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Northern WI 5/2/2011 (VestaDigital.com) -- As soon as New Media got hold of Osama Bin Ladens death (about 30 seconds after President Obama speech) the Social Media wires go into full speed mode. The backstory revolded around 1.) The Operation itself and the details 2.) The cheering crowds outside the White House and Ground Zero 3.) White House security and how they kept details quiet for 6 weeks. Below is a 60 Minutes Video on Delta Force.

When I started trading commodities in 1979 from the Chicago trading floors we had data key punch girls who would walk around the different hexagon pits and collect 4 x 6 inch cards. They would then run upstairs to the data entry office and spend hours deciphering the traders scribbling on the cards. In the morning there would be a pre-opening session called "out-trades" where clerks would attempt to settle trades which did not match because of key punch errors or the inability to read the chicken scratch writing.

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