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According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 1 to 3 million serious infections occur annually in long-term care facilities.
Additionally, as many as 380,000 people die of infections in these facilities every year.1
With so much at risk for elderly, often immunocompromised, residents, infection prevention and overall facility cleanliness are critically important.
Long-term care facilities function as both a healthcare facility and a home for their residents, meaning that the environment needs to be clean and comfortable as well as disinfected to reduce exposure to disease-causing pathogens.
This not only impacts residents but also consumers' perception of facilities.
A recent Clorox Professional Products Company survey of U.S. adults with a friend or family member in a long-term care facility found four in five surveyed (79 percent) are concerned about the risk of infection in long-term care facilities.2
Pathogens Of Concern
Two of the major pathogens of concern in long-term care facilities are norovirus and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile).
Norovirus is considered the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in these facilities and can affect both residents and staff.3
From 2009 to 2013, 62.5 percent of norovirus outbreaks reported to the CDC's CaliciNet reporting tool occurred in long-term care facilities.4
Learn more from the CMM Infection Control Spotlight issue.
Elderly populations are also at increased risk for C. difficile infection.
According to recent CDC estimates, 75 percent of healthcare-associated C. difficile infections first show up in long-term care facility residents or in patients who have recently received medical treatment.5
Infection Prevention
The good news is that norovirus, C. difficile and many other types of infections are preventable.
This means staff can help protect residents from potentially dangerous pathogens by implementing infection prevention strategies.
There are five key success drivers that infection prevention staff in long-term care facilities should focus on:
- Teamwork – Infection prevention is a team effort, involving the facility's administration and leadership, nursing professionals and environmental services staff.
- Education and training – Everyone at the facility needs to understand their role and responsibilities and follow established infection prevention protocols.
- Evaluating competency – It's important for staff to frequently show they comprehend protocols and can implement them effectively.
- Ensuring proper cleaning and disinfection – One of the most important steps involves knowing what products to use and how to use them for effective disinfection. Manufacturers often have resources available to aid in correct product usage.
- Ongoing surveillance – Monitoring daily cleaning and disinfecting practices for effectiveness and providing staff with timely feedback is very important. However, quality improvement requires collaboration because many facilities do not have a dedicated infection preventionist on staff.
Routine cleaning and disinfecting plays a big role in maintaining a healthy and comfortable environment for residents.
Cleaning professionals can build on these five principles and help prevent the spread of pathogens that cause infections in long-term care facilities by implementing the further steps listed here.
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Nursing Homes and Assisted Living (Long-term Care Facilities)." 22 Jan. 2014. Available from:http://www.cdc.gov/longtermcare.
2Clorox Professional Products Company and Ipsos. (December 2013). Long-Term Care Consumer Survey. (Survey of 1,019 U.S. adults).
3Schweon, SJ, et al. "Infection Preventionists Guide to Long-Term Care" Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Washington, DC. 2013.
4Vega, E, et al. "Genotypic and Epidemiologic Trends of Norovirus Outbreaks in the United States, 2009 to 2013." Journal of Clinical Microbiology 52.1 (2014): 147–155.
5McDonald, LC, et al. "Vital signs: preventing Clostridium difficile infections." Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 61 (2012): 157-62.


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Report from Up to All Of Us
I'm currently on a plane heading back home after a short weekend with a group of mostly instructional designers who are at a new type of unconference (something I've never experienced before). It felt more like a retreat than a conference due to the setting and the style of interaction and I have to say it WORKED!
The conference is called Up to All Of Us (http://uptoallof.us/) @up2us13. Check out the site for sure. This was its second incarnation and it is a spin-off from another conference that I have never been to but often wondered about called Overlap. The idea of Overlap is that many of us are working in the space of the multi-disciplinary and what we do overlaps so many different things. Up2Us is also about a lot of overlap, but centered on technology, design and education.
So how does it all work? Well, I'm a little fuzzy to all this because I came in late to the show, but I understand there is a lot of collaborative prep before the event. People mention topics that they feel they can contribute and the organizers curate the topics into sections each morning session. The afternoons though are split between "show & tell" sessions and ad hoc sessions that people set up based on whatever they want to do. For example I called a session for people interested in talking to me about my ideas for setting up a consultancy around helping organizations make their design teams more effective by helping organizations adjust their culture towards a more "Balanced Team" approach. But sometimes it is just ad hoc conversations. Someone described the event as the best part of a conference, and called it a "Hallway Conference" because the hallway conversations are the best part of any conference, right?
What I got out of this event was encouragement, self-awareness, a new group that I feel camaraderie with, and bits of knowledge I didn't have previously. There was definitely a "kick in the ass" spirit. The theme of the conference was JFDI. No, we didn't misspell "Jedi". It's an acronym for (pardon the French) "Just Fuckin' Do it" and the mantra of "Do It" (NY Accent for effect) was a constant refrain throughout the weekend.
The venue of the event was outside Austin, TX the weekend before SxSWEdu which many people appreciated so they could coordinate it. We were at Lake Buchanan Damn on a cabin site called Willow Point Resort (http://willpointresort.com/) right on the lake. Campfires at night, with stories, songs, and lots of opportunities for many to see stars they never have a chance to see in their otherwise bright cities. People shared cabins.
For someone who was new to this environment, I felt immediately at home and welcomed into the fold. I feel like I made rich relationships with many people there I never met before and strengthened some relationships with people whom I see in my usual world (but never nearly often enough).
I have 4 major thoughts going through my head right now:
- How can I convince my wife to let me go to Overlap?
- I also really want to figure out to come again to @up2us13 (but let it be 14)
- What would an event like this look like for my more direct community?
- I really want to do my consultancy to help organizations interested in better design create the culture necessary to allow design to flourish, or otherwise bring "design culture" to organizations that have never even thought about it before.
Thank you Aaron and Megan for creating such an amazing event and I'm only sorry I had to leave early due to my own big mistake. Thank you everyone else for being so warm and welcoming (deep in the heart of Texas).


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A jury found Brooklyn developer Eliyahu Ezagui guilty Tuesday of scamming his fellow Hasidic Jews out of $18 million in a subprime-mortgage scheme.
Ezagui had insisted that Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Schneerson had given him a "blessing" to build affordable housing in Crown Heights. Schneerson couldn't be reached for comment — the Rebbe died in 1994, but many of his followers believe he's the Jewish Messiah, "the most phenomenal Jewish personality of modern times," and is in fact either still alive or can speak to them from the grave, or both.
