A little laughter --- "They Cut My Britches Off

http://www.coolestone.com/media/4288/They-Cut-My-Britches-Off/

Enjoy

Gulf of Mexico -- connecting the dots

Hello All,

I have blind copied many people who live on the Gulf of Mexico, and I especially want to hear back from YOU.

Just read a VERY long post that concerns the (ongoing) BP oil disaster and the Louisiana Sinkhole.

Very disturbing, if even half of it is true.

http://freedomrox.wordpress.com/2012/11/10/massive-explosive-potential-in-louisiana-and-gulf-of-mexico-doomsday/?like=1&_wpnonce=b66ea8c10e

It appears we have an ongoing Japan nuclear disaster with radioactive contamination concentrating on the west coast

a hurricane that wiped out a great deal of the east coast & we nearly "had a Fukushima here", and an ongoing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, that has the potential of blowing up the middle of the country

I'm ready to strap on a tin foil hat, spin some dials on John equipment and see if the Galactic Federation are going to help out.

Okay, that's not going to work. How about activating all the pyramids on Earth, all at the same time? Oklahoma is basically a huge underground crystal cave, the entire state. Wonder if we can bounce on the crystals?

Much better plan.

Got some better ideas?

Make certain to email me back with those ideas.

Peace. Be well.

Nancy (Lazaryan) Hutchison

Nancy (Lazaryan) Hutchison <nancylazaryan@yahoo.com>

An inside look behind Romney's loss: An epic failure of its Orca big-data app

By Preston Gralla

November 09, 2012 10:40 AM EST

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Many things went wrong with Romney's campaign for president, but one of the biggest was the epic failure of the campaign's big-data app for getting out the vote, called Orca. When the campaign needed it most, Orca was beached.

Politico has an excellent summary of the problems it says that Orca had. Among them were that the Romney campaign kept it secret and didn't beta-test it before it was rolled out on Election Day. That meant that the people who it was designed for -- the thousands of volunteers across the country -- didn't have a chance to learn how to use it before it was launched. And Orca kept crashing throughout the day.

The system was designed to identify likely Romney voters who had not yet voted on Election Day, and then get them to vote. But it continually crashed and people didn't know how to use it. Here's what Politico has to say about the consequences:

The numbers in the interface never moved, leaving officials in Boston and out in the states "flying blind" -- a phrase used by several people. The workers on the ground didn't know what doors to knock on or what efforts to make with which voter targets who had not yet turned out --- some efforts were made but they were slow and more cumbersome. And the campaign officials also generally didn't know which precincts to send auto-calls into to try to boost turnout -- especially in precincts in Ohio, where there is no party affiliation in the general election. Instead of targeted information, all they really had to work with was the generic raw vote tallies in various counties.

There's an even more damning inside account by John Ekdahl at Ace of Spades, who was involved as a volunteer. He says that he had worries about the system from the beginning:

"Working primarily as a web developer, I had some serious questions. Things like 'Has this been stress tested?', 'Is there redundancy in place?' and 'What steps have been taken to combat a coordinated DDOS attack or the like?', among others. These types of questions were brushed aside (truth be told, they never took one of my questions). They assured us that the system had been relentlessly tested and would be a tremendous success."

Things went downhill from there, by his account. He said, for example, that people were told that Orca was an "app," and so people tried to find it to download it to their smartphones. In fact, though, it was a website. This caused a great deal of confusion among the people who were going to use it:

"For starters, this was billed as an 'app' when it was actually a mobile-optimized website (or "web app"). For days I saw people on Twitter saying they couldn't find the app on the Android Market or iTunes and couldn't download it. Well, that's because it didn't exist. It was a website. This created a ton of confusion. Not to mention that they didn't even turn it on' until 6AM in the morning [on election day], so people couldn't properly familiarize themselves with how it worked on their personal phone beforehand."

