All posts by Hutchins AAron

Born in Deutschland 1965, hometown was Bütthart, parents were not U.S. government employees. However, when father was tricked into joining the U.S. Air Force Civil Service, in 1969, with the promise that we could remain in Germany, we were promptly shipped off to Iran. Due to one of my Iranian educators being disappeared, along with her husband, by the U.S. ally Shah of Iran's Israeli & U.S. created Savak (for the then official terrorist act of promoting the idea that women can vote), and due to my U.S. citizen mother being placed on Savak's Terrorist Arrest List (for supporting the idea that women should vote, at that time the U.S. ally Shah of Iran did not allow women to vote, now they can) we left Iran for the United States in 1973, literally in the middle of the night. At the U.S. Embassy airbase the CIA operated Gooney Bird (C-47) was so packed with other U.S. citizens fleeing our ally Iran (because the Shah gave the OK to arrest any U.S. citizen for such terrorist acts as promoting the concept of voting) that we were turned away by the Loadmaster and had to take a chance on a civilian flight out of Tehran's airport. My father told me he and my mother had three culture shocks; first when they arrived in Germany as civilians, then after being shipped off to Iran as U.S. government employees, then again returning to the United States as unemployed civilians (because so much had changed in the U.S. while they were gone, their only news source was the U.S. Armed Forces Radio & Television Service which heavily censored information about the home front). Since I graduated high school in 1982 I've worked for U.S. government contractors and state & local government agencies (in California), convenience store manager in California, retail/property management in Georgia, California and Idaho. Spent the 1990s in the TV news business producing number one rated local news programs in California, Arizona and Idaho. 14+ years with California and Idaho Army National Guard and the U.S. Air Force. Obtained a BA degree in International Studies from Idaho State University at the age of 42. Unemployed since 2015, so don't tell me the economy has recovered.
Business/Economics, U.S.

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Job losses & store closings 05 June 2013. Thousands more in health care and pharmaceuticals laid off! No more dog food? California hit hard again!

In South Carolina, two coal fired electric power plants will be closed, four years ahead of schedule!  Originally SCE&G was going to convert them to natural gas.  At least 70 people unemployed.

Delta Airlines closes its Memphis, Tennessee, hub.  230 unemployed!  Delta officials say it is due to reduced sales and increased fuel prices, they swear it’s not because of their merger with Northwest Airlines.

Florida based trucking company Ryder Logistics laying off 60 employees.  The company is closing its Roanoke, Texas office.  According to stock analysts the company is doing well.  The Ryder Career Center’s slogan is “The road to the future starts here.”  I guess the future ends in unemployment.

Endo Health Solutions ending jobs for 700 people!  It’s blamed on the failure of the drug maker’s latest poison.  The U.S. FDA denied approval of its testosterone injection.  The company also blames expiring patents which allow generic versions of its drugs to be made.  Company officials say as a result they need to cut $325 million USD from their yearly budget.

In California, another drug maker is in trouble with the FDA.  Officials with Impax say they have to layoff at least 110 employees!   Impax makes generic versions of name brand drugs. They recently tried to get FDA approval for their Parkinson’s drug, but failed.  The FDA has inspected the Hayward, California, factory several times, noting violations each time. the company now needs to cut $15 million from its budget.  In San Diego, Palomar Health laid off 84 hospital workers.  They blame cuts to Medicaid/Medicare caused by the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act.  Also, Actavis (formerly Watson Pharmaceuticals) laid off 17 employees in Corona.  In Los Angeles, Deluxe Laboratories laid off 79 people. Massachusetts based Caliper Life Sciences laid off 47 people in Mountain View.  In Poway, Sysco Foodservice San Diego laid off 70 employees. In Walnut, Sysco Foodservice Los Angeles laid off 100 people!  And Medical Billing Technologies laid off 48 employees in Visalia.

A drug maker in Massachusetts in trouble as well.  AVEO Oncology laying off 140 employees!  Company officials say they underestimated how much ‘restructuring’ they were going to have to do.  They say they underestimated by at least $190 million!

And the Christian God can’t stop 150 people from losing their jobs with Sacred Heart Health System in Florida!  Hospital officials blame it on Obama: “….facing daunting challenges because of a decline in revenues caused by government cuts in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.”

In New York, ProHEALTH closing its North Massapequa location in August.  24 people unemployed.  I couldn’t find any published reason for it, but they’ve been cutting back on operations and laying people off in several other states prior to this announcement.

121 people losing their jobs when the Mars Petcare closes its pet food factory in Joplin, Missouri, in September!  Mars Petcare is also closing a factory in Pueblo, Colorado. 40 people unemployed.  Back in 1992 the city of Pueblo essentially gave Mars Petcare $1.6 million to move to town.   Company officials blame it on crashing pet food sales.

In Michigan, the Flint School District announced they will have to layoff even more people.  75 more positions will possibly be eliminated, on top of the 138 announced in May!  And the Midway Roller Rink in Battle Creek closed after 57 years of family fun.  Reports say the owners had to sell out to a local property developer, who is going to tear it down.

