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"Second Time's the Charm": Story published
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Read my newest piece of microfiction, "Second Time's the Charm," for free on the Dark Moments online publication from Black Hare Press!
Theme: Coming of Age – with a twist.
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Those capitals are for a very good reason–they're the names of just two of the wonderful microfiction anthologies out from Black Hare Press!
WORLDS takes you into tantalizing new environments and adventures with not only new worlds to explore but the not-always-so-kind creatures along the way. Look for my "Single Colonists Wanted" story!
ANGELS takes a twist into the divine, where you may find a different kind of miracle than you expect… Warning: This is NOT religious fiction.
Look for my "Angel vs Society" story!
If you click this link to get to the Amazon page for Black Hare Press, you'll also see two other anthologies just about out:
MONSTERS (pre-order) reveals the creatures hiding in the shadows and the creatures boldly out in the open. Are you prepared to be delightfully chilled–or horrified?
While I didn't submit a story for MONSTERS, I did for BEYOND, so:
BEYOND (pre-order) heads into paranormal activity–or is it simply that we don't realize what walks alongside us every day? You'll get avenging apparitions and spirited hauntings, but also some along chillingly familiar lines. When you get it, look for my "Phantom Requiem" story!
"Monsterland Reanimated" keeps the world turned upside down
December 3, 2018 December 10, 2018 / Becky B	/ 1 Comment
"Monsterland Reanimated: Monsterland Series Volume 2 by Michael Okon is a gritty and raw horror novel that does the genre justice. Fast-paced, intense and actually giving me goosebumps, Monsterland Reanimated works with elements that may seem to be too much, but the author somehow makes them work brilliantly together. Superbly crafted, Monsterland Reanimated is a nail biter that I just didn't want to put down." – Reviewed By Rabia Tanveer for Readers' Favorite
After Monsterland has imploded, the entire world is thrown into chaos.
World leadership is gone, economies have collapsed, and communications are non-existent. Wyatt must go beyond the boundaries of his small town to reestablish contact with the outside world, and alert the government about a traitor-in-chief. During his journey, he discovers a new threat released from the bowels of the defunct theme park. When an army of relentless mummies, a life-sucking ooze called The Glob, and a hybrid reanimated Behemoth rise from the depths of Monsterland, who will survive?
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Monsterland Reanimated by Michael Okon
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"Though this book works as a stand alone, starting from the beginning of the series will result in a fuller reading experience, especially since Monsterland Reanimated closes on a riveting cliffhanger. A coming-of-age page-turner, Monsterland Reanimated puts a whole new spin on the world of good and evil." – Reviewed by Anita Lock for Foreword Reviews
"Monsterland Reanimated (Monsterland Series Volume 2) by Michael Okon is a well-written book that reminded me of a mix of the TV show The Walking Dead and the Jurassic Park movies. The author truly set this book apart from the Jurassic Park movies with how he explored the way the park's implosion affected the rest of the world and the people in it." – Reviewed By Sefina Hawke for Readers' Favorite
"I had not read the first Monsterland novel, but really it is not necessary to have done so before reading Monsterland Reanimated. Author Michael Okon gives us the backstory very well as events unfold in the new story. I would never have believed a novel about zombies, shape-shifters, and monsters in general would captivate me quite the way this one did and that is a real credit to the author. I found his writing style and dark humour, with some subtle and not so subtle pop culture references, to be immensely enjoyable to read." – Reviewed By Grant Leishman for Readers' Favorite
"Monsterland Reanimated features a riveting plot and an arresting narrative voice that combines with the exciting dialogues to create a reading experience that is perfect for fans of horror. This is an engrossing read with conflict and suspense that will keep readers turning the pages. An electrifying read!" – Reviewed By Romuald Dzemo for Readers' Favorite
"Careful thought and consideration have gone into each character and their own individual history and plot, adding to their depth and believability. There are some great action scenes which only serve to enhance a well-executed and conceived plot. The stakes have been raised and, as a reader, I find myself eagerly awaiting the next book in this imaginative and thrilling series. " – Reviewed By K.J. Simmill for Readers' Favorite
"Monsterland Reanimated is not simply a fast paced action novel, but an experience. It is as if the reader is immersed into an entirely new world, not simply a story about a monster themed theme park, but rather transported into an alternate reality of a post apocalyptic world. Okon's detailed account is authentic, and told in a matter of fact narrative, that makes the reader almost believe this is a true account of events that could possibly happen, given the right circumstances." – Patricia "Lemon Bee" Dompieri, RN
"If Monsterland was thrilling then Monsterland Reanimated is heart-poundingly thrilling, edge of your seat exciting and a much more action-packed, captivating and harrowing story." – David Savage, What's Good To Read
" … a captivating and thrilling page-turner …" – The Children's Book Review
"This fast-paced thriller will keep readers in suspense as the action dramatically unfolds. Sure to delight fans of dystopian fiction, science fiction and horror, Monsterland Reanimated is a worthy second installment in the Monsterland series." – The Children's Book Review
"A sense of wonder reflected in stories like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory coupled with the nonstop action of Mad Max and the existential horror of The Walking Dead makes this a delightfully creepy read. Monster aficionados young and old will love this series." – Reviewed by BlueInk Review, Starred Review
"The characters are a treat to follow. The main protagonists are seniors in high school. In some ways, they are typical teenagers arguing about which monster is more powerful. Still, they are forced to grow up fast. Other young adults would find pieces of themselves in many of the characters." – Reviewed by Cecilia_L for OnlineBookClub.com
Michael Okon is an award-winning and best-selling author of multiple genres including paranormal, thriller, horror, action/adventure and self-help. He graduated from Long Island University with a degree in English, and then later received his MBA in business and finance. Coming from a family of writers, he has storytelling in his DNA. Michael has been writing from as far back as he can remember, his inspiration being his love for films and their impact on his life. From the time he saw The Goonies, he was hooked on the idea of entertaining people through unforgettable characters.
Michael is a lifelong movie buff, a music playlist aficionado, and a sucker for self-help books. He lives on the North Shore of Long Island with his wife and children.
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It's not your job alone, but you can't run a decent VoIP service without keeping track of QoE.
There are a lot of terms floating around to describe how to set up metrics for evaluating service performance over the network. The best established is Quality of Service, or QoS, which has generally taken on a fairly technical, bandwidth-centric definition where it remains valuable as a metric, but is far from summing up what really counts in the eyes of the end user.
There are other terms like RUM or "real user monitoring" that are technical, but which do at least focus on a series of monitoring technologies truly targeted at the "real user" or "end user."
And then there's QoE, or Quality of Experience, which is my personal favourite because it is not centred in technology, but in the flesh-and-blood experience of the user consuming your services.
This focus is a lot like the original Mean Opinion Score (MOS), as it applied to telecommunications services. Like it or not, how your customers "feel" about your services is going to be how they're going to vote with their budget approvals.
This isn't to say that technical metrics don't count. You absolutely need them. Building towards QoE with a good combination of technical metrics and a healthy dose of customer dialogue is a fine art.
In this column we're going to look briefly at some of the metrics and technologies that most often apply. But before we do, I suppose I should answer the obvious question for many network managers: "Why me? Why should I care about QoE? Isn't that the job of the applications manager or the helpdesk?"
The answer is that you're partly right. QoE isn't your job alone. But the network is the delivery system for almost all application services, like it or not - including VoIP and unified communications, but most predominantly focusing on web-based applications. Many of these depend heavily on network-centric monitoring tools to ensure their performance.
Data from EMA shows that web-based applications for internal use dominate in terms of what's actually being deployed over the network. They are followed by client-server applications, then web-based applications for external use and web services, and all those are well ahead of VoIP.
EMA research also reinforces the importance of the network in the delivery of application and business services - a healthy 72 percent of respondents from a wide range of enterprises and service providers had more than 20 remote branch offices. In a parallel EMA survey, 34.1 percent had more than 100 remote locations. Networked applications are enabling new business models across verticals - that's true today with Web 2.0, and even truer tomorrow with the advent of globally dispersed service-oriented architectures.
So, QoE is important even if it isn't your job alone. Moreover, if you're interested in optimising the network, what better value to use than the value that truly counts from the customer/consumer perspective? And that's QoE.
QoE is also the natural place to trigger problem isolation and root-cause diagnostics because it's about meaningful service parameters, not component-centric metrics that are primarily useful for diagnostics.
The first thing to keep in mind is that QoE metrics are not designed in themselves to be diagnostic metrics. For instance, while configuration information can be hugely valuable in isolating a root cause and remedying a problem, it doesn't do much to inform on QoE. The same can be said about flow-based traffic volumes, or packet analysis and network forensics.
EMA research indicates that most often QoE is focused on metrics such as availability, Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF). But the first thing to say about QoE is that any number of studies have shown that end users care more about degraded response time than intermittent availability issues. This has more to do with human psychology than network engineering. End users typically believe that a complete failure in availability will soon be remedied, whereas they remain sceptical that effective action will be taken if their response time is degraded. Moreover, degraded response time tends to persist far longer than most availability issues, so their perception is reality in this case.
Yet response time can be troublesome in other ways. Average response time over a day or a week or a month may not be very meaningful in itself. Inconsistent response times, even with faster overall averages, can be far more troublesome to working rhythms than slower but more consistent service delivery.
And those terrible spikes that alienate users can occur within a single minute or even within seconds - spikes that may not only help to catch alienated users but also help to provide insight on where the problems lie.
There are other metrics that have various degrees of relevance, too. These include flexibility and choice of service - something that network planning plays a role in. Data security is another core value that people may not think of in QoE, but for certain applications, and certain information, it can be a prime customer concern. Cost effectiveness and visibility into usage and cost justification is increasingly of interest to business clients. Mobility is another QoE attribute, more important for some applications than others, and the list goes on.
Many synthetic tests also offer diagnostic value, especially when the scripts are optimised to look at certain types of transactional behaviours that occur at on an ad hoc basis in the real world. On the other hand, synthetic tests occur at specified intervals and therefore may fail to capture any number of real problems that occur in finite timeframes.
Moreover, many observed capabilities have become increasingly rich in function and are beginning to offer much of the granularity of insight once available only in synthetic tests. So, the truth is that both synthetic and observed should be in place - if you really care about QoE.
Placement is also important. Data-centric transactional monitoring can provide back-office detail that is quite useful in diagnostics, but it can also provide rich insights into issues surrounding QoE - in some cases playing back actual transactions in cinematic manner.
But capturing data at the end station is really at the heart of QoE, through either synthetic and/or observed transaction capabilities. Many of the more network-centric solutions for QoE benchmarking sit at the edge of the data centre and calculate end-user experience, in some cases in conjunction with insights into the back-office transaction as well.
Most of these are not "heavy hitting" in the true QoE sense. Still, their insights can allow you to diagnosing the cause of the problem far more quickly, as well as helping you anticipate performance degradations in remote locations.
Dennis Drogseth is research VP at analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA).


