80 percent of adults experience back pain, and a recent study shows a direct correlation between back pain and increased mortality among older adults. Researchers believe pain impairs activity, leading to weight gain or development of other chronic conditions that lead to earlier death. Because surgery is not always an option (or not always successful), Dr. Brad Butler says patients should follow a course of physical therapy and an at-home exercise regimen.
About Bradford Butler
Bradford Butler, a chiropractor and author of The Blueprint for Back Pain Relief: The Essential Guide to Nonsurgical Solutions (www.drbradfordbutler.com), is owner and director of Oakland Spine and Physical Therapy, which has three locations in northern New Jersey. Dr. Butler, a graduate of the New York Chiropractic College, has twice been named one of America’s top chiropractors by Consumer Research Council of America and his offices have received the exclusive NJ TopDoc Award for eight consecutive years.
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A false sense of security? Study reveals 2/3 of Utahns are vulnerable to online identity thefts
Today, you’re never far from a headline about a new phishing scam, or a type of online fraud. Online fraud is responsible for more than $100 billion of private and company losses. But while many of us might pride ourselves on never falling prey to an email from a Nigerian prince asking for help in recovering his multi-million dollar oil fortune, an online test of 2,900 internet users by leading security based review, comparison and news site Security Baron, has revealed how vulnerable we are to online security threats. Overall, respondents in Utah scored an unimpressive 33% in the test, which suggests many of us are leaving ourselves wide open to fraud and scams.
Questions included whether internet users use a different password for each account they access with a login, or whether they check for a little padlock icon at the top of their browsers before inputting credit card or bank details when purchasing something; if there isn’t one, it could mean those details will be compromised.
https://securitybaron.com/blog/test-your-online-security-quiz/
Security Baron also surveyed Utahns about their general online security and found some other interesting results; for example, worryingly over 1 in 10 internet users (14%) would NOT report if they fell prey to an online scam, perhaps out of embarrassment. Overall, the majority of those surveyed would rate their efforts to protect themselves online from privacy attacks as ‘adequate’ (26%). A quarter said their efforts were very ‘strong’, 22% said ‘strong’, 21% rated their efforts as ‘poor’, and 5% said ‘very poor’.
Respondents were also asked which type of data they would be most concerned about being leaked online. The results were as follows:
Two-Factor Authentication. Increase cybersecurity by turning on two-factor authentication. Receiving push notifications on your phone and using biometrics like fingerprints are simple ways to secure your identity.
Password Manager. Effective way to ensure each of your passwords are unique and difficult to hack. Worried about remembering all these passwords? Just add each one to your password vault which will allow you to sign into all contacts and sync passwords across devices.
VPN (virtual private network). A VPN is good for sensitive data or to make use of a server from a different country. Instead of being connected directly to the Internet, all data will travel through encrypted tunnels to private servers.
Incognito Mode. This only hides internet activity from someone using your device – not from the outside – so companies, employers and governments will be able to track you via service provider, network and websites you visit.
Social Media. If you’re concerned about your privacy, start by setting your social media accounts – like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter – to private.
Organizational Cybersecurity. In business having a few people handle one account is better than having multiple personal accounts. If an individual is hacked, there will be no way for other people to step in and fix the problem. If an employee leaves, passwords should be changed immediately to avoid the potential risk of leaking business information. It’s also important to educate employees on potential security threats like phishing, ransomware and pharming.
Software Updates. Every laptop and computer should have anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall software installed. Ensure these are updated regularly as viruses are constantly evolving.
Cloud Storage. If you have cloud storage, you’re at an increased risk of being hacked as a majority of cloud websites contain vulnerabilities. Back up your data to local storage, such as a hard drive, and make sure to carefully monitor the data you store in the cloud.
Online Banking Security. Consistently check your bank statements to ensure every expense is accounted for. Also make sure you can see a padlock symbol on the webpage before making any online purchases. Lastly, it may seem self-explanatory but if your browser is warning you that a website is not secure, it’s probably a good idea to terminate your purchase.
