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.

Exceptional Failed State: 2013 sees record high U.S. corporate profits & record low U.S. worker wages?

24 January 2014 (09:05 UTC-07 Tango)/22 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/04 Bahman 1392/24 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711

The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis is reporting that at the end of 2013 unAmerican Corporate America has made record after tax profits!  $1-trillion 868-billion USD!

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the median wage at the end of 2013 was $786 USD per week.  Keep in mind that was for full time employment.  The Bureau points out that only 104.8-million U.S. workers are considered full time or on salary, and there’s almost 318-million people in the United States.

In December 2013 there were 7.8 million part time workers, mostly for the holiday season which means they’re very likely unemployed now.  There were 10.4-million officially unemployed people in December, and 1.5-million had quit looking for work!  Another 2.4-million people are counted as “not in the labor force”, but looking for work (many who did not qualify for unemployment assistance).

The Bureau also reports that actual earnings for those who had a job in December 2013, went down slightly.  Yet worker productivity went up by a full 3%!  These are some reasons why corporations made bigger profits while the average worker made less “Real” wages.

How can unAmerican Corporate America continue to claim it cannot afford to raise wages, or hire more people, when it’s making record after tax profits?

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Idaho, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: The Hell of ObamaCare Lies! Boise TV station misleads public on Your Health Idaho enrollments! No evidence of “new” enrollees!

24 January 2014 (20:16 UTC-07 Tango 23 January 2013)/22 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/04 Bahman 1392/24 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711

KBOI in Boise, Idaho, misled viewers when they reported that 20-thousand Idahoans signed up for Obama Care through the Your Health Idaho exchange.  What they failed to mention is that state Obama Care officials admitted they really don’t have hard and fast numbers!

In an Associated Press report, Your Health Idaho chairman Stephen Weeg, from Pocatello, admitted that most of the 20-thousand reported as “signed up under Obama Care” were probably people already on Medicaid/Medicare!  As far as how many new enrollees there were Wegg revealed that Obama Care is not set up to distinguish between people who were already getting government medical help and people who are new to the system: “We’d love to have that data…..we’ll have to figure out if there’s a way we can collect that information.”

The Associated Press report goes on to say that Idaho insurers admitted that most of the people paying for insurance under Obama Care already had insurance prior to Obama Care!

Boise’s KBOI also reported that Your Health Idaho director, Amy Dowd, told Idaho lawmakers that she doesn’t think the federally mandated exchange will require state funding to operate.  But the Associated Press report says she admitted she’s not really sure about that : “We don’t know how much it will cost to run our call center. We don’t know how renewals will go….”

Amy Dowd is still under fire for awarding a no bid contract to a former Your Health Idaho board member. The corrupt governor even approved the contract even though it violated state law.

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 15-16 October 2013. ObamaCare kills ice cream factory? Crashing home loan demand continues to impact housing market! No more bras?

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

Tax sucker and Big Brother ass kisser, FLIR (forward looking infrared) Systems to consolidate ops in Europe and the United States.  Company officials said they need to reduce staffing to save $20-million USD, due to reduced government spending on their thermal spying optics.

Tax sucker Lockheed Martin laid off 600 employees at their Mission Systems and Training business!  This is on top of the already 367 layoffs announced two months prior!

Mobile phone application maker, Path, laid off 13 employees.  Company officials said it was necessary to “support continued innovation”.

 California: In Poway, Chicken Pie Diner shutdown. The owner tried to sell the restaurant, but the sale fell through and he couldn’t afford to keep it open.

Colorado: In Fort Collins, Famous Runza Sandwich shutdown.  The owner, sensing the deteriorating economy, said he wanted to finish on top.

Florida: What housing market recovery? Mortgage Investors Corporation, which targets military personnel and  veterans, laid off 476 employees!  It’s blamed on crashing demand for home loans.  The company also had to pay a $7.5-million USD settlement to the FTC for harassing military personnel in violation of a Do Not Call List.  In Jacksonville, Hardee’s fast food joint shutdown after more than 20 years in business.

Illinois: Nonprofit Elgin Opera shutdown.  Operators said donations and ticket sales crashed.  In Belvidere, a Kmart shutdown, 91 jobs lost.

