text: Exercise Science Adrenal Fatigue by Marek Doyle | Date Released : 02 Jun 2009 0 comments Print Close On a basic level, adrenal fatigue (sometimes called adrenal insufficiency) is a condition that results when the adrenal glands cease to meet the demands placed upon them. It occurs following a period of excessive stress. Reduced energy, mental function, libido, hypoglycaemia, poor sleeping patterns and difficulty in losing weight are typical of those suffering from adrenal fatigue and, while there are no formal figures, it is estimated that adrenal fatigue affects one in 10 of our clients to varying degrees. So why haven't you heard of it? More than seven decades after Hans Selye first began to identify an autonomous reaction of the adrenal glands to external stressors, adrenal issues are still largely ignored by the pharmaceutical industry. Unlike thyroid conditions, which are treatable with various combinations of the many T3 and T4 replacements that have been developed and patented, there have been no equivalent drugs that can restore adrenal function to its natural level. Put simply, there is no profit available for any pharmaceutical companies. What's more, as the pharmaceutical giants are the biggest contributors to the costs of educating new doctors, adrenal fatigue is destined to remain omitted from the agenda for the foreseeable future. The function of the adrenal glands is a complicated science. There are a number of important substances secreted by these pyramid-shaped glands, which include aldosterone from the adrenal cortex (which affects body hydration) and adrenaline from the adrenal medulla (responsible for energy and alertness). However, most diagnosis of adrenal fatigue center around the more measurable steroid hormones cortisol and DHEA, produced in the adrenal cortex. These hormones should rise in the morning to wake a person and then progressively fall from mid afternoon to allow unwinding and sleep. They work together to balance your decision making, your energy levels, your blood sugar, your immune system function, your sex hormones and almost every system you care to mention. Because cortisol has major effects on the immune system and blood sugar levels, and because DHEA is the base substance from which your body makes estrogen and testosterone, the effects of adrenal imbalance can be difficult to pin down and categorize. For the reasons mentioned above, it is still the medical view that adrenal function comes in just three flavours: normal, Cushing's Disease (extreme excess of both cortisol and DHEA) and Addison's Disease (extreme, potentially fatal deficiency of both cortisol and DHEA). The reality is that adrenal dysfunction does not respect the textbooks that try to compartmentalise it. Cortisol and DHEA sometimes do excessively rise and fall together, but this is rarely the case. Different tissues within the adrenal glands can fatigue at different rates. Thus, there is no reliable path to recognize. This is why the adrenal medulla (responsible for the release of adrenaline) can still be over active while the adrenal cortex (responsible for the release of cortisol and DHEA) is seriously under active. So how does this occur? Firstly, adrenal fatigue is a consequence of the external environment and one's response to it. This especially refers to the stress response. When we detect a stressful situation, the brain sends a hormone called ACTH to the adrenal glands, which stimulates secretion of adrenaline, followed by cortisol and DHEA. This system increases alertness, increases the heart rate and generally prepares the body for action. It is the "fight or flight" reaction. This reaction works fine, unless it is activated too regularly. If this is the case, the reaction becomes over exaggerated. The adrenal glands over release adrenaline and then cortisol whenever they receive a signal from the brain. This is Adrenal Fatigue Stage One, and almost all of us enter this at various points during periods of stress, such as a week of prolonged and consecutive stressors. This would typically result in increased tiredness at the end of each day, becoming flustered quickly and being shaken easily by loud noises. Affected individuals remain thoroughly functional and, provided the stressors are removed, adrenal function reliably returns to normal. However, if it is not, an individual will enter Adrenal Fatigue Stage Two. This is characterized by a constant over secretion of stress hormones, especially cortisol. The stress switch is permanently flicked to the "on" position. While still able to function in the working world, clients in this state will often find they are tense, forgetful, unmotivated, constantly suffering