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Although 2013 was a tumultuous year for everyone involved in health care, physicians in particular were challenged to keep up with a revolving door of federal regulations, deadlines, extensions of those same deadlines, and a myriad of new experiences with practice and payment methods.
FP Dave Eitrheim, M.D., gives Mary Knops his full attention and all the time she needs as he draws out the patient's health concerns during a relaxed office visit made possible by the implementation of clinic efficiencies.
Throughout the year, the AAFP stood ready to help family physicians understand all that was thrown at them, and with each new challenge, the Academy worked relentlessly to provide tools and resources to help members so they could focus their time and efforts on taking care of patients.
So let's say goodbye to 2013 before ringing in a brand new 2014.
New Practice Methods, Payment Models Flourish
The patient-centered medical home became a mainstream term in 2013 as physicians, patients and policymakers realized that the model really could improve health care quality and save money as noted in a Commonwealth Fund report issued in January.
A related term, the patient-centered medical neighborhood, emerged, in part, from the promise of more robust health information technology. Family physicians began to trust and rely more heavily on health IT as a means to partner with their subspecialist colleagues and hospitals and provide seamless health care transitions for their patients.
Phrases such as team-based care, health coaching, chronic disease management and patient self-management -- although not necessarily new to seasoned family physicians -- became media darlings as health care policymakers looked for ways to improve patient care and cut health care costs.
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) spread like wildfire across the country. In January, CMS announced the establishment of 106 new ACOs, and the AAFP was pleased to note that family physicians and their patients were among those who would benefit.
Family physicians around the country embraced a new practice model called direct primary care (DPC) in which practices charge patients a monthly fee in exchange for access to a broad range of primary care service. Physicians who dive "all-in" into this model typically do not take insurance but encourage patients to carry high-deductible catastrophic plans to cover hospitalization and other high-cost medical care.
(Left to right) Michael Palomino, M.D., who joined Atlas MD on May 6, pauses for a moment with colleagues Doug Nunamaker, M.D., and Josh Umbehr, M.D.
In May, the AAFP created its first DPC policy, and based on intense member interest in the model, also developed a document to answer family physicians' most pressing questions(4 page PDF).
Billing Challenges Compete for Physicians' Time
Billing and payment hurdles never seem to lessen for physicians. Even as medical practice executives listed operating costs as their top medical practice concern in 2013, physicians raced to keep up with CPT code changes that, at times, proved challenging for practices with slim profit margins.
Those changes from CMS included new codes for transitional care management and CPT code edits -- initiated through the National Correct Coding Initiative -- that played havoc with physicians getting paid for evaluation and management services billed on the same day as vaccine administration.
Many family physicians closely followed the AAFP's April request to CMS asking the agency to create new evaluation and management (E/M) codes for primary care physicians. Although those new E/M codes were not included in the 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the Academy vowed to continue that debate.
In December, the AAFP summarized for members the key provisions of the 2014 Medicare physician fee schedule, which included a number of positives for FPs, including a chronic care management code that will be available for use beginning in 2015.
Health Information Technology Takes Off
An Annals of Family Medicine study published early in the year called attention to the fact that family physicians continued to outpace other office-based physicians in adopting electronic health records (EHRs). According to one research expert, family medicine's wide scope makes EHR technology particularly appealing to physicians in the specialty.
By the end of 2013, authors predicted four out of five FPs would implement an EHR and that health IT would increasingly play a role in the management of large patient populations.
David Voran, M.D., a family physician in Platte City, Mo., and long-time proponent of health information technology, relies heavily on his electronic health record to provide the best possible care to his patients.
In June, AAFP News Now scored an interview with Farzad Mostashari, M.D., the country's (then) national coordinator for health IT. Mostashari said the push for EHR implementation should go hand-in-hand with new payment models to allow physicians to see a financial return on their technology investment.
Federal Regulatory Burdens Continue
The government's alphabet soup of regulation -- HIPAA, ICD-10, MU, eRx -- rolled along unabated in 2013, and the AAFP kept physicians informed of deadlines every step of the way.
For example, final regulations for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) omnibus rule were published in January, and physicians needed to be ready to comply with privacy and security rules by Sept. 23.
Even though the AAFP and many other physician advocates urged CMS to halt or delay implementation of the ICD-10-CM codes sets for outpatient diagnosis coding, the agency held firm to its Oct. 1, 2014, implementation date.
In response, the AAFP set to work to prepare members by offering educational resources such as a webinar and a set of ICD-10 flash cards to help members transition to the new codes.
Electronic prescribing (eRx) was a moving target for physicians as CMS shifted deadlines by which physicians could request hardship exemptions to avoid a 1.5 percent Medicare pay cut in 2013.
Meaningful use (MU) of EHRs -- stages one, two and three -- continually made news headlines in 2013 as the Academy fought for delays, revised compliance deadlines and even coached physicians on how to survive an MU audit.
With so many government programs in full swing simultaneously, the AAFP created a one-stop shop where family physicians could see all the pertinent information at a glance in a Web page titled "Medicare Initiatives: Bonuses and Penalties."
High Notes Worth Celebrating
As 2013 rushed along, there was good news for family medicine, too. For example, a survey released by the MGMA (formerly the Medical Group Management Association), revealed that national demand for family physicians was fueling salary and compensation increases.
The survey showed that median first-year guaranteed compensation for FPs not doing obstetrics jumped from $163,000 in 2011 to $170,000 in 2012. Other prominent surveys mirrored those results.
In September, a Merritt Hawkins survey showed that family physicians topped the list of the most highly recruited physicians for the seventh straight year. The survey findings affirmed the dominance of family medicine in the nation's evolving health care system.
But the most gratifying news of all came late in the year when new survey results released on Dec. 18 revealed that, by a wide margin, Americans want physicians handling their health care.
In fact, 72 percent of American adults surveyed by Ispos, a global market research company, said they preferred physicians to nonphysicians, such as nurse practitioners, when it came to their health care.
Furthermore, 90 percent of adults would choose a physician to lead their "ideal medical team" when given the choice, and by a greater than a two-to-one margin, adults viewed physicians and family physicians as more knowledgeable, experienced, trusted and up-to-date on medical advances than nonphysicians.
AAFP President Reid Blackwelder, M.D., of Kingsport, Tenn., called the news "outstanding."
He told his physician colleagues, "Finally, we have a survey from patients that says they not only value primary care, they value you for your education, expertise and experience."
"As family physicians, we not only are a critical part of the health care team, we are the identified leader of the teams, and that's what our patients want and expect."
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Women's Tennis Announces 2012-13 Freshman; Class Ranked in Top-10June 28, 2012CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A highly regarded group of incoming freshmen will be added to the roster of the MIT women's tennis program for the 2012-13 season head coach Carol Matsuzaki has announced. The incoming class of seven student-athletes has been ranked the sixth-best group of freshman in the nation at the Division III level. The Engineers finished the 2011-12 season with an 11-8 overall record and were tied for 30th with the University of California at Santa Cruz in the final national rankings.
Four MIT Student-Athletes Receive Capital One Academic All-America At-Large HonorsJune 05, 2012CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Juniors Molly McShane (Lake Bluff, Ill.), Wyatt Ubellacker (Georgetown, Ky.), and Matt Hohenberger (St. Louis, Mo.) along with senior Anastasia Vishnevetsky (Orange, Conn.) were named to the Capital One Academic All-America at-large team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Tuesday. McShane was voted to the first team, Ubellacker and Hohenberger earned spots on the second team, while Vishnevetsky rounded out the honorees with a selection to the third team. MIT's four awards is the second-highest tally among Division III programs this year and tied for the second most in Institute history. The Engineers are the all-time Division III leader in producing Academic All-Americas and ranks third across all NCAA divisions with 184 honorees.
