Podcasts about fifty ways

In episode 1 of our How To Live A Good Life in a Climate Crisis series, the Outrage + Optimism hosts introduce you to their new mini series and discuss how they define a good life. For the next few weeks, Tom, Paul and Christiana will explore questions that you, the listeners, have asked us to address, around what it means to live a good life at this pivotal moment, facing uncertainty and judgments. They'll talk about whether we should fly, what we eat, how to enjoy a meaningful career and whether or not we should have children. This free ranging discussion attempts to shine a light on the interplay between the largest issue facing humanity - the climate crisis - and the difference each of us can make. Although this series concerns itself with individual action, part of our role is to call on governments and other institutions to precipitate systemic change. Please don't expect any right or wrong answers! Tom, Paul and Christiana will not prescribe you the ingredients for the perfect life! They will share their own insights, stories and struggles. And after listening there's a good chance you might feel more confused - we only hope you'll be confused at a deeper level.     We'd love to hear what you think.  NOTES AND RESOURCES   Understanding Ireland Citizen Visions of a Good Life 2030 Fifty Ways to Start a Climate Conversation Climate Week NYC: Love is the Answer   Learn more about the Paris Agreement.   It's official, we're a TED Audio Collective Podcast - Proof! Check out more podcasts from The TED Audio Collective   Please follow us on social media! Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

In this episode Gosia mentions 50 wonderful prompts that could change your perspective and get you unstuck. Connect with mentor Gosia Nagy: Website: https://www.gosianagy.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gosianagy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gosianagy/ Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gosia-nagy-73785a/

(Nov 17, 2023) Gov. Hochul signs Clean Slate Act into law; a crow ride in Plattsburgh; honoring The Notorious B.I.G. in Saranac Lake; and a new punk single: "Fifty Ways to Leave a Housefire" from Potsdam's Sunflo'er

Audrey and the Overleaper race to reunite with the person they love most… in any dimension. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Adrenaline: Overleaper is a Realm production. Listen away. Follow us! On Instagram @RealmMedia_ On Twitter @RealmMedia Check out our merch at: merch.realm.fm Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE THESIS: False complication is the tool of scoundrels and The Party makes nearly everything seem so complicated, because they are not in the business of solving problems, but selling people work-arounds. What is the exception to that rule? Things like Ukraine, where The Party pretends that situation--which truly is complicated--is cut & dried and easy because they are also in the business of selling our money to businesses like arms dealers. There i much we can do to solve problems and we don't talk enough about that.  THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES:  The purpose of The Law was to make way for the mercy and love of Jesus. The Pharisees took the and expanded it to ridiculously complicated measures . . . then, they used those complications to create loopholes for themselves.  There Must be Fifty Ways to be a Pharisee THE NEWS & COMMENT: Corruption: make it possible to punish criminals and scammers the same way it's done with ordinary citizens In big business: Kill the corporate shield. Report all donations, personal and private. Ten year cool off period between being in business and regulating it.  In D.C.: Narrow the lawsuit shield. All records in the cloud, default to open. 10 year cool down period between government and any form of lobbying. Baseline budgeting. Term limits on staff. Investment portfolios go into accounts that mimic Social Security investing. Force open meeting times in district on a monthly basis. 70% of staff must live in district.  In politics: All donations public. Campaign promises legally binding.  Elections: treat it like any other important transaction EXCLUSIVE: New Report Raises Serious Concerns Over Integrity of Florida Elections One day.  In person.  By mail only with defined, narrow reasons No ID no ballot.  No signature, no vote. No proxies No harvesting. Serial number on each ballot. Receipt for your vote, how it was recorded. All counting in public, via camera All paper records kept for 10 years. No ballot images without corresponding paper. All code used in counting subject to review at any time. Independent audit of all elections by firms paid bonuses for finding fraud. Sexualization of kids: Put parents fully in charge. Parents: be fully in charge.  Teachers Union Prez Caught Sharing Fake News On Florida School Book BansSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Audrey and the Overleaper race to reunite with the person they love most… in any dimension. Overleaper is a Realm production. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Follow us! On Instagram @RealmMedia_ On Twitter @RealmMedia Check out our merch at: merch.realm.fm Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new story from the backpacking series.  Erwin TN. has at least two reasons to be famous. Also, words of wisdom for the younger generation on gift giving.  tdsrpodcast@gmail.com tdsrpodcast on Instagram Merchandise at https://that-dont-sound-right.creator-spring.com/

In this episode, Neil responds to a Mom whose teen son does the minimum, treats his parents disrespectfully, won't do a chore, and takes all his parents' support for granted.   Neil is joined by business associate and parent of young adults Robin Holland to discuss this situation and bring a parental perspective. 

Throughout 59 Days of Healing, our special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, Prajna Sparks explores one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. Song: 59 Lojong Maxims (to the tune of Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover, by Paul Simon), lyrics by Tania Israel, piano and vocals by Heather Stevenson PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days beginning on March 18, 2022. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for more posts on Tibetan Buddhist texts and practice in the modern world. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. RESOURCES Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online) FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks) @prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Sing-a-long with us on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos) Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/prajna-sparks/message

Edith Cushing's been living her whole life with a ghostly warning from her dead mother - "BEWARE CRIMSON PEAK!" It really would have helped if she had clarified just a little. This episode, Meg and Kristin spill all the poison tea about the gothic world of CRIMSON PEAK (2015), Guillermo Del Toro's film about ghosts, incest, and a lot of information about clay. Let's get ghosted! Created and Hosted By: Meghan Livingston and Kristin Maccarrone Produced and Edited By: Denis Livingston Music By: Denis Livingston Artwork By: Grace Hughes – Follow Grace on Instagram @gmhxedh Follow the Show on Instagram @thenightlightpodcast Email the Show at thenightlightpodcast@gmail.com

On this edition of The Other Side Of Mindight: John Hogue, author and widely recognized  authority on the predictions of Nostradamus, tells Frank about all the visions the seer wrote that could have warned of September 11th, 2001.  Ken Jenkins, 9/11 activist and video producer offers Frank Morano alternative theories about what happened on September 11th, 2001. And Dr. Judy Kuriansky, clinical psychologist, author and a 9/11 First Responder speaks on the lingering PTSD effects from those who worked at Ground Zero. Plus, Frank says good bye, or maybe not.