After 60 years of operations the privately run Joytime Preschool closed in Lake Forest, Illinois.  The owners said the time was right to retire. In Rantoul, Deena’s women’s clothing store shut down.  It was the town’s oldest store.  The owner blamed it on the casual style trend.

Ivy Tech Community College ending operations at 20 of their Indiana facilities!  The school has $68 million in debt!  School officials do not blame it on declining enrollment, in fact they say enrollment is up, but the state has not come through on the funding to match the increased enrollment!

In Louisiana, eight Whitney Bank offices being closed.  It’s part of evil Hancock Holdings’ closure of 40 bank offices across five states.

Marriott International laying off several hundred employees in Fredrick County, Maryland, by December!  Company officials said they are outsourcing the jobs!

Two people lost their administrative jobs with Historical Society of Western Virginia. It’s blamed on the bad economy which has caused a decline in membership and funding.  In May the Society lost 300 members!

Commercial Metals Company laying off at least 50 people at its Magnolia, Arkansas, steel mill.   Company officials blamed the bad economy: “…it is necessary to align our workforce with the lower current business level that we are experiencing.”-Steven Hughes

California based celebrity bridal gown designer Monique Lhuillier closed her shop in Edina, Minnesota.  The designer blames crashing sales of bridal gowns on the bad economy.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

 

International

False Flag Op? Interpol issues warning!

04 August 2013 (14:56 UTC-07 Tango)/27 Ramadan 1434/13 Mordad 1391/28 Geng-Shen (6th month) 4711

Following a series of prison escapes across nine INTERPOL member countries in the past month alone, including in Iraq, Libya and Pakistan, the INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters has issued a global security alert advising increased vigilance.

With suspected Al Qaeda involvement in several of the breakouts which led to the escape of hundreds of terrorists and other criminals, the INTERPOL alert requests the Organization’s 190 member countries’ assistance in order to determine whether any of these recent events are coordinated or linked.

INTERPOL is asking its member countries to closely follow and swiftly process any information linked to these events and the escaped prisoners. They are also requested to alert the relevant member country and INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters if any escaped terrorist is located or intelligence developed which could help prevent another terrorist attack.

Staff at INTERPOL’s 24-hour Command and Coordination Centre and other specialized units are also prioritizing all information and intelligence in relation to the breakouts or terrorist plots in order to immediately inform relevant member countries of any updates.

August is the anniversary of violent terrorist incidents in Mumbai, India and Gluboky, Russia as well as in Jakarta, Indonesia. This week also marks the 15th anniversary of the US Embassy bombings in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in which more than 200 mostly African citizens were killed and 4,000 others injured.

In recent years, terrorist attacks focusing on diplomatic facilities in Afghanistan, Greece, India, Kenya, Libya, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tanzania, Turkey and Yemen have also resulted in hundreds of casualties of all nationalities.

The US State Department has also issued a global travel alert in response to credible intelligence suggesting that Al-Qaeda and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks between now and 31 August, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. In addition to the US authorities announcing the one-day closure of more than 20 diplomatic missions on Sunday 4 August, the UK Foreign Office has also confirmed the closure of the British embassy in Yemen on 4 and 5 August.

-International Criminal Police Organization, 04 August 2013

International, U.S.

False Flag Op? Al Qaeda blow back against U.S. & Europe, massive co-ordinated prison breaks, Yemen makes threats over Gitmo!

04 August 2013 (14:49 UTC-07 Tango)/27 Ramadan 1434/13 Mordad 1391/28 Geng-Shen (6th month) 4711

 On Saturday the United States and several European countries announced the closure of embassies around the World (at least 21 U.S. embassies are closing).  Officials claim it’s due to increased “chatter” among the very terrorist organizations the U.S. and Europe support.

It’s fact that the United States government supports al Qaeda, because several al Qaeda reps have stated so, especially those operating in Syria.  The al Qaeda groups in Syria and Iraq even show off U.S. made weapons they say were supplied to them by the United States.  Al Qaeda has even posted video on the internet of their troops in Syria being paid with U.S. dollars!

Also, Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization) warned that a massive attack, possibly led by the U.S. backed al Qaeda, could take place.  This is because of massive coordinated prison breaks in Libya, Iraq and Pakistan.  Interpol believes the prison breaks were orchestrated by the U.S. backed al Qaeda.  This is because an order was issued to al Qaeda to “free all our prisoners”.

Some analysts believe al Qaeda will even attack the U.S. Navy’s Guantánamo Bay (Gitmo), Cuba.

This follows a deal with Yemen that fell through.  Back in May, Barack Obama promised the government of Yemen that he would free the majority of remaining Gitmo prisoners, who are Yemenis.  However, in June the Congress overrode that promise, stating “The Defense Department should not transfer detainees to Yemen because they represent some of the most dangerous terrorists known in the world.”

Here’s the rub: There are about 91 Yemenis in Gitmo.  The military courts have declared 56 of them as not being terrorists, yet, the U.S. congress refuses to return them to Yemen!

Blow back is coming for the United States, yet again!  I guess history repeats because the elite leaders refuse to learn their lessons, or because the elites are behind the crimes, and we the People suffer.

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 21-22 July 2013: Jihad against “Got Talent” TV show!