with colds, have wounds/ulcers that heal slowly, may struggle to digest food and will notice an increase in blood pressure and in bodyfat (especially around the abdomen). The higher stress hormones will keep the body alert later into the evening, and typically these clients will take considerably longer to fall asleep, despite how tired they feel. To overcome this now ingrained response at the adrenal glands, a total removal of stressors must be maintained to allow hormonal secretions to slowly return to ideal levels. If the stressors are not removed, then the individual will inevitably move into Stage Three Adrenal Fatigue. This could take weeks, months or even years, but this is defined by a sharp fall in the secretion of adrenal hormones. The tissues that are responsible for their manufacture "burn out" from sustained overuse. While more often than not it is cortisol production that is effected, DHEA levels can also collapse in this way (confusingly enough, the symptoms this produces mimic a crash in cortisol). An excess of stress hormones will seriously drain the resources of any individual and yet, as they are essential for energy production, a deficiency leaves a person even more tired. "Death warmed up" is often a phrase used by clients in this state. Noticeable dark rings around the eyes tend to accompany this condition. Blood pressure will also be lowered in most cases, allergic reactions may occur with more frequency, and salt cravings are likely. The overworked tissues responsible for the production of stress hormones cannot keep pace with the requirement, which sees cortisol (or DHEA) levels remain deleteriously low all day. Often, these overworked tissues will compensate for under performing by continuing to release stress hormones well into the night. This creates a paradox whereby your client cannot summon enough energy to function properly during the day, and yet he or she cannot sleep at night. Rather than having assumed an unhealthy response, the tissues are now unable to perform their role. This is naturally a more serious condition. The good news is that it is possible to fully restore healthy adrenal function. In theory, it is a simple case of resting the damaged tissues to allow them to heal, which means reducing the load placed on them (reducing stressors and increasing rest) and assisting them to meet the load (supplementing with liquorice root, hydro-cortisone or DHEA). If you are going to suggest supplements that effect adrenal hormones, this should only be done following suitable testing and under the supervision of someone familiar with adrenal function. Circulating cortisol levels can be fortified by liquorice root as it extends the half life of the hormone and boosts its potency. The active component of the plant glycyrrhizic acid does this by inhibiting the steroid dehydrogenase enzyme. The best results have come from liquorice root extract (standardized to 20 percent glycerrhizinic acid). Cortisol can also be fortified through hormone replacement (using bio-identical hydrocortisone), with different doses required for different situations. DHEA can also be replaced with bio-identical hormone replacement. Note that these interventions should never be used without prior hormone testing or without sufficient expertise with adrenal fatigue, especially since there are so many similarities to cortisol/DHEA insufficiency. After a period of time, normally six to eight weeks, the supplements can be decreased in small intervals and, providing there is no return of malady, discontinued altogether. This normally occurs over several months. Supporting adrenal function with Vitamin C, Vitamin B5 and liquorice root can be extremely important, as is the removal of psychological stressors. Caffeine, alcohol, tobacco and sugar should all be removed. (It would be unwise to dismiss the benefits of acupuncture and reflexology on helping to restore adrenal function. The limited feedback I have had from clients on this matter has been entirely anecdotal but positive nonetheless.) In practice, boosting adrenal function with supplements can prove very successful but is often bereft with problems. The affect this has on blood sugar levels, mental response, sex hormones and all of the other bodily systems means that intervention can have multiple interactions. Disturbances in stress levels over any period of time will reliably affect many different areas of metabolism, especially digestion. Digestion is intrinsically linked to the function of the liver, and I very rarely see any client recovering from adrenal fatigue that would not benefit from a liver cleanse. The affect that cortisol:DHEA ratio has on estrogen and testosterone