Ezagui's fraud was quite simple: He sold his fellow congregants condos, but he didn't give them the deeds; instead, he gave the deeds to family members, including his wife and parents. It was the biggest local case of subprime mortgage fraud, as the Daily News has reported. Ezagui faces several years in prison when sentenced. When his scheme started unraveling, he hightailed it to Israel but eventually came back and was arrested.
After the verdict in the federal court case (which was spurred by a Daily News probe two years ago that resulted in a 2009 indictment), a lawyer for some of the victims was quoted as saying that "Mr. Ezagui apparently got himself in so deep, he stopped being honest." It's not known when Ezagui had started being honest.


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Perhaps decades ago, it was more common for business owners to buy their office spaces outright versus renting them. But that's not really commonplace anymore. Part of this, of course, is due to the changes in the real estate market. But in many ways, business owners now see that whether they're looking for an office space, a retail business space, or a warehouse space, renting is much simpler than buying. Yes, it's true that there are restrictions associated with renting in terms of what you can and can't do to a building. But buying is quite a risk, especially for small business owners. Say, for example, that the worst case scenario


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Heroin… Crack… Salaries. The most addictive substances in the world.
Fortunately, while I did not need to kick the Heroin or Crack habit, I did indeed have to kick the salary habit. It was the toughest thing I have ever done.
As salaried employees, we are no better than drug addicts. We tend to splurge every rupee or dollar we earn, because we know that the next fix will be with us on the first of the coming month. We indulge ourselves, live beyond our means, are slaves to personal loans, home loans and EMIs. The due date for the next payment on the home mortgage or the car, pretty much defines our spending habits. As long as the salary keeps coming, life is all hunky dory.
Lose your job or have your salary delayed and all hell breaks loose. You run from pillar to post, like a headless chicken, hyperventilating, worrying and fretting, till you find another job or receive your dues. Life then goes back to 'business as usual' and you breathe a sigh of relief while you swipe your card to make your next useless purchase.
Moving from this position of coziness to a situation where you don't know when and from where you will get your next job or payment, takes a lot of guts and getting used to.
After contemplating for over 2 years, I finally took the plunge in 2007 and started on an entrepreneurial journey… excited, confident, cocksure and waiting to become a millionaire overnight.
Now, seven years later, I stand before you, as far from being a millionaire as I was then, but much wiser… having tripped, fallen, gotten up, brushed my knees and continued to run, towards the elusive utopia that business signifies.
It has been a roller coaster journey, with highs and lows… moments of great joy followed by periods of extreme depression.
I have some advice for the thousands (indeed millions) who think that running a business is a piece of cake… "You're Wrong!"
It is one of the toughest things to do. There is a huge difference (which I am still learning) between being a good professional and a good businessman.
Over the next few articles I will share my experiences and learning associated with running a business of my own.
Do take the time to read them… they might just help you, in your journey towards kicking the 'salary' habit.
(This is part 1 of a series of blogs on my learnings as an entrepreneur )
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Sooooooo for those that don't know and can't be too arsed on this lazy Sunday to look up a bit about this Bikeathon 2015 malarky, he it is on a platter:
16th August 2015 - 26 mile cycle in around London with hundreds of other generous souls - All donations go to Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.
I will also be recording my cycle experience! Those of you who donate through my page will be sent a link to watch what I was able experience on my 26 mile cycle (most likely a lot of swearing, choking, sweating, huffing & puffing and many "oh my god why did i do this" thrown in for extra measure :D
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In Russia, military service is mandatory for men aged 18 to 27. But according to a recent European Parliamentary Research Service report, each year, half of all would-be conscripts—75,000 out of an annual intake of around 150,000 young men—are thought to be dodging the draft. And now the conflicts in Ukraine in Syria are expected to push those numbers even higher. The armed forces' autumn draft—which runs between October 1 and December 31 and involves 147,000 young men—could register greater reluctance to serve than any in recent memory. Of particular concern to Russia's armed forces are intelligent young men who enroll in Ph.D. programs, allowing them to put off service until they age out of the draft.
Muscovite Vladimir Berkhin, a young psychologist, recently started a doctoral program at a reputable university in his home city. "A young man who wants to avoid conscription in Russia can present himself as ill—mad, near-sighted, or something else," he explained to me, "or join to the non-armed service and serve as a policeman or a fireguard." None of those options appealed to him. Nor did joining the army. Russian conscripts have long been subjected to brutal and sometimes lethal hazing, which has driven hundreds to suicide.
And so Berkhin opted for doctoral studies. He doesn't consider himself a pacifist, and neither do most young men who avoid conscription. They just don't want to be exposed to initiation rituals, which range from performing demeaning tasks for higher-ranking soldiers to rape. In a survey quoted by Columbia's Journal of International Affairs, 70 percent of Russian men said that they were put off by the prospect of serving because of hazing. Aleksey, a 26-year-old from a city three hours east of Moscow, who asked that his real name not be used, likewise opted for doctoral studies. "It was a good and legal opportunity," the young historian said of his decision.
According to the European Parliamentary Research Service report, draft dodgers pay bribes to get out
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Where the Edmonton Oilers stand: NHL Western Conference watch April 14
There's a new team for the Edmonton Oilers to chase for the Western Conference's eighth and final playoff spot , but it's unlikely to matter given a crucial loss by the Oilers to the visiting Calgary Flames Saturday night.
The streaking Dallas Stars, winners of five games in a row following a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, moved past the Detroit Red Wings and into eighth. The Red Wings, who head into their game with the host Nashville Predators today having dropped two straight shootout decisions, can reclaim eighth with a win.
Saturday night's loss to the 14th-place Flames, the team the Oilers last beat before their current five-game losing skid, keeps Edmonton six points out of the final playoff berth with seven games remaining on their regular-season schedule, which only gets more daunting as six of the next seven opponents they will face are in playoff positions.
The Red Wings-Predators game on Sunday is the only matchup on the schedule the Oilers and their fans need to pay attention to in terms of playoff hopes. If Detroit wins, Edmonton will be eight points out of a playoff spot. If Nashville wins, the Oilers will drop to 13th.