The United Nations Mine Action Coordination Centre (MACC) is warning that U.S. and other NATO forces are leaving behind live ammo and bombs.  MACC says many civilian deaths caused by explosions are actually unexploded bombs left behind by U.S./NATO forces.

In Helmand Province, Sangin District, reports that battles between Mujahideen and Afghan National Army (ANA) are still raging after several days.

In Khost Province, Spera District, the brother of the district governor, and his five bodyguards, were assassinated.  Local police say they do not know who did it, however, Mujahideen claimed the assassinations as their own.  The victims were attacked in their homes.  The statement by Mujahideen shows they think they assassinated the governor of Khost.

In Zabul Province, four ANA soldiers killed, one wounded, when the vehicle they were in ran over a landmine.

In Farah Province, Bakwa District, Mujahideen claim to have blown up a NATO/ISAF armored vehicle near a fuel station on the Herat Highway.  They say four people were killed, two wounded.

In Paktika Province, reports that two people were killed when their house was hit by a NATO/ISAF airstrike.

In Faryab Province, Dawlatabad District, a ANA convoy was repeatedly attacked.  Two ANA troops killed, one wounded, one Mujahid killed.  In Andkhoi District, four local cops and two border cops joined the Mujahideen.  Their names were made public, which shows you that those who join the Mujahideen have no fear of retaliation.

A member of the Afghan parliament has declared jihad against Simon Cowell’s Afghanistan’s Got Talent and other western style TV talent shows: “I have already made it clear in the lower house that I am going to start a jihad against these kind of shows and programs on our television channels.”-Abdul Sattar Khawasi

 

Business/Economics, U.S.

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Job losses & store closings 03-04 June 2013. Krispie Kremes creams jobs in Georgia! NAZI cops kill New Jersey businesses! More companies say there is no economic recovery!

What housing sector recovery?  Mortgage insurer, Alabama based Triad Guaranty, now bankrupt.  Company CEO William T. Ratliff III blamed “Continued high unemployment in the U.S. and the slow economic recovery.”  And after 49 years of business the privately run Sequoyah Caverns and Ellis Homestead shut down.  The owner claims the number of visitors has crashed due to high fuel prices, despite the natural wonder being rated as the number one place to visit in the Heart of Dixie.  On top of declining tourism, the family owners lease the caves to tourism companies and apparently they’re not happy with the way they’re running the operation.

The social gaming company, Zynga, shut down offices in New York, California and Texas.  520 people out-o-work!  company officials say they need to save $80 million USD!

And a mobile ad company, TapJoy, laid off 20 people.

In Texas, the Vineyards Restaurant closed in Garden Ridge.  And a 20 years old Sigel’s liquor store closed down in Dallas.  A spokesman for the store blamed major construction projects by property developers: “I think it’s a situation where the neighborhood is in transition. We’ve had this store for 20 years. They’re tearing down a lot of the older apartments and building new ones, and I think the owner of the center is going to redevelop as well.”-Jasper Russo

Florida based plastic RFID trackable pallet maker, iGPS, now bankrupt.  The company is now for sale.  Brooksie’s Market closed in Seminole Heights, the property is now for sale.

In North Carolina, clothing maker Mortex shutting down its Princeton factory.  More than 100 people laid off!  Mortex makes clothes for several big name brands.

Yet another Office Depot closed in Virginia.  And after 125 years of higher education, the Christian God can’t stop Saint Paul’s College from closing down!  School officials tried merging with another school, but it fell through.  The closing is blamed on declining student enrollment.  School officials hope to reopen if the right “strategic opportunity” comes along.

In Georgia, Triumph Packaging ended operations in Thomaston-Upson County.  Up ’till now company officials were publicly saying they were doubling staffing, but rumors say Krispie Kremes Donuts pulled the rug by cancelling a major contract with the food packaging company.

Maxwell’s Grill closed in New Jersey. The joint hosted famous music bands, but business has crashed to the point that they can’t pay the rent.  It’s possible the decline in business is related to NAZIistic local cops who’ve been harassing patrons (as documented by a local Fox TV news report).

The Indiana Blood Center laid off 45 employees.  Company officials will also close three mobile blood centers, they blame it on a decrease in demand for blood.

In New York, the West Islip Public Schools laid off 20 more teachers.

The city of Norwich, Connecticut, laid off 17 employees. Last month they laid off 33 teachers.  XPect Discounts closed their store in North Haven. 67 people unemployed.  Company officials said they did not like the new rent agreement.

What oil industry boom? In Hawaii, Texas based Tesoro laid off 200 employees after they shut down and put up for sale their Kapolei refinery!

In Michigan, Detroit’s 96 years old Serman’s Clothes Shop shut down.  The owner blames the economy and the relaxed dress standards, despite the fact the clothing shop dressed up every Detroit mayor in the past 50 years.  The Grand Rapids Public Schools laid off 70 employees.  School officials blame it on a decline in enrollment of 700 students!

After one year of operations, Thrifty Tickets thrift shop closed down in Wisconsin.  The owner claims they’re moving to a new location, if the rent is doable.