Where's the best place to do sexy homework?  An adults-only, clothing optional resort! The 2HotWives record LIVE from the Desire Riveria Maya Resort to recount their adventures in seduction and foreplay.   First, mix up some summer sweetness with a Frozen Peach Bellini.  Next, Kat gives Mr. Kat the ultimate fantasy experience, a unicorn threesome. Then, the Wives share their sexy homework experiences.  They start with new seduction techniques, dirty talk, and eroticizng daily activities. Next, they tackle new foreplay strategies, including the full body orgasm exercise and Hot Damn! penis play. And, since sex is better with friends, they recruit couples from all over the Desire Resorts to join in on Erogenous Zone mapping. Spoiler alert!  Touching feet was a total turn on for many of the ladies who participated!  Finally, the Wives share Just the Tips on better techniques to seduce and play with your lover (or lovers)!  About the Book: Wouldn't you like to tune into your own desires, become a better communicator, and be a more confident, passionate, and attentive lover? Let this book take you on a journey of sexual exploration. As you explore your own learning and seduction styles (and your lover's), you'll discover and experiment with new and exciting ways to stimulate arousal and deepen intimacy: verbal, emotional, and digital seduction, foreplay, eroticizing daily actions, games, fantasy play, mindfulness, and more. Packed with practical exercises, techniques, and creative ideas, this inclusive guide is a surefire way for folks of all genders to master the art of seduction.  Approach your lovers with the confidence and comfort you deserve! Whether you are adding to your repertoire for later or striving to please your current lover, you'll discover thrilling new pathways to pleasure and intimacy. We love our listeners and we want to hear from you!  Call the 2HotWives voicemail at 571-310-3829 and share your favorite hot tales and sexy stories.  We may feature you on the show!  Featured on this episode: Desire RM Bliss Cruise Sex with Dr. Jess Sex Down South How to find the 2HotWives: Website Instagram Twitter

Some will say that you shouldn't even try to tackle a system bigger than what a typical agile team can absorb; others will say that agile just doesn't scale beyond the simplest of systems. Experience suggests that reality lives somewhere between these two extremes, but where, exactly, is the clear and present question. In this talk, we'll first consider the dimensions of scale - complexity, risk, and time - and then explore the ways that agility works (and sometimes doesn't). Along, the way, we'll study contemporary approaches to scaling agile, and conclude with an examination of work yet to be done.

Howdy, listeners! This week Ben is drinking a Cherry Margarita because there's no good thing he can't ruin while Matthew chews another mouth feel surprise. They breakdown the breakdown of Shohei Ohtani by the Giants starters after Matthew briefly defends the Oakland As. Later, Matthew insults the Oakland A's, Ben argues on behalf of the Dodgers, and they discuss potential All Stars. Alcohol free content begins at 14:25.

MICHAEL KING MEMORIAL LECTURE AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL WAITUHI O TĀMAKI 2021 Can we blame Cook for everything that followed? Is it the fault of the Englishman who met his early end in 1779 that Māori are statistically likely to meet an early end in 21st century New Zealand? This is not a biographical or historical lecture about Captain James Cook; nor is it a morbid tale of indigenous destruction. Instead, Indigenous Studies scholar and author of 'Once Were Pacific: Māori Connections to Oceania and Two Hundred and Fifty Ways to Start an Essay About Captain Cook', Alice Te Punga Somerville (Te Ātiawa, Taranaki), leads an examination of past, present and future, reflecting on the many stories we tell about Cook and his legacy and what they suggest about the different futures imagined for Aotearoa.

Nummer 117! De Koninklijke Luchtmacht neemt drastische maatregelen om te voorkomen dat spotters foto's maken van de achterzijde van het F-35 jachtvliegtuig. Dit is The Abraham Edition van deze podcast, want Menno Swart wordt 50 en Philip Dröge kiest een toepasselijke plaat. De Russen onderscheppen een F-35. Uitstel voor nieuwe Air Force One en een minister die bekend werd door het woord "Aso" zit in de dure stoelen van regeringsvliegtuig PH-GOV. Menno werd genoemd door RTL Boulevard en Shownieuws en is op 15 juni te horen op Radio 1, rond 14.30u over de koning en vliegtuigen. Doriene (vliegt bij KLM) is de winnares van de prijsvraag: het prachtige boek "KLM-ers Uit en Thuis" door stewardess Nathalie Dekkers. Je kunt het boek zelf bestellen via uitenthuisboek.nl Ook in de podcast: Richard Branson over ruimtevaart. Cora. En (zo groot als een pak melk) de Nederlandse Brik-II satelliet staat in de startblokken. Plus: een verse New Airline en een unruly passenger die een Amerikaans vliegtuig op stelten zet. Luchtvaart-histeurie: een klassieke commercial van BOAC. Muziek: "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" - The King's Singers 'In Da Club" - 50 Cent Luister naar alle nummers uit de podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2runeY2EyIEuEL1R4jBcXm?si=5a030153576146a1 Op luchtvaartplaat.nl vind je 500+ vette vliegtuighits. Geef ons 5 sterren op Apple Podcasts en schrijf een positieve recensie. Commentaar en tips kun je mailen naar info@tmhc.nl Michiel Koudstaal is onze voice-over, voor al je stemmenwerk ga naar voxcast.nl

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A century divided by two equals 50. The Romans, their Centurions, masters over a hundred soldiers must have known about the importance of the number 100. A hundred brave men building innovative roads in times at peace. Each of them stood for a cent, a single hundred part of the whole, entire troop. Turning fifty is a major changing step in the life of many humans. Ever been invited to a Happy Birthday 50 party? Maybe celebrate your very own event? Memorizing, writing long lists, printing colored invitations saying: „Fifty – So What?“ Sending to all friends and companions met, have crossed ways during 50 hot summers of love and some hard to forget, frosty, lonely winters. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mentalhappiness-innerhealth.com/2021/08/20/fifty-ways-to-live-your-fifties-the-man-who-woke-up-to-the-human-he-was/ Background Music - Beautiful Life - Ramol

