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Business/Economics

World War 3, Economic Front: U.S. job losses & store closings 25 February 2013.

Connecticut nursing home operator, HealthBridge Management, now bankrupt.  Company officials are hoping the bankruptcy will break the unionized employees, after the company lost a federal court case over labor laws violations.

In Pennsylvania, the Carlisle Regional Medical Center laid off an undisclosed amount of employees, including the director of marketing. Some reports say it has to do with a recent “serious event” (clinical care of a patient in a medical facility that results in death or compromises patient safety), which the Department of Health says the hospital failed to make the required notification to the state.  Two days after the announced layoffs the state Department of Labor and Industry said the hospital failed to file a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification).

McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Michigan, fired 35 Licensed Practical Nurses.  The hospital will replace them with Registered Nurses.  Visual effects company Pixomondo closed its Detroit, and London U.K., operations.  British media report the company failed to pay U.K. taxes.

In Florida, 126 people lost their jobs with STOPS Enterprises! The company provides medical transportation and administrative services. Some reports blame the Obama/Romney Care reforms.  Banah Sugar International Group now bankrupt, after promising local governments that it would hire 300 people.  It seems the owner’s past history as a drug dealer kept loans from coming through, even though he served his time for his crime.  Also, restaurant Philippe Chow Boca went bankrupt. The restaurant was sued last year.  They’ve already closed down most of their restaurants.  In Jacksonville Landing, the Body Central women’s clothing store shut down. Company owners said that location just “didn’t fit the model”.

In Missouri, Jump Oil Company went bankrupt.  Company officials said their wholesale fuel and oil sales have fallen to the point where they can’t pay their debts.

Ormet Corporation bankrupt.  They will sell off their aluminum factory in Hannibal, Ohio. They blame unionized employees.  The company has been laying off employees since 2012.

North Carolina real estate developer, Bunn-Brantley Enterprises, bankrupt.   The company merged with other real estate developers, and one of their attorneys said the merger made it easier to file bankruptcy.  Another real estate developer, Wake Partners, now bankrupt. Company officials say they’ve had no revenue since the end of 2011!  (what was that about a recovery in the real estate market?)

In Maryland, Flying Food Group laid off 68 employees. Company officials blamed it on the loss of their Starbucks contract.   Video game maker, Zynga, closed its Baltimore office.  Company officials are consolidating operations to Texas and New York.

After 75 years of operations the sewing and knitting store Windsor Button Shop is now out-o-business.  The owners could not afford to renew their lease in Boston, Massachusetts.

In New Hampshire, the Red and Gold convenience store closed down. The owner said he had to close it ASAP, but gave no reason why.

Mobile video company, Viddy, laid off 12 people. Company officials blame Facebook’s algorithm change for making it harder for users to find the Viddy app.

In Maine, the historic Jameson Tavern shut down: “The recession hit us hard. We’ve been struggling for a couple years now.”-John Stiles, owner

140 people lost their jobs with rail company Norfolk Southern, in Virginia! The company is ending its regional service in Roanoke.

Contech Castings in Indiana laid off more than 100 people!  A former employee said 130 lost their jobs!  The company is owed by Revstone Industries, which went bankrupt at the end of 2012. No company official would explain the layoffs. Contech makes parts for the automotive industry.  (what was that about the auto industry making a comeback?)  Fondue restaurant, The Melting Pot, closed in Greenwood. 25 people out-o-work.

In Washington, layoffs continue at the Port of Bremerton.  Five people lost their jobs, and company officials said they will not fill already vacant positions.  Company officials made confusing statements to the local media, saying the layoffs were simply a change in how they do business and that they weren’t trying to save money, yet they admitted the job reductions would save them nearly half a million dollars.

In Montana, the IGA grocery store on South Side State Avenue, in Billings, shut down.  The new owner blamed the bad economy: “I’m at a loss. The sales have been declining on the previous owners and continue to decline with me. So it’s time to get out while I can still pay my vendors and my employees.”-Shayne Meskimen

Too Big to Jail, Goldman Sachs, said they’re going to layoff even more employees.  There were no specifics on the amount of people to be unemployed, but analysts say it’s going to be bigger than usual round of Goldman Sachs layoffs.

The Footlocker in Lakewood Mall, California, out-o-business. It was closed with little notice, no ‘going out of business’ sale and no explanation. Local media tried calling the corporate office, but got no response.  The 40 years old Indian Store in Los Gatos closed.  The owners can not afford the new lease and are hoping someone will buy the store.

 

 

International

H7N9 update: 113 cases, 23 deaths!

25 April 2013 (08:57 UTC-07 Tango)/14 Jumada t-Tania 1434/05 Ordibehest 1391/16 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

China’s Ministry of Finance says it will spend $48.6 million USD on fighting the spread of H7N9.

China’s Zhejiang Province reporting a 50 years old woman, and a 60 years old woman in hospital infected with H7N9.  They are in critical condition.

  Henan Province reporting a man testing positive for H7N9.