His conclusion is an especially bitter one:

"So, the end result was that 30,000+ of the most active and fired-up volunteers were wandering around confused and frustrated when they could have been doing anything else to help. Like driving people to the polls, phone-banking, walking door-to-door, etc. We lost by fairly small margins in Florida, Virginia, Ohio and Colorado. If this had worked could it have closed the gap? I sure hope not for my sanity's sake.

"The bitter irony of this entire endeavor was that a supposedly small government candidate gutted the local structure of GOTV efforts in favor of a centralized, faceless organization in a far off place (in this case, their Boston headquarters). Wrap your head around that."

No matter your politics -- whether you're a Romey supporter or Obama supporter -- you should read the Ace of Spades account as a cautionary tale about how not to deploy a big-data app in politics or business.

http://blogs.computerworld.com/governmentindustries/21310/inside-look-behind-romneys-loss-epic-failure-its-orca-big-data-app

Preston Gralla is a contributing editor for Computerworld and author of more than 40 books, including "Windows 8 Hacks" and "How the Internet Works". You can follow him on Twitter or Google+.

I got pissed

Subject: I got pissed

When the progressives started bragging that Obama won got me started. We all know it was rigged.  the conversation was as follows:

Bobo, unless you can prove that NO illegal aliens and NON-citizens voted that negated the true citizens votes, then your thesis is incorrect. Sorry that YOUR daughter's purse was lost. Here in Illinois you have a voter registration card that if you were smart do not carry in your wallet or purse all the time because you only use it every two or four years. Voting is for citzens only. Notice that Eric Holder sued any state that tried to eliminate voter fraud by trying to weed out anyone that did not meet the requirements to vote, hence non-citizens. Your vote means nothing if people who do not have the right to vote are allowed to vote. That is why Obama made the appeal to illegal aliens with his amnesty plan encouraging them to vote even though they are not eligible because no one will stop them. People went to vote and were told they had already voted by absentee ballot which they never requested. You had people registered using Hitler, Donald Duck, etc. Also they did everything possible to delay the absentee military ballots either not sending them out early enough or delaying their return. They sure as hell earned the right to vote. So tell me why the states that Romney won in had passed vote ID laws while Obama won those states that did nothing to insure that those who were not qualified to vote were kept from voting. Again it was the people who want the government to give them more stuff voted for someone who not only promised them more stuff but used government money for give-a-ways like free cell phones with minutes on them for their votes. There are videos of people saying that is what they got. When the people find out they can vote themselves more shit, the country is over with. This will all be a moot point with the corporate government gone. But this is just another example of the Machiavellian Principle of the ends justify the means. We are supposed to be a country of the Rule of Law. The law is that you cannot come here unless you come here under the yearly quota or as political asylum which you must apply for. So when you sneak across the border and come here illegally, you are an illegal alien and NOT an undocumented alien, and one of the documents you should not hold is a driver's license and voter's registration card, but bleeding heart liberals have set up sanctuary states and cities granting them all the benefits of being a citizen with free welfare, food stamps, medical, social security, housing, etc. which is theft and are a drain on our social services. It also is not fair to those who have applied to properly come here. You probably are willing to look the other way on that too. That theft affects all of us including you and your daughter. Enough said. I take these things very seriously where many will let things slide. We have had amnesty for this issue twice before in the past. It never solved anything, but just incouraged more illegal aliens. They have overburdened our system and a reason why we have such debt and have a problem getting health care or assistance for the citizens.

