Tag Archives: food

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 03-06 January 2014: Unexplained famine targeting children! Afghan government say U.S. ‘evidence’ of terrorism is bogus! Chinook down?

Balkh Province: In Nihar-e-Shahi District, villagers report a U.S. led Israeli style home invasion.  The family was beaten and one person kidnapped. 

Farah Province: In Bala Baluk District, Shewan region, Mujahideen captured the son of a local police chief.  In retaliation, the police chief ordered the kidnapping of 40 villagers, saying they would be set free when his son is set free.

Ghazni Province: In Ghazni City, a suicide bomber killed a local police chief and his bodyguard.  In Aab Band District, government officials reported a battle that resulted in 15 Mujahideen from Pakistan being killed.  Six cops were also killed.  In Andar District, three local cops killed, eight cops and civilians wounded by a suicide bomber.

Herat Province: In Shindand District, Zer Koh region’s Kohak area, Mujahideen claim they shot down a U.S.-NATO-ISAF Cargo Helicopter-47 Chinook.  They say they shot at the Chinook from four different locations.   ISAF confirms an Italian-NATO Chinook was attacked, and “landed in the area”, but says it was not shot down.  Mujahideen also say one of their own was killed in a firefight immediately after the crash.

Jawzjan Province: In Shebarghan City, three people killed, two wounded, during an attack on a natural gas field project.

Kabul Province: In Kabul City, two explosions.  One bomb went off near the 8th District Police HQ.  Cops claim nobody was hurt.  The second bomb exploded as a U.S. military convoy went by.  Unnamed cops say it was a magnetic bomb.  No official government comments about casualties, but Mujahideen say their attack targeted Camp Eggers, and caused dozens of casualties.

Kunar Province: In Chapa District, an explosion killed two people.  Local police say the two people were trying to attack a police station.

Khost Province: In Sabari District, four National Directorate of Security (NDS, Afghan version of Homeland Security) were killed when Mujahideen detonated remote bombs under the victims’ vehicle.

Nangarhar Province: In Ghani Khel District, Mujahideen attacked a U.S.-NATO-ISAF base. Government officials say six Mujahideen killed.  Mujahideen say seven of their own were killed (they even publicized their names), but also say they caused U.S. forces at least 25 casualties.  ISAF confirmed that a U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class (E-7), from the U.S. state of Florida, was killed in the attack.

At the behest of the Obama regime, the Afghan government reviewed ‘evidence’ presented by U.S. military personnel regarding 88 Bagram prisoners about to be released.  The Obama regime claims the 88 men, who’ve been held without charge or trial by U.S. forces, are terrorists.   The Afghan government review board found the U.S. ‘evidence’ to be bogus and declared the men innocent of the U.S. charges!

There are reports of skyrocketing cases of children dying from starvation.  One estimate said there is already a 50% increase in malnutrition cases compared to the same time in 2012!  Doctors Without Borders reports that the Bost Hospital is admitting an average of 200 children per month for starvation! The New York Times points out that the unexplained famine is taking place despite billions of taxpayer funds spent by the U.S. and European Union to supposedly improve food security.  “In 2001, it was even worse, but this is the worst I’ve seen since then!”-Saifullah Abasin, Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital

12 soldiers of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 481st Transportation Detachment, from the U.S. state of Mississippi, deploying to Afghanistan.

U.S. Army’s 505th Transportation Company, from the U.S. state of Florida, deploying to Afghanistan.

208 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 108th Sustainment Brigade, from the U.S. state of Illinois, deploying to Kuwait, in support of the Afghan occupation.

Army National Guard’s Military Advisory Team 5, from the U.S. state of New Jersey, deploying to Afghanistan as Combat Advisors to the Afghan National Army.

300 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment, from the U.S. state of Florida, returned from Afghanistan.  In an example of a lack of government funding, the governor of Florida actually got retailers to donate $35-thousand USD to support the homecoming!

