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Originally posted by limpwhacker View PostCheck out dzogchenbeara.com or.org can't remember which. Because of covid19 a lot of their sofferings are on line. There's a guy called Matt Padwick down there who teaches a style of yoga which incorporates meditation into the yoga. Haven't tried it myself but have had nothing but rave reviews from those who have. Sounds like it's exactly what you're after.
just to add also, that i'm really not into the meditation side of yoga, i just really enjoy the physical side of itLast edited by shrapnel; 12-05-20, 14:19.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostI know that's a typo but it's a great one (if like me you are old and inflexible)
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post4yo was explaining how the app he wants can 'be got on Google Play or the Apple App Store'. They are fierce sponges for a catchy tagline!
He would have seen her unlock it once!
Sponges is one word for it
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Originally posted by Solksjaer! View PostYou dont see this version of the idiom much. I've only heard chomping but I'm sure both are used. Nice .
You don't hear the word chump used often enough imo
I guess you would say chimping?"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Elshambles View PostAround Xmas the mother put down the brand new phone I bought her, 3 yr old nephew, picked it up, unlocked it, downloaded a game and started playing before she copped on what he was at
Sponges is one word for it"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View PostExactly. It's pretty galling hearing people immediately judge the victim for his behaviour. The type of language used in that message aren't just insults, they represent violence.
On the original topic, I think it's still worthwhile discussing whether calling that person out is the right thing to do, in the same way you tell children to walk away from a fight, take the high ground etc. to my mind its not the same as victim blaming so much as thinking about the best outcome. If someone said "well Wright is worse for targeting a kid" that's one thing and clearly victim blaming, but someone questioning "not sure if wright should have gone down that route" is a bit different to my mind. More of a discussion on the best/most effective course of action. It in no way lessens the crime to show lenience to a perpetrator.
On a completely different topic a friend of mine works in criminal law and we were discussing the famous Irish case from Lucan last year and we compared an ~11 year old in Sweden who did the same thing, but because they were below the age of responsibility they were never tried and that person never came to the attention of police again. We were arguing whether you'd rather the child is set free and never offends again, vs. being convicted and brought through the criminal justice system and being a lifetime offender. Which is better for society, and risk of moral hazard, made for an interesting discussion.
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Originally posted by Tar.Aldarion View PostThe general consensus here is that the approach the government has taken (re covid obv) is good right? What would you have done differently?
I think we'd be out of it now if that had been done. I think it was quite clear in late February just how bad this thing was gonna get and how quickly it was spreading.
I still believe that everybody should be wearing facemasks and that we should have state quarantine for all incomers. Even when we get back to normal we need quarantine to prevent another wave.'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Originally posted by limpwhacker View PostCheck out dzogchenbeara.com or.org can't remember which. Because of covid19 a lot of their sofferings are on line. There's a guy called Matt Padwick down there who teaches a style of yoga which incorporates meditation into the yoga. Haven't tried it myself but have had nothing but rave reviews from those who have. Sounds like it's exactly what you're after.
I try do one or two of them a week if not more.
I know some lads who absolutely swear by it
People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Originally posted by Goodluck2me View PostOn a completely different topic a friend of mine works in criminal law and we were discussing the famous Irish case from Lucan last year and we compared an ~11 year old in Sweden who did the same thing, but because they were below the age of responsibility they were never tried and that person never came to the attention of police again. We were arguing whether you'd rather the child is set free and never offends again, vs. being convicted and brought through the criminal justice system and being a lifetime offender. Which is better for society, and risk of moral hazard, made for an interesting discussion.'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Originally posted by eagle eye View PostWell this is not something that can be generalised. Each case is unique. I think they need to be in custody as kids until such time as you are certain that they have genuine remorse for what they did and won't do it again.
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Originally posted by eagle eye View PostI'd have shut the country down weeks earlier. I'd have made it law to wear facemasks in urban areas, shops etc. I'd have put state quarantine in place for all people coming into the country.
