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Dog attack sparks debate on banning breeds
As their 6-month-old puppy sits on life support in an animal hospital after being attacked by two dogs Monday, Traver and Elizabeth Hutchins say they are concerned about what dangerous dogs in town are capable of doing to children in their neighborhood.
The couple's dog Coco, a vizsla puppy, was badly mauled Monday afternoon when Elizabeth Hutchins took her for a walk on the Milbrook Club golf course. A pit bull and St. Bernard jumped a fence and began the severe attack that nearly killed the young dog.
"The St. Bernard had Coco by the neck and the pit bull was going for her chest," Hutchins said. "I realized she was dying. I was screaming at the top of my lungs, but no one was around so I called 911."
Hutchins said the attack did not stop until a neighbor who is familiar with the animals came out and grabbed the pit bull by the collar. Hutchins' hand was injured by the St. Bernard when she attempted to save her dog.
Although police said the St. Bernard was the "main aggressor," Hutchins said it was the pit bull that did the most damage, causing deep wounds to the puppy's chest that caused a punctured lung, internal bleeding and damaged other internal organs.
Animal Control quarantined the St. Bernard and the owner voluntarily quarantined the pit bull for two weeks. Scott Diddel, who owns the dogs and lives at 52 Indian Field Road, was fined $167 for having a nuisance animal and allowing his dogs to roam. Richard Margenot, an attorney and friend of the family, said they were devastated by what happened and had sent their apologies to the Hutchins family. The Diddel family did not wish to comment further.
Although some major cities like Denver have banned pit bulls, citing statistics that show the breed is responsible for a high number of serious and fatal attacks on humans, Animal Control officers in town said it is usually an owner's mistake that leads to an attack.
Animal Control officers Suzanne Carlin and Stacy Ramour said while they understood the victims were justifiably shaken by Monday's incident, the fact a St. Bernard and pit bull both were involved shows that these type of incidents are situational and are not breed specific.
The Connecticut Humane Society said it too does not support a ban on breeds and urges owners to be responsible and treat aggressive behavior properly.


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At a smaller or specialized institution, the impact of faculty members is amplified, as professors often hold dual roles and wear multiple hats. Faculty advancement can often be a slow and labor-intensive process—facilitating responsible and timely evaluations of colleagues is challenging when all candidate accomplishments are housed in physical, paper-filled binders. It costs more than smaller colleges often realize, and can hold back advancement and job satisfaction in faculty roles.
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LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS — Two cranes have been used to lift a massive oak in Southeast Texas after delays caused by the staggering weight of the tree. The estimated 400-ton Compton oak was heaved from its site in League City around 9 p.m. Thursday. Officials say the so-called Ghirardi oak, named for one of the city's early farm families, should be hauled to a park next week. Workers dug out soil around the more than 100-year-old oak to place the tree on a steel plate for transport.
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5 ways UMA has you covered: Stellar service
UMA doesn't just help you find the best rate for your Medicare policy. We're your partner every step of the way—even after you've enrolled. Here's how our stellar team takes care of our clients.
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After you've been issued your policy, we are the first point of contact for all your future needs. Whether you're curious about how a change in your life might affect your coverage or want to explore a new plan, we can solve it. And we know the answers to your healthcare questions aren't one-size-fits-all, so you'll always get a real person on the other end of the line.
We also know who our experts are. That's why when you call us, we'll route you to the best person for the problem right away so you don't have to repeat yourself through a frustrating series of menus and transfers. Our team is made up of highly ethical, dependable, and knowledgeable problem solvers so you can be confident you're getting the right answer from the right source every time you call.
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Press 9 to speak with a representative. You'll never hear those words when you call the UMA helpline. Many companies have tried to remove the customer from the customer service experience, either by routing your call through an automated system or leaving you to navigate the issue online. Both options put the responsibility on you to know which resource or department can find you the best answer.
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Do you sometimes read books in unusual locations? According to the New York Public Library's new campaign, you're not alone.
The NYPL encouraged social media users to tweet using the hashtag #ireadeverywhere this month and celebrities such as Jim Parsons of "The Big Bang Theory," writer Neil Gaiman, politician Hillary Clinton, and author Emma Straub of "The Vacationers" have gotten in on the action. The NYPL has added some of the submissions to its Tumblr page. Gaiman wrote that
NYPL spokeswoman Angela Montefinise told the Los Angeles Times that those who have submitted pictures have gotten creative.
"Thousands of people from around the globe have participated on Twitter and Instagram, sharing pics of themselves at bars, under their desks at work, in France, in national parks, on the train, in doctors' offices, in airplanes, at White Castle, underwater, in cars, in restaurants," she said.
Not all the readers are found in summer settings. Hillary Clinton tweeted a vintage photo of herself – wearing a green-and-red Christmas blazer – reading with a young Chelsea in front of a Christmas tree.
Meanwhile, the NYPL recently opened a pop-up outdoor reading area, according to the New York Observer. It has various seats, books to peruse, and free Wi-Fi. It will be open until Aug. 15.


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Welcome to Mommy Moments! It is a blessing to look back on the past several years with all of our co-hosts, guest hosts, and community of moms linking up to encourage and challenge one another. It's worth so much to know that moms have been blessed and maybe felt a little less alone in doing what God has called them to do. Thank you all for using your writing to be a blessing to me as well as to the hundreds of other mamas who are reading it. I'm thankful for each of you who have made this link up possible!
It's no secret that motherhood has its seriousness and frustration as well as its joys. That's why we are here. Life is much easier when traveled with companions! So mamas, let's join together in the spirit of motherhood and share our moments together. We want to hear the happy, sad, tough, terrible, hilarious moments that make being a mother the best job in the world!
The featured post this week belongs to Julia from Motherhood Matters and her post "What Happens When You Aren't Good Enough". This is a post every woman needs to read whether you are a mama or not! We so often strive for perfection and that blinds us from the truth that we need a perfecter, Jesus! Stop by for some truth and encouragement from Motherhood Matters!
Now, link up your post!
Post can include anything related to mommy-hood, children, homemaking, pregnancy etc. If you aren't a mom yet, feel free to link up your preparation for motherhood, your journey as you try to conceive, or even a post that would be encouraging to the other moms in the party!
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Feeding raw does not have to be difficult or scary. Especially when you have a trusted source for raw dog food. If you've been wanting to feed your dog a raw diet, but just not sure where to begin, here's a good place to start: www.reelrawdog.com.
ReelRAW was founded by Alissa Zalneraitis after she started making raw dog food for her own dogs and then as a service for friends and family. ReelRAW has since become so popular that they now ship nationwide! They work with local farmers to ensure that their meats are grass-fed, pastured, and free of antibiotics, hormones, and steroids. If your dog has been suffering with allergies, ear-infections, dental issues, dry skin, hot-spots, or any irritable bowel symptoms, you may want to consider feeding raw.
We ordered the Caterkillar Chicken Roll, the Ballin' Beef and Green Tripe Roll, and the Organ Roll, all with bone-in (pictured above). We also bought 10 lbs. of the Complete Chicken Ground Mix, which came in a big bag and will need to be portioned out after it's thawed, but it is super-economical at 2.99/lb! I've bought high-end kibble in the past that cost nearly as much. Yikes!
And speaking of, did you know that kibble was only invented in the past century, and that everyone used to feed their dogs raw up until the recent past? If your Vet is not an advocate of raw diets, that's fine. But just know that the convenient invention of kibble is not all it's cracked up to be. And after all, what you feed your dog should be decided by you, after you've done your research and decided for yourself what is best for your dog.