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 04-07 October 2013. Massive grocery store shutdowns! Baby killer lays off 3-thousand people! What automotive & housing industries recovery? Rent & taxes killing mom & pops!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

Alabama: Wiregrass Medical Center laid off at least 20 employees. Hospital officials say Obama Care is forcing them to “…cut $1.2-million…”! Hospital CEO, Jim Heitzenrater, said Affordable Health Care has hospital officials scrambling to figure out how they’ll stay alive under Obama Care.  What automotive industry recovery?  In Opelika, Benteler Automotive shutdown, 115 jobs lost!  All across the Yellowhammer State six Food World grocery stores shutdown. At least 500 jobs affected!

Arizona: In Scottsdale, Martini Ranch entertainment venue shutdown after 19 years of live shows.

California: In Salinas, the River Ranch Fresh Foods packing operation shutdown. More than 170 jobs lost! Owners said costs to fresh pack produce keep going up while sales keep going down! Sutter Health laid off at least 17 employees across the Golden State.

Colorado: In Fort Collins, Office Depot shutdown. Company officials said the property owner refused to reduce the rent.

Connecticut: In Danielson, after 46 years Gil’s Shoe Barn shutdown.

Georgia: In Cave Springs, Country Cousins gift store shutdown.

Indiana: Too Big to Jail, Citizens Financial Bank laid off at least 84 employees.  It’s blamed on First Merchants taking over the bank. Bank officials revealed that they consider IT employees to be “redundant” and are the first to be laid off.

Iowa: What automotive industry recovery? In Lake Mills, Cummins Filtration shutting down by the end of 2014.  80 jobs will be lost.

Florida: What housing market recovery? In Jacksonville, PHH Mortgage laid off 365 people!  It’s blamed on crashing demand in home loans.  All across the Sunshine State six Food World grocery stores shutdown, at least 500 jobs affected!

Maryland: Major tax sucker and baby killer Lockheed Martin laid off 3-thousand employees!!!  It’s blamed on military budget cuts.

Michigan: In Harvey, Walstrom’s Restaurant shutdown after 51 years of food.  The restaurant owner blamed ever increasing rent and taxes.

Minnesota: In Duluth, Garon Brothers jewelers shutdown.  They are focusing on internet sales only.

Nebraska: In Lincoln, Murray’s for Men of Stature shutdown.  Also, Kent’s Mens Shoes shutdown.

New York: In Queensbury, cancer drug delivery systems maker Delcath laid off 21 workers.  They blame it on the U.S. FDA.  In Rochester, Bausch + Lomb laid off 24 employees.  It’s blamed on the new Bausch + Lomb owner, Valeant Pharmaceuticals.  In Glenn Falls, a Blockbuster video store shutdown.

North Carolina: Computer seller Lenovo reported a “small” number of layoffs, even though their sales are up.

Ohio: What housing market recovery?  In West Chester, Too Big to Jail Wells Fargo shutdown their mortgage office, 63 jobs lost.  It’s blamed on crashing home loan demand.

Oklahoma: Prosthetics manufacturer OrthoCare Innovations shutdown.  The company is moving to Washington.

Texas: In Plano, Christian owned Dillards upscale department store shutdown. 101 jobs lost!  In Bryan, after 102 years of operations Parker-Astin Hardware shutdown.  The current owner, Zane Anderson, bought the store in 2005 because he “loved” it. He says the bad economy killed his dream!

Washington: In Olympia, a Office Max shutdown. It’s blamed on the merger of Office Max and Office Depot.

Wisconsin: In La Crosse, clothing store Scott Joseph Menswear shutdown after only eight years. It was the only men’s clothing store in town. The pissed off owner blames the bad economy: “It was a tough decision, but I just can’t get ahead. I thought the economy would come around.”-Scott Koenen

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Business/Economics, Idaho, U.S.

ObamaCare Hell: FEMA says almost 60% of Idaho’s firefighters screwed over by Affordable Health Care! An ObamaCare backdoor tax increase revealed!

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“…about $300 per employee per month to insure them…….If we are forced to provide these insurance benefits I think you will see a lot of fire departments out of business.”–Bryan Grover, Central Fire District, Rigby, Idaho

FEMA’s own U.S. Fire Administration says 57.8% of Idaho’s fire fighting operations are considered “volunteer”.  Under Obama Care even volunteer fire departments have to start paying for insurance.