MIT Places Five on Capital One Academic All-District At-Large TeamMay 18, 2012CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Seniors Columbus Leonard (Mill Valley, Calif.) and Anastasia Vishnevetsky (Orange, Conn.) along with juniors Matt Hohenberger (St. Louis, Mo.), Wyatt Ubellacker (Georgetown, Ky.), and Molly McShane (Lake Bluff, Ill.) were selected to the Capital One Academic All-District at-large team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Thursday. The five student-athletes will represent MIT on the national ballot and will vie for Academic All-America honors to be voted on later this month.
Vishnevetsky Selected for Regional Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship AwardMay 16, 2012CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior Anastasia Vishnevetsky (Orange, Conn.) of the MIT women's tennis team was named to a prestigious post season honor when the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced its regional award winners recently. She was selected as the Northeast Region's Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award winner. She is the third MIT women's tennis player to be named to the honor.
Women's Tennis Upsets No. 17 SkidmoreApril 22, 2012SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – It was the best possible way to close out the regular season for the MIT women's tennis squad on Sunday as the Engineers scored a 5-4 upset win over No. 17 Skidmore College on the road. MIT came back from losing two of three in doubles play to score the upset, with Anastasia Vishnevetsky (Orange, Conn.) clinching the victory with a three-set win at No. 1 singles.
Women's Tennis Falls at VassarApril 21, 2012POUGHKEPSIE, N.Y. – Playing on the road for the final weekend of the season, the MIT women's tennis team traveled to New York; with its first stop Vassar College. In the end the No. 27 Brewers prevailed by a final of 7-2, with the Engineers claiming one doubles and one singles match for their points.
Brandeis Scores 6-3 Win Over Women's TennisApril 18, 2012CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Brandeis University used a strong singles performance to come back from an early deficit to score a 6-3 win over MIT in women's tennis action. Sophomore Julia Hsu (Knoxville, Tenn.) was a winner in both singles and doubles play to lead the Engineers.
MIT Rolls Past SimmonsApril 14, 2012CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – It was senior day for the MIT women's tennis team today and the Engineers marked the occasion with a convincing 9-0 win over visiting Simmons College. One of MIT's seniors, Anastasia Vishnevetsky (Orange, Conn.) won both her singles and doubles matches for the Engineers. Hillary Jenny (Green Bay, Wis.) and Alexandria Hall (Hemet, Calif.) were the other MIT seniors honored before the match.
MIT Defeats Puerto Rico Mayaguez, 6-3April 08, 2012WELLESLEY, Mass. – MIT closed out its weekend of play at the Nor'Easter Bowl on a high note, taking its final match in the event against a squad from the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez by a final of 6-3. After taking two of the three doubles matches the Engineers won the top three flights in singles play to clinch the victory.
Women's Tennis Edged by BatesApril 07, 2012WELLESLEY, Mass. – It was a close one today at the Nor'Easter Bowl for the MIT women's tennis team. Taking on Bates College it came down to a deciding third set in the No. 1 singles match. It was Bates that came up with the key victory and the win in the match, taking a hard-fought, 5-4 win over the Engineers.
Women's Tennis Falls to No. 12 TuftsApril 06, 2012WALTHAM, Mass. – Playing for the first time in three weeks, MIT's women's tennis team took on 12th-ranked Tufts University in the opening match of the Nor'Easter Bowl Tournament. The match, which was played at Brandeis University, went to the Jumbos by an 8-1 score.
Bates Upends MIT, 6-3, In Women's TennisMarch 17, 2012LEWISTON, Maine – A couple of hard fought, three set matches in singles play that did not go MIT's way proved to be the difference today as Bates College upended the No. 22 Engineers by a final of 6-3 in women's tennis. It was the first loss of the spring season for MIT, which fell to 8-4. Senior Anastasia Vishnevetsky (Orange, Conn.) led MIT with wins in both doubles and singles play.
Women's Tennis Opens Spring Season With 8-1 Win Over ColbyMarch 10, 2012CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – It was a strong start to the spring season for the MIT women's tennis team today as the Engineers scored an 8-1 win over Colby College. MIT started with three wins in doubles play that was the springboard to the victory.
NEWMAC Announces Fall Academic All-Conference AwardsNovember 11, 2011CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A league-leading 45 athletes represented MIT on the 2011 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Fall Academic All-Conference Team. Criteria includes a minimum GPA of 3.5/4.0 scale or 4.35/5.0 scale, achieving second year academic status at his or her institution, and being a member of a varsity team for the entire season.
Six Engineers Collect NEWMAC Women's Tennis All-Conference HonorsOctober 25, 2011CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After completing a tremendous 6-1 regular season and advancing to the final of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament, the MIT women's tennis team collected three first team all-conference nods while earning second team recognition at four more positions, as announced by the NEWMAC on Tuesday afternoon.
MIT Falls In NEWMAC Finals, 5-1October 23, 2011BABSON PARK, Mass. – MIT picked up a point in doubles play, but could not come up with any victories in singles action as the Engineers fell to Wellesley College, 5-1, in the championship match of New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Tennis Tournament at Babson's Farwell Courts on Sunday afternoon. The loss closes out the fall portion of the team's schedule and dropped MIT's overall record to 7-3 for the season.
Second-Seeded MIT Ousts Third-Seeded Babson, 5-3, To Advance In NEWMAC TourneyOctober 22, 2011BABSON PARK, Mass. – MIT freshmen Vynnie Kong (Cupertino, Calif.) and Juana Becerra (Bucaramanga, Columbia) teamed up for a key tie-breaker victory at number three doubles to help the second-seeded Engineers top the third-seeded Babson College Beavers, 5-3, in the semifinals of the 2011 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Tennis Tournament at Babson's Farwell Courts on Saturday afternoon.
Vishnevetsky Named NEWMAC Player of the WeekOctober 17, 2011CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior Anastasia Vishnevetsky (Orange, Conn.) strong showing at the New England Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament this past weekend has earned her the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Singles Player of the Week award. It is her first conference honor of the season and the team's third.
Women's Tennis Competes at NEWITT TournamentOctober 15, 2011AMHERST, Mass. – After clinching the No. 2 seed for the NEWMAC Championship last week, the No. 22 MIT women's tennis team tuned up for the conference tournament with an appearance at the New England Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament over the weekend at Amherst College. In a format that saw the MIT squad split into four smaller teams, the Engineers advanced two of their teams to the Round of 16.
MIT Seeded No. 2 For NEWMAC TournamentOctober 12, 2011CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After a strong run through New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference play, the No. 22 MIT women's tennis team will be the No. 2 seed at the NEWMAC women's tennis tournament next week. The Engineers earned the second seed in the tournament after finishing conference play with a 6-1 record after defeating defending NEWMAC champion Wheaton College yesterday.
Women's Tennis Finishes NEWMAC Play With Win at WheatonOctober 11, 2011NORTON, Mass. – MIT's women's tennis team finished off a fine NWMAC conference season today as the No. 22 Engineers took a 6-3 win at Wheaton College. MIT picked up key wins in all three doubles matches as it ran its record to 6-2 overall and 6-1 in the NEMAC. Wheaton saw its record slip to 7-3 overall and 4-3 in the conference.
