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And the Beat Goes On.Based on a post by FinalStand, in 13 parts. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels. Tuesday night, in the asphalt-covered rear loading area of the Wal-Mart there was a Redneck throw down. Buck Tooney was wasting no time in cementing his leadership position over the White portion of our High School. His job was made more difficult by Darius' ruthless efficiency in allowing no other organizations, no matter how informal, to challenge his dominion. That translated over to Buck having to bust more heads to bring the 'rednecks' all in line.If that worked out, the city-Whites would be next. The problem for everyone else was the High School had been a succession of autocratic tyrannies for so long, it was difficult for the students to successfully even balkanize, much less unify. Everyone assumed another 'Darius' would eventually arise to restore a brutal school order; as long as 'he' was Black.That meant Buck needed a Black figurehead to parade in front of the 'establishment' to get things done. So far, no such person existed. Rashaan not only had the mistaken impression he could resist Buck, he was the Chief of Police's son; so not a prime candidate to be a figurehead for a criminal like Buck. Therefore he had to get Rashaan out of the way; figuratively speaking.Another problem for Buck was the school already had an existing Black criminal element. Darius had not been a part of it, but like so many other aspects of school society, when he told the leaders of the school subcultures to do something, or not to do something, he expected compliance. If not; pain would definitely follow. These characters weren't going to easily knuckle under to Buck Tooney though. After all, he'd been Darius' brother's 'boy', not the other way around.If anyone seriously thought Buck had returned to High School to be the Black Man's Bitch (again), they were clearly high, brain damaged, and/or delusional. I wouldn't have put money on who could have taken who in a Buck vs. Darius brawl; except Darius wouldn't have been lured into that kind of fight.Absent Darius, the school's Black community only had two confederates with sufficient intellect and charisma to lead the forces on that side of the racial divide. Sadly for the disciples of the Almighty BBC, both were women. Not only was Taliyah's mom the Mayor, she herself was co-Captain of one of the establishment's most recognized bodies; the Cheer Squad.The other was Jewel 'C. S.' Lafontanté. She was more infamous than famous, intelligent, un-aligned with any club, or activity, which awarded accolades, yet was overly endowed with a host of natural abilities as well as learned skills and talents. And, unlike Taliyah,; absent Darius; she felt the top spot was hers for the taking from the get go.Step one had been to sit at the feet of her mother and father, taking their counsel on the principles of asymmetric warfare, transforming weaknesses into strengths and how to locate, isolate and exploit the weaknesses of her enemies. Step two was accomplished Tuesday night when she and the rest of the Zulu Princess Posse jettisoned their boyfriends. From here on out, the ladies would be taking whatever cock they wanted. The times; they were a-changing.I had two more imminent problems with my life. The first was Riley Pasternak, Mayor Malik's aide and a woman I'd put my cock into; without my Mother's permission. By the way she kept licking absolutely everything off her fingertips at dinner Tuesday night while staring at me, I was sure she was expecting another performance.Before I could worry about how to finally put the brakes on my out of control sex drive, we had a caller at the gate; for me. It was Randi Leigh Upshaw. That was more than a tad unexpected. I'd stuck my cock in her, so I felt obliged to provide hospitality now that she came calling, but promised myself 'no sex'. We met on the porch.‘Hey, Vlad,' Randi Leigh appeared distracted and a bit distraught and couldn't meet my gaze.‘Hello, Randi Leigh. Care to sit down?' I motioned toward the porch swing.‘Sure,' she walked that way. It wasn't all that cold, she was in a team jacket, yet she still felt the need to wrap herself in her arms.‘What's going on?' I said once we'd taken our seats and swung back and forth twice.‘I; do you like Brandy?' she turned on me, putting a both her hands on my right forearm.‘Yes, I do,' I nodded. ‘Very much.'‘I can make you happier than she can,' bubbled forth from her lips.'What gives you that idea', seemed inappropriate so; ‘I thought you were happy with Rashaan,' was my second, and apparently equally bad, choice. Her look said it all: Rashaan wasn't getting the job done in a fundamental way.‘He's nothing like you,' she purred with the understated passion of an addict needing fix; me being the drug.‘Vlad, what is going on out here?' Mom called out. With Mom's propensity to sneak up on things like a Martian and listen in on conversations, this had to be a clue about something more. We both hopped out of the swing.‘This is Randi Leigh Upshaw. She's a; ah friend of Brandy and on the Cheer Squad. She's dating Rashaan Quinterre now.'‘Nice to meet you,' Mom was full with the feigned politeness, ‘Randi Leigh. I need a moment of Vlad's time, then I'll give him back.'She pulled me aside and back down the walk around porch until we were out of earshot then;‘Care to explain?'So I did; everything from the encounter in the Parking Lot to the Music Room banter, her going off in an epileptic seizure and ending with her here; now. Mom put her hand to her chin as she lowered her head slightly. Her far-off look dictated she wanted a few moments to think things through.‘With some girls; it goes straight to the brain like some allergic reaction,' she related. ‘In 1898, one of your ancestors was felled by a delirium and was cared for in a cat house in Dawson City. Three 'Ladies of the Evening' quickly fell to fighting over him and concluding with two fighting a duel with pistols in the middle of Front Street to decide who got 'their man'. Clearly some ladies can go a bit nuts over what your family has in your nut sack.'‘That's totally nu; crazy and unfair to poor Randi Leigh,' I frowned. I kicked at the planks on the porch for good measure.‘Didn't you just tell me she is gladly whoring herself out for Rashaan Quinterre? Do you think she's doing that for love?'‘What about Brandy? I don't want to cheat on her; any more than I've already cheated on her,' I muttered. Man, I sounded pathetic!‘Here's what you do,' my Mother stroked my cheek. ‘You tell Randi Leigh she had better become Brandy's #2 friend from here on out, or you won't have anything to do with her. You aren't going to cheat on Brandy, but Brandy might see a way to share you from time to time if she behaves. No more Big Black Cock for her though.'‘Okay,' I felt partially relieved. Now that I had a moment alone, I added, ‘What about Riley?'‘I got her.'‘You?'‘Yes. Me and your Da are going to take her to bed for some pulse-pounding, three-way action,' she grinned like an orca about to devour a baby seal.I had no idea Dad was so; kinky.‘Once I get your Da going, he's quite the animal,' Mom enlightened me. ‘I'll get me and Riley going in the bedroom. When he walks in, he'll protest; like he always does; then he'll come around and; ‘‘Enough, Mom,' I raised my hands. ‘Enough.'She laughed. I retreated to the semi-sanity of Randi Leigh who was waiting on me expectantly.‘Here are the rules,' I began ticking off my points, finger by finger.‘I'm Brandy's boyfriend. If you want to spend time with me you had better become Brandy's #2 best friend.'‘You don't sleep around with anyone else besides me and my brothers without clearing it with us first.'‘You don't pick fights with anyone unless you 'okay' it with myself, or my brothers first.'