A couple of weeks ago some main stream U.S. news sources reported that the IRS (the ones who’ll be fining those they believe are in violation of Obama Care at the end of the year) gave volunteer fire departments an exemption.  But that’s not true, the ‘exemption’ was only a suggestion on the IRS blog, it still has not been ‘implemented’: “We are going to need to wait and read the final implementing regulations very closely before we can 100% declare victory.”-David Finger, National Volunteer Fire Council

If the exemption is not implemented then not only could there be less fire fighters on hand, but your local taxes will jack up 35%!

But Idaho’s volunteer firefighters are not the ones who’ll be hardest hit, 92.7% of Nebraska’s fire departments are considered volunteer!

Idaho, Influenza

Influenza: Two more prisoners die from H1N1! More U.S. prisoners sick! More grade school kids sick! Canadians say H1N1 kill rate higher than expected! Shutting down banks? Idaho hospital says stay out!

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As of today, at least 27 Canadians have died from H1N1, despite millions of vaccinations across the Great White North. Pharmacies continue to report lack of vaccines.  The Canadian Medical Association Journal is reporting increasing concern over H1N1 infections. Specifically health officials are concerned with the kill rate: “There are more deaths than what we expect for the regular H1N1 influenza.”-Pierre Lebel, McGill University Health Centre

New Brunswick, Canada: A woman described as “in her midlife” became the 27th Canadian to die from H1N1.

Singapore: Despite what is happening in North America, Ministry of Health officials are telling people there’s nothing to worry about.  Now, two Citibank employees in Singapore are confirmed sick with H1N1.  Eight other employees are sick and being tested: “We have informed all employees on the precautions they should take and have distributed face masks and antiseptic wipes to all staff sitting on the same floor as those who are affected.”-Citibank statement to local news media

Alabama, U.S.A.: The Decatur Morgan Hospital reports four influenza related deaths.  They’re not sure what type of flu the patients had.  They are isolating all people hospitalized with flu symptoms.

Arkansas, U.S.A.: A women’s prison has cancelled all visitation after a inmate died, possibly from H1N1.  At least two of the other 899 prisoners are confirmed sick with flu.  Prison officials claim they’ve called in more medical staff.

California, U.S.A.: In Fresno, the 61 years old County Jail prisoner who was sent to hospital with H1N1 last week, has died. Prison officials admit that three inmates have been placed into an isolation “pod” because they have H1N1, at least nine other inmates (8 men, 1 woman) are sick, possibly with H1N1. Kings County reports a new death.  Merced County reports a new death. Sonoma County reporting an H1N1 death. Santa Clara county reports two new deaths, and 13 new “severe” cases. San Mateo county reports one death.  State health officials told California news media they expect the death toll to increase by Friday.  As far as how many people died who did not get a flu shot, officials have admitted that only two of seven confirmed H1N1 deaths did not get the flu shot.  Health officials said they weren’t sure about the others.

Connecticut, U.S.A.: The Department of Public Health says there are more than 683 flu cases, and they expect it to get worse.

Idaho, U.S.A.:  A second man has died from H1N1 in the Gem State.  He lived in Bonner County.  The first Idahoan to die this flu season lived in Twin Falls County.  In Bannock County, the Portneuf Medical Center is asking people sick with mild flu symptoms to stay away (see below).

Illinois, U.S.A.: Hospitals in Chicago are asking people to stay away, unless they have severe symptoms (see below).   Loyola University Medical Center reporting at least 147 cases, 31 in the past week.

Indiana, U.S.A.:  Allen County Sheriff’s Department reporting county prisoners are being made to wear masks.  News sources say there is an outbreak of influenza in the prison, but county officials will not confirm the reports.  Unnamed county health officials reported they had given prison officials kits to test prisoners for flu.  Prisoners are also being vaccinated (which is a total waste if there’s already an outbreak).

Iowa, U.S.A.: Department of Health reports a healthy child died from flu.  They are also investigating the deaths of “several adults”.

Louisiana, U.S.A.: After an eight years old girl died from H1N1 last week, school officials today revealed that at least two other students have H1N1.  Two girls have been allowed back in school after a doctor said they were better.  School officials say janitors are doing “extra” disinfecting.