MIT Powers Past SpringfieldOctober 08, 2011CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A strong singles performance that saw the No. 22 MIT women's tennis team take five matches in straight sets was the key to the Engineers 8-1 victory over Springfield College this afternoon. MIT improved to 5-2 on the season, 5-1 in the NEWMAC, while Springfield fell to 3-6 overall and 1-5 in the conference.
Women's Tennis Drops Match to WellesleyOctober 04, 2011CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In a battle of the two remaining undefeated women's tennis teams in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference standings, No. 22 MIT and No. 24 Wellesley College duked it out inside the J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble this evening. When all was said and done the Blue rode the strength of three wins each in doubles and singles play to score the 6-3 victory.
Women's Tennis Sweeps Weekly NEWMAC AwardsOctober 03, 2011CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sophomores Lauren Quisenberry (Corpus Christi, Texas) and Julia Hsu (Knoxville, Tenn.) combined to register a sweep of the weekly New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference women's tennis awards the league announced today. Quisenberry was named the NEWMAC Singles Player of the Week while Hsu teamed with Quisenberry to earn Doubles Team of the Week honors.
MIT Has Solid Showing at ITA RegionalOctober 01, 2011Lewiston, Maine – Sophomore Lauren Quisenberry (Corpus Christi, Texas) turned in a strong performance at the ITA New England Regional Women's Tennis Championships this weekend. She advanced to the quarterfinal round before getting bumped from the bracket in a three-set match. Quisenberry was one of five players representing MIT at the prestigious tournament.
MIT Blanks Babson, 9-0September 27, 2011In a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference women's tennis match between a pair of teams yet to lose a conference contest, it was MIT that came out on top with a 9-0 win over Babson College. The Engineers improved to 4-1 overall and 4-0 in the conference, while the Beavers suffered their first loss of the season, falling to 7-1 and 3-1 in the NEWMAC.
Dutt Named NEWMAC Singles Player of the WeekSeptember 26, 2011Freshman Michelle Dutt (Gurnee, Ill.) of the MIT women's tennis team has been selected New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Singles Player of the Week for her play in a pair of matches last week.
Women's Tennis Downs Mount Holyoke, 6-3September 24, 2011South Hadley, Mass. – MIT's women's tennis team remained perfect in NEWMAC conference play this afternoon as the Engineers picked up a 6-3 win at Mount Holyoke College. The win improved MIT's record to 3-1, 3-0 in the NEWMAC, while Mount Holyoke fell to 1-5 overall and 0-3 in the league.
MIT Falls To Tufts In Battle of Ranked TeamsSeptember 22, 2011Cambridge, Mass. – In an early season battle of ranked women's tennis opponents, it was No. 5 Tufts that came out on top over No. 22 MIT at the J.B. Carr Indoor Tennis Facility, as the Jumbos took a 7-2 decision over the Engineers. It was the first win of the season for Tufts (1-1), and the first loss for MIT (2-1, 2-0 NEWMAC).
Women's Tennis Rolls Past ClarkSeptember 17, 2011Cambridge, Mass. – MIT's No. 22 ranked women's tennis team made it two for two at the start of the 2011-12 season as it took an 8-1 win over NEWMAC opponent Clark this afternoon. Senior Anastasia Vishnevetsky (Orange, Conn.) was one of three Engineers to take her singles match in straight sets without dropping a game.


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In this great city of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around New York. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
There are three kinds of falafel at Chick-P on Bergen Street, and all three show up on the "Deluxe Sandwich" ($8). That's a spinach and mushroom falafel, a red pepper falafel, and a classic green herb-flecked green one. Plus the expected accompaniments: hummus, Israeli salad, pickles, and tahini, along with white and red cabbage and super-sweet, super-cooked-down eggplant.
Once that's all tossed in a pita, the differences in flavor aren't too prominent. Get a careful bite and they do become distinguished: the slight herbal bite of one, the slightly more substantial vegetable version, the flavor of the roasted red pepper. But all are well-textured, a little fried crunch before the loosely packed, steaming-hot innards. Doused in tahini and covered in hummus, they're all more than tasty enough to pass my "would I order this again?" test.
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Taylor Swift popped by 'Jimmy Fallon' on Wednesday, Aug. 13 to make a few announcements and rock what she dubbed a "tri-tail" as Nerdy Natalie.
Swifties, if you're expecting something major during the 'Red' star's live stream on Monday, Aug. 18, you're in luck! "There could be one announcement, or there could be multiple announcements," she teased when Jimmy grilled her for exclusive details on the event. Taylor kept mum otherwise, but she also didn't deny it when the late night host confirmed a "big secret announcement"!
The 24-year-old singer also confirmed that she'll be performing at this year's MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 24. She was in a secret-keeping mood, because once again, she wouldn't budge when Jimmy begged for more info! "We're planning it… and we're planning it," she said mysteriously.
Taylor wasn't up for revealing what she's got planned in the next month, but she was up for rocking braces, oversized glasses and a tri-pony — a one-up on pigtails — for her role as Nerdy Natalie in Jimmy's 'Ew!' skit.
"My name's Natalie and I'm 13 and I like to eat apricots and I have a bandaid collection," she said in an introduction to Jimmy's mean teen character Sara. Natalie also told Sara that her mom hasn't let her watch TV "since Miley Cyrus twerked" and that she likes to sit in an attic alone and create popsicle-stick castles.
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La. seeks to block docs from steering patients
BATON ROUGE – — Doctors who steer Medicaid patients into specific health insurance plans could face heavy sanctions under an emergency rule the state started this month.
Calder Lynch, chief of staff for the state's health agency, said the policy is needed to "ensure the integrity of the Medicaid recipients' freedom of choice" when deciding into which of the five Bayou Health plans to enroll.
Bayou Health is the Jindal administration's program that moved about 880,000 Medicaid recipients into privately run insurance plans that would manage their patient care.
Under the new rule, physicians would be subject to potential removal from the program and a financial penalty of $5,000 per recipient improperly steered to a particular plan. For example, the policy seeks to block physicians who direct patients to join a specific plan for reasons other than health care, such as personally liking the plan's administrative process.
A Louisiana State Medical Society official said the "anti-steering" policy infringes on doctor-patient relationships.
"Are physicians not going to want to talk to their patients about plan benefits and services offered because they are scared of getting sanctions?" said Greg Waddell, the society's vice president. If a patient asks their doctor which plan best suits their health care needs, the doctor should be able to advise them without fear of punishment, he said.
Waddell said the rule was heavily lobbied by the prepaid health insurance plans participating in the Bayou Health managed care program. The plans received a flat amount per Medicaid recipient, like an insurance premium. Three prepaid plans are competing with two companies that continue to be paid on the traditional Medicaid fee-for-service basis which have been more popular with patients and physicians.
Lynch said the Department of Health and Hospitals did not find widespread problems of doctors directing their patients to specific programs. "But we found we did not have clear authority to take action against an egregious violation," he said.
A physician can advise their patient what benefits, what services are performed by certain plans and in which health plans they participate. "What we don't want to see is a provider telling a patient that he's only contracted with one plan and he's actually contracted with others too," Lynch said.
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Waddell said he understands what the health agency is trying to regulate "but I think the way the rule is written it is overly broad and captures communication which otherwise would be the patient-physician relationship."
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Simply the Best: Security 7 Awards 2006
Information Security's 2006 Security 7 Awards honor innovative security professionals in seven vertical markets.
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SOME ARE VISIONARIES. Some are technologists. Some are policy and process mavens. All are winners of Information Security's second annual Security 7 award.
