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Ideally, nobody would want to have to deal with a bad home inspection. It's one of those things that you just want to get through and move on from so that you don't have to hold up the process. However, as I'm sure many of us know from experience, the house buying process is not always simple or straightforward. If you do experience problems with the inspection, negotiating the situation and coming out with a good deal will be key. Here's how to get it right.
Think Beyond the Minor Short-Term Problems
Before you enter the negotiations, you should think about what matters most to you. There are some things that are worth haggling and negotiating over, but that maybe doesn't apply to every single little problem. What matters more to you, getting every tiny detail fixed before you buy or moving through the process quickly? You should pick your battles. For example, if you plan on ripping out the kitchen and replacing it, is there any point having repairs done on it now?
Keep Time and Quality in Mind
You should also think about who is going to be overseeing any changes that take place. If you negotiate with the seller to arrange and oversee the repairs, they might not care about the quality of the finish because this isn't going to be there home for much longer. You also want to get things moving quickly, and that's why it's often best for you to oversee the changes.
Ask for Credit and Get the Work Done Yourself
Asking credit at the end of the process is a good way to speed up the process and still get the cash to cover the repairs of the problems thrown up by the inspection. This would all happen at the close of escrow. So if you feel like you want to be the one overseeing the work and ensuring it's completed to a high standard, this is the way to go.
Don't Shout About Your Plans if You Want to Negotiate Successfully
If you are about to enter negotiations with the seller regarding what happens next with the sale and the repairs, you need to retain your poker face. You don't want to give away your future plans for the home because if they find out you're planning on changing all the interiors anyway, they'll probably less willing to give ground on the repair issues.
Appreciate the Human Emotions Involved
Having said all of that, you do need to remember that there are a lot of human emotions at play here, and negotiating such things can be stressful for everyone involved. Try to be fair, calm and sensitive to the feelings of others when you approach this. If everyone does that, it'll be a much easier process.
If you get a report back after the inspection telling you that the home has considerable problems, you don't just have to accept that and carry on. It's your right to negotiate for either a lower price, repairs or credit for those repairs. It would be wrong of you not to take action and try to win in these negotiations.


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I recently spent the last few nights to update my Behance portfolio! I hope those that stumble here enjoy. It has a lot more work in it than on this wordpress site. It is finally a transition to something better than what I have set up here. Anyway, the work on Behance has a mix of different professional projects that I have worked on for the past two years.
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11/01/12 – Working from Home
Oh the irony that has been bestowed upon me. At the end of October, I have been given the option to work from home. With the most perfect timing this worked out very well with Sandy coming to town to really test the ropes of this decision. My old work place doesn't even have internet or power thanks to Sandy's fury; however, my apartment does so work could continue. It was interesting decision to decide to start to work at home, I feel that it maybe a little early in my career to start. But at the same time I feel like this is the right thing to do. Maybe hurricane Sandy has come in to reinforce the decision. Now I don't have to walk and travel the subways of NYC mindlessly like all the other commuters trying to do the same thing. Once I was able to get back into my "Zone A" apartment building and realizing that I did not have to trek somehow into Manhattan has really make me appreciative of being able to do this. I am definitely thankful for all that I have and sad that so many so are suffering ever so close to home. Hopefully I can repay some of my new found time and energy back to those in need soon.
12/30/11 – Happy New Year
Let the new year come! Boy did 2011 go by fast, definitely need to get working on that time machine. I hope everyone has a healthy and happy and prosperous 2012!
10/04/11 – Off to the presses
I finally sent out my business cards out to get a few free test prints. Yay me! I can almost put a huge check mark next to this goal of mine that has been lingering for way too long. I have recieved some great feed back from a few of my closest friends and have adjusted and taken critiques into account. It is always great to have a second, or third pair of eyes come and take a look at what you are doing. I hope that once I see the test prints I can adjust and make my final revisions by the end of the month. For now here are a few work in progress images that I sent off for the test prints:
09/30/11 – Space warps and endless tunnels
That is what I feel like my life has been for the year thus far. I feel like time is traveling faster and faster and I don't seem to be getting anywhere fast. I am proceeding to make progress on my personal goals, slowly but surely. I have my website up and running. I will be looking into finding some sort of java script that will give me a gallery to display my portfolio on it. For now, it has the basics and I am fine with that. The business card has been revamped as I felt the other one became too busy and "gimmicky" I removed the boarders and made a background that I like better. I plan on getting some feed back on it soon and get them out to the presses. I feel naked not having business cards on me for so long. There definitely has been a few times where I wanted to give one out and could not. Lost potential business I guess with no one to blame but myself.
On the up side, I was asked to return to Alfred last weekend to part take in a presentation to be giving by myself and other alumni RA's on how being an RA and translate it into getting a job and real world experience. It was a fun adventure to get back up there as I have not been there for over 2 years now. Everything is still the same, some things have improved which I find very gratifying to see progress being made to improve the student experience.
The good people and friends are always a welcomed break from my space warp and endless tunnel feeling towards life as of late. I have recently learned the acronym FOMO from another blog that I love to read, which stands for fear of missing out. While working a lot and trying to improve my skills over the course of this year, I feel that I have achieved a lot; however, I do not feel I have gotten far enough to be satisfied just yet. This in turn has left me with a little FOMO as I want to be out with friends and having a good time, just come home and play video games or splurge a little more. Maybe in 2012 things will become even better.
07/16/11 – Update – New site
The crazy life is still busy just as I would expect the sun to rise every day. I am well underway to setting up a real website for my content to be displayed for all to see. The process in doing so has given me a sense of pride and identity, and though it will be a very simple website I hope that I will be able to better show off my skills and talent now. That is not to say that this blog and its content will disappear, this wordpress will no longer be a redirect for my main domain but will continue to host my progress in life, personal work and hopefully soon some tutorials and goodies that I can share with everyone else.
06/12/11 – Update – More awesomeness
I finally got rid of all my old business cards. I did not realize I was running out until the last one left my wallet to a fellow artist met by chance on the way home. Since I have been slacking on the whole updating and improving myself and marketability of my skills and talent section of life lately, I figured now would be a great time to get that back on track, create a business card, finish the new logo I started a few months ago and finish building a webpage! I have been still very diligent in the past few months continuing to hone in my skills and knowledge as a digital artist. I am however, slowly taking notice that tutorials are teaching me less and less and I am getting rather bored. I will continue to watch more and more tutorials of course, but I am definitely seeking out higher quality and higher leveled ones to keep me going. I am now faced with the idea that it is time to really start to produce work on my own to show off skills I have outside of the work I do in the architectural visualizations that I do daily. In order to do this I am very sad to have to say good bye to a good friend of mine… My computer. I built this machine back in 2007! So I would definitely say I have gotten my time and money's worth out of it. The age of duel core processors has been dead for some time and I am now in the market for a new build to help me conquer any ambitious projects that may come out of my head for the future!
