This quote by Robin Sharma inspired me to understand the importance of mornings and changed the way I start my days (with powerful routines) so as to make my life more aligned with my goals.
If you wish to see a positive change in life, you have to work for it not one day, two days or three days, but every day.
And what better way to start your day well than with your mornings?
Have you had days on which you started the morning feeling rushed and you were stressed the whole day? What about on the days you got up earlier and did everything calmly and you felt peaceful the whole day?
I have experienced both so I choose to wake up early so as to start my day on a happy and peaceful note. It reflects on my mood the whole day. I used to sleep late and wake up late leaving only 30 minutes for getting ready for school/college. My days always started in a hurly-burly way and in a high-stress mode. I always wished to have more time and energy in my day to do everything I love. Waking up earlier seemed to be the best solution for my problem.
But I am not saying everyone should become a morning person. It's a personal preference and your genes play a role in it too. And there are night owls who are successful and have their productivity at its best after the world has gone to sleep.
But if you want to become a morning person, there is no reason you shouldn't.
Some studies show that having a gene mutation can make you a night owl. But don't lose your hope yet. Even if you are a night owl you can learn to be a morning person. Read this article from espressoscience.com for more information. So isn't getting up early enough, why have a morning routine, you may ask?
Let's see the benefits of having a morning routine.
Why should you start a morning routine?
A morning routine gives your day a positive start. A morning routine with planned activities will wake you up energetically and gives a momentum to your day that will be carried on to the rest of the day.
You can prepare for the day in advance which means no time wasted on decisions and you are at your productive best.
If you have ever exercised in the morning, haven't you noticed how the energy filled up your whole day? The same is with a morning routine. It gives a good start to your day.
A morning routine often includes planning for the day and it helps to dictate exactly how your day is going to be rather than going with the flow.
When you make time for the morning routine, you are also giving quality time for yourself first thing in the morning. It helps to reflect on your day or life in general. You get undisturbed time to make important decisions and set goals in life. Filling your cup before pouring onto others' is good for your relationships and overall happiness in life. And also, reflecting and reviewing your goals on a consistent basis are important to keep up with your goals.
Increases self-discipline. When you start your day with morning routine you are conquering the first part your day. Self-discipline is like a muscle which gets stronger as you use it.
Having a morning routine reduces the stress that usually comes with getting ready for school/work because you are prepared.
You have a dedicated time for personal development in your day. When you don't have a routine as such, it is easier to postpone personal development because it is not a pressing matter when you think short term.
How to create a morning routine?
You can create a morning routine even if you don't wake up early in the morning. You can do your morning routine once you wake up if you have time. There is no rule which says our morning routine should be in a certain way.
A morning routine is a set of activities that you do to enhance your physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
You can create a morning routine that suits your needs and wishes. And you can tweak it to serve your goals.
For example, if you want to improve fitness you can include exercise in your morning routine. If a full-fledged exercise routine doesn't appeal to you or if you don't have time you can include a 10-minute stretch routine to wake up your body.
Here are some ideas to include when you create your morning routine.
There are a lot of personal development activities that you can include in your morning routine. Make a list of what you want to include in your morning routine and calculate the estimated time required to do each activity and adjust your wake up time accordingly.
To create a morning routine, it is desirable to start getting up at least 30-45 minutes earlier. It is an estimated time, it depends upon your morning routine and time needed for each activity.
According to Hal Elrod, the author of The Miracle Morning, you can create a morning routine which is as short as 6 minutes. Now you can never say you are too busy to work on yourself. If you follow 'The 6-minute Miracle Morning routine', each minute is devoted to these activities: Silence/Meditation, Saying affirmations, Visualisation, Scribing/Journaling, Reading and Exercising.
I would devote more than a minute to these activities, but this is a great place to start if you want to start a morning routine. The beauty of this routine is you don't have to wake up too early to try it out.
Once you have an idea what you want to do in your morning routine, try it out for a few days and feel free to add or delete routines that don't make you feel better or do its purpose.
The purpose of a morning routine is to increase your productivity and get a head start for your day. Tweak it according to your satisfaction and ease.
One thing that you can't overlook if you want to create a morning routine is getting proper sleep. An evening routine will help you wind up your day in a way proper rest is assured. Getting quality sleep is essential for your body and mind to work at their best.
In short, a successful morning starts the night before. And it is more difficult than ever to go to sleep on time since smartphones came into our lives. If you stay up late till 1.30 am and if you are like most people, you can't expect to wake up at 6 am feeling refreshed. Therefore, having an evening routine will ensure you get enough sleep and a plan for the next day so that you wake up knowing how you are going to spend the day.
An evening routine is essential if you have trouble going to sleep on time and if you spend time scrolling on social media or binge-watch Netflix. Here are some general guidelines you can follow to create an evening routine.
A power-down hour will help you to shut off the buzzing brains and sleep peacefully. I know, shutting your brain off from thinking about a pressing matter is easier said than done.
I have found journaling helpful in such situations. The minute you want to shut off your eyes, so many things come to your mind that you are not able to sleep even if you feel sleepy. On such nights, I take my bullet journal out and do brain dumping which helps me take certain things off my mind. Trust me, putting it on paper has a magic effect.
Sometimes it's about the things you should do tomorrow. So make your to-do list and get it off your mind. You can devote the time before sleep for relaxing activities like reading, talking to people around you about your day or some kind of self-care activity.
Many studies show that the blue light from electronic devices inhibits melatonin production and it alters the circadian rhythm which is your internal biological clock. It affects the quality of your sleep and causes you to feel sleepy and less alert the next day. And poor quality sleep is associated with many health problems like the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.
Therefore, keep those devices in the next room or out of your reach.
The benefit of having a consistent sleep-wake up schedule even on the weekends is, your body gets used to it and it is easier to stick to the habit. After a few weeks, you find it effortless to wake up on time.
If possible, leave work in the office and spend time in the evening for relaxing. Checking work emails later in the night keeps your brain active and it interferes with your sleep.
Like I said, to create a successful morning routine, start preparing the night before by keeping the things you need in the morning out. Keep your workout clothes and a bottle of water near your bed. Pack kids' school backpacks and have their uniform ready, all in one place. Decide what you are gonna prepare for breakfast to avoid wasting time in the morning.
This is my favorite part. Instead of indulging in worrisome thoughts, the last thing before sleeping, think/write about all the things you are grateful for in life and all the things that are "going right" in your life right now. Count your blessings and express thanks for them. You will instantly feel better and sleep in a happy mood.
I make my kids do this too before putting them to sleep by asking questions, so as to make them learn to be grateful in life and complain less.
Now there are some don'ts when it comes to starting your mornings effectively. Let's take a look at them.
How should you not start your day?
Do not start your day by pressing the snooze button. By hitting the snooze button you might get a few extra minutes of sleep but you wake up feeling tired and groggy. You can keep your phone across the room so that you have to walk a distance to switch off the alarm which should wake you up.
I know this may not 'always' work because sometimes I do go back to sleep even after switching off the alarm.
But if I have had enough sleep at night, I wake up feeling fresh with the alarm. That's one key to waking up on time, getting enough sleep. Always aim for at least 7-8 hours of sleep. And always have consistent sleep-wake up schedule. This helps your body to have a rhythm that naturally wakes you up in the morning, sometimes even without an alarm clock.
Most of us tend to start our days by checking notifications on smartphones before even getting out of bed. Since our alarm clocks have been replaced by smartphones, we are more tempted to check our social media apps once we switch off the alarm.
The problem is, it's easy to get sucked down the social media rabbit hole and minutes can turn into hours. It's the same with emails.
When you check emails first thing in the morning, it can take your focus away from the important activities of the day. Because some emails can catch your attention and you spend time reading and researching on them even if they are not urgent. Or there is some flash sale going on and now you have FOMO. All of these can take your focus and time away. I usually reserve time in the afternoon to check emails after my day's important work is done. So I have enough time to learn new things and act upon the information.
You need to manage your energy to stay productive and get things done. Many people do not drink enough fluids and the real reason for feeling tired and sleepy during the day may be as simple as not drinking enough water. Therefore, start your day by hydrating.
Drinking water on an empty stomach helps to kickstart your body's functions. It helps to rehydrate the body after a long period of going without the intake of fluids. It also helps to increase your metabolism and flushes out toxins. And it promotes good digestion and your overall health too. You can read this article for more info.
I started having a morning routine a few months ago after reading the book "The Miracle morning" and my morning routine is of course inspired by the morning routine that Hal Elrod teaches in the book. As of now, my morning routine is simple and I keep it simple and short (can be finished in 30-40 minutes) because I want to stick with it and make it a habit first.
Journaling, reviewing my to-do list and filling my habit tracker.
Simple stretching exercise or strengthening exercise which takes approximately 10-15 minutes. I don't like doing exercise, but I certainly love how I feel afterward and also I am aware of the benefits of exercise on my health. I am still trying to build the exercise habit. What I have found is that by tricking my brain saying 'it's only for 15-20 minutes' and incorporating it in my morning routine which is a form of habit stacking, I have more chances of doing it than doing a full-fledged exercise at any other time of the day.
Also, I am planning to include more healthy habits like having a morning smoothie or green juice. I will update about it in the future hopefully through a blog post.
When you create a morning routine, of course, the challenge is to stick with it. When starting, you can keep it simple and short by allotting only a few minutes for each activity. Later on, you can increase the time duration and reap even more benefits.
I hope you got enough information to create a morning routine from this article. Have you tried to start a morning routine? If yes, what are the challenges you have faced? Please let me know about it in the comments below!
Honesty, I loved reading the article. This has inspired me to re-start my morning and evening routine.
Love to know more about the visualization part and about the vision board in the bullet journal.
Go for it Jijen! Visualization is seeing in your mind. Close your eyes, relax and imagine yourself having achieved your goals as vividly as possible. You should be able to feel the excitement you will feel when you have achieved it.
Having a vision board is collecting pictures of your dreams from various sources, like travel destinations or your dream job and pasting them on the vision board. You keep the board somewhere you can see on a daily basis. And when you look at the pictures, you feel happy and emit positive vibrations to the Universe. It also keeps you motivated.
These are all techniques of Law of Attraction.
I used to have a vision board in my bullet journal. Now I have a board on Pinterest to pin the images.


