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You can catch trout on all kinds of flies. Dries, emergers,wets, nymphs, streamers, bucktails, soft hackles, buggers. The list is long. But in my opinion, the single most productive fly is a nymph. For one thing, trout eat a lot of nymphs. Second, nymphs work all season. With a hatch; without a hatch; high water; low water; fast water; slow water; and even still water. Yeah nymphs are versatile and deadly.
There are three principal ways to fish a nymph: "High stick", strike-indicator style, or "Czech" nymphing. "High stick" is the oldest, at least here in our country. Strike-indicators came to light over 20 years ago, and remain, even today, the most popular method. "Czech" style is relatively new, and all the rage. It works very well; I used it to catch the brown trout above.
Since indicators are king, let's take a look at them. Indicators come in many shapes and sizes, but some work far better than others. Skip the putty stuff and the stick on dots. Neither is very good. You want a strike-indicator that is reusable and can be quickly adjusted up and down the leader to compensate for changing water depths. Now you're talking. It must also ride high enough to be visible, and must stay secure on the leader. And it can't twist your leader during the cast. Yes, a lot going on here.
I feel the best strike-indicator on the market today is the "Thingamabobber". This indicator is essentially a small, plastic bubble. My friend Charlie Place joking refers to them as "trapped air technology". Man, what will science think of next? Thingamabobbers are easy to put on the leader and come in different sizes and colors. The 3/4″ size works in most situations. Most importantly, Thingamabobbers are extremely sensitive. Every time the your nymph touches something – be it the bottom or a big brown trout – the damn indicator wiggles. Beautiful, it's like having sonar. If you haven't tried them, you're missing out.


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Reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma lucidum) have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for thousands and thousands of years. Throughout history, Reishi mushroom's medicinal value has earned it such names as: "the plant of immortality", "the resurrection elixir", "the elixir of life", "the herb of spiritual potency", "the tonic of kings', 'lucky fungus' among others, but you get the picture.
Anything awarded the very prestigious title of "Adaptogen" or "Adaptogenic" deserves a lot of attention as these plants are essentially tackling today's biggest health challenge: stress and its impact. They do this by mainly supporting the adrenal glands and in turn manage the body's response to stress. We often think of "stressors" as things that happen to us, such as interrupted sleep, work pressure, relationship issues etc. but there are also internal stressors that our bodies deal with every day. Examples of these are things such as irritable bowls, heavy menstruation, ulcers, bacterial infections or yeast overgrowths. Adaptogens, beyond managing our stress, are also seen as energy-enhancing, mood improving and promoters of inner balance. They are known as the most prestigious classification of plant medicine because they have a unique (and still not fully understood) ability to adapt their function according to what our body needs, helping us cope with both external and internal stresses.
- Immune system booster/ regulator
- Anti-cancer (lots of cited reports)
- liver support, both repair and rebuilding
- Cardiotonic
- Arthritis or other anti- inflammatory needs
- Insomnia and anxiety
- Allergies and asthma
- Candida overgrowth
- Chronic fatigue.
In TCM, Reishi is classified as a "Shen tonic". Shen tonics are used to activate higher self and connection to the divine, providing feelings of serenity.
The Reishi mushroom contains multiple active ingredients including the most prized; polysaccharides and triterpenes.
Polysaccharides are essential in our diet as they lower blood sugar levels, increase artery capacity, improve pancreatic cell function, eliminate free radicals and improve blood cell reproduction in addition to having antiviral properties.
Triterpenes are steroid-like molecules that inhibit histamine release and have anti-inflammatory properties which is one of the reasons why Reishi have such success with allergy relief.
Inflammation is a hot topic in medical research. It is well known these days that inflammation in the body is linked to almost all diseases including arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and many others. Bringing an anti-inflammatory supplement into your life is one of the best things one can do in the name of disease prevention.
Reishi is generally presented either:
- Raw and dried, in whole, chunks or powdered
- As an extract in capsules
- As liquid tinctures or tonics
If you choose to buy the raw dried reishi mushrooms, you will need to make a decoction (AKA a strong tea or infusion). To draw out the medicinal qualities of the reishi takes longer than it does with delicate herbs, so the mushroom pieces should be simmered in boiling water for at least 15-20 minutes. The Reishi tea will keep for days and days so go ahead and make a few litters at a time so you can keep sipping on your brew. Drink at least 1 cup of Reishi tea a day. This is my personal favourite way to take Reishi since I always prefer to have contact with the actual plant if possible. Reishi tea is earthy and mild and non-offensive to drink but can get it also happens to lend itself incredibly well to brewed coffee at 50-50 brew.
If you choose to take Reishi in tonic form or capsule, do your research online to find a reputable brand and take as directed.
FYI: Reishi grows on hardwoods such as maple, oaks, and elms. They are very rare to find in the wild so most Reishi sold today is cultivated commercially.
There is not much point in eating Reishi powder since your body will not uptake the important components. Sprinkling Reishi on your smoothie bowl or adding them to smoothies is a waste of money in my opinion and you will get much more "Reishi" for your buck if you take an extract, tincture or decoction. Be wary of recipes with reishi powder.
As with all Adaptogens, they are safe to take for life and don't need rest periods like with some plant medicine. In general, it can also take up to 3-months to fully appreciate their effect on you, so don't expect instant results! Buying Reishi shots or instant pouches really only make sense if you continue to do so every day. Reishi is non-toxic and can be taken daily without side effects.

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When trying to find out who's to blame for the disappointing season the Steelers are having is more difficult then it may seem. Here's my "scientific" blame pie broken down by percentage.
- Kevin Colbert (35%) – Colbert is the man responsible for choosing the players who suit up for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has failed repeatedly to get the team a much needed pass rusher despite using high draft choices on the position. He also ignored the position in free agency opting to sign another offensive weapon in Ladarius Green. Players like Bryan Orapko (9 sacks) and Chandler Jones (6 sacks) were available in the offseason and could have really helped this team. Colbert again stood pat at the trade deadline when linebacker Jamie Collins was traded to the rival Cleveland Browns for just a 3rd round pick. Collins is exactly the kind of impact player the Steelers lack at outside linebacker. For these reasons, Kevin Colbert gets a 35% slice of the blame pie.
