The U.S. Army announced it will layoff 122063 civilian workers!!! Most of those layoffs will affect the states of Texas, Virginia, Alabama, Pennsylvania and California.
In Florida, the Army Navy Surplus Market in Tampa closed down. The store had been in business for 75 years. The owner retired. In Jacksonville, Beaches Wings and Grill closed […] Continue Reading…
08 April 2013 (19:55 UTC-07 Tango 06 April 2013)/27 Jumada l-Ula 1434/19 Farvardin 1391/28 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
“….He has asked the Senate Armed Services Committee, the House Armed Services Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee-Defense to excuse his absence until he can testify at a later date….”-USFK statement
U.S. Army General James Thurman, canceled his […] Continue Reading…
08 April 2013 (19:39 UTC-07 Tango 06 April 2013)/27 Jumada l-Ula 1434/19 Farvardin 1392/28 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
“H7N9 used to be found only in poultry in Europe, the United States and Japan. Never before have there been reports of people contracting the disease…..To be ready for H7N9, every hospital in Phuket will strictly monitor […] Continue Reading…
07 April 2013 (14:54 UTC-07 Tango)/26 Jumada l-Ula 1434/18 Farvardin 1391/27 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
“This is a liquidating market until we run into a crop problem.”-Rich Feltes, R.J. O’Brien & Associates
Already tens of thousands of poultry have been killed off in China, to prevent the spread of the new deadly virus. Poultry markets are […] Continue Reading…
07 April 2013 (14:10 UTC-07 Tango)/26 Jumada l-Ula 1434/18 Farvardin 1391/27 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
“Of course I’m afraid. But I’m a professional and therefore I need to understand H7N9 more than others.”-Yu Chin-mei, nurse at Taipei City hospital
By Sunday afternoon, Shanghai time, the number of confirmed human cases rose to 21. Six people have […] Continue Reading…
07 April 2013 (01:33 UTC-07 Tango)/26 Jumada l-Ula 1434/18 Farvardin 1391/27 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
China is warning Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to take care of Chinese embassy personnel. This after North Korea suggested that various countries should get their embassy personnel out of the DPRK, in case of war.
The DPRK mentioned the date […] Continue Reading…
07 April 2013 (01:20 UTC-07 Tango)/26 Jumada l-Ula 1434/18 Farvardin 1392/27 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
Just one day after finding a massive water leak, contaminated with strontium, Tokyo Electric Power Company reporting another one!
The newest leak is coming from another in-ground waste water holding tank/pool. It’s a smaller pool, holding about 10000 tons of radioactive […] Continue Reading…
Alaska U.S.A., reporting norovirus outbreak in several high schools. One school reported 140 students out sick in one day.
Stark County, Ohio U.S.A., reporting outbreaks: “We are seeing a large increase of individuals going in for vomiting. We know that we had a confirmed outbreak of norovirus in our county. Those residents were on the […] Continue Reading…
Bissett Produce, in North Carolina, bankrupt. The company was started in 1933, marketing mainly sweet potatoes. Company officials blame declining revenues and increased debt. 40 to 100 employees affected.
Another video game company lays off employees. Activision laid off 30 people in California. Because of the bad economy company officials plan on releasing fewer games […] Continue Reading…
07 April 2013 (20:56 UTC-07 Tango 06 April 2013)/26 Jumada l-Ula 1434/18 Farvardin 1391/27 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
The DPRK’s blockade of the Kaesŏng Industrial Region (KIR) is having an effect on the ROK capitalist companies operating there.
At this point four South Korean companies have had to cease operations. Three of them were involved with […] Continue Reading…