Ghazni Province: NATO member Poland announced they are pulling out their troops early. Instead of waiting until the end of 2014, Poland will withdraw about half of their troops by May.
Kabul Province: In Kabul City, a woman has become the first police chief for the city’s 1st District. Police seized 3.5kg of heroine (packaged […] Continue Reading…
22 January 2014 (18:32 UTC-07 Tango 21 January)/20 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/02 Bahman 1392/22 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: A second person has died from H1N1. Health officials report that overall flu cases are well below last year’s numbers.
Ontario, Canada: A 16 months old infant in North Bay died from H1N1. 927 confirmed […] Continue Reading…
22 January 2014 (17:32 UTC-07 Tango 21 January)/20 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/02 Bahman 1392/22 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711
China: National Health and Family Planning Commission now coordinating closely with other national and local government departments to stop the spread of deadly H7N9. The UN World health Organization reports at least 47 confirmed H7N9 cases in […] Continue Reading…
21 January 2014 (17:03 UTC-07 Tango 20 January)/19 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/01 Bahman 1392/21 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711
“What we need is precipitation that’s 150% of normal between now and April 1!”- Ron Abramovich, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Idaho has officially been in a drought since 2000, and weather forecast say there’s no way we could […] Continue Reading…
20 January 2014 (16:19 UTC-07 Tango)/18 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/30 Dey 1392/20 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711
The Gem State’s legislative budget writers have approved funding the state takeover of the notorious Gladiator School.
The state prison has been run, for more than a decade, by Corrections Corporation of America. It has been plague by lawsuits and accusations […] Continue Reading…
20 January 2014 (12:25 UTC-07 Tango)/18 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/30 Dey 1392/20 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711
As the economy continues to contract did you ever wonder “Where’s all the money going?” According to a new study out of the Bilderberg British empire member known as United kingdom, almost half the World’s wealth is being funneled into […] Continue Reading…
20 January 2014 (11:38 UTC-07 Tango)/18 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/30 Dey 1392/20 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711
The Sandpoint based women’s clothing retailer Coldwater Creek is shutting down a store in the NorthPark Mall in Davenport, Iowa. It’s all part of their plans to layoff at least 100 employees in 2014.
In December 2013, company officials stated they […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicized healthcare layoffs and closings 01-15 May 2013:
Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance laid off 55 people across Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Utah (some reports said 56).
Medtronic ended about 230 jobs!
The merger of U.S. Analogic with Canadian Ultrasonix Medical resulted in 140 people losing their jobs in Colorado and Vancouver!
The labs […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:
Savient Pharmaceuticals now bankrupt. It’s being sold off to Sloan Holdings.
Alabama: What automotive industry recovery? France based Michelin laying off 100 people at its BF Goodrich tire factory in Tuscaloosa. Company officials said there was too much inventory sitting on shelves, due to the bad economy.
Arizona: In Tucson, […] Continue Reading…
20 January 2014 (22:13 UTC-07 Tango 19 January 2013)/18 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/30 Dey 1392/20 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711
Officials with Tokyo Electric Power Company say they know where the mystery water leak in reactor Unit 3 is coming from; the containment vessel!
Yesterday TEPCo reported the water leak when a robot clearing radioactive rubble from the […] Continue Reading…