“We’ve never seen deaths in Ontario before.”-Neha Gandhi, Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit, Canada
23 October 2012, while Canada is not a state of the U.S., and this posting is about U.S. West Nile cases, it must be noted that much colder Ontario, Canada, has just had four people die from the virus. […] Continue Reading…
22 October 2012, General Motors (GM) and Hewlett Packard (HP) announced a deal that will see 3,000 HP employees go to work for GM.
GM officials claim it’s part of a plan to reduce outsourcing and increase in-house operations, at least when it comes to information technology.
Randy Mott, GM Chief Information Officer, stated that when […] Continue Reading…
21 October 2012
In Uruzgan Province, an Australian Digger was killed: “The soldier was clearing the compound when an IED detonated, killing him instantly.”-David Hurley, Australian Defence Force
In in the northern provinces of Faryab and Sar-e-Pul, China’s National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) began pumping out oil in the Amu Darya basin. China has a 25 years […] Continue Reading…
“….those with high occupancies, solvent anchor tenants, good population density and access to affluent shoppers, as stable, low-risk, income-producing assets and will pay up for them today. Poor quality malls, on the other hand, are either not trading or selling at a steep discount, and perhaps are scheduled for demolition or conversion.”-Ryan McCullough, Property […] Continue Reading…
18 October 2012
In Parwan Province, another U.S./NATO supply convoy was attacked. Local police say Mujahideen managed to put a bomb on one of the fuelers, which exploded. However, Mujahideen say they blew up the fueler with a remote controlled landmine. The driver was killed.
In Zabul Province, Mujahideen claim to have destroyed four vehicles in […] Continue Reading…
“We made a decision not to renew the lease.”-Chris Brathwaite, Sears Holdings
19 October 2012, as I warned, Sears/Kmart continues to close stores simply by not renewing their leases.
Residents of Kelso, Washington, learned on 17 October that the Sears in their local mall is going away in January.
Kelso’s Three Rivers Mall isn’t doing so well […] Continue Reading…
19 October 2012, four years later and still losing money, electronics giant Sony says it’s forced to push 2,000 Japanese employees into early retirement.
This means those employees will have much less retirement money coming to them, with reduced or no benefits. That means people not able to spend as much money as they planned, […] Continue Reading…
17 October 2012, despite reports indicating crop destruction worldwide, and within the U.S., the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports (in their newly released October 2012 report) that overall crop production in the United States is way up (if you throw out corn & soybeans).
A major indicator of crop destruction is the announcement by […] Continue Reading…
15 October 2012
In Herat Province, a doctor, two nurses, and their driver were kidnapped. They all worked for the International Red Crescent. So far, no one knows why they were kidnapped, or by whom.
In Ghazni Province, a U.S./NATO supply convoy was attacked. Mujahideen claim they killed six security guards and destroyed three fuelers.
In Khost […] Continue Reading…
“….the agreement will see Scotland take an important step toward independence, and the means to create a fairer and more prosperous Scotland!”-Alex Salmond, Scottish First Minister
15 October 2012, United Kingdom Prime Minister, David Cameron, has signed an agreement with Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond.
The agreement allows the people of Scotland to hold elections in […] Continue Reading…