‘You break the rules three times and we never even talk with you; ever again.'That would have been the point I at which would have expected her to scoff at me at least, possibly slap me, or at least cry as a form of manipulation. Randi Leigh simply nodded. I walked her off the porch to her vehicle. We hugged, but didn't kiss. Afterwards I called Brandy and gave her the basics of what had gone down without explaining the toxic stew which lay behind it.I avoided my family the rest of the night; choosing to go to bed early instead. As I lay reclined on my back, staring out the tall window into the clear, highland night sky, I felt sick to my stomach. Slowly a revelation came to me. What my family had was definitely a curse, not a blessing because it was wed to a sense of conscience and responsibility.I had often thought about why Mom sought out Dad as the 'One' for her, but until that night, never really considered why he had chosen her to be his 'One'. Looking back, I realized it wouldn't have made sense until that point because I didn't have enough pieces of Mom's puzzle. I had the belief Dad sensed the intense pain within Mom's soul and nothing short of the grave, or what he had within him, could soothe her.By Mom's own admission, she was a Wild Child. She would have never settled down. Never had us kids. Never felt the love of a family if Dad hadn't decided to share his genetic curse with her. He'd loved her enough to become her lodestone; the center of her life and to take on all the pain such a position entailed.Everything I knew about my Dad suggested Mom was the Last type of woman he would have wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Dad liked his life calm, quiet and orderly. Mom was the polar opposite of those desires; impulsive, loud and chaotic. I didn't doubt his love for her in the slightest, yet my Father had sacrificed his dreams of tranquility to save my Mother.Why wasn't Mom furious with him over enslaving her to his cock; his magic sperm? She probably had been, once she figured out the family secret; for a short while. Then she realized the import his love had, saw the course her life was taking her down and what she obviously meant to him. But Mom being Mom; she still made him pay with her explosively eccentric behavior and her bizarre tutelage of his boys.And Dad had accepted it all as the price necessary to save my Mother's life; and that was that. Dad could have had any woman he wanted. Any Samsonov man could have. Why weren't we a clan of billionaires then? Why didn't we have oriental-style harems and dozens of mistresses on the side?Because we saw what we possessed as a curse; which we sometimes shared with truly crazy people to give them a real world focus for their lives so they wouldn't finally be consumed by their peculiar forms of madness. My hypothesis certainly fit what I knew about my kinfolk. I took that uneasy psychic compromise with me to my dreams.Wednesday.Wednesday morning, the storm clouds began to gather. The big news was Jewel Lafontanté had dumped Thomas 'Shaka' Sneed, Student Body President. Certain notorious Redneck troublemakers were either absent, or had shown up bruised and battered from last night's rumble with Buck's crew.That wasn't the only bruising going on. Rashaan had gone from one cheerleader to none, to two, to none once more; inside a week. The damage to both his ego and prestige was immense. Into the void stepped a rather brutal individual named Porter Walmsley, the Football Squad's Defensive Team Captain. While he was big, bad and Black, Taliyah and Brandy insisted his thick sausage was also very short; a definite deal-breaker when it came to BBC Mastery.Not to be outdone, Alonzo Hollingsworth, son of the richest (Black) man in Kingston made a play for Taliyah at lunch. He was long on talking solidarity while showing no solidarity with any of the other social 'front-runners'. Taliyah told him she'd 'think about it' in a blatant attempt to rile Mikhail. It didn't, which only soured her mood more.At practice, the Assistant Athletic Director (aka Coach Weasel, aka Coach George Wilcox), named Deon Manley Team Captain. He was (surprise, surprise) Black, in my position (Point Guard) and on record as performing sexual favors for the coach (letting the coach suck his cock).After practice, I got a message; via Brandy; that Jed Lee Earl wanted to talk with me and my brothers. She had to give me the 411. He was from one of Kingston's old White Rich families, led a clique of rich and 'almost rich' White kids and she thought he was gay. Most likely, with Buck on a rampage, he was looking for some 'muscle of his own,' she added with a giggle. I swatted her ass over that one.At least this time we avoided any name calling as we made our exit from school. Alexander was off to Ms. Blanchard's class. Mikhail took Kaja home on his KTM 690 Enduro R motorcycle without argument. I took Monique and Shaquille home (her house actually) with Vicky and Kaelyne tagging along. Brandy and Taliyah took Alondra and Noémie to their homes before the rendezvous at the Fonteneau mansion.The routine cycle resumed: homework, working out, showering, then a small amount of friend time before dinner. Unlike Tuesday, Mikhail was downright responsive to Taliyah; playful if not contrite. Taliyah countered by being friendly to Kaelyne and Vicky. I had my hands full with Brandy the entire time, so I was of no help.Vicky surprised us all by asking to learn a few wrestling and Sambo moves as we migrated to the backyard. I was 'nominated' to be her instructor. Things were complicated by her relative small size (5'2' / 157.5 cm) and mass (98 lbs. / 44.45 kg.). Figuring out all she really wanted to do was grab my cock, or nuts (both clothed) and pinch my nipples took all of thirty seconds.While tickling is not in your regularly accepted repertoire of wrestling moves, I had grown up with two brothers and plenty of young cousins. With my superior reach and strength, Vicky never stood a chance; so Kaelyne rushed in as well. When she proved unable to turn the tide (recall: I'm one of three; triplets), Brandy jumped me as well. This time I had the good sense to go down under their combined might, cry and beg for mercy.Thursday.With Brandy's acquiescence, if not outright permission, I gave Randi Leigh a blowjob opportunity before Home Room on Thursday. Mikhail was in the stall next to mine doing the exact same thing with Alondra. The difference was Alondra left with bounce in her stride and a smile on her face. Randi Leigh was fidgeting and uneasy.We missed Lunch Period, replacing it with a truncated orgy session which included Taliyah and Brandy plus Vantrice Kirby, Mia Ryker and Le 'Pearl' Yates. That left only Noémie Lucie Desdunes (in her case the middle name was a Creole thing) and Amber Lee Huffington, who were both in the B and T camp anyway. We could get them Saturday, or so the plotting went.The (Football) Coach and Principal decided since Friday was a 'home' game, we would have a 'memorial' service for Darius Pope; not that he had actually died, or anything; instead of the standard 'victory' party after the game. Apparently the Principal thought Brandy, as Darius' girlfriend, could help coordinate the function. Help as in work with the suddenly school-active Jewel Lafontanté.The other event was Hell Must Have Frozen Over and Satan had Klansmen shoveling coal like mad while he shivered in his igloo chateau; at least as far as the Kingston and Davis County social scene was concerned. The family of Gayle Fonteneau was invited to dinner at; the house of the Madam Mayor aka Dominique and Chinedu Malik.Her father had broken the hold the Fonteneau's had over the town which once bore their name; but now was Kingston, back in the late 1960's and early 70's, ushering an age of Black Supremacy into this burgh. It hadn't been an easy, or happy, transition either. Generations of Fonteneaus had treated the town as an extension of their own estate and hadn't welcomed the march of democratic progress.My Mom's rape, Uncle Theo's rampage of vengeance, and the resulting cover-up had severed the links between the Fonteneau Clan and the town of Kingston. That was the other, hidden, part of 'The Deal' which saw Uncle Theo going to a military school, not straight-out prison, for the punishment he'd visited on my mother's attackers.It could be argued Mom was now violating the 'corrupt' bargain between old Mayor Fox and Great Aunt Matilda. I also