- Mike Tomlin (30%) – While he doesn't necessarily pick the players, Mike Tomlin does have a big say in player personnel. Given that, he must share some of the blame on the misses in the draft. The real issue for the embattled head coach is his inability to find a scheme that gets the best out of the players he does have, particularly on defense. With star players beginning to question Tomlin in the press, one has to wonder if he may be losing this team. Add all this up, and Mike Tomlin gets a 30% share of the blame pie.
- Ben Roethlisberger (15%) – Big Ben is the leader of an offense that was supposed to put up 30 points regularly. Instead they've been very inconsistent, and down right awful at times. Despite losing to the Cowboys Sunday, Roethlisberger had maybe his best game of the season. That performance comes off one of his worst games against the Ravens just one week earlier. These two games sum up Ben's season, and earn him his 15% share.
- Keith Butler (10%) – It's really tough to judge how good or bad Butler is at this point. He's never really been given the tools needed to be successful. In his two years as defensive coordinator, the Steelers have not had a decent pass rusher. This year he has had to work in three rookies into the squad to help fill gaping holes. Butler hasn't helped himself by not blitzing to help create any sort of pass rush. Pittsburgh is on pace to have roughly half the sacks they had last season with basically the same players. Add to that the recent struggles against the run, and you have a defense that has gone backward in his second season. That will earn Butler a 10% share in the blame pie.
- Injuries and suspensions (10%) – injuries happen to every team in the NFL without question. Having said that, the Steelers have had more then there share. Losing Bud Dupree for the first 9 games has really hurt the defense. Martavis Bryant is suspended for the season and now Sammie Coates having multiple broken fingers has taken away the Steelers deep threat. In what may the most devastating injury news, defensive captain Cam Heyward is now done for the season with a pectoral injury. These are factors that can not be ignored, therefore it gets 10% slice in this messy blame pie.


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Numerous Garage legends combine on Urban Dubz Music's latest release, "Garage Future" to create a scintillating new album which shows the Garage genre is still very much alive. Producers and artists who have featured on Ministry of Sound compilations, such as Sweet Female Attitude, Jeremy Sylvester and Club Asylum add their unrivalled expertise and panache to this fantastic album.
However, this album is not simply an exhibition of classic talent. The supremely talented Hybrid Theory also features on the album and show exactly why their rise has been so meteoric. Urban Dubz has travelled across continents to compile this hit-filled album, bringing you Pittsburg's Ples Jones and Amsterdam's Arie Mando. Groove Riddim comes from Schoonbeek, Belgium to tear up the decks on Garage Future. Aussie legends Cup & String join to add more motion picture level production to the albums, while Rude Jude contributes riddims as sweet as the pastries in his native France. There are other Garage compilations available. The bassline on Urban Dubz' latest release rips through all of them. JEKYLL and many more add riddim after riddim after riddim to "Garage Future," while Matt Henry demonstrates the vocal skills which made him so popular on BBC's The Voice UK.
Urban Dubz' latest project places the label at the forefront of the global Garage movement and shows that the genre is set for a glittering future. Managing Director of Urban Dubz Music Jeremy Sylvester continues to evolve the genre, having previously produced chart-topping hits which helped to establish Garage's reputation and now by working with some of the brightest young talent to provide the soundtrack to your party. Danny Blaze, Charles Haf and Concinnity take Garage to new, unparalleled heights, with symphonies of swag which will shut down the summer.
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The Elf Emmit is a wearable that aims to sync your body and mind. The company recently sent us a sample and I tested it out for a few weeks.
This product is a "digital metronome which you control, choosing your preferred state of mind and allowing the device to suggest how your mind should behave and the rhythm at which it operates," according to the company's website.
The site goes on to say, "It's a personal assistant which coaxes your mind and body to work in tandem as you would like them to. The brain responds by synchronizing its own electric cycles to the rhythm that ELF emmit produces. With weak electro-magnetic PULSES, Elf emmit gives you a rhythmic beat, suggesting a performance speed for your mind and body."
To get started, simply download the companion app and place the headband on the back of your head. Then decide what you'd like to work on: there are various choices within the app, including one that aims to improve sleep, make meditation better, relieve stress, help you concentrate, or learn faster.
Each program has a different time limit, they range from 30 to 60 minutes. Check out the video above to see which mode was my favorite and what qualms I had about the device itself.
Now this wearable isn't FDA approved, but the company says it's based on pulsed electromagnetic therapy, which did get a nod from the FDA. It's reportedly the only wearable that "directly stimulates the cerebellum" as opposed to the entire brain.
"ELF emmit draws upon medical knowledge of the frequencies at which our brains work in different states of mind, and encourages them to function at those exact frequencies," the company's website said. "This can be accomplished, regardless of the fact that the brain frequency may not be aligned with what we are trying to achieve. In sleep and deep relaxation, our brains function from 1 to 2 Hz (beats) per second, while at high concentration they spike up to 30 Hz per second."
The headband uses energy from your smartphone or tablet, with the same type of power that goes into your headphones when you listen to music. It's compatible with Android and iOS devices, weighs .7 ounces and doesn't need a battery. It's normally priced at $199, but it's on sale for $130 at the moment.
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Live Chat With Author Lori Foster April 30 3:30pm (ET) @LoriLFoster #BareItAll
I am so excited to be part of the BARE IT ALL blog tour. My post will include an interview, review and giveaway on May 3. Please be sure to join me over at BookTrib.
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Sassy Slouch: How to Wear Dressy Joggers
It's such a fun time right now for trousers — you got your skinnies, your wide-leg trousers… and the slouchy, dressy track pants. The trend started a few years ago and we are still seeing the silhouette this fall. This past spring, I showcased three fun ways to wear the trend.
The silhouette isn't the easiest to work with, and I continue to get questions from clients who want to rock the slouch, but feel dumpy and frumpy when they do.