Here is the work in progress I have done for the new card I attempted this weekend
Second version, a little different
04/04/11 – Update – Springing into Action
Well once again its been quite a while since my last posting. The working life and real world have kept me very busy to say the least. I can definitely see how people can get lost in life going by really fast. I can't say I want that to happen to me but that is the direction I feel that I am heading towards. In an effort to confront this situation I am doing my best to push myself in learning as much as I can now, yes even outside the digital world. I recently read Rich Dad poor dad and the one of the most important things I got out of that book was to know a little about a lot, NOT know a lot about a little. A little bit of simple wisdom but not really common sense. To me is it and I plan on embracing this more in order to push my career and success over the next few years.
I have continued my work in 3DS Max and vray and have worked at it a lot! (That's for sure) I hope to be able to get some projects released to me soon so that I may show off some of the work that I have been doing over the past few months. I really enjoy working on everything that I have done so far and have taken a great amount of pride in putting in the amount of time and dedication to these projects. Til I then, I will continue to be watching tons of tutorials learning more max and vray tricks and honing in on my Maya and mental ray skills.
01/13/11 – Update – It's 2011!!
A new year and that's pretty much all that is new. I am still working at AJSNY which is great, still building a logo and website, still in poverty and still love what I do. I am continuing to learn and grow using 3ds max and Vray at AJS; however, it will be a little bit more of a process before I become proficient at it like I am with Maya and Mental Ray. I was given the job for three months and was reviewed in December to see if I could continue working or not, and I was able to! I am still always looking for the next best thing as I am always up for new challenges and of course ways to pay off NYU's gigantic loans that I owe. I was recently able to finally consolidate all my loans together after fighting what looked like a never ending battle with loan companies that just didn't seem to care or know how to do their job. But that's all squared away now, here's to the next 30 years of resentment to NYU's expensive education. 🙂
I did finally LLC myself to become legit about my freelancing status at AJS and where ever else that I may work part time or on the side. The company name is AJDigital Studio's L.L.C., nothing too fancy since I couldn't just LLC my own name… rules and stuff would not allow that… so that name was the next best thing at 2am, ha. I am hoping to meet with good ol'e BoA and set up a business account soon and get that squared away so this way I can really start working for myself and get things set up.
I am looking forward to 2011 and hope that it doesn't let me down!
10/24/10 – Update
From my last post, there has been a whirlwind of life changes that has happened in the little amount of time that has spanned. I am now working for AJSNY, a small arch viz company based in NY. They are small but mighty and I feel that I can give them a lot of my skills and work ethic! They are primarily a 3ds max house so that will require me to jump back into max and say good bye to Maya for now. I feel like Max will take a little time to get used to navigating around opposed to learning the tools shouldn't take too much time at all once I find out where they are and how their execution is to be compared to what I already know from Maya. I did start work at Click3X after ending my month at Humble, but had to say good bye to them as well to start off my career. I did not imagine myself back in the architectural world so soon, but I have definitely not giving up my roots just yet. Most of my digital design studies at CADA reflected architectural design work in some way or form when I was free to do so. My thesis was a big player in tying together what I was learning and what I knew and I am glad that AJSNY was able to see the potential in me through this.
On the side I will be helping out two NYU students who are in the journalism program. The students that study there are trying to improve their documentaries with some graphics and I was recommended from a friend to see if I would help. Of course I would! The needs of the graphics will be simple enough to execute, its just a little above them so they are just not sure what is possible and in what time frame. I assured them both that their demands were not outrageous at all and could be done pretty quickly. I feel that this will help keep me busy from the mundane life challenges.
For now, I am just needed to adjust to the full time work week that everyone else does in the world. It already is posing some challenges to be able to squeeze everything that I want/need to do in the very few hours in a day.

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The Taith Group is an investment and wealth management company born on the ashes and histories of Duat and its predecessors. The Co-Managing Partners are the President of Texas (currently Nick Greene and the Tywysog De Cymru (currently Robert Ap Ioan)
- 1 Contact Information for the President of Texas
- 2 Contact Information for the Tywysog De Cymru
- 3.1 Q: How do I invest money into the Taith Group?
- 3.2 Q: How do I make money with the Taith Group?
- 3.3 Q: How do I know my money is safe with you? What guarantees do you offer?
- 3.4 Q: As an investor, how do I withdraw my investment?
- 3.5 Q: What is Blue Dragon
Contact Information for the President of Texas
- Orbis Nation Link: Greene/8360
- Discord Information: VAfDqZD (Spera Bank)
Contact Information for the Tywysog De Cymru
- Orbis Nation Link: Robert Ap Ioan/168426
- Discord Information: CdcHFwh (Orbis Lottery)
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So you'd like to know more about the Taith Group? Here's an FAQ that might be of some interest to you.
Q: How do I invest money into the Taith Group?
There are three classes of people involved in the financial side of the group.
These individuals are directly involved in funding the group, and their nations are personally on the line. They reside on the in-game alliance, and they contribute 100% of their income directly as an alliance tax. They may invest additional funds however any additional investment will be allocated to the Investors category. Stakeholders do not receive any payout, any profits are automatically rolled into their contributions.
These individuals are Stakeholders, with a few key differences. For starters, Partners contribute 100% of their income directly as an alliance tax. They additionally have the added responsibility of identifying and coordinating the investment of the group's assets.
Individuals do not need to be on the Taith Group's alliance in-game to grow with the group. They may contribute into the Investors category, which constitutes a fixed 20% of the group.
Q: How do I make money with the Taith Group?
On the 1st of the month, the Partners will compile an Income and Expense report. From that report, 60% of any Profit will be retained by the Group for future investing. The remaining 40% will be distributed as follows: 80% of the distribution will be assigned to the Stakeholders. 20% of the distribution will be assigned to the Investors category. Within the two categories, distribution will be allocated relative to the invested percentage.