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Rockefeller Center transitions to reusable cutlery for catered events
(21 hours ago)
The Rockefeller Center for Public Policy recently transitioned to using only metal cutlery at all of its events in order to reduce its plastic usage. With a large portion of meals at dining locations and catered events using disposable plastic cutlery, the transition to reusable cutlery marks a significant effort to reduce plastic waste on campus.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/rockefeller-center-transitions-to-reusable-cutlery-for-catered-events
College updates student organization management system to Engage
The College has replaced the online student organization management system OrgSync with Engage, effective this winter. The system allows student groups to manage records, store and share important documents, communicate with members, publicize events and track participation. While the change brings a modern upgrade to the College's system, the transition led to some brief confusion — most of which was remedied by training for student organizations.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/college-updates-student-organization-management-system-to-engage
New app with focus on student mental health launches
Unmasked, an anonymous social media mobile application focused on mental health, launched on iOS on Jan. 13.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/new-application-with-focus-on-student-mental-health-launches
New DDS cafe opens in Dana Hall
(01/16/20 7:10am)
Located on the first floor of the newly renovated Dana Hall, Ramekin celebrated its grand opening on Jan. 13 as a new dining option for the Dartmouth community. The cafe is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and offers a full Starbucks menu in addition to specialty "yummekins" and other snacks.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/new-dds-cafe-opens-in-dana-hall
Hanover Co-op phases out plastic shopping bags at checkout
Ahead of a spring 2020 deadline, the Hanover Co-op will phase out plastic shopping bags at checkout by the end of the month. This decision, first announced in March 2019, comes as part of a broader set of sustainability initiatives undertaken by the Co-op.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/hanover-co-op-phases-out-plastic-shopping-bags-at-checkout
Students learn lessons in counterterrorism in Middle East trip
Over winter break, 12 students in the War and Peace Fellows Program — a program run through the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding that allows students to directly interact with leaders in government and foreign policy — traveled to Israel and the West Bank for a "field seminar" in counterterrorism.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/students-learn-lessons-in-counterterrorism-in-middle-east-trip
Dartmouth student awarded Pickering Fellowship
Dartmouth student Sydney Kamen '19 was awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship in November, which funds two years of graduate study with a commitment of five years to the United States Foreign Service. Kamen has previously been named as both a Truman and Boren scholar, and said her interests surround humanitarianism, gender and global health.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/dartmouth-student-awarded-pickering-fellowship
Dartmouth community member receiving treatment for tuberculosis
(01/15/20 4:14pm)
Updated: Jan. 15, 2020 at 2 p.m.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/dartmouth-community-member-treated-for-tuberculosis
Dartmouth professor named chair of New Hampshire parole board
On Dec. 12, New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu (R) designated writing and rhetoric professor Jennifer Sargent as the new chair of the New Hampshire Adult Parole Board.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/dartmouth-professor-named-chair-of-new-hampshire-parole-board
Spam phone calls to students claim to be from campus police
Early last week, the Department of Safety and Security obtained reports from multiple students who said they received scam phone calls from individuals posing as members of Safety and Security.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/spam-phone-calls-to-students-claim-to-be-from-campus-police
Sandy Ford-Centonze remembered for her coaching and kindness
A legendary track and field coach, Sandy Ford-Centonze not only inspired the athletes she coached to reach the best of their abilities on the track, but also brought a sense of warmth and kindness in relationships with her athletes that lasted well beyond their years at Dartmouth.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/sandy-ford-centonze-remembered-for-her-coaching-and-kindness
Students, community members hold small protest on Iran
Around 50 people gathered on the Green on Sunday afternoon to protest recent U.S. policies and actions toward Iran. Organized by activists in the Upper Valley, the event gained attention on social media and was attended by both Upper Valley residents and Dartmouth students.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/students-community-members-hold-small-protest-on-iran
Reed Hall undergoes interior renovations
The 179-year-old Reed Hall is currently undergoing a full renovation that will see the addition of an elevator, heating system upgrades, air conditioning, new electric lines and increased entrance and restroom accessibility, as well as a completely renovated interior.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/reed-hall-undergoes-interior-renovations
Presidential candidate Tom Steyer hosts town hall at local steakhouse
Despite heavy snow and hazardous road conditions, around 50 Upper Valley residents and Dartmouth students gathered to listen to Tom Steyer speak at Jesse's Steakhouse in Hanover on Wednesday evening. The billionaire, who entered the political sphere through his early campaign to impeach President Trump, is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination by headlining climate change as his top priority, alongside sweeping action to fix a government he repeatedly calls "broken."
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/presidential-candidate-tom-steyer-hosts-town-hall-at-local-steakhouse
Dartmouth offers early decision admission to 547 students
On Dec. 12, the College's early decision admissions cycle concluded, with a total of 547 students receiving offers to matriculate as part of the Class of 2024 — an acceptance rate of 26.4 percent.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/dartmouth-offers-early-decision-admission-in-547-students
Dartmouth students named Marshall, Schwarzman scholars
Delia Friel '20, Danny Li '19 and Colleen O'Connor '19 have been named as 2021 Schwarzman Scholars to study global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and Sarah Pearl '20 has been named a Marshall Scholar to pursue two one-year master programs at the University of Reading and University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/dartmouth-students-named-marshall-schwarzman-scholars
Students participate in food justice programs in Puerto Rico
Winter break at Dartmouth is lengthy — in addition to enjoying the holidays, students can use their six-week break to travel around the world, courtesy of various College-sponsored programs. This past winter break, the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact led a trip to Puerto Rico where students worked with El Departamento de Comida, or the Department of Food, a well-known food justice collective.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/students-participate-in-food-justice-programs-in-puerto-rico
Private developer to build new housing for 500 graduate students
Dartmouth recently signed a deal with a private developer to plan and build a 300-unit apartment complex primarily for graduate and professional students on property owned by the College on Mt. Support Road in Lebanon.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/private-developer-to-build-new-housing-for-500-graduate-students
November fire destroyed College-owned cabin
A chimney fire destroyed Hell Gate Gorge Cabin, located on the Second College Grant in northern New Hampshire, late on Nov. 15 and into the early morning hours of Nov. 16. The five occupants at the time, which included 2016 New Hampshire Democratic gubernatorial candidate Colin Van Ostern Tu'09, escaped unharmed.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/november-fire-destroyed-college-owned-cabin
NYT: Former PBS chair grew distressed after mentioned in lawsuit
Dave Bucci, a former psychological and brain sciences professor and department chair who died by suicide last October, grew "deeply distressed" after being mentioned several times in a class action sexual misconduct lawsuit filed against the College and fell into the depression he had been treated for years prior, according to a recent report in the New York Times.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2020/01/nyt-former-pbs-chair-grew-distressed-after-mentioned-in-lawsuit

