nudge

Oh and Sargent is reportedly in advanced talks with Norwich City, would be allowed to leave for 10 million. If all these transfers go through in the next few days, it means we're left with Füllkrug as our only striker

And now it's official So many hopes, so sad it didn't work out. Hope he does well in Belgium and improves his game. In other news, Yuya Osako is reportedly set to go back to Japan and join Vissel Kobe.

End of a brilliant career...

Yeah, he's a bold one to admit his love to Schalke at this point In all seriousness though, I love it.

Context is important... Im Januar 2020 habe er sich “bewusst für den Wechsel zu Werder entschieden, und ich würde es aus der Situation von damals heraus wieder so machen”, erklärte der Stürmer in der Sport Bild. Selke gibt zu: “Aber im Nachhinein ist man immer schlauer. Mit dem Wissen von heute muss ich sagen: Ich würde den Schritt nicht noch einmal gehen.” “Ich hatte nie wirklich das Gefühl, dass ich der richtige Spielertyp für die Philosophie bin”, sagte Selke: “Ich war mit der Situation unglücklich, konnte dadurch nicht so viel Energie liefern. Umso unzufriedener wurde ich auch mit mir selbst.” So, as everyone knew for a long time now - it was a wrong transfer for both sides and in hindsight, neither the club nor Selke would do it again. We needed a different type of striker, he didn't fit into the system and failed to perform. Hope he can revive his career at Hertha.

It is still necessary - both the pre-departure test (PCR or lateral flow) and the PCR test on day 1 or 2 after arrival. There are exceptions for the kids only.

IndyCar race this weekend - I'm pretty excited, as it will be the first race ever at Nashville, very fittingly named Music City Grand Prix. One of the few racing tracks in the world to have a bridge in its layout.

Easy there, Uli

I mean, yeah, he doesn't want to sit on the bench again, and the manager said he can't guarantee him playing time here - so what is he supposed to do? He heard the same from Kohfeldt, Nouri, Skripnik, Dutt, and now Anfang; no wonder he doesn't see any future for him at Bremen. Don't think there many interested clubs from top leagues, either.

He was desperate to leave after learning that he won't be guaranteed playing time under Anfang in 2.Liga, either. Think it's a good choice, as playing time is exactly what he needs, and he's more likely to be a starter in Belgium than in a stronger league.

It is Royal Antwerpen, not sure why they chose to say it as if it was a big secret

What a shame.

Oh that's quite likely as I said, I'm aware that there's some good stuff in there. The other thing is, I personally have little to none interest in the topics like that - negotiating, leadership, management skills, etc. and have a huge distaste for the whole "business" setting in general, which makes it all even less appealing to me. I will have to check Tony Robbins now just to see how high it scores on my bullshit radar

I don't even know who Tony Robbins is But there's just so much bullshit, pseudoscience and fluff in the genre that even while I'm sure there is some good stuff out there as well, it gets burried under the huge pile of poo. So every time I see a book that follows the same template (clickbaity title, flashy cover, promises to teach you something that will change your life, boasts about the number of sales, just to name a few), it immediately sets massive red flags and alarm bells start ringing in my head

No, I mean most of those leadership, management, armchair psychology, life-coaching, self-improvement and personal development books in general. I think I'm allergic to it

Bad day at work?... Anyway, to add to your list of observations: - in terms of advancing in your professional career, networking and interpersonal relationships are by far more important than actual skills and knowledge. Being the best at your job is great and has its advantages as well, but it's not the road to promotion. - staying neutral in office politics, not taking sides, and being good at keeping "secrets" puts you in a very good position, as everyone tends to confide in you and thus you always have plenty of information you can eventually use for your own advantage. - senior management in big companies don't know jack shit. -

The test won't show that. It's possible to test positive for Covid weeks or even months after recovery. In general, as long as you have no more symptoms, it's safe to be around people 10-14 days after the first onset of symptoms, as you're not likely to be contagious at that point.

Love this. That said, whenever I'm visiting any zoo, I always feel very uneasy seeing the great apes there. I know that a lot of zoos are a good thing in terms of wildlife conservation etc. and they also take good care of the animals, but it just feels insanely wrong to have those intelligent, human-like apes having to spend their lives locked up and constantly observed. Same applies to every animal, but the great apes hit especially close to home.

I'm most definitely am looking forward to this...

Jungle Cruise (2021) An old fashioned adventure-fantasy family flick. Reminded me of those movies you watch with your parents on Saturday night as a kid. Nothing special, and a predictable plot and outcome, but also good mindless fun. 6.5/10

Oh they definitely have more than one contingency plan, haha. In this case, the Crew Dragon and Soyuz we're both ready to evacuate the astronauts/cosmonauts, if needed. And I agree, as you said, anything can happen. Space is always a dangerous place for a person to be, regardless of all the advancement and progress.

The Nauka incident on ISS turned out to be pretty serious https://www.space.com/nauka-module-space-station-tilt-more-serious

Fair enough, I wrongly assumed everyone has Netflix...