In this episode, I begin with an update on my health journey. I then go into the episode  by me telling you about a podcast called The Daily Podcast with the title of The Amateur Cloud Society That (Sort Of) Rattled The Scientific Community. The story is of Gavin Pretor-Pinney,  his Cloud Appreciation Society and the part he would end up playing in influencing the science community and the 2014 Atlas regarding the clouds.I then share a list of Fifty Ways to Add Joy to your Day on Psychology Today's website written by Carolyn Rubenstein, PH. D.  She says she does this to shift her mindset for the day by committing to doing one joyful thing on the list each day.  I think it is such a great idea and give a few ideas of my own.!*The Daily Podcast:  The Sunday Read: ‘The Amateur Cloud Society That (Sort Of) Rattled the Scientific Community'*Psychology Today: 50 Ways to Add Joy to Your Day by Carolyn Rubenstein, Ph. D.If you are joining me on the Health Journey, please let me know what you are doing and how it is going so we can support each other! You can email me or DM me on any of my platforms below:Find Coffee, Wine, & Chocolate:Website; Instagram; TikTok; Blog; TwitterEmail:coffeewineandchocolate1@gmail.comwonderingbelles@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We gaan het vandaag hebben over duurzaamheid en pioniers uit stad Leuven. Dat doen we samen met Luc Vanheerentals, Leuvens freelance-journalist en schrijver. Naast maatschappelijke artikels voor RandKrant schreef hij ‘Fifty Ways to Leave Your Car’, een pleidooi voor duurzame alternatieve vervoersmiddelen, en recent nog ‘De Leuvense Wereldverbeteraars’. Muziekrechten: J a z z by Deoxys Beats | https://soundcloud.com/deoxysbeats1 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US

In this week’s interview, correspondent Shin Yu Pai talks with Arabic language and literature scholar Michael Cooperson about his translation of Iraqi author al-Harīrī’s collection of fifty tales—an essential work of Arabic literature and a masterpiece of wit and wordplay. Often declared to be “untranslatable,” the eleventh-century text follows the roguish wordsmith Abū Zayd al-Sarūjī in his adventures around the medieval Middle East. Cooperson shares deft translations of astoundingly complex expressions of the Arabic language using fifty different registers of English—from the distinctive literary styles of Geoffrey Chaucer, Mark Twain, and Virginia Woolf, to global varieties of English including Cockney rhyming slang, Nigerian English, and Singaporean English. Get an insider’s look and stay in the know about what’s going on in this moment at Town Hall Seattle. Michael Cooperson is Professor of Arabic in the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures at UCLA. His translations include The Life of Ibn Ḥanbal by Ibn al-Jawzī for the Library of Arabic Literature, and The Author and His Doubles by the eminent Moroccan literary critic Abdelfattah Kilito. Shin Yu Pai is the author of eight books of poetry. Her work has appeared in publications throughout the U.S., Japan, China, Taiwan, The United Kingdom, and Canada. Her essays and nonfiction writing have appeared in Tricycle, YES! Magazine, The Rumpus, City Arts, The Stranger, Medium, and others. Presented by Town Hall Seattle. Buy the Book: https://www.elliottbaybook.com/book/9781479800841  Your support helps Town Hall create more digital events like this one! Please consider making a donation here.

In this week’s interview, correspondent Shin Yu Pai talks with Arabic language and literature scholar Michael Cooperson about his translation of Iraqi author al-Harīrī’s collection of fifty tales—an essential work of Arabic literature and a masterpiece of wit and wordplay. Often declared to be “untranslatable,” the eleventh-century text follows the roguish wordsmith Abū Zayd al-Sarūjī in his adventures around the medieval Middle East. Cooperson shares deft translations of astoundingly complex expressions of the Arabic language using fifty different registers of English—from the distinctive literary styles of Geoffrey Chaucer, Mark Twain, and Virginia Woolf, to global varieties of English including Cockney rhyming slang, Nigerian English, and Singaporean English. Get an insider’s look and stay in the know about what’s going on in this moment at Town Hall Seattle. Michael Cooperson is Professor of Arabic in the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures at UCLA. His translations include The Life of Ibn Ḥanbal by Ibn al-Jawzī for the Library of Arabic Literature, and The Author and His Doubles by the eminent Moroccan literary critic Abdelfattah Kilito. Shin Yu Pai is the author of eight books of poetry. Her work has appeared in publications throughout the U.S., Japan, China, Taiwan, The United Kingdom, and Canada. Her essays and nonfiction writing have appeared in Tricycle, YES! Magazine, The Rumpus, City Arts, The Stranger, Medium, and others. Presented by Town Hall Seattle. Buy the Book: https://www.elliottbaybook.com/book/9781479800841  Your support helps Town Hall create more digital events like this one! Please consider making a donation here.

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 Ep 372 with Jon Dore (Conan, The Jon Dore Show) Topics include: catching "the crud", Alaska living, transient global amnesia, John Candy's face on the Canadian $5, day drinking, making Instagram videos with John's "best friend" Emma, Fifty Ways to Kill Your Mom, and snooze button abuse.   Get your tickets to see Jon here: Jon Dore Tickets OR call and make a reservation" (612)338-6393   Thanks to Circle of Heat for the intro music. Listen to them here: Circle of Heat

Ronda Cobb, The Money Coach “Fifty Ways to Say No” Hey, can you help me out? I know you love to help others? Would you do me a favor? When enough is enough and saying no is tough, join me as I give you some ways out…if you ask nicely, I’ll email you the list. Whoo-hoo! More time for your 2020 strategic plan… www.rcmoneycoach.com

You can't judge a book by its cover. 50 Ways to Cook a Carrot is not really about carrots.

