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A new study has found that people with social anxiety may benefit from mindfulness therapy combined with exposure to odors from others’ sweat. What do you think?
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Josh Groban, Michael Cerveris, Norm Lewis and Len Cariou all agree: It’s exhausting playing a murderous sociopath, while dealing with stage blood, a mechanical barber chair and singing complex music.
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Author: Jeff Lunden
Colleen Oakley’s new book is “The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise.”
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Author: Mary Louise Kelly
Silicon Valley Bank’s assets and liabilities have been bought by First Citizens Bank & Trust, a North Carolina–based bank that has been quietly growing over the last decade, now one of the 20 largest banks in the United States. First Citizens is taking on $110 billion in assets, $56 billion in deposits and $72 billion in loans from SVB, which failed this month after questions arose over the security of its deposits and a flood of account holders began withdrawing all their money in the span of just a few hours.
The deal includes SVB’s wine division, which has been providing financial advice and services to West Coast wineries in recent decades. More than 400 wineries are SVB clients, and the bank currently holds almost $1.2 billion in loans to wine clients.
For starters, their money is secure. First Citizens executives say all SVB branches will be open and that account holders can use their existing debit and credit cards. When the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) took control of SVB on March 10, the federal government guaranteed the security of all accounts within a few days. But the long-term picture for the bank was cloudy. The FDIC invited large banks to explore purchasing SVB’s assets. Several looked at the financials before First Citizens made the deal.
First Citizens paid nothing up front. Instead, it gave the FDIC equity appreciation rights in First Citizens stock, which could be worth up to $500 million when cashed out. With roughly $209 billion in assets today, First Citizens has grown rapidly since 2009, in large part by scooping up troubled banks such as SVB. Many of its assets are in North Carolina and South Carolina, but the bank has expanded dramatically on the West Coast.
Anyone buying SVB could have decided to take or leave the wine division; the bank is primarily known for its work with the tech industry. Rob McMillan, founder and head of SVB’s wine division, said some banks inquired about buying the wine division separately. But he’s just happy it has a new home. “We don’t have many details, but we know that [the wine division] is included,” McMillan told Wine Spectator about the deal.
McMillan believes that First Citizens could be a good fit for the wine division. First Citizens already has a large agricultural portfolio, with farming clients on both the East and West coasts. “Likely it’s a lot of family farms, which gives them an appreciation for what [SVB does] in the wine industry,” he said.
“The other thing that’s encouraging is this company has a track record of making acquisitions of banks that have different business lines,” McMillan added. “It’s a good indicator that integration will work more toward keeping the businesses as they are versus coming in and making wholesale changes.”
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Public health professor Arline Geronimus explains how marginalized people suffer nearly constant stress, which damages their bodies at the cellular level. Her new book is Weathering.
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Author: Dave Davies
In Catherine Lacey’s new genre-bending novel, Biography of X, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist realizes her spouse — a fierce and narcissistic artist — was not who she believed.
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Author: Maureen Corrigan
Smith’s poems reveal that his wonder at the world keeps him holding on to faith in the way the universe works. Ultimately, this collection points to our ability to trust in the face of volatility.
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Author: Jeevika Verma
Sharing the details on my work from home office setup, plus my experience with using a walking pad.
Hellooooo! How are ya and how’s the morning going so far? We’re back into real life after our little trip and it felt good to have a few days of normalcy. I’m so sick of restaurant and takeout food, I tell ya. It’s also amazing to have coffee at home – Starbucks will never be the same to me.
This morning I have an exciting podcast interview and am unpacking, and re-packing. 🙂 I’d love to hear what you’re up to!
For today’s post, I wanted to share my little work from home setup, plus my experience using a walking pad. It’s helped me dramatically increase my steps and activity level during longer work days, and I’m so pumped with this update to the office!
My lil office space:
I have enough room in here to meditate, work, stroll, or get in a quick workout (like Sculpt Society).
– My beloved Peloton bike! Perfect for cardio workouts or shaking my legs out
– My PEMF Go Mat. I use this for meditation every morning, or when I feel like I need a recharge or Zen moment. My full PEMF Go Mat review post is here, and if you’d like one for yourself, here is the link! My code is FITNESSISTA15 for 15% off
– A standard desk. I like having this for shorter work sessions or when I need to speak/present, like live recordings, course recordings, and more formal Zoom calls. The desk and chair are from World Market but both sold out, since they’re years old.
– Triangle shelf (similar here) filled with photos and the girls’ artwork.
– On the opposite wall (unpictured), I also have this book shelf, which has some of my fitness and nutrition resources and the Pilot’s military coins/flags/thingies.
– New walking pad and electric standing desk. I picked lower-cost options because they had good reviews and I’ve been impressed so far!
