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2014-09-05 Economy

USA Today Axes Dozens; Marched Out, Email Cut

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Posted by Fred 2014-09-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I hope they kept the guy who makes the colorful charts on the corner of the page. It is the only thing I look at while I walk past without picking up the newspaper.

Posted by Airandee 2014-09-05 06:37|| 2014-09-05 06:37|| Front Page Top

#2 "marched out by security"

AKA The Bum's Rush...

Posted by Raj 2014-09-05 08:57|| 2014-09-05 08:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually, it's a procedure taught in IT well over 25 years ago. It's bad enough that external threats exist to the systems today, but internal threats are just as important to prevent access as well. Meet Mr. Snowden.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-09-05 09:03|| 2014-09-05 09:03|| Front Page Top

#4 We had a simular occurance at an old employer of mine. Word got out that if you pick up your desk phone and there was no dial tone... You would be getting bad news. This was at a telco... Did they think nobody would figure it out?
I was out of town at the time... no clue what happened until I returned and there was an armed security guard at the door and I had to show ID. I had dial tone.

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-09-05 10:30|| 2014-09-05 10:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Your personal assistant crying is also a bad sign. Especially if you're married to her/it.

Posted by Shipman 2014-09-05 10:45|| 2014-09-05 10:45|| Front Page Top

#6 USA crossword puzzles are good also--not so ridiculous as the snobby NYTs crosswords.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-09-05 19:45|| 2014-09-05 19:45|| Front Page Top

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