Indiana: In Elkhart, Bonnie Doon ice cream factory shutdown. Company officials said Obama Care health insurance rules will jack up their operating costs so high that it’s not worth it to stay in operation.  Elkhart city officials told local news media that Obama Care is threatening dozens of big employers in the area.

Louisiana:  The University of New Orleans shutdown its daycare center.  It’s blamed on taxpayer funding cuts and declining student enrollment.

New Jersey: Bra maker Maidenform shutting down their HQ, and killing  1330 jobs over the next year!  It’s blamed on the takeover by Hanesbrands.

Nevada: In Yerington, Marathon Equipment shutdown.  35 jobs lost. They’re moving to Arizona.  In Green Valley, Bank of the West shutdown their local office.  The California based Too Big to Fail bank blamed it on lack of business.

North Carolina:  What housing market recovery? Too Big to Jail SunTrust Bank laid off 800 employees!  It’s blamed on crashing demand for home loans.

Ohio: In Trotwood, Sears is shutting down, at least 67 jobs lost.  In Bidwell, BEF Foods shutdown, 52 jobs lost.

Oregon: In Reedsport, Pennsylvania based American Bridge steelworks shutdown, 51 jobs lost.  The company opened their Reedsport ops in 2005, helped by massive local tax breaks, and promised to hire 120 people.  In 2006 a rail line crucial to the steel plant’s operations was shutdown, but then re-opened in 2011.  But it was too late, American Bridge was able to get only one west coast contract to build a bridge, not enough to justify keeping the factory open.

South Carolina: A Mount Pleasant Kmart will shutdown.  43 jobs lost.

Texas: San Antonio, Trinity Mining & Construction Equipment laid off 86 people as part of their shutdown.  In Conroe, US Foods shutdown a distribution center.  84 jobs lost.   In Sealy, Bilderberg British empire tax sucking company, BAE, shutdown it’s M2 Bradley IFV factory.  325 jobs lost, but good riddance to the evil Red Coats: “Through its [BAE] acquisition of American companies it has increased its penetration of the U.S. market and has become the prime contractor for the M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle….”-Defense Procurement News

Washington:  TOP Food and Drugs shutdown three stores throughout the Evergreen State. In Yakima, Bemis Stereo First and TV shutdown after 34 years.  The owner blamed crashing sales on the internet, even though there are plenty of examples that even internet stereo and TV sales are crashing (it’s just a bad economy).

Wisconsin: MetJet shutdown, all flights canceled, many passengers stranded.  Company officials blamed it on crashing ticket sales.

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.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Idaho, Influenza

Influenza: H1N1 hits Vietnam! Yet another study links vaccine with Narcolepsy! County health officials say Vaccine has 40% failure rate! Over the counter meds spreading the flu?

23 January 2014 (08:08 UTC-07 Tango)/21 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/03 Bahman 1392/23 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711

Ontario, Canada: Researchers at McMaster University have discovered that widespread use of off the shelf/over the counter non-prescription cold medication is actually spreading influenza: “When they have flu, people often take medication that reduces their fever. No one likes to feel miserable, but it turns out that our comfort might be at the cost of infecting others. Because fever can actually help lower the amount of virus in a sick person’s body and reduce the chance of transmitting disease to others, taking drugs that reduce fever can increase transmission.”-David Earn

Seoul, Korea: A former California native died from H1N1.  The 32 years old English teacher died just 24 hours after phoning friends and family in the Golden State, to tell them she was sick.  The Sacramento family needs financial help to bring her body home for burial. 

Stockholm, Sweden: Researchers at the Karolinska Institute say the vaccine specifically for H1N1 causes narcolepsy.

Alabama, U.S.A.: Doctors at University of Alabama are resorting to an extreme treatment to fight H1N1.  It’s known as ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation).  It involves a machine that bypasses your heart and lungs in order to provide oxygen to your body.  It’s considered a last resort treatment.   H1N1 kills by depriving your body of oxygen, if you’re sick and you have trouble breathing and feel tired (caused by lack of oxygen) get to a hospital fast.

Arkansas, U.S.A.: Department of Health reports a total of 24 flu deaths.