I recently met with a client on a pre-shopping consult. She pulled out a few pieces that she had purchased on her own, but had yet to wear. One of them was a pair of dressy joggers with a tie waist. She loved them, but every time she put them on, she felt…off. She had been pairing them with fitted tops, which made her top half disproportionately small, particularly with the added volume below the waist per the trouser style. Because they cinched higher up, we also felt her torso appeared short compared to her leg line.
I gave her a few style guidelines to follow:
1.) Pair with a top you can blouse instead of a fitted top. This will keep volume above and below the waist, balanced.
2.) Tuck in your top and blouse out. This gives you a waistline. Leaving your top out will make the look sloppy.
3.) Pair with pointy-toe shoes — preferably shoes that don't come up high on the foot, like a pump. The pointy-toe lengthens your leg line and keeps your look polished. You can also opt for pointy-toe flats for a more casual weekend-day look.
4.) Layer with a v-neck cardigan, jacket, etc. This will lengthen your neckline, balancing the volume of the pant.
Wahlah! We took her slouchy pants from dowdy to dressed-to-kill — with a killer smile!


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Month: May 2013
Revelation #Sketchnotes
Reading Revelation #Sketchnotes, a photo by cwd1978 on Flickr. Here are some sketchnotes I've put together as a kind of overview of some of the things I've tried to focus on as I was reading, studying and preaching through this difficult book. You can find the rest of the posts here.
Revelation is Remix (Revelation 21-22)
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White Ibis
White ibis, Eudocimus albus, is a large white bird with a pink face, long recurved pink bill, and long pink legs. Their wings have a small black patch that is best seen during flight. They are generally around 25 inches in height.
Juvenile white ibis are mottled brown and white depending upon their age.
They are found in the Threskiornithidae family along with spoonbills.
White ibises generally hang out together in flocks wading through shallow water or foraging for food in moist soil, and leaf litter. Feeding together provides safety in numbers and can increase the likelihood of a meal because there are many birds flushing prey so one of the flock is bound to get a meal or two.
Herons, and other wading birds, can sometimes be found feeding with the ibis flock to take advantage of the flushed prey as well.
When feeding they can be heard making little honk-type sounds. When they find a bit of food their little honks get louder and faster and occasionally, loud and boisterous. Squabbles over tidbits of food with others of the flock do readily occur.
White ibises can be found in fresh and salt water wetlands, coastal areas, salt marshes, ponds, lakes, streams, and surrounding areas.
They are found along the coast of the United States primarily in the southeast, but are occasionally found as far north as New Jersey.
White ibises used to be on the federally endangered list, but were delisted in 2017. However, they are still a protected species and have since been placed on the Imperiled Species Management Plan. Habitat loss and pollution of water sources are the two largest threats to this species of wading bird.
White ibis forage for worms, grubs, snails, toads, and other small prey on land and when feeding in shallow water will consume things like shrimp, crabs, crawfish, frogs, insects, and small fish. Small flocks of white ibis are a common site in populated areas where they forage for food in lawns, golf courses, swales, roadsides, ditches, and gardens.
Nesting and Young
White ibis breed communally in large colonies sometimes numbering in the thousands of birds.
The male and female build their loose platform-type nests together using dried and fresh twigs, leaves, and roots. Once completed, the nest is lined with fresh leaves.
The nest location can be anywhere from eight to fifteen feet off the ground.
Breeding, and nesting, occurs between February and October. The female lays two to four eggs that are bluish or greenish in color with brown splotches and speckles. Both parents incubate the eggs for from 21 – 23 days. The chicks are semi-altricial when they hatch and the mother ibis feeds them by regurgitating food into their bills. The white ibis chicks are black with pink and black bills, a light grey underbelly, and gray legs. In about three weeks the young are able to fly and forage for food with their parents.


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|Picacho Peak
|Sycamore Canyon Wilderness
|Old building on route to the trailhead
and stitching a variety of works in progress......
|All nine wheels finished piecing! Ugh, now to press!
|Several hours later, they are all nice and flat
|Four appliqued corner squares finished!
Valentine's Day is just a few days away, so I'll leave you with this adorable vintage card as my greeting to you - Happy Valentine's Day!
|Happy Valentine's Day!


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Imagine the complaining coming from USC fans had the team lost to Hawaii in the season opener. USC won by a misleading score of 30-13 and save for a seven-minute period in the second quarter that saw a score of 5-3, the Trojans never trailed. Anyone who follows Trojan football (like we all do here at Conquest Chronicles) knows few fan bases possess the ability to complain about a win quite like the USC faithful. This particular game saw those complaints take a familiar form with a familiar target.
Ask ten fans why the Trojan offense didn't look better Thursday night and nine of them will cite Coach Lane Kiffin's play calling. Given the extra possessions and advantageous field position as a result of a four interception, seven sack day from the defense, the offense found itself with plenty of opportunities for more than just 30 points.
With five star playmakers all across the field getting touches and the No.'s 11 and 12 quarterbacks from the class of 2011 running the show, we can conclude the lack of scoring doesn't come from a lack of talent.
Having dismissed that possibility from the onset, lets take a look at the run/pass breakdown for each down of play; by examining situations with more or less than five yards to go for a first down or touchdown, just a quick side note for clarification: situations in which it was five yards exactly were sorted into the "less than" category:
> 5 to go
< 5 to go
1st Down
15 Run
17 Pass
15 Run
17 Pass
2nd Down
8 Run
6 Pass
7 Run
3 Pass
15 Run
9 Pass
3rd Down
1 Run
6 Pass
4 Run
3 Pass
5 Run
9 Pass
4th Down
0 Run
2 Pass
0 Run
2 Pass
Having broken down Coach Kiffin's play calling based on down and distance lets now combine the downs to see what kind of choices he made based on distance to go, regardless of down:
> 5 to go
< 5 to go
Looking at these numbers, the repetitive rhetoric that blaming the Trojans offense merely on the head coach may be a tad bit off base. In situations with less than five yards to the goal line or first down marker, Coach Kiffin called run plays 57% of the time, in situations with more than five yards to go Coach Kiffin called for passes 54% of the time and as a whole passed the ball on over half the Trojans offensive snaps.