TBH, I started to dread time in the office because it usually meant that I’d be sitting for hours. I’m sure many of you can relate, but when I sit for hours, I feel horrible afterwards. My muscles are creaky and my energy level plummets to the ground.
Once I’m “in the zone,” it’s easy for me to get into a time warp and work nonstop, but for longer tasks, I definitely have to force myself to do it. Having the walking pad has made a WORLD of difference. I don’t feel daunted by large tasks (like watching multiple videos in a row) because I have the chance to move while I’m doing it. I’ve also noticed that my afternoon energy is much better when I’m slowly strolling instead of sitting for a long time.
(and some of the things I’ve had to learn the hard way)
– Use shoes! This was a learning point for me because I do pretty much everything barefoot. The bottoms of my feet started to hurt a little, so I leave a pair of sneakers next to the walking pad. (I’m loving my Vivobarefoots right now.)
– Add an extender to your Apple watch or your fitness band so you can attach to your ankle if tracking steps is important to you.
– Watch your neck and adjust the position of the desk as needed. Ideally, our screen should be in line with our eyes. This isn’t realistic when we’re typing, but if you’re watching a video, try raising the desk so you don’t have to bend your neck as much to view the screen.
– Take breaks. It’s important to take screen breaks whether you’re walking or seated. Give your eyes a chance to rest, go outside, or simply look away from the screen and in all directions. (Obviously be careful if you’re doing this while walking lol.) I also like to wear my blue light blockers when I’m on screens after sunset, and during the day, I have f.lux on my computer (which makes the screen more of a yellow hue so my retinas aren’t burning).
– Just like anything else, work up to it! I definitely do NOT walk for hours per day – and it’s not my goal because I don’t want my body to expect it – but I’m up to the point where I can stroll and type for about an hour. Start with 10-15 minutes and add on a bit each week until you reach your goal time. You can also use it to break up longer seated sessions, like walking for 5-10 minutes every hour.
So there ya go!
What’s your work setup like? Do you work at home, or at an office?
I had been exploring some coworking spaces in Tucson to switch things up a bit, but now that I have the walking pad, I’ve been more excited and motivated to work from home. 🙂 Also, we have pretty good coffee, snacks, and the cutest Sheepadoodle curled up at my feet.
xoxo
Gina
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Author: Evan Waite, River Clegg
Champagne Henriot has new owners … again. Six months after Artémis Domaines bought majority control of Maisons & Domaines Henriot, which included the Champagne house as well as Bouchard Père & Fils in Burgundy, William Fèvre in Chablis and Beaux Frères in Oregon, the Pinault family-owned firm has announced it will sell Champagne Henriot to Terroirs et Vignerons de Champagne (TEVC) for an undisclosed sum.
TEVC is the owner of Nicolas Feuillatte, the third-largest Champagne brand in the United States by volume, and the largest union of Champagne cooperatives, representing some 6,000 growers. Why the deal? TEVC executives were looking for a luxury label to add to their growing business. And Artémis already owns another premium Champagne brand.
“Since 2017, Terroirs et Vignerons de Champagne was searching for alternative houses to complement the broad international success of Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte,” TEVC general director Christophe Juarez told Wine Spectator. In 1808, the Henriot family established their house, which has enjoyed growing success in recent decades under the late Joseph Henriot.
But Henriot only owns 7.4 acres of vineyards. Juarez believes the ability to align Henriot’s négociant business with top fruit from major regional cooperatives will pay off. And he believes Henriot will give TEVC additional international visibility and sales expertise.
This will also allow TEVC to continue its shift toward premium wine. Henriot isn’t the first négociant that TEVC has added to its portfolio—in 2019, the company purchased Henri Abelé, rebranding it as Abelé 1757. As with Abelé, Henriot will run independently from Nicolas Feuillatte. “Champagne Henriot is at a much more mature development than Abelé 1757 when we bought it back in 2019,” said Juarez. “[It] is already well established and it will be even more autonomous.”
Artémis Domaines won’t be left without a Champagne brand. In December 2022, the company completed the purchase of Champagne Jacquesson. While Artémis executives say the Jacquesson purchase wasn’t the driver behind spinning off Henriot, they do admit to wanting to focus entirely on the one Champagne brand. A representative for the company said this would enable them to concentrate fully on Jacquesson. The representative added that after the Maison Henriot merger, the company received several inquiries about whether Henriot was for sale.
Established by François Pinault, founder of the Keurig luxury group, the Artémis Domaines portfolio includes Château Latour in Bordeaux, Clos de Tart and Domaine d’Eugénie in Burgundy, Château-Grillet in the Rhône Valley and Eisele Vineyard in Napa Valley. The sale is pending regulatory approvals, and company officials believe it should close by September.
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