I think we'd be out of it now if that had been done. I think it was quite clear in late February just how bad this thing was gonna get and how quickly it was spreading.
I still believe that everybody should be wearing facemasks and that we should have state quarantine for all incomers. Even when we get back to normal we need quarantine to prevent another wave.
No temperature checks at airports/ferry ports during Feb/March was another big mistake imo. Was very successful for countries that implemented it early.
Should have been stricter policing and big fines for anyone breaking quarantine. Some countries were militant from that regard.
We've been far from the worst country at dealing with it but definitely plenty of areas that could have reduced the spread significantly.Profit before people.
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Originally posted by coillcam View PostAnyone here do yoga regularly that may be able to speak about long term benefits?
I've started doing it pretty much daily for the last two weeks. Holy shit, it has been so good for my body! Its really helped with old sports injuries and stiffness. Nothing I tried before has been quite as beneficial. The biggest take away though is just general feeling of my core, hips, back, legs being loose and awake. Awake or activated is the only way I can describe it - just generally feel that my day to day movement isn't as restricted as previously. Probably the best its been since I was in my teens. Sitting at a desk is so much more comfortable than a month ago, just not comparable.
I'm not doing much, just 20ish minutes each morning before work or breakfast at weekends. Its basic enough stuff and I just follow a youtuber's 30 day routine. I only started this because I had been ridiculously sedentary the last few months and was afraid of getting injured running or getting back into S&C style training for GAA. Don't think I'll give it up now and there's a likelihood I'll keep it up as a daily routine. Fwiw there's not too much of the philosophical preachy stuff which has suited me. Link to youtuber below for the curious:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--jhKVdZOJM
You may hear the term "surrender to the pose" at some point and wondering wtf is that about.
You'll be struggling with a pose for weeks not really improving, getting frustrated with your lack of progress and sweating like Katie Price on Mastermind. The "surrender" is like a focused relaxation while still maintaining stretch and form and suddenly you are able to deeper into it with control. It's a great feeling and you will know it when it happens.
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Keep us updated on progress!
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Originally posted by dinekes View PostYou may hear the term "surrender to the pose" at some point and wondering wtf is that about.
You'll be struggling with a pose for weeks not really improving, getting frustrated with your lack of progress and sweating like Katie Price on Mastermind. The "surrender" is like a focused relaxation while still maintaining stretch and form and suddenly you are able to deeper into it with control. It's a great feeling and you will know it when it happens.
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Keep us updated on progress!
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Originally posted by DeadParrot View PostDDP yoga is pretty good.
I try do one or two of them a week if not more.
I know some lads who absolutely swear by it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448
I remember seeing this guy on reddit a few years back. Incredible stuff altogether and fair fucks to him.
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123.ie just sent a message saying I will be getting a €30
1 for all voucher as reimbursement for car insurance.
Policy is with RSA.
Think I paid 600 last year.
Was paying 350 3 years prior to that but there was a massive hike the following year, then a significant hike,
then a relatively modest hike.
TBH wasnt expecting anything.
Still use the car for shopping every other day.
It's a little underwhelming but I supppse the max I could expect for 2 months would be €100. Not out of lockdown yet mind.
Do Tescos take 1 for all?
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Originally posted by Denny Crane View PostYou don't need to shut down the country. Just travel restrictions. Look at the likes of how Taiwan delt with it. If that doesn't stop with it then you go further.Gone full 'Glinner' since June 2022.
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Originally posted by Denny Crane View PostYou don't need to shut down the country. Just travel restrictions. Look at the likes of how Taiwan delt with it. If that doesn't stop with it then you go further.
You can attack it early without putting the whole country on furlough.
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Personally I think they've done a good job, managing expectations, making sure those who are in need are getting help, making sure our hospitals were never overrun completely and now we can see the cases are falling a lot. Obviously it's not perfect and there are trade offs in everything they have to decide (for instance it is hard on people who are in a bad situation at home or have mental health issues, and there will be more of this with economic impact) but I think the lock down was a good idea done well, they've handled things in a fairly transparent manner and their phases of lessening restrictions seem reasonable to me.