Jiangxi Province reporting their first possible H7N9 case, a 69 years old man in the city of Nanchang.  The city also quarantined 14 people.  They are awaiting confirmation from the Chinese Center of Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC).

Chinese media have been reporting that deaths are up to 23, but they gave no details.

Yesterday, Taiwan reported the first human case outside mainland China.

 

International

World War 3: Russia preps for New World Order 5th element!

24 April 2013 (14:16 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Jumada t-Tania 1434/04 Ordibehest 1391/15 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

The commander of Russia’s Airborne Assault Forces, Colonel General Vladimir Shamanov, said $300 million USD will be spent on creating a fifth tactical-strategic command to support the New World Order’s fight against ‘terrorism’.

The fifth element forces will consist of rapid reaction forces and a separate mobile military command.

The two to three years plan involves training up Russia’s army and navy units in military intelligence gathering, to be used in United Nations operations as well as Russian ops.

International, U.S.

World War 3, East Asian Front: Japan shoots self in foot, says there was no World War 2, while prepping for invasions with U.S.!

24 April 2013 (13:04 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Jumada t-Tania 1434/04 Ordibehest 1391/15 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe keeps pissing off China and Korea, this time saying there is “…no clear definition of an invasion internationally…” by Japan at the beginning of what is called the Second World War.

In the mid 1930s to early 1940s Japan invaded mainland east Asia from Russia, Manchuria, China all the way down to Vietnam (Indochina).  Now Japanese leaders are denying it ever happened!

On top of that the Japanese government is considering issuing new school books which will claim many islands lying between Japan, Korea, China and Russia, to belong to Japan, as well as change the history of the Second World War to claim Japan was fighting a defensive war from the start. (most Japanese don’t even know about their attack on Pearl Harbor).

This move will destroy efforts to create a military pact between Japan and South Korea against North Korea.

Prime Minister Abe, just yesterday, threatened China with military action if any Chinese set foot on any of the islands Japan considers theirs: “….we have made sure that if there is an instance where there is an intrusion into our territory or it seems that there could be landing on the islands then we will deal with it strongly.”

Today, Japan’s Kyodo news agency revealed that Japan has conducted war games with U.S. forces on an island off the California coast.  The scenario involved Japan invading and capturing an island!

Here’s what U.S. officials said about the whole thing: “Our position is that we don’t take a position on territorial issues. In the case of Japan……we do have certain treaty obligations with Japan that we would honor.”-U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey

International, U.S.

World War 3, East Asian Front: South Korea and China establish hotline over North Korea!

24 April 2013 (12:28 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Jumada t-Tania 1434/04 Ordibehest 1391/15 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

“The U.S. misjudgment will lead it to its biggest historical defeat.   The present U.S. administration should be serious about the lesson drawn by its predecessors who said the Korean war in the 1950s was a war of mistake that was fought in a wrong place at a wrong time against wrong opponent.”-Korean Central News Agency

South Korea and China have set up a 24 hour communication hotline, to facilitate unified policy against North Korea.

U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey: “….the Chinese leadership is as concerned as we are with North Korea’s march toward nuclearization and ballistic missile technology, and they have given us an assurance that they are working on it….” 

 

International

World War 3, Gun Control Front: China’s gun ban fails to stop mass killing!

24 April 2013 (11:26 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Jumada t-Tania 1434/04 Ordibehest 1391/15 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

In Kashgar Prefecture, in China controlled Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, people armed with knives managed to kill 15 people, including cops, before they were finally stopped by people armed with guns!

Of course those people armed with guns were state employees, cops.  The cops shot and killed six knife wielding “terrorists” and captured eight others.

In China individual ownership of guns is illegal.  Only those individuals who can prove then need to hunt for survival are allowed to own a gun.  Guns are allowed for military, police and state authorized organizations.

Punishment for illegal ownership of a gun ranges from a minimum of 3 years in prison to being executed!

International, U.S.

H7N9 update: First case outside China! Japan preps to quarantine airports!

24 April 2013 (11:12 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Jumada t-Tania 1434/04 Ordibehest 1391/15 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

Taiwan has confirmed their first human case of H7N9 ‘bird’ flu.  A 53 years old man became sick three days after returning from a trip to Jiangsu Province on mainland China.

The man says he had no contact with birds!

California governor Jerry Brown was recently in China, as well as Wisconsin governor Scott Walker.  Last week the U.S. CDC warned health officials to be on the lookout for people coming from China who might be infected.

In Japan, researchers have been warning how bad the H7N9 virus is, and now the government is preparing for a pandemic.  Plans are to establish quarantine areas in airports, where compulsory examinations of airline passengers will be conducted.

International, U.S.

World War 3, Africa Front: Arab Spring in Tunis part of CIA Israeli al Qaeda recruiting scam!