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Whitening our teeth can be an expensive business. with professional treatments costing upwards of $300 for many of us dental surgeries are not an option due to the high cost.
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Smile4you whitens teeth by up to 11 shades of white gently unlike some whiteners that can leave you with sensitivity and soreness around the gums for several hours after use.
The government agency in the USA responsible for safe us in health and beauty products – the FDA has approved smile4you for general sale and use, in fact it is currently the only teeth whitening kit that has full FDA Approval.
The kit comprises of dental grade whitening gel – Carbamide Peroxide approved by the FDA with of strength of 16%. Kits that offer stronger gels (up to 35% strength) are not approved and will almost certainly cause gum sensitivity and painful teeth.
The kit is sufficient to give over 200 treatments, over 10 times the amount usually supplied by other home kits and with a shelf life of two years gives great value.
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George Chalmers (* 1742 bei Fochabers in Schottland; † 31. Mai 1825 in London) war ein schottischer Historiker, Biograph und politischer Essayist.

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Chalmers studierte in Aberdeen und Edinburgh die Rechtswissenschaften und wanderte anschließend nach Baltimore aus, wo er zehn Jahre als Rechtsanwalt tätig war. 1776, beim Ausbruch des Unabhängigkeitskrieges, kehrte der bekennende Royalist nach Großbritannien zurück und erhielt schließlich eine Stelle beim Board of Trade, die er bis zu seinem Tode ausfüllte.

Chalmers verfasste zahlreiche Biografien sowie Werke zur politischen Situation in Großbritannien und in den ehemaligen britischen Kolonien Nordamerikas.

