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American Airlines Grounded. Accident of Cyber Attack?

By Brigham A. McCown, Contributor Currently all American Airlines flights are being delayed due to an unspecified computer system outage. According to AA staff, the company has not yet provided any details as to the duration of the outage, or its cause. Ticketing and air operations systems have been affected. These systems are also utilized for employees to communicate to counterparts throughout the American system.

From: http://www.forbes.com/sites/brighammccown/2013/04/16/american-airlines-grounded-accident-of-cyber-attack/

Here's an Idea To Reduce The Deficit – Release Some Federal Inmates

By Walter Pavlo, Contributor

Currently, federal inmates (219,000 of them growing at a rate of over 6,000 per year) have an ability to earn “Good Time” for each year they are incarcerated.  The current Good Time earned by an inmate is 54 days per year for being, well, good.  Nobody wants another day added to their sentence, nor does an inmate want to call home and tell the family ‘I got caught smoking pot so I won’t be home for another month or two’. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Forbes Latest