In Illinois, 206 people out-o-work with Crownline Boats in West Frankfort.  company officials actually blame climate change on a decline in sales!   If water levels are rising wouldn’t that help increase boat sales?

In Clinton, Iowa, OfficeMax closed down.  16 people unemployed. OfficeMax is closing several stores in the U.S. this year.

The Christian God can’t stop 16 layoffs at the Parkview Adventist Medical Center in Brunswick, Maine.  It’s blamed on the state government not paying for Medicare/Medicaid services!

In Oregon, Wynona Studios knitting shop shut down.  In Eugene, Roberts Media has bought KMTR, yet the TV station will be operated by evil Fisher Communications, with reports of layoffs in the works.

Evil hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors forced to layoff evil employees due to a drop in investors, due to SAC’s insider trading scandal.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

 

International

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 19-20 July 2013: Australia officially treating polictial refugees as invading criminals! Israel steps up drone use in Afghanistan!

In Helmand Province, Maraj District, at least four people killed, 11 wounded, by an explosion.  Also, a civilian and a cop were killed during an attack by Mujahideen.  Reports of a day long battle in Sangin District.  Two armored vehicles destroyed, 13 military personnel killed, nine wounded.

In Ghor Province, Cheghcharan city, Afghan National Police (ANP) shot and wounded at least three people during an anti-U.S. demonstration.  People are protesting the U.S.-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement (post 2014 U.S. troop presence).   There are reports that attacks were launched against NATO/ISAF airbases.

In Maidan Wardak Province, Syed Abad District, reports that two U.S. personnel were killed in an attack by Mujahideen.  Three civilians were wounded.

The new Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd, who took over in a political coup by the way (where was the U.S. media on that one?), announced that political refugees, especially those from Afghanistan, will not be allowed into Australia.  Australia will now deport all refugees to the small island nation of Papua New Guinea.  How nice of the British Empire Land Down Under, especially since Australia has a hand in creating the humanitarian disaster known as the War on Terror in Afghanistan!

In Nangarhar Province, Shirzad District, villagers report that U.S. led forces conducted an Israeli style home invasion.  The local prayer leader and three others were kidnapped.

In Paktika Province, three children and two women were killed when their home was hit by an explosion.  Four other people were wounded.  Local police suspect that the house was used by Mujahideen to store bombs, and the kids must’ve played with one of the bombs.  The dumb cops are just speculating, how would they know unless they had an undercover cop there.

In Farah Province, Afghan news media reports three people wounded by a roadside bomb.

In Paktia Province, Wazi Zadran District, Mujahideen claim to have shot down a NATO/ISAF recon drone.

Israeli news media reporting that Israeli drones have become the dominant UAV in Afghanistan!  Since when did Israel declare war on Afghanistan, and when did they become a part of ISAF?  According to the Israeli reports, NATO/ISAF member Germany is the fifth operator of the Israeli drone in the Central Asian Country.  Australia, Canada, Spain and France also use Israeli made drones.  So, nobody wants to use the expensive U.S. made UAVs?

The Washington Post reported that U.S. military equipment is not being allowed to leave because of Afghan customs duties!  Afghanistan’s Department of Customs charges $1000 USD per shipping container, and U.S. officials refuse to pay.  The U.S. news media is calling the customs duties a “tax”.

In Herat Province, Gulran District, Gulab village, U.S. led forces conducted home invasions.  Motorcycles were destroyed, six people kidnapped, and valuables stolen.  And Afghanistan’s national security adviser, Rangin Dadfar Spanta, blames Pakistan for the assassination of his brother.

It was confirmed by the U.S. FDA, that a vaccine for malaria caused a U.S. Army soldier to murder civilians.  The FDA was notified by the drug maker, who in turn was notified by the pharmacist who supplied the vaccine.  U.S. Army regs state that soldiers with past head wounds can not be given the vaccine because it makes them homicidal maniacs!  A former U.S. Army doctor’s own investigations have revealed that U.S. Army medical regs are being ignored!

International, U.S.

World War 3, European Front: Germany cancels NSA spy deal after days of protests by thousands!

03 August 2013 (10:45 UTC-07 Tango)/26 Ramadan 1434/12 Mordad 1391/27 Geng-Shen (6th month) 4711

According to some European reports, thousands of Germans in at least 40 cities have been protesting Germany’s involvement in U.S. and U.K. domestic spying operations.  Those protests might have led to the German government canceling a decades old spy deal with the United States and United Kingdom.

Where’s the protests in the United States?  Understand all you sheeple, this spying operation is not targeting specific suspects, it’s targeting everyone who uses electronic communications!

According to German news media reports, the U.S. NSA has been going through 500 million German telephone calls, emails and chat transcripts, every month!

However, Germany will still allow the British Empire and ‘merica to spy on their own Red Coat and Yankee military personnel currently occupying Germany.

 

 

Business/Economics, U.S.

World War 3, Economic Front: New mass Kmart closings! Tax break for Sears burns local schools & taxpayers!

02 August 2013 (14:59 UTC-07 Tango)/25 Ramadan 1434/11 Mordad 1391/26 Geng-Shen (6th month) 4711

Connecticut’s Big Kmart in Waterbury closing in November, after 40 years of business. Reports say Sears Holdings refused to renew the lease.