I interview my good friend Ophthalmologist James McNair regarding his new book! There Must Be Fifty Ways to Love Your Liver (Taking The “Weird” Out of Alternative Medicine) By James R. McNair M.D. Find out some great info! Remember the eye and liver are connected. Join me for an interview with this great ophthalmologist! Mark your Calendar. Feb 15-16, 2020 for the Vision Event. FREE if you are an active or past Kondrot Program Patient! The event will include an update on traditional eye treatments including new medical and surgical approaches to eye disease. It will also include an update on the latest alternative treatments to help you restore your lost. The event will conclude with a special celebration dinner to honor you- all my special friends New! Workshops on different alternative treatments! We will cover microcurrent, homeopathy, light therapy and ozone Treatment! www.VisionEvent2020.com

I interview my good friend Ophthalmologist James McNair regarding his new book! There Must Be Fifty Ways to Love Your Liver (Taking The “Weird” Out of Alternative Medicine) By James R. McNair M.D. Find out some great info! Remember the eye and liver are connected. Join me for an interview with this great ophthalmologist! Mark your Calendar. Feb 15-16, 2020 for the Vision Event. FREE if you are an active or past Kondrot Program Patient! The event will include an update on traditional eye treatments including new medical and surgical approaches to eye disease. It will also include an update on the latest alternative treatments to help you restore your lost. The event will conclude with a special celebration dinner to honor you- all my special friends New! Workshops on different alternative treatments! We will cover microcurrent, homeopathy, light therapy and ozone Treatment! www.VisionEvent2020.com

I interview my good friend Ophthalmologist James McNair regarding his new book! There Must Be Fifty Ways to Love Your Liver (Taking The “Weird” Out of Alternative Medicine) By James R. McNair M.D. Find out some great info! Remember the eye and liver are connected. Join me for an interview with this great ophthalmologist! Mark your Calendar. Feb 15-16, 2020 for the Vision Event. FREE if you are an active or past Kondrot Program Patient! The event will include an update on traditional eye treatments including new medical and surgical approaches to eye disease. It will also include an update on the latest alternative treatments to help you restore your lost. The event will conclude with a special celebration dinner to honor you- all my special friends New! Workshops on different alternative treatments! We will cover microcurrent, homeopathy, light therapy and ozone Treatment! www.VisionEvent2020.com

In the Funny Feline Felonies, Joker fakes getting kidnapped by Catwoman, only to then let her lead him around by the nose. He seems more childish than evil. What's wrong with season three Joker? That's one issue on our minds as we go through this two-parter. We also explore the provenance of the "Kitty Car," the ways in which this arc displays both male chauvinism and feminism, and the numerous extra characters and cameos that Stanley Ralph Ross included in this script — and an important cameo that all the other bat-commentators have missed! Also, a close look at Warden Crichton's office, the Los Straitjackets version of the Batman theme, and your mail! The Washington Post on Eartha Kitt's ill-fated 1968 visit to the White House Warden Crichton's evolving office: A comparison  

For a long time, Fabrice has wanted to do a show on my list of "Fifty Ways to Untwist Your Thinking" called "Fifty Ways in Fifty Minutes." So we finally did it, and it was fun! If I'm helping you overcome depression or anxiety, I'll ask you to fill out a Daily Mood Log, so you can list your negative thoughts and feelings at some specific moment when you were upset. You may be thinking, "I'm a failure," or "I should not have made that mistake," or "I'm unlovable." Your negative thoughts will nearly always be distorted, but you'll still believe them, and that's why you're feeling depressed and anxious. And the moment you discover that your negative thoughts aren't true, you'll immediately feel better. But that's not going to be easy, because you've probably been giving yourself the same negative messages for years, or even decades.  And friends and family members, and even your therapist, may have been trying, unsuccessfully, to talk you out of them. That's why I've developed more than fifty methods to help you crush the negative thoughts at the heart of your suffering. So today, you'll take a look at the landscape!

For a long time, Fabrice has wanted to do a show on my list of "Fifty Ways to Untwist Your Thinking" called "Fifty Ways in Fifty Minutes." So we finally did it, and it was fun! If I'm helping you overcome depression or anxiety, I'll ask you to fill out a Daily Mood Log, so you can list your negative thoughts and feelings at some specific moment when you were upset. You may be thinking, "I'm a failure," or "I should not have made that mistake," or "I'm unlovable." Your negative thoughts will nearly always be distorted, but you'll still believe them, and that's why you're feeling depressed and anxious. And the moment you discover that your negative thoughts aren't true, you'll immediately feel better. But that's not going to be easy, because you've probably been giving yourself the same negative messages for years, or even decades.  And friends and family members, and even your therapist, may have been trying, unsuccessfully, to talk you out of them. That's why I've developed more than fifty methods to help you crush the negative thoughts at the heart of your suffering. So today, you'll take a look at the landscape!

What are the advantages of the FAIRtax? There are many, many of them and The FAIRtax Guys use this episode to list and discuss many of the reasons why the FAIRtax is superior to an income tax or any other tax plan currently in Congress.

On this look back to our first ever anniversary episode, Bladtcast 50, "50 Shades of Bladt" or "50 Ways To Leave Your Bladtcast" (Originally Posted 2/27/14), Christian, Agent Starling, Coltrane and Liev celebrate the big silver anniversary of the podcast. Included in the celebration are two of the Granite States finest: Karl from New Hampshire and Mark from New Hampshire, plus special celebratory messages from Gene in Philly, "Rafe Guttman" Mark_Hunt "Bill Cosby", Rob Laurich, "Gene Simmons", Larry O'Connor, a truly dirty dirty joke from Orson Bean and even a message from the great Dennis Miller. Plus, there's no shortage of "Coltrane's Corner" or wonderfully outdated "Nerd Talk"!

We continue our discussion on the fifty ways the world might end.NOTE: This episode was recorded days before the Machester and Syria attacks, and so neither are mentioned in the discussion of terrorism at the beginning of the episode (08mins 04secs). We would have skipped the topic entirely had it happened before recording but being that the events unfolded the way they did, it would seem dishonest do just edit it out of the conversation. If you find the topic too depressing or are sick of hearing about it, skip to 19mins 16secs. You can now keep track of what we're up to, find out where to find us, or download episodes directly, from our new website: www.DisasterArtistsPodcast.com. You can even support the show by buying a t-shirt from the store.

For our 50th episode, we look at the fifty ways the world might end, from the likely to the completely ridiculous, in a two-part series.You can now keep track of what we're up to, find out where to find us, or download episodes directly, from our new website: www.DisasterArtistsPodcast.com. You can even support the show by buying a t-shirt from the store.