For example: Taith Group reports a $100 million profit. A total of $100 million has been invested into the Investors category. $60 million is retained for reinvesting. This grows the overall strength of the Group's portfolio. $32 million is assigned for distribution to the Stakeholders. $8 million is assigned for distribution to the Investors. An investor who has contributed $20 million (20%) would receive $1.6 million, which they can choose to either receive as a dividend or they can elect to reinvest it into the group.
Q: How do I know my money is safe with you? What guarantees do you offer?
There is absolutely no guarantee. We could go belly-up tomorrow and you'd be out what you invested. The best we can do is say that in the event that this does fail spectacularly (a la Kastor Corp), we're out just as much as you.
Q: As an investor, how do I withdraw my investment?
The Partners will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate withdrawals in a timely manner. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the enterprise, we cannot guarantee a speedy withdrawal. Any withdrawals will be marked as a loss for the Group, which will negatively impact profits. Withdrawal requests should be submitted at least a month prior to when you'd like to have your funds, and again, no guarantees or assurances will be made that you'll receive the entirety of your withdrawal request.
Q: What is Blue Dragon
Y Ddraig Las (The Blue Dragon) is a think-tank investment fund grouping which is where the higher risk and more volatile assets are assigned. Taith aims to have approximately 30% of its total assets invested through Blue Dragon.
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The millennial traveller is influencing hotel design, says SSH's director of hospitality
According to Clinton Bull, director of hospitality at international architecture practice SSH, the millennial traveller market segment is gaining more and more influence on hospitality design in the region.
"The new generation of travellers has turned the industry on its head," he said. "The industry in general is taking note of this as brands are adapting to the [millennial impact] in terms of the type of lifestyle choices, social habits, spending preferences and authentic experiential travel that is required."
Bull noted that architects also need to be mindful of sustainability, from using sustainably resourced building materials to landscaping space for hotels where they can grow their own produce on-site.
"This must be married with the high demand for technology, which is fundamental to survive in the 21st century," he said. "Lightning-fast Wi-FI, the Internet of Things, automation of tasks, multi-device connectivity and multifunctional meeting spaces are some of the items expected to be available at a minimum today."
Bull, who also highlighted the impact of social media and people's compulsion to share moments with their online followers, added that such details must culminate in a smooth and enjoyable guest experience, which should be tied to the local culture of the hotel's country.
"Architects must therefore build flexibility of design into hotel projects to account for changing market requirements," he said, "while providing the ultimate guest experience, juggling design, technology, and construction budget, among other factors, to deliver a signature hospitality property that guests will want to return to or recommend to their social media following."
Bull further noted that the impact of "new-generation travellers" can also be seen in the shift to provide multipurpose, co-shared spaces with the ability to "swap out, expand or transform spaces in some way to enable their use in multiple ways."
"Guest rooms are traditionally pure resting spaces," he said. "New trends have shown guest preferences of being able to exercise in their room to work off jetlag, for example. The biggest instigator is travelling across multiple time zones and arriving at your destination wide awake as your new time zone is 12 hours ahead.
"This kind of multipurpose design incorporated into hotel properties makes such spaces more efficient, more cost-effective, more engaging and, ultimately, offers hotel guests more options for entertainment and enjoyment as you can now stay in the lobby and enjoy the offerings, rather than having to go outside of the hotel to experience the local offerings."


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The increase in the risk of autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children may be due to the severity of the mother's depression alone and not from exposure to antidepressants during pregnancy, a new study suggests. Analysis of medical records of up to 6,000 children shows no evidence that exposure to antidepressants during pregnancy leads to higher risk of autism and ADHD.
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They noted that those taking antidepressants are more likely to be experiencing more severe illness that might affected the development of the disorders. The findings come from the analysis of records from three Massachusetts health care systems in the US.
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Researchers also found that women who had taken the treatment, known as maternal psychotherapy before pregnancy, might have more serious depression which significantly increased the risk of either autism or ADHD. This supports the hypothesis that studies suggesting increased incidence of the conditions "actually reflected the risk conferred by maternal depression itself."
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Less than two weeks after my first Clandestine Cake Club, I was getting ready for my second event. This one was themed A Fairy Tale and was set in a yurt in the middle of a big wood, Cardinham Woods to be precise, not too far from where we live.
One of my go to chocolate cakes, before I started my chocolate blogging adventures, was Nigella's dense chocolate loaf cake from How to Be a Domestic Goddess. Somehow, this seemed like the right time to make it again. It's a very simple cake to make and is so delicious it doesn't really need any adornment. However, as this was a particularly special occasion, I decided to cover it with ganache.
Clever decorating not being a particular forte of mine, I was at a bit of a loss as to how to turn this into a fairy tale. Inspiration finally struck (actually it was CT's idea) – the Fairy Godmother's Wand.
This is how I made it:
- Melted 150g 85% chocolate (G&B) in a bowl over hot water and left to cool a little.
- Creamed 500g dark muscovado sugar together with 300g unsalted butter until light in colour and texture.
- Beat in 1 goose egg (about 3 large eggs) until all incorporated.
- Beat in the melted chocolate and 3 tsp rose water.
- Folded in 300g flour (half white, half wholemeal) and 1.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda alternately with 350ml boiling water.
- Poured into a 23cm cake mould and baked at 190C for 25 minutes then for a further 20 minutes at 170C until well risen but still slightly gooey inside.
- Left to cool completely before tuning out.
- Melted 150g dark 70% chocolate (G&B) in a pan over a low heat with 150ml double cream.
- Added 15g unsalted butter and 1 tsp of rose water and stirred until smooth.
- Left to cool until just firm enough to stay on the cake without running down the sides.
- Spread over the top of the cake.
- Cut the tops off two chocolate fingers and placed together on the cake to form a wand – that was the idea anyway!
- Sprayed the top with gold shimmer.
- Added stars sparking out of the wand's tip and then dusted the cake with edible gold glitter.
This was as good as I remembered it. Dense and slightly sticky like good gingerbread, it was totally delicious with a smooth mouth feel and just got better as it got older. I bet Hansel and Gretel would have loved it.
As for the other cakes there that night, I was completely wowed and slunk my pitiful effort into a corner out of sight.
Organised by the indefatigable Ellie and hosted by the Woods Cafe, the evening was great fun. There were some familiar faces from my first CCC and many new ones. I was especially delighted to meet a We Should Cocoa regular, the Hungry Hinny, who made a most spectacular castle – a chocolate and raspberry Rapunzel one to boot! My picture wasn't that great, but you can see it on Nat's blog. We ate far too much delicious cake and got to take a plateful home with us again – what a wonderful way to spend an evening.