Information Security, our sister site SearchSecurity.com and Information Security Decisions, our annual conference, have created these awards to recognize the achievements of top security professionals in seven industries: health care, manufacturing, education, transportation, government, financial services and telecommunications.
We solicited nominations from the security industry and then had an expert panel select the winners.
See the winners from last year's 2005 Security 7 Awards.
Read more about the honorees and their achievements.
Craig Shumard
Larry Brock
Dorothy Denning
Andre Gold
Philip Heneghan
Stephen Bonner
Robert Garigue
Security 7 Winners
CIGNA-ture Security
Craig Shumard
- Overhauled CIGNA's risk operations by appointing business unit managers as conduits between lines of business and security
- Influential member of CIGNA's Y2K team and resource council
- Former audit director at CIGNA
There was a time not long ago when very few companies got "it," says Craig Shumard. "It" being the realization that information security and risk management are paramount to every enterprise.
"Back in the late 1990s, when we talked to our peer companies, the level of sophistication on risk issues wasn't there," says the CISO of health care and insurance giant CIGNA. "Today, there's really been a lifting of all boats."
Shumard deserves his share of credit for that evolution. After more than a quarter century at CIGNA, the last seven as CISO, the 55-year-old has become perhaps the most outspoken security executive in his industry. In fact, he's not averse to working with competitors to help them grasp why the safety of sensitive data is not to be taken lightly, especially when contractors and business partners are involved.
"One of the things that has always concerned me is the fact that when people look at their business partners, they look at them with different lenses...less diligently," Shumard says. "We have reviewed numerous third parties with serious issues, only to find that they do business with other big-name companies who paid little or no interest to the risk of their data. Having some sort of criteria that's consistent and robust, and getting suppliers and third parties certified, so to speak, would go a long way toward promoting information security in our industry and across industries."
Yet even after recent high-profile data breaches, Shumard says there still are organizations that haven't put measures in place to account for and control access to sensitive data. Worse yet, he says, some still underestimate the threat posed by rogue, trusted users.
In CIGNA's case, the $16.8 billion firm has an extensive list of information security policies, but Shumard says more than half of them can't be fully enforced because user actions can't be properly monitored and controlled. That means relying on its 28,000 employees to follow policy. For many firms, that's where things go wrong.
For instance, Shumard says that like many companies, CIGNA allows employees to decide whether email messages should be encrypted based on the sensitivity of each message. Users are also tasked with encrypting data on removable media, but since it's not an automatic process, it's easy to forget.
Even security vendors don't fully recognize the problem. Shumard says most security products available today focus on external threats, rather than controls and processes to manage trusted users.
Despite those difficulties, CIGNA has been able to mitigate internal and external dangers because employees buy into the importance of security. Shumard says a company-wide program only thrives when it is an ingrained part of the corporate culture. That's why when he helped develop CIGNA's first comprehensive risk profile many years ago, he didn't restrict the process to a select few decision makers.
My First Security Foray...was as a victim of email spoofing in the early '90s. Someone sent me an email [posing] as somebody else. We didn't have email policies back then because it was so new.
If I could meet one person...it would be Abraham Lincoln, because of his profound impact on the nation and its society. I'm kind of a history buff.
When I'm not working... I'm a rabid Philadelphia Eagles fan. It's almost a religious experience.
"When we did our first risk assessment, we had input from more than 250 people, and quite frankly, for many that was the first time they had thought about these issues," he says. "It started the whole process of engaging people, and was the genesis of our strategic road map." Bill Downes, assistant vice president of the information protection organization at The Hartford, has exchanged ideas with Shumard on different technology rollouts and process issues. The Hartford and CIGNA push security responsibilities into lines of business, and the two have been a sounding board for strategies, successes and struggles.
"It's always beneficial to have someone you trust in the industry," Downes says. "A guy like Craig is street smart. He provides feedback and input you could trust."
Looking ahead, Shumard says the pool of information security professionals has never been larger and more talented. The people he hires today, who have often studied information security in college and have seven or eight years of experience in the field, are much more capable than new hires were just a few years ago.
Shumard is quick to emphasize the success of his team, which he says deserves the credit for executing the risk-based program that has kept the company's data safe.
"If I were to retire today," Shumard says, "given the fundamentals we've put in place and the way we've positioned and framed security, I'm very comfortable that the organization would sustain itself and thrive."
Security 7 Winners
Good Chemistry
Larry Brock
- Retired Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel
- Member of International Information Integrity Institute (I4)
DuPont CISO Larry Brock knows that protecting a complex global organization isn't a one-man job--and that's one of the traits that make him a singular information security leader.
"It's one thing to come up with policies, but it's much more important to have influence capability," says Brock, whose drawl gives away his Jackson, Tenn., roots. "So as a new threat emerges, I can convince leadership to invest in mitigating and controlling that risk."
Brock brings a blend of business and security savvy to the CISO position, which he's held for about five of his 27 years at DuPont. He's held jobs in corporate IT and several of the company's business units, and has continued to have a role at NSA through 26 years in the Air Force Reserve, from which he retired as a lieutenant colonel.
"The culture, for me, shifted from security briefings to safety briefings," says Brock, who still devotes some of his time to the NSA. "In the military, security was the No.1 core value. At DuPont, safety is a real core value--we may be unique."
Security and safety are joined at the hip at the vast Wilmington, Del.-based company. DuPont encompasses a large number of process-control environments that manage sensitive chemical processes; if those are tampered with, safety could be compromised.
DuPont's global presence--some 150 companies in 70 countries--also weighs heavily on these tightly linked safety-security concerns. "We take environmental and safety requirements very seriously, including the computer systems that control our processes. If we don't take our stewardship in the countries we operate in very seriously, we can lose our right to operate there."
Brock's talent for working with people goes beyond influencing business leaders at DuPont. He's developed productive relationships with security leaders at other corporate giants.
"He's willing to help support what you are trying to do without asking for anything in return," says Richard Jackson, Chevron's chief information protection officer. "What I've learned from Larry is that in the terrible battle going on between people who are trying to protect assets and those who threaten them, the path to success can't be taken by yourself--you need friends you can confide in."
"Larry builds incredible teams and loyalty," says John Puckett, CTO of DuPont's Information Technology Division. "He recognizes individuals' contributions--it's all about recognition."
My First Security Foray... was when I was assigned to the NSA fresh out of college. I was in the Air Force security service, and worked full time at NSA, where I was responsible for securing cryptosystems.
If I could meet one person... it would be Albert Einstein--just to have the chance to meet someone who had that level of intellect and pure scientific knowledge, and purity of thought and passion.
When I'm not working... I spend time at our lake house, boating. I dance, both ballroom and square dancing. I bicycle a lot, and ski, both water skiing and snow.
In his years at DuPont, Brock has seen information security move from computer and network security and become integrated into all IT processes and many business processes.
It's no surprise, therefore, that Brock says the CISO is more of an information risk officer. His organization touches many cross-functional operations including disaster recovery, risk management, and records management--the critically important ability to classify, retain and properly dispose of records.
"Larry's much broader than security," says Jackson. "A CISO has to be not only a good security practitioner but part lawyer, part salesman, part marketer, part negotiator and part facilitator."
Brock can trace part of that ability to his role as CIO of one of DuPont's business units for a number of years. There, he honed his management skills to work with business leadership and learned how to collaborate with members across multiple functions.
That's critical, he says, as security has become "almost a board-level issue" because of the importance of protecting critical intellectual property potentially worth billions to DuPont. The global nature of the markets in which the company does business requires that DuPont collaborate with partners. Brock's contemporaries say securing those relationships is a challenge he's well equipped to meet.