I did like the treatment my friend got after being flown back to singapore by her government, quarantine in a hotel, everything provided. Maybe some more pushing of mask here but there may have been stock problems and I'm not really sure if the %difference would be much.
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Originally posted by pokerhand View PostThat story on BBC website about the UK rail worker that died from COViD after been spat on by a random person with COVID is really tragic. To think someone would do that on purpose is horrific.
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Got some info about work re-opening today. Going to be a total Health and Safety field day with one way systems in all buildings and all kinds of excessive nonsense that's going to continue beyond the time where you can go to shops and restaurants and play football with your mates. Those people really know how to wreck stuff.
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Originally posted by Denny Crane View PostI'm talking about international travel restrictions, quarantining travelers from affected areas. They did it back in January and reduced disruption massively.
Have you finally given up on the lie that Trump shut down travel from China in Jan
There was no chance of any western country shutting down all international travel in Jan or Perhaps it would have been the right thing to do, resistance would have been huge but the reality it was only those countries who had been badly affected by other recent viral outbreaks that were prepared to take those kind of actions.Turning millions into thousands
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Honestly based on the way we've controlled the disease in the general population here there is little evidence we needed to do anything more drastic than we did. I'm still sceptical that we even needed this duration of tighter restrictions. There is no reality in which Ireland could have avoided an outbreak once Italy got their dose.
The place everyone seems to have made a balls of it is nursing homes and other 'residential settings' as they seem to be calling them. As it seems every country has made a balls of these it seems to be the case that it's a failing of the systems we had in place for years rather than anything we could have done differently since the outbreaks started. Exception being the way they decided to move people in direct provision centres with cases to other centres with no cases which subsequently ended up infected.
The most interesting thing here in Ireland is how conservative our approach to reopening things is. It seems we are somehow months behind other countries that had much worse outbreaks than we had in terms of our relative timeline for opening things back up.
I'm still hoping it's some sort of fake out where they hope/expect to relax things faster than they are saying but the more I watch the HSE briefings in the evenings the more I think Tony Holohan (probably rightly) just sees his role as being to give the most risk-averse advice possible in terms of the hospitals getting overrun and letting someone else decide how to balance that with all the other concerns, while the government are just taking that advice as diktat even if it isn't intended to be.
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Originally posted by zuutroy View Postall kinds of excessive nonsense that's going to continue beyond the time where you can go to shops and restaurants
I think a whole lot of retail is fckd and lots of them won't be opening up again medium term.
Places like Kildare village who charge enorous rents based on guaranteed footfall will find it impossible, how do you get capacity to required levels and remain profitable?Turning millions into thousands
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In terms of getting the academic year done, DCU have done a fantastic job imo. Now that it's time for the 'careful now' contingent to justify their existence we'll be squashed. Call from promotion came out this week...gonna apply because there probably won't be another for 5 years!
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostAre you sure on the bolded? Spain shut down a few weeks before and is only opening now, same with Italy. France two weeks before and only slowly reopening now. UK will take a small bit longer than Ireland to reopen. They're the only four with bad outbreaks I'm aware of, but seem to be following the exact same pattern as Ireland give or take a few days.
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostCurrently there are about 150 new cases a day afaik about a third are community transmission.
Do we know anything about how those cases are typically being transmitted? Is the any backwards looking contact tracing going on?
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostWhen is the deadline for that btw? Just as one of the candidates for my position needs to be deemed appointable to get an equivalent internal promotion, and if the deadline is past by the time of the interview he will be going full-on in the interviews, while at the moment he is just shooting for second place.
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Originally posted by pokerhand View PostThat story on BBC website about the UK rail worker that died from COViD after been spat on by a random person with COVID is really tragic. To think someone would do that on purpose is horrific.
