Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs.
AOL (American On [Off ?] Line) announced they are selling off 400 Patch sites! This after announcing they will layoff as many as 500 Patch Editors!
California: In Alameda County, the Almeda Health System laid off at least 57 employees at two hospitals, this as AHS is actually […] Continue Reading…
26 October 2013 (03:42 UTC-07 Tango)/21 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/04 Aban 1391/22 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711
“….Sears had already sold close to 12 of its most profitable stores in the United States and Canada….”-Alex Kimani, Syncopy Research, warning investors in his article Sears: Get Out Or Get Burned
In Illinois, the Champaign Market Place Mall Sears being closed […] Continue Reading…
26 October 2013 (03:18 UTC-07 Tango)/21 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/04 Aban 1391/22 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711
“When you hear the Saudis talking about what needs to be done in order to prevent a nuclear Iran, I mean it sounds familiar. I think that you can hear that Arabic sounds familiar to Hebrew when it comes to Iran. […] Continue Reading…
Helmand Province: In Greshk District, a suicide car bomber killed two civilians and two cops, four cops wounded.
Maidan Wardak Province: Three villages in Syed Abad District were hit by U.S.-NATO Israeli style home invasions. Reports say explosives were used to access some residential compounds. Eight people kidnapped, six motorcycles and three cars/trucks destroyed.
Nangarhar Province: […] Continue Reading…
25 October 2013 (15:17 UTC-07 Tango)/20 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/03 Aban 1391/21 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711
Despite the fact that people in the U.S. have decent access to computers and the internet, they actually score lower in intelligence than even countries who lack access to technology!
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released the results of their […] Continue Reading…
“Your World Bank retirement plan is administered by Wells Fargo………When you sign in, you will enter the Wells Fargo servicing platform.”-The World Bank retirement website
25 October 2013 (23:41 UTC-07 Tango 24 October 2013)/20 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/03 Aban 1391/21 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711
“…it’s important to demonstrate that both the level and the quality of the capital is there, uh, before the, uh, a crisis emerges.”-Thomas J. Curry, U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, speaking to CNBC’s Nightly Business Report (which airs […] Continue Reading…
25 October 2013 (23:01 UTC-07 Tango 24 October 2013)/20 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/03 Aban 1391/21 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711
“We are allies facing challenges together. But such an alliance can only be built on the basis of trust. I repeat that spying among friends is not at all acceptable against anyone and that goes for every citizen […] Continue Reading…
25 October 2013 (19:56 UTC-07 Tango 24 October 2013)/20 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/03 Aban 1391/21 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711
“Like other hospital systems, VA isn’t immune from fatal human error. But what the department does seem to be immune from is meaningful accountability.”-Jeff Miller, State Representative of the House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs
“The office of the Inspector […] Continue Reading…
25 October 2013 (19:18 UTC-07 Tango 24 October 2013)/20 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/03 Aban 1391/21 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711
CNNMoney citing RealtyTrac.com, saying 47% of supposed vacant foreclosed homes still have families living in them! When you break it down by region, the real estate trends tracking company says places like Miami, Florida, and Los Angeles, California, […] Continue Reading…