"Larry has the unique ability to think globally and execute locally," says Puckett.
"He has a vision of what he's trying to accomplish," says Jackson. "He's data driven, asking, 'What are the facts?' And, he surrounds himself with good people. He gets results."
Security 7 Winners
Highest Honors
Dorothy Denning
Professor of defense analysis
Naval Postgraduate School
- Wrote influential paper, "An Intrusion Detection Model"
- Supported controversial Clipper chip
- Developed famous lattice model for secure information flow
Fresh out of college and working in computer security in the late '80s, Paul Proctor was toying with some ideas about an emerging technology called intrusion detection. But it wasn't until he read Dorothy Denning's groundbreaking 1987 paper, "An Intrusion Detection Model," that he knew he was on the right track.
"That was like a spark that made me go very heavily into intrusion detection. She provided that spark with her ideas," recalls Proctor, who went on to write a book on the subject and is now a research vice president with Gartner.
He also remembers how much time Denning spent talking with him--when Proctor was 22--at a series of IDS workshops held by research institute SRI International. "Here's this Ph.D. who has done all this seminal work, and she was giving me not only the time of day, but engaging me in real conversations."
Proctor is one among scores in information security who have been influenced by Denning, who pioneered the field as a writer, researcher and professor. In the infosecurity world, Denning is like actor Kevin Bacon and has six degrees of separation from anyone, says Amit Yoran, former cybersecurity chief at the Department of Homeland Security.
"You'd probably find that many people in the field, at one point or other, were students or colleagues of hers," says Yoran, a student of Denning's in the early 1990s when she taught at Georgetown University.
Today, a professor of defense analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., Denning has penned more than 120 articles and four books, including Cryptography and Data Security and Information Warfare and Security. She's won numerous awards, and was named a Time magazine innovator in 2001. She's also held many leadership and advisory roles, including serving on the boards of companies formerly headed by Yoran and Proctor.
Her work, she says, has been mostly driven by intellectual curiosity rather than a sky-is-falling complex: "I can honestly say I'm not motivated by some sense of doom--that I've got to do this or the Internet is going to fall apart," Denning says.
Growing up in Grand Rapids, Mich., Denning excelled at math and spent summers working at her father's wholesale building supply business. When she headed to the University of Michigan, she figured on becoming a high school math teacher.
But as a computer science doctoral student at Purdue University in 1972, she took a class on operating systems that proved life-changing. Security was one of the topics the class studied, and Denning was hooked. She chose it for her thesis topic, and produced what became the influential lattice model for secure information flow. The class changed her life in more ways than one--she later married the man who taught it.
My First Security Foray... was a class at Purdue University.
If I could meet one person... it would be my husband Peter's father. He passed away before I met Peter.
When I'm not working... I'm hiking in the hills.
Denning has been a visionary, says Peter Neumann, principal scientist at SRI's computer science laboratory. In addition to her pioneering work in cryptography and intrusion detection, Denning broke ground in database security. At SRI, she and Neumann worked on SeaView, a project to develop a model for a multilevel secure database system.
"She's been keenly aware of emerging problems early on," Neumann says.
Denning also doesn't shy away from controversial positions. "She's not afraid to stand up to anyone and justify her position," Yoran says. In the '90s, her support of the ill-fated Clipper chip, which would have allowed U.S. officials to decipher coded messages, brought her heavy criticism. "Clipper Chick" was one of the monikers bestowed on her.
"I don't regret anything I did," Denning says. "But I think the right decisions were made by the government to liberalize [encryption] export controls. That period led to a lot of innovation in cryptography."
More recently, she's known for inventing geo-encryption, a technology for scrambling data until it reaches a certain location.
A major focus for Denning these days is cyberterrorism. After much study, she's concluded that terrorists aren't close to posing a major threat on the Web. "You won't see the power grid shut down by terrorists anytime soon, at least not from the indicators I've found," she says.
Security 7 Winners
Gold Standard
Andre Gold
Director of Information Security
Continental Airlines
- Helped draft security protocols for Wi-Fi connectivity for airline industry
- Sits on Microsoft's Chief Security Officer Council
- Member of Skyteam Data Privacy and Security subcommittee
The risks associated with converting future aircraft into what amounts to a flying IP network probably send shudders through the spines of airline information security managers.
Not Andre Gold.
These are the challenges that drive Continental Airlines' director of information security. Answering seemingly impossible mandates has been the hallmark of Gold's career with the airline. In 10 years he's served in two capacities: six years as technical director of Internet services, developing and managing an ecommerce infrastructure that last year raised $1.6 billion for the airline, and the last four as information security manager.
Securing a network with endpoints in 277 countries has forced Gold to sharpen his flight plan and become proficient in everything from vulnerability management to provisioning, to network access controls.
And, oh-by-the-way, he's chasing down an MBA part time at Colorado State University, meeting head-on a trend in the infosecurity industry that deems managers must have business chops to remain relevant.
"The days of the firewall, IPS and other sexy technologies are over [for CISOs]," Gold says. "It's about how you mitigate risk and improve shareholder value with the security program you implement."
That takes us to Gold's latest venture, bringing services like wireless broadband connectivity and secured ground-to-cockpit communication and data sharing to next-generation aircraft.
Gold represents Continental on the Data Link Security Subcommittee, an industry board that includes representatives from other airlines, the Air Force and manufacturers like Boeing, Honeywell, Airbus and Rockwell. The group is drafting security protocols that will enable not only Wi-Fi connectivity, but how future aircraft connect to respective carrier networks, offload messages, and upload data like gate information.
While Gold thrives in an industry perennially targeted by terrorists--Continental was one of the airlines speculated as a target in August's foiled plot to blow up U.S.-bound airplanes from the U.K.--he contends with direct and indirect Internet-based threats every day.
The airline's ecommerce system connects to other airlines, hotels and rental-car agencies, creating a bevy of disparate places from where attacks could infiltrate the airline's network.
"From a cyber perspective, attacks won't come from just one place. Continental may not be the target, but could become the target after an affiliate is penetrated," Gold says. "That's what makes the task so daunting."
My First Security Foray...was during freshman year of high school, breaching an administrative interface that supported a computer lab and sending system messages to all the machines in the lab. My teacher wasn't impressed, because the interface also held the entire grading system and class materials, including tests and quizzes.
If I could meet one person...it would be Alex Haley.
When I'm not working...I'm a huge sports fan. I love watching football and basketball. I also play basketball.
Geography presents another challenge to the security of Continental's network and policy expression and enforcement. Operations in 277 countries force Gold and his teams to sharpen their awareness of international regulations. And since Continental outsources service delivery in many countries, lack of employee awareness could raise liability and exposure.
Gold's reputation precedes him as not only a technically savvy manager, but one who is passionate about reaching out to vendors--startups in particular--and researchers.
"I like working with technology incumbents who want to listen, or startups with valued security IP. There's a lack of innovative technology that addresses my liabilities," Gold says.
ConSentry Networks, for one, has benefited from Gold's insight into network access controls, says Dean Hickman-Smith, vice president of sales.
"[Gold] has always been able to rapidly understand and work with new technologies, not just buzzword stuff of the moment," Hickman-Smith says. "He can rapidly get down to technical details with new vendors to ascertain if there is value in their products.
Hickman-Smith adds that Gold is one of the first CISOs to understand the true value of identity within a network context, and fit that into a business context.
"Andre has an extremely nice personality, and that makes people want to go the distance for him," Hickman-Smith says.