In Washington state, the Puyallup Kmart will close down in November.  51 people will be out-o-work in time for the end of year holidays!  Sears Holdings gave their usual BS reason for closing it down: “…store closures are part of a series of actions we’re taking to reduce on-going expenses, adjust our asset base and accelerate the….” blah, blah blah.

Two Kmarts shutting down in Mississippi!  People out-o-work just in time for the end of year holidays at the Waveland and Gulfport Kmarts.

The Howell, New Jersey, Kmart closing in time for Halloween. One long time customer complained that now he has no choice but to shop at the evil Walmart.

In Colorado, a vacant credit union space in the Aurora Kmart is now a public library.  The Aurora Public Library opened a branch office in the Kmart because it turns out that most low income families, with no access to the internet, live near the Kmart.  The library provides internet access.  The question is, how long before the Kmart is shut down?

Sears is now selling $4400 Chanel handbags and $33000 Rolex watches! I guess they’re trying to upscale their image.  It’s the latest brainstorm of evil elitist Eddie Lampert.

In Illinois, a two years old tax break extension for Sears is coming back to haunt struggling individual taxpayers!  Officials with Community Unit School District 300 say local taxes will have to be raised to make up for the huge losses caused by the Sears tax break, which is good for the next 15 years!  The result is that District 300 will lose about $24 million USD in 2014!  And those stupid state politicians didn’t even require Sears to keep Illinois Sears and Kmarts stores open!  (maybe the huge tax break for Sears is how the Lampert is paying for all the new upscale elitists merchandise?)

Here’s the updated list of U.S. Sears/Kmart store closings since the end of 2011:

Arizona: Scottsdale Sears/Great Indoors, Chandler Sears/Great Indoors.

Alabama: Gadsden Kmart (50 jobs lost), Mobile Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Auburn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Anniston Kmart (no word yet on how many jobs lost).

California:   El Monte Sears (at least 40 jobs lost. Damien Arrula, El Monte’s economic development director, said the store manager had lied about what was going on: “The general manager of the store had just indicated to me that they were remodeling.”), two San Diego Sears (at least 80 jobs lost), Pleasant Hill Kmart (more than 50 jobs lost), Torrance Kmart,  Fairfield Kmart (63 jobs lost).

Colorado:  Broomfield Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Glenwood Springs Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lone Tree Sears/Great Indoors, Longmont Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Pueblos’ South Side Kmart (52 jobs lost),  Denver Kmart (number of jobs lost have not been made public at this time, but could be at least 40).

Connecticut: Recently revealed Waterbury Big Kmart.

Georgia: Macon Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Buford Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Douglasville Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Atlanta Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Columbus Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Jonesboro Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Cartersville Kmart (74 jobs lost).

Guam:  Sears Hometown Store.

Florida: Fernandina Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Callaway Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Orange City Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost),  Deland Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Stuart Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), West Palm Beach Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Port St. Lucie Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Crystal River Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), New Smyrna Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Saint Augustine Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Pompano Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost),  Jacksonville Kmart on 5751 Beach Boulevard (71 jobs lost), second Kmart in Jacksonville on 4645 Blanding Boulevard (83 jobs lost), Ocoee Sears (102 jobs lost), Pensacola Kmart on Airport Boulevard closed in 2011, Pensacola Kmart on Mobile Highway closed in February 2013 (69 jobs lost),  Pensacola Kmart on East 9 Mile Road will close in May (73 jobs lost), Hialeah Kmart (67 jobs lost), Bonita Springs Kmart (67 jobs lost), Mount Dora Kmart (100 jobs lost), Lake Mary Kmart.

Hawaii: Honolulu Sears (owned by GGP, 372 jobs lost!!!),  Kauai Sears (41 jobs lost),  Iwilei-Honolulu Kmart for lease (no confirmation of store closing).

Vacant bedroom/bathroom section.

One corner of the half vacant Chubbuck, Idaho, Sears. No official closing announcement was made.

Idaho: Lewiston Sears (at least 60 jobs lost).  No official announcement, but it’s painfully obvious the Chubbuck Sears going’ down. Or, maybe it’s preps for Shop within a Shop, or one of those domestic spy data storage centers?

Ever since the Kmart bankruptcy, this pad site for sale sign has been seen in the Pocatello, Idaho, Big Kmart parking lot. The Kmart is the only building on the lot.

Ever since the Kmart bankruptcy, this pad site for sale sign has been seen in the Pocatello, Idaho, Big Kmart parking lot. The Kmart is the only building on the lot.

Indiana:  Anderson Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Saint John Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Indianapolis Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Richmond Sears (49 jobs lost).

Illinois:  Alton Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Melrose Park Sears parts and repair center (50 jobs lost), Zion Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Oak Lawn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), McHenry Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Peru Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lombard Sears/Great Indoors (at least 40 jobs lost), Fairview Heights Kmart (81 jobs lost), Freeport Kmart (45 jobs lost), Pontiac Kmart (more than 47 jobs lost), Homer Glen Kmart (82 jobs lost), Streator Kmart (45 jobs lost), Lombard Kmart (70 jobs lost), Naperville Kmart (98 jobs lost), Calumet Sears (164 jobs lost), two Sears stores in Grand Crossing area of Chicago (247 jobs lost!), Mount Vernon Sears (68 jobs lost), Moline Sears (at least 60 jobs lost). 58 Chicago area stores up for lease or sale.  By the way, Illinois elected officials gave Sears Holdings/Hoffman Estates a $150 million USD tax break to keep their headquarters in the state.  The tax break was not tied to any promise not to close stores.