Arizona, U.S.A.: State health officials report a 50% increase in flu cases in the past week.  If you have signs of H1N1, shortness of breath and tired from lack of oxygen, there’s a reason you need to get to the hospital fast: “If someone seeks medical attention and gets on an anti-viral medication within the first 48 hours, we can usually truncate the illness and mitigate the symptoms. After 48 hours, the medicine doesn’t usually work.”-Kurt Solem, Scottsdale Healthcare

California, U.S.A.: Sacramento County reports a total of 14 flu deaths. Madera County reports their first H1N1 death.  Santa Barbara County reports a 20 years old woman died of flu, but they’re not sure yet which version of flu.  Officials have confirmed three people sick with H1N1.  Fresno County reports four new deaths. Contra Costa County reports three new deaths.  San Francisco County reports one death. San Mateo County reports one new death.  Sonoma County reports one death. In San Diego, Scripps announced that at all their five hospitals visitors will be screened for flu before they can visit loved ones. Visitors who test positive for flu will be turned away. Many hospitals across California are restricting visitation. Doctors are advising that people start wearing masks.  Flu season now considered worst in past five years.

Connecticut, U.S.A.: Westport Weston Health District out of vaccines.  This contradicts the main streamer news media constantly harping that not not enough people are getting the flu shot.

Florida, U.S.A.: A flu death at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, and a flu death at University Hospital in Tamarac.

Idaho, U.S.A.: Kootenai Health, in Coeur d’Alene, had to turn people away due to overcrowding: “At one point we were short of critical care beds and running short of ventilators for life support.”-Walt Fairfax, Chief Medical Officer

Kansas, U.S.A.: Sedgwick County health officials report continued increase in influenza cases, despite the fact that about 40% of the residents have been vaccinated.  Officials now say the vaccine is only 60% effective.

Kentucky, U.S.A.: Veterinarians from the University of Kentucky are warning that the use of NSAIDs pain killers will interfere with influenza vaccines! The warning concerns horses being given flu shots, and pain killers.  The NSAID could prevent the horse from developing anti-bodies to the flu vaccine.  If this could be a problem for horses, what about humans?

Nevada, U.S.A.:  State health officials report nine flu deaths so far, more than the number of flu deaths at the same time last year.

North Carolina, U.S.A.: Alamance County reports their first flu death, a child.  So far 28 people have died from influenza in the Old North State.

North Dakota, U.S.A.:  Sanford Hospital in Bismark is asking children to stay away: “Since we’re in the peak season we need to protect our patients. It seems to be a little more aggressive in the middle-aged patients than in the past so it’s our responsibility to protect those that we can and those are the patients housed in our institution here.”-Anthony Tello

Ohio, U.S.A.:  A 29 years old man became the 5th person to die from H1N1 in Lucas County.  The father of the man said they took him to an urgent care center, where doctors told him his son did not need to be hospitalized because “he is young, he’ll bounce back”.  He was sent home, only to get worse.  He went to hospital when he could hardly breath.  He died of double pneumonia.  It was only a matter of a few days from the time he got sick to when he died.  H1N1 kills by depriving your body of oxygen, if you’re sick and you have trouble breathing and feel tired (caused by lack of oxygen) get to a hospital fast.

Oregon, U.S.A.: A woman in her 50s is in a medically induced coma at OHSU.  Her boyfriend said it hit her hard, going into pneumonia shortly after going to the hospital. Her breathing was reduced to 10%! Doctors said her only chance for recovery was to be put into a coma.  H1N1 kills by depriving your body of oxygen, if you’re sick and you have trouble breathing and feel tired (caused by lack of oxygen) get to a hospital fast.

Tennessee, U.S.A.: Vanderbilt University Medical Center reports 17 influenza deaths.  Metro Health Department out of vaccines (this shows you that a lot of people are getting the flu shot).

Texas, U.S.A.: Local news reports say many health clinics have run out of vaccine.  Pharmacies are reporting they have plenty of shots, however several people interviewed by local TV news reported that they tried to get a shot at a retail pharmacy a couple of weeks ago and were told they were out of stock.

Washington, U.S.A.: Four Spokane hospitals had to turn people away due to overcrowding.