"I see him as a CIO, CTO type of guy in the not-too distant future."
Security 7 Winners
Human Touch
Philip Heneghan
U.S. Agency for International Development
- USAID earned a perfect score on its 2005 FISMA rating, one of the few agencies to earn an A+
- Manages more than 16,000 network devices in some of the world's roughest locations
Every morning when 8,000 employees from 80 different countries log on to their computers, a security fact pops up on their screen. Employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) must read it and answer the subsequent quiz before they can launch any of their applications.
This security awareness program is just one example of how CISO Philip Heneghan has made security a way of life for the agency, which on the eve of his arrival received an F on its 2002 Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) report card. "It certainly couldn't get any worse," laughs Heneghan. "But it made it an easier sell that we needed to change." The agency has received an A+ for the past two years, with a perfect score in 2005.
That's quite an accomplishment, particularly given the vast scope of USAID's mission and IT infrastructure. The agency supports economic development and provides humanitarian assistance and aid to such dangerous and remote places as Sierra Leone, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti and Mongolia. As a result, the agency relies on connectivity from 55 Internet service providers, manages more than 16,000 network devices, 100 firewalls, 300 routers, and a slew of heterogeneous applications.
But Heneghan had a mission of his own: hold the government agency's business owners accountable for risk and provide them with metrics on which to base their decisions. Before Heneghan joined the organization, the security team worked in a vacuum. It was solely responsible for security fixes, but had no communication with other parts of the organization. What's more, the insular security team had little desire to let outsiders meddle with technical security affairs.
That's all changed under Heneghan's watch. He dismantled the agency's organizational silos and issued monthly vulnerability and risk report cards to the CFO, the head of human resources, country managers and other key executives. "There was a 75 percent reduction of the vulnerabilities in six months. The executives had not known there was a problem," says George Moore, deputy information security systems officer for USAID.
Heneghan also changed the accreditation process. While he committed to certifying systems, he put the onus on the business owners to accept or mitigate the risk associated with data in their departments. Soon, they were engaged in OS and database security, says Heneghan, who is now acting CIO for the agency. "He emphasized measurement and processes, and the outcome speaks for itself," says John Streufert, CISO for the U.S. State Department.
My First Security Foray...was finding out what happened to a few seconds of CPU time that seemed to vanish. And yes, this dates me because it was more than 25 years ago.
If I could meet one person...it would be Mikhail Gorbachev. He made radical, unpopular changes that were the right thing to do. Measuring success by what was accomplished by his changes, he is the one individual who has had a profound impact on the most people during my lifetime.
When I'm not working...I work on stained glass and jewelry projects.
But it was easier said than done. Heneghan first needed to build up the security infrastructure so he could capture and present the correct data to the business executives in a way they could understand. To that end, Heneghan and his team brought in host and network IDSes, a vulnerability management system, and a SIM to collect and aggregate the data. In the end, USAID became the first government agency to roll out a security risk analysis solution that could prioritize vulnerabilities based on business risk--even if those risks were being assessed remotely.
"We needed all that data to make an informed risk management decision," says Bill Geimer, program manager for Open System Sciences at USAID. "[In the past] we would do vulnerability scans once every six months and it was a struggle to get any vulnerabilities fixed. At the time we really had a limited understanding of the technical risk we had accepted. Now we scan all network systems every two to three days."
The agency's ability came into play in December 2004 when the tsunami struck Southeast Asia, killing more than 200,000 and displacing close to 2 million people. USAID needed to establish a presence in the region immediately. Since much of the region was devastated and the traditional method of setting up networks was not feasible, Heneghan's security team needed to closely monitor the risk to systems.
"The networks established were in violation of all the rules. But as long as we could monitor the risk, we could get it under control. By February we were able to get the risk into acceptable limits," says Heneghan.
"I feel like we are always raising the bar," says Geimer. "Phil is unyielding--sort of a patriot making a difference."
Security 7 Winners
Trust Fund
Stephen Bonner
Global head of information risk
Barclays Capital
- Two years without a virus infection
- Developed proprietary anti-social engineering program.
- Established in-house forensics and incident-response programs
- Former security manager for ISP Virgin.net
Stephen Bonner got into security by accident, but his success since hasn't been.
Trained as a mathematician, Bonner took a somewhat nomadic path through the academic, government and private sectors, before landing a job that is the envy of most of his peers: global head of information risk at Barclays Capital, a London-based investment banking company.
While Bonner may have gotten into the security industry through the side door, his positive results have been up front. He and his staff have delivered more than two years without a virus infection at Barclays' U.K. division. He has set up a comprehensive in-house forensics and incident-response team, and has put in place an anti-social engineering program that has identified several malicious employees, leading to their dismissal.
"I was always interested in security, but it took me many years to realize that I could get paid for working in the field. It was an unusual transition," Bonner says.
Before landing at Barclays in 2003, Bonner honed his skills at several universities, including Oxford, and then took a position in the late 1990s with Richard Branson's fledgling ISP, Virgin.net. The famously unpredictable and bombastic Branson needed someone to run the operations of his pet project; Bonner was brave enough to accept. During his time at Virgin, the ISP increased its subscriber base 20-fold and Bonner was soon responsible for all of its security.
Those who know Bonner say his background gives him a unique skill set and perspective on the industry and security problems.
"He has a kind of intuition about where the next problem might come from," said Gidi Cohen, CEO of Skybox Security, a maker of risk analysis software. Bonner is a member of the company's customer advisory board. "Knowing the risk management domain helps him with regulatory compliance. It was only natural for him to apply that knowledge to security. He sees what we see, which is security and risk management merging."
At Virgin, Bonner also got a quick education in finding and prosecuting online miscreants. Branson had little patience for hackers, so Bonner soon became expert at finding evidence; Bonner had 100 percent success in court.
"Richard has a lot of people working for him with very strong opinions," Bonner says. "I assisted in a lot of prosecutions."
My First Security Foray...was a narrowly avoided incident at the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford, where I was able to help keep important data safe and got a taste of the rush of assisting in an incident.
If I could meet one person...it would be my great-great-great-great-great-grandkids--so I could find out how it all turned out and see if we managed to make a difference.
When I'm not working...I'm spending time with my two boys, Magnus (5) and Leon (2), and my wife, Joy.
His experience in the courtroom, combined with the work in the server room, gave Bonner the background and motivation to set up Barclays' forensics and investigation program. The company had been outsourcing forensics work for some time, but Bonner soon developed a team of security specialists who had both the capacity and willingness to do the work.
The more phishing and Trojan attacks Bonner and his team dealt with, the more proficient they became at identifying and stopping them. A side effect of this was that many on his 29-member security team developed high-level forensic and investigative skills, scarce talents in the infosecurity profession.
"Half the team is trained right now. It's like a fire brigade in a small town. My team can put out the small fires, and call in the fire department to put out the big ones," Bonner says. "But just by the nature of what they've accomplished, we do have some of the world's best people at this now."
The team's expertise is an outgrowth of Bonner's philosophy of being prepared for--instead of reacting to--attacks and other incidents. But none of that would be possible without the financial and administrative support he gets from senior management at Barclays.
"We get all that we need and more," Bonner says. "That enables us to be ahead of the curve. Other places are very reactionary--they have to go out and ask for funding when something happens. Now when things come through, we're prepared for it. You can't wait until you have a problem to build the infrastructure. It's too late. [Senior management at Barclays] gets it."
