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"Fly Fishing School" in the Czech Republic. He used to take his scholars to practice casting with fly rods on a nearby meadow where the fly wasn't allowed to hook the grass (allegedly as it was practiced in England), and in a backyard, casting at a mark - a box of matches placed further and further away. |
In the beginning he did not allow his students to fish. Liška only let them carry the equipment, help landing a fish or untangle lines. However, he had no problem with sending one of his students to shoot a twelve-pointer deer. For a nice fish he would then give a twig from the alder. It was clear that true focus from students made him happy. And the biggest joy of his was to watch others fly fish. |
He wasn't really an intensive fisherman, he would sit down on the bank and watch the river, the sky and nature. |
The river Otava |
Map of the Otava |
The Otava |
Břetislav Kašpar |
Let's mention a few |
sentences of his own: |
"If there's anything that brings you joy and there is time for it then don't hesitate to enjoy it." |
"Look boy, here in my place everyone can do what want, and we wait for no one with lunch or dinner. In case you are late, it will be in the oven." |
"Winter is the season I am the least fond of. Each year I cannot wait till the cherry blooms by the wall". Each year he'd waited till the cherry bloomed to go fly-fishing for the first time that year. |
There was a lot |
of fly fishing visitors at Liška's house on the Otava river from all around the world, some of them famous. Just to name a few here: Sir George Russell Clerk (a British diplomat), B. Lockhardt, Chichester or Mr. Butterwreight. |
Let's let one of them say a few words: |
"I have no better memories than one November evening on Otava river with a winter, blood-red sun shining on white walls of the Rábí castle, accompanied by cold air so sharp it bit your face, but with no wind at all so nothing disturbed the calm, the quiet flow of the river besides of gentle circles created by the fish. |
Heavy basket and light heart and later dinner at our warm shelter of our cottage with fresh grayling baked on butter along with noble pitcher of Pilsner. My dream river in Czechia has always been the Otava which, to me, has been the ideal one. It's been the perfect one for a trout fisherman. It stems in the Šumava silence and every each yard provides the perfect fisherman's field. It really is a noble river for it's intact solitude, sublime more than Spey..." |
A memory of Karel Liška is carried in the same positive tone: |
"He is a splendid type of a Czech and one of the real fisherman who is just as happy with their rod as they are without it. In this life he discovered the secret of happy observation of water running and for his heart being golden, he will, one day, also fish in the calm waters of Elysium". |
A krondle |
A krondle |
Břetislav Kašpar |
Well, Liška's biggest dream |
was to catch an Atlantic salmon on a fly. He never did, never landed one. A few times he had one on the hook. There was only one Otava salmon caught on a fly in history. It was 6.5 kilos and the fly was a Grey Drake tied on a hook size 14. Although it wasn't all that bad back then, with salmon on Otava, most of them were killed just after they had gotten into the river by spears called "krondle" and hay-forks. However, salmon numbers were declining rapidly anyway, mainly because of river blocks and pollution. |
Liška and his friend, pharmacist Gabriel, built a salmon hatchery in the basement of the Žichovice castle. About 7,000 of small salmon were hatched in local hatcheries. It caused a big salmon run in the Otava river in 1895, the biggest one in 20 years, where about 600 salmon returned. But in 1934 the Střekov dam was finished and thus the run of salmon stopped. |
In Žichovice, the very last salmon was spotted and killed with "krondle" by Matěj Hlavsa, its year of grace being 1936. The last salmon of the Otava river was recorded June 19th 1941 and weighed about 6 kilos. |
Karel Liška died at the age of 72 |
in Dobříva on May 30th 1935. He once announced that he'd like his remains to grow into a tree in which birds could nest and sing. |
Great Britain had Izaak Walton. Here in the Czech Republic we had Karel Liška and I'm pretty sure you had some pioneers too in your country. Maybe they are long forgotten, but they did their job, that's for sure. |
Karel Liška impression |
A tree where birds sing |
Liška impressions |
Tereza Ščerbová |
Paintings: Tereza Ščerbová |
Some more wisdom... |
Some wisdom by Karel Liska, |
Karel Liska usually used only three flies, while his friends had a lot of patterns. |
"There are three different days during trout season there. |
The first one, trout takes every reasonable fly, me and my friends catch a fish. |
The second, trout doesn't take every fly, if my friends don´t find the proper one, I´m not in disadvantage. |
The third, trout doesn't take any fly, then all of us catch nothing." |
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Koschei the deathless |
Koschei the Deathless |
Release date 2 November 2004 (Update) |
Members? Yes |
Combat level N/A |
Always drops Fremennik blade |
Your challenge awaits! |
Combat info |
Hitpoints 79(255) |
Aggressive Yes |
Poisonous No |
Max hit 3 (First form) |
5 (Second form) |
7 (Third form) |
1 (Final form) |
Weakness Magic |
Attack Styles |
Slayer-icon Slayer info |
Not assigned |
Combat-icon Combat stats |
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Attack-icon Aggressive stats |
White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic-icon Ranged-icon |
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Defence-icon Defensive stats |
White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic-icon Ranged-icon |
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Other bonuses Immunities |
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Attack speed |
Monster attack speed 6 |
Koschei the Deathless is a fremennik warrior that players must fight in order to complete The Fremennik Trials quest. The player must defeat him three times without dying; although they are told they must defeat him to win, the act of dying to him having defeated him three times is considered enough to win you the vote. This is because the test is one of bravery, not strength. |