Come celebrate with us at the ACLU Foundation of Northern California's annual Bill of Rights Day at the Impact Hub Oakland.
Basim Elkarra for his unwavering commitment to expanding civil rights for Muslim Americans and all Americans, and for building respect and understanding between ethnic groups, faith communities and government agencies.
Lisa Honig for her exceptional, decades-long commitment to civil liberties and service to the ACLU through board leadership in Northern California and nationally.
After the program, join us for a reception and enjoy appetizers and an open bar.
Doors open at 12:30 p.m. — program starts at 1 p.m.
Tickets are $10 low-income/student, $25 general admission.
There are limited parking options, which include street parking and a metered parking lot behind the Impact Hub (enter on 24th street). Parking can range between $5-15 per vehicle.


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Thunderstruck DVD and Blu-ray release date was set for December 4, 2012.
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Brian is a teenager living in Oklahoma who is a huge basketball fan. However, he is also uncoordinated and can only manage to make his high school team as the towel boy. His lack of talent draws the ridicule of the team's star player, Connor, and does nothing to impress the pretty new girl in town, Isabelle. While attending an NBA game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Detroit Pitons, Brian is chosen to take a half-court shot, but only manages to hit the team's mascot. When Thunder star Kevin Durant signs the ball for him after the game, their basketball talents are mysteriously switched. Suddenly Brian becomes an unstoppable force for his high schol team while Durant can't seem to make a shot.
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Witwisit Hiranyawongkul (Chiang Mai, 20 de julho de 1989) é um ator e cantor tailandês.

Biografia
Witwisit Hiranyawongkul, popularmente apelidado de "Phit" (em tailandês: พิ ช) nasceu e cresceu em Chiang Mai, cidade no norte da Tailândia.

Ele frequentou uma escola católica até os 12 anos. Como cantor, foi revelado em seu colégio, sendo o vocalista de sua banda na escola. Phit cantava músicas dos gêneros hip hop, R&B, gospel e soul. Ele aprendeu a tocar piano também na escola e depois passou a compor músicas.

Prêmios e indicações

Ator
Em 2008, Witwisit foi indicado na categoria Melhor Ator no Thailand National Film Association Awards, por seu papel de destaque em The Love of Siam. Ele foi o candidato mais jovem da categoria. Apesar da indicação, ele perdeu para Akara Amarttayakul. Phit recebeu o prêmio Chalermthai na categoria de Ator Principal em Thai Film Category.

Ligações externas

 Site oficial
 Fã clube internacional
 Philippines Fans Club

Nascidos em 1989
Atores da Tailândia
Cantores da Tailândia
Católicos da Tailândia
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From 2001-2016, he was Chief Executive Officer of Samueli Institute, a nonprofit medical research organization supporting the scientific investigation of healing processes in the areas of stress, pain and resilience. Dr. Jonas was Director of the Office of Alternative Medicine at the NIH from 1995-1999, and prior to that served as Director of the Medical Research Fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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Once you eat a Chilean completo, you'll find it difficult to eat a regular, boring hot dog again.
The completo literally translates to "complete" and is everything the name describes.
1. A large hot dog roll, about twice as thick and long as the whimpy store-bought hot dog buns I ate as a kid.
2. A typical hot dog, usually cooked in boiling water.
3. Diced tomatoes spread across the hot dog.
4. A generous helping of smashed avocado (palta).
5. Too much mayonaise to resonably fit on the roll.
Completos can also sport some sauerkraut or chucrut.
Regardless of the topping, the completo will be the messiest thing you eat all week. The toppings outweigh the hot dog by a significant margin and almost overpower the roll which holds it all together.
I purchased my first completo from a street vendor and ate it outside trying to stand such that the mayo and avocado which oozed out with every bite would drip on the street and not my clothes or shoes.
Ask the locals near where you live or are staying where to get the best completo. They may just point you to a street vendor with a small kiosk. You'll find yourself trying to wrestle with something that seems too large and messy to reasonably eat, yet is indescribably delicious. That is the Chilean completo. Enjoy!
I LOVE Chilean completos!! You're right…. regular hot dogs just aren't the same after having completos!!
@Michelle – I love them too! Unfortunately, our kids haven't yet gotten beyond the plain, boring hot dog.
Love completos! Growing up in Valparaiso, Chile, completos were an awesome weekend treat!! They were the "happy meal" (but much healthier!) of our time:) Your pictures brings back so many great memories of my home country! As a matter of fact, I have a few avocados, tomatos, mayo and hotdogs…I will be making this for luch today. Too bad the whimpy hot dog buns will have to do :(. Thanks for sharing.
@Leticia – I'm glad I inspired you to have a Chilean lunch! The hot dog buns in the US are wimpy for making a real completo so you'll just have to close your eyes and imagine the real thing from back in Chile.
@Carmen – the Italiano is a classic. Chileans will also make sandwiches into "Italianos" like the beloved Lomito pork sandwich.