Hanoi, Vietnam: 41 students from Tri Duc High School were hospitalized with H1N1.  Health officials say most have recovered but a few are still sick with fever.

Fukushima

More Fukushima Fallout: TEPCo refuses to pay compensation, now facing government lawsuit!

23 January 2014 (05:08 UTC-07 Tango)/21 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/03 Bahman 1392/23 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711

Tokyo Electric Power Company continues to first claim it will compensation victims of the ongoing Fukushima Daiichi disaster, but then refuses!

This time Iwate Prefecture, and several of its cities and even a garbage collection service, have filed the first prefectural government lawsuit against TEPCo.  The lawsuit is asking for only a fraction of what they originally asked TEPCo to pay.

Iwate officials presented TEPCo with a bill for $73-million USD to cover decontamination efforts that are being handled by the prefectural government (that’s right, TEPCo is not actually doing any decontamination).  TEPCo refused, and now the prefecture is suing for a paltry $14-million.

Iwate official, Odashima Tomoya, said it’s obvious TEPCo has no intention of taking responsibility for its disaster.

Business/Economics, Idaho, U.S.

Idaho call center shutting down, or just more of the same BS game by Center Partners?

23 January 2014 (04:47 UTC-07 Tango)/21 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/03 Bahman 1392/23 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711

“Awesome products extremely bad job. Management sucks and the people your trying to help take things overboard crying about there gaming systems. It’s almost a pointless job.”–Customer Support Technician (Former Employee), Idaho Falls – January 20, 2014

“I wouldn’t recommend anyone working for this corporation.”-Inbound Sales Associate (Former Employee), Fort Collins, CO – January 2, 2014

Local east Idaho news reporting that Center Partners’ call center in Idaho Falls has told employees they will be losing their jobs.

Unnamed employees immediately called local news sources after they were ordered by Center Partners not to talk to the news media.  The layoffs begin now and run through to the end of March, because word is the place is shutting down by 31 March.  Apparently the company is consolidating operations.

Center Partners refuses to respond to local news media inquiries. But you can find plenty of bad comments from former employees on the internet.

“….I joked with a coworker during training saying, 'I like it here to an extent, but it seems that it's just a bunch of uneducated Idahoans vying for the few semi-decent paying jobs that are here.' We laughed of course, but I didn't realize how true it was until after I finished training.
I also think this is where the unprofessionalism and nepotism come into play. Perhaps if some of the supervisors or managers had experience with other work environments the site would have a more professional tone. But it doesn't. And I think it's particularly unprofessional and UNETHICAL to have a married couple be management level employees, both employed at the same site, and working in the same project.“–SCEA Tier One Agent (Former Employee) Idaho Falls, ID

The Colorado based company touts itself as being a top contracted call center operator, first going into business in 1997.  It has operations in Colorado, Idaho and Washington.

There is little info about the company out there.  The company contracts with major corporations to handle calls from their customers.  Center Partners say they specialize in the following “customer touchpoints”:  Inbound/Outbound calling, Chat, Email, Social and @Home.

“I have worked at multiple call centers in different cities, and I have NEVER encountered a call floor as loud as theirs in Idaho Falls. It’s not the agents that are loud, it’s the trainers and the managers and the helpers who REFUSE TO BE QUIET while they are on the floor. It’s the Trainers and their buddies who carry on full-blown non-work-related conversations (gossip) behind the agents who are trying to deal with (for the most part) upset consumers. The agents need back-up who understand the need for a quiet work area. Consumers who call in deserve to have the full attention of the agent they are speaking with, not one who is constantly distracted by the people that wander the floor.”-CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT (Former Employee), Idaho Falls, ID – December 5, 2013

“I worked for this company for over 2 years….Management…were extremely egotistical, and socialized only with each other…..Benefits are overpriced and a joke….Some employees and management were clearly inebriated at work, and some were known convicted felons…….”-Sales Representative (Former Employee), Liberty Lake, Washington – December 3, 2013

Basically most Center Partners employees report, on internet employer rating sites, the same news that you hear from employees of other call centers; overall it’s a lousy job.

