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		<title>Distractedness: Part of Being Human</title>
		<link>http://www.charlesalday.com/v1/2011/03/08/distractedness-part-of-being-human/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I advise people that we seek distractions, and I am learning it&#8217;s a natural part of being human.Â  In The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, Nicholas Carr writes, &#8220;the natural state of the human brain, like that of the brains of most of our relatives in the animal kingdom, is one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting Volker: A Good Way to Begin 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.charlesalday.com/v1/2011/01/01/meeting-volker-a-good-way-to-begin-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife asked me to buy some gifts for some of our friends.Â  We&#8217;re in Heidelberg, Germany and had just finished an excellent lunch at Vetter&#8217;s.Â  I noticed a small shop across the street and walked in.Â  The proprietor greeted me in German, but switched to English when I said, &#8220;Hello.&#8221;Â Â  He was friendly and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memorial to Fallen Logger(Times Have Changed)</title>
		<link>http://www.charlesalday.com/v1/2010/12/31/memorial-to-fallen-loggertimes-have-changed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.charlesalday.com/v1/?p=449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I hiked through the Partnach Gorge in Bavarian Germany.Â Â  Commercial logging took place there from the 1700s to the late 1800s.Â  Several loggers lost their lives.Â  There is a memorial with a separate marker for each logger.Â  This gentleman evidently plummeted into the river from one of the rock formations.Â  It reminded me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year and Good Luck</title>
		<link>http://www.charlesalday.com/v1/2010/12/29/happy-new-year-and-good-luck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Factors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I see people in top hats and pigs, my first thought is not new beginnings or good luck.Â  In Germany, they symbolize those things and can be seen in most stores at the end of the old year.Â Â  I hope that 2011 is a great year for you, and you are as prosperous as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Max Kick, No Sugar &#8211; A Way to Manage Fatigue?</title>
		<link>http://www.charlesalday.com/v1/2010/12/29/max-kick-no-sugar-a-way-to-manage-fatigue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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I walked into a quick mart in Heidelberg, Germany.Â  It&#8217;s interesting that the Germans also are using energy drinks as a way to get some quick energy.Â  In pipeline control centers, I notice that the younger employees use energy drinks instead of coffee.Â  I asked our host, an Army employee, if it is similar in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assumptions Cause Problems, Particularly in Houston</title>
		<link>http://www.charlesalday.com/v1/2010/11/20/assumptions-cause-problems-particularly-in-houston/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the API Control Room Forum, I had a nice lunch with Steve Will of Evosites.Â  The company designs and builds control room consoles, and my clients are interested in the &#8220;sit and stand&#8221; console.Â  When I went back to the hotel to get a cab to the airport, Orest Hodinski from Kinder Morgan Canada [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Elephant in the Control Room: The People Who Work 24-7-365</title>
		<link>http://www.charlesalday.com/v1/2010/11/14/the-elephant-in-the-control-room-the-people-who-work-24-7-365/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managing Fatigue]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve heard that saying about the elephant in the room, that enormous issue that few people want to acknowledge.
Pipeline control rooms in the USA have been discussing, debating, preparing, procrastinating, and thinking about a new pipeline safety regulations that require their control rooms to develop a human factors management plan by August 1, 2011.Â Â  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Push Start&#8221; on Gas Pump; I couldn&#8217;t find &#8220;Start&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.charlesalday.com/v1/2010/11/01/push-start-on-gas-pump-i-couldnt-find-start/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Factors]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.charlesalday.com/v1/?p=403</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The instructions on the gas pump LCD were simple to read:Â  1) Remove Nozzle; 2)Â  Push Start;Â  3)Pump Gas.Â Â  I could perform numbers one and three easily.Â Â  I could not find &#8220;Start,&#8221; and I do not think I was the first person with that problem.Â Â  After I quit staring dumbly at the LCD screen, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Someone Somewhere Sees IT Coming&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.charlesalday.com/v1/2010/10/19/someone-somewhere-sees-it-coming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Factors]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.charlesalday.com/v1/?p=396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IT is problems. Have you ever read Managing the Unexpected?Â Â  If you work in a hazardous industry, it should be required reading.Â  Karl Weick and Kathleen Sutcliffe state, on page 74, that &#8220;with every problem, someone somewhere sees it coming.&#8221;Â  Think about what people say after a problem, an accident, an error occurs. &#8220;I knew [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clots, Shots, and Pills</title>
		<link>http://www.charlesalday.com/v1/2010/08/30/clots-shots-and-pills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we age, our mistakes can cause us problems.Â  Self-inflicted habits like eating too much and sleeping too little and handling stress poorly contribute to obesity, hypertension, and sleep apnea. In turn these may lead to other issues.Â  A few weeks ago, I had a red, painful area on my thigh.
On Monday, I went to [...]]]></description>
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