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostHave you finally given up on the lie that Trump shut down travel from China in Jan
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I'm not attempting to be any more fixated on pubs than I would be in the normal run of events, although I should say I do all my drinking in beer gardens 12 months of the year.
Anyway,
Coronavirus: Italy allows bars, restaurants and hair salons to reopen from next week
Some 51% of the Spanish population will progress to Phase 1 of a four-step easing plan tomorrow in certain regions that met the necessary criteria.
These include the Canary and Balearic Islands where bars, restaurants and shops will open at reduced capacity, and museums, gyms and hotels will open their doors for the first time in nearly two months.
Other regions moving into Phase 1 include Galicia, Basque Country, La Rioja, Aragón, Cantabria, Murcia, parts of Valencia.
In Andalusia, the provinces of Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Seville, Cádiz and Huelva are in Phase 1 while Málaga and Granada will remain in Phase 0.
We appear to have fallen 12 weeks behind these places despite the pandemic being maybe 16 weeks old (tops?) in Europe and having had a much more controlled outbreak.Last edited by Keane; 12-05-20, 20:47.
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Originally posted by The Situation View PostSurely the speed in which a country comes in and out of lockdowns is very dependent on the ICU bed capacity and not risking putting a strain on that. Ireland way down the list of developed countries in that regard.
Holohan has made reference on numerous occasions lately to our ICU numbers being close to half of the original capacity of the HSE, which is kind of weird when we are apparently spending a lot of money to more than double it.
Like is it a waste of money to double the ICU beds if we are planning to make our decisions based on the number we had in the first place?Last edited by Keane; 12-05-20, 21:04.
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Originally posted by Keane View PostRight but the part of the point of the restrictions initially was to give us time to get agreements in place with private hospitals and to build our ICU capacity. They made a lot of noise about the success in getting our acute capacity up towards 500 beds several weeks ago. We now have 71 people in ICU and dropping consistently and this is after already having the virus run wild in the nursing homes.
Holohan has made reference on numerous occasions lately to our ICU numbers being close to half of the original capacity of the HSE, which is kind of weird when we are apparently spending a lot of money to more than double it.
Like is it a waste of money to double the ICU beds if we are planning to make our decisions based on the number we had in the first place?Profit before people.
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostJust on this point. That pretty much means you'd also have shut down early for SARS and MERS before which also showed similar initial breakout patterns. So this would now be the third shutdown after two previous non-event shutdowns (that incidentally have probably added maybe 15% to government debt, and lost countless multinationals as they can't handle your over-active shutting down of companies every time someone in the world sneezes). No chance people would have obeyed this shutdown in that case. So, you've just killed everyone. Game over.
Yes...we could have acted sooner and shut down faster.This too shall pass.
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Originally posted by Keane View PostAs an example, Spain and Italy are reopening pubs, cafes and restaurants to some extent having had disastrous outbreaks. Here, where it has been very well controlled by comparison I won't be able to get a haircut for about another 10 weeks. Pubs won't reopen in any capacity for 12 weeks, 'best case'. Have we lost that much ground to Spain say?This too shall pass.
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Originally posted by The Situation View PostYeah maybe its not the optimum strategy but not sure anyone is fully sure, seeing how quickly the reproduction rate rises in likes of Germany over the coming weeks will be interesting. I feel it would be psychologically much worse to come out of lockdown and face going straight back in in a matter of weeks than it would in our scenario so perhaps its good we're not the Euro frontrunners on easing restrictions.
Hopefully all will go well and in three weeks time we'll be sitting with low numbers and some best practises from other places and can accelerate things. There has to be some situation somewhere between 15% ICU capacity and 120% that doesn't involve 1.2 million people on income support and being the only country in Europe where you can't get a haircut.
Edit: interesting tweet on David Higgins twitter where in Denmark they R0 went up to 0.9 after they opened the schools and shops weeks ago but it's down to 0.7 again.
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Originally posted by Gimmeabreak50 of the new cases today were in Roscommon - that looks like bulk testing in Castlerea Prison or Athleague Meat Factory?'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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