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Q: Error while setting up air crack I encountered these errors while setting up aircrack
chrisdabeer@localhost:~/aircrack-ng-1.1$ make install

make -C src install

make[1]: Entering directory `/home/chrisdabeer/aircrack-ng-1.1/src'

make -C osdep

make[2]: Entering directory `/home/chrisdabeer/aircrack-ng-1.1/src/osdep'
Building for Linux

make[3]: Entering directory `/home/chrisdabeer/aircrack-ng-1.1/src/osdep'
gcc -g -W -Wall -Werror -O3 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_REVISION=0  -fPIC -I..    -c -o linux.o linux.c
linux.c: In function 'is_ndiswrapper':
linux.c:165:17: error: variable 'unused' set but not used [-Werror=unused-but-set-variable]
linux.c: In function 'linux_set_rate':
linux.c:334:22: error: variable 'unused' set but not used [-Werror=unused-but-set-variable]
linux.c: In function 'linux_set_channel':
linux.c:807:22: error: variable 'unused' set but not used [-Werror=unused-but-set-variable]
linux.c: In function 'linux_set_freq':
linux.c:896:22: error: variable 'unused' set but not used [-Werror=unused-but-set-variable]
linux.c: In function 'set_monitor':
linux.c:1022:22: error: variable 'unused' set but not used [-Werror=unused-but-set-variable]
linux.c: In function 'do_linux_open':
linux.c:1366:12: error: variable 'unused_str' set but not used [-Werror=unused-but-set-variable]
linux.c:1352:15: error: variable 'unused' set but not used [-Werror=unused-but-set-variable]
linux.c: In function 'get_battery_state':
linux.c:1982:35: error: variable 'current' set but not used [-Werror=unused-but-set-variable]
cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
make[3]: *** [linux.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/chrisdabeer/aircrack-ng-1.1/src/osdep'
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chrisdabeer/aircrack-ng-1.1/src/osdep'
make[1]: *** [osd] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/chrisdabeer/aircrack-ng-1.1/src'
make: *** [install] Error 2

A: Assuming you don't want the version available in package manager sudo apt-get install aircrack-ng you can take a look at this link and see if will help you compile
http://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=install_aircrack
Download dependencies:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev sqlite

Download tarball, extract, compile, and install:
wget http://download.aircrack-ng.org/aircrack-ng-1.2-rc1.tar.gz
tar -zxvf aircrack-ng-1.2-rc1.tar.gz
cd aircrack-ng-1.2-rc1
make
sudo make install

I think the version available by apt-get (assuming on 14.04 is 1:1.1-6, but if you compile it you will get aircrack-ng-1.2-rc1)

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In just a short call Mike was able to give me some very high level clarity on my business. With this clarity I have been able to make decisions that have already increased my bottom line. Thanks again Mike!
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This is my third attempt at starting and maintaining a blog. It is easy to start. But maintaining it, i.e. writing regularly is not easy. Doesn't mean it is not possible.
This time round, I've asked the question, "why I blog" more seriously. Do I blog for myself or do I blog for you, my reader. I suppose I've come to this point in my life where it is not about me but about how much I can contribute to the world.
When starting a blog (or any website for that matter), one critical thing I must have is a good domain name. For a personal site, I'd always recommend using your name as the domain name. So, John Doe should use JohnDoe.com. In my case, I'd use MelvynTan.com as my domain name. But because I missed the opportunity to register that domain name, I am now forced to think creatively for a domain name. I didn't want a dot.net or a dot.org (although I grabbed the opportunity to register MelvynTan.org as it was still available).
It is the first letter of the names of both my children, Moses and Esther.
What about you? Have you registered your name as a domain name? If not, why not?


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Largest Teachers Union Plans $56,500 Anti-Critical Race Theory Opposition Research
By Eric Mack | Thursday, 01 July 2021 03:27 PM EDT
America's largest teachers union is planning to spend around $56,500 to conduct opposition research of groups fighting what is ostensibly critical race theory teaching in schools.
"The attacks on anti-racist teachers are increasing, coordinated by well-funded organizations such as The Heritage Foundation," the National Education Association (NEA) wrote in a new business item this week. "We need to be better prepared to respond to these attacks so that our members can continue this important work."
Conservatives have denounced critical race theory as a divisive indoctrination of students for a political mission by liberal educators.
Critical race theory is defined by the Encyclopaedia Britannica as the concept in which race is a socially constructed category ingrained in American law intended to maintain social, economic and political inequalities between whites and nonwhites. It holds that U.S. society is inherently or systemically racist.
"[The National Education Association] NEA will research the organizations attacking educators doing anti-racist work and/or use the research already done and put together a list of resources and recommendations for state affiliates, locals, and individual educators to utilize when they are attacked," the NEA plan read.
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The Van Cartier Sisters – Deloris, DeeDee and Debbie are regular performers at the Moonlight Lounge entertaining crowds with their upbeat musical numbers and lively personalities. Managed by the questionable Denny La Roca, one evening after their show they witness a murder committed by Denny and his thugs. After managing to escape to the police station, all round good guy Officer Eddie puts the girls into witness protection into the only place he thinks the girls will never be found - St Mark's of Halleron convent.
The Mother Superior is against the protection of the girls and is concerned that their 'worldly ways' will influence her sisters. So she only agrees if they become nuns and follow all the rules of the convent. They are sworn to secrecy and must never reveal their true identities to anyone.
Initially, the Van Cartier's struggle with convent life and one night escape to a local bar where their cover is nearly blown…..luckily Eddie saves them. Ho wever, Mother Superior punishes them by making them join the choir. With their musical ability they make the very 'tone deaf' choir into a joyful noise and introduce more upbeat and popular music to the sisters much to the dismay of Mother Superior.
The choir's success brings news crews to the church and they are filmed performing. This is seen by Denny's thugs who are sent to infiltrate the convent and capture the girls. Luckily, Eddie knows that Denny is aware of their location and he tries to protect the Van Cartier's again by taking them back to his apartment as he knows the convent is no longer safe. The girls argue about where their loyalties now lie. Debbie and DeeDee want to go back to protect their 'sisters', defying Eddie's advice to stay where they are. Deloris struggles with who she is and what she believes, but ultimately joins her sisters at the convent to protect the others. Denny and his thugs are not far behind and try to capture the girls in a convent full of nuns. However, this doesn't quite go to plan and chaos ensues…….
Will Denny and his thugs work out who are the real Van Cartiers? Will Eddie finally shoot his gun at the right time and place to save the day? Did the Van Cartiers actually become Nuns? And who is the very special visitor that comes to see the St Mark's of Halleron Choir perform?
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BioZyme® Inc., a leader in animal health, nutrition and microbiology, has been working on expanding its international business and marketing efforts during the past six months with the intention to continue growing its market share overseas by developing partners in the marketplace."We are excited to build off of the efforts of our previous partners and to share the bright future of BioZyme," said Lisa Norton, President and Chief Operating Officer of the St. Joseph, Mo.-based company.
Amaferm®, a precision prebiotic designed to enhance digestibility by amplifying the nutrient supply within the digestive system for maximum performance, has been sold in the international market for more than 15 years, with the help of feed and premix manufacturers that marketed it under their names. However, it is now the goal of BioZyme to market Amaferm and other additives as products of BioZyme and create partnerships with animal nutrition companies that will do just that.
In addition to Altenbokum, the International Team is comprised of accomplished professionals around the world that are involved in sales, research and development, technical skills and office back-up. The company is still in the search process for highly-skilled professional and knowledgeable person to work in business development in Europe and Asia.
Altenbokum said it is important to work with partners across the globe because the growing International Team can not be everywhere at once. This is the sustainable way to increase business and promote BioZyme and its brands with the help of motivated partners who have the technical knowledge to share information. To date, several partners have signed on, including long-time partners DCL in Canada, OMC in South Korea and Nisso Shoji in Japan. Other partners include Nutrafeed in Argentina, Timac Agro in Brazil, Profeed in Chile, Spin in Colombia and Pulte in Germany and Austria, with more contract negations in the works.
One of the keys to BioZyme's success is the amount of independent and university-based research trials it has conducted over the years.
"I have been in the global feed additive business since 1997 and the market has steadily evolved since then. If you look carefully and try to understand what makes the difference between the really successful market leaders and the rest, I would say, research, professionalism, and outreach. The more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific publications BioZyme can show are simply outstanding. But what is just as important is there is much more to come. This is really exciting and will change how people look at and evaluate prebiotics," Altenbokum said.
With the continued focus on animal performance and to maintain animal health the natural way, Altenbokum says the growth of the International Team is in the very initial phases. The partnerships are very important, and BioZyme is working to make sure the partners have every resource they need. Earlier in the spring, BioZyme hosted its first ever 3-day International Partners Meeting in St. Joseph, Mo., USA, and a back-office based website has been developed for the partners, so they have information available 24/7.
"The team still has to grow. It is most rewarding to work for a company that has a clear vision for growth and to be part of a success story. The same counts for our distributor partners. We have already defined interesting companies but are looking here all the time to expand our network. It would be great if companies would feel encouraged to reach out to us," Altenbokum said.
For more information about BioZyme or its product lines, visit: http://biozymeinc.com.


