what could go wrong?

[Roger Critchlow-2]

Two stories that arrived at almost the same time this morning, and one from earlier this week.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/11/afp-apologises-plastic-explosive-in-suitcase-sydney-airport

The Australian Federal Police left a suitcase with 230g of plastic explosive at the Sydney airport.  It was used in a bomb sniffing dog exercise and forgotten.  It was found three weeks later after someone gave the bag to a woman as replacement for lost luggage and she wondered about the stuff she found in it when she got home.  Lucky she didn't run into the AFP dog at the airport.

http://news.sciencemag.org/people-events/2014/09/researcher-loses-job-nsf-after-government-questions-her-role-1980s-activist

The US Office of Personnel Management have accused an NSF program manager of lying about her activities in the 1980s based on evidence which they will not disclose.  She's been dismissed from her position at NSF as a result.  This is possibly part of a Snowden inspired "toughening" of standards.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-09-09/security-clearance-contractor-to-lose-govt-work

That's the contractor who cleared Snowden and the Navy Yard shooter, submitted over half-a-million fraudulent clearance investigations, and lost 25,000 personnel files of Homeland Security employees to a cyber-attack last month.

Are we all feeling safe, yet?

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[Gillian Densmore]

Isn't "What could go wrong?" on the top famous last words list? right next to: "Ooops"/"Oops, oh bugger"

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 9:48 AM, Roger Critchlow <[hidden email]> wrote:

Two stories that arrived at almost the same time this morning, and one from earlier this week.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/11/afp-apologises-plastic-explosive-in-suitcase-sydney-airport

The Australian Federal Police left a suitcase with 230g of plastic explosive at the Sydney airport.  It was used in a bomb sniffing dog exercise and forgotten.  It was found three weeks later after someone gave the bag to a woman as replacement for lost luggage and she wondered about the stuff she found in it when she got home.  Lucky she didn't run into the AFP dog at the airport.

http://news.sciencemag.org/people-events/2014/09/researcher-loses-job-nsf-after-government-questions-her-role-1980s-activist

The US Office of Personnel Management have accused an NSF program manager of lying about her activities in the 1980s based on evidence which they will not disclose.  She's been dismissed from her position at NSF as a result.  This is possibly part of a Snowden inspired "toughening" of standards.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-09-09/security-clearance-contractor-to-lose-govt-work

That's the contractor who cleared Snowden and the Navy Yard shooter, submitted over half-a-million fraudulent clearance investigations, and lost 25,000 personnel files of Homeland Security employees to a cyber-attack last month.

Are we all feeling safe, yet?

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[Tom Johnson]

Last week I got a world-class boot shine at the Nashville airport.  As you may know, the sole and uppers on cowboy boots are often made with the white stitches showing.  Traditionally, white chalk is used to buff up the contrasting look.  The shoe shine guy told me he can no longer do that because the TSA forbids him from bringing in a stick of chalk.  Why, he could possibly be carrying in anthrax, he was told.

-tj

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Institute for Analytic Journalism   --     Santa Fe, NM USA
505.577.6482(c)                                    505.473.9646(h)
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On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 9:48 AM, Roger Critchlow <[hidden email]> wrote:

Two stories that arrived at almost the same time this morning, and one from earlier this week.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/11/afp-apologises-plastic-explosive-in-suitcase-sydney-airport

The Australian Federal Police left a suitcase with 230g of plastic explosive at the Sydney airport.  It was used in a bomb sniffing dog exercise and forgotten.  It was found three weeks later after someone gave the bag to a woman as replacement for lost luggage and she wondered about the stuff she found in it when she got home.  Lucky she didn't run into the AFP dog at the airport.

http://news.sciencemag.org/people-events/2014/09/researcher-loses-job-nsf-after-government-questions-her-role-1980s-activist

The US Office of Personnel Management have accused an NSF program manager of lying about her activities in the 1980s based on evidence which they will not disclose.  She's been dismissed from her position at NSF as a result.  This is possibly part of a Snowden inspired "toughening" of standards.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-09-09/security-clearance-contractor-to-lose-govt-work

That's the contractor who cleared Snowden and the Navy Yard shooter, submitted over half-a-million fraudulent clearance investigations, and lost 25,000 personnel files of Homeland Security employees to a cyber-attack last month.

Are we all feeling safe, yet?

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[Pamela McCorduck]

Good God.

On Sep 11, 2014, at 7:02 PM, Tom Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:

Last week I got a world-class boot shine at the Nashville airport.  As you may know, the sole and uppers on cowboy boots are often made with the white stitches showing.  Traditionally, white chalk is used to buff up the contrasting look.  The shoe shine guy told me he can no longer do that because the TSA forbids him from bringing in a stick of chalk.  Why, he could possibly be carrying in anthrax, he was told.

-tj

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Institute for Analytic Journalism   --     Santa Fe, NM USA
505.577.6482(c)                                    505.473.9646(h)
Society of Professional Journalists   -   Region 9 Director
Twitter: jtjohnson

slideshare.net/jtjohnson/presentations

http://www.jtjohnson.com                   [hidden email]
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[Gillian Densmore]

Or you could be teaching science. It uses this amazing thing called a Chalk Bord :P

They  take E-racers , and use iBalls.

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 5:57 PM, Pamela McCorduck <[hidden email]> wrote:

Good God.

On Sep 11, 2014, at 7:02 PM, Tom Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:

Last week I got a world-class boot shine at the Nashville airport.  As you may know, the sole and uppers on cowboy boots are often made with the white stitches showing.  Traditionally, white chalk is used to buff up the contrasting look.  The shoe shine guy told me he can no longer do that because the TSA forbids him from bringing in a stick of chalk.  Why, he could possibly be carrying in anthrax, he was told.

-tj

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Tom Johnson
Institute for Analytic Journalism   --     Santa Fe, NM USA
<a href="tel:[phone]" value="[phone]" target="_blank">505.577.6482(c)                                    <a href="tel:[phone]" value="[phone]" target="_blank">505.473.9646(h)
Society of Professional Journalists   -   Region 9 Director
Twitter: jtjohnson

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