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By Abhishek Chhajlani
Nearly two years ago, the Congress was taken to the cleaners in the Lok Sabha election by the BJP. The Congress, on its part, has since been a silent opposition, something you'd expect from a party that was swept the way they were. Forget rising like a phoenix from its ashes, the party hasn't even flown like a humming bird, and has been lying rather low. Its members have pretty much behaved the way bullies in school behave at parent-teacher meetings when teachers tell their parents that they have failed in the final exams.
All of a sudden though, like Archimedes' Eureka moment, trolls on Twitter realised they want #AzadiFromCongress? Now?
Two years after they were already freed from their apparently 'terrorising' rule? A lot of us would have come across some version of this quote: "I don't have anything against God! It's his fan club I can't stand." The saffron brigade like God's followers, has a mind of its own, and to be honestly blunt, it's frightening at this moment. With all that's happening in Haryana, with what's shockingly transpiring inside the JNU campus, with bad debts being written off like petty bets between friends, the saffron brigade's social media cell has time to 'make' the hashtag #AzadiFromCongress trend on Twitter?
When the government is being largely unsuccessful in derailing mass-movements, their social media counterparts are busy trending irrelevancy. If this is what the trends look like, I would rather not follow what's trending!
Twitter, despite its earth-shattering user base, has some basic flaws. It's rather easy to make something trend on Twitter — if you have the money and resources, that is. And I'm not even talking about promoted hashtags. Most tweets on the hashtag #AzadiFromCongress have multiple retweets, albeit from precariously dull accounts. Most retweets (and a lot of tweets) on this hashtag have come from accounts with less than 100 followers, from accounts that only preach the saffron agenda online and have no other business being on Twitter. Some accounts have tweeted this hashtag more times than their entire follower base.
One particular account with six (and no zeroes after it) followers has contributed 250+ tweets to this trend. Leaves me as dumbstruck as you, quite honestly! One look at the Tweet results for this hashtag, and you'll see what I'm talking about.
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Now, I'm not a cynic, but I don't want to be considered a fool for my lack of enthusiasm either. I may not march to JNU and indulge in sloganeering, but at the end of the day, I'm a voter too. I optimistically helped bring the BJP to power, however this brigade behind the party — that looms over its already larger-than-life persona — frightens me to say the least. I fear voicing public opinion, because trolling on social media has now been replaced by vengeance on the streets and even inside court houses.
I fear voicing my skepticism, because your followers that once believed in V for Victory, now believe in V for Vendetta. I fear because I have women in my family who I can't imagine being harassed — for lack of using a more effective word. I fear because there seems to be no place for ideology, it's only a ludicrous show of muscle now.
The BJP came in with a lot of intent, optimism and not to forget, a thumping majority.
The next Lok Sabha election is another three years away, and a lot can happen between now and then, however if you're looking at trends not from Twitter's rather myopic lenses, but with broader vision, you can't help but notice the rising undercurrent of anger and passive aggression. While the whistleblowing community could be busy trolling and threatening anybody who speaks against their masters, the angst is not inflated and exaggerated like these trends are.
The poor in this country have always been fragmented, the financially rich are now seeing signs of fragmentation too, especially on the basis of ideological frustration against blinded belief. Most pro-BJP voters voted with a lot of aspirational value, it wasn't just getting rid of the Congress, it was welcoming something breathtakingly fresh. People did not vote for the lesser of the two evils, they voted for something not just better, but promising in isolation as well. That vision and promise seem rather diluted now.
Coming back to the original bone of contention and to put things into context, the #StandWithJNU hashtag received less tweets than #AzadiFromCongress, but its potential reach on Twitter was much higher (11 million versus 3 million, according to analytics tools). The next World War may not be fought on Twitter, but if the trends are pointing in the right direction (and it's about reach and not promoted opinions), the saffron agenda might not just lose, it could be swept away both on social media and electoral grounds.
You can create an aura of trends with dummy profiles and accounts, but come election day, 'real' votes and voters will count, and unless you have a plan of manufacturing them, like other things, you might just have to watch from the sidelines for another five-year stretch!
The author is an entrepreneur and start-up trend observer
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Author: Brianna R. Shrum
Format: Paperback
Release Date: August 14th, 2015
Length: Novel (356 pages)
Genre: YA Fantasy
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Rating: 2.0-stars
Melissa's Review:Never Never is a retelling of Peter Pan. The twist is that it's told in Hook's POV. It starts with Hook as a child in England, he meets Peter Pan and winds up going with him to Neverland with the promise that he could go back anytime he wanted to. Time goes by quickly and Hook seems to be having fun while creating mischief with the Lost Boys. But things turn bad when Hook starts to grow older against Peter's wishes and he's cast out of the Lost Boys and left to join the pirates at the Spanish Main ship. The story continues from there with Hook growing into a man and being the captain of the Spanish Main.
I had issues while reading this book and almost gave up halfway through. I'm a huge fan of retellings and always willing to give one a try. This one just wasn't quite for me I think. Do I think someone else will love it? Yes! It just wasn't for me. I honestly kept hoping that Peter Pan would die, he was a huge jerk in this book. If you enjoy YA retellings, and are a fan of Peter Pan's story I think you might enjoy this one even though Peter Pan is a huge jerk.


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When The Velvet Underground & Nico was released in March of 1967, it was to a public that hardly cared and a critical establishment that could not make heads or tails of it. Its sales were dismal, due in part to legal troubles, and MGM's bungled attempts at promoting the record. The Velvet Underground's seedy, druggy music defiantly reflected an urban attitude even closer to the beatniks than Bob Dylan and even more devoted to rock n' roll primitivism than The Rolling Stones or The Who. Nevertheless, the recording had no place in a landscape soon to be dominated by San Francisco psychedelics and high-concept British pop.
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Bungay Fleece
previously known as: Cross Keys
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8-10 St Mary's St, NR35 1AX
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An impressive timbered building directly opposite the church and war memorial.
Access for disabled customers is at the rear of the pub, via Castle Orchard.
Originally called the Cross Keys and known to have been built before 1500, the pub got its present name some time before 1711.
This 15th century pub was re-opened in 2016 after refurbishment by the new owner. Featuring exposed beams and low ceilings, the pub is bright and airy with several areas for eating and drinking including an upstairs dining room, which can be booked for special occasions. The guest ales are normally from local breweries.