ReelRAW offers custom, pre-measured portions according to your dog's weight so all you have to do is thaw and feed! If you visit their website, there is a feeding calculator, sample menu plans, and plenty of information about feeding your dogs a raw food diet.
Our dogs are very happy with our first shipment. Since I had them on a dehydrated raw food which included vegetables, we are simply mixing the two together to make the transition. Personally, I don't mind feeding my dogs a mix of everything: raw, dehydrated, home-cooked etc. But ReelRAW makes it so easy to portion and feed, you may decide to just feed raw. And it's best for their tummies if you don't mix raw and cooked or raw and kibble. If you are feeding a combo, just separate the type of food they eat by mealtime so they aren't digesting raw and kibble at the same time. (It takes away from the nutritional value of the raw.)
I won't go into the details of how to feed raw in this article, just check out Alissa's site for yourself and start with the resources she has posted there. I do think a probiotic is a good addition to any healthy diet, so check out these Probiotics for Dogs while you're doing your raw food research.
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Driver cuts off car and collision occurs in Pierrefonds.
Driver cuts off car and sends four people to hospital
A two-car accident triggered by the behaviour of the driver of another vehicle sent four people to hospital May 31.
The accident occurred near the intersection of St-Barnabas St. and Pierrefonds Blvd. in Pierrefonds-Roxboro at around 5 p.m., said Montreal Police Constable Daniel Maheu from Station 3.
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"Afterwards, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said: I thirst." [John 19:28]
Please enjoy my latest poem from the work, "Fortress of the Soul"
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Come quickly my Beloved,
Set direction to my wavering step
Let Your loving Eyes Light the way
Let my heart sink into Thy merciful depths
For these arrows of life pierce a soldier's chest
Lest I confess, my river has run dry
In this search for Love, a heart's only quest
Thy Undying Love ….
Which exceeds the East and runs far past the West
And no less, amidst my own self-created mess
I count myself unworthy but still blessed
I count myself unworthy but still blessed
For Wisdom sayest, "What Love is not put to the test?"
O' how I long for thy Touch again
Whose Sight brings Life to my night
Whose Air fills this corpse still longing for heaven's breath
Whose Love transcends even death
For Thou art my security! Prepare me an eagles nest!
Harken heareth an eagle speak, "Let us all pause to reflect…"
Are we not all like Saul?
Who art guilty of murdering grace in our souls?
But where sin would do her worst
Your grace didst repair
O' my Beloved thy Face is fair
And how we all long for that lone reward
Of Love's Eternal stare
For in the arteries of Your Sacred Heart
Run rivers of endless reparation
And those same Lips which clung to Our Mother and nursed
Art the same still speaking truth unto men
A Heart raging full of passion for sinner's
And alas did burst…
A Love that speaks to us with hopes to win our trust
A magma of Love forever penetrating self's crust
And with blessing removed sin's curse
For even when we are at our lowest, we knowest
That if we remain in silence long enough
We can still hear those Blessed Lips pronounce, "I, THIRST"
"The woman saith to him: Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw."
[John 4:15]
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The Jaguars added a key piece to their O-line on Monday, as the team came to terms with Eagles free agent tackle Tra Thomas. The three-time Pro Bowler spent the last 11 years with the Eagles. He will replace Khalif Barnes at left tackle.
Thomas, who attended Florida State, has missed just eight games in his career. Although the Jaguars cut several veterans in the offseason and vowed to rebuild through the draft, they felt Thomas was too good a player to pass on.


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The 'BBC Sound of' longlist is usually a pretty good indicator of the artists that'll be making it onto the masses iPods, the festivals and bigger venues over the next calendar year. From a corporation which brings us helpings of mainstream and Strictly Come Dancing, it's a little bit surprising that they should be the temperature gauge of next year's talent, but the list is picked by leading UK music critics and, for the last few years it's been startlingly accurate.
Admittedly the Beeb's 2009 picks were already a little more familiar than this year's offerings by the time it was announced. And White Lies, Florence and the Machine and Lady GaGa all went on to headline festival stages, Passion Pit, La Roux, Little Boots – the 2009 winner – and Empire of the Sun were big hitters, whilst The Big Pink will grace next year's NME tour.
Mumford and Sons and The Temper Trap, although a little less aimed at mass consumption, also gained some serious helpings of critical acclaim. And testament to that, The Temper Trap's 'Sweet Disposition' became one of the tracks of 2009.
Although Adele won it in 2008, with Vampire Weekend, Foals, The Ting Tings and MGMT making up some of the longlist, lets not forget past and rather less favourable winners included Keane and The Bravery – admittedly the longlists they topped were considerably better than they themselves.
So onto this year, safe bets are The Drums, who will play alongside The Big Pink, The Maccabees and Bombay Bicycle Club on the 2010 NME Tour and Everything Everything, who have notched up some good support tours including the Maccabees in early 2009. The electro indie bands Delphic and Two Door Cinema Club are also likely winners – both which sit on the achingly cool Kitsune French label and have toured under the Kitsune Maison umbrella during the year. Gold Panda and Joy Orbison are also really good bands, but its difficult to see them winning. Perhaps we'll be surprised.
However, from the longlist, it's hard to spot any immediate acts which will manage what some of the bands/artists from 2009's longlist have. But then time will only tell whether Little Boots, Lady GaGa and White Lies will stand the test of longevity and this looks like a list more interested, largely, in critical acclaim than showing your posterior on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.
The glaring omissions? Perhaps Filthy Dukes and 65daysofstatic, definitely The Joy Formidable. Suggestions on a postcard. And by the way, the longlist in full is:
- Daisy Dares You
- Delphic
- Devlin
- The Drums
- Everything Everything
- Giggs
- Gold Panda
- Ellie Goulding
- Hurts
- Joy Orbison
- Marina And The Diamonds
- Owl City
- Rox
- Stornoway
- Two Door Cinema Club
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I was reading an article this morning that spoke about how rising college tuition rates can be attributed to bloated university bureaucracies, and how quickly those have been expanding in recent years. The author pointed to university executive positions related to diversity and inclusion as examples, and while I'm on the fence about her argument over whether or not these positions are needed, it got me thinking about a larger issue. For years I've seen this push for "diversity" and "inclusion," both in business, society, and education, and I'm starting to wonder if the users of these words know what they actually mean. This is because the surrounding conversation always refers to race, gender, and sexual identity, but very rarely does it refer to wheelchair users or people with disabilities.
Let me pivot for a minute to give you a recent example of my frustration with these terms. A couple of weeks ago, Bradley University in Illinois — a private institution — sent out an email advertising a job opening for an Assistant Director of Diversity and Inclusion. The job description stated, "This position will be responsible for the development and implementation of programs and services targeting historically underrepresented student populations on campus, with a specific focus on Hispanic/LatinX student outreach and retention." Now, wheelchair users and people with disabilities comprise 19% of the American population, and since we have been historically underrepresented on college campuses everywhere, I would assume this included us. Until I read this little tidbit in the job advertisement:
"Must be able to access non-ADA compliant building."
That is a winner in the irony category right there. After I posted a screenshot of this email on one of my Facebook pages, it was swiftly brought to my attention that this job advertisement was probably illegal. Lo and behold, Bradley University realized this quickly as well, and changed the wording on their website for job advertisements to exclude this statement. However, that doesn't change the fact that wheelchair users are completely ineligible for this position if they can't climb stairs.