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|Cinderella's Pumpkin
|Shed in the Woods
|What a Fairy Cake
Sadly, I'm not likely to be able to make any more CCCs for a while, but I live in hope I'll get to another one at some point!
As Tea Time Treats, hosted by Karen this month, has a floral theme, I waved my magic wand and turned this plain old chocolate cake into a floral rose and chocolate delight. TTT is alternately hosted by Kate of What Kate Baked.


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Olympus is rumored to release a 25mm lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.2 for Micro Four Thirds cameras sometime around the middle of 2016.
The lens line-up for mirrorless cameras with a Micro Four Thirds mount is expanding and soon enough we may get to see a bunch of premium optics. The rumor mill has said in the past that Olympus is working on a few prime optics with a very bright aperture of f/1.
Reliable sources are now confirming that the company is indeed working on bright primes, but their maximum aperture will not be f/1. The lenses will offer a maximum aperture that is a tad slower, standing at f/1.2.
The latest report is saying that the first unit to come will have a focal length of 25mm and it will arrive on the market sooner than expected.
Micro Four Thirds users, rejoice: Olympus 25mm f/1.2 lens set for mid-2016 launch
An Olympus 25mm f/1.2 lens will be unveiled soon and will become available before the middle of 2016, a trusted source said. It will be the first lens in a series of fast primes, which will most likely join the company's PRO-series.
This wide-angle prime will be compact and lightweight, which is a great achievement considering its maximum aperture. The source revealed that the optic would have been brighter, featuring a maximum aperture of f/1, but the manufacturer decided against it.
There are multiple reasons why it will not offer f/1 primes. The list includes size, weight, and costs. Compared to the f/1.2 version, the f/1 model would have been roughly 43% larger and 230 grams heavier.
Such values make a huge difference in a mirrorless camera setup, especially in Micro Four Thirds units. As the f/1 version would have weighed 620 grams, it means that the f/1.2 will weigh about 390 grams.
Moreover, the diameter of the lens would have stood at 68 millimeters, which is a lot of a MFT optic. In order to sell as hot pancakes, the Olympus 25mm f/1.2 lens must not become a burden for photographers.
When it becomes available on the market, this wide-angle prime will turn into a short telephoto lens, considering its full-frame equivalent of 50mm.
One of its advantages will be the autofocus system. It appears that the lens has been developed to work with the new PEN-F camera. The autofocus speed will be 30% faster when used in combination with the PEN-F than with the high-end OM-D E-M1.
These are all rumors, therefore they must be treated as such. Stay tuned to Camyx for further information!
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The Australian Public Service has recently announced the winners of its inaugural Diversity and Gender Equality Awards.
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The full bench of the High Court, sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns, returned a unanimous verdict on the eligibility of seven members of Parliament on Friday 27 October.
The use of technology and virtual media has become increasingly preferable to the use of physical records.
In the 12 months since the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) called for a 30 per cent gender diversity target on ASX 200 company boards, 45 companies have met or surpassed that target. Women now make up 21.7 per cent of company directors in Australia.
This week, after a long legal battle with Switzerland, a rare 2nd century Roman sarcophagus is being returned to Turkey.
In the past month the eligibility of seven members of the Australian Parliament has been called into question by way of foreign citizenship.
MinterEllison's "Directions in Public Mergers & Acquisitions" report identifies a number of key trends that will influence the M&A market in the coming financial year.
With the increase of globalisation, law students are increasingly facing competition from the global market, but are also exposed to greater international opportunities both abroad and with international firms with an Australian presence. For students aiming to be competitive for roles in the international legal market, there are a number of areas that can be focused on to enhance how employable you are.
As Professor Gillian Triggs' five year term comes to a close, the Australian Human Rights Commission is preparing itself for a new President.
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Following in the success of her debut "The Virgin Suicides", Sofia Coppola directed "Marie Antoinette", which airs today at 11:15 a.m. ET. The film is loosely based on the historical marriage of the young Maria Antonia (Kirsten Dunst) who is chosen by her mother (Marianne Faithfull) to marry her second cousin, Louis XVI (Jason Schwartzman), the Dauphin of France, to form an alliance between France and Austria. The fantastic cast includes IFC heartthrobs Rip Torn as Louis XV and Steve Coogan as Ambassador Mercy. While not exactly historically accurate, the film is delicately crafted eye candy that creates a nearly magical atmosphere for the unraveling of the monarchy. Plus, it has a kickin' soundtrack. Who knew New Order, Gang of Four, The Cure, Adam and the Ants, The Strokes, and The Radio Dept. would be a great backdrop for a period drama? Watch Siouxsie and the Banshees "Hong Kong Garden" (about a Chinese restaurant) as the perfect 1790s party mix:
'Marie Antoinette' airs on IFC at 11:15 a.m. ET today; Thursday, Mar. 3 at 8:30 a.m. ET, Saturday, Mar. 12 at 5:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, Mar. 13 at 6 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Mar. 30 at 5:00 p.m. ET and Thursday, Mar. 31 at 12:30 p.m. ET


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Yeah, right. It's about two hundred degrees below zero, and snow is bullshit.
Something to consider, though: it is usually right around this time of year when depressive symptoms spike, particularly for those in colder climates. And researchers say that some of these mood changes might be related to low vitamin D levels.
What Does Vitamin D Do?
Vitamin D deficiencies can show up with a wide range of symptoms. The only vitamin that is also a hormone, the Big D works with nearly every bodily system to assure proper functioning. Because of its vast uses within the body, the symptoms of deficiency can show up in many ways, from muscle weakness to dental caries to cognitive impairment to mental health issues.
Said another way: It's pretty fucking important.
Can Low Vitamin D Cause Depression?
Vitamin D may play a role in depression, according to research out of the Netherlands1. In this study, researchers compared vitamin D levels in 3 groups of people:
- People with current depressive disorders
- Those with a history of depression
- Those without depressive symptoms
They found that those with current depression had the lowest levels of vitamin D. Those who had a history of depression tended to have levels that fell in the middle of the spectrum, and as expected, people without any history of depression had the highest levels of vitamin D. This provides yet more evidence that clinical depression and vitamin D are closely linked.