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The Senate's top Democrat is telling President Trump that any infrastructure deal must contain robust moves to bolster zero-carbon energy and build resilience to climate change.
Why it matters: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer' demand — spelled out in a new Washington Post op-ed — is the latest sign that climate is emerging as a priority for Capitol Hill Democrats, at least for now.
Driving the news: Schumer writes that if Trump wants Democratic support on an infrastructure bill, it must have policies and money that "help transition our country to a clean-energy economy and mitigate the risks the United States already faces from climate change."
Reality check: Infrastructure is perennially floated as an area where there's potential for bipartisan dealmaking. But actually getting a sweeping political deal done is a far tougher thing to imagine happening.
That was true even before Schumer's decision to demand provisions aimed at addressing a problem that Trump scarcely acknowledges, and doesn't accept is human-caused despite the overwhelming scientific consensus.
Schumer's op-ed also bashes Trump's moves to unwind Obama-era policies.
Threat level: Schumer's op-ed says Democrats have leverage because they'll control the House and Trump will need 60 votes in the Senate — and therefore Democratic help there — to get an infrastructure bill through Congress.
Permanent tax credits for clean power production, electric vehicles, energy storage, efficient buildings and more.
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Downtown Streetscape Improvements
Clayton Street Improvements
Stormwater Infrastructure Work to Begin May 13 on Wall St. (1st) & College Ave. (2nd) Intersection Areas
The original timeline for the East Clayton Street Improvements project was delayed a result of needing to resolve approximately 60 utility conflicts - including pipes, vaults, and conduit - with both public and private utilities that were discovered during the successful Phase 1 Pre-Dig last year.
That work to address conflicts is still being coordinated with the design team and private utilities. Design changes (shifting where things will be placed and run underground) eliminated some of these conflicts, but not all of them. Private utilities - gas, power, cable, telecommunications, etc. - are continuing to work on their plans to move or make changes to their structures.
Some of this private utility work may occur in areas along Clayton Street separate from the work noted below, but the goal is to coordinate work with Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (ACCGOV) staff and other utilities as much as possible.
Athens-Clarke County Transportation and Public Works crews will work on two areas this summer to install key stormwater structures in and around the intersections of Wall Street and College Avenue (PDF map of work areas). These are the same crews who finished the Phase 1 Pre-Dig ahead of schedule last year, so they are familiar with the area and the challenges already.
The work is taking place during the slower summer months because it is more disruptive due to its location around the intersections. After these areas are complete, much of the remaining stormwater work will be parallel to the street and can be accomplished with fewer disruptions.
Key notes about the upcoming stormwater infrastructure work:
Work begins May 13 on Wall Street and, once completed, will move over to the College Avenue area
~3 month effort to finish both areas
Work takes place Monday – Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (with some Friday morning patching)
Wall Street will be closed to vehicles during work in its area with some lane / parking restrictions on Clayton Street when work moves to the intersection
Lane and parking restrictions on College Avenue / Clayton Street when work moves to its area
Lane and parking restrictions will run Monday - Thursday and some Friday mornings. Areas will reopen for Friday - Sunday, except Wall St., which will remain closed until its work is complete.
Two ACC Transportation & Public Works crews will working together on each area
As noted above, some private utility work may occur in areas other than this to address their conflicts as they can schedule it, although much of this work would be of minimal disruption.
Selection of Pre-Construction & Construction Management Services for Streetscape in July
An RFP (request for proposals) is currently open for a private Pre-Construction and Construction Management Services company until the end of May. This company will work on the pre-planning and construction of the streetscape component of the project.
The revised full block-by-block timeline for the stormwater infrastructure and the streetscape installations will be developed beginning late summer once the company has been selected. This will allow the selected company to work with staff on developing the timeline that continues to minimize disruptions during key events and the holiday seasons.
The Mayor and Commission is currently scheduled to award the bid for these services at their July 2 meeting.
Solid Waste Dumpster Pilot Projects for Clayton Street Businesses
Related to this project - although separate from it - the ACC Solid Waste Department conducted a pilot project during Twilight weekend (April 26-27) with dumpsters in key locations for select Clayton Street businesses to use instead of placing their bags on the sidewalks.
A second pilot project will take place in the coming weeks where Clayton Street businesses are asked to use the dumpsters for 1-2 weeks in order to assess the locations of the dumpsters and other aspects of using the dumpsters.
Solid Waste staff will visit businesses directly to provide more information and answer questions about the second pilot project once timeframes and locations have been determined. If you have questions in the meantime, contact Solid Waste at 706-613-3501.
Streetscape Design Approved
The streetscape preliminary design was approved for the Clayton Street Improvements Project by the Mayor and Commission at their February 5, 2019 meeting.
Streetscape Design Preliminary Plans
Mayor & Commission Discussion of Streetscape Preliminary Plans (YouTube video)
Regular Session - February 5, 2019
Work Session - January 17, 2019
Public Art Concept Approved
The Mayor and Commission also approved the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission's recommendation for the preliminary concept of the public art component for East Clayton Street on March 5.
Selected artist Eric Leshinsky, an urban planner, will work to finalize his Clayton Connector public art with staff and the community over the coming months, as the art installation will not occur until towards the end of the project.
The Clayton Connector uses a powder-coated galvanized metal pipe that bends in multiple ways, stops and starts, and creates functional shapes such as benches, bike racks, and other frames, as it moves along the sidewalk within a narrow area that avoids disrupting pedestrian traffic.
Public Art Concept Plans
Mayor & Commission Discussion of Public Art Concept Plans (YouTube)
Regular Voting Session - March 5, 2019
Work Session - February 12, 2019
Stormwater & Streetscape Phases Delayed
Work to install the underground/above ground stormwater system and the above ground streetscape on East Clayton Street will be delayed by several months.
The delay is a result of needing to resolve approximately 60 utility conflicts - including pipes, vaults, and conduit - with both public and private utilities that were discovered during the successful Phase 1 Pre-Dig.
Many of these conflicts are complex with several options and need to be resolved prior to stormwater and streetscape installation. These utility conflicts include water and sewer, power, communications, and gas. These cannot be resolved by ACCGOV staff alone.
A conflict occurs when a utility structure is in an area where streetscape or stormwater items were planned for placement. Since completion of the pre-dig, staff and the design team have worked through several redesigns of the stormwater system to eliminate or reduce the severity of potential conflicts where possible.
An effort to resolve a utility conflict in one place frequently results in a new conflict in a different location, sometimes further down the road. The redesign goes through several iterations until a solution is developed that involves the best balance of the number of conflicts and the impact of those conflicts. While time was allotted for some relocations in the original schedule, more complex conflicts were discovered that will require more time to address for the entire project area.
Originally slated to start in January 2019 (Phase 3 - Stormwater System Installation) and April 2019 (Phase 4 - Streetscape Installation) on the block of East Clayton Street between College Avenue and Lumpkin Street, the stormwater work and likely the streetscape work will be delayed until the conflicts are resolved.