I recently read with great interest a very long thread on Facebook about whether or not an incident commander should wear turnout gear at a fire scene. As my focus and passion is improving first responder situational awareness, I would like to address this issue from that perspective. The feedback on Facebook was, as expected, all over the place with some participants saying the commander should be in turnout gear. Some said the commander should not be in turnout gear. And some displayed the typical (and expected) distain for management and saying the chiefs should just stay in their offices. Editorial comments lacking maturity aside, the question of whether an incident commander should wear turnout gear is one I field often during my Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder program so I thought I'd take the matter up here.  Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com   Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records   Cover Photo: John Buckman Chief Photographer WildFire Studios   Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com   Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/   Contact Rich Gasaway www.RichGasaway.com Support@RichGasaway.com 612-548-4424

Glenn, Jake, Jon, Randy, and Tom respond to a listener email: “Hey guys, what are the top 3 reasons you left the church?” So, OK, maybe it should be called 50 “reasons” to leave the church, but just go with us on this one…

On this episode, I interview Firefighter Richard Marcus of the New Hartford Volunteer Fire Department in Connecticut. On May 5, 2006, Firefighter Marcus was in the officer’s seat of New Hartford Engine 1 responding to a report of a fire on the roadside. While in route, they were cancelled and a discussion in the cab caused the driver to become momentarily distracted. For the brief moment that he had his eyes off the roadway, the engine drifted of the right side of the road. While the driver attempted to correct and recover, the engine veered out of control and struck a tree on the officer’s side of the engine. As a result, Firefighter Marcus suffered multiple injuries that included a spinal fracture and bilateral knee injuries. All firefighters riding in the engine were wearing seat belts. However the engine was older and was only equipped with lap belts, not shoulder belts.   Listen in as Firefighter Marcus shares this incredible story of how this incident impacted his life.  Lessons learned include:  1.The adoption of commercial driver’s license (or Q-endorsements in Connecticut) for drivers.  2.The implementation of a sterile cockpit policy (adopted from the airline industry). This is a topic I speak about in the SAMatters Online Academy and during the live Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder program. I will talk about this more in an upcoming podcast.  3.Changes the department made in vehicle safety following the incident.  4.The establishment of a driver’s training program with criteria to accomplishment.  5.Richard shares how the accident changed how he was treated in his department.  6.The challenges Richard has seen in his efforts to get his department to develop SOGs and to implement best practices. Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com   On-Line Academy http://www.samatters.com/situational-awareness-matters-academy/   Upcoming Events Schedule http://www.samatters.com/programs-keynote/eventschedule/   Books and Videos (Store) http://www.samatters.com/store/   Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/   Close Call Survivor Website www.CloseCallSurvivor.com   Contact Rich Gasaway www.RichGasaway.com Support@RichGasaway.com 612-548-4424    