Well, it is so unfair to those that waited and came here legally and those that are waiting. It also has overloaded the workforce that makes it even harder for the people who should be here to find jobs running our unemployment figures up and our unemployment claims up. If you worked hard for your graduation diploma and proud of it, why should your accomplishment be diluted by giving everyone a diploma that didn't work for it. If you strive to be the best in sports and EARN a trophy or a medal but then EVERYBODY gets a trophy or a medal. If you work hard at your job to impress your employer in order to get a pay raise for you and your family, but because of the unions EVERYBODY gets the pay raise even the non-producers, the screw offs. Marriage is the same way. Marriage is for a man and a woman, but because they are trying to destroy religion to take us to communism, now instead of the gay community creating documents to cover their legal issues, they have to destroy the sanctity of marriage which no longer has meaning. When there is the change over we will be under the constitution which is the ruling document. It will be a Republic and not a democracy. De jure verses de facto. In a Democracy 51% rule. In a Republic the Constitution rules and you need 3/4th of the states to amend it. Your 51% rule will be out the window, so get used to it. If you have trouble understanding it, reread this.
I know not what political leaning person wrote that, but conservatives believe in the sanctity of life from conception and not throw aways to abortion. They don't see babies as a meal ticket to get on welfare and be paid essentially for having sex. They don't ask for someone to pay for their birth control taking responsibility for that themselves. Also see how many states voted for legalizing marijuana. Seems to negate your statement.
Teresa, they don't have to work to receive benefits, so the fault is not completely with the companies that hire them. Plus Eric Holder and Janet Nap[olitano not only prevent companies from using E-verify, but will not seal the borders or deport the ones that are caught while they harass Joe Arpiao who does the job he took an oath to do. Holder and Napolitano are progressives.
Well, incase you "awake" progressives didn't know it. Obama gave Palesinians $20B of your tax dollars to immigrate here for another burden on the system. They are muslisms practicing Sharia Law. They are required to have 11 children and will over populate here like they have in European countries to become a major portion of the voting population in a move to take over the government with your 51% method. Within them there will be radical muslims that create training camps like the ones already here. They will convert more people here like they have in the prisons or those that went to foriegn countries to train. They have already pushed for Sharia Law which allows them "honor killings". They do not want to follow our legal system and also be given dispensations under Dhimmitude. So when they get to be 51%, do you want to live under Sharia Law if you hold to the 51% rule. I guess we will see when it happens, but I know I won't be alive then, but I do care what I leave behind for my kids. You pogressives are always ready to give away someone else's shit. If you remember the Watts riots and the one in Washington, DC, they didn't want stuff like what you had, they wanted yours. You are so much like that saying that starts, when they came for the Jews, I said so what.... You will wait too long to wake up.
Notice that the progressives who make all that money and the athletes with the multi-million dollar contracts, very few give to help people, but open up their wallets and pocketbooks, if they haven't lost them to donate to Obama and progressive issues.
I guess you two missed that the democrats never submitted OR passed a budget. The Republicans passed one each year and your daddy Harry Reid put them on a shelf and would not bring them to the floor for a vote. They brought Obama's that did not get one vote in EITHER house, so who is not doing their job they were elected to do. There are over 30 bills that Republicans submitted to the Senate  to try and solve the problems which Harry Reid has shelved.

DH

Don't Let The Shills Bullshit You -Numbers PROVE The GOP Screwed Up Bigtime By Shi**^^g On Ron Paul

Don't Let The Shills Bullshit You -Numbers PROVE The GOP Screwed Up Bigtime By Shi**^^g On Ron Paul

Posted By: Watchman
Date: Friday, 9-Nov-2012 18:46:42

By disenfranchising Ron Paul supporters, Mitt Romney won the primary but lost the election. New analysis reveals that in no less than five states, Romney’s margin of loss to President Obama in the general election was less than the number of votes received by Ron Paul in that state’s primary. State Connecticut Obama Votes 128,251 Romney Votes 120,637 obama margin 7,614 Ron Paul Primary Votes 8,032 Electoral votes 7 Florida O votes: 4,141,618 R Votes 4,094,952 O margin 46,666 Ron Paul Primary votes: 117,461 Electoral Votes: 29 New Hampshire O Votes 366,089 R Votes 325,668 O margin: 40,421 Ron Paul Primary Votes: 56,872 Electoral Votes: 4 Ohio O Votes: 2,691,861 R Votes: 2,584,620 O Margin: 107,241 Ron Paul Primary Votes: 113,256 Electoral Votes: 18 Virginia O Votes: 1,868,191 R Votes: 1,767,692 O Margin: 100,499 Ron Paul Primary Votes: 107,451 Electoral Votes: 13 In Florida, for example, Obama defeated Romney by 46,000 votes; meanwhile, Ron Paul received over 117,000 votes in the primary. If only 40% of these Ron Paul Republicans stayed home on Election Day, it would have been enough to cost Romney the state and its 29 electoral votes. A similar case can be made for Connecticut, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Virginia. Along with Florida, these five states account for a whopping 71 Electoral College votes. Remember that Obama earned 332 electoral votes compared to Romney’s 206. Had Romney won these five states, they would have been sufficient to give him a narrow 277-261 victory over the President. Admittedly, the number of Paul votes and Romney’s loss margin are closer in the other four states than they are in Florida. In New Hampshire, 71% of Paul votes are needed to make up the margin, while in Ohio and Virginia, that number is closer to 95%. But, consider that it is difficult to imagine a Republican or Ron Paul Supporter casting a vote for Obama. More than likely the Ron Paul voters just said screw it and stayed home, Voted for Hontsman, or wrote Ron Paul in. Either way it was a GOP loss, and frankly they deserve it. http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=259542