Again, this got me thinking, when people in American society hear the words "diversity" and "inclusion," do they think that it's just related to race, gender, and sexual preference or identity? (Usually, yes.) Why is it that so few people associate people with disabilities with diversity and inclusion initiatives? I don't know that there is a standard answer for this, but I would venture to say that it has something to do with us being the quietest and most invisible minority group, despite being the largest.
A couple of years ago, I wrote a post on my accessible travel blog about why you don't see more wheelchair users out in public. A huge part of the reason is lack of access to accessible transportation. Another part of it is lack of wheelchair accessibility in many public spaces, as well as a general societal disdain towards people with disabilities. I get frustrated when I see so many efforts in so many American sectors to include people from various racial groups, the LGBTQ+ community, and women, but there is complete silence or utter disregard for including people with disabilities.
Out of curiosity, I went to the job-seeking website Indeed.com and did a search for "Diversity and Inclusion" job openings. There are a LOT, And many of them are senior positions with Fortune 500 companies like Coca-Cola, McDonald's, and CBS. Some of them do mention ability/disability as an aspect of diversity and inclusion, but the majority do not go into detail regarding what diverse populations they are looking to target for employment. One company mentioned women and people of color, but not people with disabilities. The positions all involve a human resources capability at some level, and involve recruiting and retaining a diverse array of employees, as well as training existing employees on diversity and inclusion.
Logistically, I would think it's easier to go out and recruit talent from minority groups based on race, gender, or sexual preference. But what are corporate efforts like to actively seek out wheelchair users for employment, or university efforts to attract students with disabilities to their campuses? Employers are already silently asking themselves if we are capable of doing the jobs they are advertising. On top of that, they have to worry if their offices or job sites are accessible. So many college campuses (and even primary school campuses) across the country are inaccessible to students in wheelchairs, and I'm not aware of a huge national push to improve this situation.
So if wheelchair users and people with disabilities are not naturally a part of the default definition for "diversity" and "inclusion," how do we change that? Everyone will have a different answer, but my answer is to be more vocal and more visible. As I have written before, this is a challenge on many levels for many people. Community meetings and activities often take place in locations that are not accessible. While they are legally prohibited from saying so, many employers are internally biased against people with physical disabilities and automatically assume that we are incapable of performing certain jobs as well as able-bodied applicants — no matter how physically UNdemanding the job is.
It really sucks that we have to fight every single day to be included in society. It's even more frustrating that there are more and more job positions being dedicated to inclusiveness every year, yet we still get left out on a regular basis. I'm not a fan of changing the world because it's a frustrating and exhausting job. I believe the best we can do is to educate one person at a time, one business at a time, one community at a time by showing up and speaking up whenever we have the opportunity. If they don't make the effort to include us, we must make the effort to include ourselves.


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I believed fully for healing and rejoiced in the good report. Then the news came. Leukemia was back… for the third time. I wrestled hard, angry, not understanding, grieving. When faced with this type of situation in the past I have tended to pull back from God, but this time, determined not to, I pressed in, coming to God with unguarded emotion and questions. Then finally crying out, "What do you want me to do with this?" Waiting. Then the still small voice to my heart. "I want you to be drawn so deep into my love, that you trust… Read More


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#InteropITX – Data Analytics Panel
Today is day one of regular sessions at InteropITX 2018. I'm honoured to be the chair for the Data and Analytics track at this year's event.
We are starting with a panel of data professionals:
Harmonizing Business and IT: Data as the Driver
Speakers: Donald Farmer (CEO, Treehive Strategy), Danielle Funston (VP, Blueprint), Romi Mahajan (Director, Blueprint), Erick Watson (Chief Product Officer, Quantarium)
Some of the best topics they chatted about.
- Does our lack of common vocabulary or taxonomy in our organizations hurt us? Is it the reason for the ongoing challenges of Business/IT collaboration?
- How do we get the business to understand data governance, security and privacy requirements.
- Do all these compliance and governance requirements mean that small and medium-sized businesses should outsource more of their IT resources? Should this mean moving to the cloud?
- GDPR will test whether or not businesses and IT are working together.
Our moderator, Romi Majaran had a question that got right to heart of the "IT/Business Singularity": When will we solve this problem so that we can stop having to have these panels?
A great question.
Got Health Data? Your Penalty Exposures for Data Breaches Just Increased
I've been blogging about health data breaches lately, but I'm not sure if there are more of them or if the reporting requirements are more strict. I suspect the latter.
One of the things I've noticed is that many of the breaches seem to be of multiple exposures by the same organization, which has led to recent legislative changes to the HITECH Act. You can see from the quote below that not only has the limit to the penalty been increased, but the penalties for repeat violators are higher.
Given the sensitive nature of health data, I'm still thinking that we need to move more towards criminal penalties for wilful neglect and repeat violations.
In addition to redefining the scope and liabilities of business associates in the healthcare industry, the final HIPAA omnibus rule includes revisions to the penalties applied to each HIPAA violation category. While the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) initially established a tiered penalty structure, it hasn't been revised until now.
Section 160.404 refers to the amount of civil monetary penalty as administered under the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act. The original penalty structure used to be:
via HIPAA Violation Penalties Rise in Response to Data Breaches | SmartData Collective.
Do you think companies are bearing enough of the responsibility for protecting our data? Do you as a data professional get enough support from management to ensure that data is protected?
Federal Department Bans Use of Portable Devices (YAFF)
I thought I had blogged about this Canadian data breach, but I guess not. All these data breaches are coming so fast it's hard to keep up. In this report, we have another YAFF: a portable hard drive being used as a backup device.
It looks like Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) will be taking a three-pronged approach to protecting our data: first, a new policy banning portable storage devices; second, use of data loss protection technologies and third, establishing consequences for staff that cause a data breach.
OTTAWA — The federal department at the centre of a massive data breach says it is banning the use of portable data devices in its offices, using new technology to prevent information from being easily removed from the network and warning any staff that violation of the new rules could mean the loss of their job.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) said Monday that it will start using "data loss technology," which would allow the department to restrict when, where and which staff can remove information from government systems. Reviews have already started to see what risks the use of secured, portable data devices, such as USB memory sticks, carry in the department's work and whether there are enough safeguards to prevent another massive breach of personal information from happening again.
via Federal department bans use of portable devices after personal data breach | canada.com.
Their loss of more than half a million student loan borrowers' data has led to class action lawsuits. A missing external hard drive is the hardware piece of this breach; the fact that this drive contained unencrypted backups is the behavioural issue. Perhaps we need to start thinking about how to train end users on the consequences of moving data from "the system" to any place else, even for backup purposes.
Is there a solution?
I have more questions than solutions here, though. Usually enterprise backup solutions involve software plus a server or external service. I'm not sure why HRSDC was using a portable hard drive for backup. They are harder to manage, they tend to walk away, and they aren't that reliable. So I'm going to guess here that this device was a personal device or being used to sneakernet files from one location to another. Perhaps from office to home, or from office to office. Both of those scenarios bother me because they most likely were not official methods for doing these tasks.
I don't think there's one answer. Training, policy, inspections, consequences, real monitoring and protection, more training, more inspections, some tough decisions. It's a complex issue that will require complex responses. I'd like to hear what other organizations are doing to mitigate data breaches.