  In episode 2, I spoke a little bit about complacency. The feedback was awesome, thank you everyone for that.   1. In this episode I will continue on that topic and share a how a false alarm mindset can lead to complacency.   2. In the near-miss report we will share an incident where complacency caused a firefighter to fall through a weakened floor at a residential dwelling fire.   3. And in the question/answer segment, we will explore why the “Blind Search” drill may be a set-up for failure and consequence.     FEATURE TOPIC   Another False Alarm: A Tale of Complacency Complacency is a big deal for first responders because it impacts your situational awareness on multiple levels. I would like to give every responder the benefit of the doubt that if or when they have found him or herself being complacent that it was not happening on purpose. In other words, I hope every responder desires to be diligent and alert. Yet, complacency still gets us. I recently had an up close and personal experience with this that I’d like to share.   If you follow my Twitter or Facebook updates you know this: I travel. A lot. I am sort of living my own version of Planes, Trains and Automobiles (except I am not sharing my bed with John Candy. Nuf said).   The popularity of the Mental Management of Emergencies and Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder Program (as part of the “Get in the Loop” Tour) keeps me nomadic about 200 days of the year. Trust me, that is not a complaint. I absolutely love sharing my message with first responders. Even more, I love the feedback that the message is making a difference. For that, I thank you very much.   Recently on one of my trips I was startled awake at 2:53am by a fire alarm activation. The alarm only rang about 10 seconds. Knowing what I know about night clerks at hotels, I suspected the alarm had been prematurely silenced. My suspicion was confirmed when I went to the lobby and heard the clerk on the telephone telling someone the alarm panel is indicating the fire pump is running. I was the only patron of the hotel who came to the lobby.   Another False Alarm   As the building was sprinklered and there was no smoke in the lobby, I poured a cup of coffee to see how all of this was going to play out in part. I was partly curious and partly angry that the clerk silenced the alarm without investigating the source.   Then, the fire department arrived. Three firefighters dismounted the engine and entered the lobby and my disappointment with the situation rose to an entirely new level. Every member of the crew had the flaps on their coats open, no helmets, no SCBA, no tools, no water can, no TIC (which, in all fairness they may not have had on that apparatus). They were no more prepared to fight a fire than I would have been if I came down to the lobby wearing Nomex boxer briefs.   And where were all the other guests? Surely I was not the only person who heard the alarm. But I was probably the only person in the hotel to have witnessed night clerks silencing alarms to avoid disrupting the slumbering guests.   The Triple Whammy of Complacency   There were three examples of complacency witnessed in a span of ten minutes.   Complacent Act #1: The night clerk was complacent for silencing the alarm too quickly, assuming the activation to be another false alarm.   Complacent Act #2: The patrons of the hotel only heard an alarm that lasted ten seconds, leading them to assume the alarms were just another false alarm.   Complacent Act #3: The fire department responded to the alarm with their guard down. Way down. I could tell by their movement, demeanor, comments and attire. For them, this was another false alarm.   I did not sleep well during what was left of my night. As I lay there I imagined how the outcome of this seemingly benign event could have been tragically different if only a few circumstances were different.   A Culture of Complacency   Whose job is it to create and nurture a culture that prohibits complacency? Is it the senior management, training officers, company officers or individual firefighters? I would say it is the job of everyone because no one is exempt from the potential consequences. It is evident to me that a complacent co-worker may be more dangerous than any broken piece of equipment on your apparatus. Equipment problems are easy to fix. Repair or replace. But when co-workers have complacent mindsets it can be much more challenging to repair or replace.   The Non-Complacent Fire Alarm Response   Contrast this to a similar experience I had during a visit to another fire department a few months ago. During that visit there was also a fire alarm activation in my hotel during the night (This may seem like an odd stroke of bad luck, but keep in mind I spend hundreds of nights in a hotel room). My observations here, however, were VERY different.   These firefighters came off the truck with a “working fire” mindset. No complacency to be found here. It was all business. Full gear, SCBA, tools, water, flashlights & TIC. Just as it should be. Kudos to this fire department for setting a great example.   Coincidentally, the hotel clerk did not silence the alarm and the lobby was full of patrons. I suspect that has much to do with the fire marshal of this particular department being proactive and educating the desk clerks on how to handle alarm activations.   Advice   The problem with complacency is it can creep into how the members of your  department do things in a sneaky, almost unnoticeable away. That is, unnoticeable until some nerdy retired firefighter turned cognitive neuroresearcher happens to be hanging out in the lobby of your hotel when you have a fire alarm. He notices.   If your mindset leads to believe you are responding to just another fire alarm, then your guard will be down. Not only can this cause you to be physically ill-prepared for the potential of the call, it can also cause you to be mentally ill-prepared for the potential dangers the call holds. Early in my career I was taught to prepare and respond to every call with the mindset that what I will find the worst-case scenario situation and then to get into the mental mindset to be ready for it.   Ironically, as I have so often talked about in my articles, the repetition of physical and mental preparation for the worst case scenario builds both cognitive and muscle memory. This means my mental and physical preparation that all responses held the high-potential of risk… would become a habit – my automatic scripted, subconscious performance under stress. This would pay off for me, in spades, throughout my career and it will for you too.   Conversely, if the mindset becomes one of complacency. It is just another fire alarm triggers the mind and the body behaves accordingly. In this state of low arousal the senses neither capture nor comprehend clues and cues that can form situational awareness. Being on-guard helps improve situational awareness.   During my research I interviewed a commander who responded to just another fire alarm to a building they had been to numerous times in the past. His mindset was one of complacency. Arrive and reset the alarm was his mindset. But this time, it was a working fire with people trapped. He described the impact vividly. For those with my Fireground Command Decision Making book, you know I wrote about this incident and the impact it had on this officer.   This commander admitted having a very difficult time recovering from his complacent mindset and getting geared up for the task he was facing. His crew was also complacent, just another fire alarm, mindset which compounded the problem.   Respond to every call for service as if it holds the potential to cause you great harm. Be vigilant in your capturing of clues and cues and understanding what they mean. No responder ever goes to a call thinking it is going to be their last. But many catastrophic outcomes result from complacent mindsets.   Discussions   1. Discuss a time when you were complacent on a call and the potential impact it could have had on you or other responders.   2. Discuss some specific strategies you use to avoid complacency as a first responder.   3. Discuss some strategies that can be used to help others over the affection of complacency.   4. Discuss with co-workers how you can help each other avoid complacent mindsets.     SITUATIONAL AWARENESS NEAR MISS LESSON LEARNED     This lesson comes to us from the Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System, where lessons learned become lessons applied.     We were dispatched to a structure fire at a tri-level style home with a well-involved fire on the lower level. Upon completing a 360, it was noted that the fire was auto exposing to the second floor and attic space. Once the body of the fire was knocked down, my partner and I proceeded to the second floor to check for exposure. I entered a room and was walking toward the window when the floor gave way, causing me to drop into the room of origin. My partner called a mayday and, after regaining my composure, I notified command that I was OK and in verbal and sight contact with my partner and proceeded out of the structure.     LESSONS LEARNED   The biggest lesson learned was we had become complacent. Training… and reinforcing… that training is also important. Always be aware of the situation and surroundings.     Why is it so easy for the reporter of this incident to see his errors after the fact, yet not in the moment. This is the nature of flawed situational awareness… the inability to see the bad things coming… in time to change bad outcomes. Even though this firefighter was not seriously injured, the outcome could have been catastrophic. Anytime fire is burning below where firefighters are operating, the structure is weakening. Heat causes structural components to decompose.   As they decompose they weaken. All the while, the enemy of every building – gravity – is trying to kill the building by pushing down on it with a constant force. If gravity had its way, every building would be flattened. But it does not because the components of construction hold the building up against the forces of gravity. Fire-weakened structures are no match for the downward force of gravity. Add the weight of contents and firefighters and you are able to forecast the outcome, which is Level 3 situational awareness.     You can visit them at www.FirefighterNearMiss.com     If you have experienced or witnessed a near miss and would like to be interviewed on this show, visit my companion site:   www.CloseCallSurvivor.com    Click on the contact us link. Thank you, in advance, for sharing your lessons learned so others may live.     INFORMATION     If you are interested in attending a live event, you can check out the Situational Awareness Matters Tour Stop schedule at: SAMatters.com. Click on the Program and Keynotes tab just below the header. Then click on the Events Schedule tab. If I am in your area, I hope you will consider attending a live event.     If you are not able to attend a live event, consider signing up for the SAMatters On-Line Academy. The Academy contains videos and articles that cover the same content as a three-day live tour event, delivered in 14 modules you can go through at your own pace, from your own computer. The Academy Plus version includes four books that are referenced throughout the Academy.     The Plus version is a great bargain because the tuition simply covers the cost of the books… making the Academy free!     Just click on the link below the header on the SAMatters home page titled On-Line Academy.     SAMatters COMMUNITY Question     This question comes from an attendee of a Mental Management of Emergencies class in Ventura County, California.     QUESTION: If sending firefighters into a training scenario with a blacked out facepiece is training for failure, tell us why and what should we do to fix the problem?     ANSWER: The failure does not come from training firefighters to operate in a zero visibility conditions. In fact, that's an essential skill for firefighters. The failure comes from blacking out facepieces and sending firefighters IN to training fires.     As you understand how the brain learns, the solution becomes easier to comprehend. When conditions rapidly go to zero visibility with the presence of high heat, the firefighters are in pre-flashover conditions. We do not want firefighters continuing on the mission of search or fire attack in the presence of flashover conditions. We want them to leave the environment. But many do not.     They stay true to the mission and forge onward. This is because they were trained to do that. The fix, in a nutshell, is to send firefighters into training situations with good visibility. Then at some point blacken out the facepieces and teach them how to get out. This small change is enough to shift the mindset from one of being true to a mission of going inward and onward to one of getting out - survival!     CLOSING     Well, that is it. Episode 8 is complete. Thank you for sharing some of your valuable time with me today. I sincerely appreciate your support of my mission.     If you like the show, please go to iTunes, and search for SAMatters Radio and subscribe to the podcast and leaving your feedback and a 5-star review. This will help others find the show.     You can also sign up for the free SAMatters monthly newsletter by visiting www.SAMatters.com and clicking the red box on the right side of the home page.     Be safe out there. May the peace of the Lord, and strong situational awareness, be with you always.     ** Post Closing Message     You have been listening to the Situational Awareness Matters Radio show with Dr. Richard B. Gasaway. If you are interested in learning more about situational awareness, human factors and decision making under stress, visit SAMatters.com. If you are interested in booking Dr. Gasaway for an upcoming event, visit his personal website at RichGasaway.com   Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com   On-Line Academy http://www.samatters.com/situational-awareness-matters-academy/   Upcoming Events Schedule http://www.samatters.com/programs-keynote/eventschedule/   Books and Videos (Store) http://www.samatters.com/store/   Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/   Close Call Survivor Website www.CloseCallSurvivor.com   Contact Rich Gasaway www.RichGasaway.com Support@RichGasaway.com 612-548-4424  