imagined neither ever thought their heirs would ever find 'common cause'. Both were now safely dead and if his daughter, Dominque, was bothered by this, she was doing the opposite of complaining.Had I realized how much Mom was sending Dominque's way, I would have been stunned. Had I realized how little of the Fonteneau fortune her support represented, I'd have cringed. The Fonteneau has been rife with eccentric, often wicked, geniuses for over two centuries.They'd invented and patented stuff, they swindled, robbed and stole from kinfolk, neighbors, towns, tribes, corporations and countries, and they invested that wealth with prescient ability. Unlike other famous American capitalists and industrialists, they hadn't felt obliged to build theater halls, university buildings, or jack-squat to remind the Rest Of The World how rich they'd become.No; they had miserly hoarded their wealth with one family member in each generation getting the lion's share along with the tacit understanding they took care of one another. That had equated to Great-Aunt Matilda being the inheritor in her generation, yet taking care of her sister's children as if they were her own.How much did 'we' have? Mom snorted and told me the Fonteneau never kept all their money in one place; in case something happened. Still, it wasn't like Uncle Cassius in that Indonesian prison didn't have his own 'resources' to keep him safe, or Uncle Theo kept evading prosecution based solely on his military training. Had either of those funds been traced back to our family, there could have been trouble; and those were just two examples of how Great-Aunt Matilda dispersed the family fortune.Anyway, I decided to bring Brandy along as my date/protective shielding. Mikhail laughingly suggested Alexander bring Ms. Blanchard. He suggested Vicky. I suggested Alondra. He scoffed. I suggested we'd need the distraction plus someone we could rely on to keep their mouth shut if something untoward happened (or, in Alondra's case, failed to understand the significance of).After 'dressing up', Mikhail and I had to double-back to school to pick up Brandy, Taliyah and Alondra for dinner. They, and about forty other students, had been shanghaied by Jewel into making the auditorium into a tribute to Darius Pope; odd since I imagined she despised the guy and rejoiced at his departure.‘Hey there,' Jewel greeted us as we entered the largely empty arena. ‘Vlad, is it? Mikhail?'Jewel was a tall (nearly 6 feet) woman with skin a soft shade of brown enhanced with coppery highlights. Currently her long, kinky black hair was worn braided with a mixture of beads and ribbons which 'clacked' when she moved. Her figure was dynamite, more a powerful Amazonian 'C' to Brandy's curvaceous 'D', but an ass just as scrumptious.Her lips were wide and her nose broad, but her most sensual quality, in my eyes, was her smoldering dark eyes; so dark they seemed totally devoid of an iris, yet keenly perceptive and subtly intelligent, surrounded by the longest, most natural-appearing eyelashes I'd ever witnessed.Today she was in a leather, electric blue mini-skirt, white knee socks and a long sleeved, skin-tight white shirt with the torso-sized images of a rampant phoenix and tiger facing one another on both front and back.‘Yes. Vladimir and Mikhail Samsonov, Ms. Lafontanté. A pleasure to meet you,' I stated since we'd never been formerly introduced. Likewise, I'd been raised a gentleman who waited for a lady to offer her hand to be shaken before a man shook it.She gave me an appraising, almost predatory, up-and-down gaze.‘Call me Jewel,' she extended me her hand.‘Vlad!' Brandy called out. Her someone must be trying to poach my Man sense must have gone off because I was definitely getting that sensation as her fingertips played across my fingers and palm before we shook hands. She had a confident, solid grip.‘Princess,' I was continuing to 'test drive' Brandy's pet name as I looked around Jewel.‘We are almost done,' Jewel shifted so as to interrupt my view (almost worked; but I was taller than she was).‘Let me help then,' I offered, even as I realized she hadn't let go of my hand yet.‘I'm planning on it,' she smirked, then released my hand and spun quickly around.‘Alright!' she addressed the room, the word accentuated with a sharp clap of her hands. ‘Let's finish getting those banners hung; Brandy?'Brandy was decidedly ignoring Jewel by throwing herself into my embrace and including an impressive, tongue-hungry lip-lock. 'Umm; tasty'. I kept her off the ground, so she decide to kick up both her legs until her heels almost touched her buttocks. When our mouths separated, she gave off a breathless giggle.‘Strawberry?' I questioned the flavor of her lip balm.‘Yes,' she grinned. With exaggerated slowness, Brandy turned to Jewel. ‘Almost done, Jefe?'‘So Jewel, I understand your regular cock wasn't getting the job done,' were the first words out of Mikhail's mouth; the Jackass! The assumption was he was referencing her dumping her last boyfriend; who was also here tonight.‘Mikhail!' Brandy gawked.‘Damn it, Mikhail,' I pivoted and glared at him.‘You auditioning for the job?' Jewel took a provocative pose. So much for the possibility of being offended. It was at times like this I didn't get women at all.‘I'm willing to put you in my rotation,' he bantered back courageously.‘What is mine, is mine. I don't share,' Jewel volleyed.‘You won't be the first Top Bitch I've had to deal with. Won't be the last,' he chuckled.‘Am I 'your type'?'‘Babe, you are hitting on all cylinders; you're smart, fierce, built like a true athlete; plus you think you are better than me,' he leered.‘I'm AM better than you, Samsonov.'‘By all means,' he took two steps her way. ‘Prove it.'‘Mikhail, we are here to retrieve our dates and go to dinner with our parents,' I reminded him. ‘Speaking of which; where are Taliyah and Alondra?'‘Which one of you is dating Alondra?' Jewel scoffed. With the way she said 'Alondra' she might as well have said 'The Chihuahua'. I put Brandy down.‘Alexander,' Brandy simmered. ‘They bonded over having a soul; unlike some people.' Gosh, that was awful feisty of Brandy. ‘Vlad, they went to get some colored light filters for the spotlights. They should be back soon.'‘Hey now,' I patted Brandy's ass. ‘Needless hostility isn't getting the work done.' I used that hand on the ass to press her against my hard-on to remind her of our primal connection.Her eyes flashed up, she gave me a salacious look, two hip wiggles, and then sauntered off to complete whatever project she was assigned. I tagged along because I both liked that ass and decided keeping close to her was my best bet to stay safe. Jewel directed Mikhail to help with something else. When Taliyah returned with Alondra and Misty Dawn in tow (along with several boxes of something), she immediately alerted to his distraction.She gave him no warning of her approach. Unfortunately for her, growing up triplets left us all a bit hyper-situationally aware and always ready for some rough and tumble, so Mikhail clued into the impending threat right before Taliyah repeated her Charlie Horse from Hell. Instead, he caught her blow, pulling her in and pinning one of her arms behind her back.‘Care to explain that?' Mikhail mused; 'that' being the incoming pain.‘I saw you scoping her out,' Taliyah sizzled.‘Well-duh,' he snorted, ‘but I wasn't touching, or anything.'‘You'd better not be.'‘Don't you have some work to do?' Jewel intervened.‘Yeah; if this Neanderthal would unhand me; ‘‘You going to take another swing at me?'‘You going to give me a reason to remind you to behave?' Taliyah snapped.‘Most likely,' my triplet shrugged then let her go.