Als Chalmers Hauptwerke gelten Caledonia, eine topographische und historische Beschreibung Großbritanniens, von deren vier geplanten Bänden er drei vollendete, sowie die Biografie Life of Mary, Queen of Scots, worin er Partei für Maria Stuart nahm. Von beiden Werken liegen zeitgenössische deutsche Übersetzungen vor.

Werke
 Political annals of the united colonies from their settlement till 1763. 2 Bände. Boston 1845
 Estimate of the Comparative Strength of Great Britain, during the present and four preceding reigns. London 1782
 Deutsche Ausgabe:
 Biografien von
 Daniel Defoe (1790)
 Thomas Ruddiman (1794)
 Allan Ramsay (1806)
 David Lyndsay (1806)
 Thomas Churchyard
 James Stewart
 Thomas Paine (veröffentlicht unter dem Pseudonym Francis Oldys)
 Die Hauptwerke sind
 Caledonia. Historische und geographische Beschreibung von Großbritannien. (London 1807–1824)
 Life of Mary, Queen of Scots. 3 Bände. 1822

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Schriftsteller (Edinburgh)
Autor
Brite
Schotte
Geboren 1742
Gestorben 1825
Mann
Mitglied der Royal Society

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This recipe sounds interesting. I would love to give it s go. You pictures have me wanting to stretch out my hands and drink from the pic.
I'm with you- there's no bad time for gin! I feel the same way about grapefruit and this combo is one of my favorites!
Bring on the spring/summer-inspired cocktails! I'm ready! This looks so refreshing. Thanks for the cocktail inspo! Cheers!
Sounds delicious and refreshing! Perfect recipe for the warmer weather.
This looks really refreshing and would perfect to serve at a girls night. This would be a wonderful summer drink!


MISHNA: With regard to the fourteenth of Nisan that occurs on Shabbat, one removes all leaven from his possession, whether it is teruma or non-sacred food, before Shabbat, except for that which will be eaten during the first part of Shabbat. In that case, one cannot remove leaven from his possession on the fourteenth of Nisan itself as he does in other years. This is the statement of Rabbi Meir. And the Rabbis say: One may remove the leaven at its usual time on the fourteenth of Nisan by throwing it away or declaring it ownerless. Rabbi Eliezer bar Tzadok says: Teruma should be removed before Shabbat, as only a few people are permitted to eat it and therefore one can presume that it will remain uneaten during Shabbat. However, non-sacred foods should be removed at their usual time, on the fourteenth of Nisan itself.
GEMARA: It was taught in the Tosefta that Rabbi Eliezer bar Tzadok says: One time my father, Rabbi Tzadok, spent Shabbat in Yavne, and the fourteenth of Nisan occurred on that Shabbat. Zonin, who was the appointee of Rabban Gamliel, came and said: The time has come to remove leavened bread; and I went with my father and we removed the leavened bread. This story serves as anecdotal evidence that leaven is removed at the usual time on the fourteenth of Nisan, even on Shabbat.
MISHNA: One who is traveling on the eve of Passover to slaughter his Paschal lamb, to circumcise his son, or to eat a betrothal feast in his father-in-law's house, and he remembers that he has leavened bread in his house, if he is able to return to his house and remove the leaven and afterward return to the mitzva toward which he was traveling, he should return home and remove his leaven. But if there is not enough time for him to go home and remove the leaven, and still complete the mitzva that he already began, he should nullify it in his heart, as by Torah law this is sufficient.
If one was traveling to save Jews from an attack by gentiles, from a flooding river, from bandits, from a fire, or from a collapsed building, he should not even attempt to return, and instead he should nullify the leaven in his heart. This applies even if he could remove his leaven and still return to his previous activity. If he went to establish his Shabbat residence in order to adjust his Shabbat limit for an optional purpose, rather than in order to fulfill a commandment, he should return immediately to remove his leaven.
And so too, the same halakha applies to one who left Jerusalem and remembered that there was consecrated meat in his hand. Meat that is taken out of Jerusalem becomes disqualified, and one is required to burn it in proximity to the Temple. If he passed the area of Mount Scopus [Tzofim], beyond which one cannot see Jerusalem, he burns the meat at the site where he is located; and if he has not traveled that far, he must return and burn it before the Temple with wood from the arrangement on the altar, which was designated for burning consecrated items that were disqualified.
The mishna asks: For how much leaven or consecrated meat is one required to return? Rabbi Meir says: In both this case and that case, one must return for an egg-bulk. Rabbi Yehuda says: In both this case and that case, one must return for an olive-bulk. And the Rabbis say that the amount depends on the case: With regard to consecrated meat, he is required to return if he has an olive-bulk, but in a case where he remembers that he has leavened bread, he required to return only for an egg-bulk.
GEMARA: The Gemara raises a contradiction between this mishna and another source. It was taught in a baraita: One who is traveling to eat a betrothal feast in his father-in-law's house or to establish his Shabbat residence for an optional purpose, must return immediately to remove his leaven. This contradicts the mishna, which states that one who is going to a betrothal feast may nullify the leaven without returning for it, because the meal is considered a mitzva.
Rabbi Yoḥanan said: This is not difficult, as there is a tannaitic dispute with regard to the issue. This source, the baraita, is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda, while that source, the mishna, is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yosei. As it was taught in a baraita: A betrothal feast is optional; this is the statement of Rabbi Yehuda. Rabbi Yosei says: It is a mitzva.
And now that Rav Ḥisda said: The dispute between Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Yosei applies to the second betrothal feast, where the groom takes part in an additional meal with the bride's family, but everyone agrees that the first betrothal feast is a mitzva, the contradiction between the mishna and the baraita can be resolved differently. Even if you say that this mishna and that baraita are both in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda, it is not difficult. This mishna, which relates to the meal as a mitzva, is referring to the first meal. That baraita, which assumes that the meal is not a mitzva, is referring to the second meal.
It was taught in a baraita that Rabbi Yehuda said: I heard only that there is a mitzva with regard to a betrothal feast itself, but not with regard to the feast of the gifts [sivlonot], when the groom would present gifts to the bride. While a festive meal was eaten on this occasion, it was not considered to be a mitzva. Rabbi Yosei said to him: I heard that both a betrothal feast and the feast of the gifts are considered mitzvot.
Having discussed whether a betrothal feast is a mitzva, the Gemara addresses a related issue. It was taught in a baraita that Rabbi Shimon says: A Torah scholar may not derive benefit from partaking in any feast that is not a mitzva.
The Gemara asks: In what case does this statement apply? Rabbi Yoḥanan said: In a case where the daughter of a priest marries an Israelite, or where the daughter of a Torah scholar marries an ignoramus. Although a wedding feast is generally a mitzva, it is not in this case, as Rabbi Yoḥanan said: When the daughter of a priest marries an Israelite their union will not be auspicious, as it is disgraceful for the priesthood when the daughter of a priest marries an Israelite.
The Gemara asks: What is meant by this statement that their union will be inauspicious? Rav Ḥisda said: The inauspicious nature of such a marriage can be identified based on the verse describing the return of a daughter of a priest to her father's house after marrying a non-priest. The verse is understood as mentioning that the marriage will result in one of three possibilities: she will either be a widow, a divorcee, or without children (see Leviticus 22:13). It was taught in a baraita: Either her husband will bury her or she will bury him, because one of them will die young, or she will cause him to become poor.
The Gemara asks: Is that so? Didn't Rabbi Yoḥanan himself say: One who wishes to become wealthy should cling to the descendants of Aaron, and all the more so should the merit of the Torah and the priesthood cause them to become wealthy. The Gemara answers: This is not difficult, as this case, where he becomes wealthy, refers to a Torah scholar who marries a woman of priestly lineage. In that case their union will be a successful one. That case, where their union will not be auspicious, refers to an ignoramus who marries a woman of priestly lineage.
The Gemara relates that Rabbi Yehoshua married a daughter of a priest and became ill. He said: Apparently, it is not satisfactory to Aaron the priest that I cling to his descendants, so that he has a son-in-law like me.
The Gemara also relates that Rav Idi bar Avin married a daughter of a priest. Two sons who were ordained to decide halakhic matters came from him, namely Rav Sheshet, son of Rav Idi, and Rabbi Yehoshua, son of Rav Idi. Similarly, Rav Pappa said: Had I not married a daughter of a priest, I would not have become wealthy.
On the other hand, Rav Kahana, who was not a priest, said: Had I not married a daughter of a priest, I would not have been exiled, as Rav Kahana was forced to flee from Babylonia to Eretz Yisrael. They said to him: But you were exiled to a place of Torah, which is not a punishment at all. He answered: I was not exiled as people are generally exiled, i.e., I did not emigrate of my own free will; rather, I was forced to flee from the authorities.
Rabbi Yitzḥak said: Anyone who benefits from partaking in an optional feast, which is not a mitzva, will ultimately be exiled, as it is stated: "And eat the lambs of the flock and the calves out of the midst of the stall" (Amos 6:4), and it is written: "Therefore now they shall go into exile at the head of the exiles; and the revelry of those who stretched themselves out shall pass away" (Amos 6:7).
The Gemara continues discussing a Torah scholar who benefits from optional feasts. The Sages taught: Any Torah scholar who feasts excessively everywhere degrades himself and brings suffering upon himself. He will ultimately destroy his house, widow his wife, orphan his chicks, i.e., his children, and his studies will be forgotten. Much dispute will come upon him, his words will not be heeded, and he will desecrate God's name and the name of his master and the name of his father. And he will cause a bad name for himself, his children, and his descendants throughout future generations.
The Gemara asks: What is this bad reputation that he causes to himself and his descendants? Abaye said: His son is called the son [bar] of the one who heats ovens, since this person continually heated ovens in order to prepare food for feasts. Rava said: His son will be called the son of the one who dances in inns [bei kuvei], as he seems to be invited to every feast to entertain the guests. Rav Pappa said: His son will be called the son of the one who licks bowls [pinkhei]. Rav Shemaya said: His son will be called the son of the one who folds his garment and crouches, i.e., falls asleep drunk.
On the topic of proper marriage partners, the Gemara cites the following discussion. The Sages taught: One should always be willing to sell all he has in order to marry the daughter of a Torah scholar, as if he dies or if he is exiled and he cannot raise his children, he can be assured that his sons will be Torah scholars, since their mother will ensure that they are well educated. And one should not marry the daughter of an ignoramus, as if he dies or is exiled, his sons will be ignoramuses.