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA IN COMMISSION OF TREASON

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2046075/pg1

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA IN COMMISSION OF TREASON !

Thursday, 8 November 2012 – 70th Anniversary OPERATION TORCH – World War II Northwest Africa – Casablanca

From: Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III United States Navy Retired

To:
Robert Swan Mueller, III, Director – Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington D.C. (ORIGINAL)
The Foreman of the two sitting Federal Grand Juries sitting in Knoxville, Tennessee via William C. Killian, U.S. Attorney for Tennessee’s Easter District

SUBJECT: FORMAL CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS NAMING BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA IN COMMISSION

OF TREASON

1. OBAMA represents a clear and present danger to U.S. national security, to the U.S. Constitution and to our Republican form of government. OBAMA IS A FOREIGN BORN DOMESTIC ENEMY! OBAMA is working assiduously to destroy America! No document record exists showing Barack Hussein OBAMA to be a United States citizen.

2. OBAMA paid money and aided and abetted Al-Qaeda members and groups that attacked Americans on U.S. territory in Benghazi, Libya on 11 and 12 September 2012. Al-Qaeda is the jihadist terrorist organization that attacked the United States on 11 September 2001.

3. Pro-jihadist and Islamist OBAMA personally denied frantic cries for help from Americans in mortal danger throughout a 7-hour attack by approximately 150 heavily armed known jihadists. OBAMA watched four Americans die in real time. OBAMA is allowing our enemies to slaughter our servicemen piecemeal at the same time ordering our troops to disarm.

4. OBAMA lies to the American people about his TREASON with every opportunity. OBAMA is lying to the American people about the 11-12 September attack in Benghazi, Libya in a cover story intended to protect OBAMA from facing a criminal prosecution and conviction.

5. OBAMA is personally responsible for OBAMA the 6 August 2011 shoot-down of an Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan. 17 Navy SEALS died. All 5 men of the Chinook crew died. 3 Air Force special tactics airmen died. 5 men of a Navy support force died. OBAMA and his gang of outlaws lie to the America people about that.

6. In commission of TREASON In commission OBAMA is engaged in purchasing and supplying guns, heavy weapons, high-powered munitions and explosives to foreign aggressors—AMERICA’S ENEMIES—around the globe. OBAMA has and continues to ship weapons from Libya to Syria through Turkey. Some weapons may be being directly shipped to Syria. Christopher Stevens was OBAMA’s point man of this operation when Stevens was murdered in Benghazi during the attack of 11-12 September 2012. In this TREASON OBAMA is arming America’s enemies: Al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood connected Syrian rebels.

7. As an Act of TREASON OBAMA provides safe-haven and sanctuary to those bent on the destruction of the United States, its people, and its form of government. OBAMA encourages, facilitates and arms our enemies to carry out a WAR on the United States from enemy bases set up in the homeland and around the globe. OBAMA aids and abets these known enemy forces to establish and strike from strongholds OBAMA allows established on American soil.