In 2013, Center Partners began laying off and shutting down it’s few call centers, or so it said.  In July 2013 the company announced it would layoff 578 employees in Washington, and 600 employees in Colorado.  Company officials blamed “changing business needs”.

At that point they were not sure what they would do with their Idaho operations.

In August 2013, it was revealed that Center Partners lost their contract with Capital One.  That contract apparently covered the pay for 42% of the company’s employees.

Then, suddenly in October 2013 Center Partners said not only were they not shutting down their Washington operation, but they would hire almost the same amount of staff they were going to fire!  Company officials credited “internal restructuring”.  It turns out that many employees had left the Washington office anyway!  The company also admitted they were still cutting management jobs.

Also in October 2013, Center Partners reported that thanks to “…efforts to reposition people internally…” they were actually going to add 400 jobs in Colorado, instead of layoff 600.  That’s a clear sign of inefficiency and incompetence when on one hand you say you have to kill 600 jobs, then magically on the other hand with some simply repositioning of employees you can suddenly add 400 jobs?  Oh but wait, it turns out that many employees in Colorado had already left as well.

It’s interesting that employees quit simply because they heard they were going to be laid off.  A local Spokane, Washington-Coeur d’Alene, Idaho TV station did interview management for the call center there and they confirmed that many employees quit just because they heard there would be layoffs.  So what this means is the company didn’t really create any new jobs they’re just replacing the people that quit.

The company also says they got new contracts, but didn’t specify.

It sounds like what’s happening is Center Partners is using the threat of impending layoffs to scare some unwanted employees away.  It’s an old trick, if you have a number of employees who’ve been with you long enough to pester you for a raise and benefits or a promotion, you lay them off for whatever reason.  And under Idaho’s Right to Work you over laws an employer is not required to give a reason for laying you off.  And by the way, In Idaho if an employer times their layoffs just right then they can get out of paying unemployment assistance!  They just need to make sure the employees never worked over a certain amount of hours, or never went over a certain amount of pay under Idaho Department Of Labor’s “reporting period”, and the laid off employees don’t get any unemployment assistance!  I know, it’s happened to me.

Fukushima

More Fukushima Fallout: Children’s Teeth inspected for Strontium! U.S. helicopters check for radiation for NFL Super Bowl, concern over Fukushima or preps for False Flag event in February?

23 January 2014 (00:15 UTC-07 Tango)/21 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/03 Bahman 1392/23 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711

The Fukushima Prefecture Dental Association is leading an Environment Ministry study to inspect the teeth of local children, for strontium-90 contamination.  Dentists from other Japanese prefectures will coordinate with the Fukushima Prefecture Dental Association, as well as the University of Fukushima and Tohoku University in Miyagi Prefecture.

Strontium-90 tricks your body into thinking it is calcium, being absorbed into your bones and teeth.  Teeth from kids between the ages of five and 15, who have to have teeth pulled for whatever medical reason, will be examined for cesium.  If cesium is found then further tests for strontium-90 will be conducted.

The study begins in April and runs for 12 months.  They expect to inspect as many as 2-thousand teeth.

Mayors from cities in five prefectures are outraged at the national government’s plans to establish nuclear waste dumps, in order to deal with the never ending build up of nuke waste by Fukushima Daiichi.

The Environment Ministry announced the possible locations, to store sewage sludge, incinerated ash and other waste contaminated with radiation.  But when the Ministry asked the mayors for their cooperation some mayors refused.

Inomata Hirobumi, mayor of Kami Town in Miyagi Prefecture, said the Ministry failed to follow their own rules in picking the waste sites.  One of the rules says the sites should not be near areas that are tourist attractions.  Inomata points out that the waste site picked by the Ministry sees more than 1-million tourists per year!

Sato Isamu, mayor of Kurihara City in the same prefecture, said the Ministry’s waste site just happens to be in the path of the main water source for a city reservoir!

In British Columbia, Canada, there are reports that people are making runs on pharmacies for potassium iodide.   Some pharmacists are lying to their potential customers telling them they need a prescription, when they really don’t.

The reason is that iodide can be bad for you if you take too much.