Compare this to last year when USC threw the ball 461 times and ran 391, which works out to throwing the ball 54% of the time. As I showed earlier, coach Kiffin called for passing plays 51% of the time against Hawaii. Those 37 passes resulted in 5.9 yards per attempt while the 35 runs yielded and average of 4.3 yards.
Compare these numbers to last year's 7.96 yards per pass attempt and 5.0 yards per rush and we see that the rush was 86% as effective in comparison to last year while the pass was only 74% as effective in this small sample size; the pass will always produce more yards per play but in this case the difference was comparatively miniscule.
Fans pulled their hair out over the lack of balance in the offense all last season and were also rather vocal about their displeasure at the lack of a running game. All of a sudden Coach Kiffin is passing the ball 51% of the time and the knock is that his play calling is too conservative. Instead of decrying the passivity of the play calling, something I have just shown is mere percentage points different than the most recent season which lead to complaints of the offense lacking balance and an injured quarterback, lets examine potential reasons for the way the offense was managed.
USC debuted a new left side of the offensive line Thursday night against Hawaii with Chad Wheeler and Max Tuerk stepping into new, enhanced roles up front. Furthermore, Marcus Martin was starting his first game at center and right guard John Martinez had been battling a leg injury all week leading up to the game. That is four new/inexperienced/hurt starters along the offensive line this season.
Anyone who has played football past a certain level will tell you that offensive linemen are most comfortable run blocking; it is easier to maul the defender in front of you and help your running back pick up five yards than it is to hold pass protection long enough for your equally inexperienced quarterback to find an open receiver.
If there is one position on the football field that requires time to mesh it is along the line. Playing on the line is a dance choreographed over months, if not years. Coach Kiffin, having been around football his entire adult life, is undoubtedly aware of this and wanted to keep the game plan simple for a group adjusting to playing with each other.
On top of those factors, I mentioned the Trojans breaking in two new quarterbacks. Starter Cody Kessler had all of two passes on game tape going into the Hawaii game and given his performance at the end of last year, Max Wittek is probably wishing he had even less than that; anyone who expected either of these young men to come out and look like Matt Barkley quieting Autzen stadium was in for a rude awakening.
While both looked shaky at times, numerous drops on the part of Marqise Lee and an offensive line that ranged from acceptable to porous undoubtedly helped fuel the early struggles.
It is easy to lay the offensive struggles at the feet of Coach Kiffin and say his play calling was too conservative. An examination of the play breakdown from the season opener and last season as a whole shows a nearly identical set of numbers while the complaints have switched 180 degrees.
While the play calling may not have been perfect (ok, wasn't perfect) after looking at the stats, it is wrong to portray it as a throwback to before the forward pass was invented. It may be too much to ever ask Trojan fans not to find things to complain about after a win, but it seems reasonable to ask we consider the circumstances and stats before doing so.


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Hristo Voyvodov / Leather Master and MBG Atelier
Kapana in one word: Life
I am master of the folk craft for the production of leather and jewelery. I've been here since 2005. This is the oldest craft shop which have stayed in Kapana. I started from Kozhuharska /Leather/ Street in 2005. Working with pieces of leather which an old craftsmen working close to me was throwing away, and I was looking him in the hands. We manage to survive here in Kapana the toughest years when this place was the parking lot of the center. There were periods in which no one entered the store for 10 days in a row, but despite the difficulties we survived.
The series is part of the exhibition Entrappe/e Влез в Капана
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- Buffalo WZR600DHP
- PC Engines Alix2
- Netgear WNDR3800
- TP-Link WDR3600 (16MB)
- Ubiquiti ERX
- D-Link DIR860L
- PC Engines APU
- Node Notes:
NodePrinceton -- initial flash had a bug in the hand-curated modifications to the files overlay, which lead to the pre-auths for a tenant not working. When I corrected this manually, in some kind of weird coincidence, the DHCP server on the upstream Stephouse/WiLine router stopped offering leases and I lost remote access. Took a couple hours to figure out what was going on and to adopt a static configuration. Should be on the lookout for this kind of failure at other Stephouse networks (already have a static configuration at NodeKellogg as well)
NodeWeidler -- update to the WDR3600-16M device didn't "come back up". Investigating at about 4:15 am, discovered the flash had gone fine, but the cable modem was not handing out DHCP lease (maybe a macaddr change??), power cycled the cable modem and it started working again. Possibly freaked out the residents upstairs. Left before the police arrived. -- RussellSenior
NodeStreetRoots -- had a problem flashing remotely, needed an onsite visit and retry, recovered.
NodeAnholt -- we don't manage it, but it moved and gear got improved, per wiki edit.
- Stephouse/wiline machine is offline, working to recover.
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- Discussions on how to leverage the Recovery Act money
- City and PPS are interested in network deployment
- Staffing, and embedding volunteer positions in orgs/cities
- $10M pilot suggested by Russell
- Node notes
- Many more platforms flashed by Russell
NodePrinceton - had been switched from Comcast to WiLine and issue with DHCP handoff
NodeWeidler - WDR3600-16M (mod), cable modem (surfboard) rebooted (4:10am). Mystery ethernet cable is now gone, office AP1 reconnected. AP4 on North side of the building is not connecting at the right speed (cable issue). Also issue with second radio - OpenWRT didn't accept patch for modified HW.
NodeStreetRoots - ERX, came back up 30 minutes later, Russell tried flashing onsite, reboot worked, but not link to MR24. 3rd reboot fixed link. Still issue with ethernet link to front AP.
Remaining ERXs: BuffaloGap has multiple vlans, and C3PO
- D-Link DIR806L
- PC Engines APU
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The Spiritual Shift
Sometimes I feel compelled to write a Blog because something happens, and that's what happened today. I'd been feeling light-headed, walking into a couple of doors this morning, thinking it was because of the stress involved in my peculiar lifestyle and then reading a post by someone else., I realising that it was probably more to do with energies we are all having to deal with, not just me!
There's a lot out there about these shifts on a cosmic level. No matter how old you are, where you live or what you do, they're going to affect you somehow. Some people try to shrug it off, some actively embrace it, others find themselves pulled into situations. Whatever happens, the cosmos has its own agenda and we just have to go along with it.
