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"Foolproof Recognition"
by Bonnie Toews
In seeking sure-fire solutions for clients,
one integrator explored biometric
technology and bought it.
"Biometrics is a way of identifying
individuals without artificial means, so you don't have to use a card or a
code or a key. We look at fingerprints, hand topography, your retina--we check
the iris. We can also do facial recognition. I don't have to equip clients
with anything outside of what they already have."
Canadian Security, May 2002
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"How safe are Canadian ports?"
by Bonnie Toews
Port authorities move quickly to defend themselves
after a damning Senate calls Canada's
major seaports a haven for criminals.
Once Canada's seaports were
a delightful place to visit and welcome shipboard passengers. But today's
need for vigilant security changes people's freedom to roam dockareas without
proper authorization.
TransSec, April/May 2002
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"Suffer the Children"
by Bonnie Toews
Has violence made its way into our schools?
And just how safe are our children?
In late spring 2001, a young
boy threatened to shoot a 12-year-old girl in a rural school east of Toronto.
Crisis psychologist, Dr. Scott Poland, said: "I believe that a single, violent
death on school grounds is unacceptable, but I'm also very concerned that
we are becoming desensitized to the deaths of children."
Canadian Security, August/September 2001
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"Picking Locks"
by Bonnie Toews
A critical look at today's locksmithing
and security hardware.
Locks are key to your overall
security system, but against skillful intruders, how well do they actually
work?
Canadian Security, January/February 2001
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"The Sleuth that NEVER Sleeps"
by Bonnie Toews
Vigilant and versatile, today's video camera has become a high
performance private eye in the digital world of surveillance.
Canadian Security, November 2000
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"The Winning Chip"
by Bonnie Toews
The race to integrate electronic commerce globally is forcing
Canada to embrace smart card technology at dizzying speeds.
Canadian Security, November 2000
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"Monitoring Crime"
by Bonnie Toews
North American merchants are losing up to $62.3 billion a year
to theft as shoplifters turn retailers' shrinkage into a profitable industry,
but some organizations are tackling the problem.
Canadian Security, October 2000
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"Distilled Leadership"
by Bonnie Toews
Preserving the Seagram legacy of integrity, craftmanship and
tradition.
A profile of the Canadian Industrial Transportation League's 1996
DISTRIBUTION EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Andrew Kampf, Traffic Manager, Seagram America,
Canadian Operations
Canadian Transportation & Logistics,
March 1997
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"Chasing Profits IN A CHANGING WORLD"
by Bonnie Toews
Identifying inefficiencies in the supply chain
As the 1990s zip into the next
millennium, "trimming redundant costs adds to the bottom line" is a mantra
every company executive chants in a bid to make record-breaking profits.
For employees, already drooping under the extra workloads and longer hours
that downsizing has heaped on them, more cost-savings at their expense is
demoralizing and counter-productive. So, where do CEOs go from here?
Canadian Transportation & Logistics,
November 1996
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"Logistics Reveille"
by Bonnie Toews
Canada's celebrated peacekeeper, Major General Lewis Mackenzie
(Ret.), beats his drum: UN logisitcs is sadly failing.
Canadian Transportation & Logistics,
August 1995
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"The Warehouse Sleuth"
by Bonnie Toews
So you have next-to-no budget. Get out your magnifying glass.
With a little detective work, you can find ways to make improvements you
wouldn't believe.
Canadian Warehousing Logistics, March 1995
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"The Deliverers"
by Bonnie Toews
This whole issue is a tribute to the Canadian
Armed Forces and private contract operations distributing humanitarian aid
to Rwanda and around the world. Our world is an insignificant tick in time
if we do not connect to each other.
Canadian Transportation Logistics,Ooctober
1994
Looking into the traumatized
eyes of 11 to 15-year-old Rwandans carrying Uzi machine guns tells the
story of the savage massacres they have witnessed. These children stand guard
outside the entrance to the airport terminal. They are incapable of responding
to a loving smile. The journalist in me wants Al to snap their picture. The
mother in me won't allow it. It is enough to realize they can kill us at
the slightest provocation. This is our introduction to Kigali, Rwanda, and
Central East Africa.
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"EDI: The Paperless Wave"
by Bonnie Toews
While world economic forces build, EDI strategies gather momentum.
How will Canada fare against global demands for paperless efficiency?
Canadian Transportation Logistics, May 1992
Winner of the NATIONAL MEDIA-RECOGNITION AWARD from the EDI
Council of Canada, 1993
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"Mexico on Our Doorstep"
by Bonnie Toews
The Mexican market is not for the faint of heart, but if Canadian
shippers do their homework well, developing cost-effective distribution systems
into Mexico promises new prosperity for Canadian business.
Canadian Transportation Logistics, October
1992
Winner of the BEST "HOW-TO" ARTICLE, Kenneth R. Wilson Award,
1993
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