News reports say some Canadians on the west coast are overreacting to continued and increasing  amounts of radiation pouring into the Pacific Ocean from Fukushima Daiichi, and the comments made by environmentalist David Suzuki: “……if, in fact, the fourth plant goes under in an earthquake and those  rods are exposed, it’s bye-bye Japan and everybody on the West Coast of North America should evacuate.”

Of course, Suzuki was citing the 2013 World Nuclear Industry Status Report.

The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in cooperation with New Jersey’s Office of Emergency Management, is using Bell 412 (an evolved version of the old Vietnam era Huey) helicopters to take airborne radiation samples around New York and New Jersey.  This might not be new news, but what is is that the New Jersey State Police revealed that it’s all about this year’s NFL Super Bowl at the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford.

The Bell 412s (which are not “massive” helicopters as first reported by some sources) are currently flying as low as 46 meters (150 feet), and at 129km per hour (80 miles per hour) to conduct the air sampling.

The Super Bowl takes place on 02 February.  Federal officials have been openly saying the airborne radiation checks are not related to Fukushima, but are about establishing a “baseline” of background radiation just in case of an “event”.

“If sometime in the future you have a reason to be looking for something radiological, it’s very necessary to have the original background.”-Joseph Krol, NNSA

The New Jersey OEM lied and said the sampling was normal: “The measurement of naturally occurring radiation to establish baseline levels is a routine security and emergency preparedness activity. The NJ State Police are partnering with the NNSA to make the public aware of the upcoming flights and insure that citizens who see the low-flying aircraft are not alarmed.”-New Jersey OEM statement

Think about it, if it’s “routine” then why all this effort to inform the public so it is not “alarmed”?

Also, why is it focused on New York/New Jersey and why the hurry to to get it done by 25 January, before the Super Bowl?

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: ObamaCare Layoffs 2013, part 4!

Incomplete list of publicized healthcare layoffs and closings 16-31 May 2013.

The biggest insurance company in the U.S., MetLife, has laid off 2500 people since 2012!  The insurance and investment company said the United States is no longer the place to do business and will focus on other countries for growth opportunities!!!

California: In San Mateo, reports that Mills Health Center closed its 4th floor Senior Health Services operations, 76 people unemployed.

Connecticut: The Christian God can’t stop an undisclosed amount of layoffs at Saint Vincent’s Medical Center!  It’s blamed on the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act!

Delaware: The McCready Memorial Hospital/Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home laid off 18 employees, and turned five full time jobs into part time jobs.

Illinois: The Roseland Hospital laid off 68 employees.  Another 47 people had their workweek reduced by one day.

Kansas: 400 layoffs at the Christian health care organization known as Via Christi Health!  They blame it on declining hospital admissions and physician visits, as well as the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act cuts to Medicare/Medicaid.

Maryland:  50 jobs lost as the Maryland General Hospital shut down its obstetrics and gynecology services.

Michigan: Catholic Ascension Health laid off 350 people at Saint John Providence hospital, and 350 people at four other operating units and seven hospitals throughout Michigan!  Officials with the largest Catholic health care system in the United States blamed it on declining customers and “lower reimbursement from Medicaid and Medicare” caused by the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act!

Minnesota:  500 people lost their jobs with medical device maker Medtronic!  It’s blamed on a decline in demand for heart devices, and, the new Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act medical device tax doesn’t help either.

Nebraska: Novartis Consumer Health laid off 72 employees, and closed 41 open positions in their Lincoln factory.  Apparently these new job cuts are in addition to the 300 layoffs announced in April.

New Jersey: Toms Rivers Hospital laid off 68 employees and eliminated 85 positions!  They blame it on the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act!

New York: The Orange Regional Medical Center laid off 80 employees.  They blame it on the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act!  The Catskill Regional Medical Center laid off 60 employees.  They blame it on the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act!  Sound Shore Health System now bankrupt: “As is true with many community hospitals serving a working-class constituency, the Medical Centers have been beset by the financial pressures caused by cuts in Medicare and Medicaid funding.”-Court filed bankruptcy statement

North Dakota: Trinity Health closed its clinic in Parshall.

Oklahoma:  The Christian God can’t stop 210 layoffs at the non-profit health care organization known as Saint John Health System!  Governor Mary Fallin is being blamed for refusing to expand Medicaid coverage, and they also blame the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act cuts to Medicare/Medicaid.