Then there's SAD, a disorder with an almost too appropriate acronym.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and Vitamin D
Symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder include the following:
- Depressive symptoms
- Sadness
- Hopelessness
- Anxiety
- Low energy/oversleeping
- Heavy limbs
- Weight gain
- Loss of interest in activities
- Trouble with focus
- Symptoms appear in late fall or early winter, and go away in the spring and summer
According to Chicago researchers, SAD may be related to the lack of vitamin D 2. In the winter months, people spend more time inside, leading to less opportunity to synthesize vitamin D from the sun.
That's right: humans can absorb a form of this vitamin from soaking up some rays.
"Sunbathing is not lazy! It's cheaper than a shrink!"
However, there is some evidence that sunlight may not be enough, especially in cooler climates, or at certain times of the year. In these cases, an indoor lamp like this one may be helpful.
Researchers on both of these reports concluded by suggesting vitamin D supplementation as a treatment for those with depressive symptoms. And you can start with diet.
Foods For Depression (with estimated % of recommended daily values for vitamin D)
- Cod liver oil: 340%DV in one Tablespoon
- Wild salmon: up to 127%DV in one serving
- Oysters: 67%DV in 6 oysters
- Caviar: 9%DV in one teaspoon (ensure your caviar is without food colorings or preservatives)
- Eggs: 4%DV in one large egg
- Mushrooms: 2%DV per one ounce serving
- Cheese and other fortified dairy products: up to 32%DV per serving (Absorption of synthetic vitamins from "fortified" products remains unclear)
- Try a vitamin D supplement like this one
Vitamin D plays a huge role in mental health processes. While some may benefit from more aggressive vitamin supplementation through a physician, hanging out in the closet for a few minutes with a spoonful of cod liver oil and a sun lamp doesn't usually have too many side effects.
Unless you sit too close to said light and burn the crap out of yourself. So seriously, follow the directions.
If you suspect you may be suffering from a vitamin deficiency, contact your doctor for proper diagnosis.
Related Posts:
- What Is Depression? Examining the Link Between The Physical and The Emotional (Part 1)
- Is Depression A Physical Illness? The Link Between Depressive Symptoms and Brain Changes (Part 2)
- Lies Your Brain Tells You: Why We Have Scary Thoughts
- When Do Personality Traits Become Mental Illness? The Answer Might Surprise You.
- Foods For Depression: One Surprising Reason to Save Your Banana Peels


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13 March 2020
Email firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone +44 20 7296 5730
Fax +44 20 7296 2001
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
Richard Goss has a comprehensive cross-border asset finance practice with particular emphasis on aviation finance. He represents an array of operating lessors, operators and financial institutions on a diverse range of multi-jurisdictional transactions, including sale and leasebacks, operating leases, export credit and PDP financings for fixed wing aircraft and helicopters.
He brings a solution-focused and pragmatic approach, which reflects more than 10 years of experience in the aviation sector and his position at the heart of the industry. Richard builds deep client relationships and is a trusted advisor to whom clients return time and again for support on their most challenging transactions.
Richard spent six months on secondment to Standard Chartered Bank's aviation finance team based in Dublin, gaining valuable insights from an operating lessor perspective. He is regularly seen at aviation finance conferences and has lectured to the Irish Law Society's Diploma course in Aviation Finance and Leasing.
Active across a number of pro bono and community activities, Richard put his knowledge and experience in the helicopter sector to charitable use as part of Hogan Lovells' citizenship activities. He played a key role advising London's Air Ambulance on a pro bono basis on its acquisition and financing of a second helicopter to provide crucial emergency support for the people of London.
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Advising Pembroke Capital on the sale and leaseback financing of eight B777 and 787 aircraft with Qatar Airways and on transactions for more than 16 narrowbody aircraft.
Advising DVB Bank on various matters arising from the Air Berlin insolvency, including its recovery of several aircraft on lease to Air Berlin.
Representing Babcock Mission Critical Services on a wide range of helicopter operating lease and financing transactions across Europe and Australia.
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Apr 30, 2009
PBS to air Spike Lee's "Passing Strange"
CPB ombudsman lauds two pubTV docs
Jones of PBS ponders new media opportunities
Confab focuses on new public media platforms
Smiley's Prince interview garners attention
Mexican Sesame Street creates swine flu PSAs
Apr 29, 2009
CPB okays funding distribution rules
Pop interrupted by porn in Waco
Court okays FCC fines on indecent broadcasts, for now at least
WETA, 20 other nonprofits drop from United Way
Apr 25, 2009
WILL becomes Illinois Public Media
Problems proliferate with pubstation channel placement
Apr 24, 2009
Girl's screams on NPR piece prompt listener objections
How about $2 billion for NewsHour?
Save WCAL group commits to appeal MPR's legal victory
Apr 23, 2009
NPR cuts another 13 jobs
University will offer Flint station to another pubTV operator
Unionized NPR employees ratify new contracts
What good is journalism, anyway? Comments invited ...
Viewers continue their reaction to two PBS shows
State cuts threaten to shutter two Pennsylvania pubTV stations
With 17 layoffs at WHYY, eyes turn to boss's paycheck
WNYC's Greene Performance Space now open
Comcast shift of MPT sparks outcry
Kerger of PBS responds to tribal complaints over "We Shall Remain"
Apr 22, 2009
Indiana station gets legislative support
PBS launches new portal for video on demand
Apr 21, 2009
Elmo the Elmonaut tells kids about astronomy
FCC proposes rules on rural radio service
Gorilla ends up at pubTV station
Apr 20, 2009
Many foundations reducing grants, new report says
Review of Saberi sentence ordered by top judge
WHUT to participate in mobile video trial
Apr 19, 2009
Jim Lehrer faces Stephen Colbert, survives
Tribal leaders criticize "We Shall Remain"
Apr 18, 2009
Jane Pauley praises NewsHour
New Hampshire station lays off five
Apr 17, 2009
Houston reinstates popular political show
"The last thing I'd do . . . is write off pubradio"
Thorn also tells Nieman he was surprised by how many public radio listeners began supporting TSOYA during his pledge drive last year. "You realize real quick, when you're doing something listener supported, why public radio stations have pledge drives. It's because they really, really work."