levels should also not be overlooked, especially in females whose hormonal interaction is more complicated. Another crucial factor is exercise. Too little leaves insufficient outlet for stress, but since exercise is a stressor in itself, too much can compound the problems. In these situations, all heavy or prolonged exercise is totally outlawed for at least six to eight weeks and approached with extreme caution thereafter. Trainers should avoid training that is stressful on the nervous system (e.g., neural training, 1-6 rep range) and equally, aerobic exercise of more than half an hour (which is enough to push most clients into a catabolic state). I generally plan weight training sessions totalling just seven to eight sets, using larger compound exercises in the 10 to 15 rep range and long rest periods of around three minutes. This leaves plenty of time for stretching or any overdue postural work. While all clients are different, it is always better to underwork a client than risk overworking them. Don't expect clients to feel satisfied with their new, "easy" workout, especially as clients with adrenal fatigue will be used to overloading their system on a regular basis. Educating clients as to the reasons behind their low stress workout is very important to obtain continued cooperation with this approach. With a firm understanding of both adrenal function and the interactions in and around the human body, it is possible to navigate an efficient route back to optimum health. There are a number of difficulties I regularly face in restoring the adrenal function in various individuals, primarily bio-chemical individuality and obtaining the cooperation of client's doctors (who are typically very cautious when in unfamiliar territory), but the approach that is best suited to dealing with adrenal fatigue is to assess everything that is possible (through blood/saliva tests as well as client questioning). Analyze this with a holistic mindset that takes into account the whole body but to always "treat the patient, not the test." Naturally, prevention is better than any cure, and the increasing incidence of adrenal fatigue only serves to show how important it is for any health and fitness professional to prioritize the reduction of stress in the lives of all the clients they deal with on a daily basis. In summary, when a client presents with symptoms of adrenal fatigue... Do send your client to an experienced nutritional therapist who can provide an overall health screen and conduct a four-point adrenal stress index test. Do moderate your client's workload and look for regular feedback as to what feels best. Do keep track of your client's sleep patterns, stress levels, food cravings (especially salt and sugar) and general moods. Do keep track of your client's responses to workouts, and make sure you are not pushing too hard. Do give your client generous rest periods (3 mins+) between resistance exercises. Do encourage your clients to reduce their stress load and address work/relationship/etc issues that are causing them psychological stress. Don't assume that your client has reached a plateau due to poor diet. Don't exceed a training time of more than 30 minutes. Don't train clients in the more stressful one to six rep range. Don't use fat burners/stimulants. Don't train your client too early in the day or too late at night. Don't warn your clients off salty foods if this is what they are craving. Individuals who are suffering from adrenal fatigue rarely hold onto salt in the normal way. References: Alonso N, Granada ML, Lucas A, Salinas I, Reverter J, Oriol A, Sanmarti A. Evaluation of two replacement regimens in primary adrenal insufficiency patients. effect on clinical symptoms, health-related quality of life and biochemical parameters. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation May 2004, 27(5): 449-54. Arlt W, Callies F, van Vlijmen JC. DHEA replacement in women with adrenal insufficiency. New England Journal of Medicine Sep 1999, 341(14):1013-20. Cauffied JS, Forbes HJ. Dietary Supplements Used in the treatment of Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Disorders. Lippincotts Primary Care Practitioner May-June 1999 3(3): 290-304. Christiansen JJ, Gravholt CH, Fisker S. Dehydrioepiandrosterone (DHEA) supplementation in women with adrenal failure: impact on twenty-four-hour GH secretion and IGF-related parameters. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology Apr 2004, 60(4): 461-9. Cooper H, Bhattacharya B, Verma V, McCulloch AJ, Smellie WS. Heald AH. Liquorice and soy sauce, a life-saving concoction in a patient with Addison's disease. Annual of Clinical Biochemistry July 2007 44(4): 397-99. Duax WL, Ghosh D, Pletnev V. Steroid dehydrogenase structures, mechanism of action and disease. Vitamin and Hormone 2000, 58: 121-48. Eichner ER. Overtraining, Consequences and Prevention. Journal of Sports Science 1995(13): S41-48. Jefferies WM. Cortisol and Immunity. Medical Hypotheses. Mar 1991 34(3): 198-208. Landsberg L. The sympathoadrenal system, Obesity and Hypertension: An Overview. Journal of Neuroscience Methods Sep 1990 34(113): 179-86. Lovallo WR, al'Absi M, Blick K, Whitsett TL and Wilson MF. Stress-Like Adrenocorticotrophin Responses to Caffeine in Young Healthy Men. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behaviour Nov 1996, 55(3):365-69. Mason J. Confusion and controversy in the stress field. Journal of Human Stress 1975(37). Oelkers W, Diederich S, Bahr V. Therapeutic strategies in adrenal insufficiency. Annual of Endocrinology Apr 2001, 62(2):212-6. Raber J. Detrimental effects of Chronic Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activation: From Obesity to Memory Deficits. Molecular Neurobiology Aug 1998 18(1):1-22. Wilson J. Adrenal Fatigue. Smart Publications, April 2001. Back to top About the author: Marek Doyle Marek Doyle is the fitness director of Blueprint Fitness, a company offering personal training, nutrition consultancy and allergy therapy in and around Basingstoke, United Kingdom. His work is backed through certifications from National Amateur Body Building Association (NABBA), GB Fitness, British Complementary Medicine Association (BCMA) and the British Institute of Allergy and Environmental Therapy (BIAET). He has worked with a range of clients, from members of the public to world champion athletes and top models. He specializes in integrating optimum nutrition together with sport-specific fitness into the busy lives of normal people. Full Author Details Related content Content from Marek Doyle Homeostatis and Hormonal Health in Today's Environment Marek Doyle | Articles Cortisol Joshua Rubin | Articles Stress: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Paul Taylor | Videos Adrenal Glands Heath Williams | Articles Prevention and Management of Stress Lisa Druxman | Articles Client Stress Alan Russell | Articles Carbohydrates: How Low Can You Go? 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Over half of mortgage industry executives, or 57%, anticipate first-time home buyer growth in 2018, estimating that market will grow at a faster pace than the overall housing market, according to a Genworth Financial survey conducted at this year's Mortgage Bankers Association's Annual Convention in Denver.
About 31% of respondents project the first-time buyer market will grow at the same pace of the overall housing market, while only 12% expect the population's growth to slow.
Industry professionals were reportedly divided on their expectations for the most likely source for credit expansion next year. Among the most cited sources were LTV loans above 80% and 700 FICO scores below 700. Some respondents also claimed debt-to-income ratios above 41% will most likely be utilized for credit expansion in 2017.
Nearly half of mortgage executives expect a strong lender appetite for non-qualified mortgage loan originations next year, suggesting the housing market is on a strong upward trajectory, according to Genworth.
Respondents cite a lack of down payment and affordable housing inventory among the biggest hurdles for first-time home buyers, but lenders can combat these impediments through consumer outreach.
"Despite their emergence as today's fastest-growing home buying demographic, first-time home buyers still face many headwinds. While some of these, such as shortages in affordable inventory, are environment-driven, others can be addressed via improved awareness on the various low-down-payment solutions available in today's market," said Rohit Gupta, president and CEO of Genworth Mortgage Insurance, in a press release.
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Animals are Great Judges of Character
Animals are my guides.
I've learned to trust my boys when it comes to people. They are far more perceptive than I ever was.
I'd take Joey, our first fluffer butt, on walks around the neighborhood every morning. He was such a friendly little guy and usually liked everybody we met. Until we ran into an older man across the street from us.
Joey was having nothing to do with him and would bark up a storm every time the man was out.
We learned to avoid that corner.
Now, I don't know if there was something bad or evil about the guy. He might have been an animal hater (which is enough reason to avoid him in my book).
It didn't really matter. The fact that Joey didn't like him was enough for me.