Rhode Island: Lifespan healthcare system laid off 107 employees! They blame a $150 million shortfall on the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act!

Wisconsin:  250 layoffs at the Christian hospital system known as Ministry Health Care!  They blame it on the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act!

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

ObamaCare Layoffs 2013, part 3! 

ObamaCare layoffs 2013, part 2!

 ObamaCare layoffs 2013, part 1:

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 15-18 January 2014: France makes military pact with Afghanistan! Poland gets out early! IMF boss assasinated by Mujahideen! Red Coat kills own daughter in ecstasy of violence!

Ghazni Province: NATO member Poland announced they are pulling out their troops early.  Instead of waiting until the end of 2014, Poland will withdraw about half of their troops by May.

Kabul Province: In Kabul City, a woman has become the first police chief for the city’s 1st District.  Police seized 3.5kg of heroine (packaged in 409 capsules) at the international airport. They say the traffickers were heading to India. An Afghan National Police (ANP) vehicle was hit with a magnetic bomb.  Cops say the vehicle was damaged but nobody was hurt. An area of Kabul City frequented by foreigners was hit by a suicide bomber and two Mujahideen gunmen.  People from Canada, Germany, Lebanon, United Kingdom and United States were killed or wounded.  One of those killed was the head of the evil International Monetary Fund’s Afghan operations!  The attack on the upscale restaurant in the city’s 14th District lasted at least five hours.  Afghans were also killed. At least 29 people killed, dozens wounded.  For some reason, the police chief and two other cop commanders from the city’s 10th District were fired.  Government officials say the three cop commanders are being investigated for negligence in connection to the attack.  Mujahideen say the attack on the city’s 14th District was a vengeance attack for what happened in Parwan Province (see below).

Kandahar Province: A U.S. Army Specialist, from the U.S. state of North Carolina, died from “non-hostile” injuries.  The U.S. Army is investigating the cause.  In Maiwan District, three children playing football (soccer) were killed when the field they were on got hit by an artillery rocket.  Four children wounded.  Of course local government officials blame Mujahideen, but have no proof.  In Spin Boldak District, a bicycle bomb exploded wounding three people.

Maidan Wardak Province: In Syed Abad District, a residential compound was hit by a missile believed fired from a U.S. drone.  One person was killed.  There was also a report of an Israeli style invasion (possibly by the Obama regime’s Presidential Guards) in which a university student was kidnapped.

Nuristan Province: In Kamdish District, a U.S. drone strike killed nine people.  Afghan government officials say most of the nine people were from Pakistan, planning attacks against the Afghan government.  Of course they presented no proof of their claim.

Parwan Province: A U.S. Army Special Forces Sergeant, from the U.S. state of Tennessee, was shot and killed by Mujahideen.  Mujahideen say five of their own were killed in the attack.  U.S. Special Forces and Afghan National Army (ANA) retaliated by calling in an airstrike killing at least 14 civilians including three women and five children, and wounding dozens more, according to government officials investigating the incident.  U.S.-NATO-ISAF officials admitted to killing only two civilians.  But there is some confusion; ISAF says the incident took place in Ghorband District, while the Afghan investigators say the U.S. airstrike hit Siagh Gerd District.  Witnesses confirm the U.S. airstrike hit four homes in the Waz Ghar valley of Siagh Gerd District.

Tahkar Province: In Darqad District, an Israeli style home invasion (possibly by the Obama regime’s Presidential Guard) resulted in ten people being kidnapped.

Uruzgan Province: In Chinartu District, reports that a mortar round landed on a house, killing one girl and wounding another girl inside.  It happened while government forces were locked in battle with Mujahideen.

The Indian government is asking U.S. led NATO not to go through with the 2014 pullout.  Indian officials would also like to see President Hamid Karzai sign the Obama regime’s security deal for 2014 and beyond.

Afghanistan has agreed to a military “Friendship” pact with France.  The military pact continues French presence in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 NATO pullout.