‘It’s clear we all need to be much more vigilant,’ says Gabe Turner at Security Baron. ‘Scammers and fraudsters are getting more and more convincing all the time, making it increasingly hard to tell what’s real from what’s fake. But if you do your research and due diligence, you should be able to keep yourself safe.’
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Herbert Joins Bipartisan Group of Governors Working to Increase Access to K-12 Computer Science Education
January 31, 2019 – Governors Asa Hutchinson (R – Ark.) and Jay Inslee (D – Wash.) welcome Governor Gary Herbert (R – Utah) to the Governors’ Partnership for K-12 Computer Science, a collaboration among states focused on advancing legislation and policy to expand access to high school computer science courses, develop high-quality K-12 computer science learning standards, and provide comprehensive professional learning opportunities to teachers and school leaders.
Governor Herbert announced his commitment to joining Governors’ Partnership for K-12 Computer Science today at the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit. In his 2019 budget proposal, Governor Herbert set aside set aside $3.9 million for grants, administered to school districts, to implement computer science in every school by 2022. Additionally, Governor Herbert has directed the Talent Ready Utah Center to create a committee that will build a four-year state strategic plan for computer science as well as oversee the grant funding strategy and distribution.
“Computer Science is important to the success of Utah’s economy. In order for our economy to continue to grow and prosper, we need more students to take computer science courses,” said Governor Herbert. “In Utah, we have just under 5,000 open computing jobs, and, in 2015, we only had 366 computer science graduates. I am committed to addressing the root cause of this problem and ensuring every student in Utah has the option to take computer science courses in school.
“Governor Herbert is such an incredible leader with a clear vision for expanding access to computer science education for all Utah students,” said Aaron Skonnard, co-founder and CEO of enterprise technology learning platform Pluralsight, Inc. “Joining the Governors’ Partnership for K-12 Computer Science Education further demonstrates his commitment to computer science education at the state and national level and will be an important platform to advance our goal of having computer science education in every Utah school by 2022.”
In Utah, the average salary of a computing job is $84.395, significantly higher than the average salary in the state ($46,460). The existing open jobs alone represent a $419,191,852 economic opportunity in terms of annual salaries.
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About the Governors' Partnership for K-12 Computer Science:
Launched in 2016, the Governors’ Partnership for K-12 Computer Science is a group of state leaders committed to advancing policy and funding to expand access to, and increase equity in, K-12 computer science (CS) education.
About Code.org
Code.org® is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by women and underrepresented minorities. Code.org’s vision is that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science, just like biology, chemistry or algebra. Code.org provides the Partnership with resources related to best practices in policy and programs and facilitates collaboration among governors and their staff.
Code.org provides the leading curriculum for K-12 computer science in the largest school districts in the United States and Code.org also organizes the annual Hour of Code campaign which has engaged 10% of all students in the world. Code.org is supported by generous donors including Amazon, Facebook, Google, Pluralsight, the Infosys Foundation, Microsoft, and many more.
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With February being National Children’s Dental Health Month and about 15 percent of children aged 2-17 having not seen a dentist in the past year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019's States with the Best & Worst Dental Health as well as accompanying videos.
In order to determine which places have the healthiest teeth and gums in the U.S., WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 26 key metrics. The data set ranges from share of adolescents who visited a dentist in the past year to dental treatment costs to share of adults with low life satisfaction due to oral condition.
States with the Best Dental Health
States with the Worst Dental Health
1
Wisconsin
42
California
2
North Dakota
43
Montana
3
Minnesota
44
Florida
4
Connecticut
45
Texas
5
Illinois
46
Alaska
6
District of Columbia
47
Louisiana
7
Michigan
48
Alabama
8
New Jersey
49
West Virginia
9
Massachusetts
50
Mississippi
10
Ohio
51
Arkansas
Best vs. Worst
To view the full report and your state or the District’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-best-worst-dental-health/31498/
