclosed by the company. The same is true for many ESG matters that lack express disclosure requirements. Thus, climate and ESG information important to a reasonable investor is not necessarily required to be disclosed simply because it is material."
"Myth #2: Where there is a duty to disclose climate and ESG matters, we can rest assured that such disclosures are being made."
One of the problems associated with principles-based rulemaking that elicits disclosures based simply on materiality is that it "presupposes that managers, including their lawyers, accountants, and auditors, will get the materiality determination right. In fact, they often do not." This point is reinforced, she suggests, by the many SEC enforcement cases that "reveal infirmities in materiality determinations, as year after year the SEC brings scores of cases for negligence in making these assessments." Even though materiality determinations are supposed to be based on the "reasonable investor standard," they are, at least initially, made by management, who can be, some might say, almost preternaturally optimistic about their businesses: "Management may view matters with an enthusiasm that reflects a belief in the nature and direction of their business. Developments that investors may see as negative and in need of disclosure may be viewed by management as a temporary aberration or even a positive development. That is, in part, why the system builds in checks and balances." But lawyers and auditors who perform these checks "can also get the decision wrong," and may see materiality differently than do investors. Moreover, she contends, both lawyers and auditors may have incentives or implicit biases "to agree with management, particularly on close cases.They have an economic and psychological incentive to want to retain positive relations with management," which, she maintains, can cause them "to often expend efforts to support, rather than independently analyze, management's decisions." Lee concludes that a "disclosure system that lacks sufficient specificity and relies too heavily on a broad-based concept of materiality will fall short of eliciting information material to reasonable investors."
"Myth #3: SEC disclosure requirements must be strictly limited to material information."
Lee views this myth as a "widely held assumption. However, this is affirmatively not what the law requires, and thus not how the SEC has in fact approached disclosure rulemaking."
Rather, the SEC has broad statutory rulemaking authority that is not qualified by "materiality." Where materiality does come up is in connection with the anti-fraud rules, "such as Rules 10b-5 and 14a-9, where it plays a role in limiting how much information must be provided. In other words, materiality places limits on anti-fraud liability; it is not a legal limitation on disclosure rulemaking by the SEC." Historically, she observes, Reg S-K has always required disclosure that is "important to investors but may or may not be material in every respect to every company making the disclosure. We have done this, for example, with respect to disclosures of related party transactions, environmental proceedings, share repurchases, and executive compensation." For example, the requirement to disclose environmental proceedings has a bright-line threshold of $1 million—and, until recently, it was $100,000—without regard to materiality. Similarly, the prescriptive requirements for executive comp, such as the comp tables, include a number of metrics that may not be material to all companies, but are still required to be disclosed. (As noted above, Jackson and Coates used perk disclosure to illustrate the same point.) And without these types of broadly applicable requirements, "comparability would be sacrificed almost completely. Indeed such an approach would be at odds with modern capital markets which have become increasingly comparative in nature thus requiring at least some specific metrics in order to make appropriate comparisons. The idea that the SEC must establish the materiality of each specific piece of information required to be disclosed in our rules is legally incorrect, historically unsupported, and inconsistent with the needs of modern investors, especially when it comes to climate and ESG."
"Myth #4: Climate and ESG are matters of social or 'political' concern, and not material to investment or voting decisions."
Here, Lee argues that, rather than climate's being just a political concern, the idea that "scientifically supported risks like those associated with climate change" should be ignored is what's really questionable. And just because ESG has political or social significance does not preclude its being material; rather, "all manner of market participants embrace ESG factors as significant drivers of decision-making, risk assessment, and capital allocation precisely because of their relationship to firm value. Finally, investors, the arbiters of materiality, have been overwhelmingly clear in their views that climate risk and other ESG matters are material their investment and voting decisions."
In conclusion, Lee hopes that dispelling these myths will help advance the debate about crafting a rule proposal on climate and ESG.
[The following is based on my notes, so standard caveats apply.]