8. OBAMA refuses to pledge his allegiance to the United States.OBAMA conspires with leaders of countries, groups and organizations bent upon the destruction of America. By so doing OBAMA engages in TREASON against the United States in every aspect of TREASON.

9. As an Act of TREASON OBAMA broke into and occupies the White House by force of contrivance, concealment, conceit, dissembling and deceit. OBAMA is an undocumented illegal alien and spy. Posing as an imposter president and commander-in-chief OBAMA strips civilian command and control over the military establishment. Known military criminal actors—command racketeers such as Martin Dempsey—are free in the exercise of an extra-military government intent upon the destruction of our Republican, constitutional form of governance. There are dozens of senior military commanders no more obedient to the United States Constitution than is OBAMA.

10. OBAMA is joined in his TREASON by a raft of civilian criminal assistants too numerous to name in this submission. I leave it to the Grand Jury, in the conduct of an independent, autonomous, and unfettered investigation, to assign specificity and particularity to the list of OBAMA’S co-conspiring outlaws.

11. OBAMA is a FOREIGN BORN DOMESTIC ENEMY, an infiltrator, a traitor and a spy. OBAMA installed and operates a government that rivals and competes with our U.S. Constitution. OBAMA operates government not found in our United States Constitution. If not arrested OBAMA will continue to commit TREASON. OBAMA is emboldened now and more dangerous to this country’s survival as a constitutional Republic than any other threat the United States faces in the world.

12. We come now to this reckoning: I accuse Barack Hussein OBAMA of TREASON. I accuse OBAMA’S military-political criminal assistants of TREASON. Their criminal mischief is recognized as TREASON in pure form. I expose and identify OBAMA and his criminal associates as TRAITORS (Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Leon Panetta, Susan Rice, David Petraeus and Martin Dempsey but a few).

13. It needs be said out loud and relentlessly: OBAMA is aiding and abetting America’s enemies. OBAMA is lying to the American people in every regard going to OBAMA’S TREASONOUNS escapades. OBAMA IS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

14. This submission renews and extends all previous filings naming OBAMA in commission of TREASON dating from 17 March 2009. The list of ACTS of OBAMA’S TREASON found in this formal criminal complaint is not exhaustive. Far from it.

15. My sworn duty is to stand against everything OBAMA stands for. The FOREIGN BORN DOMESTIC ENEMY OBAMA IS NOT MY PRESIDENT! HE IS NOT MY COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF!

“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
Obedient to my oath to the United States Constitution in submission of this criminal complaint for TREASON I remain stead fast and,

BORN FIGHTING,

/s/

Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III

United States Navy Retired



Distribution wide

Sworn and issued before me

/s/

Ashlei D. Lawson this 8th day of November 2012

at 1003 hours local (10: o3 a.m. EST)

My commission expires: 23 April 2013

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A brief portion of retired Navy Commander Walter Francis Fitzpatrick III's Biography includes:

“Walter enlisted in the Navy in 1969 directly after graduating Villanova. After boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Center Walter attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Bainbridge, MD. After one year he entered the U.S. Naval Academy. He graduated with the Class of 1975 with top military honors.&#8232;&#8232;“Commander Fitzpatrick trained as a surface warfare officer and spent his entire career aboard ships or in school preparing to go back to a ship. Commander Fitzpatrick spent 12 of his first fourteen years at sea and made eight overseas deployments. Commander Fitzpatrick was variously assigned duties as Assistant Operations Officer, First Lieutenant, Gunnery Officer, Operations Officer, Engineering Officer, Training Officer and Executive Officer. He served in USS STERETT (CG - 31), USS MARVIN SHIELDS (FF - 1066), USS MOBILE (LKA - 115), USS MARS (AFS -1), and USS CARL VINSON (CVN -70). Commander Fitzpatrick served on the staff of COMMANDER - MIDDLE EAST FORCE (COMIDEASTFOR) as Communications Officer and Schedueling Officer. The COMMIDEASTFOR staff was embarked in USS LaSALLE (AGF - 3).”

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"OBAMA is an undocumented illegal alien and spy."