He's reacted the same way to only 2 people we've had in our home. It's not uncommon for our boys to greet visitors with barks and wagging tails. They always calm down and become pals with our friends ... except when they don't.
With all the people we've entertained in 25+ years, only two were rejected by any of our boys. Their instincts proved to be right and those two people have never been back.
I'm comfortable trusting my boys.
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We can learn much from our four-legged furry friends. Watch how your animals respond to people. Pay attention to what they're saying about people. They have instincts they're not afraid to act on.
Learn from them to pay attention to your own instincts - your gut. Notice the body signals you get around some people - good and bad. Like your animals, your instincts are usually right.


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Peanut Days Fundraiser Kickoff by St. Charles Kiwanis Noon Club Committee Chair Tony Savarese. Come join us for the Proclamation from St. Charles Mayor Ray Rogina at the City Council meeting on Sept 21st, 7:00pm @ City Hall."
Volunteers from the St. Charles Kiwanis Club will be giving away bags of Kiwanis Peanuts for donations on September 24–26 throughout the community. Their goal is to change the world one child, and one community, at a time. All profits from this fundraiser go to support local agencies that assist children; support national objectives, such as to eliminate maternal/neonatal tetanus throughout the world; or supporting the troop's, wherever they serve. Last year they were able to grant over 30 local agencies, giving out $68, 000 to organizations dealing directly with children. They were also able to send over 130 cases of these wonderful healthy snacks to our troops stationed throughout the world. The St. Charles Club has a long tradition of "working for peanuts." Since the inception of Kiwanis Peanut Days in 1951, they have been giving away these powerfully good snacks each September for the past 64 years. It is a long tradition says Peanut Chairman, Tony Savarese, "This is one of 3 major fund raisers for our Club. It enables us to achieve our commitment to our community's youth and support our service men and women where ever they serve." Keep your eye out for Peanut People in the upcoming weeks and know that your donation is helping so many local children!


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It was a rare day in January when the weather was tolerable. It wasn't warm by any stretch of the imagination, but neither was the wind biting or the frost clinging to Osthryth's skin. The weather was good enough that Osthryth felt encouraged to venture out of the castle walls to see what she trouble she could scrounge up. Her mother had been the one to teach the girls how to scour for potions ingredients during all seasons. The pickings were scarcer this time of year, but that didn't mean there wasn't anything to be found.
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Todd Duffee was looking to be a very promising up and coming fighters not too long ago, but after he was KO'd in the third round by Mike Russow he was forced out of a bout against Jon Madsen, and shortly after, released from the UFC for unknown reasons in 2010.
Duffee was brought back to the UFC for a fight and scored a quick 1st round TKO over Philip De Fries at UFC 155.After the fight it was released that Duffee fought with a serious injury, which was later revealed to be due to Parsonage Turner Syndrome. But it seems now hes ready to get back in to the octagon again.
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I'm really ticked off by the findings of a new Office of Personnel Management
study that says federal managers are not carrying out the family-friendly
policies of the Clinton administration.
The study maintains that many federal managers aren't supportive of family-friendly
policies and don't approve requests by feds for things such as family and
medical leave, employee- assistance programs, part-time employment, flexible
work schedules, referral services for child and elder care, telecommuting,
fare subsidies, job sharing, child care centers and leave banks.
Although the report is disturbing, I'm not surprised. The idea behind
creating a family-friendly environment is to enable workers to balance their
home and work lives. It's impossible for working parents to perform their
jobs with enthusiasm if their supervisor always gives them a hard time when
they ask for time off to tend to family responsibilities.
In the private sector, employers try to keep employees happy by creating
a family-friendly workplace. The objective is to retain employees and enable
them to be productive. That helps a company's bottom line, and that's how
the performance of private-sector managers is measured.
In the federal government, there is no similar yardstick. Federal managers
aren't as concerned about their staffs' morale as they should be because
often, there's no incentive for them to be concerned. That's not true in
all federal workplace settings, of course, but it's quite prevalent. Many
federal managers run their organization with an iron hand and have little
regard for employee attitudes. They're very good at blaming their employees
for anything that goes wrong and are adept at covering their backsides.
