31 October 2014 (19:04 UTC-07 Tango 30 October 2014)/07 Muharram 1436/09 Aban 1393/08 Jia-Xu (9th month leap) 4712
“Our decision comes at a critical time because over the last year we have seen how the peace talks have stalled, how decisions over new settlements on occupied Palestinian land have complicated a two-state solution and how […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Alabama: The city of Hartselle laid off three employees, blaming the the iconic taxpayer subsidized TVA. Taxsucker Document and Packaging Brokers (Docupak) lost a major contract with the National Guard Bureau and will kill an undisclosed amount of jobs. Birmingham based Simply Fashion has taken over New York based […] Continue Reading…
30 October 2014 (16:25 UTC-07 Tango)/06 Muharram 1436/08 Aban 1393/07 Jia-Xu (9th month leap) 4712
In what was west-central Africa’s most stable country there is now full blown revolution in the streets of Burkina Faso.
It happened when president Blaise Compaore decided to unilaterally change the Constitution to allow him to remain as president for life!
Immediately […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns for the month of March, 2014: Many food suppliers/distributors are consolidating operations and killing jobs due to the collapsing grocery store and restaurant industries, as well as rising costs of food production.
Arizona: In Phoenix, after 50 years Karsh’s Bakery shutdown. The owner blames the failed […] Continue Reading…
In Colorado, a 53 years old Denver Broncos fan went missing after watching a game with friends and family. He was found almost five nights later, 177km (110 miles) away at a Kmart in Pueblo. Pueblo police interviewed the man, who swears he walked the whole way, saying he “had his fill of football and decided […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
California: Bellflower Unified School District laid off all ten bus drivers. The reasons are convoluted, ranging from lack of funding to driver misbehavior. Iconic Colorado based canning and packaging company Ball (Metal Food & Household) killing 159 jobs in Oakdale! Company officials say they lost a major contract with […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns for the month of February, 2014: Many food suppliers/distributors are consolidating operations and killing jobs due to the collapsing grocery store and restaurant industries, as well as rising costs of food production.
Outback Steakhouse began shutting down 22 Aussie style restaurants across the U.S.A. The restaurants […] Continue Reading…
In Fairbanks, Alaska, a man was arrested after entering a Sears store with a pickaxe and a box cutter (oh a box cutter, I scared). A Sears employee says the man told him he was robbing the store and ordered him to call police! The man apparently waited for the cops at the tool […] Continue Reading…
Japan: A Canadian reporter (Japan’s NHK first reported him as a Japanese reporter), who flew from western Africa to Europe and then onto Japan, arrived at Tokyo International Airport with a fever and other signs of EVD. He is now in quarantine, medical officials the results of an initial blood sample are negative for ebola. The reporter […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Alabama: In Dothan, after three years Dakota Coffee Works shutdown. The owner blamed skyrocketing costs of operations and crashing sales: “We’re about to run out of gas! Right now it’s doing about 50% of what it needs to do.”-Ron McGhee
Arizona: What housing market recovery? In Phoenix, Distinctive Roofing […] Continue Reading…