On a global scale, the goings-on are cataclysmic, with hidden agendas abounding and conspiracy theorists having a field day. Whatever you may believe regarding the rights and wrongs of these goings-on, it has to be accepted as part of the process and the plan of action isn't ours to determine. We can only affect our immediate environment, and the ways in which we do so are more important now than perhaps they've ever been, as the shifts in spiritual perception move apace with the cosmic order.
For those involved in twin-flame union, the complications of being entangled with another person bring challenges of their own. Whether or not we're in direct contact, multiple effects are amplified by the energies we are being forced to integrate. The personal path is unique, but generic turmoil affects us all, one way or another. Whatever happens in your personal world, how you approach it is crucial. Some days are diamonds, some days are stones. As we go with the flow, the flow will do what it will do and while etheric influences tune up for the next epoch, we have self-preservation to consider along with our considerations of others.
Look after yourself. Remember to put love ahead of fear in the steps you take towards the steps yet to be taken. Time moves in cycles, not in straight lines, so take account of this in dealing with the future. There is nothing wrong with where you've been, and nothing to fear in where you are going. Whoever shares your time-line is moving with you - some will move away while others move into the zone. This is all as it's meant to be, and trust is everything.
No need to cast aspersions on what others may do or think. When the time is right, the truth will out, and we only ever learn what we need to know on a need-to-know basis. We need most to learn about ourselves, and that's a hard task for we cannot see ourselves as others see us, and we are changing all the time. Growth and development happens in accordance with the greater scheme of things, and it's up to us to evolve into the beings we need to be, not subscribe to the expectations of others or to fit any conventional models. When we discover how to be true to our own inner selves, we have an opportunity to become what we want to become, in ways which serve our higher purpose, in tandem with the agenda of those higher powers holding best interests at heart. Trust your intuition - it will always serve you well. And trust the Uncertainty Principle - expect only the unexpected.
Back to the Garden
Getting back to the garden - an analogy used in a lot of contexts.
Our gardens, built on memories and seeded with dreams, need tending at times. We know about the weeds we've got to tackle and what kind of plants we'd like to grow. Memories being indelible (and inedible too,), are sometimes perennial and sometimes fade away after a while, each event taking place in a journey we can look back on to see synchronisation at work in all that brought us here. Perspectives change, for us to see things differently to the way we viewed them then -
if the garden is the bigger picture we all have our unique plot in hyperspace.
In our innocence, that is our Not Knowing, we often don't know why we do things, begging questions of choice - are our ups and downs just part of life's wave-form? Different opinions come from varying viewpoints; there are many colours in light, and many facets to enlightenment. Behind everything complicated, there is simplicity. This is hard to grasp in the throes of self-analysis, over-analysis, past-future anxiety, and stress cycles that fragment our concentration. But there's always a bigger picture.
In quantum terms, order is achieved by symmetry – every particle has its equivalent anti-particle. Electrons and positrons are prime examples, but photons (light particles) are something else. When it comes to photons you have shadow photons merging into doorways of multiple dimensions. For the photon, it's not a straightforward case of being a particle or an anti-particle. There are more options to choose from. A photon born at the heart of the Sun takes a million years to reach the corona, and from there it takes eight minutes to reach Earth. What's the rush? Everything arrives in its own time. The photons we see end their lives in your eyes.
The entire electro-magnetic spectrum comprises things that travel in waves -
we see photons as visible light, but all other waves are comprised of photons. The colour we see is the colour rejected by whatever those photons hit – plants reject green light and absorb the rest of the spectrum, so we see green, the part of the spectrum that bounces off the leaf. Leaves aren't really green, we just see them that way. The photon is a wide-ranging kind of particle, used in the first double-slit experiments to give wave-particle duality insurmountable proof.
Sometimes the growth of one plant affects another adversely in being greedy for light it doesn't need. We're allowed to weed gardens, and can treat histories in the same way - carefully. Memories worth having are worth treasuring. Those with difficult emotions attached need keeping at bay, but the root will stay, so the best that can be achieved entangles it with a better perspective. Let other parts of the picture grow over the undesirables. Look at what's happening now, and you'll see where it came from, this bigger picture, and be able to tend the aspects that feed growth. Sometimes there'll be smoke, sometimes there are mirrors. Reflective clarity makes for new reality when watered with nature's penchant for best possible outcomes.
Too much Synchronicity....
Debating in a garden carpeted with blossom petals, the question of where we are and where we are heading, through this era of uncertainty and topical change, Nix and I agreed that something was happening and the planet has something to do with it.
Schumann resonance (frequency the EM field of the Earth is vibrating at) peaked this year at 36 Hz, and we can't get away with not feeling it somehow. What this is doing to us collectively and independently is, well, not being really talked about very much but there are plenty of suggestions in the search engines.
All kinds of things are speeding up. A while ago we made a big thing of the speeding up of time, and what this could mean, and while it didn't really come to anything too many people felt it of all ages (not an "as we get older" phenomenon, then) for it to be a coincidence. Now, we're asking questions about the fabric of life we haven't asked before, perhaps because we weren't able to ask them then.
This morning I wrote a page about how quantum mechanics relates to business, because someone had asked me to. Luckily I set to writing it before I read his second email, which read:
"Ok. So, I'm glad you have managed to develop a way of helping people become more productive and manage their time more effectively.
But I am afraid I have to end the conversation here. This is pseudoscience at best. If it works for you, great.
Before reading that, I had written this:
Quantum Mechanics and the Workplace
How does quantum mechanics relate to a business model?
In traditional methodology, a business model relies upon predicted outcomes and scenarios deemed likely to manifest at certain times. One of the primary features of quantum mechanics is the uncertainty principle, whereby speed and position cannot be known simultaneously, and the depth of uncertainty in this field is responsible for ensuring that no event can be exactly the same as any other event. Where the level of uncertainty in future events is respected and accounted for, there is greater freedom to create solutions to problems as they are encountered, and to stay ahead of the curve in trends and demands as they arise.
