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According to the New York Times, a super slinky cyber worm wiggled its way into Iran’s nuclear centrifuges and hindered their ability to make an atomic bomb.  So, for all of us who feared what was next from that region of the world - Iran can't bomb it's neighbors, at least not for 3-ish years.  (Even though Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, pinky swear promises that Iran is only using its nuclear program to produce energy, not bombs). Which means also, that there is more time to use diplomacy to avert war in the region.  Super smart, right?!

The dirt is that the United States and Israel have been working on this Stuxnet cyber worm (the most sophisticated cyber-weapon ever), in a “seemingly abandoned warehouse” in the Negev Desert, Israel, for the last couple of years.  Apparently, when the worm was deployed, it sped up Iran’s centrifuges and spun them out of control wiping a fifth of them out, after it copied data.  There is also said to be a "sleeper" component.  By the way, U.S. and Israeli officials will not officially comment about the worm.  It is presumed that our governments came up with the worm idea to avoid bombing Iran to prevent the development of a nuclear weapon - using brains not brawn.  Sure, we were the early birds on this idea, but be sure that other countries are now plotting their own ways to worm their way into our computer systems. 

Opinionated MAMAs teach our kids that "the early bird catches the worm."  To get to work early and get a jump on things.  To dig around and find fresh ways of thinking.  So, MAMAs how do we teach our birdies to be one step ahead...to catch the worm and "create" the worm...to think beyond their own nests...and when required, fly by the seat of their pants?