Thorn contacted Current about our April 16 blog post on the first two parts of his Nieman interview to clarify his remarks expressing ambivalence about public radio carriage of TSOYA. "The last thing I'd ever do is write off public radio stations," he wrote. His goal for the interview was to "convince people that there are ways to be creative and to make media, even if they're not starting with a million dollars a year--or even $50,000 a year....Part of that is focusing energy and resources on what you can control. In my case, that's meant focusing my time on improving my show, rather than marketing it to stations. "
NPR technicians' union to vote on proposed contract
AFI seeks Digital Content Lab volunteer mentors
Wisconsin doc gets in middle of cat fight
Apr 16, 2009
CPB hires digital v.p. (batteries included)
The Wisconsin network and Now on PBS won Cronkite Awards
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Pubaccess stations run job-hunter videos
Bert and Ernie go human
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Apr 14, 2009
Ten Webby Award nominations for pubcasters
Apr 12, 2009
Pubcasting Peeple rejoice: WETA staffer wins diorama contest
Apr 10, 2009
State senator wants UNC-TV under university jurisdiction
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FreePress sets media reform event May 14
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Worldfocus defends use of Al Jazeera English reports
A North Carolina congresswoman is accusing Worldfocus of airing "propoganda" from the Al Jazeera English television network. "My concern is that the American people should be pretty darn upset about the fact that their tax dollars are going to fund this," said GOP Rep. Sue Myrick. "I mean, they're already upset about what their tax dollars are going to fund, and now they're funding propaganda." The show originates from WNET and features international news. In response, e.p. Marc Rosenwasser issued a statement explaining that Worldfocus reports come from several networks including Channel 10 of Israel, Britain's ITN, Deutsche Welle of Germany, TV Globo of Brazil, Africa 24 and ABC of Australia. "Though many people who have not seen Al Jazeera English think of it as a propaganda machine for Islamic extremist causes, much of what it produces is not ideological and much is not even from that part of the world," the statement says. "We also believe Al Jazeera English does sometimes offer us and our viewers a unique perspective from various parts of the world where it has access that others don't." For more on the show, see the Current story about its launch.


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New year messages for childrenPosted in new year messages By newyearwish On June 20, 2016
New year messages for children. Now i am submitting this new year messages post for your children. if your son or daughter live with you or abroad and you want to wish them coming new year.so don't worry just copy and paste on their Facebook timeline and on other network.and wish them coming new year with great new year messages.
New year messages for children
Happy new year messages for son
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we Μiss you a lοt! Hope this Υear we can Ηave more time Τogether
jυst like before. Ηappy New Year Ηoney!
Lοoking at you Μade me realize Τhat we have Βeen good parents fοr you.
Τhank you for Μaking us proud. Ηappy New Year!
We will nοt be called Α family if yοu didn't cοme to oυr life.
Yοu made our life cοmplete and happier. Ηappy New Year
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Τo be bad. Ι hope you υnderstand. Happy Νew Year to yοu!
I Αm not being Ηard on you.Yοur Dad and Ι just wanted yοu to travel οn the right Ρath.
Βelieve us because ωe've been Τhere before. Happy Νew Year!
Yοu will always Βe our baby, sweetie.Τhank you for Μaking us a Ρroud parent.
We wish Τhat all of yοur dreams come Τrue. I lοve you! And happy new year.
New year messages for daughter
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Αnd care for yοu. And we Αlways wanted the Βest for you.
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Ηappy New Year Τo you!
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Southern Boones Kylie Shoot to compete in nation-wide contest
COLUMBIA - American Family Insurance and Intersport chose Southern Boone's Kylie Shoot as one of the top high school 3-point shooters on Tuesday. She will compete as a contestant in the American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships. The players in the end will be determined by a public online voting contest.
American Family Insurance has named the contest, "#DreamFearlessly Fan Vote," and it is a four week social media contest. It collects the nation's top 16 players among high school dunkers, and men's and women's 3-point shooters. Each player is then arranged in brackets to be voted on by the public.
Fans can vote for their favorite players to determine the final participants in each category by using an interactive bracket at AmFam.com/FanVote. Voting begins Feb. 14 at 12 p.m. and closes March 17 at 12 p.m. Those who receive the most votes will move onto the next round until the winners are finally announced on March 17.
The 2017 American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships will air on CBS during March Madness' Final Four weekend in Phoenix on April 2 at 2:30 p.m.


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This vibrant wine shows how well this grape variety does in Amador County. It melds beautiful, pure, almost jammy aromas and flavors with a rich, layered and soothing texture. The color is quite dark, the aromas drip blackberry and boysenberry, the flavors are deep and the mouthfeel broad.
Gorgeous Zinfandel from the famed Shake Ridge Ranch in Amador County. This wine toes the line of opulence and juiciness without going overboard. Juicy dark berry flavors, hints of cola and mocha, good acid and a rich mouthfeel highlight this exceptionally well made Zinfandel.
Dolinsek Ranch, a magical vineyard planted over 109 years ago by the Frati family, has produced outstanding wines throughout this century. The soil is a rich sandy-Goldridge loam and is located just off the famous Laguna Road in Russian River Valley. Jim Dolinsek, owner and grower, had the chance to purchase the property 19 years ago and since then, has meticulously cared for each and every vine with a passion. Deep purple, with jam and spice on the nose, the 2018 vintage shows elegance and length, medium tannins. On the palette, lush liquor like blackberry fruit and white pepper for a truly unique sensory experience. Superb with grilled meats and sharp, earthy cheeses.
Our first release of Barbera was 10 years ago. We like to think that we were at the forefront of the Barbera Renaissance. This wine celebrates our passion and mission to produce award winning, authentic Barbera. We went back to the original vineyard where it all started 10 years that received a Best of Class award to produce this wine in celebration of our commitment of producing Barbera. Enjoy hints of all spice, earthiness and Rainer cherry and a very classic Italian style Barbera. Fall in love with its bright fruit and lively acidity, making it a very versatile food wine. Drinking amazingly now! This is Cal-Ital!
THE VASO DI MARINA STORYWhen my grandmother Marina Portalupi immigrated to Northern California from Piemonte Italy, she brought with her more than just her knowledge of winemaking. She also brought along the traditions and beliefs of how wine was meant to be enjoyed. She didn't believe good wine was something to be stored away under lock and key, occasionally enjoyed by a precious few. No, wine was a daily staple. As much as milk, eggs and bread. Something to be enjoyed regularly with friends and family. Just as she had done in Italy, when she opened Luna Park Grocery in San Jose, California, she kept a small barrel of her vino di tavola to serve in her store. Every day, customers would bring in empty milk bottles, or whatever vessel they had, to fill up and take home. Often that wine was passed around the table in jelly jars to be enjoyed by all. It is in honor of my grandmother and in her spirit that we make Vaso di Marina for you to enjoy as my grandmother intended! Rosato (rose') Bianco (white) available by request 707-395-0960 Food Pairings: It's every day. It's pizza. It's tri-tip. Or a bacon cheeseburger. It's the red wine for the simple, uncluttered times in your life.