People change, while companies are often reluctant to account for the need to change in allowing for personal growth and development, thereby resisting the very factors that could contribute to the growth and development of the company itself. The nature of quantum law is such that we flow through time with past and future equalised in proportional influence, whereby neither past nor future can hold sway over what will become - we create a future through perspective, corresponding with the frame of reference we wish to perceive. By moving away from reliance on forecast and certainty towards a principle of creativity and opportunity, this perception relies instead on positivity and furtherance, automatically creating a foundation for continuous improvement.
Why do employees need to know about quantum mechanics?
The truth is, everyone already knows about quantum mechanics because we are made of quantum particles, therefore the frame of reference which our physical components collectively recognise is based on quantum laws. When people are given an opportunity to view themselves and their environment from perspectives which take this into account, the sharing of knowledge puts into motion a system of belief-based action which allows for major changes to take place over a short space of time, usually three to four weeks, and for this new system to engender new protocols in self-management, relationships and material handling. The entire fabric of reality is viewed in a progressive, healthy way and people find benefits manifesting in their personal lives alongside the changes taking place in the working environment.
What happens when quantum mechanics is introduced to the workplace?
Quantum mechanics is already in the workplace, only under normal circumstances the many opportunities for quantum laws to operate negatively are inadvertently fostered. When realisation of these laws comes into play, and their principles are consciously adopted in operational functions, best-practice becomes an automatic model, for no-one wants to fuel negativity. Productivity rises, communication fosters trust and co-operation, handling of materials and equipment becomes respectful and duty of care expands to fill the space available, permeating every part of the company by default.
With respect to requests made by the Universe, Chris won't be reading it, I expect.
Kathy is the author of Quantumology. She met up with quantum mechanics in 1997, pledging allegiance to its sources thereafter. These are her personal thoughts and testimonies.
January 2023


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It is a festival day in Thistledown. Among the throng walks many strangers or newcomers to the Village. It is to these that the village shaman, a Shardmind Cleric named Mystic, appeals for help. A group of Thri-Kreen pilgrims is lost in the Steppes, and Mystic asks these strangers to search for them.
They look first at a watering hole frequented by travelers, where they find themselves in the middle of a bison stampede prompted by a hunting pack of Crested Felldrakes. While leaping on top of bison and charging madly into the enemy, they are struck repeatedly and trampled, but prevail. The are able to render the Felldrakes down to 4000 nats.
They next search the Crags, a narrow valley of harsh rocks and perpetual shadow, where they rescue a young minotaur warrior from a cackling harpy and her loathsome Xivart minions. They find 2000 rels on her. The Minotaur, Saak, is very grateful and takes them back to his village, Fu'Tu'Posk, a minotaur enclave of Posk. There they learn of the minotaur's battles with the Harridan, a Hag who has claimed the Crags for herself. They are given hospitality, but do not find the Thri-Kreen.
They set off across the Steppes, hoping to stumble on the lost pilgrims. What they find is the trail of 5 horsemen dragging sledges behind them. When they catch up to them they find a group of Khaz horsemen dragging the captured Thri-Kreen bound to sledges. The Khaz attack, but the group overcomes them and rescues the pilgrims. They find 200 nats and a potion of healing on the Khaz. The grateful Thri-Kreen give the group an 800 nat reward and allow them to participate in the Rite of Sagawhen. (they receive the boon "Erathis' Beacon")


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As you can tell by my title, I have some grand post-season hopes for the Hogs, but how could you not after yesterday's opening performance? However, as all thoughtful Hog fans have been reminding themselves, this was lowly Missouri State, an FCS team, and one that is picked to finish at the bottom of their division. Still, you have to be excited about this team and what they'll be bringing to the table in the tougher games that are ahead.
Yesterday the Hogs went out there and did what they needed to do. They had hiccups, but they didn't give us any Auburn vs. Utah State type of drama. There will be drama, for sure, but we hope that it takes in the expected places, Baton Rouge, Tuscaloosa. 51-7 type wins aren't like there. Those destinations are down the road some, so for now how about a review of yesterday's game and the day that was the first Saturday of the season.
* Dallas Expats? I looked for you in Arlington in front of Jerry World as College Gameday kicked off its season. Were you there holding a sign that I just missed seeing?
* As loyal as we are to the SEC, who still amongst us didn't enjoy Auburn being brought to the edge of the abyss by little Utah State? haha. Yeah, I know it would have looked bad for the conference if Auburn had lost, but I still enjoy the looks of despair and terror on their fans' faces. Tyler Wilson, you might just have another career day against that Auburn defense.
* Oh, and there was plenty of snickering in the Natural State about what went down across the river with Colonel Nutt's 14-13 loss to BYU. You can certainly say that the state of Utah gave the SEC fits on Saturday. Did any of the Ole Miss fans leave Oxford on Saturday thinking the God who overlooks college football might have Morman leanings after-all and is not a good Southern Baptist?
* A sign that college football has come back to the South - I put out our gameday Razorback flag to fly in front of our porch. I did that Saturday morning before I did much of anything that day.
* I experienced the game itself via the radio. It had been a little while since I had heard Keith Jackson, Chuck, and Quinn Grovey cover a game. And I have to say it didn't sound like much had changed with them. I still miss Paul though. Would have loved to have heard him call Joe Adams' second punt return. That certainly deserved a big "Oh MY!"
* We had the tv going with LSU vs. Oregon and Boise State vs. Georgia while listening to the Hogs. We are multi-taskers, haha. I was impressed that ESPN kept updating us with the Hogs's score. I wasn't able to stay up late enough to see if it got any mention on College Football Final.
* There is no truth to the rumor that Joe Adams was seen before the game taking pointers from a greased pig on loan from the state fair, haha. That elusive ability to get by a kick coverage unit is all natural Joe, I believe. He was already known as dangerous, but now SEC kickers are going to be doubly sure to kick away from him as much as possible. SEC Special Teams player of the week, he has to be! He now owns the conference record for punt returns in a game.
* The first series had the stutterings that I expected, but I don't think that really carried over for most of the game. The Hogs had the ball for a total of 31:29 to Missouri's 28:31. I would have thought that the Hogs had it even longer than that. It seemed that way. I guess I am more used to the quicker strike touchdowns that we knew so well during the Mallett years.
