American Airlines has warned the state of Florida of four layoffs at Miami International Airport as part of the beleaguered carrier’s restructuring.
The airline warned of the layoffs at MIA’s Concourse E in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice filed with the state on Monday.
The layoffs are part of restructuring at the airline, whose parent company AMR Corp. (Pink Sheets: AAMRQ) filed for bankruptcy in November.
“Regrettably, reducing our costs requires a number of tough decisions,” said Tiffany Schildge, manager of talent services, in a letter to the state. “Several of these very difficult decisions include a reduction in force. As a result, approximately 4 Premium Travel Representative positions will be impacted at the Miami International Airport.”
“At this time, we can’t anticipate the final reduction in force numbers because the affected employees will have the opportunity to participate in the competitive selection process for other Premium Services positions,” said Martha PantÃn, a Miami spokeswoman for the airline. “In addition, final reductions numbers will also be affected by normal attrition and other voluntary departures.”
U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) has sought a merger with American, which maintains plans to come out of bankruptcy as an independent carrier.
American has about 9,000 South Florida employees. The carrier’s second-busiest hub is at MIA.
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The past couple of years have been tough for those defending the security of cloud computing and those trying to establish secure cloud infrastructures for themselves. For the most part, there have been DDOS attacks or defacements designed to embarrass or punish site owners.
However, even considering only websites or services from which hackers actually took over accounts, stole data or money, or planted malware to help steal data or money from others, the list of security failures is long and distinguished: Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, Hotmail, Global Payments (credit-card clearinghouse for Visa, MasterCard and others), Federal Express, Zappos, a host of local bank and police agencies, and the China Software Developer Network (which, all by itself, lost personal information on 6 million users to a single hacker named Zeng).
True, some of those victims offer services with access too restricted and services too limited to be considered "cloud." Except for the potential booty (money, data or notoriety), cloud and non-cloud services look pretty much the same to criminals trying to crack them open.
During 2010, only 4 million user accounts were compromised by hackers; in 2011 hackers penetrated 174 million accounts (thanks, Anonymous), according to the Data Breach Investigations Report published by Verizon in March. If anything, 2012 is going to be even worse, according to anti-virus/security vendor Kaspersky Labs.
All that hackery did generate tons of publicity, plenty of vocal outrage from victims, diluvian volumes of frettage from pundits and solemn warnings from security companies thrilled to find themselves center stage in a drama they've been narrating all but unheard for years.
Despite all that noise, it's odd to realize that the incident with the greatest potential to cause a change in attitude among users and IT is the hack of a single reporter's backup account on Apple's consumer-oriented iCloud storage service.
It wasn't even a cool hack. It barely qualified as social engineering.
Due only to the weak identity verification of Apple and Amazon, Wired reporter Mat Honan suffered what he described as his own digital death and dissolution. Not only did hackers get into his email and iCloud accounts, but they also used the data-sync connections among Honan's all-Apple suite of personal devices to wipe out all his backup data in the cloud. They deleted everything from his MacBook and iPhone, leaving him with no easily recoverable copy of any of his data, most of which was valuable to only him.
"In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed. First my Google account was taken over, then deleted," he explained in a piece for Wired explaining "How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking." "Next my Twitter account was compromised, and used as a platform to broadcast racist and homophobic messages. And worst of all, my AppleID account was broken into, and my hackers used it to remotely erase all of the data on my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook."
Details of the attack are telling, but have been left out to annoy the readership into even more outrage at the poor security/customer service of Apple and Amazon. (They're actually in "Anatomy of a Successful Personal Hack," if you haven't read them elsewhere, follow the link to be appalled by them.)
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All thought, good and bad, is creative and tends to lead to a material thing. That is why we must learn to be more positive. The environment and all the experiences in life are the result of habitual and predominant thoughts. Negative thoughts can tell us about something that needs attention. So, thoughts lead to discovering what needs to be done and one can think positively or negatively to take care of it. Many people fail to see a negative occurrence as a learning experience and continue to feel victimized and helpless, ultimately blaming others for what they drew to themselves.