Iowa:  Cedar Rapids Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Davenport Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Burlington Kmart (50 jobs lost), Coralville Sears (94 jobs lost, this is a store sold to GGP earlier in the year).

Kansas: Lawrence Sears (at least 40 jobs lost).

Kentucky: Middlesboro Sears (in September 2012 the Sears store re-opened under independent ownership, official grand re-opening scheduled for November), Winchester Kmart (back in May, Rankin Paynter bought out what was left of the inventory and gave it to charity), Hazard Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lexington Sears (114 jobs lost!).

Maine: Lewiston Sears (60 to 70 jobs lost), Presque Isle Sears (80 jobs lost).

Maryland: Ellicott Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Gaithersburg Sears/Great Indoors.

Massachusetts: North Reading Sears Hardware store closed, lease not renewed.

Michigan: Novi Sears/Great Indoors, Brighton Sears Grand/Essentials,  Harper Woods Sears Full line, Monroe Sears Full line, Adrian Sears Full line, Washington Township Kmart, Chesterfield Kmart, Woodhaven Kmart, Flint Kmart (46 jobs lost), Gaylord Kmart (48 jobs lost).

Minnesota: Willmar Kmart, Duluth Kmart, New Hope Kmart, White Bear Lake Kmart, Bemidji Kmart, Monticello Kmart, GGP owned Sears Auto Center in the Apache Mall closed (10 jobs lost).

Mississippi: Jackson Sears Full line, McComb Sears Full line, Columbus Sears Full line, Gautier Sears (71 jobs lost), recently revealed Waveland Kmart (32 jobs lost), recently revealed one of the Gulfport Kmarts (52 jobs lost).

Missouri: Lee’s Summit Sears Grand/Essentials, Saint Louis Sears Full line, High Ridge Kmart (59 jobs lost).

Montana: Missoula Kmart (50 jobs lost).

New Hampshire: Nashau Sears Grand/Essentials, Keene Sears Grand/Essentials,  Portsmouth Kmart (30 jobs lost).

North Carolina: High Point Sears, Moorehead Sears, Rocky Mount Sears, Statesville Sears, Durham Kmart (79 jobs lost), Asheville Kmart (53 jobs lost),  West Smithfield Kmart (59 jobs lost), Winston-Salem Kmart (69 jobs lost), Hendersonville Kmart (58 jobs lost), South Ashville Kmart on Hendersonville Road.

North Dakota: Jamestown Kmart (45 jobs lost).

New Jersey:  Lawnside Kmart (about 80 jobs lost), recently revealed Howell Kmart (57 jobs lost).

New Mexico: Las Cruces Kmart (58 jobs lost).

New York: Depew (Lancaster?) Kmart (68 jobs lost).

Ohio: Chagrin Falls Kmart, Springfield Kmart, two Toledo Kmarts, Medina Kmart, Columbus Kmart, Columbus Sears/Great Indoors, Zanesville Sears (67 jobs lost), Trotwood Kmart (71 jobs lost).   Also, Van Wert Sears franchise bought out by Kirk Berryman, owner of Computer & Networking Technologies (CNT), who plans on moving the store to a new location.

Oklahoma: Oklahoma City Sears (98 jobs lost, GGP owned, GGP wants a $2 million sales tax rebate, claiming it’s needed to offset capital investments needed to bring the space up to the standards for potential new tenants).

Oregon: Roseburg Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Tualatin Kmart Center (new property owner from California is tearing everything down for new shopping center, so far no indication the Kmart will be part of the new shopping center), Milwaukie Kmart (61 jobs lost).

Pennsylvania: Upper Darby Sears Full line, Pottstown Sears Full line, Pittsburgh Kmart, Wilkins Sears, Warminster Kmart (85 jobs lost), Shippensburg Kmart (46 jobs lost), Moon Kmart (143 jobs lost), Bethlehem Township Kmart (62 jobs lost).

South Carolina: Sumter Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Orangeburg Sears (57 jobs lost), Columbia Kmart on Fort Jackson Boulevard in 2012, Columbia Kmart on Bush River Road in 2009, Columbia Kmart on St Andrews Road (66 jobs lost), Irmo Kmart (no info on how many jobs lost),  both Greenville Kmarts (140 jobs lost between the two).

Tennessee: Antioch Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Cleveland Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Oak Ridge Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Hendersonville Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Morristown Sears (about 70 jobs lost), Clinton South Kmart.

Texas: Two Sears parts and repair centers closing in The Woodlands (117 jobs lost), rebuild center in Garland (58 jobs lost), Farmers Branch Sears/Great Indoors, Houston Sears Great/Indoors.