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Independence Day (July 4th) has been a federal holiday since 1941. On this annual celebration of this nation's independence from the British Empire, July 4th is commonly commemorated with parades, picnics, barbecues, carnivals, and other festive events.
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The people living in ZIP code 13667 are primarily white. The number of middle aged adults is extremely large while the number of people in their late 20s to early 40s is large. There are also a slightly higher than average number of single parents and a slightly less than average number of families. The percentage of children under 18 living in the 13667 ZIP code is slightly less than average compared to other areas of the country.
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Female 98 109 90 76 98 97 98 89 96 135 144 116 85 71 79 52 21 35
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10-14 86 90 176
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Renter 35 74 53 72 47 34 26 12
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The majority of household are owned or have a mortgage. Homes in ZIP code 13667 were primarily built in 1939 or earlier or the 1970s. Looking at 13667 real estate data, the median home value of $79,500 is low compared to the rest of the country. It is also slightly higher than average compared to nearby ZIP codes. So you are less likely to find inexpensive homes in 13667. Rentals in 13667 are most commonly 3+ bedrooms. The rent for 3+ bedrooms is normally $750-$999/month including utilities. 2 bedrooms are also common and rent for $500-$749/month. Prices for rental property include ZIP code 13667 apartments, townhouses, and homes that are primary residences.
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Twist Bioscience Announces Synthetic DNA Biosecurity Publication in Frontiers
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today announced a new biosecurity publication titled 'Next Steps for Access to Safe, Secure DNA Synthesis', highlighting specific steps, in part derived from successes in the cybersecurity community, that ensure DNA synthesis screening (screening both the sequence and the customer) stays well ahead of emerging challenges and continues to enable responsible research advances. The publication was featured in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, an open-access, peer-reviewed publication.
"Manufacturing synthetic DNA at increased scale and complexity holds tremendous promise to advance the progress in the grand challenges facing our world," said Emily M. Leproust, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Twist Bioscience. "At the same time, we believe that this opportunity comes with a responsibility to build and operate a comprehensive biosecurity program to support responsible research and reduce risk, as well as engage with the global biosecurity community to plan for future challenges."
Adding to the ongoing biosecurity screening of sequences and customers Twist implements for all incoming orders, the publication encourages the synthetic biology community as a whole to conduct the following activities:
Red teaming: hiring an expert group to identify vulnerabilities in internal biosecurity screening systems, similar to a third-party audit;
Screening oligo-length sequences: as the availability of large quantities of short DNA increases, the publication posits these, too, should be subject to screening (currently, guidance calls for all sequences over 200 base pairs to be screened);
Shared responsibility for assessing risk through research funding by governments and institutions;
Democratizing access to sequence screening across large and small organizations through open source software algorithms and data sources to improve accuracy and affordability to carry out screening; and
Continuing to raise awareness of biosecurity best practices including 'know your customer' from the 2010 Health and Human Services Screening Framework Guidance for Providers of Synthetic Double-Stranded DNA.
The full text of the publication can be viewed here.
"We believe that, together, this multifaceted approach to advance technology, policy, education and social environments will ensure screening and security practices scale - in terms of the rapidly growing number of global synthesis requests as well as evolving with increasing knowledge of biological systems and functional components – and will help guard against potential misuse," commented James Diggans, Ph.D., director of bioinformatics and biosecurity for Twist Bioscience.
About Twist Bioscience Corporation
Twist Bioscience is a leading and rapidly growing synthetic biology company that has developed a disruptive DNA synthesis platform to industrialize the engineering of biology. The core of the platform is a proprietary technology that pioneers a new method of manufacturing synthetic DNA by "writing" DNA on a silicon chip. Twist is leveraging its unique technology to manufacture a broad range of synthetic DNA-based products, including synthetic genes, tools for next-generation sequencing (NGS) preparation, and antibody libraries for drug discovery and development. Twist is also pursuing longer-term opportunities in digital data storage in DNA and biologics drug discovery. Twist makes products for use across many industries including healthcare, industrial chemicals, agriculture and academic research.
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Rosa Estaràs Ferragut (* 21. Oktober 1965 in Palma) ist eine spanische Politikerin (Partido Popular).