More specific timeframes will be developed in the coming months. A coordination meeting with private utilities is scheduled for late January to continue resolving the conflicts.
Crews with the Athens-Clarke County Transportation & Public Works Department completed the Clayton Street Improvement Project Phase 1 - the Pre-Dig - on Wednesday, October 3 after finishing up work on Wall Street. These same crews, who are now very familiar with the area, will also install the stormwater system.
As before, priorities when scheduling work will remain:
Opening and cleaning up as much of the roadway/sidewalk as possible for Fridays - Sundays and special events.
Avoiding work as much as possible between Thanksgiving and the New Year during the holiday season.
Why the Delay? The Pre-Dig Was Ahead of Schedule
The Phase 1 Pre-Dig did exactly what it was supposed to do: pre-dig a trench for installing the major parts of the stormwater pipe infrastructure and identify issues underground.
Exactly what and where items are located under the streets of downtown Athens is a mystery until the road is opened. Some structures are more than 100 years old; record keeping for public and private utilities has not always been as diligent as it is today.
As a result of the pre-dig, ACCGOV staff were able to identify a large number of previously unknown lines, vaults, conduit, and other items underground. While most of these didn't affect digging the trench itself (although some did require changes to the depth or location of the trench), they would affect other parts of the stormwater and streetscape. A staff surveyor was even on site throughout the project to make sure that items discovered were properly located and identified.
So while the pre-dig was able to proceed as normal, the number of significant conflicts between where items are and where they will need to be located was larger and more complex than expected. Staff and the design team have been working to make changes to the plans and working with private utilities to determine what needs to be moved and the order that it needs to take place.
Many of these utility conflicts need to be completed prior to the stormwater and streetscape installation. Once they are resolved, the actual stormwater system installation will go quicker as a result of the pre-dig and be less impactful to businesses and residents.
How Does This Affect the Overall Schedule?
Originally, the stormwater installation was scheduled for January 2019 - March 2020 (with a break from Aug. 2019 - Jan. 2020) and streetscape installation was scheduled for April 2019 - Aug. 2020 (with a break from Nov. 2019 - Jan. 2020).
While the specific timeframe will be developed further in the coming months, it is hoped that the overall schedule will merely be shifted a few months later than expected while still taking breaks over the holidays in 2019.
Overall Clayton Street Improvements Project Timeline
General tentative project schedule (updated May 2, 2019):
Pre-Dig Phase (for Stormwater System) - June 18 - Nov. 1, 2018 - completed Oct. 3
Private Utility Relocations - Ongoing
Stormwater System Installation by Athens-Clarke County - Beginning in two areas on May 13, 2019
Streetscape Installation by Private Contractor - TBA
Note that schedules referenced on these documents have changed.
Clayton Street Improvements Project - June 5, 2018 Agenda Item
Clayton Street Preliminary Plans Presentation - Work Session - May 8, 2018 (Revised)
Clayton Street Layout - Before & After
The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission approved the Clayton Street area project concept at their Regular Voting Session on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 and the preliminary design at their Regular Voting Session on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 for Clayton Street from Thomas Street to North Lumpkin Street. Wall Street and North Jackson Street from East Broad Street to Washington Street are considered part of the overall project that will be considered during the design planning.
At this meeting, the Mayor & Commission:
approved the proposed project concept elements for Clayton Street Infrastructure & Transportation Improvements that were included in the agenda item attachment;
approved the project as appropriate for including public art as per Athens-Clarke County policy and requested by the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission;
authorized staff to advance the stormwater and other underground infrastructure of the project to be built by Athens-Clarke County Transportation and Public Works staff to the construction phase;
and authorized staff to begin the preliminary plans design phase and to begin taking public input on the preliminary design.
Phase 1 of the project was completed in 2014 by the ACC Public Utilities Department and included improving water and sewer infrastructure in this area downtown.
Phase 2 of the project is designed to install and improve stormwater facilities and other infrastructure, as well as the streetscape on the East Clayton Street area between Thomas Street and Lumpkin Street.
Phase 2 project work will include:
pavement/sidewalk removal
tree replacement
storm drain installation
pedestrian lighting installation
pavement/sidewalk replacement,
installation of streetscape amenities such as benches, bike racks and planters.
Originally funded through Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds, the project originally included improvements to the area around City Hall. Phase 2 was put on hold in fall 2015 due to the sole project bid coming in at nearly twice the budgeted amount for the project after the previous bid opportunity received no responses in 2014.
Since 2015, plans were changed to reduce costs by eliminating the City Hall area of the project, leaving only the Clayton Street area, and planning for ACC Transportation and Public Works to obtain the needed equipment and crews to undertake the stormwater and other underground infrastructure internally, thus reducing the cost and risk.
On November 7, 2017, voters in Athens-Clarke County approved the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) program. One of the projects in this program added funding to the original SPLOST funds for the Clayton Street area project, which has enabled the project to move forward in early 2018 into the planning stage and, beginning on June 18, 2018, the construction stage.
The removal of multi-space parking meters and replacement with single space meters in this area was a part of the project that has already been accomplished.
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Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong open with a look at progress on the 2018 Farm Bill, which may happen on time. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, chair of the House Ag Committee, talks with Patrick Haggerty about the farm bill and what was needed in this new bill and the need for a farm safety net. Orion and Max talk markets with Brian Basting, economist, Advance Trading.
Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong continue their market conversation with Brian Basting, Advance Trading. Chad Colby, Colby AgTech, reports from the first farm show of the season, Canada's Farm Progress Show. The Agricultural Meteorologist Greg Soulje looks at weather in the Western United States.
Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong feature a report about Kent Feeds and the work this 90-year-old company has done in the feed industry and a look at key changes in the feed industry. Chad Colby reports on what farmers can take to the field with a Thunder Creek Systems trailer and the technology that's available for handling fuel and diesel exhaust fluid. And Max shares a "made in the USA" twitter comment and the reaction from followers.
Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong open this segment with a report on the John Deere celebration of marketing tractors for 100 year. Ag Meteorologist Greg Soulje looks at weather for the Eastern United States. And in Max's Tractor Shed, Max Armstrong shares the story of a 1965 Oliver 1250 owned by Dallas Roberts, Elmburg, Kentucky. The Roberts family has a history farming with Oliver machines, and some members still do.
Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong talk with Farm Broadcaster Pam Jahnke also known as the Fabulous Farm Babe. She's with the Wisconsin Farm Report, Madison, Wis. Jahnke shares what farmers in the state are dealing with, including significant rains impacting the state.
Orion Samuelson profiles Liberty Union FFA in Baltimore, Ohio. This chapter has a land lab maintenance program. And Member Ali Eti discusses what it takes to compete in state-level competition. In Samuelson Sez, Orion shares a bad news, good news story about a dairy barn fire and how neighbors helped out. Ag Meteorologist Greg Soulje looks at weather for the week ahead.
Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong close this week's show with a report from the Red Power Roundup, which honors the Red machines. Randy Bodine, organizer of the event, shares the story of this year's program which was held in Montgomery. Ala., where cotton was in the spotlight.