‘Come on Alondra,' Taliyah called over to the cheerleader. They went off to stack up the proper colored light filters by the various spot lights. The actual work would be done by the custodial staff sometime tomorrow.Soon enough we finished all our assignments. Jewel's No. 1 minion; a short, Sepia-complexioned, sharp-looking young lady named Dana Owens; checked off each completed item on her tablet as the group leaders reported to Jewel. She ran a very tight, almost scarily-so, regime. Notable absent were the student-athletes.Notably present was Jewel's ex-boyfriend, Shaka Sneed. He was handsome enough, chestnut-hued, slight acne-scarring along his cheeks with lighting-bolts cut on each side of his more-on-top, closer-cropped-on-the-side/back curly hair. He was right as 6' and broad enough in the chest and narrow enough in the hip to suggest he worked out once, or twice, a week, but his attempt to physically intimidate Mikhail was woefully ill-considered.His shiny, black tennis shoes, dark-grey slacks and black t-shirt were all top quality and tight enough to suggest he was 'aroused', but he was playing out of his league when comparing himself to any of us. Clearly not every BBC stud was packing a 10' Passion Piston inside his boxers and with all the hot chicks Jewel had assembled, it would have been pretty discernable it he'd had one.‘I don't like the way you were talking to Jewel,' he approached my brother as we were exiting the school.With so many polite replies to choose from and a proper dinner to get to; ‘What are you going to do about it?' we turned and regarded him.‘I; ah; ‘ Shaka stammered. Open, obvious defiance wasn't what he expected, despite some of the clear signs we Samsonovs weren't playing by the established rules.‘Listen up, Shaky,' Mikhail feigned annoyance, ‘I've got a dinner to go to. If all you are going to do is spit at me, I'm going to get to it. I'll catch up with you at lunch tomorrow and we'll settle Jewel's perceptions of your penile inadequacies then.'‘It is Shaka,' he insisted angrily.‘Whatever,' Mikhail shrugged.‘I'm going to inform Principal Jean-Georges of your threats,' Shaka pledged.‘What threats?' Mikhail gave a lopsided grin.‘You threatened to fight me at lunch tomorrow,' he looked left then right. We had quite a gathering. Since none of them looked ready to fight, it wasn't a problem.‘My exact words,' my triplet sounded bored, ‘we'll settle Jewel's perceptions of your penile inadequacies. Not once did I mention the words 'fight', punishment, or violence of any kind, Shaky.'‘It is Shaka!' he growled.‘It is Thomas,' Jewel announced in an amused tone. She'd been locking up.‘Shaky's real name is Thomas?' Mikhail's gaze settled on Jewel. ‘Why the fuck did he pick a shitty nickname like Shaky when he had a perfectly good name like Thomas to go by?'‘It Is Shaka; you pinhead!' Shaka shouted.‘Shaka? What kind of lame name is that?' Mikhail mocked him.‘It is Zulu, you dumbass cracker,' he glared.‘Why didn't you pick a more relevant name; like; Vlad, help me out here?' Mikhail's countenance lost all its humor.‘Like Agaja, Askia, Ewuare, or Samori?' I supplied some viable alternatives.‘Yeah; them. You know; West African war leaders you might have some relation to as opposed to a South African butcher who is as likely related to you as I am to Christopher Columbus, you dumbass nigger.'Silence.A White Boy had called a Black Man a 'nigger' and not just the 'n-word'.‘What did you call me?' Shaka puffed himself up.‘Whatever was the appropriate abusive racial insulting counter to 'cracker', pencil-dick,' Mikhail huffed.‘Say it.'‘Shaky.'‘You little bitch,' he said in a low voice.‘I promised we'd revisit your penile inadequacies at lunch tomorrow, Shaky, not now. If you are not going to 'jump', I've got a dinner to go to.'‘Chicken-shit.'‘I really don't have the time to go down the long list of all the things Jewel called you as she kicked you out of bed, Shaky; ‘ and then Shaka shoved him.‘That'll do, Pig. That'll do,' Mikhail chortled. He was getting ready to fight. We really didn't have the time to clean up this mess; I had no doubt Mikhail would destroy Shaka in ten seconds flat. The problem was we'd have to stick around and deal with the fallout which was time we didn't have.‘Enough,' Jewel intervened both verbally and vocally. She had two of her ladies backing her up. I had a firm hand on Mikhail's shoulder as a reminder we had to be elsewhere. ‘Shaka, I thought better of you,' she looked at her ex. ‘He's playing you.'‘You've been playing with him,' Shaka countered.‘Even if I was; which I was not (she wasn't?), I'm not your property, or your woman,' she sneered. ‘You are pathetic. I dumped you because I know I can do better.'Ouch! That was harsh.‘No; you can't,' Taliyah spoke up aka demarcating Mikhail. ‘Not while I'm standing.'‘Damn you, Jewel,' Shaka grabbed his former girl by the arm. ‘I; ‘And then she laid into him. I was pretty sure it was elbow to the solar plexus, a stomp on the instep and then an arm grab into judo flip, but head-over-heels Shaka went. I say 'pretty sure' because it was dusk and Jewel move freaky-fast. Shaka had been completely flipped over onto his back in that final, fluid move.Even though Jewel still had a painful hold of his wrist, it was clear Shaka was out of the fight. Any sane combatant would have stopped at that point. Not Jewel. Up came her foot and down came that heel on his crotch. Shaka hissed like a punctured Zeppelin. Every single guy who witnessed the blow recoiled instinctively in sympathetic agony as well. Not to be outdone though;‘I guess Shaka Zulu is now just another Bushman Brother,' Mikhail quipped jokingly.‘You are useless,' Taliyah began to drag him away.‘How is any of this my fault?' Mikhail laughed. ‘I didn't lay a hand on him.'‘You opened your fool-mouth,' she groused. She was dragging him off though.‘Alright everyone!' Jewel announced. ‘Time to go home.'Quickly enough there were only nine of us left standing there; Jewel, her six posse members, me and Brandy. Alondra had retreated with Taliyah and Mikhail. Shaka was still on the ground, hands cupping his tenderized privates.‘Yes?' Jewel tilted her head as she examined me.‘I'm hanging around to make sure Shaka makes it to his car okay.'‘I'll see to it.'‘I'll wait.'‘I said I'll see to it,' she reiterated as her eyes narrowed.‘Vlad, let's go,' Brandy tugged on my dress jacket.‘I heard you the first time, Ms. Lafontanté. You are also the one who put him in his current incapacitated condition, so I am going to stick around until I know he can take care of himself.'‘Do you think you can take me?' she shifted into a fighting stance; all subtle-like.‘I don't know. It isn't about me thinking I can beat you up. It is about not leaving any person at the mercy of those who would do them harm,' I explained coolly.‘Really?' she blinked.‘Really.'‘And if I tell you to get lost, or else?'I heard a car trunk shut rather gently; it was the 'click' of the lock engaging. Then came the crunch of the loose gravel on asphalt as my brother returned. Jewel's eyes shifted passed me, to him then back to me.‘You were stalling for time?'‘Pretty much,' I relaxed minutely.‘Here you go,' Mikhail handed me a padded, rattan practice broadsword. He had another broadsword plus a targe, a 20' diameter shield of Scottish origin).‘It is still seven on two odds.' from Jewel.‘We'll fight,' Brandy stated defensively.‘You and I ~' Taliyah directly addressed Jewel.‘Means nothing,' Jewel snorted. I could virtually see her work out the fight in her mind, going over and then discarding the various possibilities and resulting outcomes. Too many left her and hers with too many welts and bruises (rattan swords really sting) without a completely positive outcome.‘You don't even like him,' she motioned to the still moaning Shaka.‘That never matters,' Mikhail shrugged. ‘The moment you stomped on Shaky's peanuts, I knew Vlad wouldn't leave him here; at your mercy; so here we are.'‘Vlad?' Jewel searched my eyes for answers.‘Right is right and wrong is wrong,' I responded. ‘There is just and unjust punishment. You had every right to throw Mr. Sneed to the ground.'‘The heel to the groin was excessive,' I could hear myself channeling my Father. ‘At that point, he became a victim too. As my Brother said, I couldn't leave him at your mercy uncertain of your intentions.'‘So you do think you can take me,' she grinned like a Moray eel.‘I was really unsure until my Brother put this practice sword in my hand and returned to my side,' I related. ‘Even now, I'm not 100% positive. I've never witnessed your style of marital arts and you are certainly very good. Tha

The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) institutionalized, and now stewards, the International Standards for the Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) exam, the most ubiquitous neurological exam performed for spinal cord injury (SCI). Join us in this episode with Dr. Rudiger Rupp for a deep dive on the most recent update to the ISNCSCI, headed by ASIA's International Standards Committee chaired by Dr. Rupp. We hope you enjoy this zoom into the zone of partial preservation (ZPP) and non-SCI taxonomy, with Dr. Rudiger Rupp.

The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) founded and now develops the International Standards for the Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) exam, more commonly known as the "ASIA exam." This exam, which assigns a level and "completeness" of SCI, is the most common neurological exam performed in those with SCI. The most recent updates included the addition of zone of partial preservation (ZPP) and a "non-SCI taxonomy" (listen in to learn what that means

Healing Humans ist nun auch beim ZPP (Zentrale Prüfstelle Prävention) zu finden und ermöglicht Dir, mit den Krankenkassen zusammenzuarbeiten. Im heutigen Podcast erklären wir, was das Ganze für Dich bedeutet und was der wissenschaftliche Hintergrund der Studie war.

Juhuuu... es geht wieder los! Im Oktober öffnen wir wieder die Türen zu unserer Ausbildung zum/zur Entspannungstrainer:in mit dem Schwerpunkt Kinder und Jugendliche.Diese Ausbildung ist aber noch soooo viel mehr. So viele neue Inhalte sind hinzugekommen und auch das Konzept haben wir ein wenig verändert.In diesem Podcast gehe ich auf die Top 7 Fragen zur Ausbildung ein, die da wären:

This week on Zen Perry Project, we're joined by Annabel Asher - a phenomenal vocalist with impeccable style who recently released a stellar debut single “555”. After meeting a few weeks ago sharing a stage at Bowery Electric, this cheeky conversation felt like it could've gone on forever - we discuss everything from wondering how artists occasionally believe themselves to be exempt from the basic morals of human decency to Annabel's plans as a dictator after inevitably achieving world domination. This episode also includes ZPP's first first announcement?! Photo by Meghan Marshall Support the showIntrospective interviews with artistic individuals - an ongoing audiovisual journal of Zen Perry. Behold a wall of periodically updated webpages!Official Website: https://www.zenperryproject.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/breakingnorthInstagram: @https://www.instagram.com/zenperryproject/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breakingnorthpodcastTwitter: @BreakingNorthTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/breakingnorth_Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@zenperryproject160Email: info@zenperryproject.comThanks for listening - hope you enjoy!

German cyclist Jens Voigt won three stages of the Tour De France--and wore the yellow jersey twice--Voigt. Today Jens is a cycling broadcaster and enjoys participating in cycling in new ways. He was recently in Boulder for Old Man Winter and we are excited to have him as a guest interview on the show today.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Generation UCAN has a full line of nutrition products powered by LIVESTEADY to fuel your sport.   LIVSTEADY was purposefully designed to work with your body, delivering long-lasting energy you can feel. LIVSTEADY's unique time-release profile allows your body to access energy consistently throughout the day, unlocking your natural ability to stay focused and calm while providing the fuel you need to meet your daily challenges.   Use UCAN in your training and racing to fuel the healthy way, finish stronger and recover more quickly!  Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co   In Today's Show Feature Interview - Jens Voigt Endurance News - New 2023 PTO Rankings Revealed & Dissected, 2023 USA Paralympic Team Announced What's new in the 303 - The Evolution of the Modern Bike Wheel Video of the Week - Jens at Old Man Winter   Feature Interview: Jens Voigt German cyclist Jens Voigt isn't a superstar in the traditional sense of the word. Although he won three stages of the Tour De France--and wore the yellow jersey twice--Voigt never claimed an overall victory. He became a star because he embodies qualities that go beyond winning and losing: sacrifice, selflessness, reliability, and devotion. European and American crowds were drawn to his aggressive riding style, outgoing nature, and refreshing realness.   Track coach punishing for not giving 100% Distracting other students What did the Australian's do that was so "deep and dark"? Eastern Germany - couldn't listen to listen to western radio and tv; Iron Curtain to protect us After the border came down, that was all a big lie 27 years old at the first TDF   Bobby and Jens Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bobby-and-jens/id1463427673 VeloNews Cycling's odd couple is back with an informative, entertaining, and occasionally feisty new podcast. Longtime friends and former teammates Bobby Julich and Jens Voigt shared the agonies and ecstasies of World Tour racing, gaining an unrivaled understanding and appreciation for the sport. Every week, they bring insightful commentary and unique chemistry to conversations with the riders, coaches, and diverse new personalities shaping today's scene. Tune in for revealing interviews about life at the front—and back—of the peloton, along with behind-the-scenes stories about emerging trends in training, gear, and coaching.   Plug: Primal Shut Up Legs Bill to read out.   Endurance News: New 2023 PTO Rankings Revealed & Dissected The Professional Triathletes Organization has released an update to their much-maligned pro ranking system. The result is...complicated. FEBRUARY 14, 2023 TIM HEMING    For access to all of our training, gear, and race coverage, plus exclusive training plans, FinisherPix photos, event discounts, and GPS apps, sign up for Outside+.   Ever since the Professional Triathletes Organization got some big-money backers and really put down its marker on the sport, one of the key ways to distribute that wealth has been through its rankings system.   Being ranked number one in the PTO system is more than just about ego; it's worth its weight in gold. Last year, Kristian Blummenfelt and Anne Haug scooped $100,000 each as part of the $2 million payout, and the rankings are also used to provide the first four spots for each region in the lucrative Collins Cup, where another $1.5M is forked out in appearance fees. Bear in mind, this is all on top of prize money and sponsorship dollars.   With some hard greenbacks to be fought over, it's little wonder that long course professionals care that the system is fair, and why – after receiving much criticism in its first three years – it's having an overhaul for 2023.   But before we dive into the nitty-gritty of the new rankings, it's worth a quick recap of the old system and why there was a movement for change.   What were the original PTO Rankings? Introduced in 2020, the original rankings took the average points score from a triathlete's best three races over the course of 12 months.   So far, so easy, but all of those super-important points came from a triathlete's finish time [not position] that was held up against something the PTO called an Adjusted Ideal Time (AIT) for each race.   The AIT was based on an algorithm that took in factors such as previous times on the course and how fast the course was on that specific day. Then, a few days after the race, the points would be issued. The AIT target time was worth 100 points. Go faster, you get more. Slower, you score less.   There were a couple of minor tweaks over the system's three-year run, including upweighting certain races, but chiefly it remained the same time-based format.   So, what was the problem? The problems were multiple, but an overriding issue was one of transparency. Triathletes and fans just didn't know – and it wasn't or couldn't be properly explained – how the algorithm worked. Understandably, this led to conspiracies about how the numbers were actually crunched and to much ire if you scored less than you thought you deserved.   USA Triathlon Announces 2023 U.S. Elite Paratriathlon National Team February 14, 2023   11-member team includes six Paralympic triathlon medalists and seven world champions. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – USA Triathlon today announced the 11 members of the 2023 U.S. Elite Paratriathlon National Team, the group of elite paratriathletes who will represent the U.S. at the highest levels of elite paratriathlon competition during the 2023 season, a pivotal year before the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.   Qualification for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games starts this year with the Paralympic qualification period beginning on July 1, 2023. Automatic selection events in 2023 will be the 2023 World Triathlon Para Cup Paris on Aug. 19 and the 2023 World Triathlon Para World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain on Sept. 20-24. The finalized U.S. Paralympic (and Olympic) qualification procedures will be published and released soon.   “The group of elite athletes named to the 2023 U.S. Elite Paratriathlon Team have strong podium potential in the ever-improving elite ranks and are contenders for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games,” said Lindsey Jerdonek, USA Triathlon Elite Paralympic Manager. “Through world-class coaching and access to training resources and facilities, these athletes have what it takes to continue to win medals consistently on the international stage.”   The talented roster includes six Paralympic triathlon medalists and seven world champions. The team will compete at World Triathlon Para Series events and World Triathlon Para Cup events throughout the 2023 season.   USA Triathlon values its role in helping further professionalize the sport of paratriathlon and continuing to be at the forefront in equitable treatment of all elite athletes. For the second consecutive year, each member of the 2023 U.S. Elite Paratriathlon National Team will receive direct athlete support stipends equal to that of the funding the athletes on the 2023 U.S. Elite National Team receive. The 2023 U.S. Elite National Team will be announced next Tuesday, Feb. 21.   What's New in the 303:   The Evolution of the Modern Bike Wheel 303 Cycling | The Evolution of the Bike Wheel Graphics and narrative by: A.V. Schmit   Wheels and tires, wheels and tires, wheels and tires… Seems like on every ride that's all people can talk about these days. So, I thought it might be of value for the 303 Endurance community to write a primer about the evolution of bicycle wheel / tire design.   While it usually makes sense to start most stories from the beginning. I think in this case, it makes more sense to start in the middle, as I would anticipate many readers have never ridden on a tubular tire shod hoop.   303 Cycling | Clincher TireUntil the advent of tubeless road wheels, the dominant standard was the clincher wheel. That consisted of a rim with a “hook” that turned inward toward the center of the wheel, and a tire that had a “bead” reinforced with wire, or in the case of foldable tires, reinforced with Kevlar or other aramid fibers like Vectran.   When a tube is inserted into the tire and mounted on the rim and inflated, the tube presses the bead into the hook of the rim. It is that pressure that holds tire onto the rim. This is what most riders use and have likely ever used.   Now, let's take a step back. Originally, tires and tubes for road bikes were a single unit. You may have heard the term “sew up” in the US or “single” in the UK and Australia. They both refer to a tubular tire.   Essentially, a butyl or latex tube is contained within the casing, usually made from cotton fabric that has the tread bonded to it. Then the casing is sewn together with an additional strip of fabric glued over the seam.   The rim, which has a shallow concave channel, is prepared with a number of layers of specialty tubular adhesive and the interior of the casing of the tire is also coated with a number of additional applications of the same adhesive. Then the tire is stretched over the rim and carefully centered over the channel and left to cure.   303 Cycling | Tubular TireNow, if you are thinking, “what a hassle.” You'd be right, gluing up tubular tires under the best of circumstances is a bit of a smelly mess.   The advantages of tubular tires are they tend to be more supple and lighter than clinchers and can be ridden in an emergency when flat. The disadvantage is a puncture by the side of the road is a most unpleasant experience, even if you have an extra tire with you.   Which is why tubulars are almost exclusively used by racers… as a chase car complete with mechanic and spare wheels is seldom far behind. But even race teams are beginning to embrace tubeless tire / rim combinations — In some case because of sponsor demands and in some cases for budget reasons. Eliminating the need for separate “race” and “training” wheels decreases the number of wheels needed to be maintained by the team's mechanic's staff.   Hookless rim / wheels have been “a thing” in mountain bikes for nearly 10 years, but they are just growing in popularity in the road bike community, especially in gravel applications. A hookless rim is kind of what it sounds like. A rim profile that forgoes the traditional hook of a clincher rim / wheel but that also has “shoulders” that stretch the tire around its circumference to form a seal.   The upside of a hookless rim is that is has shown to be more impervious to impact and it simplifies the construction process, especially in carbon fiber wheels. And according to ZPP, a leading manufacturer of high-performance carbon fiber bike wheels, reduces the cost of manufacturing.   303 Cycling | Tubeless TireWhat that means is that hookless rims are tubeless ONLY. It is NOT RECOMMENDED to use a tube and non-tubeless tire with a hookless rim. They require a tubeless tire that meets specific design criteria and materials.   Generally speaking a tubeless tire is stiffer in the sidewall than a clincher tire, making it less supple. This is because the system depends on the tire stretching over the “shoulders” of the rim, mating the tire with the rim to form an airtight seal.   And, like all tubeless tire / rim combinations, they require sealant and specialty rim tape. The sealant completes the tire system by preventing air from escaping through the pores and small imperfections in the tire. The adhesive-backed rim tape prevents air from escaping through the spoke holes of the rim. Sealant also provides a level of puncture protection by using the tire's internal air pressure to force sealant through small punctures when they occur.   A word about sealant. Most sealants are made of natural or synthetic latex and contain cellulose, rubber particles or organic thickeners and glycol which acts as a liquid carrier for the suspended particles. Most are highly basic, not as in simple, but as in the opposite of acidic on the Ph scale.   When the tire is punctured, the internal air pressure of the tire forces the liquid sealant is through the hole, and a small amount escapes.  When this happens the fibers or small particles build-up at the site of the puncture and intertwine to form a flexible plug. Then a chemical reaction happens that “cures” the rubber and fills the puncture.   At least that's what is supposed to happen. When the puncture is too big, the sealant is old, or there is not enough un-cured sealant in the tire… then not so much.   OK, so that was more than a word. But hopefully you learned something.     Video of the Week:   Jens Voigt at the Old Man Winter Bike Rally Feb 6 2023       Closing: Thanks again for listening in this week.  Please be sure to follow us @303endurance and of course go to iTunes and give us a rating and a comment.  We'd really appreciate it! Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