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text: I'm a total tennis guru/nerd/connoisseur. Any and all tennis related talking points put me over the moon. I've played the game since I was six years old, and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon. Competing high school tennis was one of the best parts of my four years at Dowling Catholic, and I will probably never live it down. I love that tennis is a life sport–play it when you're five or play it when you're fifty-five, and you'll be just fine. Watching the majors on TV is almost a spiritual experience for me; I love the energy and the passion and the the level of competition. I could talk about all the wonderful moments I've had on court, near a court, or revolving around a court for hours, but my friends are sick of hearing me explode with excitement every ten minutes, so instead, I'm sharing here with you guys. Get ready for anything and everything tennis related. xx


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This is the story of Captain Norman Lyle Prouse, who showed the moral courage on his conviction for "a common carrier under the influence of drugs or alcohol" to fight for his convictions in his personal battle against alcoholism and a lost job.
This story is narrated here not solely as a personal triumph of Lyle Prouse against alcohol dependence but as his being a beacon of inspiration to those who have the problem of alcoholism and those who misunderstand the disease – "alcohol dependence". The story hereafter is his personal account, in his own words…
"My name is Lyle Prouse and I was the infamous Northwest Airlines Captain back in March of '90 who was arrested on Northwest Flight 650 (FAR-MSP) for flying drunk, along with the copilot and second officer.
Subsequently, I was fired by NWA, stripped of my flight certificates, and lost my medical due to alcoholism. I became a national pariah, was sent to federal prison for 16 months, served 14, and went broke within 30 days of the arrest. Furthermore, the trial judge put sanctions on me to insure I'd never fly again due to my age (51 at the time).
I'd never had a private license – I came out of the Marine Corps as a Vietnam vet and quickly acquired a commercial ticket and instrument rating after a quickie test…and was hired 3 weeks later by NWA (Aug '68). I had gone in as a barely 18 year old private and I left 11 1/2 years later as a Captain and jet pilot with an excellent reputation.
Not quite four years after my arrest and imprisonment, the President/CEO of NWA, Mr. John Dasburg, personally reinstated me to full flight status at NWA. It was an act of personal courage on his part that the word "extraordinary" doesn't even begin to approach.
I retired honorably at age 60, in Sept '98, as a 747 captain, having done all I could to fully vindicate all those who had believed in me. Additionally, the tough Minnesota judge who tried and sent me to prison suggested, as I retired, that I apply for a presidential pardon and said he'd support it even thoughe he'd NEVER supported a petition for pardon in his 16 years on the bench. Two years later I received a Presidential Pardon – a HUGE, life altering event for a federal felon!"
For ease of reading, Lyle Prouse' other posts are made available as:
- Need for Personal Accountability
- How do I know if I'm alcoholic…??
- Recovering…or recovered. Does it make any difference?
- An Honest Admission – Standing up for Yourself
- "Judge not, that ye be not judged" (Matthew 7:1)
- Alcoholism, the scourge; An alcoholic – Bearer of the Cross
You can read the complete account of Lyle Prouse' autobiographical account of his tryst with law and his redemption against alcoholism in his book, "Final Approach", by ordering the book online at http://lyleprouse.com/
Further Reading
- Lyle Prouse – A Profile
- Lyle Prouse on Pilots and Drinking
- Kraus CK, Li G. Pilot Alcohol Violations Reported in U.S. Newspapers, 1990–2006. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2006 December; 77(12): 1288–1290
Permission of Captain Lyle Prouse to use his posts on an aviation forum for the purpose of this blog is gratefully acknowledged.
Grateful thanks to Brian Abraham for introducing me to the story of Lyle Prouse, and to Rob, Forum Administrator, for consenting to use the material on their forum for the larger public good for information and knowledge dissemination.


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text: DysoForums :: View topic - Quests DysoForums Gallery Donate Dyso.com Search Memberlist Usergroups Stats Register Login to check your private messages Login Quests DysoForums Forum Index -> Dyso Quest Idea Vault View previous topic :: View next topic :: Hide signatures Author Message GlorinThe BadgermouthedJoined: 04 Sep 2002Posts: 4914 Level: 51 XP: 30% Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:49 am Post subject: Quests The following is an email I sent to Geshtal about a Quest Idea and his response, thought i should post it to the public...(It was along time ago..) i know its long, but u shuld read it!!! just sum ideas for when ya got time, to build upon the foundation of dyso and add some quests. 1. Defining Areas, i think that itd be easiest to coem up with a quest by just defining an area. what i mean is, Why are the Ogres in the eastern forest? Why are Bandits in the great forest as well as eleriina valley? Whats with all the undead in the great forest, why do the duergars have a cave in gereks pass? ect. ect. To answer these questions u can easily make quests out of them and have an NPC or numerous NPCs define the area for u. 2. The Crooked Blade Union. This is an idea (name can be changed as its not very good) There is a Bandits League in Dysotopia, they use their large numbers to spread and camp out at major trade routes, raiding merchants that ride by. Major Trade routes you could say, Eleriina Valley, East Plains, Gereks Pass, Great Forest. Some of these areas i named dont already have bandits in them, i suggest placing some bandits in there. The first quest involving bandits is already set up, the eleriina guard captain of course is concerned about the bandit presence, and he sends the player into the bandit caves to investigate. Once the Bandit Plans are retrieved, the quest ends. The Quest shouldnt end there, The bandits are still out there, they are still in areas surrounding sylvandale as well as Eleriina. What do the Bandit Plans say? what is going to be the next move of the Crooked Blade Union (again, name can be changed.) Are they going to strike eleriina? How long do they plan to camp out the trade routes? Where else are they located? All these questions can be answered by doing more quests, there could be a whole line of quests to be done for the Guard Commander, One Quest per Question. As its your mod ill let u come up with the quests involving the answers to the questions the Bandit Quest leaves you with. Ideas for The Crooked Blade Union- Quest #2-The Crooked Blade Union Has set up Roadblocks not only in Eleriina Valley, but also nearby in Eastern Plains. The Guard commander wants the player to move into Eastern Plains, find their hide out and kill the bandit chief there, The Bandits in Eastern Plains should be tougher than the ones in eleriina Valley, by far. The Guard commander asks for the Sword of the Bandit Chief as proof that he was killed, make some sort of plot item. Quest#3-The Badger Farm owner has took notice of the Bandits in the area, he has been complaining to the Guard commander about how the Bandits have been harassing his poor badgers, stealing them or even killing them. The Guard commander sends the player to The Badger Farm with a note confirming that the player works for the guard commander. When u talk to