Utah Health Department – Yet Another Flashdrive FAIL (YAFF)
I think we need to have an industry acronym now that this seems to happen every week. My proposals:
- Yet Another USB Breach (YAUB)
- Blame A Thumbdrive (BLAT)
- Yet Another Flashdrive Fail (YAFF)
I like the YAFF one best, so I'm going with that, even though the #FAIL really isn't in the hardware, but in the abuse of policy and hardware to cause a data breach.
This week's YAFF announcement comes again from Utah, where a contractor with access to sensitive health data lost a USB flash drive somewhere between Salt Lake City, Denver, and Washington, DC.
What's different about this news story is that we get more insight as to why that data was on a portable device. And it's just as I prognosticated in a previous post: the contractor was frustrated with an infrastructure issues.
The contractor, Goold Health Systems, handles Medicaid pharmacy transactions for the Health Department.Department spokesman Tom Hudachko said the GHS employee, identified only as a woman from Denver, was having trouble with an Internet connection Thursday while trying to upload the data to a server. The employee saved the personal information to an unencrypted USB memory stick and left the Health Department with the device. The employee lost the stick sometime in the following days while traveling between Salt Lake City, Denver and Washington, D.C.
(emphasis mine)
via Utah health department reports another data breach | NewsOK.com.
The contractor lost her job over this.
People Forget Policy When They Are Frustrated or Stressed
I once found a QA contractor cursing at his computer because he was having trouble sending a large file via his Hotmail account. I offered to help. When he showed me what he was doing I just about had a heart attack. He had been trying to send our offshore contractor a copy of a production database backup. This backup contained names, addresses, phone numbers, credit card information (no, the legacy system shouldn't have been storing this information, but it did), SSNs, Driver's license numbers and other forms of ID. It was an identity theft treasure chest of awesome.
When I asked him why he was trying email this information to our offshore contractor he said he was frustrated that corporate email system would not let him email such a large file.
He told me the only reason he did this was that he had to get the bug logged and fixed before the weekend because he had plans to be away. He also forgot that production data was never supposed to leave the building. I'm not sure he ever really felt that what he was doing was wrong, or had any idea why emailing sensitive data was wrong.
The other shock I got was that it was a production DBA who had given him the backup. When I asked the DBA why he did this without even asking what it was for, he said "I was really busy and didn't have time."
I wonder just how many times this scenario plays out every day in offices around the world.
Love your data, even when you are stressed. Especially when you are stressed.
Global Payments Data Breach Tab: $94 Million, Plus More in 2013
One of the most common discussions I have with other data professionals is "why do we keep having so many silly data breaches?" It seems to me that the data put at risk is done so by sloppy IT practices and negligent employees, not always via hackers and fraudsters. In this case, it appears it was both. Reports and rumours point to insecure system admin practices and outside hackers. We don't know for certain, because in the US data breach laws are patchy and weak.
Usually the discussion comes around to talking about US companies not having to face many consequences for failing to protect our data. Take a look at this quote about the GlobalPayments breach of 1.5 to 7 million merchant account holder data:
Global says it has now paid all fines related to non-compliance and has reached resolution with certain card networks, although it did not specify which ones. The processor also says its business has not suffered as a result of the breach.
"The impact on revenue of customers or other third parties who have failed to renew, terminated negotiations, or informed us they are not considering us at all, where we can confirm it is related to our removal from the lists, has been immaterial," Global states. "We continue to process transactions worldwide through all of the card networks."
via Global Payments Breach Tab: $94 Million – BankInfoSecurity.
Global has spent almost a hundred million dollars on this breach and expects to have to shell out another $25-25 million in 2013. And yet with those numbers they don't believe it has had a negative impact on their business.
Global handles Visa and MasterCard payment processing of about $120 billion (yes, with a "b") in payments annually.
Their annual report also seems to imply that they were not PCI-DSS compliant when the breach occurred and Global has been removed from the list of organizations that is compliant. So billions of dollars and millions of account information pass through their non-compliant networks. Because it can.
I wish more companies would treat our data as something that needs to be protected.
Workshop 26 June: Data Governance & Stewardship, St. Paul MN
On behalf of Embarcadero Technologies, I'm leading a workshop on Data Governance and Stewardship in Minneapolis St. Paul on 26 June. This event is free to attend; all you have to do is register.
We'll be talking about:
Data Governance and Stewardship: Expert Guidance from Karen Lopez
Effective data governance and stewardship is a crucial component of every business. InfoAdvisors' Principal Consultant, Karen Lopez, will share essential guidance on:
- Leveraging enterprise data as a corporate asset
- Tips, tricks, and traps to avoid when developing a data governance program
- Managing business expectations cost-effectively and time-efficiently
Karen will also reveal highlights on compliance and policy programs from recent discussions with data professionals in the US Federal Government and Industry organizations.
Karen Lopez, Principal Consultant, InfoAdvisors, Inc.
Karen is a Principal Consultant at InfoAdvisors Inc. with more than twenty years of experience helping organizations implement large, multi-project programs. She specializes in taking practical approaches to systems development and has helped many IT departments choose appropriate methods and standards, based on the department's culture, experience, and focus. Karen is the Moderator of InfoAdvisors/ITBoards.com IRM discussion groups, an online community of several thousand data management professionals and is also on the Board of Advisors for DAMA International. For more information, visit http://www.infoadvisors.com.
Event Details
Date: June 26, 2012
Time: 2-4pm
Location: University of Minnesota Conference Center
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Phone: 612-624-3275
Register Now: http://forms.embarcadero.com/forms/AMUSCA1206FieldEventMinneapolis6-26
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The new world champion. Has his cool factor improved since his last title ? Yes, definitely.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
It's a Daytona, but you get the idea ...
Mono seat tail with great graphics, inverted forks, powerful brakes and beefy lower triple clamp, black frame, carbon protections, ... It's a nice tool apparently used on track.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Kawasaki Z800
More plastic ? No thanks ... The new Kawasaki Z800 reminds me of those bad motorcycle caricatures ... Please Mr Kawasaki, update your styling.
Guintoli wins WSBK Magny-Cours first race
How delightful it was to see Sylvain win first race today. After being fired mid-championship from Liberty Racing for spurious reasons ("bad results", they say ...), Sylvain teamed up with Pata to race (almost) the same Ducati 1198R.
Rather obvious it was already, but now with Liberty Racing's withdrawal from Magny-Cours round, it is so blatant that they had money problems and put it all down on their riders ... Pitiful.
That said, Sylvain has a wonderful season ending with a podium at last week's Portimao. He' said to be riding a Suzuki in WSBK next year with Crescent apparently.
(Credits on the "arty" picture ;) )
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Random from the archive
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The way we used to pack things in the back of a rented van for a trackday says it all on our motivation. This one's been taken in 2007 just before heading to Carole. Olivier and I had pilled up his loyal CB500 and my CBR600F4, tons of spares and our suits in a way nothing could move.
The way we used to pack things in the back of a rented van for a trackday says it all on our motivation. This one's been taken in 2007 just before heading to Carole. Olivier and I had pilled up his loyal CB500 and my CBR600F4, tons of spares and our suits in a way nothing could move.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Triumph tool
Whatever the plan really is for the Triumph, I would have to be able to remove the top yoke one day or another. The main issue is that I had never looked at the headstok nut before with the idea of having to remove it, so never come to the conclusion it needed a special tool. Moreover, over the almost 20 bikes I've owned, none ever required anything but a monkey wrench for their headstock nut to be removed.
|Looks like it's already been removed or more likely butchered in the past.