Hey all! Blake is back on ZPP, and it's as random as ever. Minecraft, Customer service, and Watches are discussed. Thanks for tuning in, next week expect something a little more structured lmao --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hey guys, Thanks for tuning in. We actively play persona 5 in this episode, but quickly stop when the conversations get serious. So Kinda light hearted, kinda dark, kinda motivating. A little of everything for a perfect blend of ZPP. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Hey everyone, back at it again! Andy is a staple of the ZPP, and is always willing to go. We talk nerd topics as normal, NFTs, and finish it up with some Final Fantasy talk. Stay tuned for the next episode! https://www.instagram.com/zackpackpodcast/ Yotta Referal Link: Just sign up with code ZACKARY1 or tap this link: https://withyotta.page.link/z5h4oXYzpXsbSKz57 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Opgelegde schaamte. Zonder dat we het weten projecteren we onze eigen angst op de ander en zetten we daarmee onszelf, maar vooral de ander klem. Waar schaam jij je voor? Deze aflevering is een oproep om vooral in de vrijheid te gaan staan en je veelkleurigheid te accepteren. Aan de hand van @vpro 's prachtige documentaire #100dageninjehoofd vertelt Maarten van Love Update hoe subtiel schaamte soms de kop op kan steken.

Holger Zapf ist heute im Podcast Yoga als Beruf und erzählt von seiner Reise als Sport Diplom Wissenschaftler bis hin zur Selbstständigkeit als Yogalehrer und Studiobesitzer. Wir sprechen im heutigen Podcast über seinen Werdegang, seine Yogastudios, Ausbildungen, sein Ausbildungsteam und darüber, dass dass sie alle bei der ZPP zertifizierbar sind. Die ZPP, Zentrale Prüfstelle Prävention, prüft kostenfrei Yoga-Ausbildungen zum Thema Stressreduktion und Prävention, die dann in die Dateien der Krankenkasse aufgenommen werden. Seit dem 31.12. Hat die ZPP neue Kriterien/Inhalte vorgelegt, unter anderem muss die Ausbildung mindestens 500h lang sein und das Institut, das die Ausbildung anbietet, muss von der ZPP anerkannt sein. Was du ansonsten noch für die Zertifizierung brauchst, erklärt Holger im Podcast. Und als Geschenk an die Community schenkt er uns 10% auf seinen ZPP-Onlinekurs mit dem Code: yogaalsberuf10 Mehr von Holger findest du hier: https://www.unit-yoga-online.de und https://www.unit-ausbildung.de Wenn du jetzt neugierig geworden bist, dann findest du den Podcast zum Beispiel bei Spotify, bei YouTube, Google Podcasts etc., alle Links sind auch über meine Website (in der Bio) zu finden. Happy Yogabusiness-Aufbau! Deine Antonia

Hatha Yoga Kurse mit Krankenkassen-Anerkennung der ZPP (Zentrale Prüfstelle Prävention) gelten als Präventionskurse, die dazu dienen, die Gesundheit zu erhalten und Krankheiten vorzubeugen und werden von den Krankenkassen bezuschusst, wenn die Anerkennung dem Yogalehrer/-in bzw. Kursanbieter dafür vorliegt. Was du als Yogalehrer/-in dabei beachten solltest, um die Anerkennung der ZPP für Präventionskurse zu erhalten, daüber spricht Sukadev – nach dem Stand von Anfang 2018 - unter anderem in einer weiteren Folge aus der Reihe „Tipps für Yogalehrer/innen“ zu den Hatha Yoga Unterrichtstechniken. Dieser Podcast gehört zur Vortragsreihe „Yoga Vidya Schulung – Der ganzheitliche Yogaweg“ und ist Teil des zweiten Jahres der zweijährigen Yogalehrerausbildung.

Hatha Yoga Kurse mit Krankenkassen-Anerkennung der ZPP (Zentrale Prüfstelle Prävention) gelten als Präventionskurse, die dazu dienen, die Gesundheit zu erhalten und Krankheiten vorzubeugen und werden von den Krankenkassen bezuschusst, wenn die Anerkennung dem Yogalehrer/-in bzw. Kursanbieter dafür vorliegt. Was du als Yogalehrer/-in dabei beachten solltest, um die Anerkennung der ZPP für Präventionskurse zu erhalten, daüber spricht Sukadev – nach dem Stand von Anfang 2018 - unter anderem in einer weiteren Folge aus der Reihe „Tipps für Yogalehrer/innen“ zu den Hatha Yoga Unterrichtstechniken. Dieser Podcast gehört zur Vortragsreihe „Yoga Vidya Schulung – Der ganzheitliche Yogaweg“ und ist Teil des zweiten Jahres der zweijährigen Yogalehrerausbildung.

Episode 28, with Mitch and Nate, ain't it great! Please don't hate.Luke is on the podcast (Mitch's roommate)!We talk about his various sleeve habits, his various shirtless habits, etc. Lots of abbreviations this episode so please keep up. Mitch has a special drink this episode which leads to a conversation about Nate's experience with a drinking game called Edward 40 hands. The zipper piss pass gets brought up one more time. Nate is alone in his urinating habits. New character: The Book End Burp(er). Think Rick Sanchez, but not culturally relevant. Luke talks about his IBS which has made his 2020 even "crappier" than it already was. Mitch has a couple questions for Luke which leads to some talk of roommate fantasies. Mitch has some tight five jokes that don't land. Nate has some tight five jokes that don't land. Luke sits back and judges. We talk about Luke's gooning and gaming habits (how many times can "habit" be used in one description?). Finally things end with Mitch's top 5 pranks, and then Luke's top 5 pranks.  We love Luke, we love you, please enjoy the episode. If you like it, why not give a positive review? Why not share it with your friends? You embarrassed or something? Is it because we only make pee, poop, dick, and ass jokes? Ya, that makes sense. Anyways peace and love!**New episodes every Friday at 10am CST**Follow us on social mediaTwitter - @Nate_And_Mitch https://twitter.com/Nate_And_MitchInstagram - @nateandmitcharefriends https://www.instagram.com/nateandmitcharefriends/Facebook - @nateandmitcharefriends https://www.facebook.com/nateandmitcharefriends

-- T L D R --- In this episode Isat down with George from ZPP and talked about how hes made content from the Elder Scrolls games over the last few years. Great conversation with him and hope to hear more from him. Don't forget to leave a review and share with everyone you know! --- W H O A R E W E --- Welcome to The Creators Club, hosted by designer/creator Segneri. On this podcast you will find conversations from a wide variety of content creators, youtubers, streamers and much more. Some of them you may have not heard of but their creative process and ideology is still something you can learn and grow from. So sit back, relax and get ready to learn from the newest member of The Creators Club. *Intro music by @peteza on Twitter* --- L I N K S --- Zero Period Productions Twitter: @0period Twitch: @0periodproductions YouTube: @Zero Period Productions --- S O C I A L M E D I A --- Twitch: @segneri Twitter: @_segneri_ YouTube: @segneri Podcast YouTube: @The Creators Club Discord: @Studio96 Website: https://segneri.co/ Instagram: @_segneri_ Email: josh@segneri.co --- G E A R --- Links below are affiliated links and help support me at not extra cost to you Mic: Rode Podmic Boom Arm: RODE PSA 1 XLR Cable: Mogami Gold STUDIO-06 Audio Interface: Go XLR Mini Headset: Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro 250 ohm Dac/Amp: Schiit Fulla 2 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecreatorsclub/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thecreatorsclub/support

Hello and welcome back to the ZPP. This week I sit and have a talk with my "Sister In Law" Christina. We cover a wide range of topics including The Cubs, College eating, Vegetarian diets/ diets in general, and we denounce white supremacy (The end gets a little political... Thanks for listening and remember to collect your 100 free tickets on Yotta Savings with the code below https://www.instagram.com/zackpackpodcast/ Yotta Referal Link: Just sign up with code ZACKARY1 or tap this link: https://withyotta.page.link/z5h4oXYzpXsbSKz57 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Wie funktioniert der §20 SGB V?: In einer der letzten Episoden (Steuerliche Vorteile betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement) haben wir den §20 SGB V bereits erwähnt. Auf Wunsch, gehen wir in der aktuellen Episode nochmal näher auf den §20 SGB V ein. Wir bringen Licht ins Dunkel der Welt von Paragraphen und Gesetze zum Thema Gesundheit und Prävention. Was hat es mit dem §20 SGB V auf sich? Den genauen Wortlaut der einzelnen Paragraphen können im Netz nachgeschlagen werden. Wir haben für euch das wichtigste in Kürze zusammengefasst. Beim §20 SGB V geht es um: - Präventionskurse in Gruppen (i. d. R. Gruppen von 10-12, max. bis zu 15Teilnehmern); - Die Kurse können zu den Themen Ernährung, Entspannung, Suchtmittelkonsum, Bewegungsgewohnheiten angeboten werden; - Ein Präventionskurs wird von einem Kursanbieter (d.h. einem/r qualifizierten Trainer/in) durchgeführt; - Die Kursgebühr wird vorab von den Teilnehmern an den Anbieter bezahlt; - Nach Abschluss des Kurses können die Teilnehmer bei ihrer gesetzlichen Krankenkasse eine Rückerstattung der Kursgebühr beantragen (je nach Krankenkasse können das 60-100% der Kursgebühr sein); - Voraussetzung für die Erstattung ist, dass sowohl das Kurskonzept, als auch der/die Kursleiter/-in bei den gesetzlichen Krankenkassen anerkannt und gelistet sind; - Um anerkannt zu werden, müssen die Anforderungen des §20 SGB V, die konkret in den Kriterien des GKV-Leitfadens Prävention niedergelegt sind, erfüllt werden; - Die Anerkennungen erfolgen seit 2014 über die Zentrale Prüfstelle Prävention (kurz „ZPP“). Was hab ich als Arbeitgeber damit zu tun? Um euren Mitarbeitern etwas Gutes zu tun, könnt Ihr beispielsweise die Teilnahme an einem Präventionskurs finanzieren. Das können Bewegungs- oder Entspannungskurse sein, eine Ernährungsberatung oder die Rauchentwöhnung. Diese finanzielle Unterstützung ist für euch und eure Mitarbeiter steuerfrei möglich, denn das Einkommenssteuergesetz §3 Nr 34 besagt: „Zusätzlich zum ohnehin geschuldeten Arbeitslohn erbrachte Leistungen des Arbeitgebers zur Verhinderung und Verminderung von Krankheitsrisiken und zur Förderung der Gesundheit in Betrieben, die hinsichtlich Qualität, Zweckbindung, Zielgerichtetheit und Zertifizierung den Anforderungen der §§ 20 und 20b des Fünften Buches Sozialgesetzbuch genügen, soweit sie 600 Euro im Kalenderjahr nicht übersteigen;“ Wichtig (!) ist die Zertifizierung: Bietet Ihr in eurem Unternehmen so einen Kurs an, dann lasst euch die Rechnung, die Teilnahmebescheinigung, eine Zertifizierung sowie eine Teilnehmerliste geben. In diesem Fall können die Kosten, bis zu 600€ pro Mitarbeiter pro Jahr, steuerfrei ausgleichen. Was ist der Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement (BGM) Podcast? Der Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement Podcast – Der Podcast über betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement (BGM) für Kleine und Mittelständische Unternehmen (KMU). Inspiriert von Christian Bischoff, Laura Malina Seiler, Tobias Beck, Dirk Kreuter, Bernd Geropp, Alex Fischer, Stefan Obersteller, Tom Kaules, Matthew Mockridge, Frank Thelen und Hendrik Klöters habe ich nun auch meinen eigenen Podcast veröffentlicht. Hierbei geht es um die Themen Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement (BGM), Betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung (BGF), gesunde Mitarbeiter und gesunde Führung, Fehlzeitenreduzierung und Senkung des Krankenstandes. Bei Fragen zum Thema Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement kannst du mir gerne eine E-Mail an die info@outness.de schicken! Sport frei! Dein Hannes Besuche unsere Website: https://www.bgmpodcast.de/ https://www.outness.de/ Verpasse keine Neuigkeiten mehr und Abonniere unseren Newsletter: https://www.bgmpodcast.de/newsletter/ Unsere Facebookseite: https://www.facebook.com/outness.de/ Wir auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outness_/ Unser YouTube-Channel: https://www.bgmpodcast.de/youtube/ HIER ZUR BGM-CHECKLISTE: https://www.bgmpodcast.de/checkliste/