the Badger Farmer if u have the note he talks to you about how the bandits are harrassing the badgers and all that, he then says one of the badgers killed a bandit, the farmer looked at the body and found a key on it, he gives the key to you and says he suspects that there is another hideout around the parts, he suggests Gereks Pass. the player is then brought to some small house in a corner some place other than Gerek's House and the door is normally locked unless u have the key the badger farmer gives you. Upon enterance the player faces some tough Bandits, i think the player and party should be around lvl 8-10 when they do this. there should be two floors, the top floor contains a room full of even tougher baddys than the first. On the dead body of the Bandit Chief here u find something like Badger milk or something. You bring the milk back to the Badger Farmer and he gets all sad and pays you, as well as gives u a note for u to give to the Guard Commander showing his appreciation for the effot. When giving the Guard Commander the note u are rewarded again. (this quest is very cool i think because it introduces new players to the badger farm, when they normally probably would never have found it.) Quest #4- the Final Showdown, the Guard Commander has recieved word from Sylvandale that Bandits are acting up there too. He sends u there to investigate, again u recieve a note stating u are working for the guard commander, he tells u to talk to the priestess in the temple. She starts talking about how many people have come to her lately for protection and have been telling her storys of being attacked by Large Half orc Brutes along the road in the Great Forest. She says she has seen many suspicious people going in and out of a certain house in the city, she says that may be the bandit hideout and gives u a key to that house. The interior of the house should be very large and be filled with all srots of traps. Just picture a cool place to do battle in, maybe a fountain in the center. This place should be filled with tougher Bandits, Gypsys are the default creature of people that would fit. Eventually the player and party come to the Gypsy Leader (that guy wearing grey and dualwielding Scimitars, he fits a bandit leader extremely well). This guy should be on the top floor along with a few henchman. It should be One tough battle! When the gypsy leader dies he could drop some very cool weapons/armor for 10-15lvls. He could also drop his head which could be given to the guard commander in exchange for the reward and the end to this saga. of course all the exploits and such could be considered as well as lvl requirements on entrance to these areas. How ya get the quests to connect or even to continue after a server crash is beyond me, they just ideas, but u shuld still consider them I also have some ideas involving the two Temples in eleriina, the church of cyric, and the temple of mystra. Some sort of NPC priest could be placed in the Temple of Cyric down in the sewers, Given the history of Cyric and Mystra im sure the two temples would be at odds. People who work for the Cyricist would have their alignment shifted down by doing quests, ones who work for Mystra would have their alignment shifted up for doing quests. The quests involved with both should involve hostilitys between the two, such as a player working for the church of cyric would do something such as murder a high cleric in the temple of mystra. Im not going to give a bunch of quest ideas or go into specifics because this email is way too long already ;0 Remember, u better have read it all!! ;0 Glorin Geshtal's Response: Whew, I finally read it all! That's a really good idea and I like it...a lot...it will ba a common enemy of all people in Dyso...thi sevil aligned org of bandits out to stop all people from making trades...they can stalk tradeskill areas and try to intercept people carrying ores and such...I can actually make them smart like that...put little "cut scenes" into some areas so that if a person walks through an area and they have $x worth of tradeskill minerals then a group of bandits rush out of the trees, steal half their goods and run off...the players will have to chase them down to get their stuff back. It's a long way off but definately something to implent as soon as trades are done...especially now that the organizations are implemented and live! Catcha later! Edit: To Developers: Not sure where the Church of Cyric is exactly? PM me._________________[quote:a89551bc29="AliZee'"]that shits utterly devoid of any meaningless sense...i tottally disagree on tha basis that tha argument you have pressented is full of actual facts and shit, i think based on tha fact that i have no idea of what tha fuck you were talkin gabout i would have to wholoeheartedly proclaim that you are wrong. Thank you, AliZee'[/quote]Last edited by Glorin on Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:52 am, edited 1 time in total Back to top GlorinThe BadgermouthedJoined: 04 Sep 2002Posts: 4914 Level: 51 XP: 30% Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:51 am Post subject: Also thought a good RP explanation for the Little lvl 10 and up blocker shield and the Bandit Caves could be something like.... Eleriina Guard Commander:"The Bandit's Mages have conjured a wall to block off their hideout from all of our most powerful warriors, allowing only our weakest to get through...etc."_________________[quote:a89551bc29="AliZee'"]that shits utterly devoid of any meaningless sense...i tottally disagree on tha basis that tha argument you have pressented is full of actual facts and shit, i think based on tha fact that i have no idea of what tha fuck you were talkin gabout i would have to wholoeheartedly proclaim that you are wrong. Thank you, AliZee'[/quote] Back to top KindoGreat DeityJoined: 21 Sep 2002Posts: 4068 Level: 48 XP: 2% Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:59 am Post subject: You bring up some nice quest ideas there, Glormo. And in the beginning (and your reply) you bring up an idea that has...annoyed me for a while. If this is supposed to be an RP server, why are there never any RP explanations for everything on the island? It's true, you have no clue why there are undead in the Great Forest and Gerek's Pass. And those bandits, why are they there? Etc etc...there is no RP explanation for anything...and it bugs me a bit. And also a pat on the shoulder for your idea of the Bandit mages' force field. Good job. 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Companies Seek Payback for Assets Stranded in Cuba
|Monday, 22 February 2016 15:53
In an article by Agenda Week, a publication of The Financial Times, details the corporate compliance side of U.S. certified property claims against Cuba. Several experts outline possible strategies for companies seeking compensation for confiscated assets as well as what companies that engage in the Cuba marketplce should consider when reviewing compliance risk issues that involve properties in Cuba subject to a claim.
... Nevertheless, trade and commerce will not open up between the US and Cuba until claims are settled. Poblete says that the process of settlement may frustrate companies as negotiations between the two countries are held in secret, and the government is not obligated to release a transcript. However, Poblete says it's promising that discussions are under way.
... "But for the embargo to be eased, this has to be settled," he says. "Access to the U.S. market is a privilege, not a right. If you want U.S. investors to do business in Cuba, you need to take care of these old claims. You also need a mechanism that protects property rights. What good is it to go to there if you don't have a mechanism to resolve your claim?"
