Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
California: Yet another internet clothing retailer going down? From “America’s Fastest-Growing Retailer” to becoming a fast killer of jobs ModCloth let go another 50 employees. Back in July they let go 70. An unnamed spokesperson said “While our company is still growing faster than the industry as a […] Continue Reading…
21 December 2014 (04:20 UTC-07 Tango)/28 Safar 1436/30 Azar 1393/30 Bing-Zi 4712
The threats made supposedly by Korean (north) hackers against Sony were not threats against a U.S. corporation, despite such statements by U.S. news media and politicians. Sony is Japanese. Korea and Japan are mortal enemies.
In 1989 Japan’s Sony took over the U.S. movie […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
California: Warner Brothers administrators revealed they must kill off an undisclosed number of movie industry jobs in order to save at least $200-million USD per year! Sunnyvale based AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) revealed they will kill off 700 jobs around the World, blaming crashing sales of computers! Sunnyvale […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
California: What automotive industry recovery? In Sacramento, Harrold Ford car dealer gave state employment administrators a two days notice of laying off 120 employees! The WARN posting says reason “Not known at this time”. In Pleasant Hills, Save Mart announced their Lucky grocery store will shutdown in November, 65 jobs […] Continue Reading…
16 December 2014 (16:31 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Safar 1436/25 Azar 1393/25 Bing-Zi 4712
It turns out that the ‘terrorist’ that held Sydney, Australia, hostage was a known criminal and wanted by Iranian police, yet British empire Australian administrators refused to hand him over!
In 1996 the ‘terrorist’ fled Iran to Australia, to escape prosecution for embezzlement and […] Continue Reading…
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Alabama: The U.S. Army Fleet Support to layoff as many as 300 people at Fort Rucker, before xmas! It was revealed by labor unions. The aircraft maintenance contracts are based on the flying hours of Army aircraft, and since flying hours have been drastically cut (by 49-thousand hours) […] Continue Reading…
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Alabama: In Spanish Fort, after four years Tacky Jacks restaurant shutdown. The owners say their restaurant needs improvements which they can’t afford.
California: In Davis, eight years old Marrone Bio Innovations announced the elimination of about 35 jobs, blaming crashing sales and a “shareholder revolt”. In Canoga park, Too […] Continue Reading…
Badghis Province: In Qadas District, a Kamikaze bomber exploded, killing two people, and wounding seven others. Local cops think the bomber was targeting a convoy of police vehicles.
Balkh Province: In Mazar-e-Sharif City, at least four people wounded by explosion. The bomb was in a fruit cart, near the police station.
Faryab Province: In Shereen Tagab District, police […] Continue Reading…
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Alabama: Winn-Dixie shutting down five grocery stores by November, about 325 jobs lost!
California: Palo Alto based 75 years old Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced it will kill off 5-thousand more computer-printer related jobs! Nothing Meg Whitman has tried is working to save the company, and now (late in the game) […] Continue Reading…
Farah Province: Government officials are parading three women whom they claim killed 25 Mujahideen. The women claim their adult son-brother-husband, who was a cop, was assassinated in front of their eyes and they sought vengeance. The mother, sister and widowed wife of the cop took on Mujahideen in a battle that lasted seven hours.
Faryab Province: In Khawajah […] Continue Reading…