Dziś swą premierę ma KSIĘGA DOBRYCH PRAKTYK mówiąca o tym, jak w polskich realiach można działać nie tylko zyskownie, ale też w oparciu o wartości, z jasno zarysowanym celem i bez moralnych kompromisów. Jest to zarazem pozycja silnie prorynkowa.Zapraszam na rozmowę z jej autorem, Krystianem Pluciakiem, człowiekiem, który przebadał w życiu 500 dużych firm i dziś dzieli się z nami kilkoma kontrowersyjnymi spostrzeżeniami.

Dziś swą premierę ma KSIĘGA DOBRYCH PRAKTYK mówiąca o tym, jak w polskich realiach można działać nie tylko zyskownie, ale też w oparciu o wartości, z jasno zarysowanym celem i bez moralnych kompromisów. Jest to zarazem pozycja silnie prorynkowa.Zapraszam na rozmowę z jej autorem, Krystianem Pluciakiem, człowiekiem, który przebadał w życiu 500 dużych firm i dziś dzieli się z nami kilkoma kontrowersyjnymi spostrzeżeniami.

Vind een webdesigner om een website laten maken in Lelystad. Als je een website wilt laten maken in Lelystad en je bent op zoek naar een webdesign kantoor die dat waar kan maken voor je dan zul je zien dat er verschillende opties mogelijk zijn. Je kunt gaan voor (net afgestudeerde) studenten, ZZP'ers of voor grote bedrijven. Uit ervaring krijg je bij ZPP'ers vaak de beste prijs/kwaliteit verhouding. Voordelen van ZZP'ers: -Je hebt altijd 1 op 1 contact met dezelfde persoon en dus altijd het zelfde aanspreekpunt, wat het erg makkelijk communiceren maakt. -ZZP'ers hanteren vaak eerlijkere prijzen dan de grotere bedrijven. -ZZp'ers nemen vaak meer de tijd voor je dan een groot bedrijf. Om de keuze van waar een website laten bouwen makkelijker te maken zijn er ook nog ZZP'ers die je vantevoren een voorbeeld website kunnen laten zien. Een website laten maken Lelystad is research doen, en er achter komen wie mooie sites maakt die bij jouw bedrijf past.

"Ik zie het als een kans als opdrachtgevers nu willen afzeggen. Door met ze mee te denken en aan te passen aan de situatie, houd ik juist veel van mijn business vast!" Aranka is ondernemer, spreker en coach van startende ondernemers. Ze is zelf ZZP-er maar leidde met haar bedrijf Fitgirlcode en Jogha ook een team van 11 personen. Ze richt zich nu op voornamelijk kleine startende ondernemers en daar spraken we haar over. Hoe ga je als ZZP-er of kleine ondernemer om met deze crisis? Waar liggen de kansen? Wat zijn de blokkades? En wat is Aranka haar grootste uitdaging? Een praktisch en open interview waar je direct mee aan de slag kunt met een van de most influencing ZZP-ers van Nederland. Here's what you'll learn: - De verschillende fases waar Aranka doorheen ging als ZPP-er - Hoe een positieve en flexibele houding je nu helpt - Hoe je een opzegging van een opdracht kunt voorkomen - Waarom het juist nu belangrijk is niet alles gratis weg te geven - Hoe je elkaar als ZZP-ers en ondernemers kunt ondersteunen - Dat je veel meer waarde op de plank hebt liggen dan dat je in eerste instantie verwacht - Of je nu juist nieuwe plannen moet maken of terug moet gaan naar je kern - De waarde van reflectie en tegelijkertijd actie - Hoe Aranka het moederschap, een relatie en thuiswerken als ondernemer combineert

Deirdre McCloskey visits Poland and gives us her perspective on polish transformation from communism to capitalism, her transformation from a socialist to a capitalist, a question of dignity in industrial revolution and the role of family in producing loonny left cry babies.We also cover topics from Adam Smith`s sexuality, Marx being a redistributive advidor, problems with enterpreneurs image in The Simpsons (and the whole culture) and of course her book "Bourgeois dignity" published in Poland this year by Instytut Misesa.Support for this show comes from our listerens like you - patronite.pl/agent

Deirdre McCloskey visits Poland and gives us her perspective on polish transformation from communism to capitalism, her transformation from a socialist to a capitalist, a question of dignity in industrial revolution and the role of family in producing loonny left cry babies.We also cover topics from Adam Smith`s sexuality, Marx being a redistributive advidor, problems with enterpreneurs image in The Simpsons (and the whole culture) and of course her book "Bourgeois dignity" published in Poland this year by Instytut Misesa.Support for this show comes from our listerens like you - patronite.pl/agent

Du kennst das sicherlich, man geht durch eine Innenstadt und es kommen einem die Unterschiedlichsten Menschen-Typen entgegen. Da gibt es zum Beispiel den Punk, den aalglatten Schlippsträger oder im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes den Penner. Und was denkst du über diesen Menschen? Packst du Ihn in eine Schublade? 

 Menschen mit einer hohen emotionalen Intelligenz gestehen anderen Menschen eine eigene Persönlichkeit zu. Und genau das ist es, was du trainieren solltest. 
Es ist ähnlich wie in Folge 14 des ZPP, in der es darum geht das jeder Mensch auf seiner eigenen Insel lebt. 
Mache dir bewusst, das jeder seine eigene Sichtweise des Lebens hat und respektiere diese. 
 Doch hör am besten selbst nochmal in die Folge gleich rein ;-)
 Dein Gerrit Löwenberger – Der ZITRONENPRESSER

In der Folge 02 vom Yoga Sofa Podcast von crossover yoga berichtet die Yogalehrerin Sabine Klein über den Vorgang der Zertifizierung von Yogakursen durch die ZPP. Welche Voraussetzungen müssen Yogalehrer und Kurs mitbringen, um von der Prüfstelle zertifiziert zu werden und welche Vorteile bringt die Zertifizierung für den Yogalehrer?