Virginia: Norfolk Sears (at least 40 jobs lost),  Midlothian Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Richmond Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lynchburg Sears (84 jobs lost), Fairfax Kmart (no word on how many jobs lost), Christiansburg Sears (59 jobs lost), Norfolk Kmart on East Little Creek Road (77 jobs lost), Manassas Kmart (71 jobs lost).

Washington: Walla Walla Sears Full line (in August 2012, it was reported that an independent owner of Sears Hometown stores will open a store in Walla Walla), Lacey Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Kelso Sears (47 jobs lost), Lakewood Kmart (59 jobs lost), Bellingham Sears (92 jobs lost),  Seattle Kmart (85 jobs lost), East Wenatchee Sears (59 jobs lost), recently revealed Puyallup Kmart (51 jobs lost).

West Virginia: Oak Hill Kmart (59 jobs lost).

Wisconsin: West Baraboo Sears (at least 40 jobs lost, local village officials say the store generated 3% of local tax collections), Rice Lake Kmart (about 71 jobs lost).

On top of that, Sears Holdings sold stores to General Growth Properties (GGP), of which it has been reported that most of those stores will be closed.

Here’s the list of 11 Sears stores now owned by GGP:

Iowa: Coral Ridge Mall (it’s official the Sears is closing, see above), and Mall of the Bluffs

Texas: The Woodlands Mall (this does not involve the two repair centers being closed by Sears)

Florida: West Oaks Mall

Utah: Fashion Place, and Provo Towne Centre (note the evil British empire way of spelling town & center. Due to a favorable lease agreement the GGP owned Provo Sears will continue to stay open under Sears Holdings management)

Oklahoma: Quail Springs Mall (it’s official, the Sears will be closed, see above)

Hawaii: Ala Moana Center (will be closed, see above)

Washington: Bellis Fair Mall (Bellingham store, see above)

Minnesota: Apache Mall  (see update above, GGP will close Sears store by 2014)

Illinois: Market Place Shopping Center

International, U.S.

Norovirus / Tummy Bug update, 02 August 2013: Airline flight from vomiting hell! 9 people dead, 150 sick in Canada! Hundreds sick at Washington campgrounds!

At least 26 people were quarantined in Australia after a gut wrenching flight from Chile.  Paramedics met the 747 when it landed in Sydney.  Health officials say the sick people were part of the same tour group.  Norovirus is suspected.  Also, in Wodonga The Grange old folks home was “locked down” for a week because of a major gastroenteritis outbreak.  Employees went to the local news media after officials with The Grange lied and said it was just a dozen people sick.  Turns out at least 70 residents and 12 employees were sick.  An unnamed employee said management didn’t even try to pick up the slack to compensate for the sick employees: “Work has increased tenfold. There has been no recognition from management. No one is saying we’re doing a great job. It’s a hard place to work at the moment.”

Nine people have died and 150 sickened after an outbreak at an old folks home in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada!  Health officials suspect the deadly outbreak is caused by norovirus.

And just south, in the state of Washington, U.S.A., the Tacoma Pierce County Health Department is investigating an outbreak at a YMCA campground. About 80 people are sick with norovirus like symptoms.  And 120 people sickened at a Christian campground in Whatcom County!  Health officials are blaming norovirus. They say the outbreak actually started at the beginning of July, but for some reason is only now being made public. About one week ago they did warn residents to be careful as there were “clusters” of cases being reported.  In the same county, people reported tummy bug symptoms after a chile contest on Lummi Island.

The U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease claims to have  discovered an antibody that can neutralize human norovirus.  Their study involved the use of immune cells of chimpanzees.

More bad news for plant eaters!  Recent parasite infections are being blamed on bagged salads!  In the United States the cyclospora outbreak has hit 16 states and at least 380 people!  In Iowa and Nebraska, health officials say they’ve traced the parasite to bagged salads.  At this point they’re not releasing the name of the brand of packaged salads.  You can only get sick by eating food or drink contaminated with the parasite.

In Arkansas U.S.A., another parasite has eaten the brain of a girl.  It’s called amoebic meningoencephalitis.  It’s a type of meningitis caused when an amoeba goes up your nose into your brain.  Officials think she got infected while swimming at Willow Springs Water Park.  One of the first signs is vomiting, which could cause people to think it’s a tummy bug.   The 12 years old girl has been placed in a medically induced coma.  If she survives she will be only the third person to do so.

Yogurt and flavored coffee lovers watch out, bugs are being used as food coloring in U.S. food products! According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, cochineal insects are being used to color flavored coffees and yogurts.  There are reports of people having allergic reactions, such as vomiting.  Starbucks announced last year they would stop using the red bugs in their strawberry flavored Frappuccino.  And you thought they were real strawberries.  Officials with Dannon yogurt says the U.S. FDA approved the use of the bugs as a substitute strawberry (carmine) coloring, so they are not going to stop using them!

And more bad news for plant eaters: A Washington U.S.A. woman and her 3 years old daughter were sick for seven months from oatmeal.  At first it was blamed on the standard tummy bug, turns out it was fungal mycotoxin poisoning.  It wasn’t doctors who figured it out, it was the suffering woman.  She was about to make her son a bowl of oatmeal, which he rarely ate, but she noticed he would get sick with similar symptoms when he ate it.  Upon closer inspection of the Western Family brand oatmeal container she found a clump of toxic mold in the oatmeal.