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Not to mention he had killed at least two other Americans without trial including a 16 year old boy who grew up in Denver, Colorado.

As Soon As Possible

This is an awesome picture and prayer. Please forward to others. God Loves you, Amen. As Soon As Possible A QUICK PRAYER Please do not break. Just 27 words. "God, our Father, walk through my house and take away all my worries and illnesses and please watch over and heal my family and friends in God's name, Amen." This prayer is so powerful. Pass this on to others. Do not break or ask questions. Does God come first in your life?

National DO NOT CALL list

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To prevent this, block your number for five (5) years by calling the following

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Please forward to family and friends.

The Mass Firings Begin - Todays lay-offs and closures

The Rumor Mill News Reading Room 

The Mass Firings Begin - Todays lay-offs and closures

Posted By: Susoni
Date: Friday, 9-Nov-2012 18:57:00

Obama was "fired up" and so were the voters, and so now, the mass firings begin. Here's a collection of today's headlines. Please say a prayer for the families who will be suffering. Had Romney won, many of these companies would now be hiring. Teco Coal officials announce layoffs Momentive Inc plans temporary layoffs for 150 Wilkes-Barre officials to announce mandatory layoffs 600 layoffs at Groupon More layoffs announced at Aniston Weapons Incinerator Murray Energy confirms 150 layoffs at 3 subsidiaries 130 laid off in Minnesota dairy plant closure Stanford brake plant to lay off 75 Turbocare, Oce to lay off more than 220 workers ATI plans to lay off 172 workers in North Richland Hills SpaceX claims its first victims as Rocketdyne lays off 100 Providence Journal lays off 23 full-time employees CVPH lays off 17 New Energy lays off 40 employees 102 Utah miners laid off because of 'war on coal', company says US Cellular drops Chicago, cuts 640 jobs Career Education to cut 900 jobs, close 23 campuses Vestas to cut 3,000 more jobs First Energy to cut 400 jobs by 2016 Mine owner blames Obama for layoffs (54 fired last night) Canceled program costs 115 jobs at Ohio air base AMD trims Austin workforce - 400 jobs slashed 100 workers lose jobs as Caterpillar closes plant in Minnesota Exide to lay off 150 workers TE Connectivity to close Guilford plant, lay off 620 More Layoffs for Major Wind Company (3,000 jobs cut) Cigna to lay off 1,300 workers worldwide Ameridose to lay off hundreds of workers Read more:http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/11/the_mass_firings_begin.html#ixzz2Blz676Cn

Results of who got elected for the next 4 years.

To get all the picture, scroll down to the bottom!!!