Nestled in the heart of the Russian River Valley, this tiny Dijon clone vineyard benefits from the evening Pacific Ocean breezes and "Gold Ridge" soil. A very small but precious vineyard providing true Burgundian style fruit. Classic Russian River Valley style Pinot with fruit, spice and the elegance provided by the exoticness of the Gold Ridge soil mantel. Bordering on true "Burgundian Style" with complex spice tones coupled with rich, brooding dark fruit. Drink now or age 4 to 6 years.
New Release! From 91 year old vines boasts flavors of rich red and black currants with meat and mushroom undertones. The pleasant tannins and bright fruit makes this the perfect companion for Northern Italian cuisine.
Best of Class, 95 Points, Double Gold Press Democrat, North Coast Wine ChallengeLocated close to Ukiah, bordering the Redwood Valley AVA, where the Russian River flows the length of the Ukiah Valley and has been its defining landmark for eons. The fertile flood plain of this storied waterway is flanked by miles of benchland, pinole soils. The two topographies create a superb growing region reminiscent of the Medoc. The Pauli family is a multi generation farmer. Our mission is to produce award winning, authentic Barbera. This wine is made in the Classy d'Asti style Barbera with piquant, formidable , lively acidity and moderate flavor intensity making it one of the best food wines on the planet. Sleek with formidable acidity, supporting a cast of dark plum, black fig, cumin and licorice. A touch of smoke and white pepper round out this wine in it's endless quest to support rich Northern Italian cuisine.
New Release! Double Gold Award Winner, San Francisco Chronicle. Our grapes are from the Potter Valley region of Mendocino County. The Graziano family celebrated 100 years and is one of the oldest grape growing families in Mendocino County. The subsoil of Potter Valley is made of Franciscan bedrock. This layer is covered by alluvial silts and clays with more gravel and sandstone. The Arneis is a tricky grape to grow (Arneis means "a difficult and demanding person" in Piemontese), Originally from the rolling hills of Roero in Piemonte, Arneis is known as the "White Barolo". Enjoy Aromas of green apple apricot and nutmeg. Flavors of vanilla, dried stone fruits and spring rain's shale. Brilliantly balanced and wanting for scallops, lobster ravioli and fettuccine Alfredo.
True Méthode Champenoise sparkling single vineyard Barbera. Tons of rose petals on the nose with hints of strawberries and cream on the palate. One of the few sparkling Barbera's produced in the world!
The Russell Family Vineyards are located in Paso Robles, 15 miles on the west side of highway 101, benefiting from the tempering effects of the Pacific ocean. This area of limited water, shallow, rugged, rocky, calcareous soil produces some of the finest wines in California. Extensively low yields due to dryer conditions for the 2015 harvest in super acidity and a wine with great agibility. The small and delicate berries were packed with complex flavors. A high ratio of skin over juice contact resulted in a wine that is deep in color with great structure. Drink now with decanting or age 4 to 8 years.
The inspiration for this very limited production (45 cases) wine came from the love of a few vines that winemaker Tim Borges has, grown to love throughout the years of making wine from this vineyard. Dolinsek Ranch, a magical vineyard planted over 110 years ago by the Frati family, has produced outstanding wines throughout this century. The soil is a rich sandy-Gold Ridge loam and is located just off the famous Laguna Road in Russian River Valley. Jim Dolinsek, owner and grower, had the chance to purchase the property 19 years ago and since then, has meticulously cared for each and every vine with a passion. An exclusive barrel regime included aging 18 months in 50% new French Oak and 50% 1 year old American Oak barrels. Aromas of deep raspberry framboise liqueur, vanilla and white pepper dominate the nose. On the palate, medium to soft tannins fill the mouth with a solid finish of intermingled fruit and allspice all supported by the underpinnings of solid acidity. A Zin lovers dream come true. Excellent aging up to 2024.


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Golden Bell Awards is the Taiwanese version of the Emmy Awards, it's the biggest annual television production award ceremony that awards dramas, radio and tv programs. Unlike Korea's television industry where each TV stations hold their own separate award ceremony, there's only one award ceremony in Taiwan and that leads to intense competition. Continue reading
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The Nomination List of 49th Golden Bell Awards
It's that time of the year again, the nomination list of 49th Golden Bell Awards is out! In A Good Way (我的自由年代), Amour et Pâtisserie (沒有名字的甜點店), Boys Can Fly (刺猬男孩) Sun After The Rain (雨後驕陽) and A Good Wife (親愛的,我愛上別人了) are leading in the number of nominations. Continue reading


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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Blueberry/Peach Pound Cake on Yellow and Blue Chintz
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Yum, your tea and cake look especially delicious on the pretty plates.ReplyDelete
Beautiful AND delicious!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for the recipe! We love blueberries in anything, but haven't tried it with peach. Looks yummy! Your cheerful chintz dishes are marvelous! Thanks so much for linking to Tuesday Cuppa Tea!ReplyDelete
Thank you for the recipe. It looks delicious. Your chintz dishes are lovely. Happy Tea Day!ReplyDelete
Just beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! I love your chintz dishes!!!ReplyDelete
I once saw a tablesetting in a magazine that inspired me. They used blue and white transferware china set on a yellow toile tablecloth. It was stunning! Your china reminds me of that picture! I've looked and looked for a yellow toile print to make a tablecloth. I cannot find it (although a year before I had purchased some that I gave to a friend). I guess it gives me something to "look for' now.
Your dishes are fabulous, Phyllis! The cobbler looks very good too.ReplyDelete
I don't think I've ever heard of combining peaches and blueberries in a cake, but I like the idea--and how perfect to inaugurate your pretty new dishes!ReplyDelete
Your blue and yellow china is beautiful! Your cake looks delicious!ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful week!
sandy :)
I have never seen the combination of blueberries and peaches in a pound cake, but I love peaches, blueberries, and pound cake so this must be a winner!ReplyDelete
Your cake looks delicious, Phyllis. And I love your china! I saw that exact pattern at HomeSense when we were in Vancouver visiting my son at Christmas time, only it was gray and cream and another set was blue and cream. They were gorgeous and I so wanted to buy a few pieces but had no way of getting them back home. Love the yellow! Thank you for sharing and coming to tea.ReplyDelete
The cake looks and sounds totally delicious!ReplyDelete
Love the china, my favorite color of yellow. How very pretty!