Steps
Remove All Negative Influences
1 Avoid negative influences. Even if it's a family member or close friend, do not tolerate anyone's bad behavior. Steer clear from it so that it will not rub off on you.
2 Replace negative thoughts with something positive. Look for the benefit in every situation. There are pros and cons to most situations and you get to choose which you will focus on. If you're thinking something that isn't pleasant, think the opposite. If you do this long enough, it will make a huge difference. Say "I can!" more than "I can't!".
3 Smile smiling will get rid of all negative thoughts, and will spread the positive-ness around to everyone around you. Surround Yourself With Positive Influences
1 Use the Law of Attraction Your activity and thoughts are positive or negative like magnets. As you avoid dealing with a problem, then it continues as is - or gets worse - your own negativity may rule the day. But, the more you think positively, then the more proactively you will act and reach goals of ways to overcome and accept your positive options - and that will bring its reward.
2 Surround yourself with positive activities. Whether it's watching movies or shopping with your friends, try to occupy your day in a positive way. For example, entertainment should always be positive. A funny movie makes you laugh whereas a sad movie will make you cry and/or feel bad.
3 Find an optimistic quote or saying and keep it in your wallet or pocket at all times for a quick reference.
4 Focus your imagination and efforts on becoming that new positive person. It is much easier to effect change if you just put your mind to it and change your thoughts. We can't always control things that happen in our lives, but we can, with some effort, control what we think in our minds.
5 Create your life from within. If you want more success, focus on all the ways that you are already successful. If you want more love, focus on all the people that already care about you and the abundance of love you have to give to others. If you want to create greater health, focus on all the ways that you are healthy, and so on and so forth.
6 Imagine that you're already a positive person and you love your life. The only thing between you and your desire to be happy is one single fact: You are not happy because of how you think. This little known fact keeps many from reaching their goal of happiness. If you keep thinking things like "My life sucks!", then your life will seem like it really is that bad. Identify a Problem and Set Goals
1 Admit that there are problems. You can't change the way you think if you can't identify the problem. Accept the facts, if you have been negative or inactive. This will make it easier for you to become positive!
2 Make goals. Goals give you a more positive outlook on life. People who are bored with life and feel stuck are usually feeling depressed. Setting goals helps people move forward. Start small with your goals. Don't shoot for the moon right away. Surround Yourself With People You Love
1 Appreciate your friends! Appreciate the people in your life who have stood by you through thick and thin. Enlist their support to help you become more positive, and in the process you will probably help them too. Friends help each other through the good times and bad. Feel positive about them and feel lucky to have good friends in your life.
Tips
Realize that it is really all in our mind! What goes on in your mind can really determine your actions and decides whether you're positive or negative. If you always think negative thoughts, you're always going to turn out to be a negative person. It is better to think about positive thoughts. Think of the cup as half full and filling up!
Making progress is success. If you are positively engaging events within yourself - in your thoughts - then there is no goal in which you can not make progress. Your engaged goals are powerful! Think about what you want (that's a goal), not about what you don't want (that's worry). Goal driven activity requires positive thinking.
Be sure to cultivate positive thinking for purposeful reasons - to enhance the quality of your life and the lives of others.
Find some things positive to say to yourself and repeat them often. Use statements such as "I am a very positive person," "I am very capable," "I can do anything when I put my mind to work on it," and "I can do it."
Print these instructions and keep them for reference. Don't give up. Good habits can replace bad ones by continuous perseverance. Hang around negativity and you'll become negative. Hang around positive people and you will become and be like them!
Remember that you’re in control of your thoughts. If you’re thinking negative, you can change it anytime by thinking about something positive.
Getting your blood flowing by exercising increases your energy. When you have energy, you think positive. Every morning look at yourself in the mirror and think about five good qualities you have. Try meditating. This will make your mind sharp and fill you with positive ideas.
Smile at strangers. Although this may seem a little weird, it actually makes you feel more positive and happy. You may even brighten that other person's day. Listen to music. It's a great way to remain positive. Volunteering. Helping others leads to a happier outlook on life.