Ok, so if this Triumph needs one, then let's try to find one somewhere. Spending a bit of time on eBay might sometimes prove be a successful approach, and for a short time I had one of these tools for me, but was outbid in the last minutes. Nevermind, the second chance came to the form of the Triumph online parts specialist World of Triumph. Most parts for 955i models can still be had new from them (apart from options of the likes of faux-carbon protectors and fly screens which seems to have disappeared off the surface.)
The tool has been delivered within 3 days and its only 2 teeth are now ready for action.
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Al-Qaeda affiliated group claims Mali hotel attack
[JERUSALEM] An African Jihadist group affiliated with Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility on Friday for the attack and ongoing hostage-taking at a business hotel in the Malian capital Bamako.
Al-Mourabitoun, a group based in northern Mali and made up mostly of Tuaregs and Arabs, posted a message on Twitter saying it was behind the attack on the Radisson Blu hotel, where hostages are still being held.
The claim could not immediately be verified.


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Starry Night Photo Shoot
From the designer, Amber:
For this wedding styled shoot, I wanted to speak to those artsy couples who love to spend their weekends strolling through museums and whose itch for travel has brought them steps away from maybe the Mona Lisa or the Colosseum. But most of all, I wanted to show brides that they can take their love for absolutely anything — even if it's different, edgy, or artistic — and bring it to life on their wedding day.
To demonstrate this idea in the styled shoot, I chose the dreamy painting Starry Night by Van Gogh to serve as a muse. I wanted to capture the intense colors, movement, textured brush strokes, and iconic shapes within the painting and reflect those signature elements in each aspect of the shoot.
The amazing vendor team and I decided to put a lot of emphasis on lighting to act as the stars falling from the sky and swirling in the surrounding space. From there we just tried to follow the colors, atmosphere, and shapes in the painting by using shades of deep blue, green, yellow, and texture where we could.
Intricate Icings recreated different scenes from the painting and carefully painted them onto each section of the cake. Each section of the painted cake was placed on a shelf and then suspended from the ceiling for a three-dimensional effect that allowed the cake to double as both dessert and art. Plum Sage Flowers included a mix of fresh and tissue paper flowers in blue glass to bring texture and depth to the scenery as well as keeping the arrangement in a swirling shape on the table.
We chose two brides for this shoot in order to show a contrast between a more traditional, textured white gown (Vera Wang) and a dramatic dark-blue gown (Tara Latour, for the more daring bride).
One of my favorite moments of this shoot was when the photographers, Harper Point Photography, projected a large image of the actual painting onto a wall of draped ivory fabric. It really felt like the models were briefly whisked away into a live version of the painting!
We hope a shoot like this can inspire brides to really take something they love in life, whether it is an art piece, music, food, or a special location, and carry it out on their wedding day. This concept can really transform your wedding into a different world and truly bring your dreams alive on your special day.
Vendor Professional Team:
Venue:: McNichols Building
Photographer:: Harper Point Photography
Planning and Design:: Amber at Save the Date Events
Florist:: Plum Sage Flowers
Cake:: Intricate Icings
Lighting:: Lighting and Design by Scott
Hair and Makeup:: Lady Charm Artistry
Dresses and Accessories:: Anna Be
Furniture and Fabric Draping:: Pink Monkey Solutions
Stationary:: Sweet Zion Papery
Rentals:: Event Rents
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A Trans-Karoo relay cycle from East London to Stellenbosch over 4 days, starting on 24 November 2015.
In memory of Rob Burton, a former member of the Army who was tragically killed while cycling, Grandads Army, a group of friends and social cyclists plan a 1200km relay cycle from East London to Stellenbosch over 4 days, starting on 24 November to raise funds to be used by the Trust for improving all aspects of the care of children who have been burned. After a day's rest, the Army will together ride the 95km Stellenbosch Cycle tour. A safe course through the Karoo has been chosen for the ride.
The focus of the Memorial Ride is twofold:
Firstly, to provide funding for urgently needed dermatomes and other specialized equipment to assist with the skin grafting of children with burns. R 600 000 is needed for this.
Secondly, to begin the process of providing funding for the development of a ten bedded dedicated childrens burns unit at the Frere Hospital at an estimated cost of R 7 000 000.
An additional objective of this ride is to create awareness around road safety for cyclists and pedestrians. As we head towards the Christmas season, there will be more cyclists and pedestrians on the roads, with a higher risk of being injured.
At this stage we want to thank the following sponsors for their contributions to making the ride possible:
Caltex Eastern Cape Marketer
Minuteman Press
Bike Doctors
Coca Cola
Beacon Bay Motors


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I let a friend know about the Shiva hunt skin as she was on the prowl for her alt. I let another friend know because she was still wearing three year old skin. And then THEY let me know *wink*.
There are skins in the group lucky chairs!
Three for the ladies, three for the guys -- short term; a great place to hang out while you read the feeds.
With just a little time spent I came away with this very pretty skin.
Get them here!
And then I had a chance to let them know more. There are group gift skins (shown at right) too.
You don't even have to wait to win these and there is no group join fee.
So a bunch of us now have new skins. Some will wear them everyday; some now and then.
That's my morning tip - five skins for the ladies; four for the guys.
Poses by: Diesel Works, LAP (nla)
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text: The conception of a guru as mother is, in my opinion, by far the most appropriate and advantageous to a disciple. A mother is the very embodiment of love and affection. Only a mother's heart can bear with patience all troubles and miseries caused to her by her son, thinking all the while of trying to provide for her son's comfort and happiness. The same is the position of the real Master or guru, who is the spiritual mother of the disciple. As such, the guru is always on the lookout for the spiritual welfare of the child, the disciple


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LONDON (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler's outgoing chairman of its sports car division Ferrari will receive a combined severance package of 26.95 million euros ($34.78 million), with nearly half to be paid in a lump-sum by next February, the company said on Wednesday.
Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, chairman of Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari, is quitting to be replaced by the boss of parent group Fiat after the two men clashed over strategy and the Formula One team's poor results.
In a statement, Fiat said Montezemolo will receive a lump-sum payment of 13.25 million euros by Jan. 31, 2015 in return for agreeing not to compete with Fiat until March 2017.
Fiat also said Montezemolo will receive 13.71 million euros, which is equivalent to five times his annual salary as the Ferrari boss, payable in 20 years.
Reporting by Oleg Vukmanovic; editing by Susan Thomas


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Sheryl Sandberg calls for policy changes to raise women's pay: report1 min read . Updated: 31 Jul 2017, 11:48 AM IST
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg claims women underestimate their worth, which stops them from asking for a pay hike
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg claims women underestimate their worth, which stops them from asking for a pay hike
New Delhi: Facebook chief operating officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg called for public policy changes to improve women's pay and claimed that women underestimate their worth, which prevents them from asking for salary raise, said a report in The Guardian.
Sandberg believed job openings should be contested by equal numbers of women and men, added the report.
In an interview to BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Sandberg confirmed that she experienced self-doubt while studying at Harvard, and realized that women underestimated their worth more than men. This is the reason which stopped women from putting themselves forward or asking for a pay hike, the report added.
"We need to start paying women well and we need the public and corporate policy to get there," Sandberg was quoted as saying.