Hello and welcome to episode 7 of the Situational Awareness Matters radio show. I’m your host, Rich Gasaway. The purpose of this show is to improve situational awareness and decision making for individuals and teams who work in high stress, high consequence environments. Our mission is simple… To help you see the bad things coming… in time to prevent bad outcomes.     I am broadcasting to you today from my Situational Awareness Matters Get in the Loop Tour Stop in Erwin, Tennessee where I am training 950 employees from Nuclear Fuel Services on situational awareness and the challenges faced by industrial workers. NFS processes the uranium that powers the nuclear navy. I am honored they have engaged me in a multi-year contract to help improve the safety of their employees. Thank you NFS for this opportunity.     On this episode we’ll talk about:   1. The Line of Duty Death of Asheville Fire Captain Jeff Bowen.   2. In the near-miss lesson learned we’ll talk about an incident where flawed situational awareness led to firefighters being caught in a ceiling collapse.   3. And in the Question/Answer segment we’ll take a program attendee question about fatigue.   FEATURE TOPIC   Healing and growing from tragedy   I had an opportunity to present along side Asheville Fire Chief Scott Burnette at the North Carolina Society of Fire Rescue Instructors Conference. This opportunity came as a result of another wonderful opportunity that Chief Burnette extended to me to conduct facilitated debriefings following the line-of-duty death of Captain Jeff Bowen. During the debriefing process I was able to learn, first-hand, of the challenges and opportunities the department faced during this horrific event on July 28, 2011. ChiefBurnette’s presentation (which preceded mine) was titled Fourteen Minutes, Thirteen Seconds. It was so named for the time it took rescue crews to locate and remove Captain Bowen following the Mayday call. Chief Burnette told the audience those brief minutes passed like hours.  The visit and presentation also gave me the opportunity to visit again with Firefighter Jay Bettencourt. Jay is the firefighter who was with Captain Bowen when he went down on the fifth floor of the medical office building. Jay’s acts of heroism to rescue his brother left me awe struck. Jay is a humble man. I am confident he would not see himself as a hero. Rather, he would characterize himself as a firefighter who was just doing his job. During my portion of the presentation, I focused on how we conducted the facilitated debriefings following the event.  I brought Jay to the front of the room and, standing beside Firefighter Bettencourt I told the audience. “Some day, my grand kids will ask me if I am a hero. I will tell them no. Grandpa is not a hero. But I have stood among them” and then looked to Jay. He received the most well-deserved standing ovation I have ever seen delivered.   Likewise, when Chief Burnette finished speaking he also received a standing ovation from the audience. Chief Burnette was very forthcoming with his assessment of the incident and the lessons learned. He’s such a humble leader. One that all of us should emulate. I did not envy the position he was in to give such a tough presentation in front of such a large audience. He remained poised and professional.   At one point Chief Burnette spoke of a dream he had in November where Captain Bowen appeared and walked the chief through the fire incident, step by step, and told him everything that happened. It was, by far, the most riveting story I had every heard. Ever! There can be no doubt for the Chief’s love and compassion for his firefighters. His commitment to learn every lesson possible from this tragedy is very apparent.   Just two weeks ago I had the opportunity to revisit my friends in Asheville. This was the first visit since my facilitated debriefing last fall. The purpose of this visit was to be briefed by the Post Incident Analysis teams. I was very impressed with the amount of work that had been done based on the recommendations in my report.   All too often I encounter fire departments who’ve experienced a line of duty death and, as a result, have changed nothing. Some are in denial. Some say that if they address the issues they will be dishonoring the fallen. This often leaves the firefighters anger and disappointed because they all know things went wrong and there are lessons to learn… not to dishonor the fallen, but to honor the fallen. We owe it to every fallen firefighter to learn every possible lesson about how the tragedy unfolded and how to prevent it from happening again.   Clearly, The Asheville Fire Department is an organization that is taking the lesson from the tragedy of July 28, 2011 and making real changes to improve their safety and operations. Their actions will become a blueprint for other departments to follow. To say I’m impressed is an understatement. This is a first-rate organization that is well on its way to healing and growing out of tragedy. Congratulations Asheville Fire Department.   SITUATIONAL AWARENESS NEAR MISS LESSON LEARNED     This lesson comes to us from the Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System, where lessons learned become lessons applied.     We responded to assist another fire department at a structure fire that was caused by a lightning strike. The fire was in the attic of a two-story home of approximately 3000 square feet. The first due engine had pulled two 1 3/4" lines and a 2 1/2" line with a cellar nozzle. My crew went upstairs to assist with the fire attack. There was a very light haze of smoke on the second floor. After opening a hole in the ceiling, we put the 2 1/2" line with the cellar nozzle into the attic.     We then noticed the room next to us had a glow coming from under the door. As the attack team went to make entry into that room, the entire ceiling collapsed on top of us and visibility went to zero. One firefighter had their face-piece knocked off and we all were disoriented. Everyone made it out without injury.     LESSONS LEARNED   Be aware of what the conditions are around you. When you use a cellar nozzle in the attic, anticipating a collapse.     This near-miss serves as an example of flawed Level 3 situational awareness – where the crew had a flawed ability to predict, project, or forecast future outcomes based on current information. This often happens when personnel are operating in the moment with a fixation on the task and little thought is given to cause and effect.     When you are applying water, you are adding 8.35 pounds of weight into the structure for every gallon of water you apply. If you flow a 100 GPM nozzle for two minutes, that’s 1,670 pounds of water being loaded into the ceiling.     As you apply water, think… how much weight and I loading into the structure? Where is it going? Can the structure support the weight? What are the potential outcomes if it cannot? Can we anticipate those outcomes before they happen? Can we take action to prevent the bad outcome?     Level 3 situational awareness is developed by using past experience, past training and your imagination to envision future events. It’s the foundation of the mission ofSAMatters… to help you see the bad things coming… in time to avoid bad outcomes.     You can visit them at www.FirefighterNearMiss.com     If you have experienced or witnessed a near miss and would like to be interviewed on this show, visit my companion site:    www.CloseCallSurvivor.com    Click on the “contact us” link. Thank you, in advance, for sharing your lessons learned so others may live.   Peeling Back the Layers     Situational awareness is consistently identified as one of the leading contributing factors in firefighter near-miss events. Yet many firefighters who know, with confidence, they lost their situational awareness don’t understand how… or why… their situational awareness was impacted.   There are two essential reasons for this. First, many responders don’t understand what situational awareness is nor do they understand how to develop and maintain it. Second – and this can be a shocker for some – flawed situational awareness is not the root cause of a near-miss (or a casualty event for that matter). Flawed situational awareness is a SYMPTOM. 