Security 7 Winners
Security Calling
Robert Garigue
Vice president for information integrity, chief security executive
Bell Canada
- Founding director of the Canadian Forces Strategic Network Vulnerability Analysis Center
- Founding chairman of the Canadian National Public Sector CIO Council Subcommittee on Information Protection
- Chairman and founding member of the Canadian Financial Institution Computer Emergency Response Teams
As Bell Canada's chief security executive, Robert Garigue always remembers what his father Philippe taught him: "Serve the public above all, and never stop learning."
"My father was an academic, and he was in the military," Garigue says. "He taught me the value of learning, working for a cause and actively participating in the community. In the private sector, security is part of that tradition, ensuring the protection of your customers and the community at large."
Garigue became chief security executive of Bell Canada earlier this year after several years as CISO of the Bank of Montreal Financial Group. Before that, he was assistant deputy minister for the province of Manitoba's Office of Information Technology and served in the Canadian military, specializing in information warfare. Earlier in his career, he worked as a special assistant to former Prime Minister Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark.
He describes his time in the military and government as an ongoing education that continues today, despite the long work hours he typically logs. When he's not working, Garigue immerses himself in academia. He recently finished work on a Ph.D. in knowledge management at Carleton University in Ottawa, and has written a number of articles and essays. His wife calls his academic endeavors a hobby.
One former colleague says it's not hard to see why Garigue is such an effective security executive.
Marc Stefaniu, who worked with Garigue as a senior IT security manager at the Bank of Montreal, says Garigue is a master at conceptualizing what the security landscape will look like years into the future and developing a strategy that fits it.
"He's a visionary with an unmatched ability to articulate the future directions of information management, information security and the changing role of the chief information security officer," Stefaniu says, adding that Garigue also builds strong teams of professionals "by discovering and encouraging what everyone can offer the best in order to build new synergies and value for the organization."
Stefaniu says Garigue is also a good manager of people who sets high performance expectations and is always ready to acknowledge his staff's accomplishments instead of seeking the limelight.
Garigue, meanwhile, says his big-picture security philosophy is about how companies identify current and future threats, and manage risks.
"Security isn't about the daily brushing and flossing--the use of antivirus and firewalls. It's about starting to identify the things that take a long time to institutionalize," Garigue says. "It's looking at what the future risks are and what you put in place to manage the risks. It's about strategizing."
Garigue says in the next decade, strategies will shift from defending the networking infrastructure and operating system, to placing layers of security around individual pieces of content like Word documents and files for movies and music.
My First Security Foray...was in information warfare in the Canadian military.
If I could meet one person...it would be Bill Gates. His new social agenda is about the health and welfare of communities, and I find it exciting.
When I'm not working...I'm reading, and writing articles and essays.
"In the beginning the focus was access control, who you let in and who you didn't let in, and then we created firewalls," he says. "In the next iteration [of the industry], we realized security is about the integrity of the operating environment, and so you had things like patch management. Now we're looking at ID and access management, who's a contractor, who can see what information and so on."
To that end, he said security boundaries are moving toward the content. "You don't know where the content is going to go, so the unit of security has moved from the network, to the OS, to now the content," Garigue says. "It's about appropriately tagging content with the right checks and balances. You want your Word documents and music files to have digital rights management around them."
However security evolves, Garigue says one thing will never change: the need for security professionals who embrace the values his father taught him. On that score, he says, the future of cyberspace is in good hands.
"People in security today are truly concerned about the welfare of the public at large," he says. "All the teams I have worked for have been very passionate and dedicated to ensuring that their buddies are safe. These things are very close to the heart of every security practitioner I've worked with."
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JGE 1986 - Volume 34
MayDetermination of Movement Sense in Mylonites
Carol Simpson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The deep-seated equivalents of brittle faults are ductile-shear zones and mylonite zones but these often do not contain any unequivocal offset marker layers for the determination of relative movement sense. Mylonite samples can be used to determine sense of shear provided they are observed on planes cut parallel to the mineral elongation lineation and perpendicular to the mylonitic compositional banding.
Shear-band foliations in single sets, and S-C mylonites are the most reliable shear-sense indicators. Where porphyroclasts have dynamically recrystallized tails that are asymmetric with respect to the compositional layering, these grains must first be categorized as either σ-type or δ–type porphyroclasts; thereafter they are extremely valuable indicators. Mica fish which fall under the heading of σ–type porphyroclasts also allow the "fish-flast" outcrop method to be used, provided they are sufficiently large and numerous.
Other sense-of-shear criteria require more care in their interpretation. Broken and displaced grains may show offset that is either sympathetic or antithetic to the overall shear sense, depending upon (a) the initial orientation of the fractures to the flow plane, and (b) how much rotation the fragmented grains have undergone. Grain-shape and lattice preferred orientation paterns may only reflect the latest increment of deformation history, but are extremely reliable movement-sense indicators for this latest phase. Microfolds are potentially useful provided that they fold the mylonitic layering due to minor local perturbations in the flow regime. As many as possible of the above criteria should be used and a test made for internal consistency. Where all available evidence is in agreement, the sense of movement can be predicted with a high degree of confidence.
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John King Wilson's book The Art of Cutting and Fitting published by The Tailor & Cutter, 1950, is something of a classic.
Although most of his book can be found scattered throughout the forum, I thought I would gradually start to bring together the entire book for quicker access.
II. So You Want to Become a Cutter?
III. Measuring - Have You Got it Taped?
IV. Keeping Your Balance
Further discussion in this thread.
V. Cultivate an Eye for Figures
VI. Let's Look at Some Legs (trouser cutting0
VII. Those Who Suffer from Bad Fits (coat fitting)
VIII. Cut and Come Again (coat fitting)
X. Golden Tips (general tips on cutting)
XI. Suiting Strange Customers (disproportionate figures especially dropped shoulders)
XII. Carcass and Camouflage (cutting for corpulent figures)
XIII. Best Bib and Tucker (body coats)
XIV Tally ho! (equestrian garments)
XV. Almost an Afterthought (overcoats)
XVI. Let's Join the Ladies
XVII. Padology (shoulder pads)
XVIII. The Customer is Always Right (handling difficult customers)
The Art of Cutting and Fitting (1950)
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Posted 14 August 2010 - 06:14 AM
The last three pages of this book are a riot!! Thanks
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Posted 02 September 2010 - 09:33 AM
enjoyed this book. the last chapter is great fun. i must have met each one of those customers, some many times over.
student cutters should take it as a preview as to what there is their future.
if you can laugh about it you have it won.
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student cutters should take it as a preview as to what there is their future.
if you can laugh about it you have it won.
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Did the Equestrian Garments section ever get posted? Many thanks, this is wonderful stuff!
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Posted 27 March 2018 - 05:42 AM
Visiting this thread again, always delightful!
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The Hellcat moniker is officially way too good to use only on the Dodge Challenger. Enter the Charger SRT Hellcat, which brings the angry-kitty badge and ludicrous 707-hp supercharged V8 to Dodge's four-door sedan—because think of the families, you know?
In the wake of the super-duper Charger's unveiling, we pondered the other mega-horsepower production sedans upon which the Hellcat is ready to pounce like so many unsuspecting, overfed hamsters.
READ MORE: The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is officially the most powerful sedan on Earth
For the purposes of this conversation, we're only including true sedans with enclosed trunks to keep the comparisons with the Hellcat honest. That knocks out five-doors like the Porsche Panamera Turbo S and the Audi RS7, which the Dodge out-powers, anyhow. In addition, we use the base version of each car to establish these power rankings; performance options that increase output—like the BMW M5's Competition package—don't count, though we do mention their availability.
