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Inside the brick and mortar of any business is an ecosystem with a defined rhythm and pace that are shaped by the ethics, standards, expectations, and habits that define a corporate culture. Culture is more than free snacks or funky furniture; those are small elements of a larger picture. The fun or quirkiness are enabled by a framework in which employees are engaged, have opportunities for career growth, and have ready access to support if needed.

Billed as the fastest two minutes in sports, the Kentucky Derby is as much a social event as it is a horse race. It is among the most-watched sporting events of every year, often trailing only the Super Bowl. And that does not count the 150- to 170-thousand or so spectators who shoulder into Churchill Downs for the culmination of a week-long cultural festival highlighted by ostentatious ladies' hats, mint juleps, and a 40-pound garland of roses that is awarded to the winner. Oh, the winner also receives a 14-carat gold trophy and $1.8 million in prize money, but "run for the roses" is more befitting of the sport of kings than, say, 'chase for the gold' or 'drive for the dollars.'

Wearable tech touched the public consciousness in a mass-market way in the 1970s with the release of the Walkman portable music device and a combination calculator/wristwatch that seeped into pop culture. At the time, however, no one called these items "wearables." The term itself is a more recent phenomenon, entering the scene in the 2000s as devices became increasingly commonplace with the introduction of the iPod, FitBit, and others, then going into overdrive in the 2010s.

Convert audio to ringtones using OS X Terminal For a full list of options you can run "afconvert -h" in the Terminal, or run "afconvert -hf" to view a list of the audio file formats supported by this utility. One of these is the m4r (MPeg-4 Ringtone) format, which is the format that can be used as a ringtone.