Mississippi, U.S.A.: Jackson County reports 13 new hospitalizations for H1N1.   The Jackson County Medical Care hospital is now closed to visitors and new patients.

Montana, U.S.A.: State health officials report at least 101 hospitalizations as of 04 January.

North Carolina, U.S.A.:  Health officials are reporting that the first infant to die in their state this flu season, did so yesterday.  This brings the state’s flu death toll to 22, the majority being young and middle aged adults.

Texas, U.S.A.: In Dallas, a pregnant woman lost her unborn child to an influenza infection. She’s hospitalized at Baylor Specialty Hospital.  She can barely talk and has been sick since before Xmas.  State health officials are begging people to get the flu shot.

Utah, U.S.A.: In the past week three people died of flu.  So far five people have died this flu season.

Washington, U.S.A.: The Spokane Regional Health District reports that a woman with other health problems has died from flu.  Currently there are 135 people hospitalized with flu in the Spokane area.  Last year at the same time there were only 31 flu hospitalizations.

Many hospitals are telling sick people to stay away.  What they mean is that if you don’t have severe influenza symptoms stay away, because you’ll just spread the virus in the hospital.  Severe flu symptoms include the usual fever, coughing, aches, plus dehydration and difficulty breathing.  Especially difficulty breathing because that’s how H1N1 kills you.  Hospitals will isolate anyone with severe symptoms to try and keep the virus from spreading.

Anybody notice that H1N1 is targeting adults in their child bearing/rearing years?

Fukushima

More Fukushima Fallout: Scientific testing shows fish contaminated! U.S. news media claims testing unscientific? California scientists conduct Kelp Watch 2014!

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The exalted Los Angeles Times is poo-pooing any scientific claims that radioactive contamination is indeed spreading across the World, saying “If you’re looking for honest, factual information on the effect of the Fukushima reactor spill, there are a couple of very good, reliable sources to check. I’ve found Deep Sea News to be very good. And of course the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is authoritative….”-Russ Parsons

If you’ve read my past Fukushima updates you should have noticed that I’ve quoted researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute that say this Fukushima thing is bad, bad, bad!

But wait, here’s some latest scientific results that say don’t eat the fish!

Japan’s Fisheries Research Agency just announced that a black sea bream caught 37 kilometers (23 miles) south of Fukushima Daiichi, contained 12400 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium!  That’s 124 times more than what the Japanese government (in all their lack of wisdom) has deemed to be safe to eat!  So LA Times, is Japan’s Fisheries Research Agency full of shit or what?

By the way, the fish was caught back on 17 November 2013, and Tokyo Electric Power Company has admitted that radiation levels pouring out of the GE designed disaster reactors has increased since then.

Hey LA Times, here’s some more “authoritative” scientific statements from an actual scientist: “We’ve already seen some effects in infant mortality and thyroid cancer in Japan. So I think this is just going to get worse. I think we are going to see a major effect on the general health of the Japanese population in Northern Japan. There’s going to be a decrease in the birth rate and an increase in the death rate.”-Chris Busby, Scientific Secretary of the European Committee on Radiation Risk and U.K. Department of Health Committee Examining Radiation Risk for Internal Emitters (CERRIE)

But just because Busby is not ‘main stream’ you probably don’t consider him “authoritative”!

And hey LA Times, are you saying all those U.S. military personnel who served in Operation Tomodachi and are now suffering from radiation poisoning, are full of shit?

There are now 70 current and former U.S. military personnel taking part in a class action lawsuit because of radiation contamination from Fukushima Daiichi.  Apparently the USN has refused to monitor the health of those who took part in Op Tomodachi, so the individuals suffering from symptoms that look a lot like radiation poisoning had to get outside medical help!  Some military personnel are now wheelchair bound!

The lawsuit also revealed that TEPCo maintains an office in Washington DC! Why for is TEPCo maintaining an office in Washington DC?  Why to beggar the U.S. taxpayers for funding!  Now you know another of the many reasons the U.S. government is involved with TEPCo.