Sandberg made a comment on women's pay after the gender pay row erupted in BBC, which revealed wide gaps between the earnings of male and female colleagues in some departments, added another report in The Guardian.


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I love Superman. I always have. Sometimes I wonder if I love him too much. One Christmas, I received Superman underwear from three different family members. That was in 2014. When I was 35 years old. I'm sure Freud would say that even me attempting to be a writer is just so that I can try to be Clark Kent, too. My kids know it and have embraced it. When they see any image of Superman out in public, be it a mug, poster, cereal box, or bumper sticker, their immediate, unquestioning response is, "Daddy, it's YOU!" When they do this, I instantly reward them with a small snack and $50.
Seinfeld once said, "…when men are growing up and are reading about Batman, Spiderman, Superman…these aren't fantasies. These are options."
So it is with me. I have countless memories from my life where I would feel a surge inside and I'd wonder if that might be it, the moment I'd stretch up to my toes, eyes closed, chest to the sun, and my feet would leave the ground. It'd finally be time to bring something more to the table in this world. If I'm honest, I still assume it'll happen at some point.
Recently, though, Zack Snyder's "Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice" hit the theaters. I will hitherto refer to the film as BVAFM (Batman Versus Angry Flying Man). I am not a film critic. The only time I come close to voicing an opinion on the technical aspects of any film is to declare–although I can't remember why–that I hated Little Man Tate when I saw it in the theater in 1991. There, that's my 14 words of film critic fame.
However, when I walked out of BVAFM, I wasn't mad or disappointed or frustrated or confused, though there'd be cause for all of those emotions. I was sad. I was sad and I couldn't figure out why. I was going to write an article about it, and then Devin Faraci wrote THIS and Fr. Mike recorded THIS. Taken together, they said everything I was going to say, only better. Go, now. Read and watch them. Revel. I initially asked if I could just post links to those two pieces and let that be that; however, my editor insisted that I might have something unique to say, so, because I try to be an obedient boy, here we are today.
Superman has played a deep, pivotal role in my life since I was a child. I never had a lot of comics, partly because we didn't have much money, but mostly because we lived in the middle of the woods and the only corner store was the one my sister and I created to sell cattails that we'd mashed up and soaked in water.
However, I do still have the first comic I ever received. Right here, close by, on the bookshelf next to me. It's Superman, issue #462 from August of 1976, and features an Andromedan semi-villain named Karb-Brak (KB) who, in order to save his own life, sends Supes back to 1776, where he forgets his life in Metropolis and ends up working for an editor named Benjamin Franklin. There's even a picture in issue #463 of Clark present at the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Good stuff, I tell ya.
KB's situation is that the only planet he can stay alive on is Earth, so he shows up and demands that Superman leave. "Will you leave earth and let me live, or stay here and doom me?" This puts our hero in the familiar situation of having to make the difficult choice of whom to save and how. You're drawn into the puzzle by the first page, which challenges you to figure out how you would "resolve this agonizing life-or-death dilemma" and to "make your decision–and then compare it with Superman's".
That's the thing about Superman. Even when you're not told to, you're always doing that anyway: figuring out what you would do and seeing if you measured up to his response. Even in my first comic, though KB is violent and the solution seems cut-and-dried, either kill him or leave, Superman finds a way to cure him of his physical condition so that they can live peaceably on the same planet. Basically, when there's no visible third way, he finds one anyway. All the time. Even when the dude is trying to kill him, he doesn't lose sight of what is right and true:
I was a very small, scrawny child. I got picked on and made fun of a lot. When I was in 11th grade, I was still smaller than most of the 7th graders. I went to an incredibly tiny private Christian school where there were three other guys in my grade all the way through graduation. I got teased by the boys and the girls alike. I was gangly. I was painfully awkward at school or in front of people. I never knew what to say and I blushed like a rose whenever I was on the spot.
So, I endlessly entertained myself by wondering how I'd respond if I were more than what people saw in front of them. While they laughed at my exterior–my thick glasses, my trips-n-falls, my obvious penchant for chewing on wood–what if my interior contained so much of the unexpected that if they knew, they wouldn't know which emotion to express? What if I possessed more than they could process, so I just held it all in?
When I'd get pushed or hit, what if I could have hit back and hurt them, but I chose not to? When we were all walking back from somewhere and the kids would, as a collective, tell me not to walk with them, what if I could have flown past them on that dirt road, swirling dust in their eyes, but I chose not to? When the girl I liked laughed when the other three boys teased me (because they liked her, too), what if I could've quieted them all down by silently floating a foot off the ground and bending a desk into a knot, but I chose not to?
I assume it's natural to feel that way. It makes sense, because there is always more worth and dignity and strength inside of each of us than can be glanced at or mocked on the outside. However, that's not what I learned from Superman. It wasn't that he had all these powers and abilities, yet chose not to harm others with them; it was that even though he was literally light years beyond everyone's perception, he didn't want to lord over others or laud himself. In my hypothetical life of hidden identity, that was what I gleaned from the Metropolis Marvel. I didn't want to react. I didn't want to hit, kick dust in eyes, or even be impressive. I never wanted to flaunt the super-ness. Truth be told, if I had shown my stuff in any mental scenario, it'd have been because I just wanted people to get past themselves and stop the idiocy.
When I'd listen to my parents argue through the vent in the wall between our bedrooms, I always fantasized about stepping out of my window, hovering in front of theirs, and tap-tapping them out of the argument and in to something else, something bigger, something better. Part of me thought that if I could harness the sun, then I might save their marriage.
Even as an adult, I have something inside that wishes I could be all things to all men. I fantasize that, being faster than a bullet, I could blur the world, helping family, friends, victims, and villains, consistently maintaining a balance that the entire world says is impossible, yet sees with its own eyes. That's what the hero does. The hero lifts off and touches down in peace, bringing peace, leaving peace, instilling peace. The hero doesn't leave a second of doubt in people's hearts as to whether or not good exists in this world. The hero stops explosions. The hero bears everything, believes everything, hopes everything, and endures everything. That's the hero I'd want to be.
Because, in that alternate universe, the one where I join the hero, so do you. People change. They follow suit, even if it is made of spandex. From the onset, that's what I always found in Superman and wanted for myself. No one was left unaffected. In that possible world, the scrawny and the bully, the beautiful and the broken, they all squint upward, crane their necks, and rise. They join the hero in the sun.
And that hero is nowhere to be found in BVAFM.
All plot holes aside, all poor script writing aside, all good and bad aside, I left the theater sad that my hero was absent in this generation. Angry Flying Man always crashes down and sonic booms away. He grimaces, he's grizzled. He's pouty, whiney, and distractible. He seriously considers not helping those in need. He's told by his parents that he should maybe let people die instead of help them. I used to want us to be like him, but now he seems a bit too much like us. I am sad for this generation of youth–bullies and beever-toothed alike–because they don't have what I had. That is sad. Every kid, even a 38-year-old one, needs an emblem, a symbol, a shield, a hero, not just to look to, but to aspire to be, to follow. Everyone needs a constant reminder that we're bigger, grander, and stronger that we all give each other credit for. We can't forget that we come from here and from elsewhere.
There are multiple theological threads and conclusions that could be drawn in this, but Faraci and Schmitz already did that for us. What can you take away from this article? I'd say probably only two things.
- Go ahead and see Snyder's film, but know that Superman is not in it.
- Someday, one of these days, you might see me flying by, on to the next thing. When that happens, stop what you're doing, face the sun, take a breath, and get those toes off the ground.