READ MORE: R&T Comparo—Five 500+ HP super-sedans
Also note: Different models from a single manufacturer that use the same powertrain are grouped together. This was done in the spirit of inclusion and also to ensure some variety as you scroll—who wants to see three Benzes listed in a row?
Finally, to help parse all that power and guide you toward the best bang for your buck, we calculated the price of performance with a handy "cost per HP" figure.
Enough talking, now—on to the list!
BMW M5 / M6 Gran Coupe: 560 HP
Engine: twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8
Price: $95,850 / $117,950
Cost per HP: $171.16 / $210.63
Only in a world where a 707-hp monster sedan reigns supreme could the mighty M5 and M6 Gran Coupe find themselves last on our list. Both can be ordered with a Competition package that boosts output to 575 horsepower, but equipping them as such would only move them up only one spot. And while the special-edition 30 Jahre M5 makes 600 horsepower, only 30 of those will be sold in America; if you haven't ordered yours yet, it's already gone.
READ MORE: 6 road courses, 6 days, and the BMW M6 Gran Coupe
Rolls-Royce Ghost: 563 HP
Engine: twin-turbocharged 6.6-liter V12
Price: $267,800
Cost per HP: $475.67
Back in the old days, Rolls didn't even list engine output, saying only that their power was "adequate." Such is the tawdry state of affairs today that even Rolls-Royce must stoop to publishing such vulgar information—it's like catching a peek of Helen Mirren in her knickers. Then again, 563 horsepower shows the old dame's still got it going on.
READ MORE: Steady as she goes—the Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II
Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC / E63 AMG S-model 4MATIC / CLS63 AMG S-model 4MATIC: 577 HP
Engine: twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V8
Price: $142,375 / $101,525 / $107,425
Cost per HP: $246.75 / $175.95 / $186.18
This trio of blitzin' Benzes flaunts a feisty twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8. In the S63 AMG 4MATIC, that hot mill hauls the 4943-pound sedan to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds (a tenth shy of Dodge's claimed Charger Hellcat number) and propels the S63 to a top speed of 187 mph. In the CLS63 AMG S-model 4MATIC, it's good for a 0-to-60-mph time of 3.2 seconds and a Vmax of 186 mph.Let's not forget the E63, which is also ridiculous and is also offered as the world's most badass station wagon, just because Mercedes can.
READ MORE: Monster in a tux—Driving the Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC
Bentley Flying Spur W12: 616 HP
Engine: twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W12
Price: $221,125
Cost per HP: $358.97
Finally, a little truth in advertising: The Bentley chaps named their four-wheeled version of Downton Abbey the Flying Spur, and fly it does. The sheer magnificence of a car this enormous making this much power and doing it so elegantly is almost soothing—until you mash the gas pedal against the plushly carpeted floor and convert the landscape into a blurry smear.
READ MORE: The Bentley Flying Spur defies physics, drips luxury
Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG: 621 HP
Engine: twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12
Price: $224,625
Cost per HP: $361.72
That most folks can't buy their own zeppelin is one of modern society's greatest disappointments. You may, however, consider the truly prodigious S65 AMG one hell of a consolation prize. (If you have close to a quarter-million bucks, that is.) Sure, you won't be able to swoop over your neighborhood and drop small incendiary devices on the annoying microdog next door, but that's almost asking too much, isn't it?
READ MORE: Mercedes unveils its latest V12 twin-turbo luxo-missile
Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat: 707 HP
Engine: supercharged 6.2-liter V8
Price (est.): $63,000
Cost per HP (est.): $89.11
Say "Hell, oh, kitty!" Dodge spreads the 707-hp love from the ballsy, bold Challenger SRT Hellcat to this four-door, which flaunts 86 more horsepower than the S65 AMG at a price likely to come in at roughly one-quarter that of the big Benz. It might be a little nuts for Dodge to unleash this weaponized sedan on the general populace, but why should the devil have all the fun? But please, Dodge, for the love of all things sacred, just don't stick this engine in the Charger cop car.
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"There are four others in our traveling party. We are all Rangers."
Just then, there was a sound from the bed behind them and the young man Garreth was at Tarryn's side in a mouse blink.
She was starting to stir awake.
"It burns! Garreth! Save me!" She cried softly, her face twisted in pain.
"I'm here!" He caught her flailing arms and gently held her still as he spoke softly to her, reasuring her. "We're safe now. I'm here to guard you, just sleep, Tog-Wea."
She soon settled back into a deep sleep.
"I'll have some broth ready for her when she wakes." Bard stated.
Garreth nodded, his brow creased with worry. "Alatar, was she dreaming?"


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I can't believe we are in the home stretch to 2013. 2012 has passed way too fast for my liking. Looking back through the photos which have documented this year, I haven't been baking or blogging about baking nearly enough.
And though this has been a recurring sentiment, I'm getting back in the proverbial (blogging) saddle. Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat. There's going to be a whole lot of baking, eating, sharing and best of all a big trip to the motherland.
Stay with me, dear readers… but in the meantime, here's a taste of what went on in the downtime:
Victoria Sponge in honor of the Diamond Jubilee. Recipe from Primrose Bakery Baking Book, although I used fresh strawberries in place of jam and Earl Grey/Lemon whipping cream. This was my first go at the traditional British cake. I was happy with the way it turned out and will most likely bake it again when tradition calls.
My baking book of the year is definitely 'Baked In America' – maybe it's because I'm American, but mostly because this is one AMAZING baking book. Recipes from this book are featured many times throughout the blog in 2012 and will continue to be featured in the future. One day I'll finally make it to Chiswick to Outsider Tart and hopefully meet my baking heroes – the two Davids.
The brownies above are called Hepburns (Kate, rather than Audrey) and probably the best brownie recipe around. They make ideal treats for any occasion – school fetes, birthdays or general parties.
These Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Brownies were made especially for my mother in law's un-birthday party. As her party food was served buffet-style, I wanted to make a special desserty treat that attendees could eat as little or as much as they like. So these brownies were cut into 1.5 in squares and served on cake stands mixed with the Hepburns featured above.
Another series of books which have inspired breakfasts, dinners and baking alike are the Leon books. The Orange Polenta Cake is from Leon – Baking & Puddings, book three, as featured in the 'Teatime' section. This cake is an ideal accompaniment to Earl Grey tea and also gluten-free!
Martin has been working on building a set of speakers over at his dad's house. I like to take a baked treat when we go over. One weekend in September, Trish's Two-Cents from Baked In America caught my eye and I had to give it a go. This is the best 'pound-cake' type cake I have ever had. It is definitely going to be in regular rotation for when cakes are called for.
And last, but not least, in the baking recap is Pumpkin Pie. This is a recipe traditionally served at Thanksgiving, in fact was featured in my Thanksgiving blog post from 2011, but I am not celebrating Thanksgiving this year so it was moved to Bonfire Night. While this recipe is from the back of a Libbys can, it is home-made with love and reminds me of autumnal days past.
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Joffrey Ballet's "reality TV" show
Point your toes and brace for a new potential blending of high and low art: Chicago's Joffrey Ballet is working on a reality TV show, called "First Position," to be a "Project Runway"-like competition.
According to the Chicago Sun Times,
An initial contact by a Joffrey board member led to the Joffrey joining forces with L.A.-based W/O Productions, which developed the idea for the show. According to Conway, the series will zero in on the Joffrey's trainee program, reportedly the largest such operation run by an American ballet troupe.
There's nothing confirmed in terms of a series pickup, but the concept is being shopped to the likely cable outlets, Oxygen, A&E, Bravo among them.