In Wisconsin, Bentley World Packaging lost a major contract to operate a warehouse. 97 people out-o-work by the end of March. Also, Coca-Cola announced its closing down its Sheboygan factory. 40 people out-o-work by the end of March. The soda-pop maker did not give a reason why!
In Michigan, the Ferndale Schools Board of Education […] Continue Reading…
25 February 2013/14 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/07 Esfand 1391
This past weekend, while dropping off recycling at the Chubbuck, Idaho, dumpsters next to City Hall, I noticed they’ve put new signs up: No glass and no styrofoam!
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Chubbuck officials are so upset about non-recylables being thrown into recycling containers that they will now […] Continue Reading…
22 February 2013/11 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/04 Esfand 1391
A local TV report said the final Kmart in Escambia County, Florida, will closed for good in May. The store was the last of three Kmarts with a Pensacola address. Liquidation sale begins in March. 73 people out-o-work.
In North Carolina, the Hendersonville Kmart will also close in […] Continue Reading…
“It all comes down to finance and economics, what’s best for the company. It’s going to trickle down and hurt everybody, employees, residents, taxpayers, everybody is going to be affected.”-Linda Schwager, Mayor of Oakland, New Jersey, commenting on the never ending layoffs
In Florida, 79 cement company workers losing their jobs. Mexican owned Cemex says […] Continue Reading…
16 February 2013/05 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/28 Bahman 1391
In Helmand Province, Mujahideen report several offensives. In Gerishk district, Shoraki region, Mujahideen have been harassing U.S./NATO efforts to withdrawal from an outpost. Several U.S./NATO airstrikes have been called in. Locals say civilians have been hit. In Sangin district’s Majeed Chawk area, a U.S. led NATO patrol hit […] Continue Reading…
“The Americans are growing passive in the world and it can be said that the U.S. offer of talks with Iran is aimed at saving its face as a power in the world….”-statement from Iranian member of parliament Shahin-Shahr
“Obama’s proposal to hold talks with Iran is inconsistent with the facts, and the hostile actions […] Continue Reading…
“We’re a little disappointed with what happened….”-Gregg K. Dietrich, Bonhams Maritime Art Department, New York City
23 February 2013/12 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/05 Esfand 1391
The auction for a cast stone version of the 1945 statue of the famous (supposedly famous) USMC flag raising over Iwo Jima (aka Loto), ended in failure.
Only three people bid on the […] Continue Reading…
The United States Marines Corps (USMC) announced plans to eliminate 20000 jobs by 2017!
The United States Army (USA) announced they are eliminating or reassigning 60000 positions!
The job cuts announced by the USMC and the USA are not part of the upcoming ‘sequestration’ spending cuts expected from Congress! The announced cuts were ordered by President […] Continue Reading…
22 February 2013/11 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/04 Esfand 1391
Jamestown, North Dakota, will lose their Kmart in May. Sears Holdings officials said they will not renew the lease because sales at the Flickertail State store sucked! 45 people out-o-work.
Calumet City, Illinois, losing the River Oaks Center Sears store in May. Company officials called it “a business […] Continue Reading…
22 February 2013/11 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/04 Esfand 1391
12 years ago an Egyptian scientist moved to Japan, to work with the National Institute for Material Science to create new water filters with nanotechnology. Sherif El-Safty’s motivation was to help North African countries filter well water, which has a high rate of arsenic contamination.
After the 11 […] Continue Reading…