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		<title>Quality Information &#8211; it can be a lottery!</title>
		<link>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2011/12/20/quality-information-it-can-be-a-lottery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daragh O Brien</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embarrassing Trainwrecks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European IQ Trainwrecks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a little while since our last post of an IQTrainwreck. That doesn&#8217;t mean that they dont&#8217; still occur. Only this past weekend Irish national broadcaster RTE published inaccurate information about the winning numbers in the Irish National Lottery draw at the end of the broadcast. .We&#8217;d like to show you video footage of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No room at the Inn</title>
		<link>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2011/08/29/no-room-at-the-inn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daragh O Brien</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Transport IQ Trainwrecks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accomodation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via Twitter we came across this tale of Information Quality fun and games from the South West of Ireland. Macroom is a popular tourist destination in Co. Cork. The local Town Council have invested in a portal website for the town Macroom.ie.&#160; One of the boasts of Macroom is that is just 45 minutes away [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geographic Information Quality Boo boos</title>
		<link>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2011/08/25/geographic-information-quality-boo-boos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2011/08/25/geographic-information-quality-boo-boos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daragh O Brien</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embarrassing Trainwrecks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media IQ Trainwrecks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Twitter we learn that CNN is reporting that NATO is combing Tripoli looking for Colonel Gadaffi (or any of the other variant spellings of that name). Unfortunately, if CNN are to be believed, NATO has just invaded another country to find the errant Colonel (Libya is a little further to the left people…) Of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It could be YOU (and 44,999 others)</title>
		<link>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2011/08/03/it-could-be-you-and-44999-others/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2011/08/03/it-could-be-you-and-44999-others/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daragh O Brien</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embarrassing Trainwrecks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irish IQ Trainwrecks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/?p=358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Irish National Lottery had an embarrassment last week when their Bank Holiday promotion draw went awry. As part of a special draw for the August Bank Holiday weekend, the Lottery were offering a prize of a Jaguar XK convertible as an additional prize to the person who won the jackpot. Unfortunately, due to apparent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Electoral finger flub causes kerfuffle</title>
		<link>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2011/04/01/electoral-finger-flub-causes-kerfuffle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2011/04/01/electoral-finger-flub-causes-kerfuffle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daragh O Brien</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canadian IQTrainwrecks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Embarrassing Trainwrecks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political World IQ Trainwrecks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Via the twitters and google comes this story from Oh Canada about the unforeseen confluence of an election, the adoption of new technology (QR codes), and a careless fingerflub that has resulted in a bit of embarassment for a Liberal party candidate. This is the comedic counterpoint to our story last month of the finger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wrong Arm of the (f)Law</title>
		<link>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2011/03/15/the-wrong-arm-of-the-flaw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2011/03/15/the-wrong-arm-of-the-flaw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daragh O Brien</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embarrassing Trainwrecks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Government Process IQ Trainwrecks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of Steve Tuck and Privacy International comes this great story from the UK of how a simple error, if left uncorrected, can result in significantly unwelcome outcomes. It is also a cautionary tale for those of us who might think that flagging a record as being &#8220;incorrect&#8221; or inaccurate might solve the problem&#8230; such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So exactly HOW pregnant is he?</title>
		<link>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2010/12/10/so-exactly-how-pregnant-is-he/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2010/12/10/so-exactly-how-pregnant-is-he/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daragh O Brien</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embarrassing Trainwrecks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Welfare IQ Trainwrecks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK Trainwrecks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nhs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the #dataquality correspondents on Twitter comes this great story of a classic IQ Trainwreck. Hilton Plettell is pregnant and is expected to deliver in 7 months, according to the NHS. They&#8217;ve invited him to a scan to see his bundle of joy. Yes. We did say HIM and HIS, because Hilton is a 50 year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police Untelligence</title>
		<link>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2010/03/22/police-untelligence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2010/03/22/police-untelligence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Justice IQ Trainwrecks]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/?p=276</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From The Register comes this wonderful example of the problems that can arise where data is used for unintended purposes, resulting in poor quality outcomes for all involved. The NYPD have been regularly raiding the home of an elderly Brooklyn couple. They&#8217;ve been hit 50 times over the past 4 years, which might mark them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The perils of perpetuating errors</title>
		<link>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2010/03/19/the-perils-of-perpetuating-errors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2010/03/19/the-perils-of-perpetuating-errors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embarrassing Trainwrecks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail IQ Trainwrecks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of Dataqualitypro.com on twitter comes this story about how Virgin Media in the UK have sent a letter to a customer prospect addressing them as &#8220;Mr Illegal Immigrant&#8221;. Virgin Media have investigated the issue and state that it was an isolated incident arising from data purchased from a 3rd party. This suggests that Virgin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Know your customer, know yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2010/02/24/know-your-customer-know-yourself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2010/02/24/know-your-customer-know-yourself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embarrassing Trainwrecks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From today&#8217;s SUN tabloid newspaper in the UK comes this great story about how automated processes without adequate business rules and checks on information can cause embarrassment. It seems that local government authorities in the UK have been fining themselves for parking offences and then suing themselves when the fines aren&#8217;t paid. Things have even [...]]]></description>
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