Nach ihrem Studienabschluss in Rechtswissenschaft mit dem Spezialgebiet Viktimologie an der Universität der Balearen arbeitete Estàras Ferragut ab 1990 als nicht praktizierende Rechtsanwältin der Anwaltskammer der Balearen. Sie war Vorsitzende der PP auf den Balearen und gehörte dem nationalen Parteivorstand an. Von 1991 bis 2005 war sie stellvertretende Bürgermeisterin von Valldemossa auf Mallorca. 1995 zog sie in das Regionalparlament der Balearen ein, nachdem sie bereits 1993 stellvertretende Präsidentin der dortigen Regionalregierung wurde.

Von 2000 an war sie drei Jahre lang Oppositionsführerin. 2003 wurde sie wieder stellvertretende Präsidentin der Regionalregierung sowie Vorsitzende des Regionalparlaments. Bei der Europawahl 2009 gelang ihr der Einzug in das Europäische Parlament.

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Q: VB.NET WinForm Web Connection stopped working when project was upgraded from .NET 3.5 to 4.0 I've got a strange issue that's left me scouring Google for the past couple of hours, but I haven't found anything even close to this.
I have a VB.NET Winforms project containing a class that dynamically generates an image URL for a remotely hosted charting API, and returns the URL as the source to a PictureBox (pbCallChart.ImageLocation = MyURL). This has been in place and working fine for years now. However, I recently had to upgrade the project from .NET 3.5 to .NET 4.0 (I'm working in VS 2010 on a 64-bit build, which apparently won't let you do active debug in .NET 3.5). As soon as I did this, my image stopped showing up.
I verified that the image works when I pull up the URL in a web browser on the same machine that I'm working from. At first I figured maybe that property was removed in 4.0, so I tried switching to the Load() function. No dice. Then I took it one step further and wrote this little function:
Public Function ChartImage() As Bitmap
        Dim ChartURL As String = "http://www.anyURL.com/img.jpg" 'Chart()
        Return New System.Drawing.Bitmap(New IO.MemoryStream(New System.Net.WebClient().DownloadData(ChartURL)))
End Function

When I run this (and I've confirmed that it doesn't matter what URL I pass it), I always get the error:
An unhandled exception of type 'System.Net.WebException' occurred in System.dll

Additional information: Unable to connect to the remote server

I know this isn't a proxy problem, because it works fine on this same computer under .NET 3.5. And I've confirmed it's not just a debugging quirk, because I compiled executables and provided them to users - they confirmed that the .NET 3.5 version works and the .NET 4.0 version does not.
I can only assume that there must be some security configuration difference in the two versions that I don't know about, but it seems like someone would have mentioned it somewhere. Has anyone else ever experienced anything like this? I'm pretty much out of ideas - do you have any?

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Hello, my name is Christine Rickeman; I am the Information and Resource Helpline Coordinator at NAMI-NYS and I am on the Board of Directors for NAMI Capital Region, NY, where I also serve as the program coordinator for the affiliate. I believe strongly in the positive effect NAMI came have on people who are challenged by mental illness, both family members and those living with a mental health condition. That is why chose to become involved-I am a certified teacher and support group facilitator and teach classes in NAMI Family to Family, NAMI Basics and NAMI Peer to Peer. I have also served as a NAMI In Our Own Voice presenter. I am very passionate about ending the stigmas of mental illness, as I have lived experiences with this through myself and family members. It is time to take Off The Mask! I am honored to represent my affiliate and take part in this event to help raise awareness and the funds needed to help both NAMI-NYS and NAMI Capital Region, NY continue to offer the programs and support in our community.