Germany’s ambassador to Pakistan, Cyrill Nunn, said “NATO forces will be moving out soon but that does not mean that the international community will abandon Afghanistan and stop taking interest in its affairs. Germany will continue to be involved in reconstruction and provide economic help. It will also train Afghan security forces. So nobody should worry that the friends of Afghanistan will leave the region.”

The German NGO, Welthungerhilfe, is asking that taxpayers fork over even more aid money for Afghanistan!

A former Red Coat Bilderberger British empire soldier who lost his right eye when he was shot in Helmand Province, and then was medically kicked out of the Red Coat army, savagely killed his 20 month old daughter.  At first he blamed PTSD, but then admitted to police that he always liked to hurt people and that was why he became an evil Red Coat soldier.  He was sentenced to six years in prison.

Barack Obama issued an executive order, creating a new Department of State office in Afghanistan, to be called Afghanistan and Pakistan Strategic Partnership Office.  The office will be in charge of “further security and stabilization” after the 2014 pullout!

The U.S. Department of Defense claims there is a “new” video of the U.S. Army Sergeant (from Idaho) who was captured by Mujahideen.  For some reason it hasn’t been made public.  In previous statements, Afghan Mujahideen say they are not the ones holding the POW, that he was actually captured by Pakistani Mujahideen (aka Haqqani Network).

150 militiamen from the Army National Guard’s 276th Engineering Company 203rd Engineers, from the U.S. state of Missouri, deploying to Afghanistan in February.

110 militiamen from the Army National Guard’s 237th Military Police Company, from the U.S. state of New Hampshire, returned home from Afghanistan.

 

Influenza

Influenza: H1N1 hits Cyprus! Florida fighting epidemic! Medical incompetence could kill doctor! Europe planning for 2014-15 pandemic? FEMA preps for pandemic?

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Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada:  A second person has died from H1N1.  Health officials report that overall flu cases are well below last year’s numbers.

Ontario, Canada: A 16 months old infant in North Bay died from H1N1.  927 confirmed flu cases in the province.

European Union: The European Centre for Disease prevention and Control (ECDC) says influenza is now hitting Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal and Spain.

Germany reports only four confirmed influenza cases at this point (H3N2 & H1N1).

Across all of the European Union (EU) 62% of flu cases are H1N1, 38% are H3N2.  Despite the common belief that flu is a cold weather bug, European health officials point out that the flu is migrating north as temps warm up.  Influenza season in Europe actually begins in the much warmer Mediterranean countries.

In Cyprus, two people have checked into a privately run hospital with H1N1.  Health officials told Cypriots not to worry as H1N1 is now part of the “…seasonal influenza which is circulating in other European Countries.”

The ECDC is also warning that there is not enough flu shots in the EU.  Not because there is a shortage, but because EU members have failed to stockpile enough.  Most EU members are only at 40%-60% of what is planned to be a mass influenza vaccination program in preparation for the 2014-15 flu season.  Mmmm, why the concern for such a massive vaccination program?

The U.S. FEMA is also preparing for pandemic: “The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking to augment its market research……..bio-medical waste collection and removal services during emergency response events…..Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with one or more contractor(s) for a base period of 1-year plus four twelve-month option periods.”

Florida, U.S.A.: State health officials say influenza is now at epidemic levels.  H1N1 is the dominant version, and it’s hitting pregnant women and people in their 40s hardest.  There are now an average of about 400 new cases per week in the Sunshine State.  Officials admit many counties do not track influenza related deaths.

New York, U.S.A.: Madison County reporting their first H1N1 death.

Texas, U.S.A.: A doctor with the Heart Institute of East Texas, is now in a medically induced coma because of H1N1. His wife is also hospitalized, and suffered a heart attack because of H1N1.  Their adult daughter said H1N1 hit her father hard and fast, and his own fellow doctors misdiagnosed the problem: “He was making his rounds and became nauseous. He went to the emergency room and they told him they thought he had an upper respiratory infection and sent him home with an antibiotic. My mom began to get sick the next day after caring for him.”-Rebecca Gill

Anti-biotics do nothing against flu viruses!  They are for fighting bacteria only. Rebecca Gill says she is sick now, as well, and is asking for financial help.

Wisconsin, U.S.A.:  Reports of 397 hospitalizations.