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While at the Waterford Festival the other week, I came across the most amazing display of handcrafted mirrors and frames by P. H. Miller Studio, formerly of CT and now recently relocated to Berryville, Va. I only wish my photos did these pieces better justice. The mirror above is a beautiful combination of modern and antique and I'm in love with the two simple gold wire sconces that flank each side. Peter H. Miller, the artist and craftsman behind these pieces, creates period appropriate and historically inspired hand made, carved, water gilded artisan frames for paintings and mirrors in the same spirit and techniques used by American frame-makers in the early 20th century and their European predecessors. Here's a close-up of a custom frame he was working on during the festival. He mentioned to me that there are only a few people in America working with these same techniques.
Right now P.H. Miller Studios is in the selection process for Chase's Mission Main St Grants program that will award twenty (20) small businesses with grants of $150,000. Hope you'll help Peter make it to the next round by VOTING HERE - they're just a few votes short of the 250 needed. Voting ends 10/17.


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We LOVE these chicken nuggets at our house! They are crispy and juicy and HEALTHY! What more can you ask for!? I make these often!
Hot & Spicy Baked Chicken Nuggets
2 chicken breasts cut into chunks
1/2 cup flour + 1 tsp chili flakes
2 eggs + splash of milk + 1 tsp hot sauce
1 cup Italian breadcrumbs + 1 tsp garlic powder + 1/2 tsp paprika
Mix each combination into 3 shallow bowls. Staring with the flour, bread the chicken in each 3 bowls, flour, eggs, then breadcrumbs. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 20-30 min at 400 or until no longer pink.


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The SBA & Sault Tribe Business Alliance enter new partnership;
Strategic Alliance affirms commitment to entrepreneurs
The U.S. Small Business Administration Michigan District will sign a Strategic Alliance Memorandum with the Sault Tribe Business Alliance, an association recently formed by the Sault Tribe Economic Development Corporation and focused on promoting businesses owned by members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The mutual commitment will create a framework in which the federal agency and the STBA will partner on programming and outreach that supports tribal small business owners. The organizations will work together with the primary goal of meeting the needs of the small business community.
WHAT: Signing of a Strategic Alliance Memorandum between the SBA and the Sault Tribe Business Alliance
WHEN: 11:45 EDT, June 6, 2019
WHERE: Sault Tribe Tamarack Business Center, 532 Ashmun, Sault Ste. Marie
WHO: Alan Barr, CEO of Concept Consulting and founding member of Sault Tribe Business Alliance, D. J. Hoffman, Vice Chair, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Joel Knilans, SBA National Rural Advocate, Constance Logan, SBA Michigan District Director
WHY: As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. The SBA's Office of Native American Affairs facilitates full access to business growth and expansion tools for small businesses owned by Native Americans, consulting with tribes and supporting opportunities in entrepreneurship, contracting and business development.


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Backups for Office 365 – This one topic is still very ambiguous and there is no clear answers. Microsoft MVPs think either there is no requirement for backups for Office 365 or strongly believe there is no proper backup solution available to properly backup Office 365.
Let's try to understand what they mean
- There is no requirement for back up – Microsoft Exchange for that matter has DAG concept which provides back up in case of mailbox failure. In the case of whole server failure/site failure, there is DR site.
"Exchange Online uses the same technologies found in Exchange 2013. For example, Exchange Online uses the Exchange 2013 feature known as Database Availability Groups to replicate Exchange Online mailboxes to multiple databases in separate Microsoft datacenters.
As a result, you can readily access up-to-date mailbox data in the event of a failure that affects one of the database copies. In addition to having multiple copies of each mailbox database, the different datacenters back up data for one another. If one fails, the affected data are transferred to another datacenter with limited service interruption and users experience seamless connectivity."
From <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn440734(v=exchg.150).aspx>
- There is no proper backup solution available to properly backup Office 365 – Now with Team, Office 365 Groups which use Planner, Sharepoint, OneDrive, Exchange together to create a single Group. There is no backup software that is available that can give you holistic backing of all components of an Office 365 Tenant so not only the exact item inside an Office 365 group can be restored, but the actually group itself should be able to be restored. Few companies are working towards it, but we are not there yet.
What Microsoft MVPs think about Office 365 backup?
No Good Answers for Office 365 Backups
From <https://www.itunity.com/article/no-good-answers-office-365-backups-3513>
Still No Good Option for Office 365 Backups
From <https://www.petri.com/no-good-option-office-365-backups>
Backing Up Office 365 Mailboxes
From <https://practical365.com/exchange-server/backing-up-office-365-mailboxes-2/>
Do Exchange Online backups make sense?
From <http://windowsitpro.com/blog/do-exchange-online-backups-make-sense>
Post reading the above articles you would be thinking that there would be no backup options as they are not able to provide the proper backup solution. If the solution is not correct then there would no customer, if there is no customer then the company won't be selling it ! Correct ?
Actually in contrary there are plenty of back up options most of this fueled from the requirement that companies want to be compliant and do not want to take a risk.
The top backups options that are available for Office 365 are
Barracuda Essentials for Office 365
From <https://www.barracuda.com/products/essentials>
Insentra – Office 365 Backup as a Service
From <http://www.insentra.com.au/office-365-backup-as-a-service/>
SkyKick – CLOUD BACKUP for Office 365
From <https://www.skykick.com/backup>
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365
From <https://www.veeam.com/backup-microsoft-office-365.html>
Keepit – OFFICE 365 BACKUP
From <https://www.keepit.com/backup-microsoft-office-365/>
Avepoint – OFFICE 365 BACKUP AND RECOVERY
From <https://www.avepoint.com/products/office-365-services/office-365-backup/>
From <https://www.codetwo.com/backup-for-office-365/>
StorageCraft Cloud Backupfor Office 365
From <https://www.storagecraft.com/products/cloud-backup-office-365>
Cloudally – Office 365 Exchange Backup
From <https://www.cloudally.com/office-365-backup/>
Managecast – Backup All Office 365 Data!
From <https://www.managecast.com/office-365-backup/>
From <https://spanning.com/products/office365-backup/>