Now comes scientist right there in California.  Despite what writers for the LA Times are promulgating, California State University Long Beach is monitoring radiation levels in the kelp forests along the California coastline.  It’s called Kelp Watch 2014: “It is imperative that we monitor this coastal forest for any radioactive contaminants that will be arriving this year in the ocean currents from the Fukushima disaster.”-Steven L. Manley, biology professor

“Authoritative” officials have revealed that radioactive iodine has been detected in kelp along the coastline of Orange County.

It’s that detection that has launched operation Kelp Watch 2014 (which starts in February).  It involves 19 governmental and academic groups, as well as three private sector groups.  Hows that for “authoritative” mister LA Times?

Now I must confess, Russ Parsons, of the LA Times, was actually talking about all those social media postings of giant squids and what nots showing up on beaches.  But in a way he was also downplaying the severity of the ongoing Fukushima Daiichi disaster, as is most of the U.S. main streamer news media.

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 30 December 2013-02 January 2014: Woman who bitch slapped cop to face criminal charges! Afghans have the guts to fight hand to hand with corrupt cops! Pakistan wants U.S. to stay! Snow Leopards thriving in war!

Farah Province: In Qala Ka District, two road workers were killed when they struck a landmine.

Helmand Province: A 22 years old USMC Sergeant, from the U.S. state of Washington, was shot and killed. The U.S. Department of Defense said they were investigating the incident.

Herat Province: Reports that a female politician in the city of Herat was assassinated.  She was shot as she walked home from work.

Kabul Province: The Interior Affairs Ministry of Afghanistan says it will take legal action against the female representative from Ghazni Province, who bitch slapped a cop in front of the Pakistani Embassy.

Logar Province: In Baraki Barak District, a motorcycle bomb exploded in a busy market.  Six people killed, 18 wounded.

Samangan Province:  Residents protesting the provincial governor, turned violent after a week of demonstrations.  They want him and other politicians to resign on the grounds of corruption.  Police fought the protestors, two people killed, at least eight wounded.  What anti-corruption protestors in the United States have the guts to mano-a-mano with pro-government cops?

Uruzgan Province: U.S. led Afghan government forces stopped a young man and his aunt as they were riding on a motorcycle.  In classic Israeli style, the government forces accused the man of using the motorcycle to traffic explosives and beat him senseless in front of his aunt.

Zabul Province: In Qalat City, one cop killed two wounded when they drove over a landmine.

British empire news media are reporting that the Obama regime is so desperate, that officials with the U.S. Department of Defense are now begging President Hamid Karzai to sign the 2014 Security deal!  The Bilateral Security Agreement could see U.S. military personnel incountry for another ten years.  Recent surveys show an overwhelming majority of U.S. citizens hate the occupation of Afghanistan, even more than the number of U.S. citizens who hated the U.S. occupation of Vietnam.

Pakistan’s new ambassador to the United States, Jalil Abbas Jilani, says the fear of a U.S. pullout is flooding Pakistan with refugees: “Even the talk of U.S. pullout has started having its impact. Pakistan has started to receive more Afghan refugees than before….”

U.S. taxpayers ripped off again! The highly expensive armored car known as MRAP (mine resistant armored patrol vehicles) are being chopped up for scrap in Afghanistan, rather than be shipped back to the United States.  U.S. taxpayers forked out $1-million USD for each MRAP!  So far, as of October 2013, 938 MRAPs have been scrapped (that’s more than $1-billion worth down the shit hole!).

Snow Leopards are making a comeback despite decades of war among humans.  The National Environmental Protection Agency of Afghanistan reports an increase in the number of Snow Leopards being sighted.  This seems to coincide with the decline of Snow Leopards further north in Mongolia.

Air National Guard’s 189th Airlift Wing Civil Engineering Squadron, from the U.S. state of Arkansas, returned home from Afghanistan.

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: The Hell of ObamaCare Lies! More proof it’s about killing the economy & your health care! Taxpayer bailout of insurance industry in the works, in case of Obama Care failure!