24 April 2013 (02:07 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Jumada t-Tania 1434/04 Ordibehest 1391/15 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

Ever since the so called Arab Spring ‘democracy’ revolution in the African country of Tunis (Tunisia), Tunisians say thousands of young men, women and even children have been recruited by the U.S. CIA, in league with Turkey, Greece and Israel to go and fight and die for al Qaeda in the U.S. backed war in the West Asian country of Syria!

“I know that Turkey has facilitated my son’s entry to Syria. I blame the Turkish authorities for the sorrow of Tunisian and Syrian mothers. One of our youths has left for Syria with his wife and daughter. They were sold. Is this what they call jihad?”-Tunisian grandmother protesting recruitment of Tunisians for False Flag war in Syria

“We are poor people. My son did not have money or a passport to travel to Turkey, but he has been recruited by people who have financial resources.”-Tunisian father protesting False Flag recruitment

“International networks are recruiting young people…Qatar and other countries are serving the interests of America and Israel.  We are aware that the zionists and their allies are conspiring against the resistance movement in Syria….to occupy more land.”-Monji Rahoui, Tunisian Member of Parliament

To understand the Israeli conspiracy that’s being called Arab Spring, research Oded Yinon, a zionist who actually published the basic plan back in 1982.

U.S.

World War 3, North American Front: Gun Control Obama style, by executive order!

24 April 2013 (01:42 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Jumada t-Tania 1434/04 Ordibehest 1391/15 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

“….Barack Obama……the most sinister character in the history of the United States.”-Fidel Castro Ruz, retired dictator(?)

In January 2013, President Barack Obama issued 23 executive orders, oh, I mean actions (yes the official title has been changed from executive order to executive action).  I found two of the actions interesting, as they are directly related to Obama/Romney Care and gun control:  2. Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that may prevent states from making information available to the background check system.

16. Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes. 

Why would owning a gun affect your health care, and why do doctors need to ask you if you have a gun?  (see my Gun Control California style article)

After the U.S. Senate defeated the Obama sponsored gun bill, VP Biden made it clear Obama was going to issue new executive orders, I mean actions:  “….I’ve been around here a long time and we’ve already done, because of you [anti-American anti-gun freaks], some really good things. Number one, the president is already lining up some additional executive actions he’s going to be taking later this week.“-Joe Biden, Vice president of U.S.A., 18 April 2013 statement to anti-gun lobby

Obama, the main streamer media, and the anti-American lobby have been using a bullshit poll to claim that 90% of the public wants gun control.  The poll surveyed only 1711 people mainly in northeastern anti-gun states.

On 19 April 2013, “…the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius initiated a rulemaking process to remove unnecessary legal barriers under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule that may prevent states from reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)….”

Realize that the 2nd Amendment is not talking about hunting or sporting weapons, it is specifically about citizens owning military style weapons, that’s what the word “arms” means in the amendment.   On 22 April 2013, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced that Obama issued an executive amendment giving the U.S. Attorney General authority over “…defense articles and defense services as part of the statutory USML for purposes of permanent import controls…”,  basically control over imported guns, ammo and gun parts.

This is part of the Obama supported United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.

“….Barack Obama……the most sinister character in the history of the United States.”-Fidel Castro Ruz, retired dictator(?)

 

U.S.

World War 3, North American Front: Gun Control California style, they’re gunnin’ for your weapons, the rest of the U.S. is next!

24 April 2013 (00:42 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Jumada t-Tania 1434/04 Ordibehest 1391/15 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

“We are fortunate in California to have the first and only system in the nation that tracks and identifies individuals who at one time made legal purchases of firearms but are now barred from possessing them. However, due to a lack of resources, only a few of these illegally possessed weapons have been confiscated, and the mountain of firearms continues to grow each day.”-Mark Leno, state senator from San Francisco

California has already been registering and confiscating guns, and now the state legislature approved expanding the confiscation program by $24 million USD. (gee, I though the Golden State was strapped for cash, I mean look at all the education and social program cuts they’ve enacted)

The proponents of SB 140 claim there are 40000 guns they want to take away from California residents.   The program will probably be paid for by the imposition of new taxes.

California has been registering gun owners for awhile now, and anyone who seeks mental health help, no matter how insignificant it might be, has their weapons taken away.

You can also lose your gun if someone has the court issue a restraining order against you.

California cops do not need a search warrant to come into your house to take your guns.  If you refuse to let them in you’ll be arrested on suspicion of owning illegal guns.

According to media reports, in the past five years California has confiscated 5000 guns.

Anti-American anti-gun freaks admit they’re using California as a beta test (final stage of testing) to end the 2nd Amendment right to gun ownership: “This makes enormous sense and is one of the only ways available to reduce access to already purchased firearms. Universal background checks, as much as we should have them, can affect only the next gun purchased, not the sizable reservoir of guns already out there.”-Deborah Azrael, Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center

Anti-American anti-gun freaks admit they are pushing state governments to ban guns, since the federal government has failed to do so: “The gun-control movement’s best options now are gun-control laws at the state.”-Adam Winker, UCLA law professor

The governor of California is expected to sign SB 140 into law.