diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
index 9204ee0..33f2290 100644
--- a/database.py
+++ b/database.py
@@ -788,26 +788,10 @@ def build_db():
 	# load cached images
 	#loadCache()
 
-	#medals
-	global MEDALS
-	firstyear = datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(STAMPS[0]).year
-	currentyear = datetime.datetime.utcnow().year
-	for year in range(firstyear,currentyear):
+	#start regular tasks
+	startpulse()
 
-		charts = get_charts_artists(within=[year])
-		scr = -1
-		rank = 0
-		for a in charts:
-			if a["scrobbles"] != scr: rank = charts.index(a) + 1
-			if rank > 3: break
-
-			artist = a["artist"]
-			if rank == 1: MEDALS.setdefault(artist,{}).setdefault("gold",[]).append(year)
-			if rank == 2: MEDALS.setdefault(artist,{}).setdefault("silver",[]).append(year)
-			if rank == 3: MEDALS.setdefault(artist,{}).setdefault("bronze",[]).append(year)
-
-
-			scr = a["scrobbles"]
+	
 
 
 	log("Database fully built!")
diff --git a/utilities.py b/utilities.py
index 33c0ec6..be4221e 100644
--- a/utilities.py
+++ b/utilities.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import re
 import os
 import hashlib
-from threading import Thread
+from threading import Thread, Timer
 import pickle
 import urllib
 import datetime
@@ -12,6 +12,21 @@ from doreah import caching
 from doreah.logging import log
 
 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+#####
+## RULESTATE VALIDATION
+#####
+
+
+
+
+
 def checksumTSV(folder):
 
 	sums = ""
@@ -74,7 +89,25 @@ def consistentRulestate(folder,checksums):
 
 
 
-### Media info
+
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+
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+
+
+
+
+#####
+## IMAGES
+#####
+
+
+
+
+
+
 
 def apirequest(artists=None,artist=None,title=None):
 
@@ -421,3 +454,90 @@ def resolveImage(artist=None,track=None):
 		return getTrackImage(track["artists"],track["title"])
 	elif artist is not None:
 		return getArtistImage(artist)
+
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+
+
+
+#####
+## PULSE MAINTENANCE
+#####
+
+def startpulse():
+
+	# execute all actions for startup
+	# they will themselves trigger their next pass
+	yearly()
+	monthly()
+	daily()
+
+
+
+
+
+def yearly():
+
+	#medals
+	from database import MEDALS, STAMPS, get_charts_artists
+	MEDALS.clear()
+	firstyear = datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(STAMPS[0]).year
+	currentyear = datetime.datetime.utcnow().year
+	for year in range(firstyear,currentyear):
+
+		charts = get_charts_artists(within=[year])
+		scr = -1
+		rank = 0
+		for a in charts:
+			if a["scrobbles"] != scr: rank = charts.index(a) + 1
+			if rank > 3: break
+
+			artist = a["artist"]
+			if rank == 1: MEDALS.setdefault(artist,{}).setdefault("gold",[]).append(year)
+			if rank == 2: MEDALS.setdefault(artist,{}).setdefault("silver",[]).append(year)
+			if rank == 3: MEDALS.setdefault(artist,{}).setdefault("bronze",[]).append(year)
+
+
+			scr = a["scrobbles"]
+
+
+	# schedule for next year
+	now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+	nextyear = datetime.datetime(now.year+1,1,1)
+	wait = nextyear.timestamp() - now.timestamp()
+
+	Timer(wait,yearly).start()
+
+def monthly():
+
+	log("New month!",module="debug")
+
+	# schedule for next month
+	now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+	nextmonth = datetime.datetime(now.year,now.month + 1,1) if now.month != 12 else datetime.datetime(now.year+1,1,1)
+	wait = nextmonth.timestamp() - now.timestamp()
+
+	Timer(wait,monthly).start()
+
+def daily():
+
+	log("New day!",module="debug")
+
+	# schedule for tomorrow
+	now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+	nextday = datetime.datetime(now.year,now.month,now.day) + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
+	wait = nextday.timestamp() - now.timestamp()
+
+	Timer(wait,daily).start()