Results of who got elected for the next 4 years.  Many businesses are going to only part time, if they can even stay in business. And – this is just a PARTIAL list --- Look around your city, your county, your state! ING Corporation  - announced 350 layoffs just 10 minutes after Mitt Romney gave his concession speech.  Boeing -  announced a major restructuring of its defense division on Wednesday that will cut 30 percent of management jobs from 2010 levels, close facilities in California and consolidate several business units to cut costs. Lockheed Martin is laying off 123,000 workers just weeks before Christmas.  Welch Allyn -  a company that manufactures medical diagnostic equipment in central New York, announced in September that they would be laying off 275 employees, or roughly 10% of their workforce over the next three years.  One of the major reasons discussed for the layoffs was a proactive response to the Medical Device Tax mandated by the new healthcare law. Dna Holding Corp. -  Global auto parts manufacturing company in Ohio known as Dana Holding Corp., warned their employees of potential layoffs, citing "$24 million over the next six years in additional U.S. health care expenses".  After laying off several white collar staffers, company insiders have hinted at more to come.  The company will have to cover the additional $24 million cost somehow, which will likely equate to numerous cuts in their current workforce of 25,500 worldwide.   Stryker - One of the biggest medical device manufacturers in the world, Stryker will close their facility in Orchard Park, New York, eliminating 96 jobs in December.  Worse, they plan on countering the medical device tax in Obamacare by slashing 5% of their global workforce - an estimated 1,170 positions. Boston Scientific Boston Scientific CEO Ray Elliott, announced that the company would be cutting anywhere between 1,200 and 1,400 jobs, while simultaneously shifting investments and workers overseas - to China. Medtronic warned that Obamacare taxes could result in a reduction of precisely 1,000 jobs.   Other companies facing future layoffs at the hands of Obamacare: Smith & Nephew - 770 layoffs Abbott Labs - 700 layoffs Covidien - 595 layoffs Kinetic Concepts - 427 layoffs St. Jude Medical - 300 layoffs Hill Rom - 200 layoffs Darden Restaurants - According to the Orlando Sentinel, Darden Restaurants, a casual dining chain best known for their Red Lobster, Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants, is "experimenting with limiting the hours of some of its workers to avoid health care requirements under the Affordable Care Act when they take effect in 2014". JANCOA Janitorial Services The CEO of JANCOA, Mary Miller, testified to Congress that Obamacare was a "dream killer", adding that one option she had to consider "is reducing the majority of my team members to part-time employment in order to reduce the amount that I will be penalized." Kroger The American retailer in Cincinnati, Ohio recently was reported to be planning a significant slashing of their hourly workers.  According to the source, Obamacare could result in tens of thousands of Kroger employees being limited to working 28 hours per week. November 8 , 2012 Eagle-Tribune in North Andover - 21 Ameridose LLC - up to 650 Layoffs EMD Millipore St. Charles - Some Layoffs Groupon - 80 Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne - 100 Slidell La. - Warns of Possible Layoffs Westinghouse Anniston - 50 Research in Motion Ltd. HQ - 200 Lightyear Network Solutions - 12+ The Providence Journal Co. - 23 Hawker Beechcraft - 240 Layoffs + Facility Closings  November 7 , 2012 Boeing - 30% of Executives at Defense Unit CVPH Medical Center - 17 Pink Slips U.S. Cellular - 980 Commerzbank ( German ) - up to 6,000 Layoffs Poss. Spanish airline Iberia - up to 7,000 Possible Momentive Performance Materials - 150 Temp, Layoffs Brake Parts LLC - 75 Gameforge Berlin - 20 Vestas Wind Systems - 3,000 More Job Cuts Husqvarna AB - 600 ING - 2,350 Ericsson ( Sweden) - 1,550 SRA International Inc - 222 in Arlington Va. PerkinElmer - 66 Layoffs During 3rd Quarter Majestic Star Casino and Hotel - About 80 Center for Hospice / Palliative Care NY - 40 Temp. Layoffs November 8 , 2012 Caterpillar Inc. will close its plant in Owatonna Minn. Mount Pleasant’s Albrecht Sentry Foods The Target store at Manassas Mall Va. Millennium Academy in Wake Forest NC Target Closing Kissimmee FL Location Calgary's iconic Rideau Music store ( International ) The Andover Gift Shop in Andover MA Grand Union Family Markets Closing Storrs Location CT Movie Scene Milford Location NH Update: TE Connectivity Closing Greensboro Plant - 620 Layoffs Expected Gomer’s Fried Chicken in South Kansas City Kmart in Homer Glen November 7 , 2012 Fresh Market on Pine Street in Burlington AGC Glass North America to permanently close its Blue Ridge Plant in Kingsport Tenn. The Target store at Platte and Academy in Colorado Springs Island Colors - A Carolina Beach Clothing Store The Roses store on Reynold Road in Winston-Salem NC Meanders Kitchen losing its West Seattle location at 6032 California Ave Bost Harley-Davidson at 46th Avenue North and Delaware Ave. in West Nashville TN Townsend Booksellers in Oakland The Kmart store in Parkway Plaza off University Drive in Durham NC - 79 Jobs Lost http://www.fcwlawfirm.com/%EF%BB%BF%EF%BB%BFa-dragon-in-the-mist-ill-prepared-employers-could-be-crushed-by-the-coming-obamacare-mandates/ This might give employers a little more information on obamacare…. There WILL be huge layoffs and business closings!