I ‘built’ a collection of 1:48 scale Ling Temco Vought A-7 Corsair 2s. Time to compare them, as a lot of kit bashers always want to know which is the best, or at least which looks the best out of the box.
The first 1:48 A-7 was the old 1969 issue Aurora kit. It was […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Texas founded but Ireland based oil service company Weatherford International announced it will increase planned layoffs to 10-thousand! Reports say 6,449 people have already become jobless! Most of those jobs were in Canada and United States.
Arkansas: The Pine Bluff School District killed 68 jobs without warning. One elementary […] Continue Reading…
In Virginia, the Hilltop Square Shopping Center Kmart will shutdown in July.
Sears Kenmore Elite stainless steel slide-in ranges with gas cooktops and electric ovens are spontaneously combusting, resulting in a massive recall. They are made by Electrolux and sold only in Sears stores. Sears Holdings claims they will fix the stoves for free, but […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
California: God can’t stop Obama Care from killing off six Christian run hospitals in one fell swoop! Bankrupt Daughters of Charity Health System tried to sell-off six hospitals but nobody wanted to buy, so now at least 280 healthcare workers will become unemployed! Administrators stated that the current […] Continue Reading…
18 May 2015 (08:25 UTC-07 Tango 01)/28 Ordibehesht 1394/29 Rajab 1436/01 Xin Si (4th month) 4713
“Given their close relations and close military links, it’s long been assumed that if the Saudis wanted, they would call in a commitment, moral or otherwise, for Pakistan to supply them immediately with nuclear warheads.”-attributed to David Owen, former Foreign […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Alabama: Birmingham based women’s clothing chain store Simply Fashion Stores now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and liquidating. 250 stores across 25 states to shutdown, 1,332 jobs lost!
Arizona: Pima County warned it might have to shutdown four libraries, and shorten hours at remaining libraries. County administrators say they need […] Continue Reading…
15 May 2015 (01:43 UTC-07 Tango 01)/25 Ordibehesht 1394/26 Rajab 1436/27 Xin Si (3rd month) 4713
The U.S. Postal Service’s Gateway Processing Center in Pocatello, Idaho, officially shutdown on April 18th. Since then all parcel and bulk mail sorting is being done out of state in Salt Lake City, Utah. I just received a package […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
California: Obama Care causes promising nursing company to go bankrupt? In Sacramento, Response 1 Medical Staffing now chapter 11 bankrupt busted. Administrators blame it on an embezzlement case. In Carlsbad, Ortho Organizers issued a layoff WARN for June, 97 people to become jobless. In Irvine, MV Transportation issued a […] Continue Reading…
14 May 2015 (11:34 UTC-07 Tango 01)/24 Ordibehesht 1394/25 Rajab 1436/26 Xin Si (3rd month) 4713
UnAmerican Cerberus-AB Acquisition now controls Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United (aka United Supermarket & United Express), Pavilions, Star Market, Market Street, Amigos (aka Amigos United) and Carrs. But, Consumer Reports doesn’t have good things to […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Japan based legal drugs maker Eisai announced it will eliminate more than 2-hundred jobs within the United States! Eisai has ops in Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Administrators blame the job cuts on a 47% drop in profits.
Bermuda based booze maker Bacardi announced it will […] Continue Reading…