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There are more studies that show that more and more people are getting their working hours cut drastically, all so unAmerican Corporate America can avoid providing mandatory health benefits (under Obama Care) for employees who work 30 hours a week or more: “Employers often prefer part-time workers because they don’t have to pay benefits and can pay less per hour than full-timers.”-Arne Kalleberg, University of North Carolina

Even if minimum wage is increased to a pathetic $10 USD per hour, it still won’t be enough because so many people will be working less than 30 hours per week!

Recently the Obama regime proudly said that 6-million people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act.  Lie!  It’s been revealed that 3.9-million of that claim was actually people finding out that they were ‘eligible’ for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and that was back in October/November!

Then Marilyn Tavenner, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, went and spoiled it even more by stating most of the people that the Obama regime claims have been signed up for Medicaid under Obama Care were already enrolled long before, and just happen to be renewing their Medicaid enrollment at the time Obama Care begins!

In other words most of the 6-million Obama Care “enrollments” are actually people finding out they’re eligible, or mostly people already enrolled in Medicaid and simply renewing!

CNN has been reporting on the growing number of people who’ve paid for insurance through Obama Care, and have sought medical help only to be denied because of technicalities!  Those technicalities range from not having proper insurance ID cards, to not picking the right doctor under their Obama Care insurance plan, to being “lost” within the insurance provider’s “system”!

The people being denied care, many who make too much money to get ‘free’ Obama Care coverage, are also complaining that they are constantly given the “runaround” by insurance companies and Obama Care reps when they call to complain. CNN also reported that insurance companies admit they are getting swamped by a “unprecedented level” of complaints.

Daily News reporting that the supposed Spanish language version of the Obama Care website (CuidadoDeSalud.gov) is preventing Spanish speaking residents from signing up because it’s not written in Spanish: “When you get into the details of the plans, it’s not all written in Spanish. It’s written in Spanglish….”-Adrian Madriz, Obama Care ‘navigator’ in Florida

U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman, Darrell Issa, is warning U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.  He basically accused her of lying to Congress: “Witnesses who purposely give false or misleading testimony during a congressional hearing may be subject to criminal liability……With that in mind, I write to request that you correct the record and to implore you to be truthful with the American public about matters related to Obamacare going forward.”

Click here to read the Forbes report on the Milliman study that proves Obama Care will fail financially.

And now there are reports that if Obama Care fails, then U.S. taxpayers will pay to bailout out the insurance industry! Seems fitting, the insurance industry wrote Obama Care to begin with, so why not rip off the dumb ass taxpayers of the United States even more!!!!

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 03 October 2013. More call center layoffs! More health care layoffs! More coal mining layoffs! More mortgage industry layoffs! More……..

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

Video game maker Capcom is restructuring its U.S. and European ops, which means layoffs.

Alabama:  The 88 years old Huntsville Country Club now bankrupt.

California: In San Rafael, Autodesk finally revealed they are laying off 90 employees. Company officials blame it on the bad European economy.  Kroger owned Ralph’s grocery store laid off 108 employees across SoCal! In San Clemente, Southern California Edison laid off 547 people!

Colorado: The Elk Creek coal mine laid off 115 employees! One year ago there was a collapse at the mine, and a fire began which is still burning.

Florida: In Boca Raton, the last Legal Sea Foods restaurant shut down.  The Massachusetts based owners blamed the bad economy.

Indiana: Arc of Northwest Indiana shutdown all of its 22 assisted living homes!  90 patients and 120 overworked employees affected! The Indiana Department of Health is investigating complaints of inadequate nursing care and had already revoked licenses for several of the homes.

Kansas: The Apadana Iranian rug store shutdown after 39 years of sales.  The longtime owner, Bahman Raisdana, blames the bad economy and said “I don’t feel good……..I cannot afford to have inventory anymore.”

Michigan: Too Big to Jail and taxpayer funded bailout sucker, Monarch Community Bancorp, warned of layoffs as it tries to pay off the TARP.

New York: In New York City, Italian restaurant Bice laid off 66 employees, the restaurant could be sold off.  Fab announced a second round of layoffs, this time at least 84 people in NYC will lose their jobs. In Utica, the bad economy and Obama Care forcing Saint Luke’s Healthcare to eliminate 106 jobs!  The hospital eliminated 37 jobs back in January.  In Carthage, Carthage Area Hospital laid off 29 employees.  Cayuga Community College laid off seven workers. College officials warned of more layoffs due to declining student enrollment.