At the end of Lee's remarks, in response to questions from the moderator, Lee observed that the work on ESG standards being done by international standard setters holds promise, as she saw it, especially because global sustainability standards could provide baseline standards, while allowing each country to provide its own particular twist. She was also asked about the move in the EU to "double materiality" and "dynamic materiality." In her view, it was not clear that these standards were all that different from our own concept of materiality. With regard to dynamic materiality, we also view materiality as flexible and changing over time. As for double materiality, in Lee's view, external impacts will be internalized at some point, so even the concept of double materiality may not be all that different from our own perspective.
As part of the program, speakers from SASB and Travelers Insurance that followed Lee were asked to comment on her remarks. The CEO of SASB noted that the reasonable investor concept has served the markets well but is becoming harder to apply in practice in light of the current huge array of investors that employ different strategies. But that is why standards are beneficial in helping to build consensus. She also observed that SASB supported SEC action on climate, but advocated a broader ESG framework. The reality, she continued is that current sustainability disclosure is being used by investors, but is not on always on a solid foundation and needs standards. Investors need comparability to make investment decisions, so they end up buying ESG scores, which would benefit from standards.
The VP and Chief Sustainability Officer from Travelers made three points: she urged the SEC to ground any new ESG disclosure regime in materiality; she feared that a failure to do so could politicize the '34 Act and the role of corporations, which could harm companies, employees and shareholders. She also encouraged the SEC to take into account the significant costs of ESG compliance, which can involve $1 million or more and thousands of employee hours. In that regard, she said, a prescriptive or one-size-fits-all approach not tied to materiality could be problematic. Finally she asked whether comparability should really be the desired goal and driver of ESG rulemaking? There are many differences among companies—in geographies, size, strategies and other characteristics—and the emphasis on comparability could lead to less meaningful disclosure and more costs. Companies, she said, are doing the best they can with disclosure, but would embrace more guidance. Investors have not coalesced around topics and have wildly divergent requests for information. We need to keep in mind, she said, that ESG is a really new field—as we approach it, we need some humility.
The moderator from the Center for Audit Quality observed that calls for ESG assurance seemed to be increasing. Looking at the S&P 100, 80% provided assurance for some metrics, such as GHG. The CEO of SASB agreed that there was an increasing pull for assurance, especially in the EU. In contrast, the Travelers VP asked why ESG disclosures should be treated differently from any other disclosures; auditors provide assurance only with respect to the financial statements, not the surrounding text.


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Here's the familiar scenario: You want to lose weight. You're health conscious and watch what you eat, plus you exercise regularly…yet the scale just won't budge.
In fact, the number seems to be going up!
How can exercise make you GAIN weight?!?!
I have so many women in my office tell me that despite eating healthier and exercising MORE, they just cannot tip the scale.
Are you wondering if these women are twisting the truth a bit? Closet junk food eaters? Exercising while drinking Frappuccino's?
No. They are genuinely dedicated to their health and achieving optimal weight. And the problem is truly frustrating, not to forget being emotionally and physically exhausting for them.
Can you relate? Are you doing all the "right" things and still not fitting into your skinny jeans?
If so, read on to find out why your exercise program may be making you retain or even gain more weight.
Meet Your Adrenals – The Misunderstood Key to Healthy Weight Management
The adrenal glands are walnut size glands that sit atop the kidneys and regulate our hormones during the fight or flight response of stress.
These glands are so important to our health and basic survival, that if they were removed or damaged, we would die. We simply cannot live without them.
Yet very few people understand their purpose and function OR how to care for them.
What Your Adrenals Do for You –
So, in a normal, healthy world our adrenals would serve us by regulating hormones and producing cortisol during times of acute stress, like if a tiger jumped out at us, or during an illness.
Helping us regulate our stress response to acute, or occasional stress is no big deal for healthy adrenals. Yet their PRIMARY function is to regulate and make hormones like cortisol, estrogen, progesterone, DHEA, and testosterone.