OPM recommends that agencies try to increase the use of family-friendly
programs by showing managers and supervisors how the initiatives can benefit
their agencies; developing measurement tools for assessing the effectiveness
of programs; and increasing manager and supervisor participation in the
Although OPM's recommendations will help, it's sad to see the agency
focusing on the trees and not the forest. Why should federal managers have
to be trained to understand that family-friendly initiatives improve employee
morale and have a positive impact on agency performance? Are they morons
or what? Why not evaluate federal managers by how supportive they are of
family-friendly programs and accurately measure their support?
If federal managers are told that their performance will be measured
by how accommodating they are of their employees' family needs, I guarantee
that you'll see a change in attitude real fast. It's unfortunate that this
type of remedy has to be employed, but government doesn't work like the
private sector.
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The name of the get-home-faster game is Mobile Passport Control (MPC), and if you're American or Canadian and flying into one of the app's selected 24 US airports, it has got you covered.
It's simple: download the (free) Mobile Passport Control app. Once it's on your phone you just have to complete your profile, which asks for basic information like your name, passport number, gender, country of citizenship and date of birth. Do this before you land so you don't waste time upon arrival at your destination.
Once you do arrive in the States, all you have to do is open the app on your phone and select 'new trip.' You then will fill out a few more details about this particular journey, such as the airline you flew in on, your port of entry, and any items or cash you may have to declare.
Following that, you're pretty much done. Just stroll up to the mobile passport queue – which will no doubt have way less people waiting in line – present the app along with your passport and bam! You're home free.
Yes, we know that people will start to figure this out soon, but for now it's still a semi well-kept secret so go on, strike while the iron is hot and enjoy a quick airport escape while you still can.


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I have read so many books, studied methods, gone to counseling, and learned about my personality. I have owned my own stuff and prayed for change in the lives of loved ones. I have rationalized, ignored, and most of all grown very very tired.
Everything I have been exposed to has focused on understanding how to communicate differently, avoid triggers etc… But when emotions are high it's hard to remember the steps to keeping a quiet heart and it's harder still to even want to.
That's why last week I decided that instead of continuing to try to learn how to not yell, I was just going to stop yelling and find out what I would learn from that.
Before making the commitment to not yell for a year, I was sinking in confusion over why my heart explodes so easily in anger, how to change and if I even wanted to or could respect a gentler, quieter way. As soon as yelling was not an option, a stillness in my soul began to grow and I began to hear answers I never dreamed of. Here are just a few things I have learned already.
1. I am not alone.
Five minutes after posting that I was committing to a year of not yelling, no matter how long it would take me to succeed, I wanted to take the post down. It was terrifying to bare my soul like that and invite the world to hold me accountable. But I was amazed how many people had already said, "Me too." The comments came pouring in on my instagram, facebook and blog, Mamas and Papas shared their struggles to control their temper and tongue and wanted to join me in this commitment to not yell. Some of them said they were also going to start a year long project that very minute, and some said they would start with a week or a month long challenge first. Within hours I had created a private facebook groupso that we can support and encourage each other and the words and love that has been pouring through this new, little community has given me strength daily. If you're reading this and want to join me, or would just like to listen and glean encouragement from others, please feel welcome to join us in the gently + quietly fb group!
2. Multi-tasking is not a real thing.
Yes I had read that you can't actually give your attention to more than one thing at a time… But I figured that meant I could still quickly change my attention back and forth between multiple tasks. I mean, I'm a women, that's part of my God-given skillset right? I would never have thought that doing too many things at once was causing me to yell at my children. However, once yelling wasn't an option anymore I realized I couldn't do such and such task that I thought I could or should be able to do because I was fully immersed in – not yelling at my children. Many times in the past week I have found myself just standing still and breathing. For someone who loves being productive, I have asked myself in those moments – what am I doing? Well, I am not yelling at my child. That is the one thing I am doing in that moment when they are lagging to get into the car, yelling at their brother or rolling their eyes at me. And there have been other times when I have been making dinner, answering an email or even reading a book, and I have had to tell a child that is asking me a question or needing something, "I can't talk to you right now, because I'm doing something else and I can feel that if I try to do both at the same time I'm going to end up raising my voice. I will need you to wait a few minutes, and then I can give you my full attention."
3. I will not always like my kids or my husband, and I don't have to.
Yep, maybe I should just leave it right there. I'm realizing that often when I yell at my children or my hubby it is because they are behaving or communicating in a way that causes me to not like them. Those times feel like they threaten our relationship. I don't want to have feelings of resentment or distaste for those closest to me so I try to force them into being lovable by commanding them (loudly) to be/do/say the things that will make them lovely in my eyes. Yes, I am aware that this sounds ridiculous as I type it out, but I couldn't see this until I couldn't yell anymore, and maybe I'm not the only one? This week I have found that I don't have to like them, but I do have to choose to love them, and for me that love begins with not raising my voice to condemn their bad behavior or command good behavior. I can still communicate with them in an appropriate way, and sometimes I just need to give them and myself some space until we can regroup and connect in a way that helps us both feel loving, loved and likable.
4. Not yelling burns more calories
True fact. Five minutes after telling my children I was not going to raise my voice for a year, I yelled my oldest son's name. Their Dad had texted me a video that I was really excited to show them and Aaron was on the other side of the house. With excitement and joy in my voice I called for him to come here and watch what his dad had just sent us. My middle son caught me off guard saying, "Mom you just yelled, you have to start over." I said, "Oh David, I meant yelling in anger or with a frustrated tone, not in celebration or because I'm happy and excited about something." David said, "Ok that makes sense, I don't think you need to start over, but you should probably walk to the other room to get Aaron because even happy yelling makes the house really loud." Good call David. I have since been doing a lot of walking. I never realized how many times a day I take the easy road and call for my children to come to me instead of going to them. I also underestimated how quickly a seven year old moves and how many more calories I would burn each day just going from room to room to find where he is currently at. It has felt inconvenient at times, limiting, but the house has been quieter and I think I may have even lost a few pounds.
5. I don't have to be afraid of losing it.
I was standing in the driveway a couple days ago, wondering why the typical anxiety wasn't building over the fact that my children were not in the car so that we could get to swim team on time, and they were instead inside of the house arguing with each other and banging something into a wall. All the same things were still going to happen… We were going to be late, that would make me look like a bad mom and we would waste money we had paid for swim team. I would need to correct my boys for speaking unkindly to each other and not obeying my directions to be ready on time. There might be a hole in the wall from whatever had been slammed into and whatever had been slammed might be broken, both of which would take time, effort and money to fix. But I felt calm, I could handle all that. As I stood next to my van I realized that the panic that rises in my heart in these situations normally, causing me to bark orders and sharply reprimand my kids is that I am afraid of the response that their behavior can elicit in me. I am afraid of losing it and yelling in a way that makes my heart feel dark and sickened for days or weeks. So in order to keep this from happening I snap a quick rebuke hoping this will curtail their behavior and save me from the pain of an emotional outburst of my own. Now that yelling is no longer an option, they can do their worst, and situations can conspire to run the day ragged, but I'm not afraid because I know my heart can weather each small storm if it does so gently and quietly.
