In New York, CA Technologies laying off 1200 employees! Company officials said the layoffs were needed “…to rebalance its resources to better align with its business priorities.”
Another company involved with domestic spying, VMware, laying off 800 employees! The company is connected to EMC.
In Pennsylvania, Honeywell Processes Solutions shutting down its York factory. 160 people […] Continue Reading…
22 July 2013 (23:07 UTC-07 Tango 21 July 2013)/14 Ramadan 1434/31 Tir 1391/15 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
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Yellowstone Ave, about 17:30 hours, Sunday 21 July 2013. Note the young homeless guy pulling the shopping cart.
Facing north on Yellowstone, to the normally busy Alameda intersection. Where is everybody?
Back before gas prices went over three bucks per gallon, the main drag through Pocatello and Chubbuck, Idaho, Yellowstone Avenue (aka State Highway 91) was a busy place even on Sundays. But in […] Continue Reading…
22 July 2013 (22:25 UTC-07 Tango 21 July 2013)/14 Ramadan 1434/31 Tir 1391/15 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) will begin war games with South Africa later this week. At least 5000 personnel will be involved.
South African Navy (SAN) Captain, Jaco Theunissen, explained the purpose: “We are exercising to do a human […] Continue Reading…
21 July 2013 (11:40 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Ramadan 1434/30 Tir 1391/14 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
“War isn’t about making peace, war is terror.”-Robin Taubenfeld, protestor
The biannual Talisman Sabre war games are underway, and there’ve been problems. Last week two bombed up USMC Harriers were unable to drop their load on the intended target, due to uncleared […] Continue Reading…
20 July 2013 (17:48 UTC-07 Tango)/12 Ramadan 1434/29 Tir 1391/13 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
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As the Professor says; “Good news everyone!”: Ridley’s Family Market taking over the old WinCo #5 location in the Foothill Plaza. Ridley’s will soon have two stores in Pocatello, Idaho.
Idaho Youth Ranch moving into the old Honk’s location near Fred Meyer. Don’t get too excited, the thrift store operator is selling their ‘Old Town’ Pocatello location.
Old Town Pocatello, during the Charlotte Fire. Stroll around Old Town and count the number of empty office/retail spaces. You’ll need all your fingers & toes, plus some.
For sale: The old Cowboy Oil gas station and restaurant.
For sale: Idaho State University Federal Credit Union branch office near Pocatello’s Westwood Mall. Update: Sold to Simplot Credit Union.
WinCo has asked the Pocatello Development Authority to tear down the abandonded Alberstons next door to the new WinCo-117. City officials claim they can do it without raising local taxes! The Alameda Plaza is now considered an Urban Renewal Area. But more good news, yummy Carl’s Jr to set up shop in Alameda Plaza, by spring.
20 July 2013 (15:24 UTC-07 Tango)/12 Ramadan 1434/29 Tir 1391/13 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
“The company [Roche] assessed the event of Homicide as medically significant.”-Case ID: 8504150, FDA-Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS)
In March 2012, United Kingdom news media reported that U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales had been under the influence of a controversial malaria […] Continue Reading…
20 July 2013 (14:22 UTC-07 Tango)/12 Ramadan 1434/29 Tir 1391/13 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
“The Government filed an application with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court seeking renewal of the authority to collect telephony metadata in bulk, and that the Court renewed that authority.”-James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence
The secretive Foreign Intelligence Service Court (FISC) has […] Continue Reading…
Massachusetts based electronic data collection and storage (domestic spying) company EMC will layoff 1004 people around the World! EMC will not renew their leases on 100 U.S. spy center locations. It involves EMC’s info storage, security and intelligence operations. In 2012, EMC laid off 1163 employees! EMC has been laying off employees since 2010. […] Continue Reading…
19 July 2013 (21:06 UTC-07 Tango 18 July)/11 Ramadan 1434/28 Tir 1391/12 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
“We estimate that the amount of gold produced and ejected during the merger of the two neutron stars may be as large as 10 Moon masses….”-Edo Berger, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Astronomers think they found the origin of gold; colliding […] Continue Reading…
18 July 2013 (13:21 UTC-07 Tango)/10 Ramadan 1434/27 Tir 1391/11 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
Recently it was revealed that Republic of Korea forces Korean entertainers to perform for military units. Entertainers are conscripted as ‘entertainment soldiers’ and serve with the Defense Media Agency.
Now, the Rok Defense Ministry was forced to end such a program after […] Continue Reading…