Keep this in mind as we go on…
The Adrenals and the Typical Stressed-Out Woman
The reality is that we don't live in a normal, healthy world most of the time, do we? Most women are inundated with stress, worry, and fatigue. I know, because I've been there. Stress from work, family, illness, too much screen time, taking on other people's problems, not asking for help when we need it, trying to be everything to everybody…sound all-too-familiar, ladies?
We women tend to absorb stress like sponges—and it shows up in our adrenal and hormonal health.
When the adrenals are constantly pumping out cortisol to deal with chronic stress and inflammation (stress always puts the body in an inflammatory state), they can't possibly keep up with their primary function: to regulate and make hormones.
This translates into a wide range of symptoms, one of the most noticeable and concerning for women is…tada…weight gain.
Chronic stress+reduced calories+strenuous exercise = adrenal burnout and more weight gain.
We have been conditioned to believe the answer to weight gain is to eat less and exercise more. This wisdom plays out logically, so long as you are not in a chronic state of stress. Here's why:
When our adrenals are already stressed and tired and we start feeding them LESS nutrition (not all types of calories, such as good fats for example, should be cut) and piling on MORE stress via long runs, boot camps, or intense cardio, our cortisol goes wild—and so does the hormone aldosterone.
What the heck is aldosterone?
Aldosterone is responsible for retaining sodium and excreting potassium in the kidneys. When this adrenal hormone is out of balance, it equates to more fluid in the body which directly affects the heart and blood vessels.
When cortisol goes up, aldosterone should go down. But when you have chronic adrenal fatigue, your cortisol reserves are exhausted, and your aldosterone goes up.
This causes the body to hold onto more water weight and inflammation. Not a good combo for someone looking to lose weight.
Plus, when we are in a constant state of "fight or flight" the body is NOT about to give up its most precious survival reserve, FAT, without a fight.
When I learned about this, it really changed how I thought, educated, and frankly judged about how much a person should exercise, including myself.
A surprising truth: Nourishing your adrenals and managing stress is FAR more important than exercise.
My husband and I have both been in periods of life when we overloaded with work, caring for our children and life in general. We both love to exercise, yet we understand the importance of being flexible with our bodies' needs. We're both willing to adjust – or even temporarily eliminate – exercise during intense, busy cycles of life. Nourishing the adrenals takes tops priority.
Here are some telltale signs you may be suffering adrenal burnout:
- You are going through a time of transition—such as a change in job, relationship, move, birth of a new baby (yes mamas, this is a time of stress!), children going off to school, or death of family member or close friend.
- Weight gain or trouble losing weight
- Depression
- Insomnia
- Chronic fatigue
- Cravings
- Reduced sex drive
- Mood swings
- Trouble focusing
- Hormonal issues
- Uncomfortable or extreme menopausal symptoms—suffice it to say, if you don't care for your adrenals now, they won't be able to help you stay balanced during menopause.
- Painful or irregular periods
Fill Your Well — How to Nourish and Manage Adrenal Burnout
If you feel you are in a constant state of stress, it's a pretty good bet your adrenals are suffering. Chronic adrenal burnout is most successfully helped by an integrative health practitioner. However, there are a few natural ways you can refill your adrenal "well" and help them return to their balanced state.
What fills each person's "well" is highly individual and here are some suggestions:
- Practice light exercise—like restorative yoga, walking, or tai chi.
- Consider adopting a meditation practice—this could be as simple as writing down your thoughts or sitting quietly in a peaceful room for a few minutes every day.
- Get a handle on stress—find healthy outlets for stress, so stress doesn't have its way with you.
- Eat less inflammatory foods and more anti-inflammatory foods—avoid grains, gluten and dairy and focus on more vegetables and fruits.
- Practice mindfulness—it's amazing how learning to become present makes 99% of stress just float on by.
- Try starting a gratitude journal—write down five things you're grateful for every night (this SAVED my health years ago, read about it here.
- Put the day to bed—by writing down your victories, short-comings, and any plans you have for the next day. This closure to the day means you're not lying awake at night worrying about it.
- Cut down your screen time—did you know that little "ding" you hear when you get a text message causes your adrenals to release cortisol? And that's just from texting! Make a pledge to put away the electronic devices after 8PM.
The Wrap Up:
As women, we have been so conditioned to focus on our appearance that we often overlook what our bodies are trying to tell us.
If you're exercising and not losing weight, it's your body's way of telling you there is something more important to address. Likely, it's your adrenal health and stress levels.
Pay attention to your body and the signs I listed above. In doing so, you will begin to learn the language of your body. It's your must trusted ally and will always show you the way.
Have you overcome adrenal burnout and have a testimonial to share with those who may be struggling? What are your insights on today's topic? Has it got you thinking about prioritizing your health in a new way? For those dealing with weight-loss and stress, an uplifting success story can make all the difference. Please comment below!
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State Rep. Mike Kennedy — who finished ahead of Mitt Romney at Saturday's Utah Republican Convention in the U.S. Senate race — is far from poor, but his net worth is a fraction of that of Romney, a former investment firm executive.
Kennedy's net worth is between $1.1 million and $2.6 million, according to personal financial disclosure forms that he has filed with the Senate and provided to the Tribune on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Romney earlier reported that his net worth is between $73.7 million and $271 million — or perhaps much more because some assets on his disclosure form were valued simply as "over $1 million."
Forms require disclosures only within broad ranges, resulting in somewhat ambiguous totals.
Among assets that Kennedy listed were his home in Alpine — which he valued between $500,000 and $1 million — and his partnership in a medical practice, which he valued between $50,000 and $100,000.
A doctor and a lawyer, Kennedy reported income last year of $287,584 — including $189,791 in salary from his medical practice, $84,000 in salary from American Benefits Co., and $13,797 from his salary as a legislator.
Kennedy also reported pulling $287,589 out of a variety of retirement accounts. His spokesman, Joe DeBose, said that was used in part to fund loans to his campaign. Separate forms for his campaign show that he loaned it $250,000.
Meanwhile, Romney earlier reported that his total income last year was between $9 million and $31 million.
That included pocketing speech fees totaling more than $1.4 million (and another $127,000 went directly to charity).
Romney also received just over $2 million in earned and noninvestment income — including a $1.67 million distribution from an IRA account, a $220,000 fee as a director of Solamere Capital in Boston and a $131,000 fee as a director of Marriott International. His investment income ranged between $5.6 million and $27.6 million.
Salt Lake County Council member Jenny Wilson — the front-runner among Democrats in the Senate race — earlier reported an income of $73,160 over an 18-month period ending last year. It did not include her husband's income, which she said Senate forms did not require.
The net worth of Wilson's financial assets was listed between $900,000 and $2 million.
Senate rules normally require filing personal financial forms within 30 days of becoming a candidate (meaning raising or spending at least $5,000) and at least 30 days before an election — and Saturday's convention was considered an election.
DeBose said Kennedy was not a candidate for the Senate until March 22, and the $5,000 campaign threshold wasn't triggered until he filed his campaign disclosure form on April 9. He said Senate officials told the campaign it had until last Sunday to file without penalty, and the form was filed on Friday.


text: Spinal Compression Fractures: That Back Pain Is Not Arthritis 25 June 2017 Categories: Health & Medical , Blog If you have osteoporosis and have been suffering with back pain, do not just assume it is arthritis. This is especially true if you notice that the pain is worse when standing that it is when you lie down, you have trouble bending, or your spine is starting to curve so you seem to be hunched over all the time. The only way to be sure of what is going on is by seeing your primary care physician and taking a few tests, however, these symptoms could be telling you that you have a spinal compression fracture. Read More


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Earlier this week, Monaco Telecom CEO Martin Perronnet signed the Commitment Charter for the National Pact of Energy Transition.
The energy transition plan is progressing on the Rock. After TMC, the last signatory of the Charter, the operator Monaco Telecom is committing itself to contribute to the reduction of the Principality's greenhouse gas emissions, which can already boast a promising balance sheet just two years after the launch of the mission for the Energy Transition by Prince Albert II.
The ceremony took place at the premises of MonacoTech in the presence of Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Councilor of Government-Minister of Equipment, Environment and Urbanism, Annabelle Jaeger-Seydoux, Director of the Mission for the Energy Transition, Etienne Franzi, President of Monaco Telecom and Monaco Telecom employees.
Marie-Pierre Gramaglia emphasized, during her speech, the efforts made by Monaco Telecom, which has already begun to significantly reduce the energy consumption related to its servers, as well as the development of a fleet of electric vehicles (23 electric vehicles and 17 electric scooters planned by the end of the year). Monaco Telecom is contributing to the movement, which already has nearly 800 signatories in the Principality.
All information on the energy transition: www.transition-energetique.gouv.mc
*Article originally published on the French edition of the Monaco Tribune.


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Confusion and blame as COVID-struck sandwich factory calls workers back in
Union says situation is "crazy" as workers report "just four or five days into their self-isolation period... they are already returning to work".
On a normal day, there would be a steady stream of workers coming and going at the Greencore factory in Northampton that makes sandwiches for Marks and Spencer. But last Friday, the workplace announced it would close that afternoon and employees were told to stay in self-isolation for 14 days due to an outbreak of Covid-19. A week earlier it was confirmed that almost 300 members of staff had tested positive for the virus. Since then, there has been a feeling among many of the workers that they are being blamed for the outbreak.
The Director of Public Health at Northamptonshire County Council, Lucy Wightman, said that the outbreak was "about how people behave outside of Greencore, not at work" and that the company "continue to work extremely hard to exceed the requirements needed to be COVID-19 secure within the workplace". For those who had been risking their health to turn up for work every day, this felt like a kick in the teeth.
"Many workers were very angry about this," one employee told Open Democracy. "It was like she had decided to side with Greencore. In my opinion, the company was far too slow to act. People were terrified every time they turned up for work."
Another member of staff was equally angry about how the situation had been handled. "We are told they have effective measures in place so why were staff often not having their temperature checked until several hours into a shift? What good is that if you have already been working alongside other people all morning?"
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Greencore says that all of its sites have wide-ranging social-distancing measures, stringent hygiene procedures and regular temperature checking in place, and that it is doing everything it can to keep people safe.
In a joint statement from Northampton Borough Council and Public Health Northamptonshire, the sharing of cars and housing were identified as risk factors in the spread of the virus. Obviously, there are few people who can suddenly change their living arrangements and for many, car-sharing is seen as the safest or only way to get to work.
"There are only two bus services that workers can use," one employee said. "One of those takes over an hour so everybody tries to get on the other one. When you have a whole shift of workers coming out of the factory and queuing for one bus how can that be safe? Now, many taxi drivers are also refusing to pick us up from the factory because they are scared of catching it so we don't have many options."
To the surprise of union officials at the site, some workers have this week been told to return to work as two production lines are being restarted as early as tomorrow. This is despite an announcement by the company last Friday that stated that it would "temporarily cease production" at the facility and that the decision would "allow all remaining colleagues at the site to self-isolate". Greencore says that only workers who have finished the 14 day self-isolation have been called back into work but staff tell a different story.
"It's crazy, we have received numerous calls from our members to say they are just four or five days into their self-isolation period and they are already returning to work," a union representative told Open Democracy.
Another employee said he was worried that he would lose pay if he refused to go into work this week. When he asked for clarification, he says he was simply told that he was "required to work tomorrow."
A Greencore spokesperson said, "We can confirm that colleagues who have completed their self-isolation periods are beginning to return to the site, and that production is therefore gradually restarting. The site has been deep-cleaned, and the process of restarting production is of course being carried out in close consultation with the Department of Health & Social Care, Public Health England and other government bodies."
This evening the BBC has also reported concerns amongst dispatch workers at the site, who it has emerged have remained working throughout the closure, though the company points out this was with the permission of local health officials.
Workplace outbreaks
Greencore isn't the only food factory to face a COVID outbreak. In June, 450 workers at two meat plants in Wales tested positive for the virus and last week an outbreak was reported among 35 workers at a pig meat processing plant in Northern Ireland. But the problem is wider than food factories alone. The latest figures from Public Health England show the "workplace" as the second highest setting for COVID-19 incidents, with care homes topping the list.
The Hazards Campaign, a network of health and safety campaigners and activists, has warned of an "explosion" in workplace outbreaks and has accused the UK government of ignoring the dangers of rushing people back to work. The group points to a recent report by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control which looks at clusters and outbreaks in occupational settings in the EU/EEA and the UK. It found that of the 17 countries that responded to their survey, data showed that after health and care settings, most clusters were found in food processing-related settings and other factories or manufacturing facilities. The report highlights that these occupations are "commonly linked to socio-economic status which can also affect the individual's risk" in relation to COVID.
Financial pressures
Back in Northampton, a petition has been started calling on Greencore to pay all self-isolating workers 100% of their pay. This comes after reports that employees at the factory who were previously self-isolating have been forced to use food banks. The Northamptonshire Rights and Equality Council has also confirmed that it is supporting a small number of workers from the site with supermarket vouchers.
Greencore says that in recognition of the issues around Statutory Sick Pay, "all colleagues who have been required to self-isolate during the months of August and September at our Northampton site and are contractually on Statutory Sick Pay will now receive 80% of their basic pay… In addition, all weekly paid colleagues at the site will receive an additional payment of £400. This is a bonus that would normally be paid based on attendance at the end of the year, but we have decided to waive the usual criteria and give it to all weekly paid colleagues now regardless of their attendance record. This follows on from a recent bonus which averaged £260 per colleague and was paid to all weekly paid front-line staff in order to recognise their huge contribution while lockdown was in place."
"We are reassured to note that Public Health England has recently reiterated its assessment that we have "highly effective measures in place" and that we "continue to work extremely hard to exceed the requirements needed to be COVID-19 secure within the workplace," a spokesperson said.
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I didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college. But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program. I had both male and female heroes. One was a high school science teacher who was very important in encouraging me to pursue science. Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine. And the early astronauts, John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, were heroes of mine as well.


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It's not often you can say of an album: "features covers of songs by The Sex Pistols, Status Quo and Cliff Richard". Happily in the case of Hayseed Dixie the dizzy imp that inspires them allows them to pick off tracks by anyone who catches their eye.
For those who missed the furore caused by their first release, Hayseed Dixie are a bunch of badass blue grass performers who began doing covers of AC/DC songs then gradually expanded their repertoire to increasingly bizarre choices of music. There's a strong vein of 'novelty record' to everything they do but now they're coming round to the sort of songs – like the Scissor Sisters' I Don't Feel Like Dancing – that you'd think of if looking for chart material that would suit the bluegrass treatment.
There's also a novelty record strand to many of the original compositions on their latest album Weapons of Grass Destruction. Apart from the magnificent playing on Hungover Brokedown they play to redneck humour with She Was Skinny When I Met Her and The Rider Song which sets their performance rider to music – "A crate of ale and a crate of lager" then goes on to give a snapshot of life on the road.
Strangely The Pistols' Holidays In The Sun, its driving guitar riff transformed into a meandering banjo line that's actually rather beautiful, works much better in bluegrass format than the more traditionally structured Cliff cover, Devil Woman, which follows it. Strawberry Fields forever is also a song transformed by a racing fiddle and banjo instrumental with a burst of Cotton Eyed Joe thrown in for good measure. The lolloping beat of their version of Paint It Black isn't so successful, nor is Status Quo's Down Down, a dreary song only fleetingly enlivened by the new instrumentation.
How excited you'll be to hear more unlikely numbers transformed by the addition of fiddle and banjo and deeply Deep South vocals rather depends on your tolerance for blue grass in the first place. Hayseed Dixie may not be the most talented musicians but they're far from the least, and they know how to swing with a vengeance. You cannot help but like a band with the gusto to cover stone classics in such an unlikely way. It may not be an album you return to again and again (except when excitedly playing a particular track to friends) but it�s an album that'll brighten up a dreary Monday morning commute.


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Baptism Week {Saying Thanks}
Welcome to Baptism Week at Team Whitaker!
This is the fifth post of a five-part series:
Preparing for the Sacrament (What the Sacrament Means)
Choosing Godparents (Finding People to Support Your Child)
+ BOWL SET Giveaway from Clarey Clayworks
Looking Your Best (Dressing the Part for Your Child's Big Day)
+ $100 PHOTO CREDIT from Renee Blood Photography,
ST. GERARD EARRINGS from Loreto Rosaries and
BAPTISM BONNET AND THREE-PIECE SET + 20% OFF from Blessings Christian Gift Shop in West
Feeding the Party (Making the Celebration Awesome)
+ HOLY WATER FONT by Portraits of Saints
Saying Thanks (Showing Your Appreciation)
+ WOODEN DOLL by St. Luke's Brush and NOTECARDS by FlorLarios
What kind of southern girl would I be if I didn't share gift ideas or how to say thanks to the people you love? A pretty lousy one, that's who.
Maybe it was my mom's insistence on writing thank you notes, my background in 4-H or just being a true Southern gal, but gratitude is one of life's best lessons. It teaches, and reminds you, that we are not in this alone. We have community and they should be made to feel important. Because they are.
Gift Ideas
Earlier in the week, I shared a great gift idea for Godparents. It's often so difficult to purchase a gift for a child, particularly one who is baptized as an infant. There are a multitude of ways to celebrate the baptized child. In lieu of linking up my usual seven quick takes with Jen, I'm sharing my seven best gift ideas instead!
- If you live close, consider the gift of time. That one never goes out of style. Perhaps you can babysit on a regular basis or bring a home-cooked meal.
- Write a letter to the child and encourage others to do the same. My brother had every guest choose an envelope, with a year/age attached to it (18 in all), and we all wrote a letter to my niece based on the year on the envelope.
- Give a religious gift like a rosary, personalized prayer card or holy water font. But, before handing over the gift, pray over it and be sure to have it blessed. One of our Godfathers insists on praying an entire rosary for the person before gifting it. I, for one, am always touched when I hear that.
- Make something. Maybe you're all crafty and want to knit a pair of socks or scarf, paint a picture or take some lovely photographs. Whatever your gift may be, don't be afraid to share it!
- Donate to a charity in the child's name.
- Request a Papal blessing. These can be done through your diocesan office. There's usually a fee associated ($45-$100) and a few week's wait. Vatican calligrapher's aren't the speediest, but they do craft beautiful works of art.
- Offer up your prayers for the child and his/her family. Surely there is an adoration chapel near you, where God is just waiting to feel your presence.
Saying Thanks
Several years ago, when my father-in-law passed away, one of the greatest gifts my mother-in-law received was a roll of stamps and a stack of thank you cards. The gift giver had recently been through a loss and knew those would be most needed. I still count that as one of the greatest gifts ever given and I think it is as applicable at the end of life as it is at its beginning.
I've also found that when you space out writing thank you's – giving yourself a goal of writing 3-5 a day – that they're much more heartfelt and considerably less daunting. It also helps to have a great pen, some lovely stationery and a cold Dr Pepper standing by. The three things every note should include? Your thanks, how you plan to use the gift and why you love it and one last thanks. With baptisms, you might even consider adding a photo from the big day. For many family members, I know they cherish photos as much as we do. If you're looking for a great site that has awesome prices, check out MPix.com. I've found them to be reliable, affordable and of high quality.
Now, for the giveaway fun. My sweet friend Lisa shared this shop with me several months ago and I nearly jumped for joy. The crazy thing is when I reached out to St. Luke's Brush, Amy responded, "I'm a fan of your blog!" Well, color me happy and call me a Texan! These dolls are amazing, handcrafted and painted with precision. I know you'll love them. Up for giveaway is a St. Luke doll. Not to forget those notes, though, I have a beautiful set of notecards from FlorLarios. Flor is based in Miami and her pieces of art reflect that vibrant south Florida feel. I think they're pretty fantastic.
If you haven't entered the other three giveaways, get on that! Links at top.
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On a personal note, this week has been an absolute blast. It's got me thinking about our upcoming baptism, reflecting on our previous five and offering prayers of thanksgiving for such a beautiful Sacrament in the church. I hope you've gleaned some great ideas, but more importantly, realized the awesome responsibility we have as parents and Godparents to raise and form our children. Now, I'm off to pin some more ideas, prop up my swollen feet and drink a caffeine-free Dr Pepper!
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I think my best gift was my engagement ring! I also really treasure art/heirloom gifts we were given by loved ones.
What great gift ideas! I also think they'd work for a first communion, too. The papal blessing idea is fantastic!
I love the idea of the rosary.
My favorite gifts are religious items or books. Chocolate works, too!
Thank you Kathryn for these awesome ideas! I love to give religious items, and the thought of praying a rosary for someone before giving it to them is certainly a keeper!
Two of my most cherished gifts were given to me at one of my wedding showers. One of my aunts gave me two teacups from my grandmother's china set, and one of my husband's aunts gave me two small statues of Mary & Joseph that belonged to my husband's grandmother. I really appreciated the thought behind those two gifts in particular and love having "heirlooms" from our grandparents.. esp. since I didn't really ever know these grandparents.
Thanks for sharing this series! I've enjoyed it.
Best gift ever? My husband and children!
I just love those painted dolls! When I had my 5th child a sweet friend gave me a prayer journal and pen with an inspirational quote on it. She also wrote me a beautiful note of encouragement on it. I have really treasured this gift!
I loved the year my sister gave me a gift certificate to help finish up the photo books I had started but hadn't ordered!
This might read crazy, but the gift of an apology from someone whose unbelievably unkind words have hurt me and my family deeply is the gift I would really like to receive right now.
Lisa, I think that's a gift we could all receive, and perhaps give. God bless you!
I think the best gift I received was when my hubby for christmas surprised me with an "album of the year". He went through all our photos over the last year and made a photo book! It was supposed to become a tradition but I'm two years behind. 🙂
My favorite gift was a jewelry box from my grandmother. She gave it to me for Christmas when I was 10 and I thought (and still do!) it was just the most beautiful gift. I can't wait to give it to my daughter!
The births of my sons have definitely been my best gifts.
best gift was being born catholic!
I would say my best gift ever is from God placing my husband in my life!
The best gift I've ever received are 2 marbles that my grandmother found on the street. . . long story! And I wish there weren't so many FB entries for the giveaways. I deactivate my FB acct for Lent 😉
A week-long vacation with my family that I don't have to plan would be awesome 🙂
For my son Luke's baptism he received a beautiful st. Luke statute from his God parents, it was perfect!
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Ah, the gift of time! With three little children and the closest family 2+ hours away, I would be so grateful for that gift. Thank you again for arranging such wonderful giveaways.


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Job Title: Front Office Administrator
Location: Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
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A leading Real Estate developer in Nairobi seeks to hire an experienced male administrator for their Westlands office in Nairobi.
- Brief/Board Pack Preparation: Prepare and circulate agenda and minutes prior to meetings. Collate, analyze and present reports.
- Correspondence: Respond to emails and other correspondence, including but not limited to proposals, quotations, contracts etc.
- Coordination and logistics planning: Facilitate transportation and coordination of drivers for the sales team and other managers for client's site visits.
- Front office operations: Greeting, receiving and welcoming clients at the office, keeping a record of all guests' visits. Keeping the reception area neat and tidy at all times.
- Calendar/Events Management: Manage the CEO's meetings and activities. Avoid collisions/omissions on Chairman's Diary.
- Diploma/ Degree in relevant field of study
- 2-3 years of relevant admin experience in a busy trading company
- Should be assertive and quick thinking
- Eloquent and articulate with good command of English and Swahili
- Male candidates will be given preference to maintain gender balance in the office.
How to Apply:
Qualified and interested candidates to share their CV to firstname.lastname@example.com with the title (Front Office Admin) as the subject before 20th January 2022.