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Why Terrorism Doesn't Terrorise Markets
Our research shows markets are a lot more resilient than many commentators give them credit for.
By Fisher Investments UK, 26/08/2021
Amidst all the gut-wrenching images and stories emerging from Afghanistan, equity markets globally have largely held steady—in our view, a testament to markets' seemingly coldhearted ability to see through local tragedies and continue pricing in the world's economic future.[i] Encouragingly, we haven't seen commentators argue the country's destabilisation and Taliban control of American weapons and war materiel are directly negative for markets. But we have seen several claim there is an indirect impact that looms over the future, courtesy of the heightened risk of terror attacks in the West now that some geopolitical researchers we follow presume the Islamic State and Al Qaeda have safe quarter. They point to the US equity market's severe reaction to the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks and warn of repeats. To be clear, the societal risk of terrorism is real and omnipresent, and attacks can destroy lives and property on an unfathomable scale. But for equities, we think the calculus is different, and as we will show, the past 20 years have demonstrated terrorism doesn't cause lasting declines.
Perhaps counterintuitively, we think 9/11 both demonstrates this and explains why it is so. As Exhibit 1 shows, the MSCI USA Index plunged -11.5% between market close on 10 September and 21 September, the post-attack low.[ii] An attack of that scale on the World Trade Center and Pentagon was unprecedented and unexpected, a shocking tragedy that cut America deeply. This plus the associated uncertainty understandably is what sent markets reeling, in our view. But then the rout stopped, and in retrospect, we think it is easy to see why. People in lower Manhattan went back to work. Society pulled together and got on with it. It soon became clear that the economic effects weren't huge—utterly disproportionate with the impact on thousands of families and the national psyche. Business continued. Markets callously accepted the reality that terrorism was part of our lives, and moved on. Just 19 trading days after 9/11, markets regained 10 September levels.[iii] The MSCI USA Index finished the year higher than its pre-attack level. The bear market that had begun back in September 2000 would last until October 2002 as investors continued dealing with the dot-com bubble's implosion and other related issues our research has pointed to, but 9/11's negativity was a small pocket. (A bear market is a broad, lasting equity market decline of -20% or worse with an identifiable fundamental cause.)
Exhibit 1: US Equity Markets and 9/11
Source: FactSet, as of 25/8/2021. MSCI USA Index with net dividends in GBP, 31/12/1998 – 31/12/2003.
Before 9/11, a potential large-scale terror attack on home soil wasn't front-of-mind for most Americans. Yes, many of a certain age had seen the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, so-called lone wolf attacks like the Oklahoma City bombing, and violence from domestic terror groups like the Weather Underground. Al Qaeda's attack on the USS Cole was also rather fresh in the national memory, alongside the US embassy bombings in Africa. But all had seemingly conditioned Americans to view terror attacks as small and isolated. As society watched the collapsing towers, smashed Pentagon and smoldering wreckage of Flight 93 that bright September morning, the frame of reference and expectations changed instantaneously.
Hence, on 9/11, terror attacks—even huge ones—lost their surprise power over society and equity markets. Even as America was spared from major incident, attacks in Madrid, London, France and elsewhere in Europe reiterated the constant threat. Every airport security check reminds us of it. If anything, we think the seismic shift in Afghanistan likely prevents Western societies (and investors) from getting complacent, keeping the surprise factor at bay.
As terror attacks big and small continued, their market impact grew small and increasingly difficult to isolate from other variables. As Exhibit 1 shows, whilst Spanish shares tumbled the week of the Madrid train bombings in 2004, this incident happened on the home stretch of a contentious Spanish general election campaign—often a time of heightened uncertainty for shares, according to our research. The following year, UK shares' apparent reactions to the 7/7 London bombings lasted all of one day. (Exhibit 3) A decade later, a stream of attacks in France (Exhibit 4) arrived during a global equity market correction that, according to our research stemmed from investors' overreaction to currency reforms in China, not terror. (A correction is a sharp, sentiment-fuelled drop of -10% to -20%). In 2017, a tragic run of attacks in London and Manchester largely blended in with UK shares' day-to-day volatility. (Exhibit 5)
Exhibit 2: Spanish Equity Markets and the Madrid Train Bombings
Source: FactSet, as of 25/8/2021. MSCI Spain Index with net dividends in GBP, 31/12/2001 – 31/12/2006.
Exhibit 3: UK Equity Markets and the 7/7 Bombings
Source: FactSet, as of 25/8/2021. MSCI UK Index total return in GBP, 31/12/2002 – 31/12/2007.
Exhibit 4: French Equity Markets and the Mid-2010s Attacks
Source: FactSet, as of 25/8/2021. MSCI France Index with net dividends in GBP, 31/12/2013 -31/12/2018.
Exhibit 5: UK Equity Markets and the 2017 Attacks
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Being wrote of by everyone
Discussion started by irishboy_1995	, 08 January, 2020 00:17
irishboy_1995 08 January, 2020 00:17
The bookies now have us as clear favourites for relegation and Goodey and Jim Hamilton both predicated us to go down on the rugby pod, maybe I'm speaking with my green spectacles on but are people predicting this because of previous seasons because I genuinely believe if every team in the prem has everyone fit we have a better squad on paper than Worcester, Wasps, Bristol, Leicester and Quins.
Re: Being wrote of by everyone
Sleepless in Seattle 08 January, 2020 00:28
On the Ruck podcast (Times / Sunday Times), they were saying it could be any one of 8 teams going down, including us. They (Lol Dallaglio, Owen Slot, Mark Evans) did not highlight us explicitly.
P.S. Its a good episode with long discussion about Sarries / salary cap etc
Alphacat 08 January, 2020 01:18
I think we probably are favourites to go down, but I don't think by a large margin...
PV 08 January, 2020 04:59
No one is going down.
HMRH 08 January, 2020 06:15
I make the fight between Wasps Us Tigers Worcester
olw131 08 January, 2020 06:46
Long old season
SirBurger 08 January, 2020 08:46
I hope PV has put some dosh on his steadfast theory...
tatthecraic2 08 January, 2020 09:49
we have the 3rd highest number of caps in the premiership, behind Saracens and Leicester... most of them come from Kepu and SOB who haven't even played for us yet....
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Bazzo 08 January, 2020 09:59
I have always thought that if they were to scrap relegation that it would be announced at the beginning of the season that it was happening, specifically to inform the RFU clubs further down the food chain and National leagues. Which is only right and proper, so I do not think that relegation will be scraped this year. Someone will go down, maybe for one season but I believe that it should be agreed by all parties before the season starts.
jimbo800 08 January, 2020 10:29
Rumour has it that sarries will start releasing players in the next month. May be a chance for us to recruit a couple of experienced heads as our injury list is so big.
Looking at their squad, potentially we'd be a good fit, if we stay up and we're based in London - Sarries players wouldn't have to up roots.
Tom Woolstenholm
Nick Isiekwe
Calum Clark
Alex Lewington
may be on the block if that is the case. Good players (but not as good as their international couterparts in position) and probably have a good wage that would need to be dropped.
Tom Woolstenholm was very good for us, i'd have liked to have kept him
Nick I - has been rumored to be on the move anyway - would be a good replacement for Botha etc. and he's probably paid very well but they'd prefer to keep Kruis, Itoje, Skelton...
Calum Clarke - Pretty low on the list of players, with Earl, Rhodes, Vunipola et al. but probably paid well due to his flirtation with England when at Northampton
Lewington - would love him back - probably piad quite well for a non internation and they have Segun, Williams (leaving), Maitland, Daly who are all in front of him...
Smudge21 08 January, 2020 11:34
Personally think quins are in big trouble this season. Lots of injuries at the moment and will lose marler, sinckler and possibly others to the 6 nations as well as Marchant leaving for NZ. weak team on paper
GHA 08 January, 2020 11:41
Calum Clark is a disgrace and shouldn't be playing rugby
Not sure we have the money for any of those but it would be lovely to play the role of vulture for once
They've announced four, I wouldn't be putting my hand up for them.
waltham 08 January, 2020 11:54
I thought we are already spending right upto the salary cap - as surely are most of the other clubs.
(BTW Daily Mail article today also suggests Lewington is set to leave at the end of the season)
What I'd do to get him back. There are a couple of players I would assume are off at the end of the year and that's Steele and fowlie. I don't know about the length of deal Max N-G has but as a signing he hasn't worked out, no fault of his just can't stay injury free. Don't know how long Blair is on, sale goes for barney and Campbell. Alex is the calibre of non international we need
Naholo and Loader should be our starting wingers for the next three seasons at least
Bazzo
It shouldn't affect anyone else Bazzo - the top team In Championship (clearly now Newcs) will be promoted but there will be no relegation from the GP.
They probably wanted to wait until now to confirm that Newcs will be coming up (rather than a non-Premiership shareholder like Ealing).
Just now need to spend some of the Sarries 'fine' on a 'bribe' to the Championship clubs to agree to it - and probs more money for them if they also agree to have 2 year-ring fencing and then a play-off between top and bottom.
Naholos wife had a baby I think he will just do one season with us tbh
If the Premiership is ring fenced that's the end of the prem for me, paying loads of money to watch pointless matches with nothing on them isnt going to help anyone. Say we were playing Worcester in March and theres no relegation it's a non-event.
Florida 08 January, 2020 13:48
irishboy_1995
Why is it a non-event?
It'll be a corking game of rugby from two teams of a similar level playing without fear. Which for me will make for an enticing game of rugby and one I'd love to watch.
The other flip side is of course that with the league so damn close now theres the real chance that teams will be so close to being top 4 that they'll be throwing everything they have into winning by 4 tries and not desperately trying not to lose.
Heaf 08 January, 2020 14:03
I agree - without the fear of relegation I think teams are likely to be more adventurous hopefully leading to more entertaining games. Personally I think I'd enjoy watching games more without the stress of relegation hanging over it all the time.
I've never heard as much rubbish in all my life. If there was no relegation I'd doubt we would sign hardly anyone meaning your spending top dollar to watch an A league match practically and who honestly would have the appetite to play in these games after the new year and our top young talent would have have no incentive of staying with us. The club would have no need to progress because there's no fear there and just become another Zebre. There has to be reward for doing well and punishment for not.
Exile_Dave 08 January, 2020 14:36
You said that last season
cjm. 08 January, 2020 15:04
Then that would be another poor bit of business. I had assumed that he had moved over with family and was surprised when he went back to NZ so quick.
Surely he knew there was a baby on the way (or at least a chance of a baby on the way) when he signed seven months before the new arrival?
I've never heard as much rubbish in all my life
And so ends any chance of a reasonable discussion on the merit of relegation / no relegation.
cjm.
Hes living with Heepetema. I'm glad the club granted him 6 weeks paternity leave to spend time with his new baby at Christmas and the New Year. Hopefully he comes back refreshed and can stick it out till the end of the season and not feel too homesick but family comes before anything coming from someone who's spent time away aswell and gets badly homesick.
Margin_Walker 08 January, 2020 16:02
Every year around this point in the season, people confidently predict no one will go down at the end of the season. Yet someone always does get relegated and I can't see anything to suggest that this won't happen this time. I think ringfencing will happen at some point, but when it does, it will fully agreed and likely announced before the start of the final season.
If I was a bookie I would have us as favourites as things stand. That said we are in a much better position than at this point on the last two occasions. Just takes a couple of wins to completely turn it on its head.
Two poor teams with nothing to play for during the last six / eight / ten weeks of the season don't usually result in thrilling games with tries and skills aplenty
Perhaps that should have been considered before signing. Sorry, know what you mean, but if it came first then he wouldn't have signed or he would have moved with his family to here.
I am not 100% but think it was during the Brian Smith era, London Welsh were relegated, Quins could not get in the top four , we were safe from the drop and we played them at the Stoop, last game or second last game of the season, it was a dead rubber, nothing to play for. I drove up to watch on a lovely day. Think it finished 40-40 with tries a plenty. Remember thinking why we did not play that way all season and how much more enjoyable it was watching them with the pressure off. Great game.
paddym 08 January, 2020 16:33
I suppose it depends on whether you want to play Heineken Cup or happy to stay in the Challenge Cup.
All the major USA sports seem to manage OK without relegation, as does stuff like IPL.
And the Super 15(?), Currie Cup and Pro14 don't have relegation.
Think it was the 40-40 draw at the Madejski against Wasps in 2014/15, unless you are talking about some other game - but can agree, that was one of the more enjoyable games I've watched.
No one in their right mind would move their pregnant partner half way across the world to a country they've not gotten themselves set up in.
It makes perfect sense for his partner to stay in NZ, she'll have friends and family to look after her and the little one while she recovers. This allows Naholo to find a place over here and get it sorted out to bring his partner and little one over.
If you read the comments above mine you will see why I said this. You are assuming the last sentence happens.
And how do you know it won't? Every indication was Naholo was joining on a medium/long term deal...
SirBurger
Can you change the title from Wrote to Written... the sentence is making me itchy...
tatthecraic2
How about of to off or can that stay?
I was too busy looking at Wrote, I didn't see 'of'... now I'm double itchy
In response to Exile Dave
No I didn't and it wouldn't have been permitted as we are the 13th share holder
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/01/2020 07:25 by PV.
Don't get me wrong, I'm personally an advocate of relegation as I think the jeopardy is a stronger draw than the quality of rugby played - but I appreciate both sides. Rugby struggles to make money professionally and with the PE backing they'll have a very strong view.
I suspect in next 5 years we'll have franchises, again not what I want and I don't have the inside track on this one, but if I were to bet on that and there was a bookies who cared, I'd have a few quid on it.