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More than luck» mark 28 Nov 2007 @ 21:38
After we confirmed my wallet was missing Wednesday night, Olya and I did a quick search in the most common spots. We came up empty-handed, but that would not deter us from heading to Grandma's house the next day. Still this weighed heavy on my mind. When we returned home after Thanksgiving Friday night, I again looked. Nothing.
Saturday I looked some more. I cleaned out the basement, hoping to run into it, but still no sign of it. On Sunday, Olya and I concluded that I would have to contact Public Transit, the bank, and the post office to see if anyone turned it in. We discussed the possibility of calling the credit card companies to have them cancel our cards. I felt sick just thinking of all the important identification that would take some time (and money) to replace.
Monday night, I was really down, because Tuesday mornings I go to the temple and I knew my recommend was of course lost in the wallet. Desperate, I went back to the drawer where I always keep my wallet. I pulled it out to look behind it, and finding nothing, was putting the drawer back in when my hand felt the wallet right in the drawer. I looked in and it was right there! I just stared at it for a minute, speechless. Then I called Olya over, who also could not believe my discovery.
Some might suggest we just did not look hard enough, but I know that is not the case. I looked through that drawer no less than three times, once even taking out receipts and other bits of paper one at a time. Olya looked in that drawer more times than I did. I cannot draw any conclusion other than that the wallet miraculously ended up there. How? I do not know. But it was an answer to prayer.
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That is an AMAZING story. I have a few similar to it, not as important as a finding a wallet, but my own tender mercies from God. Thanks for sharing and I am VERY glad you found it!
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British Bandsman's New Editor
We are delighted to announce that the extremely talented Andrew Wainwright is to become the new Editor of The British Bandsman.
Andrew has a long pedigree in journalistic excellence, having been Editor of The SA Bandsman since 2011, as well as a fine CV in composition, conducting, playing and educating.
Commenting on the new appointment, IBB Media Ltd Managing Director, Martin Gernon is delighted.
"In Andrew, we have the perfect person to take the magazine forward as Editor. His life is steeped in music and his broad skill set meant he was not only the perfect candidate for us, but the only one! Andrew joins at an exciting time for the magazine, which will be returning to its roots as a weekly magazine from October onwards, but also embracing the technological changes we need to make in taking the magazine digital which will enable video and audio embedded content to be viewed for the first time ever in a brass band publication."
Andrew is equally thrilled with the challenge. " To be The Editor of the world's longest running and most respected brass band magazine is a huge responsibility, not only to its heritage and brand, but also to the requirement to take the magazine forward to new and wider audiences and build an international following for this most iconic of publications. I am looking forward to this challenge with relish and safeguarding the future direction of the magazine for hopefully many years to come."
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Lockhart, the former press secretary to President Clinton, said a producer talked to him about the 60 Minutes program a few days before it aired on Sept. 8. She gave Lockhart a telephone number and asked him to call Bill Burkett, a former Texas National Guard officer who gave CBS the documents. Lockhart couldn't recall the producer's name. But CBS said Monday night that it would examine the role of producer Mary Mapes in passing the name to Lockhart.
Burkett told USA TODAY that he had agreed to turn over the documents to CBS if the network would arrange a conversation with the Kerry campaign.
The network's effort to place Burkett in contact with a top Democratic official raises ethical questions about CBS' handling of material potentially damaging to the Republican president in the midst of an election. This "poses a real danger to the potential credibility ... of a news organization," said Aly Colón, a news ethicist at The Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
"At Burkett's request, we gave his (telephone) number to the campaign," said Betsy West, senior CBS News vice president.
CBS would not discuss the propriety of the network serving as a conduit between Burkett and the Kerry campaign. "It was not part of any deal" to obtain the documents, West said, declining to elaborate.
But Burkett said Monday that his contact with Lockhart was indeed part of an "understanding" with CBS. Burkett said his interest in contacting the campaign was to offer advice in responding to Republican criticisms about Kerry's Vietnam service. It had nothing to do with the documents, he said.
"My interest was to get the attention of the national (campaign) to defend against the ... attacks," Burkett said, adding that he also talked to former Georgia senator Max Cleland and Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean during the past 45 days. "Neither the Democratic Party or the Kerry campaign had anything to do with the documents," he said.
Lockhart said he phoned Burkett at the number provided by CBS. Lockhart also said that the documents never came up in his conversation with Burkett. Lockhart said the conversation lasted just a few minutes. "It's possible that the producer said they had documents" before his conversation with Burkett, he said.
At the end of the conversation, Lockhart said he thanked Burkett for his interest, and there was no further contact with him. Asked why he called Burkett, Lockhart said he talks to "a lot of people."
"I called you, didn't I?"
The White House said CBS' contact with Lockhart was inappropriate. "The fact that CBS News would coordinate with the most senior levels of Sen. Kerry's campaign to attack the president is a stunning and deeply troubling revelation," said Dan Bartlett, White House communications director.
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For winter driving conditions, there are obviously plenty of things to consider. Beside the conditions of the roadways, there are other things to keep in mind when driving in snowy conditions. Winter driving conditions present certain season challenges.
Is Your Tailpipe Open?
One of the concerns related to winter driving conditions is your tailpipe on your car or truck. It must be completely open of any snow or ice. Failure to have an open tailpipe can lead to deadly carbon monoxide levels inside your car. Carbon monoxide is the natural by product of burning any carbon-based fuel sources. Carbon monoxide is known as the âsilent killerâ. The reasoning behind this nickname is that it could kill you without you noticing it. It is an odorless poison to the human nose.
Accordingly, it is important to keep your vehicleâs tail pipe clean from any foreign objects. It is very easy for snow or ice to get caught in your tail pipe. If this occurs, it is not a big deal provided that you recognize it and take the necessary steps. You donât want to start up your car after heavy snowfall or very cold weather without first checking your tailpipe. Winter driving conditions on the road are hazardous, but your vehicle can present a danger even before you leave the driveway.
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- Dental IRC's 2018 Skills Forecast (forthcoming)
- IRC membership
- SkillsIQ – Skills Service Organisation.
This page provides information and data on various sub-sectors within the Dental industry.
The Dental industry provides oral health care services to the Australian population through both the public and private sectors, with businesses ranging in size from small to large.
The Dental Industry Reference Committee (IRC) is responsible for ensuring nationally recognised dental qualifications, packaged within the HLT Health Training Package, which directly relate to the following dental occupations:
- Dental Laboratory Assistants
- Dental Prosthetists
- Dental Technicians
- Dental Assistants.
Information sourced from the Dental IRC's 2018 Skills Forecast (forthcoming).
For information on other health-related training and employment, visit the Health industry page and the various sub-sectors.
All data sources are available at the end of the page.
IRC and Skills Forecasts
Employment trends
Employment snapshot
The employment level for Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists and Dental Assistants grew between 2000 and 2018, although this growth has not been consistent. Dental assistants have seen a significant growth, from 10,500 in 2017 to 25,800 in 2018. Employment in these occupations is projected to grow to 2023.
According to 2016 Census data, approximately 60% of Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists are employed in the Dental Services industry, 28% are employed in the Medical and Surgical Equipment Manufacturing industry, and 4.5% are employed in hospitals. Nearly 90% of Dental Assistants work in the Dental Services industry and 3.6% are employed in hospitals.