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Veterans have a new ally to help treat PTSD: Florida's colleges and universities
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill allowing Florida institutions to offer and study alternative treatments such as service animals and music therapy for veterans.
Florida's universities and colleges will be able to provide alternative therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries for veterans through a federal contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed the bill allowing the partnership while appearing at the University of South Florida. [AMANDA ZHOU | Times]
BY AMANDA ZHOU
Times Staff Writer
TAMPA — When Army Staff Sgt. Brian Anderson returned home after tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, he tried a variety of therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder.
One treatment came in the form of a shaggy golden retriever named Hero.
"He helped me through a lot of tough times coming home," Anderson said.
The 37-year-old Green Beret said he lost five friends in combat over a span of six months.
He wasn't ready to make the transition back to civilian life when he returned for good following his 2011 deployment.
After Anderson received the service dog, Hero followed him everywhere for three years.
Hero is no ordinary dog. As a service animal, Hero was trained to act as a physical barrier between Anderson and people in crowded situations.
If someone comes up behind Anderson, Hero gives him a nudge to let him know, so that Anderson doesn't feel like he's about to be attacked.
Service dogs like Hero are one example of the alternative therapies for PTSD and traumatic brain injuries that Florida's universities and colleges will be able to provide through a federal contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed the bill allowing the partnership while appearing at the University of South Florida.
It was passed unanimously by the Florida House and Senate, and includes other alternative treatments such as equine therapy, music therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and accelerated resolution therapy, a form of psychotherapy.
Anderson and several legislators attended the signing.
The therapies are funded through a separate health care appropriation of $200,000 awarded to USF, said state Rep. Mel Ponder, R-Destin, who helped spearhead the bill.
Offering alternative therapies marks a departure from using drugs as a sole treatment for PTSD, DeSantis said.
The bill also opens the door to research the effectiveness of some of those treatments, said USF health professor Kevin Kip, who studies alternative therapies.
In recent years, dozens of non-profits have popped up around the country offering everything from acupuncture to yoga to martial arts for veterans.
However, there has been little standardized evaluation of how effective those therapies are, he said.
"It's about as fragmented as you could possibly make it," Kip said.
Afterward the signing, the blue permanent pens used to sign the bill into law were distributed among the politicians.
Anderson gave his pen to Hero, who held it in his mouth.
Contact Amanda Zhou at azhou@tampabay.com. Follow @amondozhou.
The Coast Guard seized $569 million worth of drugs. The smugglers will be tried in Tampa Bay.
Guardmen seized about 39,000 pounds of cocaine and 933 pounds of marijuana and detained 55 smugglers in the Pacific Ocean.
Tampa's 'Boom by the Bay' fireworks show expected to draw at least 100,000 people
The large fireworks show will hopefully outlast last year's 4th of July fizzle.
Records fall as Warrior Games in Tampa draw most athletes, biggest crowds
Thousands showed up to cheer on wounded warriors across 10 days at the 2019 Department of Defense's Warrior Games held across the Tampa Bay.
International spirit also on display at Tampa's Warrior Games
It's not just America's wounded warriors who are competing. Athletes from allied nations are also enjoying the spirit and sights of the Warrior Games.
Hillsborough County approves $5.2 million grant for USF research hub at University Mall
The grant will expand the university's research and development partnership with U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base.


Even in the era of electronic prescribing, look-alike and sound-alike drug names remain a safety vulnerability. In 2007, the Food and Drug Administration adopted Tall Man lettering, in which specific letters in drug names are printed in capital letters to avoid being mistaken for a look-alike or sound-alike medication (e.g., DOPamine; DOBUTamine). Despite widespread use of Tall Man lettering, it is unclear whether this strategy reduces errors. In this interrupted time series analysis, investigators pre-specified 12 look-alike, sound-alike drug errors in pediatric medication use and examined whether the frequency of these errors changed after Tall Man lettering was introduced. Although such errors were rare to begin with, they found no reduction after implementation of Tall Man lettering. This finding suggests that other interventions should be explored to avoid look-alike and sound-alike drug errors. This research also demonstrates the importance of evaluating safety interventions, which may have minimal impact despite face validity.
The problem with preventable deaths.
Hogan H. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25:320-323.
Influencing the Quality, Risk and Safety Movement in Healthcare: In Conversation with International Leaders.
Sears K, Stockley D, Broderick B, eds. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing; 2015. ISBN: 9781472449276.


The power cord is a long Computer power cord I had lying around.
First, I determined the size holes I needed for both the socket and the power cord and drilled them into the top. The center hole is for the socket, the one near the edge, the power cord.
Then I cleaned up the underside of the lid as the drill left it sharp and jagged.
Cut the female end off the power cord and feed it through the hole in the lid. Strip the outer insulation to show the wires with which you will be working. Since the socket only has 2 terminals, I cut the ground wire flush with the outside insulation.
Attach the socket to the power cord.
Mount the socket to the lid of the can using the nut provided. Plug in the cord and twist the knob to turn on the light.
Place lid on can. Note how quickly the can heats up. Even faster than a small space heater!
And there you have it. A viable heat source for your fermentation chamber for $10.12.


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Tron Peterson Cares for Veterans – People Helping People Series
Friday, June 30 at 02:15 PM
Category: People Helping People
"There is no greater joy than seeing hope restored in a veteran's life," said Tron Peterson, who has spent the past decade helping veterans adjust to life after the military.
"I really started seeing the veterans coming back injured, maybe with PTSD, and just ready to give up a lot of times," Tron said.
"They would go over there so many times, confident, and they would come back and, for a lot of them, it was hard to cope with society. And so I thought, what can I do as an individual?"
That's why he created Peterson Outdoors Ministries*. His organization provides recreational therapy for injured veterans, with the goal of helping them redefine their purpose in life.
"I really felt that it was put on my heart to have a place that would facilitate those with severe disabilities where they could stay on the property as a family," Tron said. The organization takes injured veterans outdoors for a range of activities, including fishing and shooting clay pigeons.
"Just to see them interacting again and seeing that joy on their face makes it all worthwhile, he said.
Michael Zittle, a veteran of the Army, has participant in the program. "I was injured twice in service. Once in September 2010 and then again in February 2011. Later that year, I was medically retired from the Army," Michael said.
"[Peterson Outdoors Ministries] has a lot of adaptive equipment to help veterans or somebody with a disability to get out in the woods again and that brought a smile on my face," Michael said.
Adam Bracken is a volunteer with the organization. "You can see the impact. You can see tangible results. It's not mailing a check somewhere," Adam said. "It's not putting a bumper sticker on your car that says, 'Support our Troops.' It's meeting people who need help and providing them with the help they need."
According to Tron, veterans finding hope encourages him to continue his work. "You know there's so much bad news in the country right now, but whenever you can see a life changed, you see a veteran and his family find hope again, that's what's exciting to me, that keeps me going," he said.
Watch* Tron in action.
Tron's story is part of Arvest Bank's People Helping People series featuring citizens giving back to their community.
Keep an eye on our social media channels for videos highlighting the good works of dedicated citizens in the communities Arvest Bank serves.
Tags: Arkansas, Associates, Charitable Giving, Community Support, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, People Helping People
Jim Robinson on 7/1/2017 at 6:17 AM
Arvest Bank's support programs like Tron Peterson's is great. This makes me proud to bank at Arvest Bank. Thank you.


