17DEC2018 (08:55 UTC-07 Tango 06) 26 Azar 1397/08 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1440/11 Jia-Zi 4716
Millions of U.S. citizens have family and friends employed by the U.S. military and deployed to other countries, now imagine millions of ‘care packages’ being sent to those military personnel. I remember guys getting books, music cassette tapes (remember those?), cookies, candy, but I […] Continue Reading…
EverythingLubbock.com: woman waiting on reimbursement from Sears two months later
CNBC: Vacant Sears stores to be demolished due to lack of active retailers
Ace Hardware, Centerbridge consider bid for Sears’ home services
New York Post: Sears says it’ll cost them $442M to shutdown 142 stores
Business Insider: After giving execs $25M in bonuses Sears now slashing severance for laid off employees!
Chicago Business Journal: Sears […] Continue Reading…
29NOV2018 (02:34 UTC-07 Tango 06) 08 Azar 1397/20 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1440/22 Gui-Hai 4716
A volunteer with the North Valley Animal Rescue Group, cuddles a dog being housed in a temporary shelter at the municipal airport in Chico, California. California Army National Guard photo by Specialist Amy Carle, 18NOV2018.“As awful as this situation is, it has […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of seismic/disaster reports from around the Pacific Ring of Fire, 26OCT2018 through to 28NOV2018.
National Geographic: Strange waves rippled around the world, and nobody knows why
Decoded Science: Earthquakes in Chile, the Philippines and California
Nature.com: World’s first automated volcano forecaster makes a prediction
And here’s more proof humans are not the cause of catastrophic climate change;
Science Magazine: Why 536 was ‘the worst […] Continue Reading…
One of the first ship kits I built was the 1:600 scale Aurora Moscow helicopter anti-submarine ship (not to be confused with the Moskva of the Atlant class of missile cruisers, aka Project 1164). I also built the Airfix version, and there are differences.
Back then it was the final two decades of the Cold […] Continue Reading…
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”-George Orwell (aka Eric Arthur Blair)
Disappearing Students Syndrome (DSS): A phrase created by me to describe a phenomenon taking place across the United States, affecting both privately and publicly funded schools, from Kindergarten all the way through University levels.
Google […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics job loss/shutdown announcements made in September 2018.
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
ALASKA: Alyeska Pipeline Service Company warned “Many jobs will be modified, and some eliminated, at Alyeska and in some contractor companies.”
ARIZONA: SCA tissue factory in Bellemont closing, 120 jobs lost
ARKANSAS: Iconic Acme Brick Company shutting down a factory in Fort Smith, blaming the […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of U.S. internet/high-tech/communications job destruction and chicanery announcements in September 2018:
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
Japan based Honda begins recalling vehicles due to software failures.
GM-Chevy recalls vehicles because computer controlled steering can fail
Ford recalls pickups because seat belts catch fire?
High-tech features mean higher car repair bills
Streaming TV Prices Are Marching Higher
WHY DO TECH ELITES STOP THEIR […] Continue Reading…
Check back thru-out the month for updates.
Phoenix Business Journal: U-Haul shells out millions for 13 shuttered Kmart, Sears stores
CNBC: Ace Hardware, Centerbridge consider bid for Sears’ home services
The Boston Globe: Sears workers ask for bankruptcy protection
Wall Street Journal: Hedge Fund Offers Sears $80 Million
Insurance Journal: Investors Allege Improper Moves by Credit Insurance Seller
OneNewsNow: Death of Sears blamed on your tight budget
MarketWatch: Judge approves Sears plan to sell its best-performing […] Continue Reading…
29OCT2018 (16:14 UTC-07 Tango 06) 07 Aban 1397/18 Safar 1440/21 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4716
The latest (incomplete list) main stream news media reports proving there’s a vaccine war, and now most vaccine failures are being blamed on ‘incompetent’ healthcare workers! Ultimately it’s still about the money!
Two New Typhoid Vaccines
Does Prior Flu Vaccination Impact Subsequent Vaccine Efficacy?
High-Dose Flu Vaccine (four times more flu microbes per […] Continue Reading…