* The Hogs gained a total of 466 yards of offense with 364 of that through the passing game. If the Hogs can expect anything to be consistent throughout Petrino's stay here, I think it is going to be racking up yards in passing. I think the running game will come along in the weeks ahead with the return of Dennis Johnson and just more experience for the young offensive line.
* Speaking of which, did you catch that some Arkansas history was made on Saturday. Mitch Smothers became the first Razorback freshmen to start on the offensive line in a season opener.
* My buddy said Greg Childs. My mother said Joe Adams. I said Ronnie Wingo. But the answer to which Hog would score the first touchdown of the season was Jarius Wright, who I think gets a bit overlooked at times amongst that great crowd or receivers we have. Let it be known as well that Cobi Hamilton had the first catch of the season. But the catch that stands out to me in a special way was Greg Childs' reception. It was good to hear his name called again.
* Other names to start getting used to hearing more of include Walker, Gragg, Wade, Horton, and Mitchell.
* What to make of Brandon Mitchell's performance? He was 10-11 and scored a touchdown on a pass to Chris Gragg. His fumble, however, takes some luster off of his night. It will be interesting to see how much time he gets on the field as an option quarterback. I think it would make for a nice change up in a game.
* The uniforms? They looked like last year's uniforms. I couldn't see any changes, though I was under the impression that they were quick Nike designs and that they were going to do another uniform for 2011. After seeing what they did Georgia (the Power Rangers from Athens), I hope Nike just leaves us alone, haha.
* The Good: The Hogs were 2-2 on 4th Down. The Bad: We had to go for it on 4th down against the likes of Missouri State. The Hogs were also 6-12 on 3rd down.
* Most of this post has been about the offense. Let me correct that some by saying how proud I was of the defense going out there and just almost pitching a shutout on the scoreboard. I am excited about the idea that they are going to have the offense's back this season more than in the past. If the Hogs in the future have trouble running time off the clock in the 4th quarter, we can hope to count on the defense more than before to stop any rally from developing.
* The Hogs are now 7-0 all-time over Missouri State. That the Hogs are 0-1 vs. The Citadel is, however, always reason enough to make me nervous for a season opener against any less talented team. On Saturday, it was Oregon State losing to Sacramento State, and Duke losing to Richmond in the category of FBS losing to FCS.
* Injuries, known that I know of. That's always a very good thing when it comes to these opening games. Maybe we paid our debt to the injury monster in full with losing Knile Davis for the season. One would hope.
* My brother asked me what surprised me about the game. I think Hocker missing an extra-point was surprising in a bad way. So were the three sacks that Tyler Wilson took. In a good way, very few drops from the receivers in the first game of the season. Brandon Mitchell coming into the game as early as he did surprised me. I would say Joe Adams returning to punts, but not really. I knew he had that greased pig elusiveness in him. The final score didn't really surprise me in the end. I had predicted 47 to 10. I was off only by a total of seven points.
* BIG PICTURE THOUGHTS: Like my title says, one down. Go back to practice and take advantage of having actual tape to review in order to improve. And you know this coaching staff is going to be able to find things this team can improve upon. In the final analysis, the Hogs did what they were suppose to do in a more than convincing victory against a lesser opponent. Another such opponent, New Mexico, is headed to Little Rock come next Saturday. Championships are born of consistency. Let's see how well the Hogs stay consistent in execution upon both offense and defense. I look forward to giving you another "Notes from the North Endzone" come next week at this time. Enjoy the rest of your Labor Day Weekend.


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A local Taliban commander and 50 fighters have been killed in overnight fighting in Sangin in Helmand province, the Afghan interior ministry said.
Afghan forces have been trying to recapture the area from the Taliban, who claim to control the district.
Afghan officials said they retook key buildings in a counter-attack, while the US carried out air strikes.
The ministry named the dead commander as Mullah Nasir, a confidant of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour.
Strategically located, and a centre for opium production, Sangin would be a significant gain for the Taliban.
Fighting around the town has escalated in the past week, and by Wednesday the militants said they had captured all of Sangin, pinning down government troops in an army barracks.
This was denied by the Afghan defence ministry, who said fighting was continuing and that reinforcements had been sent.
The interior ministry said the Afghan army and police commandos launched an operation late on Wednesday, leading to the deaths of the Taliban commander and his fighters.
Several local officials said the district governor's office and police headquarters in Sangin's centre had been retaken.
"Last night fresh forces arrived, they provided ammunitions and food to forces at the battalion and launched a counterattack," Helmand senator Hashim Alokozai said.
"They recaptured the district and police HQ and the wounded were evacuated. We hope they will make further progress today."
It remains unclear whether the Taliban were fully in control of Sangin, with Afghan officials giving conflicting information about the state of their advance.
Meanwhile US planes launched two air strikes on Taliban positions shortly before midnight on 23 December, a Nato spokesman said.
Despite the reports of Afghan government gains, the Taliban remain in control of large parts of Helmand.
Sangin residents have been fleeing as the fighting worsened.
A small contingent of British troops has been sent to Helmand "in an advisory role," the British government said on Tuesday.
Sangin saw almost a quarter of British military fatalities during the UK's combat mission in Afghanistan.
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With less than a week until the World Championship begins, negotiations between USA Hockey and the women's national team have only gotten rockier. An attempt to find replacement players has been publicly embarrassing, with dozens turning down the request and instead declaring their support for the women's national team.
The team is boycotting the championship to fight for an increase in wages, benefits and general support for the women's game. Players currently are paid $1,000 a month in the six months leading up to the Olympics, but are not paid during the rest of the four-year cycle though they are expected to train and compete in events such as the upcoming championship.
