17 July 2015 (02:00 UTC-07 Tango 01)/26 Tir 1394/30 Ramadan 1436/02 Gui-Wie (6th month) 4713
“The scenario given to Public Health was that anthrax had been sent in the mail throughout upstate New York.”-Watertown Daily times
I’ve discovered that New York recently held an mass antibiotic-dispensing drill in Lewis County.
Lewis County Public Health administrators revealed they’ve […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
California: Even the rich and famous are cutting back spending. In Beverly Hills the Hakkasan restaurant shutdown, the owners also admitted that their Las Vegas operation is losing money as well. TV ratings company Nielsen is selling off its National Research Group, the latest reports from Deadline […] Continue Reading…
17 July 2015 (20:33 UTC-07 Tango 01, 16 July 2015)/26 Tir 1394/30 Ramadan 1436/02 Gui-Wie (6th month) 4713
The states of Washington and Oregon have jointly banned fishing for the prehistoric fish known as sturgeon. Dozens (at least 80 at last count) of the fish have been found dead in the Columbia River Gorge reservoirs. Sockeye […] Continue Reading…
“The prices are higher and I don’t really like it so far. I wouldn’t go out of my way to shop at this store, not even in my neighborhood.”-Art Webb, California resident pissed off at the new Haggen stores that replaced Albertsons, Vons, Pavilions and Safeway
You knew if had to be, it always happens when […] Continue Reading…
17 July 2015 (18:22 UTC-07 Tango 01, 16 July 2015)/26 Tir 1394/30 Ramadan 1436/02 Gui-Wie (6th month) 4713
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared more than 90% of Idaho’s 44 counties to be food production disaster areas because of the 15 years long drought! Never has the USDA declared an […] Continue Reading…
16 July 2015 (03:56 UTC-07 Tango 01)/25 Tir 1394/29 Ramadan 1436/01 Gui-Wie (6th month) 4713
“This flu is much more contagious. It came from Chicago and it’s the same kind of epidemic that they dealt with up there.”- Duffy Jones, Peachtree Hills Animal Hospital, Georgia
Canine influenza has hit 30 U.S. states from the mid-west to the southeast.
At […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Alabama: Another coal miner going down, this time Walter Energy now chapter 11 bankrupt busted. The bankruptcy will affect mining ops in Alabama and West Virginia, but will not affect operations outside the U.S.
California: In Camarillo, Semtech laying off 8% of employees. Back in 2014 they eliminated […] Continue Reading…
Idaho’s Clearwater County declaring a state of emergency as the 15 years long drought has killed off 66.67% of the local wheat crop!
County administrators say the recent rain was too late, and rain coming now will actually cause sprout damage for the remaining wheat crop.
The Gem State is the 5th largest wheat producer in the […] Continue Reading…
15 July 2015 (01:32 UTC-07 Tango 01)/24 Tir 1394/28 Ramadan 1436/30 Gui-Wie 4713
“Come here right now, with all the 535 members of the House of Representatives and the Senate as well as the imbecile secretaries and deputy secretaries of the government who have made their voices hoarse screaming for new sanctions!”-DPRK National Defense Commission
Democratic People’s […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Alaska: Maxine’s Firewood Bistro shutdown, an unnamed employee said the owners were moving to a new location.
California: Florida owned San Mateo based 11 Main internet selling site eliminating about 150 jobs! 11 main was once owned by China’s Alibaba, who sold it to Harris Corporation’s OpenSky last month. Unnamed 11 […] Continue Reading…