Koschei's level is not shown; however he will get progressively stronger and his attacks faster each time he is defeated. His max hits are 3 in his first form, 5 in his second, and 7 in his third. Although the fourth form is difficult, it is not impossible to defeat him; if he is defeated the player will be rewarded with a Fremennik blade. Koschei's last form has 255 hitpoints. |
A ring of recoil can be an aid in killing the fourth form. When he hits, he always hits for 1 hitpoint, but at a rate of 3-4 hits per second, and due to the rounding-up of the ring of recoil, would always hit him back for 1 at the same attack rate. Note, however, that a player would have to bring several rings of recoil, because each can only reflect 40 hitpoints. |
Low-levelled players may find his third and fourth form rather difficult, so a gnome amulet or combat bracelet is strongly advised, for it will provide a little protection (do not wear a ring of life, or you will most likely have to start over again if your hitpoints get too low). |
There are certain safe spots in Koschei's basement, such as the pillars of fire, or the many chasms in the ground. Players need only run quickly over to one side of a hole, and because Koschei only moves at a walking speed, players should be at one end of a hole long before he reaches the other end. However, do not stay in a safe spot for too long, or Koschei will disappear and you will have to fight him all over again. It is also strongly advised that players bring high-healing food, such as monkfish or sharks, as in his third and fourth form he hits progressively harder and quicker. Also, it appears that if you take too long fighting Koschei, he will simply disappear and you will have to start the challenge all over again. It is interesting to note that, if you manage kill him three times, decide to try and kill him a fourth time, but find yourself unable to, the trial will still be deemed as a success. Once your life points reach 1, the player will kneel down and be transported back to Thorvald, still completing the trial. This is because the challenge is a test of bravery, not strength. |
You can talk to Chieftain Brundt about Koschei's history. It is possible to bring certain weapons into Koschei's chamber. If you bring in a Dramen branch and a knife, you can carve a Dramen staff then and there. If you bring crossbow limbs, crossbow stock, crossbow string, and a hammer, you can fletch a crossbow and then use it to safe-spot Koschei. You may also bring leather with a needle and thread to craft some armour. |
Note that if players die on his first, second, or third form, they will die a normal death and lose their items! Players can only die to his fourth form to get the vote! |
Safe-spotting Koschei |
A player killing Koschei the Deathless using Ranged. |
• Koschei has many traits (including the trait of being hard to kill) that are similar to that of the Russian legend of the same name. However in this legend, Koschei's soul was in a needle, inside an egg, inside a duck, inside a hare, inside an iron chest, which was buried under a green oak tree, which is on the island of Buyan, in the ocean. The only way to defeat him was if the egg or the needle was broken, and in some legends it has to be done on Koschei's forehead. |
• He has a Zamorak symbol on his chest. However, in which way he is, or was, related to the god is unknown, or, if he is just a supporter. However in Runescape 3, it is later revealed that he is one of the Mahjarrat. |
• Koschei's name is spelled Коще́й Бессме́ртный (Koschéi Bessmértny) in Russia where he is a popular figure in its folklore. As is usual in Russian transliterations, there are numerous other spellings. The spelling in other Slavic languages (like Polish "Kościej", Czech "Kostěj") suggests that his name may be derived from "kost" (rus. кость, pol. kość, cz. kost = bone); thus suggesting a skeleton-like appearance, which also indicates a possible connection with the Mahjarrat. |
• He is the fastest attacking NPC in the game (in his final form with an attack speed of 9, meaning every 0.6 seconds), along with Scarab swarms. |
• The attack speed for his first three forms is exactly the same as unarmed combat. |
• "Koschei" is also the name of "The Master", one of the antagonist in the famous British sci-fi Doctor Who. The Master displays an ability to "regenerate" more number of times than the other members of his species can, hence, in a way, he can also be considered "deathless". The first few "faces" of the Master include a beard and a moustache. |
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Productivity Techniques Only Successful People Do - Your Peak State |
Productivity Techniques Only Successful People Do |
Maddy Bertelsen |
Written By: Maddy Bertelsen posted July 31, 2015 |
Productivity at work is one of the best ways to impress your employers. With it, you can climb the career ladder fast and achieve the dreams you want in life. However, to be productive is difficult. |
Working nine hours a day for five days every week can be suffocating. It can lead to stress, which affects your productivity and quality of work. You cannot be successful if you let stress affect your job. Thankfully there are proven techniques that will encourage a person to become productive. Here are the techniques you should take to heart: |
The Eisenhower Principle |
Dwight D. Eisenhower raised two important questions about productivity: "Is it urgent?" and "Is it important?" Eisenhower said that urgent projects put people in a narrow-focused, negative and defensive mindset, while important tasks make them rational, positive, and open-minded. |
There are four activity quadrants you need to distinguish: important, but not urgent; important and urgent; not important and not urgent; and not important, but urgent. By identifying your tasks according to these categories, you can know your priorities and avoid procrastination. Activities like surfing the internet, or watching the TV, are time wasters. Spend less time on these activities to be successful. |
The Pomodoro Technique |
According to Bestessays, the Pomodoro technique, developed by Francesco Cirillo, is one of the most famous productivity techniques used by people. When given a large task, the Pomodoro approach suggests that you do it in twenty-five minute interval (called Pomodoro) with five minute breaks in between. Every four Pomodoros, you are allowed a longer break. This approach trains your mind to work in a longer period, with the breaks ensuring that you don't burn out fast. The breaks also bolster creativity and motivation in your job. |
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