   Let’s address the first issue – understanding what situational awareness is.   Situational awareness is your ability to capture and understand information about what is happening around you, in the context of place and time. Then being able to take the understanding of the information and make accurate predictions about future events before they occur. The acronym I created that may help you remember this is G-A-S.
   G – Gather information   A – Assess the information   S – Speculate on future events

   When you read a report (near-miss or casualty) that identifies flawed situational awareness as a contributing factor the first question you should ask is: “What flawed the situational awareness.” This is where the understanding of situational awareness becomes more complex. I have identified and researched over one hundred barriers to situational awareness. A barrier is anything that causes the loss of situational awareness or anything that keeps situational awareness from being restored once it is lost.   Asking probing questions can help you peel back the layers and get to the root cause. For example, asking: “What mission were the responders trying to accomplish at the time of the near-miss (or casualty)?” This starts the process of peeling back the layers to allow you to understand how a deep focus on a critical mission can cause a narrowing of attention to a limited number of clues and cues. I term this situational awareness barrier “Mission Myopia.” As you understand how mission myopia occurs and the consequences, you begin peeling back the layers and see how the same thing might happen to you. That is when the real learning occurs.

   Peeling back the layers takes the understanding of near miss and casualty events to a whole new level. In the book, Situational Awareness for Emergency Response (PennWell 2013, p.8) I offer the following questions to help you peel back the layers:
   .    What were the responders trying to accomplish at the time things went wrong?     .    What was the overall mission of the incident, and what role were the responders playing in advancing the mission when things went wrong?     .    Why did it make sense for the responder to be doing what they were doing at the moment things went wrong?     .    What task or objective were the responders focused on that kept them from seeing the bad outcome on the horizon?     .    Were there any distractions or interruptions that drew the responders’ attention away from their task?     .    Did the responders understand the overall incident goals and objectives, their roles in the mission, and how other individuals or teams were going to influence the outcome?     INFORMATION     If you’re interested in attending a live event, you can check out the Situational Awareness Matters Tour Stop schedule at: SAMatters.com. Click on the Program and Keynotes tab just below the header. Then click on the “Events Schedule” tab. If I’m in your area, I hope you’ll consider attending a live event.   If you’re not able to attend a live event, consider signing up for the SAMatters On-Line Academy. The Academy contains videos and articles that cover the same content as a three-day live tour event, delivered in 14 modules you can go through at your own pace, from your own computer. The Academy Plus version includes four books that are referenced throughout the Academy.   The Plus version is a great bargain because the tuition simply covers the cost of the books… making the Academy free!   Just click on the link below the header on the SAMatters home page titled “On-Line Academy.”     SAMatters COMMUNITY QUESTION     This question comes from an attendee of the Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder class in Indiana.     QUESTION: What is the impact of fatigue on first responder situational awareness?     ANSWER: Fatigue diminishes situational awareness significantly. The impact of fatigue on all aspects of mental performance are well-documented in research. I know this answer may not be popular with responders who work 24 or 48 hour shifts, but the science backs my assertion that the fatigued brain does not function as well as the rested brain.   Severe fatigue can have the same impact as alcohol, impairing coherent thought, gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Fatigue can impact reasoning, memory, recall and impact sight and hearing.     This is a great question and we’ll dedicate an upcoming episode to the topic of worker fatigue so look for that on the horizon.     CLOSING     Well, that’s it. Episode 7 is complete. Thank you for sharing some of your valuable time with me today. I sincerely appreciate your support of my mission.     If you like the show, please go to iTunes, and search for SAMatters Radio and subscribe to the podcast and leaving your feedback and a 5-star review. This will help others find the show.     You can also sign up for the free SAMatters monthly newsletter by visiting www.SAMatters.com and clicking the red box on the right side of the home page.     Be safe out there. May the peace of the Lord, and strong situational awareness, be with you always.     You’ve been listening to the Situational Awareness Matters Radio show with Dr. Richard B. Gasaway.  If you’re interested in learning more about situational awareness, human factors and decision making under stress, visit SAMatters.com. If you’re interested in booking Dr. Gasaway for an upcoming event, visit his personal website atRichGasaway.com     If you are interested in purchasing a copy of Situational Awareness for Emergency Response, visit SAMatters.com, click on the “Store” link and then the “Print Books” link. I personally sign every book purchased through my store as a show of appreciation for supporting my mission. The proceeds of all book and video sales are invested back into our mission and help ensure you can continue to receive valuable articles and radio show content for free.     NIOSH Line of Duty Death Report http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face201118.pdf   Asheville Fire Department website http://www.ashevillenc.gov/Departments/Fire.aspx   Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com   On-Line Academy http://www.samatters.com/situational-awareness-matters-academy/   Upcoming Events Schedule http://www.samatters.com/programs-keynote/eventschedule/   Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/   Close Call Survivor Website www.CloseCallSurvivor.com   Contact Rich Gasaway www.RichGasaway.com Support@RichGasaway.com 612-548-4424      

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