Training trends
Training snapshot
In 2017 there were 6,952 program enrolments in dental qualifications and 2,262 program completions. While enrolments have increased from 2016, completions have decreased. Around two thirds of enrolments in 2017 were at the certificate III level. About 89% of program enrolments were in dental assisting qualifications with the intended occupation of Dental Assistant.
A little under half (48%) of the training was delivered by private providers and 46% by TAFE institutes. For the Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics, however, 43% was delivered through universities in 2017, with the rest being delivered by TAFE institutes.
Fifty nine percent of funding for subjects was from government, with 32% being from domestic fee-for-service and 9% international fee-for-service.
Approximately 28% of students were located in New South Wales, 22% in Victoria and 20% in Queensland.
There were 729 apprentice and trainee commencements in 2017, with commencements remaining at a similar level since 2014. Completions, at 466 in 2017, have declined by over 100 since 2016 and are at their lowest level for the period 2010–17. The main destination occupation for apprentices and trainees in 2017 was Dental Assistant. Around 38% of apprenticeships and traineeships were reported in Victoria, with about 19% in New South Wales, and a further 17% in Queensland.
For more data specific to your occupation, industry or training package, visit NCVER's VET students by industry.
For more data specific to your region visit NCVER's Atlas of Total VET. If you are prompted to log in, select cancel and you will continue to be directed to the program.
If you are interested in extracting NCVER data to construct tables with data relevant to you, sign up for a VOCSTATS account.
Industry insights
Industry insights on skills needs
There have been a number of publications focusing on the dental workforce in recent years. These include:
Review of Dental Workforce Supply to 2020
Oral Health 2020: A Strategic Framework for Dental Health in NSW
Trends in the Australian Dental Labour Force, 2000 to 2009: Dental Labour Force Collection, 2009
Oral Health and Dental Care in Australia 2015
This body of work provides a comprehensive picture of the Dental workforce in Australia and workforce projections into the future, however there is little discussion about the implications for training, particularly regarding Dental Hygienists, Assistants, and Technicians.
Some of the challenges affecting the dental workforce and training requirements identified in the Dental IRC's 2018 Skills Forecast include:
- new technological and technique developments that offer cost effective services
- registration requirements and adherence to regulations such as infection control guidelines
- the impact of government policy and programs such as eligibility to access private or public health care which will drive service and skills demand in the sector
- advanced digital technologies requiring digital competency and online engagement skills
- having the right skills and knowledge to provide efficient oral health care services to vulnerable groups as per Australia's National Oral Health Plan 2015–24
- growing competition from overseas providers in terms of cheaper overseas dental work and also dental material and product development work that is outsourced overseas by Australian providers
- increased accountability for quality and safety procedures for all patients and staff has implications for staff awareness, knowledge and skills in quality and safety
- shortage of workers in regional and remote communities
- retention of dental assistants due to salary levels and limited opportunities for career progression.
Two skill gaps have also been identified in the training for Dental Assistants:
- orthodontic dental assistance
- assisting in implant and surgical dental procedures.
The top skills areas for Dental Assistants mentioned in the Skills Forecast and sourced from Job Outlook include:
- active listening
- reading comprehension
- speaking
- critical thinking
- service orientation.
Consistent with this the top generic skill identified in the Skills Forecast and in the job advertisement data was communication. Job vacancy data reports the top occupations in demand are Dental Assistant and Dental Officer.
Links and resources
Below is a list of industry-relevant organisations and associations. Hyperlinks have been included where available.
Government departments and agencies
Health Department in each State and Territory
Commonwealth Department of Health
Peak and industry associations
Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association
Australian Dental Prosthetists Association
Dental Assistants Professional Association
Dental Hygienists Association of Australia
Oral Health Professionals Association
Employee associations
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Health Care Complaints Entities in most jurisdictions
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Data sources and notes
Department of Employment 2018, Employment Projections, available from the Labour Market Information Portal:
- by ANZSIC 4 digit Dental Services industry, employment projections to May 2023
- by ANZSCO, selected occupations, employment projections to May 2023
- 4112 Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists
- 4232 Dental Assistants.
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2018, Employed persons by occupation unit group of main job (ANZSCO), Sex, State and Territory, August 1986 onwards 6291.0.55.003 - EQ08, viewed 1st November 2018 http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/6291.0.55.003May%202018?OpenDocument
- Employed total by ANZSCO 4 digit occupations, 2000 to 2018, May quarter
- 4112 Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists
- 4232 Dental Assistants.
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2017, 2016 Census – employment, income and unpaid work, TableBuilder. Findings based on use of ABS TableBuilder data.
- Employment level by 4 digit ANZSIC industries, and 4 digit level occupations (4112 Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists and 4232 Dental Assistants) to identify the distribution of the occupation across industries.
Training data has been extracted from the National VET Provider Collection, Total VET students and courses from the following training package or qualifications:
- HLT Health Training Package
- Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics
- HLT60407 - Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics
- HLT60412 - Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics
- HLT65015 - Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics
- Certificate III and IV in Dental Assisting
- HLT31802 - Certificate III in Dental Assisting
- HLT31807 - Certificate III in Dental Assisting
- HLT31812 - Certificate III in Dental Assisting
- HLT35015 - Certificate III in Dental Assisting
- HLT43007 - Certificate IV in Dental Assisting
- HLT43012 - Certificate IV in Dental Assisting
- HLT45015 - Certificate IV in Dental Assisting
- Certificate III in Dental Laboratory Assisting
- HLT32707 - Certificate III in Dental Laboratory Assisting
- HLT32712 - Certificate III in Dental Laboratory Assisting
- HLT35115 - Certificate III in Dental Laboratory Assisting
- Diploma of Dental Technology
- HLT50507 - Diploma of Dental Technology
- HLT50512 - Diploma of Dental Technology
- HLT55115 - Diploma of Dental Technology.
This includes superseded qualifications and training packages.
Data covers a range of selected student and training characteristics in the following categories and years:
- 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 program enrolments
- 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 program completions.
Total VET students and courses data is reported for the calendar year. Program enrolments are the qualifications, courses and skill-sets in which students are enrolled in a given period. For students enrolled in multiple programs, all programs are counted. Program completion indicates that a student has completed a structured and integrated program of education or training. Location data uses student residence. Subject enrolment is registration of a student at a training delivery location for the purpose of undertaking a module, unit of competency or subject. For more information on the terms and definitions, please refer to the Total VET students and courses: terms and definitions document.
Low counts (less than 5) are not reported to protect client confidentiality.
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place. This can lead to situations where the total sum of proportions in a chart may not add up to exactly 100%.
HLT Health Training Package apprentice and trainee data has been extracted from the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection, including:
- 2010 to 2017 commencements
- 2010 to 2017 completions
- 2017 apprentices and trainees in-training October to December 2017 collection, by qualification and state and territory of data submitter.
Priority skills data have been extracted from the Dental IRC's 2018 Skills Forecast.
Job vacancy data have been extracted from Burning Glass Technologies 2018, Labor Insight Real-time Labor Market Information Tool, Burning Glass Technologies, Boston, viewed July 2018, https://www.burning-glass.com.
Data shown represent most requested generic skills, occupations and employers according to internet job postings in Australia between July 2015 and June 2018 filtered by ANZSIC and ANZSCO classification levels listed below.
ANZSCO occupations have been used as industry filters because they provide more relevant job vacancy data for this sector.
- Generic skills/Occupations/Employers
- 4112 Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists
- 4232 Dental Assistants.


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