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Jul
16/07
Crime: FAA investigator uncovers Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport’s lethal cover-ups
Last Updated on Saturday, 5 January 2008 09:43
Written by Rhodos
Monday, July 16th, 2007

FAA InvestigationAccording to whistle-blowers inside the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, federal investigators have uncovered a grotesque culture of laxness. In its report it found procedural recommendations made in 2005 which were never addressed or fixed.

The lax adherence in airport procedures is nothing to ignore, much less when it’s the air traffic controllers. When we are talking about thousands of lives on those planes the difference between 2.8 miles and 3.0 miles is nothing to ignore, but that’s exactly what air traffic controllers at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport are being accused.

The proper clearance is 3.0 miles between planes, but according to a former supervisor at the airport, when errors happen because of the controllers they would blame the pilots instead. During the start of the year about 100 such incidents have been reported as “pilot error”.

Its one thing to be cautious of mechanical failure at the back of your mind, but now having to worry about the people guiding your plane down being blatantly careless is completely unacceptable. The FAA is continuing to investigate the matter and will probably seek key personnel resignations, and hopefully criminal charges being brought up.

Source doc aero-news

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Jul
09/07
Tech: Credit thieves stomp on goodwill
Last Updated on Saturday, 5 January 2008 09:46
Written by Rhodos
Monday, July 9th, 2007

Credit thieves hit rock bottom According to the Internet security company Symantec many online credit card thieves sully the name of charity for the purposes of covering their tracks.

Millions of people have their credit cards stolen from simply dining out to disgruntled employees. These cards are usually sold in conjunction with personal info with the intent to defraud both the card’s owner and the credit card companies. Many of today’s cards come with some sort of fraud protection. The credit card companies have a department which monitors the pattern of charges, and if something out of the ordinary happens it immediately flags the transaction. Usually the owner of the card gets a call to verify the purchase before it can be completed.

Through no fault of the charities the criminals make small donations ($0.01 - $10) to charities to test the status of the cards.

Since the way charitable donations are handled they do not raise red flags with the credit card companies. After verifying the cards the criminals usually sell off the card for less than 0.01% of their credit limits. This would be nothing compared to the suffering it would cause the owner to repair the damage to their credit.

A few ways to protect your credit is to never use your credit card to pay for dining out, as your card can be charged even after you’ve left. And from the financial standpoint, using credit to buy perishable items isn’t wise. Also, buy a paper shredder with a cross-cut feature. Toss any documents with any value into your shredder. For an added effect toss in the content of your cats litter box into the bag and seal it. Never buy anything through an email advertisement, and never follow links inside emails (always type it yourself).

If something does get stolen, call all three credit reporting agencies and explain it to them, they’ll be able to tell you how to flag your account. The first thing to do when you notice your card missing is to call and report it stolen, and a delay in reporting could mean thousands.

Source doc informationweek

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