We are Faction Skis, one of the fastest-growing brands in the Snowsports industry. We share a passion for nature, pushing boundaries, and creating beautiful products. Today our skis and films have won over 100 awards and we shipped over 30,000 skis in 2018-19 for riders in 40 countries.
Our ideal candidate would work out of our London office 1 day a week and lead the company's HR initiatives with the support from a full time administrative assistant. The individual will work closely with the team of Executives to deliver processes that are aligned with the overall business objectives.
We have big plans for the future of Faction and our upcoming brands. We are ready for the right candidate to help lead People Management in our 40-person business. This is a defining opportunity for a progressive and innovative HR professional; an excellent opportunity to make a huge impact in a small but growing company.
Coach and support business leaders on organisational design and restructuring efforts, including strategy for consultations.
Provide leadership in the implementation of performance management assuring goals and targets are aligned to planned business outcomes.
This role offers the ability to tailor your career path.
We are a growing company with big plans for the future and we know we want HR to be an integral part of it.
Every employee in our company has the chance to spearhead ground-breaking work in a fully collaborative environment, providing them a stimulating and enriching career experience.


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HSE: Serious Games For Team-Based Lifting Operations
By Eliane Alhadeff Saturday, July 24, 2010
Using role playing training, even elements like wind, changing sea-states and shifting loads can be factored in and crews can learn to work through these challenges.
Via: Drilling Contractor
Drilling Contractor has posted a most interesting article on the use of Serious Games and Simulations for the challenges of non-routine engineered lifts.
According to Arnold Free, CMLabs Simulations, over the past 10 years, most fatal work accidents on offshore oil & gas structures have involved the use of lifting equipment.
The central causal factors are human error. In particular, the common factors are related to poor work planning and supervision. Mistakes are made during operations because workers are not always properly prepared for real work conditions.
This safety message is not new, and offshore industry groups such as API, NORSOK, OMHEC and the UK's HSE have been working toward building training standards that define requirements for the entire lift team.
"But are the training organizations applying these new standards? Are they training the entire lift team to work together? Are they training not only for routine operations but also for difficult conditions and for the challenges of non-routine engineered lifts?", Arnold Free challenges back.
His answer is no.
"In some cases, these skills can only be learned on the job. Teamwork is not built in a classroom; it is built through experience, challenges and adversity. But how do you train the team in collaborative planning and operations when access to operations equipment is nearly impossible? Moreover, it is too dangerous to use operations equipment to practice for emergency situations and non-routine or engineered lifts."
Free also refers to a recent article in Chief Learning Officer magazine that drew important conclusions from studying industry surveys related to simulation-based training.
One significant finding was that simulation-based training was seen to have a positive effect and was recommended for ongoing or expanded use in every case. In equipment maintenance, for example, it was found that trainees achieved the same level of proficiency in nearly 60% less time. In truck driving, one hour in a simulator was found to be equivalent to four hours on the road, and operators used less fuel.
The multi-role interactive simulation is performed in a classroom setting with simulator stations for the operator, signalman (banksman), slinger and instructor. The team must work together to perform lift operations.
Highly Skilled Workers Turn Over
Arnold Free emphasizes that the Net Generation requires more diverse and more engaging learning methods. Classroom learning will have its place, but this needs to be combined with multiple instructional approaches – learning games (aka, Serious Games), interactive simulations, on-the-job and conventional learning by making mistakes.
Due to retirement, the offshore industry will lose significant numbers of highly skilled workers over the next decade. "It is a mistake to expect these students to effectively learn in a traditional classroom setting and/or using conventional e-learning tools", he says.
PNI Training Centre in Stavanger, Norway, and CMLabs Simulations in Montreal, Canada, are taking steps to address the future training needs of the offshore industry by developing team-based learning using interactive simulation technology.
Using simulators to train drilling and crane operators is not new. The unique aspect is they're training the entire lift operations team (crane operator, slinger, signalman/banksman) in an immersive role-play environment by combining operator simulators with serious-games learning techniques.
The first systems were installed by CMLabs and its partner Antycip Simulation in June 2010 at PNI's campus in Stavanger. PNI will begin delivering team-based simulation training classes by September 2010.
Traditional simulation-based lift training addresses only skills development for the crane operator. With team-based simulation training, the operator, slinger and signalman (banksman) must all work together in a simulated offshore environment.
During the operation, the instructor observes the team's performance. He can create fault conditions and monitor and log incidents. The simulated environment provides both typical faults, such as damaged lifting gear, out-of-date inspection certificates or crane faults, and the team must spot these problems.
More challenging situations can be created, such as high winds and changing sea-states, sling breaks, shifting loads and even crane system failures. The instructor monitors how the lift crew works through these challenges. The simulation logs all incidents during the training operations, and these can be reviewed by the team once the job is complete. This provides an effective, consistent and objective evaluation of team performance. It also provides an effective learning tool.
This interactive learning framework provides a new approach to developing skills and experience. It combines role-play with skills training and practice on a virtual work site. It involves applying theory and learning by doing, and it is physiologically engaging – all needed for training crews today and the younger generation tomorrow.
With this kind of training, organizations can more objectively measure student performance and train more students in classroom settings. It lowers training costs and provides the next-best thing to performing the actual work on the job. It also allows organizations to train teams on how to spot hazards or react instinctively to unexpected failures.
Simulation-based training will play an important role in preparing operators and support personnel for the work challenges ahead. The technology is rapidly being adopted by offshore, port, construction, mining and other industries. Simulation has been proven to speed skills development, improve learning retention and create safer operations teams. By combining simulators, interactive instructional content and team-based learning, we create physiologically engaging environments where students are immersed in the work.
About Arnold Free
This article is based on a presentation at the IADC Lifting & Mechanical Handling Conference & Exhibition, 13-14 July 2010, Houston. Arnold Free, vice president of CMLabs Simulations, has more than 20 years of experience in building simulation and engineering software solutions. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering from Cambridge University, UK.


The man is leaving his home. He can't, however part with the memory of a person dear to him, which he lost. He evokes images trying to reconstruct their common experiences. Sequences back in his imagination. The realistic observations mix with the unreal and the metaphorical. Using suggestive images with strong visuality, the film shows a study of loneliness and separation. Expressive music created by modern composer Ewa Trębacz intensifies the emotions giving the images a character of film impression.
Born in 1972, Kraków. Animated film director, graphics artist. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Graphics Department, specializing in animated film. Obtained his diploma in the Animated Film Studio in 1999. Currently he works as an instructor and associate of professor Jerzy Kucia at the Studio of Animated Films, Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow. The common problem he touches in his films is showing a loneliness, focused on emotions, suspended between the material and the imaginary world. Robert Sowa is one of the film few directors understanding a need for a constant feedback between all the artists participating in a project during the entire production process. He makes animated films realized with techniques such as stop motion, mixed media, painting and photography. In his work he is looking for visual experiment and the contexts to modern music.