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Spokesperson of the Ghana Football Association Saanie Daara has confirmed that Kwesi Appiah's decision to drop certain regular players in his maiden Black Stars call-up is to give an opportunity to other players.
Sannie Daara explained that Kwesi Appiah will not apply the 'template' system Avram Grant adopted which was criticised by many Ghanaians insisting that Appiah's squad is a 'progressive' one.
As many as 11 players, who played at the recent Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, were not given call-ups by the new coach, while seven locally-based players made the cut.
Saanie Daara explained to Asempa FM that the motivation behind Appiah's decision is to create competition among the players in the team.
"It doesn't mean he decided to axe the regular players but to give an opportunity to others players and create competition among the players in the team."
"Kwesi Appiah doesn't want to use a template squad as Grant did in the past."
"Kwesi Appiah promised he would consider local players when he was unveiled, and he has kept his promise."
"Those regulars players he dropped are players he knows already but in doing so he maintained the spine of the squad," Sannie Daara stated.
There were some major call-ups by Kwesi Appiah including goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey, who missed the recent Afcon due to injury, has been invited. Jerry Akaminko, Qatar-based Rashid Sumaila and Columbus Crew midfielder Mohammed Abu, who all never played under immediate-past Ghana coach Avram Grant, have been called up.
Munich 1860 left-back Lumor Agbenyenu, Turkey-based Isaac Sackey, Kingsley Sarfo of Swedish side Sirius and NAC Breda winger Thomas Agyepong are among the debutants.
Ghana play Ethiopia in the 2019 Afcon qualifiers on June 11 before facing Mexico and the USA on June 28 and July 1 respectively in friendly games.
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Extremely graphic: Woman killed, chopped up into pieces by husband; says he doesn't regret what he did
A 46-year-old woman was killed and chopped up into pieces by her own husband in a village in the northern part of Quezon City, Philippines, on Sunday night, March 11, according to a report in ABS-CBN News. Neither the suspect nor the victim was named in the report.
Her body was found by children playing next door to the couple's home. According to neighbors, they saw the body after the kids ran to them and told them what they saw.
When the neighbors went outside to check, they saw the arms and legs cut off, and her stomach opened with her intestines removed. One leg was found stuffed in the victim's stomach.
A resident told ABS-CBN News that the suspect allegedly said, "that's what should be done to wives."
The suspect was arrested and confessed to police how he killed his wife.
According to the suspect, his wife was asking to get massaged and was lying on her stomach when he stepped on her and cut open her body using a knife to look for her uterus.
The suspect admitted he was angry that they couldn't have a child. The reason he opened her stomach, he said, was to look for the fetus there.
The suspect said he saw his wife as a goat and skinned her face to see who was behind "the mask."
Police recovered a knife and a hammer from the crime scene. The suspect said he was buried in problems and was stressed over the fact that his job was going nowhere.
The couple had been married since 2002. They do not have any children and the wife had been diagnosed with myoma.
The suspect said he does not regret what he did and that he feels like he's now free. He will face parricide charges and is currently being held at Camp Karingal.


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- Things may not go always as planned. I should never stopped having back-ups.
- Family is everything. It doesn't have to be just blood relatives.
- My craft has been shelved – to give way to something not too important nor fulfilling.
- Time is valuable – never take things for granted.
- Overthinking helps in decision making. But don't overwork your brain.
- Relationships come and go. Never ask for anyone to stay.
And after all these days, after all these whirlwind of nauseous circumstances, I realized that it's important to:
- always keep my options open; and
- never believe in anything, unless it's in fine print.


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Cut that out
Do you ever wish that there were just big scissors around the things in your life that it made sense to cut out? Probably some of us would love that and others would rebel that we were being told what to cut out of our lives. I think in this picture the paving crew was being told where to cut the road. 🙂
Well for better or worse (mostly for better I think) it is left almost entirely up to us what to cut out of our lives so that we can make time for the really important things.
Here are some things that you might want to cut out of your life so that you can make time for reading.
1. TV. Especially now with being able to download TV shows commercial free on Itunes it might be a good time to get rid of the TV. I have met a few families or friends over the years that haven't had TV and I think they were better off for it. We went a year without a TV and we will be without TV starting in September again and I can't wait. If you can't cut out TV just try reading during the commercials.
2. Eliminate Unnecessary commitments. Perhaps you have been locked into somethings that aren't in your areas of strengths or that someone else could be doing much better. Think of clubs, civic organizations, church activities that aren't what God has for you. Many of these things might be really good. But really good is the enemy of great.
3. Facebook, MySpace or Surfing Online. If you track the time that you spend online that isn't purposeful you might be able to read a book a week. Seriously the amount of time that people spend online is eclipsing the amount of time that they spend in front of the TV.
4. Unsubscribe from Email Lists. I started unsubscribing from email lists about 3 weeks ago and literally every day I have more email lists that I am getting off of. It's not just the time it takes to delete the emails each day but they often distract us from what we need to be doing when we are at our desks in front of the computer. An additional idea is to have a seperate email for mailing lists that you check once a week.
5. Don't Shower. OK. I admit this one is a little extreme. But it just goes to show you that things really can be cut from your life so that you can read. I heard a guy speak that makes about $50,000 a month online and he was talking about the things that people do instead of accomplishing things. There were the typical things like TV and procrastinating. When he talked about not bathing to accomplish things I realized he was serious about what was important in his life.
6. Work Less. You might have scoffed at this one. I am a firm believer in working hard and giving whatever you are doing your all. The hours that we work continues to increase and I am sure that most of us could accomplish what we do in less time if we worked a little less and worked a little smarter.
Hopefully those ideas get you jumpstarted about what you can cut out of your own life so that you can make time to read.
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Giving a blowjob may seem pretty basic, but there are things you can do to take it from basic to mind-blowing. First of all, just before you get busy, tell him what you're going to do to him. If you're uncomfortable with dirty talk, practice by starting off mild. Tell him you can't wait to get your mouth on him, and work your way up to telling him you're going to suck his cock. Not only will he love it, this will ensure he will be hard and ready for you.
While you don't want to be too rough, don't treat his penis as though it is fragile. Wrap your hand around his shaft with a firm grip, giving it a few pumps, building anticipation. Let him see you watching what you're doing, but don't forget to also look up into his eyes. If you see drops of pre-cum, use your thumb to swirl it around the head of his penis.
If he is laying down, position yourself between his legs, where you have the most access, and he has the best view. Get on your knees. He will love the sight of your bottom up and head down. As you close your mouth over his penis, try to take it all in. Depending on the man, this may or may not be possible, but go as deep as you can, careful not to gag yourself. Create a moderate suction, as you move up and down, keeping a steady rhythm.
Pay attention to the sounds coming from your man. His breathing and moans will give you hints, and let you know when you've got it right. No one is the same, so you have to be aware of his reactions. Some men love to have their testicles touched during a blowjob. Start by cupping them in your hand, and then massage gently. If he responds positively, then try licking them, and gently sucking them. Some men like anal stimulation during oral sex, either with your finger or a slim vibrator. Again, pay attention to his body language. As you start to go "back there", he will either open up to allow access, or he won't. Don't try to force the issue, if he isn't into it.
If you begin to get tired or your jaws start to ache, this doesn't mean the fun has to end. Take a short break, taking the opportunity to slide his penis between your breasts. Rub the head of his penis across your face, and slap it against your cheek. This will add to the excitement, and give your mouth a rest.
At some point, you will feel his orgasm building. He may begin to stiffen up, or quiver. His breathing may become quick and shallow, or his moans may be the give-away. It is important not to make any sudden changes. Keep your rhythm, and don't stop. If you are willing, and in a monogamous and committed relationship, you may allow him to cum in your mouth. This is intensely erotic and intimate. However, if this is not something you desire, it is just as exciting to use your hand to keep pumping, as he ejaculates onto your face or breasts.
A lot of his satisfaction and pleasure comes from your excitement, and love for what you are doing. Let go and enjoy, enthusiastically giving to him. Give to him as though he were a king, and he will return the favor, making you his queen (in bed, I can't promise the rest!).


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I feel like I should have had certain goals for my youth which I have not yet achieved, and really, I'm not sure I want to have achieved them yet. I am perfectly fine with living my life.
But I'm at this age where, on average once a week or once a fortnight, I learn of another friend who has met the love of her life, or proposed to his girlfriend, or is pregnant with their first child, or something equally moving-on-ish.
I don't want to begrudge them their joy, but I am not moving on and I miss them.
Do I wish I'd met the love of my life and set a date for wedding bells? Do I yearn to hold my own baby in my arms? Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't, but I almost inevitably feel some degree of peace and confidence that those things are not for today. But every time I get news of a friend hitting these life changes, all of a sudden I feel that longing, even while I know that it's not for the right reasons.
This week, there was one day where I felt perfectly content with taking transition slowly, and figuring out, one day at a time, what I was to do, so much so that I didn't want to talk to anyone at all. Then the next day, I received one of these bits of news and my entire emotional state was reversed. I imagine I should land somewhere in between: never complacent but always content.
It's funny, really, because I think I have a reputation as a person who moves fast, who jumps into change and transition quickly. To some extent I agree: once I've made up my mind about something I don't see the point in faffing around in preparation. So yes, it's true, that I put an offer on the 6th house I viewed, only a day after I'd started viewing properties. It's true that more times than my loved ones care to count, I've called up a brother or an uncle or a parents and said I'd be moving back from Timbuktu and arriving in two days' time, could I please crash at their place for a coule of days/weeks.
But these are the little things. And my loved ones also know that I've been studying listings and even had an estate agent on the hunt for my perfect flat, for several years already. They know that I was applying for jobs for two years before accepting the job which had me floating around the world as if I was driving from Manhattan to Brooklyn to Staten Island every day. It takes me a while to be ready for the change, but once I'm ready I'm ready.
One thing I know is that life is about the journey. I've learned several languages, obtained several academic qualifications, and done pretty well at work. These were the doors that opened for me, and so I walked through them. I don't regret them. What I do regret is that life would...not...stop long enough for me to enjoy those experiences and still have time for living the rest of life. I struggle with the fact that now that I'm back on solid ground for a while, the people I used to jaunt and scavenge and dream with, now have spouses and children and homes of their own. They are still my friends and I dearly love them, but their lives have moved on and mine has not. Yes, I suppose it's true that I walked away for a while, but while I was gone, that relational-hole in their lives has been filled up by others and there's not the same kind of space there once was for me. (Perhaps as a parallel, I could say that I haven't filled my hole, I just threw a lid over it.)
The other day, a friend was commenting about how women need to be careful because our childbearing years don't last forever. Sadly, this is true, but it honestly doesn't bother me so much for the sake of myself, as it does for the sake of the fact that if I do someday have kids, they'll be so much younger than my best friends' kids and than their cousins. I know I can't ask everyone else to stop living while I savour today's adventure, but sometimes I really, really wish I could.


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On July 2, pedestrians on a street in the inner northern Melbourne suburb of Carlton were shocked when glass shattered and fell only metres from them after an apartment balcony exploded without warning – the second such collapse which had happened at the complex in a matter of weeks.
A similar event happened in Brunswick last year.
Whilst cladding has taken most of the attention following the Grenfell tragedy, issues associated with other products such as glass which fail to meet standards required under the National Construction Code pose a serious threat to public safety.
Sahil Bhasin, national general manager of property consultancy company Roscon, says one factor behind what appears to be a growing incidence of importation of non-conforming products revolves around the growing number of players which operate in the mid-tier building sector who have complete supply chains set up from overseas countries such as China. Whilst not intentionally cutting corners, Bhasin says many of these players choose to purchase from the cheapest supplier, who in turn has cut corners in order to reduce costs – often producing fake certificates of compliance in the process.
Where this raises concerns with glass, he says, is in the heat soaking process which attempts to eliminate any nickel sulphide inclusions in the glass which can cause fragmentation. Because it is not possible to independently test that heat soaking has been done after the fact, Bhasin says this is a common area where low cost overseas manufacturers will seek to cut costs. This is especially the case as heat soaking is costly process (the glass has to be put through a furnace, often at a separate plant to which the glass has to be transported, which has to be at the optimum temperature).
When heat soaking is not performed, Bhasin said spontaneous explosions can occur if sudden thermal temperature changes cause the nickel sulphide to react.