Friends my speech is far from perfect. I know it has only been a week, and I still have a long way to go, but I am rejoicing in awe that the Creator of the universe has tenderly guided me through this first week of not yelling. It has been His power that has allowed me to stand with strength and gentleness in the midst of my own fear, frustration, impatience and hurt. He comes quietly into our hearts, not forcing or shaming us, but rescuing us with power and understanding that are beyond our comprehension. I am excited to walk this journey with Christ and all of you, and will continue to share what I learn…
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Industry Disruptors and the Imperative for Dual Innovation
In the past decade, these industry trends and issues have placed increasing pressures on utilities to transform their enterprise operations. And those aren't the only pressures in play: The industry is also being disrupted in a dramatic way by digital transformation, new technologies, outside competitors entering the market, and—in the case of electric utilities—distributed energy resourcesIn this rapidly changing environment, utilities are facing a dual innovation challenge: the need to incorporate innovation into core business processes while also innovating around new processes and services.
Unsurprisingly, the need to cut costs is a key driver in core business innovation. This is a recurring theme, one that the industry experienced in the 1980s and the 1990s. Today, we're seeing it again: revenues are basically stagnant around the world. The industry used to be able to plan for two percent or three percent growth, but that's no longer the case. Revenues are flat. As a result, there is a strong movement within the industry to cut costs in order to grow margin. If you can't grow the top line in periods of stagnant growth, then you need to create margin. Innovation within your core business processes provides you with the means to run your daily business more efficiently than ever to drive costs down.
But, while you need to continue to innovate in order to optimize efficiency across your entire core business value chain, you also need to simultaneously explore new business value opportunities for the future in order to grow the top line and move the needle for your business. As the utility industry continues to be disrupted, it's not an either/or choice—both are essential to sustaining healthy business growth.
Striking a balance between core and future business innovation
In the face of this complex challenge, it is necessary to strike a balance between these vastly different types of innovation projects. This requires a parallel, or dual, innovation approach. Put simply, core business innovation maximizes efficiency within the existing value chain, while future business innovation builds the value chain in new ways. While the culture is different for the two types of innovation, technology facilitates them both.
Core business innovation
Let's focus first on core business innovation. As noted earlier, utilities are being pressured to increase efficiency, cut expenses, and invest in different capabilities—all with an objective to eventually improve the bottom line. The goal with core business innovation is, therefore, to maximize core business efficiency and resilience in your existing business through digitization, machine learning and automation; integrating systems of record; and utilizing cloud and analytics technologies to unlock further business productivity.
Cloud services are particularly important to this effort. The cloud allows a far better deployment of digitization through technology applications—increasing core business efficiency. It also takes advantage of the scale of commodity IT infrastructure, which can reduce IT staff maintenance budget commitments by between 70 percent and 75 percent, according to reports. This frees up both IT finances and human resources to recalibrate around future business innovation projects.
Finally, core business innovation will also provide the platform for future business innovation.
Future business innovation
Future business innovation is centered around building the utility's value chain for the future, the business processes, products and services you add to continue to incent your customers and grow revenue. Applications provide the agility for this type of innovation. They are modular, allowing you to iterate and test new business models quickly, and giving you "fast-fail" agility: if the new business innovation project isn't working out, you can end the project quickly and reallocate those resources to another project.


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Ethereum Price Watch – ETH/USD Moves Past $600, Heading For Upside Break
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Ethereum moved past the pivotal $600 price level on Thursday morning, reaching a high of $617.16 on the Coinbase exchange.
The $600 level is also seen as a major support, from which a bullish trend line has formed.
ETH/USD is heading for an upside break to test a resistance at $615.
ETH/USD Heading For Upside Break
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And still more motor yachts come on the market as I hear from Yachtzoo that the 32m Ellicha has joined their fleet of yachts for sale.
A Mangusta 105, she was built by Overmarine in 2002 to ABS class. Ellicha is an impressive and stylish yacht with a contemporary interior featuring a matt dark wood finish. Accommodation is for eight guests in a master suite, VIP stateroom and a double and twin cabin. Twin 2285hp MTU engines power her to a maximum speed of 32 knots.
Lying in Mandelieu, France, Ellicha is asking €1.95 million.