USA Hockey reportedly sent a form letter via email to potential replacement players this past Wednesday. None have publicly accepted the offer, but many have publicly rejected it. The federation has even tried reaching out to high school players, but many had already reached an understanding that they wouldn't be considering the offer:
All players who have publicly announced their rejection have used the same language on social media: "Today I will do what others won't so tomorrow I can do what others can't. I said no to USAH & will not play in the 2017WC," with the hashtag #BeBoldForChange. Most who have spoken out are college players or current NWHL players. As Blake Bolden—an NWHL player who was once part of the national team's player pool but has not been considered since 2014—told ESPN:
"It's a bit desperate by USA Hockey," Bolden said. "They're going so far as to email every hockey player they can think of, or every player that was in the USA pool that they previously cut and told they were never going to reach out to again. And everyone I know is telling them, 'I support the national team.'"
The NHL Players' Association released a statement in support of the women's boycott yesterday, including a caution against the use of replacement players. The MLB Players' Association released something similar.
The last face-to-face talks between USA Hockey and the women's team came last Monday. Though both sides reportedly felt the talks went well, the federation waited until Thursday to give the team an offer with financial terms that were reduced from what had been agreed to in principle earlier in the week. The players voted to reject the offer and announced that they would continue the boycott until terms had changed.


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It's week three of our
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In last weeks post
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Today we are focusing in
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Here is the full quilt...
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Some of the photos
were taken on a
beautiful sunny day at
Gardner Village
here in Utah:)
It's one of my
favorite go to places
for good shopping...
good company
and good food:)
This quilt is a great way
to use up some of your
scrappy squares.
You can make each tulip
with all different colors...
Or all one color with 6 different prints:)
I chose a gray fabric
for the border
to frame all of the
bright tulips
and a scrappy binding
to frame the gray border!
I used several scrappy backgrounds
with gray and black prints:)
This block is
super duper easy
and works up quickly.
Every happy garden
needs a few patchwork tulips:)
I hope you're enjoying
the sew along so far...
to see this weeks
guest bloggers:)
Stay tuned for next friday
when we will talk about
the fourth quilt pattern in the


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Kumar, Jyant and Bhattacharya, Paramita (2010) Bearing capacity of interfering multiple strip footings by using lower bound finite elements limit analysis. In: Computers and Geotechnics, 37 (5). pp. 731-736.
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The ultimate bearing capacity of a number of multiple strip footings, identically spaced and equally loaded to failure at the same time,is computed by using the lower bound limit analysis in combination with finite elements. The efficiency factor due to the component of soil unit weight, is computed with respect to changes in the clear spacing (xi(gamma)) between the footings. It is noted that the failure load for a footing in the group becomes always greater than that of a single isolated footing. The values of xi(gamma) for the smooth footings are found to be always lower than the rough footings. The values ofxi(gamma) are found to increase continuously with a decrease in the spacing between footings. As compared to the available theoretical and experimental results reported in literature, the present analysis provides generally a little lower values of xi(gamma). (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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"Instead of apologizing for his pro-Trump comment, like Canadian singer Shania Twain pitifully did – backtracking on her comments that she would have voted Trump if she could vote in the U.S. – Kanye West doubled down," Villa writes before describing Wests tweet about Trump being "my brother" as a moment that made her "heart sing."
I thought I was the only artist in the music industry whod ever come out for the president so strongly, and actually I was. After proudly wearing my Trump "Make America Great Again" dress at the 2017 Grammys, I looked behind me and didnt see any recording artists sharing the backlash I faced.
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Black and Latina magazines "disowned" me. Online comments called for me to be banned from attending the Grammys. I was "cancelled" from being a woman of color. Friends, fans – and even some family – jumped ship. But it didnt stop me. I knew more would come out.
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Traditional workplaces are changing. Employees are working remotely more than ever and have access to almost any information at their fingertips. The expectations of how workers want to learn are changing as well. To adapt, training managers are being tasked with transforming the training function from traditional course-based systems to those that balance classroom and online courses with informal learning experiences such as coaching and on-the-job training.
Before embarking on the process of transformation, we must know what we are transforming to. To help you envision what your transformed training function should look like, refer to a very old principle of training – one that we fundamentally understand but often gets lost in how we do things. It is the principle of "time to proficiency" (T2P) – also referred to as time to competency.
Our research has taught us that organizations that operate an integrated system of learning solutions that focus on getting a learner from an entry level of core skills to a targeted level of proficiency as fast and inexpensively as possible is one that can better measure results and demonstrate impact to the business. Alternatively, we have found that organizations that focus on building mini school houses with topic-based curriculums allowing learners to pick and choose what training they desire often struggle with how to measure impact and meet the expectations of the business and the learner.
How do we use the T2P model to envision our transformed training function? First, we must understand the seven elements of T2P that impact a learner's ability to get to a targeted level of proficiency as fast and inexpensively as possible. Then, we can design a system that controls the variation of each element. The more we control these elements, the faster and less costly we can be at achieving targeted performance. The more variation and less structured we are around each, the higher the probability that it will take longer and have higher cost. Here are those seven elements:
- Expected Level of Core Skills: Be clear as to what entry level skills are expected of new workers and hire based on those skills.
- Process for Onboarding: Prior to starting a new role, workers need knowledge and skills to do the job autonomously. Designing a controlled onboarding experience minimizes risk of failure while on the job.
- Expected Skill Level at Point of Autonomy: Autonomy is that point where a worker leaves onboarding and performs the job on their own. Defining the expected skills necessary for a worker to do the job on their own is critical to controlling workplace errors and risk of failure.
- Process for Formalizing Informal Learning: Informal learning allows the learner to continue to evolve based on job experiences. Formalizing an approach to on-the-job training and ongoing structured learning programs is necessary for continuous development.
- Process for Reinforcement: To minimize the effect of forgetting on the job, design reinforcement activities into the learning system, such as access to performance support content and structured learning interventions to reinforce critical skills and knowledge.
- Targeted Skill Level When Proficient: Be clear as to the targeted skill level expected of successful workers. This is the ultimate goal to get a worker to this level as fast and inexpensively as possible.
- Process for Upskilling: All jobs change over time. Managing "retraining" or upskilling of jobs for new tools, processes and performance expectations is critical to ongoing success.
From where I sit, understanding what we are transforming to is just as important as understanding the process for transformation. You can't transform successfully without understanding what you are transforming to. By spending time on understanding the concept of time to proficiency, we will have a much clearer vision of our next generation training function.