As well as endangering the public, Bhasin says faulty glass can lead to disproportionate costs associated with repairs. When glass shatters in a shower screen, for example, he says you need to essentially strip back the entire bathroom to allow for the waterproofing membrane to be redone throughout the whole room – resulting in a $25,000 bathroom repair bill for what was a piece of glass worth only hundreds of dollars.
Beyond heat soaking, Australian Windows Association chief executive officer Tracey Gramlick says other problems can occur. Damage to the edge of the glass whilst it is being handled or installed can have a ripple effect and lead to breakage, she said. Further problems can arise, meanwhile, where the thicknesses are not calculated correctly according to the requirements of the NCC in respect of load which the building is expected to handle in terms of wind and other things – a situation she says could lead to glass being used which was not sufficiently thick for the situation and people falling back through the glass when inadvertently falling or leading against it.
Gramlick says even a small problem with the glass can cause serious injury if impacted at its weak point. In a recent case, a four-year-old Perth boy suffered lacerations after glass which had been installed in the shower recess approximately eighteen months earlier exploded.
Bhasin says the absence of any ability to test for nickel sulphide means the best way to ensure that heat soaking has been done is to put a qualified person from Australia on the ground to visually verify the process as it is being completed – a cost he says pales into insignificance compared with either overall construction costs for a large apartment building or that of rectifying problems which do occur. As an alternative, builders could use CCTV to monitor the heat soaking process remotely from Australia.
For consumers, Gramlick advises using accredited glaziers and asking for evidence that the product meets applicable NCC standards.
She says glass can cause serious injury and/or fatality, and that there was no guarantee that even toughened glass or safety glass will be free from defects.
Finally, Gramlick expressed frustration that excessive levels of attention have been afforded to one or two singular products (cladding and electric cables) in terms of non-compliance and that focus has shifted away from the broader issue of non-complying product toward a narrower one revolving around cladding and cables.
"What tends to happen is that we get a little bit of traction and people talk about the diversity and the vastness of issues about non-complying products and non-conforming products," she said. "And then it seems to be that because they (cladding and cables) are often dramatic or could be fatal that all the focus and attention goes on to one product.
"We've been talking about this problem (non-conforming products) for years. We finally got traction through the Building Ministers Forum and there were a lot of people doing a lot of work.
"All of a sudden, you get these two significant issues (cladding and cables) and they deflect attention from the greater need to think of the building as a whole and not just one particular product."


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Imagine your kitchen for a moment. What is the one thing that you use most every time you're in it? Your refrigerator? Your stove? Your trash can?
Most people don't think about their trash can as being an integral aspect of their kitchens, but it is. During the course of preparing a meal, a trash can needs to be accessed numerous times. That is why I am always surprised when I walk into a kitchen and don't immediately see one easily accessible from all aspects of the room. Even worse, I'm confused by kitchen designs where the trash can is behind a door, under the kitchen sink.
Yes, a trash can hidden behind a cabinet door looks clean, but it is completely impractical. You have to touch a cabinet nob, likely with dirty and full hands, to access it repeatedly. When it's time to change the garbage bags, you have to strategically pull out the full canister without dropping anything inside the cabinet. A poorly placed trash can doesn't help you in the kitchen, it hinders you. And, with the sexy, foot controlled, stand-alone models that are on the market, you shouldn't feel that you need to hide this essential item.
I have a friend who hides her trash can under her sink and she says that she avoids the constant opening and closing of the door by keeping a large bowl on her countertop for trash while she's cooking. (I think Rachel Ray promotes this idea on her show, too.) That makes some sense, but by doing this she dirties an extra bowl every time she cooks and adds steps to the cleaning process. An accessible trash can seems like the more efficient solution to me.
Think about the rest of your house. Are you creating extra, unnecessary steps for yourself because of poor organization? Are your pot holders in a drawer no where near your stove? Is your vacuum in a basement closet and not in a closet on the floor where it is used? Remember that good organization and design should be based on what you use and how you use it. I continue to support the idea that everything in your home should have a place to live, I just want you to think about if everything is living in its best place.
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'Body Wisdom' Yoga Intensive with Barbra Noh & David Regelin, Schloss Blumenthal
20-23 April '17
Moving from intellectual to embodied wisdom.
During this yoga intensive Barbra Noh and David Regelin will guide you through 14 hours of yoga classes. Sharing their in depth knowledge of alignment and sequencing, the classes will allow you to develop your relationship to the innate wisdom of your body.
David and Barbra wish to stimulate your mind as they lead you into a physical experience. This allows you to integrate new concepts by moving from intellectual to embodied wisdom.
Expect solid practices and in-depth conversations with two dedicated master yoga teachers.
David will teach in English. Barbra will teach in English, providing German translation as required.
Schloss Blumenthal is a community-owned former manor house. Situated in the countryside between Munich and Augsburg, its newly renovated hotel and seminar facilities have a unique character - each hotel room having been individually designed by an artist or member of the Blumenthal community.
The village atmosphere is enhanced by the church, beer garden, farm animals, healers' and artists' studios scattered around the grounds. Set amongst forest and farm land, Blumenthal is a wonderful place to retreat and enjoy the quite of the countryside.
Barbra is a certified Anusara® yoga teacher and co-founder of an innovative and intelligent system of yoga, Ayurveda and bodywork: ThaiVedic Yoga.
Her classes are physically challenging, mentally stimulating, and emotionally uplifting. Her warmth, humour and love for yoga will inspire you to new heights.
After many years as a dancer and yoga practitioner, Barbra will be bringing you her personal ideas and insights on how to create a safe and sustainable yoga practice.
Barbra is passionate about sharing the transformational techniques of yoga and supporting students in their quest to discover and live their full potential. Her book "Yoga – mit Kraft und Anmut Leben" (Theseus Publishers) was published in 2015.
A Yoga practice can refine and elevate our sense of self, harmonize and strengthen our constitution, and transcribe the body's language. Through practice and study, most notably with Nevine Michaan, I have a method of teaching that relates the depth, skill, relevancy and practicality that a mindful yoga practice has to offer. My goal is to contribute to the evolution of modern yoga practice, and inspire a revolution in the minds and hearts of it's practitioners.
Yoga Package:
The price includes:
Thursday: 2 hours of yoga
Friday & Saturday: 5 hours of yoga per day
Sunday: 2 hours of yoga
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Comfort Double Room: €327 p.p.
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