North Carolina: In Cary, Xerox laid off at least 508 people at their call center!

Ohio: Call Henry laid off at least 98 people, due to a lapsed contract with NASA.  What housing market recovery? Too Big to Jail PNC Financial laying off employees due to crashing demand for home mortgage refi loans.  In Bedford, chemo therapy drug maker Ben Venue shut down its 72 years old factory, despite making $300-million USD in upgrades.  1100 jobs lost, on top of other Ben Venue layoffs earlier in 2013!!!  It’s connected to a lawsuit involving Johnson & Johnson versus Boehringer over the chemo drug Doxil.

Tennessee: What housing market recovery? Churchill Mortgage laid off at least 19 employees.  Company officials blame it on crashing home loan demand.

Texas: In Austin, social media video gamer Kabam laid off 23 employees.  In McAllen, Globe Supermarket shutdown. In Canyon, unique books, videos and music store Hastings shutdown. 35 jobs lost.

Virginia: In Burke, Treasured Child Consignments shutdown after almost 22 years in business.  The greedy landlord made a new lease agreement with another business.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Influenza

Influenza: Sudden spike in U.S. H1N1 deaths! No more vaccine? More medical incompetence! Cases increasing as vaccination rate increases! Medical coverup?

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Alberta, Canada: Reports that clinics have run out of flu shots.  According to Canadian news sources Alberta’s Health Minister, Fred Horne, said they’re expecting 65-thousand more shots, but they are literally the last of the current global supply of flu shots!  At least one million people in Alberta have been vaccinated.

British Columbia, Canada: At least 17 people have died from H1N1. Pharmacies are running out of vaccines.

Nova Scotia, Canada: Two people have died from H1N1, and the province is running out of flu shots.

Ontario, Canada:  Health officials in Ottawa report that on 11 January they had 900 people show up for flu shots at “pop up clinics”.  The pop up vaccination clinics are in response to growing reports of H1N1 cases and deaths in the western half of Canada.  At North York General Hospital five people are so sick that they are now quarantined!

California, U.S.A.:  Several pharmacies in the Golden State are reporting they’ve run out of flu shots.  A 23 years old Santa Rosa man also died from H1N1. The man had been sick, thought he recovered, but then suddenly ended up in the hospital, going ‘Code Blue’ within hours of being admitted.  One of his friends, Tanner Petersen, said “Just this quickly, like boom, he goes from being completely fine to where we’re at right now.” Health officials in the San Francisco Bay Area are reporting 13 confirmed H1N1 deaths.  State health officials are investigating 28 other deaths.  Alameda County reports two deaths, Kings County reports two deaths, Fresno County reports one death, Merced County reports two deaths, Contra Costa County reports one death, Santa Clara County reports one death.  Most of the deaths took place after 01 January.   Marin County reports 20% of flu cases there are H1N1.  Stanislaus County reports a spike in critical cases of H1N1.  San Diego County reports that more than 80% of flu cases are H1N1.  The Fresno County Jail is in lockdown after an inmate had to be hospitalized with H1N1.  It only took two days for the virus to make the 61 years old man sick enough to be hospitalized.

Colorado, U.S.A.:  Department of Public Health and Environment reports 748 flu hospitalizations the week ended 04 January 2014.  Compare that to 263 two weeks prior.

Florida, U.S.A.: State health officials are warning that this flu season’s H1N1 could be more lethal than in 2009.  UF Health Shands Hospital reports 12 H1N1 deaths since October 2013.  A 47 years old Santa Rosa County paramedic has died from H1N1, his wife is now sick and hospitalized.  Jay Gajewski, the brother of the paramedic, said he was not aware that his brother and sister-in-law were sick, it was sudden: “The last text I got just said he and his wife were in the hospital.”