New Hampshire U.S.A., one man has been infected with two rare viruses, Jamestown Canyon virus and the Powassan virus.  Mosquitoes and ticks spread the disease.  The signs are sudden severe headache, fever, vomiting and paralysis.

And in Iowa U.S.A., health officials reporting at least 26 cases of infection from a rare form of salmonella.  Officials say this form of salmonella is related to poultry and is easily confused with the cyclospora parasite.   Also, Polk County Department of Public Health is reporting another parasite outbreak, this time cryptosporidium.  At least 68 cases so far.  You get it from contaminated drinking water or swimming pools.

Bad news for beef eaters: There are reports that the Lone Star Tick is making its way north, from the southern U.S. states.  The bad news is that apparently the bite of the Amblyomma americanum can render you allergic to beef!  Symptoms are vomiting, abdominal cramps, hives, anaphylaxis and death.

In the African country of Nigeria, reports of at least 104 cases of gastroenteritis.  Health officials blame poor hygiene.

In the new administrative district of Bandipora, in Jammu and Kashmir, India, at least 75 cases of gastroenteritis.  Apparently people are rising up in protest because government officials supplied them with contaminated water.  The angry people actually forced Public Health Engineering Department employees to drink the contaminated water!  Health officials are now telling people to boil the water.  In Mumbai city, 40 cases of cholera, and 2481 cases of gastroenteritis, were reported in July.

Pakistan reported a 39% increase in gastroenteritis, from December through January.  (they also reported a 90% increase in snake bites!)

Business/Economics, U.S.

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Job losses & store closings 01-02 June 2013. Property owners to blame! Federal government conveniently forgets to renew contracts! No more Lucasfilm?

What oil industry boom? Texas based Digerati Technologies, a phone company, made a big mistake when it bought out several oil drilling service companies in Montana and North Dakota. Now the phone company is bankrupt with $62.5 million USD in debt!

Printer of commercial and educational materials, Ohio based BTPO Hess Holdings, now bankrupt.  Company officials blamed it on overproduction, competition and the bad economy.  They have $100 million in debt, with only $50000 in assets!  And the Christian God can’t stop the closing of the Mercy Mount Airy Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit.  The Christian health center started back in the late 1800s.  apparently a new center is being built.  I’ve found articles dating back to 2001 that show the hospital has been shutting down various operations for years.

In Massachusetts, the veterinarian emergency clinic, Vetcision, closed down.  The Vet says he will still do house calls.  And the Jordan Hospital closed the third floor of its East Wing.  64 jobs affected.  Hospital officials blamed it on declining customers and the Obama/Romney Affordable Care Act cuts to Medicaid/Medicare.  (the ‘Obama Care’ was co-written by the same guy that wrote Romney’s ‘Romney Care’ when he was gov’na of Massachusetts)

In Georgia, Mitchell Johnson Building Supply ended their 50+ years of “Strong Traditions” by shutting down.  And after almost 50 years, the Rossville Music and Golf store shut down as well.

The Board at Work skate store closed in Maryland.  The owners blamed it on a bad location for their shop, and the weather.

In Connecticut, The Hair Place closed up shop after almost 44 years of business.  The owner blames the landlord, who jacked up the rent and also added fees for customer parking!

After 30 years of business, Cards of Joy and Gifts store shut down in New Hampshire.  The owners said business sucks!

In Texas, Lubbock Power and Light closed their office on 82nd Street.  Utility officials say it was not their fault: “…Lowe’s Supermarket approached LP&L to terminate the property sublease agreement that was entered into in April 2005.  As a result, LP&L had no choice but to terminate our sublease.  After conducting a thorough business case review, LP&L has decided not to pursue another location since transactions at Southwest Branch have declined 43.1% from 2005 to 2013.  Just since 2010, walk in traffic at the Southwest Branch has declined 30%.”-Chris Sims, Lubbock Power and Light   (in other words, the economy sucks!)

And in Utah the Christian God can’t stop the closing of the Provo Mormon Deseret Book store.

And the Christian God can’t stop the closing of the 100 years old Wapato Community Presbyterian Church, in Washington.

Japanese printer company, Ricoh, laid off at least 70 people in Portland, Oregon.  Company officials said they had to “integrate certain of its business units”.

Federal government contractor Lockheed Martin, laid off 59 employees at their Suffolk, Virginia facility.  Company officials say the federal government failed to renew a training contract.

The East Ramapo Central School District, in New York, laid off 60 people, despite a $12 million increase in the budget!  Apparently even more employees would have been laid off if the $12 million budget increase failed.

In Florida, 261 people lost their jobs with the Marion County School District!  The district is short $29 million!  It’s blamed on state funding cuts.

In California, Gene Watson Construction laid of 316 people! In San Diego, U.S. Navy contractor US Joiner laid off 37 employees.  Lucasfilm closed down their San Francisco operations and laid off 201 people!  Blame it on George Lucas selling out to Disney!  Also, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art laid off 48 employees.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.