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One + One = Three
07/24/97 Tags: kim, torres
Category: Voyager By: Rebecca Stephens
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Paramount owns it all. Duh!
By: Rebecca Stephens
B'Elanna Torres was sick. It was the third day this week she
had woken up nauseous. Must be Neelix's leola root surprise, she
thought. If anything could make her sick, that was it.
But no mere sickness could take away her happiness. Harry,
or "Starfleet", as she called him, was coming back to Voyager today.
He had been on the surface of the planet for nearly a month now.
And he was finally coming back to Voyager. And she planned to give
him a very special welcome home present.
She remembered that day two months ago. . .she and Harry
hand been repairing a conduit in a jeffries tube. She had asked him
for a hydrospanner and then reached for it at the same moment.
Their hands had touched and she'd felt the same surge of electricity
she always felt when he touched her. But, this time it looked as
though he'd felt it too. They'd looked into each other's eyes and
then they'd kissed. They'd agreed not to do anything about it and
she felt as though she would go crazy until he'd come to her less
than a week later and told her that he wanted to continue their
relationship. Since then their relationship had flourished. Unlike
most of the men in her past he didn't brag about his conquest, he
said it was because he had too much respect for her and their
relationship to treat as if it were like it was unimportant. Also unlike
most men in her past, he hadn't treated her roughly or expected her
to react in kind. He'd treated her gently, like she as the most precious
treasure in all the universe. But he still hadn't said he loved her and
she was afraid to say anything until he did. Nonetheless, their
relationship was going very well.
But then, a few weeks later, he'd had to go on a mission that
would keep him off Voyager for a month. She'd been upset he was
leaving, but she'd tried to hide it. He'd noticed of course, and asked
what was wrong. She'd told him she'd tell him when he got back.
He'd made her promise.
And now he was back. She heard a chime at her door.
"Come in." And there he was. She kissed him. Oh, what a
wondrous feeling. She led him over to the bed and by the look on
his face, he obviously liked her welcome home gift. They lie down on
the bed, his hands roaming over her body sensuously.
All of the sudden she was stricken by nausea. She pushed
against his chest. He let her up with a concerned look on his face.
She rushed to the bathroom and then became violently ill. He
gave her a wet washcloth and the he asked what was wrong.
"Nothing, just a bit of nausea.", she said. "Probably due to
Neelix's leola root surprise."
"Are you sure?", he asked. "Maybe you need to go to sickbay."
"Maybe you're right. I'll go tonight, I promise."
"B'Elanna," he said cautiously, "what was bothering you before
I left?"
"Oh, nothing. I was just upset about you being gone for a
whole month.", she said teasingly.
"Oh really?", he said as he slid his arms around her.
"Uh-huh.", she said as his mouth decended upon hers.
"What?!", B'Elanna said as the Doctor told her the prognosis.
"I said, you are pregnant.", he repeated himself, "Congratulations."
B'Elanna left sickbay in a daze. Pregnant. What would she tell Harry?
What would he think. He had never said he loved her nor had he ever said that
their relationship was permanent. He'd said it was important, he'd said he cared
about her. But this might be too much. He might tell her he was still in love with
Libby, he might say he wasn't ready to be a father. Of course, that didn't sound
too much like Harry, but it would be even worse if he offered to marry her
because she was pregnant. Well, she decided, no matter what he thinks, I'm going
to keep this child — this little piece of him.
Of course, the Doctor had reported it to the Captain. B'Elanna knew the
Captain had read the report when she was called to Janeway's ready room.
"Sit down Lieutenant.", she said. "I assume you know why you've been
called here."
"B'Elanna," the Captain began uneasily, "I had no idea you were involved
with anyone, much less contemplating beginning a family."
"I wasn't planning on starting a family, Captain."
"I see. Normally I wouldn't ask questions about your personal life, but
considering our current situation. . ."
"I understand. What do you want to know?", said B'Elanna. She didn't
like the turn this conversation was taking. She knew the Captain had a right to
know certain things that might effect the way her crew interacted with one
another, but that didn't mean she was comfortable talking to anyone about her sex
life, especially the Captain.
The Captain then proceeded to question her. The Captain was a tactful as
she could be. She asked only what she had to know. She asked a lot of questions
aboutwhat B'Elanna planned to do: how much maternity leave, how long until
she was due, and asked B'Elanna to report to the Doctor at least once a week, at
the Doctor's request–he was concerned because of her dual heratige–the Captain
avoided asking who the father was.
B'Elanna heard Harry's muffled "Enter." , took a deep breath, and walked
"B'Elanna, come in." Harry turned and noticed that she looked
aphrehensive. "B'Elanna, what's wrong?", he said, suddenly worried.
"I went to the Doctor."
"Is something wrong? You are alright, aren't you?"
"He said I wasnt' sick."
"Then what's wrong?"
"I'm pregnant, Harry."
He sank down onto the couch, "Really, he's sure?", he asked though he
knew it was a ludicrus question, of course the Doctor was sure, Harry was just so
shocked. . .
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I just found out this morning."
"Yeah, that's right, isn't it."
"I'll understand if you don't want to be involved or if-"
"What are you talking about!? Of course I want to be involved. This is
our child, your and mine. I love you, I already love this chi-"
"You love me?", B'Elanna couldn't believe her ears. But what if. . ."You
aren't just saying it because I'm pregnant?"
"Of course I love you, what are you talking abo. . .", and like a lightning
bolt it hit him–he'd never told her. How could he have been so stupid, so obtuse?
"B'Elanna, I love you more than anything in the world. And I love our
child." With that he wrapped is arms around her and held her tight.
"I love you too. I was just so afraid you didn't love me. . ." and she buried
her face in his shoulder.
He lifted her face and kissed her gently. "B'Elanna, will you marry me?"
Two weeks later Harry Kim and B'Elanna Torres were married by the
Captain in a simple ceremony with only a handful of guests. B'Elanna could
hardly believed this was happening, she was marrying the man she'd dreamed of
for what seemed all her life. Harry saw her look of disbelief and as they mingled
at the reception Harry pulled her aside and said "From now on I will tell you
every day how much I love until the day comes when you can't imagine me not
loving you, until it becomes so foreign that it can't even be considered a
reasonable joke."
"Promise?"
Six and a half monthes later B'Elanna Torres gave birth to a five pound,
nine ounce baby girl. They decided to name her Liora Kim.
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Helmut Leopold Seethaler (* 13. März 1953 in Wien) ist ein österreichischer Schriftsteller, der sich als Zettelpoet sieht.

Leben
Nach dem Abbruch eines Philosophiestudiums betätigte sich Seethaler ab 1973 als "Zettelpoet". Gemäß der Idee, Kunst habe im öffentlichen Raum präsent zu sein, klebte er seine Gedichte in Form von Zettelchen als von ihm so genannte "Pflückgedichte" an Laternenmasten, Parkbäume und Bauzäune, aber auch an Wände und Säulen von U-Bahn-Stationen. Dafür umwickelte er beispielsweise Bäume mit einseitigem Klebeband, mit Klebeseite nach außen, um daran seine Gedicht-Zettel anzuheften. Diese "Pflückgedichte" stehen inhaltlich und formal zwischen Gedankenlyrik und Aphorismus. Helmut Seethaler lebt und arbeitet in Wien. Er ist verheiratet und hat drei Töchter.

Rund 3300 Klagen und Gerichtsverhandlungen, die Seethalers Schaffen (trotz leichter Entfernbarkeit der Zettelchen) als Sachbeschädigung werteten, waren die Folge. Ein Urteil des Obersten Gerichtshofes aus dem Jahr 1998 wertet seine Zettel hingegen als Kunst, demgemäß schutzwürdig.

Seethalers Aktionen ab etwa 2009, nämlich die unwillkommene Beschriftung von Gehsteigen, Säulen und Bauzäunen, erfüllen hingegen den Tatbestand der schweren Sachbeschädigung. Gegen ein Urteil vom 18. Februar 2010, zwei Monate bedingt wegen (abwaschbarer und von ihm selbst entfernter) Beschriftung von 13 Gehsteigplatten des Wiener MQ, wofür ein Sachschaden von € 3.900,- mit entsprechend hohen Gerichtskosten geltend gemacht wurde, legte er Berufung ein und provozierte unmittelbar danach, von anwesenden Polizisten unbehelligt, durch eine Gehsteigbeschriftung vor dem Gerichtsgebäude. Mit Urteil vom 16. März 2010 wurde diese Berufung abgewiesen, und er wurde wegen zweier weiterer ähnlicher Aktionen am selben Tag rechtskräftig zu einer zusätzlichen Geldstrafe von € 180,– (90 Tagessätze à € 2,-, oder bei Uneinbringlichkeit 45 Tage Ersatzhaftstrafe) verurteilt. Der Kurier schrieb dazu in der Ausgabe des 17. März: "[…] Er sei "Dichter, kein Täter". Vergeblich: "Der Tatbestand wurde erfüllt", hieß es".

Gemäß der Gratis-Tageszeitung Heute stehen inzwischen Literaten wie Elfriede Jelinek, Peter Turrini, Robert Menasse und andere dafür ein, Seethaler einen Literaturpreis zukommen zu lassen. 2017 wurde Seethaler mit dem Preis der Freien Szene Wiens ausgezeichnet.

Zitate

Auszeichnungen
 2017: Preis der Freien Szene Wiens

Werke
 An die kommenden Tage. Europaverlag, Wien 1974, ISBN 3-203-50515-0
 Postkartenbuch. 1994
 Das Pflückbuch Nr. 1 Verlag Der Apfel, Wien 1995, ISBN 3-85450-103-X
 Texte für Denkende + gegen das Denk-Ende hochroth Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3902871848

Über Seethaler
Pick Wien an (Trailer zu einer Film-Doku von David Paede und Barbara Sas; Sound: Sigi Maron; 2009, gesendet auf OKTO)
 Seethaler : Zetteldichter, A 2012, 62', Dokumentarfilm von Andrea Figl; Informationen: http://www.zetteldichter.at/ (zuletzt aufgerufen am 10. September 2013).

Siehe auch
 Streetart

Literatur, Audio
 Herbert Justnik, Stephanie Stübler: Helmut Seethaler – die Aneignung des öffentlichen Raumes. Der "rebellische" Zettelpoet von Wien. In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Volkskunde, Band LXII/111, Wien 2008, , S. 277–282. – Online (PDF; 7,4 MB).
 Peter Zimmermann, —: Zettelpickerblues. Ein Sittenbild aus der literarischen Unterliga. Radiosendung, 1997/04/20. Serientitel: Tonspuren – Hörbilder zur Literatur. (Tonträger). 1 DAT-Kassette, 45 min, sp, mono. ORF Ö1, s. l. 1997, OBV.

Weblinks

Homepage von Helmut Seethaler, mit Links zu Twitter und Zettel-Gedichten

 "Diese Schoßhündchenfreiheit ist mir zu bieder" derstandard.at, abgerufen am 16. Oktober 2013
 Helmut Seethaler. Der "Zettelpoet" wurde erstmals verurteilt Artikel von Petra Tempfer in der "Wiener Zeitung" vom 18. Februar 2010. Abgerufen am 28. April 2012
 Ungehorsam und amtsbekannt. Helmut Seethaler, der Wiener Zettelpoet, Manuskript einer SWR2-Radiosendung, basierend auf Interview mit Seethaler (1999)
 "Sperrt Helmut Seethaler endlich ein!" fordert die IG Autoren (1998)

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