Kansas, U.S.A.:  The Chief Medical Officer for the University of Kansas Hospital explained why H1N1 is killing people: “They’ve got such a bad infection in their lungs that they can’t oxygenate their blood enough to keep all of their vital organs going…”-Lee Norman

Louisiana, U.S.A.:  An eight years old Bossier City girl died from H1N1.   She went to school on Tuesday, 07 January, got sick that night and died the next day!  I think everybody who has children who attend Central Park Elementary School need to keep their kids home and/or have them checked out by competent doctors, NOW!

Massachusetts, U.S.A: In Salem a 53 years old woman died, but health officials refuse to say why.  The woman’s roommate, Keith Rich, told local news sources she was sick with H1N1.  He also said that as soon as she was admitted to the hospital she went into a coma and died the next morning.  Rich stated that hospital officials told him, and others who knew the woman, to stay away from the hospital because they had been exposed to H1N1, and the hospital did not want any patients exposed.  He went to the news media because “It seemed to me like we need to let the general public know…”

Michigan, U.S.A.: Jackson County Medical Care Facility locked down after an influenza outbreak. Patients are being treated with tamiflu.  Washtenaw County reports two deaths, 200 confirmed cases.  Ann Arbor area pharmacies ran out of flu shots, and there are reports that those people getting sick with H1N1 are people with no other health problems.  Kalamazoo Hospital restricts visitation.  The Michigan Department of Community Health is warning college students.  Health officials are concerned as the students return to school after the end of year break, because so many people will be in close quarters and the H1N1 is targeting young adults.

Missouri, U.S.A.: Department of Health and Senior Services reports more than 6-thousand influenza cases! Local news sources point out that state health officials lump flu and pneumonia deaths together, so it’s hard to get a definitive death by flu count.  Barnes-Jewish Hospital reports nine H1N1 deaths.  35 people in intensive care. The age range of those who died were 20s to 60s.  Hospital officials say almost 100% of flu cases in their area are H1N1.  They also say being alive before 1957 could save you from H1N1: “Most people who were infected with flu before 1957 and are still alive today have some protection versus the current H1N1, because it’s closely enough related…”-Steven Lawrence, Infectious Disease Physician

Ohio, U.S.A: Lucas County reports two H1N1 deaths in the past two weeks.  Apparently the 62 years old woman, and a 50 years old man, got sick right after New Years Day and only got worse regardless of treatment. Mercy Health Systems confirms 71 cases of influenza in their hospital.  Toledo Hospital says 39 patients confirmed to have flu.  Athens County reports a 31 years old woman died from H1N1.

Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Officials with Allegheny General Hospital say the main cause of death from H1N1 is oxygen starvation.

Texas, U.S.A.: A 41 years old man dies from H1N1.  The Christian family is trying to understand why he got sick and why doctors failed to help: “Remember that the good Lord will pick you up….[he had] no pre-existing medical condition…he didn’t smoke. He was perfectly healthy!……He laid down to take a nap and two hours later I went to check on him and found him [dead].….It scares me to death that it was not diagnosed properly!”-Lacy Waskom, widow

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4-methylcyclohexane methanol poisons water supply in United States! Time to throw away those air fresheners!

13 January 2014 (17:32 UTC-07 Tango 12 January 2013)/11 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/23 Dey 1392/13 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711

At least 7500 U.S. gallons of toxic chemicals, mainly 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, has shutdown the Elk River water supply for 300-thousand+ people in West Virginia.

The chemicals (aka Crude MGHM) are used in coal mining.  The West Virginia National Guard has been tasked with supplying clean water to the residents of at least nine counties.  FEMA is also involved.

The National Guard has also been testing river water every hour.

From day one of the incident Freedom Industries and West Virginia American Water Company has been secretive about what exactly was spilled, and by how much.

The Charleston Gazette discovered that state officials knew at least one year before the incident that Freedom Industries was storing the chemicals near the Elk River.  The U.S. coal industry has been in crash mode, closing down several mines and laying off thousands of employees in the past couple of years.  They had to have somewhere to store their chemicals.

People have been complaining of headaches and skin rashes.  Officials claim the chemicals evaporate quickly.  Officials say if you smell the chemical get to fresh air, but wait, many air fresheners that so many people seem to like are made using the cyclohexane component of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol!